Lauri Valtola

981 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Lauri Valtola is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lauri Valtola has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 2 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lauri Valtola's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (3 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (3 papers). Lauri Valtola is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (3 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (3 papers). Lauri Valtola collaborates with scholars based in Finland and Canada. Lauri Valtola's co-authors include Heikki Tenhu, Antti Laukkanen, Jouni Hirvonen, Françoise M. Winnik, Sami Hietala, Peter Denifl, Mikko Karesoja, Carl‐Eric Wilén, Janne Raula and Esko I. Kauppinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Macromolecules and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Lauri Valtola

7 papers receiving 844 citations

Hit Papers

Cytotoxicity of thermosensitive polymers poly(N-isopropyl... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Cytotoxicity of thermosensitive polymers poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) and amphiphilically modified poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)
    2004 578 citations Antti Laukkanen, Lauri Valtola et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lauri Valtola Finland 7 361 355 340 265 203 7 859
Xiangchun Yin China 12 453 1.3× 621 1.7× 286 0.8× 204 0.8× 242 1.2× 17 1.1k
Chandra Sekhar Biswas China 19 280 0.8× 403 1.1× 250 0.7× 229 0.9× 126 0.6× 43 946
Mark A. Ward United Kingdom 6 452 1.3× 536 1.5× 438 1.3× 316 1.2× 160 0.8× 7 1.1k
Mi Kyong Yoo South Korea 13 315 0.9× 212 0.6× 240 0.7× 234 0.9× 96 0.5× 20 728
Cansel Tuncer Türkiye 8 208 0.6× 388 1.1× 320 0.9× 345 1.3× 181 0.9× 23 1.0k
Gökhan Kocak Türkiye 6 183 0.5× 368 1.0× 298 0.9× 328 1.2× 148 0.7× 8 944
Jeremiah W. Woodcock United States 14 181 0.5× 362 1.0× 215 0.6× 154 0.6× 126 0.6× 37 733
Andrew F. Mason United States 10 204 0.6× 604 1.7× 311 0.9× 169 0.6× 67 0.3× 12 940
Tuğçe Nihal Gevrek Türkiye 20 148 0.4× 432 1.2× 291 0.9× 375 1.4× 224 1.1× 32 983
Nalini Gupta United States 7 234 0.6× 572 1.6× 295 0.9× 333 1.3× 157 0.8× 9 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lauri Valtola

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lauri Valtola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lauri Valtola

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lauri Valtola. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lauri Valtola 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 Lauri Valtola. Lauri Valtola is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Valtola, Lauri, Antti Rahikkala, Janne Raula, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and lectin recognition of glycosylated amphiphilic nanoparticles. European Polymer Journal. 59. 282–289. 11 indexed citations
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Valtola, Lauri, Mikko Karesoja, Heikki Tenhu, et al.. (2014). Breath figure templated semifluorinated block copolymers with tunable surface properties and binding capabilities. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(1). 8 indexed citations
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Valtola, Lauri, Mikko Karesoja, Sami Hietala, et al.. (2009). Tailored surface properties of semi-fluorinated block copolymers by electrospinning. Polymer. 50(14). 3103–3110. 45 indexed citations
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Valtola, Lauri, Sami Hietala, Heikki Tenhu, Peter Denifl, & Carl‐Eric Wilén. (2008). Association behavior and properties of copolymers of perfluorooctyl ethyl methacrylate and eicosanyl methacrylate. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 20(3). 225–234. 13 indexed citations
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Laukkanen, Antti, Lauri Valtola, Françoise M. Winnik, & Heikki Tenhu. (2005). Thermosensitive graft copolymers of an amphiphilic macromonomer and N-vinylcaprolactam: synthesis and solution properties in dilute aqueous solutions below and above the LCST. Polymer. 46(18). 7055–7065. 30 indexed citations
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Laukkanen, Antti, et al.. (2004). Cytotoxicity of thermosensitive polymers poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) and amphiphilically modified poly(N-vinylcaprolactam). Biomaterials. 26(16). 3055–3064. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Laukkanen, Antti, Lauri Valtola, Françoise M. Winnik, & Heikki Tenhu. (2004). Formation of Colloidally Stable Phase Separated Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) in Water:  A Study by Dynamic Light Scattering, Microcalorimetry, and Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry. Macromolecules. 37(6). 2268–2274. 174 indexed citations

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