Dean C. Webster

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

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Dean C. Webster is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean C. Webster has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 68 papers in Organic Chemistry and 48 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Dean C. Webster's work include Polymer composites and self-healing (66 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (43 papers) and Photopolymerization techniques and applications (41 papers). Dean C. Webster is often cited by papers focused on Polymer composites and self-healing (66 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (43 papers) and Photopolymerization techniques and applications (41 papers). Dean C. Webster collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. Dean C. Webster's co-authors include D. K. Chattopadhyay, Songqi Ma, Pan Xiao, Shane J. Stafslien, Abdullah Ekin, Bret J. Chisholm, Partha Pratim Sengupta, Justin Daniels, Partha Majumdar and Mukund P. Sibi and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dean C. Webster

186 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Thermal stability and flame retardancy of polyurethanes

2009 1.4k citations Dean C. Webster et al. Progress in Polymer Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean C. Webster United States	41	3.9k	2.1k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	189	7.1k
Chaoqun Zhang China	54	4.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	2.6k 2.1×	256	8.6k
Xiaoyu Gu China	50	6.1k 1.5×	612 0.3×	2.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	327	9.0k
Alejandro J. Müller Spain	66	10.4k 2.7×	2.9k 1.4×	8.4k 5.6×	3.5k 2.4×	2.1k 1.6×	528	16.9k
Xiaoqing Liu China	54	5.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.2×	2.9k 2.2×	260	9.4k
Ling Zhao China	43	4.0k 1.0×	974 0.5×	2.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	373	7.4k
Krzysztof Pielichowski Poland	41	4.1k 1.0×	739 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	234	8.4k
Yan Li China	54	4.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	3.1k 2.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	356	10.6k
Yihu Song China	48	4.8k 1.2×	642 0.3×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.8×	334	8.5k
Haibo Zhao China	65	6.3k 1.6×	859 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	3.6k 2.4×	2.3k 1.8×	275	13.2k
Sheng Zhang China	52	8.1k 2.1×	728 0.4×	2.5k 1.7×	2.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.0×	376	11.5k

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Boucher, David S., et al.. (2025). Oil-infused silicone elastomers for barnacle and ice release: The current state of understanding. Progress in Polymer Science. 164. 101966–101966.

Stafslien, Shane J., et al.. (2025). Comparison of zwitterions in amphiphilic PDMS-based surface-modifying polymers for marine fouling-release coatings. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 22(3). 951–969.

Ghasemi, Shokoofeh, Mukund P. Sibi, Dean C. Webster, & Ghasideh Pourhashem. (2024). Techno-economic assessment and carbon pricing analysis for economic feasibility of epoxidized sucrose soyate: A biobased thermoset resin. Journal of Cleaner Production. 469. 143148–143148. 2 indexed citations

Casañola‐Martín, Gerardo M., et al.. (2024). Integrated machine learning, computational, and experimental investigation of compatibility in oil-modified silicone elastomer coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings. 193. 108526–108526. 6 indexed citations

Webster, Dean C., et al.. (2024). Unlocking the potential of functionalized cottonseed oil for the production of biobased epoxy foams. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119735–119735. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Dawei, Yang Wang, Daniel Angel Bellido-Aguilar, et al.. (2024). Energy renormalization for temperature transferable coarse-graining of silicone polymer. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(5). 4541–4554. 4 indexed citations

Casañola‐Martín, Gerardo M., et al.. (2024). Machine learning analysis of a large set of homopolymers to predict glass transition temperatures. Communications Chemistry. 7(1). 226–226. 8 indexed citations

Tarnavchyk, Ihor, et al.. (2023). Novel bio-based epoxy resins from eugenol derived copolymers as an alternative to DGEBA resin. Progress in Organic Coatings. 178. 107471–107471. 26 indexed citations

Bellido-Aguilar, Daniel Angel, et al.. (2023). Silicone elastomers and the Persson-Brener adhesion model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(18). 10 indexed citations

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Roy, Jayanta, et al.. (2023). Biobased, Macro-, and Nanoscale Fungicide Delivery Approaches for Plant Fungi Control. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 6(7). 2698–2711. 7 indexed citations

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Webster, Dean C., et al.. (2022). Self-Assembled Nanostructures from Amphiphilic Sucrose-Soyates for Solubilizing Hydrophobic Guest Molecules. Langmuir. 38(6). 2066–2075. 8 indexed citations

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Omar, Rawan, et al.. (2021). Star-shaped Poly(hydroxybutyrate)s from bio-based polyol cores via zinc catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of β-Butyrolactone. European Polymer Journal. 160. 110756–110756. 6 indexed citations

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Pojman, John A., et al.. (2020). Frontal Polymerization of a Thin Film on a Wood Substrate. ACS Macro Letters. 9(2). 169–173. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhihan, et al.. (2018). Furfural-Derived Diacid Prepared by Photoreaction for Sustainable Materials Synthesis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(7). 8136–8141. 30 indexed citations

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Stafslien, Shane J., et al.. (2018). Soysome: A Surfactant-Free, Fully Biobased, Self-Assembled Platform for Nanoscale Drug Delivery Applications. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 1(6). 1830–1841. 10 indexed citations

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Stafslien, Shane J., et al.. (2018). Soy-Based Soft Matrices for Encapsulation and Delivery of Hydrophilic Compounds. Polymers. 10(6). 583–583. 4 indexed citations

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Webster, Dean C., et al.. (2018). Survey of several catalytic systems for the epoxidation of a biobased ester sucrose soyate. Catalysis Communications. 111. 31–35. 4 indexed citations

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Webster, Dean C., et al.. (2013). Synthesis and characterization of novel polysiloxane based ABA-type triblock copolymers using ATRP. e-Polymers. 13(1). 124–134. 3 indexed citations

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Xiao, Pan & Dean C. Webster. (2012). New Biobased High Functionality Polyols and Their Use in Polyurethane Coatings. ChemSusChem. 5(2). 419–429. 108 indexed citations

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Wong, Shing Chung Josh, et al.. (2004). Graphene nanoplatelet reinforced polymer coatings. 2. 1733–1737. 1 indexed citations

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