Amr Zaitoon

695 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 449 citations indexed

About

Amr Zaitoon is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Amr Zaitoon has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 449 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomaterials, 6 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Amr Zaitoon's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers). Amr Zaitoon is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers). Amr Zaitoon collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Egypt. Amr Zaitoon's co-authors include Loong‐Tak Lim, Xiaoyu Luo, Cynthia Scott‐Dupree, Deliang Peng, Singam Suranjoy Singh, Omar A. Hewedy, Amira M. El-Tahan, Annamalai Manickavasagan, Sonu Sharma and Vitus Apalangya and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Journal and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Amr Zaitoon

17 papers receiving 440 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.

A review on colorimetric indicators for monitoring product freshness in intelligent food packaging: Indicator dyes, preparation methods, and applications

2022 180 citations Xiaoyu Luo, Amr Zaitoon et al. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amr Zaitoon Canada	9	222	143	97	71	43	17	449
Yabo Xiong China	9	244 1.1×	139 1.0×	79 0.8×	82 1.2×	45 1.0×	12	512
Samira Forghani Iran	10	283 1.3×	117 0.8×	63 0.6×	134 1.9×	40 0.9×	11	463
Joseph Merillyn Vonnie Malaysia	12	184 0.8×	82 0.6×	94 1.0×	121 1.7×	64 1.5×	20	465
Wenrui Chi China	12	403 1.8×	110 0.8×	92 0.9×	143 2.0×	26 0.6×	18	557
Mengxia Duan China	11	379 1.7×	104 0.7×	68 0.7×	158 2.2×	44 1.0×	20	537
Eda Yıldız Türkiye	12	404 1.8×	113 0.8×	73 0.8×	190 2.7×	60 1.4×	23	633
Yeong‐Ju Bang South Korea	8	284 1.3×	83 0.6×	40 0.4×	62 0.9×	31 0.7×	9	423
Kana Husna Erna Malaysia	10	166 0.7×	63 0.4×	68 0.7×	80 1.1×	31 0.7×	13	310
Lenilton Santos Soares Brazil	10	164 0.7×	61 0.4×	58 0.6×	138 1.9×	27 0.6×	27	428
Cesare Rovera Italy	13	295 1.3×	88 0.6×	99 1.0×	112 1.6×	31 0.7×	21	455

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17 of 17 papers shown

Ezati, Parya, Ajahar Khan, Tanima Bhattacharya, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Collagen and Collagen-Based Packaging Materials: A Review. ACS Food Science & Technology. 5(5). 1767–1784. 1 indexed citations

Ezati, Parya, Ajahar Khan, Tanima Bhattacharya, et al.. (2024). New Opportunities and Recent Advances in Carbon Dots for Sustainable and Intelligent Food Packaging. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 18(5). 4195–4221. 10 indexed citations

Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2023). Electrospraying of submicron alginate beads in Canola oil. Food Hydrocolloids. 150. 109673–109673. 2 indexed citations

Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2023). Salicylaldehyde-functionalized polyethyleneimine precursor: Synthesis, characterization, and encapsulation in electrospun nonwoven for moisture-triggered release applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146462–146462. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Singam Suranjoy, et al.. (2023). Biobased Antiviral Nonwoven Mask Filter with High Filtration Performance. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 1(1). 646–659. 5 indexed citations

Hewedy, Omar A., et al.. (2022). The hidden power of secondary metabolites in plant-fungi interactions and sustainable phytoremediation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1044896–1044896. 58 indexed citations

Zaitoon, Amr & Loong‐Tak Lim. (2022). Triggered and controlled release of bioactives in food applications. Advances in food and nutrition research. 100. 49–107. 6 indexed citations

Singh, Singam Suranjoy, Amr Zaitoon, Sonu Sharma, Annamalai Manickavasagan, & Loong‐Tak Lim. (2022). Enhanced hydrophobic paper-sheet derived from Miscanthus × giganteus cellulose fibers coated with esterified lignin and cellulose acetate blend. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 223(Pt A). 1243–1256. 28 indexed citations

Luo, Xiaoyu, Amr Zaitoon, & Loong‐Tak Lim. (2022). A review on colorimetric indicators for monitoring product freshness in intelligent food packaging: Indicator dyes, preparation methods, and applications. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 21(3). 2489–2519. 180 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2021). Toxicity of Five Plant Volatiles to Adult and Egg Stages of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), the Spotted-Wing Drosophila. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69(33). 9511–9519. 5 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, Xiaoyu Luo, & Loong‐Tak Lim. (2021). Triggered and controlled release of active gaseous/volatile compounds for active packaging applications of agri‐food products: A review. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 21(1). 541–579. 43 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2021). In-package fumigation of blueberries using ethyl formate: Effects on spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura) mortality and fruit quality. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 30. 100717–100717. 6 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2020). Moisture-activated release of hexanal from imidazolidine precursor encapsulated in ethylcellulose/poly(ethylene oxide) nonwoven for shelf-life extension of papaya. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 25. 100532–100532. 12 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr & Loong‐Tak Lim. (2020). Effect of poly(ethylene oxide) on the electrospinning behavior and characteristics of ethyl cellulose composite fibers. Materialia. 10. 100649–100649. 53 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, Loong‐Tak Lim, & Cynthia Scott‐Dupree. (2020). Activated release of ethyl formate vapor from its precursor encapsulated in ethyl Cellulose/Poly(Ethylene oxide) electrospun nonwovens intended for active packaging of fresh produce. Food Hydrocolloids. 112. 106313–106313. 21 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, Loong‐Tak Lim, & Cynthia Scott‐Dupree. (2019). Synthesis and Characterization of Ethyl Formate Precursor for Activated Release Application. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(50). 13914–13921. 13 indexed citations

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Zaitoon, Amr, et al.. (2016). Phase Transitions of Samani Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Fruit Using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 28(9). 625–625. 4 indexed citations

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