Michael S. Silverstein

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Silverstein is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Silverstein has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Materials Chemistry, 48 papers in Organic Chemistry and 47 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Silverstein's work include Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (57 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (35 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (19 papers). Michael S. Silverstein is often cited by papers focused on Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (57 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (35 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (19 papers). Michael S. Silverstein collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and China. Michael S. Silverstein's co-authors include Inna Gurevitch, Tao Zhang, M. Narkis, Yulia Lumelsky, Rajashekharayya A. Sanguramath, Noa Cohen, O. Breuer, Sebastijan Kovačič, Gennady E. Shter and Gideon S. Grader and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, Progress in Polymer Science and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Silverstein

124 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

PolyHIPEs: Recent advances in emulsion-templated porous polymers

2013 604 citations Michael S. Silverstein Progress in Polymer Science profile →
Emulsion Templating: Porous Polymers and Beyond

2019 325 citations Michael S. Silverstein et al. Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Silverstein Israel	44	3.8k	2.1k	1.4k	888	841	126	5.5k
Fuxin Liang China	38	3.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	352 0.2×	419 0.5×	799 1.0×	158	4.4k
Qiangguo Du China	32	1.8k 0.5×	705 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	248 0.3×	762 0.9×	95	3.4k
Haitao Wang China	30	1.6k 0.4×	644 0.3×	876 0.6×	294 0.3×	600 0.7×	82	2.9k
Lei Li China	42	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	963 0.7×	112 0.1×	1.3k 1.6×	159	5.8k
Dominique Hourdet France	39	629 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	802 0.6×	213 0.2×	1.4k 1.7×	101	5.1k
Hongchen Dong United States	29	1.1k 0.3×	2.0k 0.9×	829 0.6×	69 0.1×	545 0.6×	42	3.4k
Guorong Shan China	39	892 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	79 0.1×	1.0k 1.2×	179	4.5k
In Woo Cheong South Korea	33	1.4k 0.4×	711 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	75 0.1×	1.1k 1.3×	144	3.6k
Per B. Zetterlund Australia	52	3.4k 0.9×	7.5k 3.6×	2.1k 1.5×	62 0.1×	2.3k 2.8×	275	10.2k

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Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof, et al.. (2025). Hierarchical porosity in emulsion-templated triblock copolymer-like structures: Mid-block degradation and end-block hypercrosslinking. Polymer. 323. 128158–128158. 4 indexed citations

Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2025). Emulsion templating: DIY versatility for the creative design of macroporous polymers. Progress in Polymer Science. 165. 101970–101970. 2 indexed citations

Machour, Majd, et al.. (2024). Emulsion-templated macroporous polycaprolactone: Synthesis, degradation, additive manufacturing, and cell-growth. Polymer. 320. 127971–127971. 7 indexed citations

Martinez, Michael R., et al.. (2024). Biodegradable Porous Poly(ε-caprolactone)s: Emulsion Templating Stabilization and Ring-Opening Cross-linking. Macromolecules. 57(24). 11796–11807. 6 indexed citations

Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2023). Encapsulating an inorganic phase change material within emulsion-templated polymers: Thermal energy storage and release. Polymer. 276. 125947–125947. 23 indexed citations

Lamson, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Highly efficient and tunable miktoarm stars for HIPE stabilization and polyHIPE synthesis. Polymer. 217. 123444–123444. 18 indexed citations

Gurevitch, Inna, et al.. (2015). Carbons with a hierarchical porous structure through the pyrolysis of hypercrosslinked emulsion-templated polymers. Polymer. 72. 453–463. 57 indexed citations

Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2015). Hydrogel-filled, semi-crystalline, nanoparticle-crosslinked, porous polymers from emulsion templating: Structure, properties, and shape memory. Polymer. 82. 262–273. 33 indexed citations

Cohen, Noa & Michael S. Silverstein. (2012). One-Pot Emulsion-Templated Synthesis of an Elastomer-Filled Hydrogel Framework. Macromolecules. 45(3). 1612–1621. 55 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2008). Cross-linker flexibility in porous crystalline polymers synthesized from long side-chain monomers through emulsion templating. Soft Matter. 4(8). 1630–1630. 52 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2008). Crystallinity and Cross-Linking in Porous Polymers Synthesized from Long Side Chain Monomers through Emulsion Templating. Macromolecules. 41(11). 3930–3938. 68 indexed citations

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Siegwart, Daniel J., Wei Wu, Traian Sârbu, et al.. (2007). Solvent induced morphologies of poly(methyl methacrylate-b-ethylene oxide-b-methyl methacrylate) triblock copolymers synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. Polymer. 48(25). 7279–7290. 25 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2007). Effects of Plasma Exposure on SiCOH and Methyl Silsesquioxane Films. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4(9). 789–796. 10 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2007). Porous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels synthesized within high internal phase emulsions. Soft Matter. 3(12). 1525–1525. 120 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., Barry J. Bauer, Ronald C. Hedden, Hae‐Jeong Lee, & Brian Landes. (2006). SANS and XRR Porosimetry of a Polyphenylene Low-k Dielectric. Macromolecules. 39(8). 2998–3006. 7 indexed citations

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Narkis, M., et al.. (2004). Polymerized high internal phase emulsions containing a porogen: Specific surface area and sorption. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 94(5). 2233–2239. 51 indexed citations

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Narkis, M., et al.. (2002). Polymerized high internal‐phase emulsions: Properties and interaction with water. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 84(11). 2018–2027. 70 indexed citations

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Narkis, M., et al.. (2002). Modification of porous suspension‐PVC particles by stabilizer‐free aqueous dispersion polymerization of absorbed monomers. Polymer Engineering and Science. 42(5). 911–924. 8 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Michael S., et al.. (2001). Silane‐modified PVC pervaporation membranes for bromoform/water separation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 81(6). 1429–1438. 9 indexed citations

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Narkis, M., et al.. (1997). Film formation and crack development in plasma polymerized hexamethyldisiloxane. Polymer Engineering and Science. 37(7). 1188–1194. 14 indexed citations

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