Cătălin Croitoru

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 982 citations indexed

About

Cătălin Croitoru is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cătălin Croitoru has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 982 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 21 papers in Biomaterials and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cătălin Croitoru's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Cătălin Croitoru is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Cătălin Croitoru collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Portugal and Spain. Cătălin Croitoru's co-authors include Ionuţ Claudiu Roată, Sílvia Patachia, Alexandru Pascu, Elena Manuela Stanciu, Mihai Alin Pop, Dan Cristea, Tibor Bedő, Aurel Lunguleasa, Christian Friedrich and Mihaela Coşniţă and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Molecules and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Cătălin Croitoru

83 papers receiving 947 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Enhancing Polylactic Acid (PLA) Performance: A Review of Additives in Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Filaments

2025 26 citations Cătălin Croitoru, Mihai Alin Pop et al. Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cătălin Croitoru Romania	18	329	252	227	162	159	85	982
Yi Zhao China	22	376 1.1×	250 1.0×	403 1.8×	270 1.7×	299 1.9×	66	1.4k
Jilei Zhang United States	22	459 1.4×	304 1.2×	276 1.2×	193 1.2×	317 2.0×	51	1.2k
Mohammed Zwawi Saudi Arabia	16	256 0.8×	163 0.6×	151 0.7×	166 1.0×	348 2.2×	38	874
Yingji Wu China	21	267 0.8×	343 1.4×	288 1.3×	158 1.0×	407 2.6×	40	1.2k
Fernando Ribeiro Oliveira Brazil	19	274 0.8×	257 1.0×	276 1.2×	127 0.8×	271 1.7×	55	1.2k
Akbar Khoddamı Iran	19	291 0.9×	139 0.6×	390 1.7×	114 0.7×	236 1.5×	57	959
Gloria S. Oporto United States	14	323 1.0×	166 0.7×	484 2.1×	130 0.8×	250 1.6×	25	1.1k
Carlos Medina Chile	18	190 0.6×	312 1.2×	158 0.7×	290 1.8×	161 1.0×	68	937
Zhe Qiu China	18	253 0.8×	224 0.9×	263 1.2×	173 1.1×	268 1.7×	35	1.0k
Runzhou Huang China	24	432 1.3×	386 1.5×	400 1.8×	198 1.2×	516 3.2×	52	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Cătălin Croitoru

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cătălin Croitoru

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20 of 20 papers shown

Solomon, Cristina, Valentina Anuța, Emma Adriana Ozon, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the Drug Release and Physicochemical Properties of Rivaroxaban via Cyclodextrin Complexation: A Comprehensive Analytical Approach. Pharmaceuticals. 18(6). 761–761. 2 indexed citations

Sinescu, Cosmin, et al.. (2025). Participation of the Periosteum, Endosteum, and Hematogenous Marrow in the Early Osseointegration of a Titanium Implant Inserted in Contact with the Hematogenous Marrow. Medicina. 61(10). 1841–1841. 1 indexed citations

Croitoru, Cătălin, et al.. (2025). The Burden of Heart Failure in End-Stage Renal Disease: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(23). 8556–8556. 1 indexed citations

Croitoru, Cătălin & Ionuţ Claudiu Roată. (2024). Ionic Liquids as Reconditioning Agents for Paper Artifacts. Molecules. 29(5). 963–963. 3 indexed citations

Pop, Mihai Alin, et al.. (2024). Thermal and Sound Insulation Properties of Organic Biocomposite Mixtures. Polymers. 16(5). 672–672. 6 indexed citations

Croitoru, Cătălin & Ionuţ Claudiu Roată. (2024). Ionic Liquids as Potential Cleaning and Restoration Agents for Cellulosic Artefacts. Processes. 12(2). 341–341. 3 indexed citations

Cristea, Dan, Cătălin Croitoru, Alexandru Marin, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytical and corrosion behavior of sputtered zirconium oxynitride thin films doped with titanium. Surfaces and Interfaces. 42. 103488–103488. 5 indexed citations

Zaharia, Sebastian Marian, et al.. (2023). Sound Absorption Performance and Mechanical Properties of the 3D-Printed Bio-Degradable Panels. Polymers. 15(18). 3695–3695. 14 indexed citations

Croitoru, Cătălin, et al.. (2023). Insights on the Potential of Carob Powder (Ceratonia siliqua L.) to Improve the Physico-Chemical, Biochemical and Nutritional Properties of Wheat Durum Pasta. Applied Sciences. 13(6). 3788–3788. 6 indexed citations

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Pop, Mihai Alin, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Solar Sintering on Copper Heat Exchanger Parts with Controlled 3D-Printed Morphology. Materials. 15(9). 3324–3324. 4 indexed citations

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Moreno, José Luis Ocaña, Elena Manuela Stanciu, Cătălin Croitoru, et al.. (2022). Wettability and Surface Roughness Analysis of Laser Surface Texturing of AISI 430 Stainless Steel. Materials. 15(8). 2955–2955. 18 indexed citations

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Moreno, José Luis Ocaña, et al.. (2022). Geometry Characterization of AISI 430 Stainless Steel Microstructuring Using Laser. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 645–652. 3 indexed citations

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Moreno, José Luis Ocaña, Bogdan Istrate, Nicanor Cimpoeşu, et al.. (2022). Morphological Analysis of Laser Surface Texturing Effect on AISI 430 Stainless Steel. Materials. 15(13). 4580–4580. 8 indexed citations

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Patachia, Sílvia, M. Hulusi Özkul, Cătălin Croitoru, et al.. (2021). Polymer-Cement Composites Glazing by Concentrated Solar Energy. Coatings. 11(3). 350–350. 3 indexed citations

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Croitoru, Cătălin, et al.. (2021). Bacteria-Mediated Synthesis of Silver and Silver Chloride Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Activity. Applied Sciences. 11(7). 3134–3134. 25 indexed citations

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Moualhi, Y., N. Bouguila, S. Alaya, et al.. (2021). Influence of the Physical Properties on the Antibacterial and Photocatalytic Behavior of Ag-Doped Indium Sulfide Film Deposited by Spray Pyrolysis. Coatings. 11(4). 370–370. 9 indexed citations

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Roată, Ionuţ Claudiu, Cătălin Croitoru, Alexandru Pascu, et al.. (2019). Surface engineering of Ni-Al coatings through concentrated solar heat treatment. Applied Surface Science. 506. 144185–144185. 6 indexed citations

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Stanciu, Elena Manuela, Alexandru Pascu, Mircea Horia Țierean, et al.. (2018). Dissimilar Laser Welding of AISI 321 and AISI 1010. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 25(2). 8 indexed citations

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Patachia, Sílvia & Cătălin Croitoru. (2013). POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS IN ECOLOGIC WOOD PROCESSING. 9(4). 211–216. 2 indexed citations

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Patachia, Sílvia, Cătălin Croitoru, & Christian Friedrich. (2008). Computational study of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid-water system. 469–472. 1 indexed citations

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