A. Balas

741 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

A. Balas is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Balas has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. Balas's work include Polymer composites and self-healing (19 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (13 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (7 papers). A. Balas is often cited by papers focused on Polymer composites and self-healing (19 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (13 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (7 papers). A. Balas collaborates with scholars based in Poland and Netherlands. A. Balas's co-authors include Helena Janik, Maciej Sienkiewicz, Justyna Kucińska‐Lipka, Józef T. Haponiuk, Janusz Datta, Maria Rutkowska, Maciej Dębowski, Marcin Dębowski, Grzegorz Nowaczyk and Stefan Jurga and has published in prestigious journals such as Waste Management, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and European Polymer Journal.

In The Last Decade

A. Balas

31 papers receiving 574 citations

Hit Papers

Progress in used tyres management in the European Union: ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Progress in used tyres management in the European Union: A review
    2012 430 citations Maciej Sienkiewicz, Justyna Kucińska‐Lipka et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Balas Poland 8 261 152 124 101 100 34 590
José Enrique Crespo Amorós Spain 16 365 1.4× 107 0.7× 133 1.1× 66 0.7× 110 1.1× 41 705
Saïd Seghar France 6 489 1.9× 170 1.1× 61 0.5× 64 0.6× 90 0.9× 8 711
A. A. Yehia Egypt 17 529 2.0× 246 1.6× 81 0.7× 29 0.3× 112 1.1× 49 866
F. Parres Spain 14 273 1.0× 92 0.6× 101 0.8× 71 0.7× 82 0.8× 44 550
Lucía Asaro Argentina 12 385 1.5× 116 0.8× 54 0.4× 50 0.5× 114 1.1× 14 623
A. Launay France 9 214 0.8× 60 0.4× 62 0.5× 61 0.6× 139 1.4× 12 518
Mohsen Keramati Iran 13 185 0.7× 230 1.5× 87 0.7× 142 1.4× 65 0.7× 33 532
Jens Kjær Jørgensen Norway 12 257 1.0× 65 0.4× 41 0.3× 88 0.9× 222 2.2× 17 569
Ying Qiu China 14 189 0.7× 70 0.5× 94 0.8× 112 1.1× 166 1.7× 31 709
Henry Chinedu Obasi Nigeria 14 205 0.8× 134 0.9× 111 0.9× 102 1.0× 58 0.6× 30 540

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Balas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Balas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Balas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Balas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Balas. A. Balas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sienkiewicz, Maciej, Justyna Kucińska‐Lipka, Helena Janik, & A. Balas. (2012). Progress in used tyres management in the European Union: A review. Waste Management. 32(10). 1742–1751. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sienkiewicz, Maciej, Justyna Kucińska‐Lipka, Helena Janik, & A. Balas. (2009). Electron microscopic studies of poly-urethane-rubber recyclates composites. 1 indexed citations
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Haponiuk, Józef T., et al.. (2008). Dynamic mechanical properties and thermal degradation process of the compositions obtainedfrom unsaturated poly(ester urethanes) cross-linked with styrene. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 93(3). 777–781. 17 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (2007). Thermal and dynamic mechanical analysis of cross-linked poly(esterurethanes). Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 88(2). 419–423. 6 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (2003). Qualitative identification of isocyanurate rings in urethane-isocyanurate elastomers and their hydrolyzates. Polimery. 48(5). 371–374. 14 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (2002). An overview of developments in poly(urethane‐isocyanurates) elastomers. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 13(9). 653–662. 16 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (2001). Materiały opatrunkowe stosowane w ortopedii i traumatologii. Cz. II. Quasi-prepolimery uretanowe - chemoreaktywne składniki opatrunków z kompozytów poliuretanqwo-tkaninowych. Polimery. 715–720.
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Dębowski, Maciej & A. Balas. (2000). Polyurethane elastomers obtained in polar solvent with N,N′-ethyleneurea as a chain extender. European Polymer Journal. 36(3). 601–605. 3 indexed citations
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Haponiuk, Józef T. & A. Balas. (1995). Thermal properties of poly(vinyl chloride)/polyurethane blends. Journal of thermal analysis. 43(1). 215–218. 3 indexed citations
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Dębowski, Maciej, A. Balas, & Józef T. Haponiuk. (1995). Glass transition temperatures of polyurethane-urea elastomers based on N, N′-ethylenethiourea and N, N′-ethyleneurea as chain extenders. Journal of thermal analysis. 43(1). 219–225. 1 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (1994). Properties of Poly(Ester-Ether) Microcellular Urethane Elastomer System. Journal of Elastomers & Plastics. 26(4). 327–334. 2 indexed citations
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Balas, A., Marcin Dębowski, & Józef T. Haponiuk. (1994). Studies of polyurethane elastomers. Part II. Cast polyurethane elastomerscontaining biuret and thiobiuret groupings. Polimery. 39(07/08). 441–448. 2 indexed citations
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Haponiuk, Józef T., et al.. (1990). Application of the DSC analysis of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers to a comparative study of their technological properties. Journal of thermal analysis. 36(6). 2249–2252. 10 indexed citations
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Balas, A., et al.. (1983). Effect of Glycols as Chain Extenders on the Cross-Linking Density of Microcellular Urethane Elastomers. Cellular Polymers. 2(3). 177–189. 1 indexed citations
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Balas, A. & Maria Rutkowska. (1981). Studies on urethane elastomers. Polimery. 26(7). 265–270. 1 indexed citations
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Balas, A.. (1981). Synthesis of crosslinked urethane polymers from cyclohexanone formaldehyde resin and diisocyanates. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 19(12). 3181–3195. 3 indexed citations
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Rutkowska, Maria & A. Balas. (1980). Influence of NCO:OH relation and chain extender on primary and secondry valence crosslinks in urethane elastomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 25(11). 2531–2538. 10 indexed citations

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