Nitar Nwe

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Nitar Nwe is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nitar Nwe has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biomaterials, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Nitar Nwe's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (11 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (5 papers) and Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (5 papers). Nitar Nwe is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (11 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (5 papers) and Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (5 papers). Nitar Nwe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Thailand and Singapore. Nitar Nwe's co-authors include Hiroshi Tamura, R. Jayakumar, Seiichi Tokura, Tetsuya Furuike, Willem F. Stevens, Suwalee Chandrkrachang, H. Nagahama, T. Kashiki, Sek Man Wong and Teck Koon Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbohydrate Polymers, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nitar Nwe

22 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials

2006 524 citations R. Jayakumar, Nitar Nwe et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nitar Nwe Japan	16	797	300	296	239	126	22	1.4k
Ruth Harris Spain	10	774 1.0×	294 1.0×	193 0.7×	136 0.6×	244 1.9×	14	1.4k
Shunqing Tang China	23	674 0.8×	196 0.7×	369 1.2×	161 0.7×	79 0.6×	62	1.4k
Marian Mengíbar Spain	14	968 1.2×	476 1.6×	226 0.8×	220 0.9×	194 1.5×	16	1.8k
Kristoffer Tømmeraas Denmark	14	380 0.5×	281 0.9×	184 0.6×	118 0.5×	101 0.8×	20	931
B. Elorza Spain	12	742 0.9×	276 0.9×	295 1.0×	113 0.5×	264 2.1×	17	1.6k
Hongguo Xie China	22	349 0.4×	222 0.7×	416 1.4×	250 1.0×	170 1.3×	50	1.6k
Danilo M. dos Santos Brazil	24	881 1.1×	239 0.8×	669 2.3×	142 0.6×	128 1.0×	72	1.8k
Rejane Celi Goy Brazil	5	1.0k 1.3×	218 0.7×	232 0.8×	192 0.8×	165 1.3×	6	1.7k
Farooqahmed S. Kittur United States	15	890 1.1×	610 2.0×	281 0.9×	529 2.2×	112 0.9×	34	2.1k
Natália Ferraz Sweden	24	907 1.1×	148 0.5×	449 1.5×	142 0.6×	74 0.6×	51	1.7k

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Nwe, Nitar, et al.. (2016). Spinning Process of Chitosan Fiber with Low Concentration of Formic Acid Solution and its Characteristics. 1(1). 24–34. 3 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar. (2015). Biopolymers Based Micro- and Nano-Materials. 2 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, Tetsuya Furuike, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2014). Isolation and Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan from Marine Origin. Advances in food and nutrition research. 72. 1–15. 26 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, et al.. (2012). Methods of <i>N</i>-acetylated chitosan scaffolds and its <i>In-vitro</i> biodegradation by lysozyme. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 5(1). 15–23. 41 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, Tetsuya Furuike, Issey Osaka, et al.. (2010). Laboratory scale production of 13C labeled chitosan by fungi Absidia coerulea and Gongronella butleri grown in solid substrate and submerged fermentation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 84(2). 743–750. 16 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, Tetsuya Furuike, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2009). Fate of chitosan scaffolds and membranes in preparation of double layered scaffold for skin regeneration template. 15(2). 178. 1 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, Tetsuya Furuike, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2009). Selection of a biopolymer based on attachment, morphology and proliferation of fibroblast NIH/3T3 cells for the development of a biodegradable tissue regeneration template: Alginate, bacterial cellulose and gelatin. Process Biochemistry. 45(4). 457–466. 32 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, Tetsuya Furuike, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2009). The Mechanical and Biological Properties of Chitosan Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration Templates Are Significantly Enhanced by Chitosan from.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 2(2). 374–398. 2 indexed citations

Nwe, Nitar, et al.. (2008). Production and effectiveness of SMART® organic fertilizer from marine biowastes. Journal of Biotechnology. 136. S590–S590. 2 indexed citations

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Jayakumar, R., et al.. (2008). Synthesis, Characterization and Biospecific Degradation Behavior of Sulfated Chitin. Macromolecular Symposia. 264(1). 163–167. 19 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar, Willem F. Stevens, Didier Montēt, Seiichi Tokura, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2007). Decomposition of myceliar matrix and extraction of chitosan from Gongronella butleri USDB 0201 and Absidia coerulea ATCC 14076. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 43(1). 2–7. 11 indexed citations

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Nagahama, H., T. Kashiki, Nitar Nwe, et al.. (2007). Preparation of biodegradable chitin/gelatin membranes with GlcNAc for tissue engineering applications. Carbohydrate Polymers. 73(3). 456–463. 66 indexed citations

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Nagahama, H., et al.. (2007). Novel biodegradable chitin membranes for tissue engineering applications. Carbohydrate Polymers. 73(2). 295–302. 92 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar, Willem F. Stevens, Seiichi Tokura, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2007). Characterization of chitosan and chitosan–glucan complex extracted from the cell wall of fungus Gongronella butleri USDB 0201 by enzymatic method. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 42(3). 242–251. 35 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar, Qigai He, Sudarat Damrongwatanapokin, et al.. (2006). Expression of hemagglutinin protein from the avian influenza virus H5N1 in a baculovirus/insect cell system significantly enhanced by suspension culture. BMC Microbiology. 6(1). 16–16. 34 indexed citations

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Jayakumar, R., Nitar Nwe, Seiichi Tokura, & Hiroshi Tamura. (2006). Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 40(3). 175–181. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nwe, Nitar, et al.. (2006). Chitosan as a growth stimulator in orchid tissue culture. Plant Science. 170(6). 1185–1190. 153 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar & Willem F. Stevens. (2003). Effect of urea on fungal chitosan production in solid substrate fermentation. Process Biochemistry. 39(11). 1639–1642. 37 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar & Willem F. Stevens. (2002). Chitosan isolation from the chitosan-glucan complex of fungal cell wall using amylolytic enzymes. Biotechnology Letters. 24(18). 1461–1464. 17 indexed citations

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Nwe, Nitar & Willem F. Stevens. (2002). Production of fungal chitosan by solid substrate fermentation followed by enzymatic extraction. Biotechnology Letters. 24(2). 131–134. 38 indexed citations

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