Allan J. Amass

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Allan J. Amass is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan J. Amass has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Biomaterials and 13 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Allan J. Amass's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (17 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers). Allan J. Amass is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (17 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers). Allan J. Amass collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Belgium. Allan J. Amass's co-authors include Brian J. Tighe, Yahia Lemmouchi, Etienne Schacht, Michael C. Perry, Philippe Dúbois, Marius Murariu, Khirud B. Chakraborty, Yavuz İmamoğlu, Birgül Zümreoğlu‐Karan and François Schué and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Chemical Communications and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Allan J. Amass

51 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A review of biodegradable... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
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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. A review of biodegradable polymers: uses, current developments in the synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polyesters, blends of biodegradable polymers and recent advances in biodegradation studies
    1998 758 citations Allan J. Amass, Brian J. Tighe et al. Polymer International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan J. Amass United Kingdom 16 950 468 418 320 234 52 1.4k
Minoru Nagata Japan 23 813 0.9× 390 0.8× 768 1.8× 217 0.7× 233 1.0× 74 1.4k
Giuseppina Ceccorulli Italy 21 1.1k 1.1× 158 0.3× 749 1.8× 230 0.7× 198 0.8× 43 1.4k
Tadeusz Biela Poland 28 1.9k 2.0× 913 2.0× 528 1.3× 775 2.4× 500 2.1× 77 2.4k
Jumpei Kawada Japan 14 963 1.0× 147 0.3× 453 1.1× 302 0.9× 191 0.8× 24 1.2k
Baozhong Zhang Sweden 19 502 0.5× 399 0.9× 495 1.2× 123 0.4× 337 1.4× 76 1.3k
Yaonan Xiao China 30 1.2k 1.2× 279 0.6× 968 2.3× 568 1.8× 498 2.1× 83 1.9k
Abdelilah Alla Spain 27 1.4k 1.5× 489 1.0× 690 1.7× 618 1.9× 748 3.2× 69 1.9k
Guohu Guan China 24 905 1.0× 148 0.3× 666 1.6× 440 1.4× 276 1.2× 41 1.3k
Guilhem X. De Hoe United States 13 631 0.7× 606 1.3× 946 2.3× 327 1.0× 239 1.0× 17 1.4k
Yong He Japan 30 2.2k 2.3× 266 0.6× 1.5k 3.5× 363 1.1× 500 2.1× 82 2.7k

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All Works

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Lemmouchi, Yahia, Michael C. Perry, Allan J. Amass, Khirud B. Chakraborty, & Etienne Schacht. (2008). A novel and versatile potassium‐based catalyst for the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 46(16). 5348–5362. 32 indexed citations
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Lemmouchi, Yahia, Michael C. Perry, Allan J. Amass, Khirud B. Chakraborty, & Etienne Schacht. (2007). Novel synthesis of biodegradable amphiphilic linear and star block copolymers based on poly(ε‐caprolactone) and poly(ethylene glycol). Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 45(17). 3975–3985. 30 indexed citations
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Lemmouchi, Yahia, Michael C. Perry, Allan J. Amass, Khirud B. Chakraborty, & Etienne Schacht. (2007). Novel synthesis of biodegradable star poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(lactide) copolymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 45(17). 3966–3974. 21 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (2004). The influence of substituents on the 13C-NMR chemical shifts of meta- and para- substituted phenylacetylenes. Designed Monomers & Polymers. 7(5). 413–422. 3 indexed citations
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Desai, Hemant, A.V. Cûnliffe, T.J. Lewis, et al.. (1996). Synthesis of narrow molecular weight α,ω-hydroxy telechelic poly(glycidyl nitrate) and estimation of theoretical heat of explosion. Polymer. 37(15). 3471–3476. 29 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (1994). Studies in ring-opening polymerization—XII. The ring-opening polymerization of oxetane to living polymers using a porphinato-aluminium catalyst. European Polymer Journal. 30(5). 641–646. 10 indexed citations
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İmamoğlu, Yavuz, et al.. (1990). Olefin metathesis and polymerization catalysts : synthesis, mechanism, and utilization. 6 indexed citations
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İmamoğlu, Yavuz, Birgül Zümreoğlu‐Karan, & Allan J. Amass. (1990). Olefin Metathesis and Polymerization Catalysts. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 40 indexed citations
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Farren, Trevor R., et al.. (1989). The synthesis, characterization and electro-optical properties of poly(pentenylene-b-acetylene). Polymer. 30(6). 1008–1011. 3 indexed citations
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İmamoğlu, Yavuz, et al.. (1986). Photocatalytic metathesis of 1-octene. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 36(1-2). 107–114. 10 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (1985). Block copolymers by metathesis polymerisation. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 186(2). 325–330. 13 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (1981). Termination reactions in the metathesis polymerization of cyclic alkenes. European Polymer Journal. 17(1). 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (1980). The kinetics of the metathesis polymerisation of cyclopentene initiated by WCl6/AliBu3 complexes. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 8(1-3). 243–252. 9 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J., et al.. (1976). Tungsten hexachloride alone as a catalyst for the metathetic polymerization of cyclic olefins. European Polymer Journal. 12(2). 93–94. 11 indexed citations
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Amass, Allan J.. (1972). trans‐polypentenamer: A general purpose rubber from a novel reaction. British Polymer Journal. 4(4). 327–341. 5 indexed citations

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