OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Cellular Plastics is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Increasing cell density/decreasing cell size to produce microcellular and nanocellular thermoplastic foams: A review	45
Progress in the development of bead foams – A review	25
Effect of extrudate swell on extrusion foam of polyethylene terephthalate	16
Overview and comparison of modelling methods for foams	16
Morphological, thermal and mechanical properties of recycled HDPE foams via rotational molding	15
The effect of organofluorine additives on the morphology, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams	15
Enhancement of the mechanical and acoustical properties of flexible polyurethane foam/waste seashell composites for industrial applications	13
Damping and cushioning characteristics of Polyjet 3D printed photopolymer with Kelvin model	13
Effects of pressure drop rate and CO₂ content on the foaming behavior of newly developed high-melt-strength polypropylene in continuous extrusion	12
Emerging trends in flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foam and its composites: A review	12
Enhanced energy absorption characteristics of novel integrated hybrid honeycomb/polystyrene foam	11
Fabrication of rigid polyimide foams with overall enhancement of thermal and mechanical properties	11
Polyolefinic nanocomposite foams: Review of microstructure-property relationships, applications, and processing considerations	11
Eco-friendly composites of polyurethane and sheath palm residues	10
Calculating diffusion coefficients from molecular dynamics simulations for foam extrusion modelling of polypropylene with CO₂, N₂ and ethanol	10
Rigid bio-based wood/polyurethane foam composites expanded under confinement	9
A machine learning approach to estimate the strain energy absorption in expanded polystyrene foams	8
Syntactic foam under compressive stress: Comparison of modeling predictions and experimental measurements	8
Low density rigid polyurethane foam incorporated with renewable polyol as sustainable thermal insulation material	8
Gelatin-based cellular solids: Fabrication, structure and properties	8
Thermal degradation kinetics of a lignin particle-reinforced phenolic foam	8
Optimization of injection parameters to obtain selected properties on foamed PP with hollow glass microspheres and thermally expandable microspheres using Taguchi method	8
Experimental and numerical study of the polyurethane foaming process using high-pressure CO₂	7
Thermal conductivity analysis of a new sub-micron sized polystyrene foam	7
Influence of molecular structure on the rheological properties and foamability of long chain branched polypropylene by “one-pot” reactive extrusion	7

Easily route to control density of polyimide foams and impact on mechanical and combustion behaviors	7
Enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of characterizing polymeric cellular structures using 3D-based computed tomography	7
Evaluating the gas-laden ability of polymer melt under atmospheric conditions using a modified torque rheometer	6