Alessandro Gandini

13.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
173 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Gandini is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Gandini has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 70 papers in Organic Chemistry and 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Gandini's work include Synthesis and properties of polymers (28 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (23 papers). Alessandro Gandini is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and properties of polymers (28 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (23 papers). Alessandro Gandini collaborates with scholars based in France, Portugal and Brazil. Alessandro Gandini's co-authors include Mohamed Naceur Belgacem, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Talita M. Lacerda, Sami Boufi, Carlos Pascoal Neto, Claude Moreau, Dora Coelho, Cécile Goussé, Andreia F. Sousa and Bruno Reis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Progress in Polymer Science and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Gandini

173 papers receiving 10.5k citations

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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.

Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials

2008 882 citations Alessandro Gandini Macromolecules profile →
The furan/maleimide Diels–Alder reaction: A versatile click–unclick tool in macromolecular synthesis

2012 602 citations Alessandro Gandini profile →
The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology

2011 564 citations Alessandro Gandini profile →
Furans in polymer chemistry

1997 526 citations Alessandro Gandini profile →
From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances

2015 507 citations Alessandro Gandini, Talita M. Lacerda profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandro Gandini France	47	4.4k	4.3k	4.1k	3.2k	1.9k	173	10.8k
Xiaoqing Liu China	54	5.2k 1.2×	2.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	260	9.4k
Fuxiang Chu China	51	3.3k 0.7×	3.7k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	236	8.0k
Eva Malmström Sweden	59	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	4.2k 1.0×	4.8k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	233	11.2k
Wim Thielemans Belgium	51	1.7k 0.4×	3.1k 0.7×	6.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	211	10.6k
Bernard Boutevin France	57	7.9k 1.8×	4.1k 1.0×	4.1k 1.0×	6.8k 2.1×	2.9k 1.5×	367	16.1k
Guanben Du China	49	3.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.9k 1.0×	480	8.9k
Robert W. Lenz United States	56	4.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.3×	6.0k 1.5×	3.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	376	12.0k
Katja Loos Netherlands	49	1.6k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	273	8.7k
Mingqing Chen China	51	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	2.3k 1.2×	325	8.4k
Alejandro J. Müller Spain	66	10.4k 2.3×	2.1k 0.5×	8.4k 2.1×	2.9k 0.9×	3.5k 1.8×	528	16.9k

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Gandini, Alessandro & Talita M. Lacerda. (2022). Furan Polymers: State of the Art and Perspectives. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 307(6). 47 indexed citations

Gandini, Alessandro & Talita M. Lacerda. (2021). Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives. Molecules. 27(1). 159–159. 25 indexed citations

Gioia, Claudio, et al.. (2016). A new approach to the synthesis of monomers and polymers incorporating furan/maleimide Diels-Alder adducts. AIP conference proceedings. 1736. 20010–20010. 4 indexed citations

García‐Astrain, Clara, Alessandro Gandini, Cristina Peña-Rodríguez, et al.. (2014). Diels–Alder “click” chemistry for the cross-linking of furfuryl-gelatin-polyetheramine hydrogels. RSC Advances. 4(67). 35578–35578. 72 indexed citations

Vilela, Carla, et al.. (2011). A Double Click Strategy Applied to the Reversible Polymerization of Furan/Vegetable Oil Monomers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 32(17). 1319–1323. 31 indexed citations

Gandini, Alessandro, Armando J. D. Silvestre, & Dora Coelho. (2011). Reversible click chemistry at the service of macromolecular materials. Polymer Chemistry. 2(8). 1713–1713. 48 indexed citations

Fernandes, Susana C. M., Carmen S. R. Freire, Armando J. D. Silvestre, et al.. (2010). Production of Coated Papers with Improved Properties by Using a Water-Soluble Chitosan Derivative. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 49(14). 6432–6438. 55 indexed citations

Vilela, Carla, Rui Rua, Armando J. D. Silvestre, & Alessandro Gandini. (2010). Polymers and copolymers from fatty acid-based monomers. Industrial Crops and Products. 32(2). 97–104. 40 indexed citations

Gandini, Alessandro. (2008). Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials. Macromolecules. 41(24). 9491–9504. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gandini, Alessandro, Dora Coelho, & Armando J. D. Silvestre. (2008). Reversible click chemistry at the service of macromolecular materials. Part 1: Kinetics of the Diels–Alder reaction applied to furan–maleimide model compounds and linear polymerizations. European Polymer Journal. 44(12). 4029–4036. 127 indexed citations

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Belgacem, Mohamed Naceur, et al.. (2006). Acrylated vegetable oils as photocrosslinkable materials. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 99(6). 3218–3221. 90 indexed citations

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Belgacem, Mohamed Naceur, et al.. (2005). Hydrophobisation and densification of wood by different chemical treatments. Holzforschung. 59(4). 389–396. 14 indexed citations

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Abid, Souhir, Rachid El Gharbi, & Alessandro Gandini. (2004). Polyamide-imides bearing furan moieties. 1. Solution polycondensation of aromatic dianhydrydes with 2-furoic acid dihydrazides. Polymer. 45(19). 6469–6478. 38 indexed citations

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Beneventi, Davide, R.J. Pugh, Bruno Carré, & Alessandro Gandini. (2003). Surface rheology and foaming properties of sodium oleate and C12(EO)6 aqueous solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 268(1). 221–229. 20 indexed citations

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Gandini, Alessandro, et al.. (2001). Urethanes and polyurethanes based on oxypropylated cork: 1. Appraisal and reactivity of products. Polymer International. 50(10). 1150–1155. 27 indexed citations

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Gandini, Alessandro, et al.. (2001). Cellulose derivatives as solid electrolyte matrixes. Macromolecular Symposia. 175(1). 45–54. 23 indexed citations

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Carré, Bruno, et al.. (2001). Precipitation and Solubility of Calcium Soaps in Basic Aqueous Media. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 237(1). 142–144. 32 indexed citations

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Cordeiro, Nereida, Mohamed Naceur Belgacem, Alessandro Gandini, & Carlos Pascoal Neto. (1999). Urethanes and polyurethanes from suberin 2: synthesis and characterization. Industrial Crops and Products. 10(1). 1–10. 40 indexed citations

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Gandini, Alessandro, et al.. (1996). Conjugated polymers bearing furan rings: 1. Synthesis and characterization of oligo(2,5-furylene vinylene) and its thiophene homologue. Polymer. 37(11). 2273–2279. 17 indexed citations

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Boufi, Sami, Alessandro Gandini, & Mohamed Naceur Belgacem. (1995). Urethanes and polyurethanes bearing furan moieties: 5. Thermoplastic elastomers based on sequenced structures. Polymer. 36(8). 1689–1696. 39 indexed citations

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