Dafna Knani

646 total citations
18 papers, 510 citations indexed

About

Dafna Knani is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dafna Knani has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 510 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomaterials, 6 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dafna Knani's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (4 papers). Dafna Knani is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (4 papers). Dafna Knani collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Germany and United Kingdom. Dafna Knani's co-authors include David H. Kohn, Arie L. Gutman, David Alperstein, Burak Derkuş, Yuanhao Wu, Álvaro Mata, Dave J. Adams, Babatunde O. Okesola, Dongsheng Wu and David K. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Chemistry of Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Dafna Knani

18 papers receiving 494 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dafna Knani Israel 10 355 208 132 92 63 18 510
Weiren Cheng Singapore 9 204 0.6× 133 0.6× 116 0.9× 171 1.9× 136 2.2× 11 443
Joris W. Peeters Netherlands 12 351 1.0× 153 0.7× 289 2.2× 69 0.8× 182 2.9× 18 599
Turgay Yildirim Germany 12 243 0.7× 85 0.4× 232 1.8× 133 1.4× 72 1.1× 14 485
Satish K. Pulapura United States 8 337 0.9× 172 0.8× 155 1.2× 102 1.1× 69 1.1× 9 495
Kazunori Ushimaru Japan 12 257 0.7× 188 0.9× 66 0.5× 113 1.2× 35 0.6× 36 452
Manuel Bueno Spain 15 312 0.9× 225 1.1× 309 2.3× 120 1.3× 134 2.1× 39 629
Tobias C. Majdanski Germany 9 168 0.5× 92 0.4× 118 0.9× 108 1.2× 43 0.7× 12 415
Ran Ji China 10 255 0.7× 95 0.5× 185 1.4× 181 2.0× 96 1.5× 11 509
Sachiko Kaihara Japan 8 266 0.7× 54 0.3× 92 0.7× 107 1.2× 47 0.7× 11 399
Félix Arranz Spain 15 197 0.6× 90 0.4× 191 1.4× 77 0.8× 98 1.6× 39 439

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dafna Knani

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Okesola, Babatunde O., Gianluca Cidonio, Burak Derkuş, et al.. (2021). De Novo Design of Functional Coassembling Organic–Inorganic Hydrogels for Hierarchical Mineralization and Neovascularization. ACS Nano. 15(7). 11202–11217. 56 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna, et al.. (2020). Molecular modeling study of the swelling of glycosaminoglycan‐analog biomimetics for intervertebral disc repair. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 31(11). 2733–2741. 3 indexed citations
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Okesola, Babatunde O., Yuanhao Wu, Burak Derkuş, et al.. (2019). Supramolecular Self-Assembly To Control Structural and Biological Properties of Multicomponent Hydrogels. Chemistry of Materials. 31(19). 7883–7897. 132 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna. (2019). Low Molecular Weight Hydro-and Organo Gelators Used for Medical Applications. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 12(5). 1 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna, Maytal Foox, & Meital Zilberman. (2018). Simulation of the bioadhesive gelatin‐alginate conjugate loaded with antibiotic drugs. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 30(3). 519–528. 12 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna & David Alperstein. (2017). Simulation of DBS, DBS-COOH, and DBS-CONHNH2 as Hydrogelators. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 121(5). 1113–1120. 12 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David & Dafna Knani. (2016). Design of novel plasticizers for nylon: from molecular modeling to experimental verification. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 28(1). 53–58. 5 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna, et al.. (2016). Simulation of novel soy protein‐based systems for tissue regeneration applications. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 28(4). 496–505. 12 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna, et al.. (2015). Molecular modeling study of CO2 plasticization and sorption onto absorbable polyesters. Polymer Bulletin. 72(6). 1467–1486. 13 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David, et al.. (2014). Prediction of environmental stress cracking in polycarbonate by molecular modeling. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 25(12). 1433–1438. 8 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David & Dafna Knani. (2013). Toward computational design of efficient plasticizers for nylon. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 25(3). 307–313. 7 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David & Dafna Knani. (2012). In silico studies of 1,3(R):2,4(S)‐dibenzylidene‐D‐sorbitol as a gelator for polypropylene. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 24(4). 391–397. 5 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David, et al.. (2012). Determination of plasticizers efficiency for nylon by molecular modeling. Polymer Bulletin. 68(7). 1977–1988. 14 indexed citations
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Alperstein, David, et al.. (2010). A study of fire retardant blooming in HIPS by molecular modeling. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 22(10). 1446–1451. 9 indexed citations
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Gadrich, Tamar, et al.. (2010). Some metrological aspects of the comparison between two ordinal measuring systems. Accreditation and Quality Assurance. 16(2). 63–72. 10 indexed citations
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Mironi‐Harpaz, Iris, David Alperstein, Dafna Knani, & M. Narkis. (2010). Curing of styrene‐free unsaturated polyester alkyd: synthesis, characterization and simulation. Polymer International. 59(6). 836–841. 5 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna, Arie L. Gutman, & David H. Kohn. (1993). Enzymatic polyesterification in organic media. Enzyme‐catalyzed synthesis of linear polyesters. I. Condensation polymerization of linear hydroxyesters. II. Ring‐opening polymerization of ϵ‐caprolactone. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 31(5). 1221–1232. 180 indexed citations
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Knani, Dafna & David H. Kohn. (1993). Enzymatic polyesterification in organic media. II. Enzyme‐catalyzed synthesis of lateral‐substituted aliphatic polyesters and copolyesters. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 31(12). 2887–2897. 26 indexed citations

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