Melissa Nikolić

877 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 658 citations indexed

About

Melissa Nikolić is a scholar working on Pollution, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Nikolić has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 658 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pollution, 3 papers in Biomaterials and 3 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Melissa Nikolić's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Melissa Nikolić is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Melissa Nikolić collaborates with scholars based in Australia. Melissa Nikolić's co-authors include Bronwyn Laycock, Steven E. Bottle, John M. Colwell, Peter J. Halley, Emilie Gauthier, Graeme A. George, Paul Lant, Bogdan C. Donose, Monica Arcos-Hernandez and Paul Luckman and has published in prestigious journals such as Progress in Polymer Science, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Polymer Degradation and Stability.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Nikolić

6 papers receiving 645 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.

Lifetime prediction of biodegradable polymers

2017 479 citations Bronwyn Laycock, Melissa Nikolić et al. Progress in Polymer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Nikolić Australia	6	480	332	154	125	120	6	658
Emilie Gauthier Australia	7	423 0.9×	287 0.9×	163 1.1×	118 0.9×	114 0.9×	13	652
Audrey Magnin France	6	387 0.8×	372 1.1×	141 0.9×	113 0.9×	88 0.7×	7	574
Zhi‐Chao Zhen China	14	320 0.7×	225 0.7×	142 0.9×	87 0.7×	120 1.0×	30	560
Yujuan Jin China	11	620 1.3×	300 0.9×	219 1.4×	76 0.6×	156 1.3×	39	878
Aleksandra Heimowska Poland	11	322 0.7×	257 0.8×	124 0.8×	72 0.6×	78 0.7×	24	488
Siddharth Mohan Bhasney India	14	677 1.4×	213 0.6×	235 1.5×	51 0.4×	159 1.3×	20	770
Rafael S. Kurusu Canada	14	343 0.7×	274 0.8×	185 1.2×	187 1.5×	182 1.5×	18	667
Adam A. Marek Poland	13	317 0.7×	199 0.6×	98 0.6×	76 0.6×	91 0.8×	32	493
M R M Julaihi Malaysia	5	348 0.7×	135 0.4×	119 0.8×	35 0.3×	130 1.1×	13	537
Maria Rutkowska Poland	16	466 1.0×	334 1.0×	433 2.8×	83 0.7×	103 0.9×	61	933

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Nikolić

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Nikolić

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Nikolić

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

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Nikolić, Melissa, Emilie Gauthier, John M. Colwell, et al.. (2017). The challenges in lifetime prediction of oxodegradable polyolefin and biodegradable polymer films. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 145. 102–119. 36 indexed citations

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Laycock, Bronwyn, Melissa Nikolić, John M. Colwell, et al.. (2017). Lifetime prediction of biodegradable polymers. Progress in Polymer Science. 71. 144–189. 479 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nikolić, Melissa, Emilie Gauthier, Bronwyn Laycock, et al.. (2015). The effect of common agrichemicals on the environmental stability of polyethylene films. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 120. 53–60. 22 indexed citations

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Gauthier, Emilie, Melissa Nikolić, R. W. Truss, Bronwyn Laycock, & Peter J. Halley. (2015). Effect of soil environment on the photo‐degradation of polyethylene films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(39). 15 indexed citations

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Colwell, John M., Melissa Nikolić, Steven E. Bottle, & Graeme A. George. (2013). Sensitive luminescence techniques to study the early stages of polymer oxidation. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 98(12). 2436–2444. 16 indexed citations

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Arcos-Hernandez, Monica, Bronwyn Laycock, Steven Pratt, et al.. (2012). Biodegradation in a soil environment of activated sludge derived polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV). Polymer Degradation and Stability. 97(11). 2301–2312. 90 indexed citations

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