Karen De Clerck

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
185 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Karen De Clerck is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen De Clerck has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Biomaterials, 76 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Karen De Clerck's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (83 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (53 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (38 papers). Karen De Clerck is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (83 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (53 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (38 papers). Karen De Clerck collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Türkiye and Netherlands. Karen De Clerck's co-authors include Lien Van der Schueren, Steven De Meester, Lieve Van Landuyt, Colin Janssen, M. Claessens, Lode Daelemans, Hubert Rahier, Wim Van Paepegem, Philippe Westbroek and Bert De Schoenmaker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Karen De Clerck

180 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine se... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2011 2008 2025 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast
    2011 1.1k citations Steven De Meester, Karen De Clerck et al. profile →
  2. Non-thermal plasma treatment of textiles
    2008 460 citations Karen De Clerck et al. profile →
  3. Advancing Textile Waste Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities Across Polymer and Non-Polymer Fiber Types
    2025 22 citations Karen De Clerck, Steven De Meester 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
Karen De Clerck Belgium 42 2.8k 2.2k 1.7k 1.3k 982 185 7.0k
Gennaro Gentile Italy 38 2.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 966 1.0× 203 5.9k
Martin A. Hubbe United States 49 5.1k 1.8× 2.6k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 573 0.4× 641 0.7× 249 8.9k
Cornelia Vasile Romania 52 3.9k 1.4× 3.5k 1.6× 2.8k 1.6× 975 0.7× 820 0.8× 280 9.5k
Maria Emanuela Errico Italy 39 2.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 3.1k 1.8× 772 0.6× 465 0.5× 137 6.6k
Ning Yan Canada 54 3.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.6× 3.4k 2.0× 532 0.4× 347 0.4× 263 9.2k
Wim Thielemans Belgium 51 6.3k 2.2× 3.1k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 804 0.6× 656 0.7× 211 10.6k
Roberto Scaffaro Italy 49 4.0k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 2.8k 1.7× 952 0.7× 263 0.3× 209 7.1k
Jian Yu China 48 3.2k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 760 0.6× 333 0.3× 203 7.7k
Dongyeop X. Oh South Korea 39 2.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 642 0.5× 317 0.3× 125 5.8k
Changlei Xia China 56 2.3k 0.8× 3.9k 1.8× 2.2k 1.3× 659 0.5× 366 0.4× 301 10.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen De Clerck

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All Works

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Rando, Giulia, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Silvia Sfameni, Karen De Clerck, & Maria Rosaria Plutino. (2025). Sustainable functional electrospun polyamide 11/halloysite derivatives nanofibrous membranes for water treatment applications. Sustainable materials and technologies. 44. e01402–e01402. 1 indexed citations
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Takacs, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Kinetically Controlled Mesoporous Silica Films for Quasi-3D Nanoconfinement of Semicrystalline Polymers below Their Lamellae Dimensions. ACS Nano. 19(27). 25109–25121. 1 indexed citations
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Buysser, Klaartje De, et al.. (2025). Model-based molecular rules for electrospinning solutions to deliver well-defined organosilica membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 518. 164509–164509.
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Keer, Lies De, et al.. (2023). A dedicated protocol to capture orthosilicate crosslinking kinetics and Arrhenius parameters. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141701–141701. 7 indexed citations
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Buysser, Klaartje De, et al.. (2023). High capacity, silica-based anion-exchange nanofiber membranes for the selective recovery of lactic acid. Sustainable materials and technologies. 38. e00758–e00758. 4 indexed citations
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Schoolaert, Ella, Varoon Singh, Inge Gies, et al.. (2023). Point-of-care applicable metabotyping using biofluid-specific electrospun MetaSAMPs directly amenable to ambient LA-REIMS. Science Advances. 9(23). eade9933–eade9933. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Thomas Vervust, Lode Daelemans, et al.. (2021). Fully Integrated Flexible Dielectric Monitoring Sensor System for Real-Time In Situ Prediction of the Degree of Cure and Glass Transition Temperature of an Epoxy Resin. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 70. 1–9. 12 indexed citations
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Fusco, Alessandra, Bahareh Azimi, Maria Digiacomo, et al.. (2021). Immunomodulatory Activity of Electrospun Polyhydroxyalkanoate Fiber Scaffolds Incorporating Olive Leaf Extract. Applied Sciences. 11(9). 4006–4006. 18 indexed citations
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Phan, Kim B., Steven De Meester, Katleen Raes, Karen De Clerck, & Véronique Van Speybroeck. (2021). A Comparative Study on the Photophysical Properties of Anthocyanins and Pyranoanthocyanins. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(19). 5956–5971. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Sisi, Dagmar D’hooge, Lode Daelemans, et al.. (2020). The Transferability and Design of Commercial Printer Settings in PLA/PBAT Fused Filament Fabrication. Polymers. 12(11). 2573–2573. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Sisi, Lode Daelemans, Rudinei Fiório, et al.. (2019). Improving Mechanical Properties for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing of Poly(Lactic Acid) by Annealing and Blending with Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate). Polymers. 11(9). 1529–1529. 57 indexed citations
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Darko, Godfred, et al.. (2015). Steady state electrospinning of uniform polyethersulfone nanofibers using a non-heated solvent mixture. Applied Nanoscience. 6(6). 837–845. 8 indexed citations
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Daelemans, Lode, Sam van der Heijden, Ives De Baere, et al.. (2015). Nanofibre bridging as a toughening mechanism in carbon/epoxy composite laminates interleaved with electrospun polyamide nanofibrous veils. Composites Science and Technology. 117. 244–256. 142 indexed citations
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Daelemans, Lode, Sam van der Heijden, Ives De Baere, et al.. (2015). Bisphenol A based polyester binder as an effective interlaminar toughener. Composites Part B Engineering. 80. 145–153. 19 indexed citations
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Decostere, Bjorge, Nele Daels, Sander De Vrieze, et al.. (2009). Performance assessment of electrospun nanofibers for filter applications. Desalination. 249(3). 942–948. 117 indexed citations
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Vrieze, Sander De, et al.. (2008). Poster: The effect of temperature and humidity on electrospinning. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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