Alan E. Tonelli

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
321 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Alan E. Tonelli is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan E. Tonelli has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 108 papers in Organic Chemistry and 94 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Alan E. Tonelli's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (102 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (76 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (56 papers). Alan E. Tonelli is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (102 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (76 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (56 papers). Alan E. Tonelli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Germany. Alan E. Tonelli's co-authors include Samuel M. Hudson, Cristian C. Rusa, Frederic C. Schilling, Sara Moradi, Hamid Hamedi, Marián A. Gómez‐Fatou, Min Wei, Sung-Won Ha, Francis E. Porbeni and Richard Kotek and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Alan E. Tonelli

318 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chitosan based hydrogels ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2022 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review
    2018 613 citations Hamid Hamedi, Sara Moradi et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →
  2. Chitosan based bioadhesives for biomedical applications: A review
    2022 194 citations Hamid Hamedi, Sara Moradi et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan E. Tonelli 4.1k 3.5k 3.0k 2.1k 1.5k 321 10.5k
X. X. Zhu 3.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 3.7k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.8× 323 11.7k
Helmut Ritter 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 4.7k 1.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 376 7.7k
Ming Jiang 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 4.7k 1.6× 4.6k 2.2× 2.1k 1.4× 298 10.8k
Jinying Yuan 3.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 4.1k 1.4× 3.3k 1.6× 2.6k 1.8× 191 9.6k
Charles L. McCormick 4.4k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 9.8k 3.3× 2.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.5× 230 15.0k
Stergios Pispas 2.7k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 6.4k 2.2× 3.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 465 11.0k
S. H. Goh 1.9k 0.5× 4.2k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.6× 1.8k 1.2× 285 8.6k
Toshifumi Satoh 3.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 5.3k 1.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 397 9.5k
Kurt E. Geckeler 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 3.3k 1.6× 2.3k 1.6× 244 8.6k
Heikki Tenhu 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 4.4k 1.5× 2.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 245 9.4k

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All Works

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Tonelli, Alan E., et al.. (2025). Carbon‐Based Bifunctional Lewis/Brønsted Acid Catalysts for 5‐HMF Production from Cellobiose. ChemCatChem. 17(11). 1 indexed citations
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Hamedi, Hamid, Sara Moradi, Samuel M. Hudson, Alan E. Tonelli, & Martin W. King. (2022). Chitosan based bioadhesives for biomedical applications: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers. 282. 119100–119100. 194 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamedi, Hamid, Sara Moradi, Alan E. Tonelli, & Samuel M. Hudson. (2019). Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan–Alginate Polyelectrolyte Complexes Loaded with Antibacterial Thyme Oil Nanoemulsions. Applied Sciences. 9(18). 3933–3933. 54 indexed citations
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Hamedi, Hamid, Sara Moradi, Samuel M. Hudson, & Alan E. Tonelli. (2018). Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers. 199. 445–460. 613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Narayanan, Ganesh, et al.. (2015). Efficient wound odor removal by β‐cyclodextrin functionalized poly (ε‐caprolactone) nanofibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(45). 37 indexed citations
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Balik, C. M., et al.. (2012). Compatibilization of polymer blends with star polymers containing a gamma-cyclodextrin core and polystyrene arms. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2012.
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Tonelli, Alan E.. (2012). Restructuring polymers via nanoconfinement and subsequent release. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 8. 1318–1332. 24 indexed citations
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Whang, Hyun Suk & Alan E. Tonelli. (2008). Release characteristics of the non-toxic insect repellant 2-undecanone from its crystalline inclusion compound with α-cyclodextrin. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 62(1-2). 127–134. 12 indexed citations
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Whang, Hyun Suk, Franck A. P. Vendeix, Hanna Gracz, John E. Gadsby, & Alan E. Tonelli. (2007). NMR Studies of the Inclusion Complex of Cloprostenol Sodium Salt with β-cyclodextrin in Aqueous Solution. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(5). 1142–1149. 8 indexed citations
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Hunt, Marcus A., Alan E. Tonelli, & C. M. Balik. (2007). Effect of Guest Hydrophobicity on Water Sorption Behavior of Oligomer/α-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 111(15). 3853–3858. 11 indexed citations
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Hunt, Marcus A., Cristian C. Rusa, Alan E. Tonelli, & C. M. Balik. (2005). Structure and stability of columnar cyclomaltooctaose (γ-cyclodextrin) hydrate. Carbohydrate Research. 340(9). 1631–1637. 19 indexed citations
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Uyar, Tamer, Ahmed El‐Shafei, Xingwu Wang, Jale Hacaloğlu, & Alan E. Tonelli. (2005). The Solid Channel Structure Inclusion Complex Formed Between Guest Styrene and Host γ-Cyclodextrin. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 55(1-2). 109–121. 32 indexed citations
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Hunt, Marcus A., Cristian C. Rusa, Alan E. Tonelli, & C. M. Balik. (2004). Structure and stability of columnar cyclomaltohexaose (α-cyclodextrin) hydrate. Carbohydrate Research. 339(17). 2805–2810. 36 indexed citations
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Tonelli, Alan E.. (1993). Modeling the conformations and motions of isolated polymer chains in the narrow channels of their crystalline inclusion compounds with small‐molecule, host clathrates. Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 65(1). 133–144. 5 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hajime, Marián A. Gómez‐Fatou, Alan E. Tonelli, et al.. (1989). Structural and morphological study of a melt-crystallized polydiacetylene. Macromolecules. 22(5). 2427–2432. 27 indexed citations
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Wieland, T, Barbro Beijer, Annemarie Seeliger, et al.. (1981). Components of the green deathcap toadstool amanita phalloides 59. the spatial structure of phallo toxins. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 12. 2318–2334. 1 indexed citations
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Tonelli, Alan E.. (1974). Conformational characteristics of polypeptides containing isolated l-Proline residues with cis peptide bonds. Journal of Molecular Biology. 86(3). 627–635. 22 indexed citations

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