Ian Major

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ian Major is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Major has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Automotive Engineering, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ian Major's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (28 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers). Ian Major is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (28 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers). Ian Major collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Italy. Ian Major's co-authors include Declan M. Devine, Emma J. Murphy, Christopher McConville, John G. Lyons, Emanuele Rezoagli, Evert Fuenmayor, Neil J. Rowan, John G. Laffey, Zhi Cao and Karl Malcolm and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Ian Major

80 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Polysaccharides—Naturally Occurring Immune Modulators 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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.

  1. Polysaccharides—Naturally Occurring Immune Modulators
    2023 77 citations Emma J. Murphy, Therese Montgomery et al. Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Major Ireland 25 566 531 403 259 207 88 2.1k
Ying Cao China 39 1.1k 2.0× 203 0.4× 518 1.3× 295 1.1× 272 1.3× 226 5.0k
Dasmawati Mohamad Malaysia 19 1.5k 2.6× 279 0.5× 750 1.9× 118 0.5× 225 1.1× 73 4.6k
Yiwei Wang China 31 1.2k 2.0× 212 0.4× 1.2k 2.9× 153 0.6× 112 0.5× 117 3.4k
Adam Junka Poland 28 516 0.9× 136 0.3× 535 1.3× 172 0.7× 259 1.3× 140 2.6k
Phong A. Tran Australia 32 1.6k 2.9× 236 0.4× 680 1.7× 130 0.5× 154 0.7× 92 3.1k
Yanguo Qin China 25 1.5k 2.6× 201 0.4× 810 2.0× 229 0.9× 65 0.3× 85 3.2k
Ana Bettencourt Portugal 26 822 1.5× 128 0.2× 535 1.3× 48 0.2× 51 0.2× 92 2.3k
Fatemeh Sharifi Iran 25 521 0.9× 54 0.1× 510 1.3× 154 0.6× 190 0.9× 104 2.4k
Andrea Cochis Italy 32 1.7k 2.9× 138 0.3× 656 1.6× 156 0.6× 105 0.5× 122 3.1k
Margarida M. Fernandes Portugal 28 1.2k 2.1× 89 0.2× 721 1.8× 131 0.5× 93 0.4× 81 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Major

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Major

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ian Major. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ian Major. The network helps show where Ian Major may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Major

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Major. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Major based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ian Major. Ian Major is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Giovanela, Marcelo, Mariana Roesch‐Ely, Noel Gately, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Synergy of Metallic Antimicrobial Agents in Ternary Blends of PHB/PLA/PCL. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 113(1). e37857–e37857. 5 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Farnoosh, et al.. (2025). Structurally tuned drug release from hybrid manufactured tablets via overprinting and overmolding. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 682. 125944–125944.
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Paraskar, Pavan M., et al.. (2025). Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of hemp oil epoxidation with density functional theory insights into unsaturated fatty acid epoxidation and ring-opening reactions. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 22. 100749–100749. 1 indexed citations
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Paraskar, Pavan M., et al.. (2024). Sustainable polyurethane coatings derived from alkyds of Camelina oil monoglycerides. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(41). 4 indexed citations
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Major, Ian, et al.. (2024). Effects of 3D printing parameters on the flexural properties of semi-crystalline PEKK. Materials Today Communications. 42. 111152–111152. 5 indexed citations
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Abbasi, Amin, et al.. (2024). Inverse vulcanized sulfur-styrene polymers as effective plasticizers for polystyrene. Polymer Testing. 140. 108625–108625. 3 indexed citations
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Major, Ian, et al.. (2023). Synergy Assessment of Four Antimicrobial Bioactive Compounds for the Combinational Treatment of Bacterial Pathogens. Biomedicines. 11(8). 2216–2216. 5 indexed citations
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Crespo, Janaína da Silva, et al.. (2023). Designing Sustainable Polymer Blends: Tailoring Mechanical Properties and Degradation Behaviour in PHB/PLA/PCL Blends in a Seawater Environment. Polymers. 15(13). 2874–2874. 23 indexed citations
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Murphy, Emma J., Therese Montgomery, Robert Pogue, et al.. (2023). Polysaccharides—Naturally Occurring Immune Modulators. Polymers. 15(10). 2373–2373. 77 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crespo, Janaína da Silva, et al.. (2022). Process Optimization for the 3D Printing of PLA and HNT Composites with Arburg Plastic Freeforming. Journal of Composites Science. 6(10). 309–309. 9 indexed citations
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Zanjanijam, Ali Reza, Ian Major, John G. Lyons, Ugo Lafont, & Declan M. Devine. (2020). Fused Filament Fabrication of PEEK: A Review of Process-Structure-Property Relationships. Polymers. 12(8). 1665–1665. 166 indexed citations
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Fuenmayor, Evert, et al.. (2019). Influence of Annealing and Biaxial Expansion on the Properties of Poly(l-Lactic Acid) Medical Tubing. Polymers. 11(7). 1172–1172. 20 indexed citations
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Major, Ian, et al.. (2019). Faster Release of Lumen-Loaded Drugs than Matrix-Loaded Equivalent in Polylactic Acid/Halloysite Nanotubes. Materials. 12(11). 1830–1830. 23 indexed citations
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Fuenmayor, Evert, et al.. (2018). Material Considerations for Fused-Filament Fabrication of Solid Dosage Forms. Pharmaceutics. 10(2). 44–44. 119 indexed citations
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McCoy, Clare F., Peter D. W. Boyd, Ian Major, et al.. (2014). Development of Reservoir Vaginal Rings Containing Dapivirine or Hormonal Contraceptive Steroids. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A68–A68. 1 indexed citations

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