Nicolas Spassky

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Spassky is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Spassky has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Organic Chemistry, 38 papers in Biomaterials and 33 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Spassky's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (38 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (24 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (23 papers). Nicolas Spassky is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (38 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (24 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (23 papers). Nicolas Spassky collaborates with scholars based in France, Serbia and Bulgaria. Nicolas Spassky's co-authors include Alain Le Borgne, Muriel Wisniewski, Christian Pluta, Maurice Sépulchre, Pierre Sigwalt, Robert E. Prud’homme, José-Ramon Sarasua, Vesna Šimić, Alain Leborgne and L.G. Hubert-Pfalzgraf and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Spassky

116 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Highly stereoelective polymerization of rac‐(D,L)‐lactide... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 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. Highly stereoelective polymerization of rac‐(D,L)‐lactide with a chiral schiff's base/aluminium alkoxide initiator
    1996 557 citations Nicolas Spassky, Muriel Wisniewski et al. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Spassky France 27 2.4k 2.0k 1.8k 731 373 116 3.4k
Gert Schwarz Germany 33 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 632 0.4× 1.8k 2.5× 793 2.1× 139 3.4k
Christophe Boisson France 34 1.1k 0.5× 2.6k 1.3× 588 0.3× 677 0.9× 658 1.8× 131 3.5k
Eric F. Connor United States 19 1.2k 0.5× 2.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 221 0.3× 360 1.0× 24 3.4k
Parisa Mehrkhodavandi Canada 35 2.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 319 0.4× 426 1.1× 76 3.4k
Marina Lamberti Italy 30 1.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 149 0.2× 405 1.1× 86 2.5k
Yuushou Nakayama Japan 31 871 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 296 0.4× 464 1.2× 164 3.2k
Zhiquan Shen China 27 697 0.3× 685 0.3× 318 0.2× 432 0.6× 376 1.0× 97 1.8k
Xiaoshuang Feng Saudi Arabia 29 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 661 0.9× 419 1.1× 77 2.5k
Nathan J. Van Zee France 19 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 958 0.5× 928 1.3× 427 1.1× 29 2.4k
Eiji Ihara Japan 34 509 0.2× 2.6k 1.3× 525 0.3× 435 0.6× 508 1.4× 126 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolas Spassky

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All Works

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Portinha, Daniel, Joël Belleney, Laurent Bouteiller, et al.. (2002). Formation of Nanoparticles of Polylactide-Containing Diblock Copolymers: Is Stereocomplexation the Driving Force?. Macromolecules. 35(5). 1484–1486. 24 indexed citations
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Šimić, Vesna, Sandrine Pensec, & Nicolas Spassky. (2000). Synthesis and characterization of some block copolymers of lactides with cyclic monomers using yttrium alkoxide as initiator. Macromolecular Symposia. 153(1). 109–121. 32 indexed citations
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Dunjić, Branko, et al.. (1998). Synthesis and rheological study of some maleic acid and fumaric acid stereoregular polyesters, 10. Synthesis and characterization ofα,ω-dihydroxyoligo(alkylene maleate)s. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 199(6). 1051–1055. 12 indexed citations
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Sarasua, José-Ramon, Robert E. Prud’homme, Muriel Wisniewski, Alain Le Borgne, & Nicolas Spassky. (1998). Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Polylactides. Macromolecules. 31(12). 3895–3905. 473 indexed citations
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Borgne, Alain Le, et al.. (1993). Ring‐opening oligomerization reactions using aluminium complexes of schiff's bases as initiators. Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 73(1). 37–46. 81 indexed citations
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Borgne, Alain Le, et al.. (1989). Stereoelective oligomerization of methyloxirane with a chiral aluminium complex of a Schiff's base as initiator. Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications. 10(12). 623–628. 42 indexed citations
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Malanga, Corrado, et al.. (1982). (S)-1,2-プロパンジオールの位置選択的ピラニル化. Synthetic Communications. 12(1). 67–70. 3 indexed citations
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Spassky, Nicolas, et al.. (1979). 光学活性ポリ(tert‐ブチルオキシラン)の合成と光学的性質. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 180(1). 131–146. 5 indexed citations
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Momtaz, Ardéchir, Nicolas Spassky, & Pierre Sigwalt. (1979). Polymerization of transdimethylthiirane with chiral initiators. Polymer Bulletin. 1(4). 267–273. 6 indexed citations
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Dumas, Philippe, Nicolas Spassky, & Pierre Sigwalt. (1974). Stereoelective polymerization of tert‐butyl thiirane. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 12(5). 1001–1010. 12 indexed citations
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Sépulchre, Maurice, et al.. (1974). 300 MHz 1H‐NMR study of poly(propylene sulfide). Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 12(8). 1683–1693. 24 indexed citations
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Moretti, Irene, Fabio Taddei, José Garcı́a de la Torre, & Nicolas Spassky. (1973). Configurational correlations for chiral epoxides by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in optically active solvents. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 25–25. 13 indexed citations
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Dumas, Philippe, Nicolas Spassky, & Pierre Sigwalt. (1972). Preparation and polymerization of racemic and optically active tert‐butyl thiirane. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 156(1). 55–64. 42 indexed citations
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Dumas, Philippe, Nicolas Spassky, & Pierre Sigwalt. (1972). Polymérisation et copolymérisation du sulfure de propylène amorcées par des systèmes dérivés du triéthylaluminium. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 156(1). 65–79. 10 indexed citations

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