OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Polymer Science is 58. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Self-lubricated, liquid-like omniphobic polymer brushes: Advances and strategies for enhanced fluid and solid control	515
Editorial Board	366
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Progress in Polymer Science welcomes new senior editor and editorial board members	217
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Sequence- and stereo-defined macromolecules: Properties and emerging functionalities	203
Crystallization kinetics and nanoparticle ordering in semicrystalline polymer nanocomposites	185
From plant phenols to novel bio-based polymers	183
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Functionalization of polymers for intracellular protein delivery	158
Editorial Board	143
Functional polymers for lithium metal batteries	139
Chemoselective Polymerizations	138
Harnessing dynamic covalent chemistry in sustainable biomass-based polymers: Synthesis, dynamic functionalities and potential of dithiolane-containing supramolecular polymers	136
Radical-promoted single-unit monomer insertion (SUMI) [aka. reversible-deactivation radical addition (RDRA)]	136
‘Sweet as a Nut’: Production and use of nanocapsules made of glycopolymer or polysaccharide shell	136
Engineering surface-grafted polymers for adhesion and friction control	122
Imine-based multicomponent polymerization: Concepts, structural diversity and applications	119
Versatile Applications of Metallopolymers	113
Corrigendum to “Photopolymerization-Enforced Stratification in Liquid Crystal Materials” [Progress in Polymer Science. 114, 2021, 101365]	110
Swellable poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis, structure-property relationships and applications	107

Chiral macromolecules and supramolecular assemblies: Synthesis, properties and applications	107
Phosphorus-containing aromatic polymers: Synthesis, structure, properties and membrane-based applications	103
Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications	96
Engineering interactions between nanoparticles using polymers	94
Photo-responsive polymers based on ο-Nitrobenzyl derivatives: from structural design to applications	90
Chiral self-assembly of peptides: Toward the design of supramolecular polymers with enhanced chemical and biological functions	89
Sustainable polyurethanes: toward new cutting-edge opportunities	86
Infrared plastic optics and photonic devices using chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur	86
Recent progress in CO2-based polyurethanes and polyureas	85
Recent Progress in π-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics: Solar Cells and Photodetectors	82
Polymer-based triboelectric nanogenerators: Materials, characterization, and applications	79
Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications	78
Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications	75
Self-assembly of polysaccharide nanocrystals: from aggregation in suspensions to optical materials	74
Polyesters and deep eutectic solvents: From synthesis through modification to depolymerization	73
Advances and prospects of RAFT polymerization-derived nanomaterials in MRI-assisted biomedical applications	72
Editorial Board	72
Recent developments in synthetic approaches for macromolecular prodrugs	72
A review of computational approaches used in the modelling, design, and manufacturing of biodegradable and biobased polymers	71
Strategies for the synthesis of sequence-controlled glycopolymers and their potential for advanced applications	71
Conducting polymers: Towards printable transparent electrodes	69
Noncovalent semiconducting polymer monolayers for high-performance field-effect transistors	69
Poly(ester urea)s: Synthesis, material properties, and biomedical applications	68
Targeted polymer-based antibiotic delivery system: A promising option for treating bacterial infections via macromolecular approaches	68
Semiconductor photocatalysts in photopolymerization processes: Mechanistic insights, recent advances, and future prospects	68
Bio-based polyesters: Recent progress and future prospects	68
Azobenzene-containing polymer for solar thermal energy storage and release: Advances, challenges, and opportunities	68
Supramolecular polymer materials based on ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units	65
Thin film composite membranes for postcombustion carbon capture: Polymers and beyond	65
From pixels to voxels: A mechanistic perspective on volumetric 3D-printing	65
Bio-sourced monomers and cationic photopolymerization–The green combination towards eco-friendly and non-toxic materials	64
Nanoporous aramid colloidal aerogels: Design, fabrication, and performance	63
Biodegradable elastomers for biomedical applications	62
Dynamic polymeric materials via hydrogen-bond cross-linking: Effect of multiple network topologies	61
Advances in frontal polymerization strategy: From fundamentals to applications	59
Polypept(o)ides – Origins, synthesis, applications and future directions	59
Biodegradable cellulose ester blends: Studies, compatibilization, biodegradable behavior, and applications. A review	58