LaShanda T. J. Korley

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

LaShanda T. J. Korley is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, LaShanda T. J. Korley has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Biomaterials, 42 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in LaShanda T. J. Korley's work include Polymer composites and self-healing (28 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (24 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (21 papers). LaShanda T. J. Korley is often cited by papers focused on Polymer composites and self-healing (28 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (24 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (21 papers). LaShanda T. J. Korley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. LaShanda T. J. Korley's co-authors include Thomas H. Epps, Anthony J. Ryan, Brett A. Helms, Paula T. Hammond, Alex M. Jordan, Brian D. Pate, Edwin L. Thomas, Eric Baer, Gary E. Wnek and Nandula D. Wanasekara and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

LaShanda T. J. Korley

99 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Toward polymer upcycling—adding value and tackling circul... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Toward polymer upcycling—adding value and tackling circularity
    2021 525 citations LaShanda T. J. Korley, Thomas H. Epps et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
LaShanda T. J. Korley United States 31 1.4k 1.4k 993 757 607 108 3.5k
Hyeonyeol Jeon South Korea 31 1.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 597 0.8× 268 0.4× 86 3.3k
Erlantz Lizundia Spain 47 2.5k 1.7× 965 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 422 0.6× 618 1.0× 165 5.8k
Jen‐Taut Yeh Taiwan 33 1.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.7× 533 0.5× 354 0.5× 585 1.0× 181 3.9k
Jun Mo Koo South Korea 28 1.4k 1.0× 795 0.6× 917 0.9× 239 0.3× 180 0.3× 79 2.5k
Nathanaël Guigo France 36 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.9× 437 0.6× 543 0.9× 106 3.7k
Tuan Liu China 28 974 0.7× 2.9k 2.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 917 1.5× 76 3.9k
Ke‐Ke Yang China 42 2.1k 1.5× 2.9k 2.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 766 1.3× 164 5.1k
Fabio Bertini Italy 35 830 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 747 0.8× 1.1k 1.5× 214 0.4× 150 3.7k
Hossein Ali Khonakdar Iran 32 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 287 0.4× 310 0.5× 202 3.2k
Laura Peponi Spain 37 2.5k 1.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 351 0.5× 229 0.4× 102 3.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schyns, Zoé O. G., et al.. (2025). Sustainable upcycling of polyethylene waste to compatibilizers and valuable chemicals. Green Chemistry. 27(40). 12642–12658.
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Grunlan, Melissa A., LaShanda T. J. Korley, Qinghuang Lin, et al.. (2025). PMSE Centennial: Celebration of Success and New Frontiers in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering. ACS Macro Letters. 14(10). 1465–1475.
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Young, James B., Rhys W. Hughes, Leon Mann, et al.. (2025). Bulk Depolymerization of Polystyrene with Comonomer Radical Triggers. ACS Macro Letters. 14(5). 576–581. 7 indexed citations
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Hughes, Rhys W., et al.. (2025). Retrofitting PMMA with a Thermal Trigger for Efficient Depolymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(23). 19485–19490. 6 indexed citations
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Jang, Daseul, et al.. (2025). A bio-inspired approach to engineering water-responsive, mechanically-adaptive materials. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 10(4). 264–278.
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Liu, Siyuan, et al.. (2025). Enhanced thermal response of 3D-printed bilayer hydrogels via nanoclay incorporation. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 10(9). 755–764.
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Epps, Thomas H., et al.. (2024). Hydrogenolysis of Poly(Ethylene‐co‐Vinyl Alcohol) and Related Polymer Blends over Ruthenium Heterogeneous Catalysts. ChemSusChem. 17(18). e202400238–e202400238. 3 indexed citations
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Kots, Pavel A., Zachary R. Hinton, Thomas H. Epps, et al.. (2024). Effect of reaction media on hydrogenolysis of polyethylene plastic waste: Polymer-surface interactions in small alkane/polymer blends. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 351. 123969–123969. 19 indexed citations
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O’Dea, Robert M., et al.. (2024). Toward Circular Recycling of Polyurethanes: Depolymerization and Recovery of Isocyanates. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 1471–1479. 19 indexed citations
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Korley, LaShanda T. J., et al.. (2024). Tuning the thermal response of 3D-printed bilayer hydrogels via architectural control using binary ethanol–water solvent systems. RSC Applied Polymers. 2(6). 1062–1073. 3 indexed citations
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Hinton, Zachary R., Renjing Huang, Thomas H. Epps, et al.. (2024). Increase in the effective viscosity of polyethylene under extreme nanoconfinement. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 160(2). 6 indexed citations
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Jang, Daseul, et al.. (2023). Leveraging peptide–cellulose interactions to tailor the hierarchy and mechanics of peptide–polymer hybrids. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(24). 5594–5606. 7 indexed citations
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Jang, Daseul, Roberto D. Ortuso, Christoph Weder, et al.. (2022). Comparing Percolation and Alignment of Cellulose Nanocrystals for the Reinforcement of Polyurethane Nanocomposites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(5). 7270–7282. 38 indexed citations
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Jang, Daseul, et al.. (2021). Engineering bio-inspired peptide–polyurea hybrids with thermo-responsive shape memory behaviour. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 6(12). 1003–1015. 17 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni, et al.. (2020). Virtual Congressional Education Briefing: End of Life for Bioplastics. Industrial Biotechnology. 16(6). 349–358. 2 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Sourav, Pierre Brodard, LaShanda T. J. Korley, et al.. (2019). Melt-Spun Nanocomposite Fibers Reinforced with Aligned Tunicate Nanocrystals. Polymers. 11(12). 1912–1912. 13 indexed citations
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Prévôt, Marianne E., Chenhui Zhu, Zhorro Nikolov, et al.. (2017). Liquid crystal elastomer foams with elastic properties specifically engineered as biodegradable brain tissue scaffolds. Soft Matter. 14(3). 354–360. 65 indexed citations

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