Anna Masek

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Anna Masek is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Masek has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Biomaterials, 56 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 34 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Anna Masek's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (47 papers), Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (33 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (32 papers). Anna Masek is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (47 papers), Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (33 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (32 papers). Anna Masek collaborates with scholars based in Poland, United States and Czechia. Anna Masek's co-authors include Stefan Cichosz, Marian Zaborski, Malgorzata Latos‐Brozio, Ewa Chrześcijańska, Irving L. Weissman, Nobuko Uchida, Fred H. Gage, David Buck, Dongping He and Ann Tsukamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anna Masek

157 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

Direct isolation of human central nervous system stem cells

2000 1.4k citations Anna Masek, Irving L. Weissman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Molecular Heterogeneity in Acute Renal Allograft Rejection Identified by DNA Microarray Profiling

2003 547 citations Anna Masek et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna Masek Poland	39	1.6k	988	790	770	769	161	6.8k
Yanfeng Wang China	44	3.4k 2.2×	1.1k 1.2×	785 1.0×	924 1.2×	209 0.3×	294	10.6k
Hao Wu China	42	3.7k 2.4×	1.7k 1.7×	328 0.4×	1.5k 1.9×	206 0.3×	134	9.3k
Meijing Wang United States	51	2.1k 1.3×	544 0.6×	583 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	230 0.3×	207	7.3k
Jinmin Zhao China	50	3.5k 2.2×	899 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	1.7k 2.2×	140 0.2×	345	9.5k
Jian Xiao China	67	6.0k 3.8×	1.8k 1.8×	591 0.7×	1.7k 2.2×	128 0.2×	414	14.9k
Dae Won Kim South Korea	50	3.6k 2.3×	395 0.4×	1.3k 1.7×	400 0.5×	109 0.1×	517	10.1k
Yixin Zhang China	46	3.8k 2.5×	682 0.7×	386 0.5×	522 0.7×	290 0.4×	378	8.3k
Mohammad Hossein Nasr‐Esfahani Iran	50	4.1k 2.6×	2.0k 2.1×	349 0.4×	1.2k 1.6×	442 0.6×	627	13.5k
Praveen Kumar Vemula India	34	1.5k 1.0×	2.0k 2.1×	163 0.2×	381 0.5×	380 0.5×	103	5.7k
Jong‐Hoon Kim South Korea	43	4.2k 2.7×	479 0.5×	586 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	176 0.2×	226	8.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Masek

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Masek, Anna, et al.. (2025). Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Composites with Modified Fibers and Hemp Shives – an Ecological Approach to Modern Polymer Materials. Journal of Natural Fibers. 22(1). 1 indexed citations

Masek, Anna, et al.. (2025). Modification of thermoplastic starch (TPS) with PLA and PCL via ring-opening polymerization (ROP): Comparative study of water solution and solvent-free approaches. Industrial Crops and Products. 235. 121785–121785. 1 indexed citations

Qazanfarzadeh, Zeinab, Anna Masek, Sudip Chakraborty, & Vignesh Kumaravel. (2024). Development of brewer’s spent grain-derived bio nanocomposites through a multiproduct biorefinery approach for food packaging. Industrial Crops and Products. 220. 119226–119226. 13 indexed citations

Latos‐Brozio, Malgorzata, et al.. (2024). The Influence of Solar Ageing on the Compositions of Epoxy Resin with Natural Polyphenol Quercetin. Materials. 17(7). 1592–1592. 1 indexed citations

Latos‐Brozio, Malgorzata, et al.. (2024). Eugenol and cloves as plant-origin stabilizers in epoxidized natural rubber compositions. eXPRESS Polymer Letters. 18(10). 1039–1050. 2 indexed citations

Olszewski, Jacek, et al.. (2024). A brief review of optical polymers in material engineering. eXPRESS Polymer Letters. 18(12). 1291–1326. 3 indexed citations

Latos‐Brozio, Malgorzata, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the stabilizing effect and ageing time indicator properties of poly(flavonoids) in a cyclic olefin copolymer. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 149(17). 9261–9274. 1 indexed citations

Cichosz, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Statistical evaluation of the changes in cellulose properties caused by the stepwise solvent exchange and esterification. Industrial Crops and Products. 203. 117118–117118. 1 indexed citations

Cichosz, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Empirically distinguished anti-aging behaviour of quercetin physically and chemically supported on cellulose carrier: In-situ examination for ethylene-norbornene copolymer. Sustainable materials and technologies. 36. e00590–e00590. 5 indexed citations

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Cichosz, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Analysis of classical techniques precision on the measurement of cellulose moisture gain/loss. Frontiers in Chemistry. 11. 1254941–1254941.

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Cichosz, Stefan, et al.. (2022). Simple and effective mathematical models for cellulose water content calculation from absorbance/wavenumber shifts in NIR spectrum. Polymer Testing. 117. 107874–107874.

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Nowaczyk, Jacek, et al.. (2022). Nanoarchitectonics for Biodegradable Superabsorbent Based on Carboxymethyl Starch and Chitosan Cross-Linked with Vanillin. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(10). 5386–5386. 13 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, et al.. (2022). Technological limitations in obtaining and using cellulose biocomposites. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 912052–912052. 18 indexed citations

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Latos‐Brozio, Malgorzata, Anna Masek, & Marian Zaborski. (2017). Fotodegradacja materiałów polimerowych. Przetwórstwo Tworzyw. 1 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, et al.. (2014). Characteristics of compounds in hops using cyclic voltammetry, UV–VIS, FTIR and GC–MS analysis. Food Chemistry. 156. 353–361. 91 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, Ewa Chrześcijańska, & Marian Zaborski. (2013). Electrooxidation of morin hydrate at a Pt electrode studied by cyclic voltammetry. Food Chemistry. 148. 18–23. 74 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, Ewa Chrześcijańska, & Marian Zaborski. (2013). Morin hydrate as pro-ecological antioxidant and pigment for polyolefin polymers. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 16(11). 990–996. 12 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, et al.. (2011). Eco-friendly elastomeric composites containing Sencha and Gun Powder green tea extracts. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 15(4). 331–335. 20 indexed citations

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Monje, Michelle, Siddhartha S. Mitra, Morgan E. Freret, et al.. (2011). Hedgehog-responsive candidate cell of origin for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(11). 4453–4458. 215 indexed citations

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Masek, Anna, et al.. (2011). Derivatives of flavonoides as anti-ageing substances in elastomers. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 14(5). 483–488. 16 indexed citations

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