P.J. Herrera‐Franco

7.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

P.J. Herrera‐Franco is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P.J. Herrera‐Franco has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 37 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P.J. Herrera‐Franco's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (34 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (29 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (28 papers). P.J. Herrera‐Franco is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (34 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (29 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (28 papers). P.J. Herrera‐Franco collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, Colombia and United States. P.J. Herrera‐Franco's co-authors include Alex Valadez-González, José Manuel Cervantes‐Uc, Roberto Olayo, Lawrence T. Drzal, G. Canché‐Escamilla, Javier Cauich-Cupul, M.M. Castillo-Ortega, A. May‐Pat, D.E. Rodríguez-Félix and K. M. Entwistle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

P.J. Herrera‐Franco

89 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

A study of the mechanical properties of short natural-fiber reinforced composites

2005 709 citations P.J. Herrera‐Franco, Alex Valadez-González profile →
Review: Current international research into cellulosic fibres and composites

2001 702 citations P.J. Herrera‐Franco, G. Canché‐Escamilla et al. profile →
Effect of fiber surface treatment on the fiber–matrix bond strength of natural fiber reinforced composites

1999 659 citations Alex Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco et al. profile →
Comparison of methods for the measurement of fibre/matrix adhesion in composites

1992 442 citations P.J. Herrera‐Franco et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Influence of the geometry and printing materials on the impact behavior of nacre-like composites produced by additive manufacturing 2025 ·Thin-Walled Structures ·(unknown), J.G. Carrillo, E.A. Flores‐Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco, (unknown)	2
2	Ballistic Behavior of Bioinspired Nacre-like Composites 2023 ·Biomimetics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Luming Shen, J.G. Carrillo, P.J. Herrera‐Franco, E.A. Flores‐Johnson	4
3	Identification of micro‐failure processes of HDPE‐henequen fiber composite material by using acoustic emission monitoring: Effect of fiber surface modification 2023 ·Polymer Composites ·(unknown), Carlos Rolando Ríos‐Soberanis, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	8
4	Assessing the Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystal Content on the Biodegradation Kinetics of Multiscale Polylactic Acid Composites under Controlled Thermophilic Composting Conditions 2023 ·Polymers ·(unknown), (unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco, Alex Valadez-González	10
5	Comments on “Identification of micro‐failure processes of HDPE‐henequen fiber composite material by using acoustic emission monitoring: Effect of fiber surface modification” 2023 ·Polymer Composites ·(unknown), Carlos Rolando Ríos‐Soberanis, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	1
6	Facile synthesis of a TiO2-Al2O3-GnPs compound and its application in the photocatalytic degradation of Diuron 2022 ·Carbon Trends ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gladis Judith Labrada-Delgado, Salvador Fernández, P.J. Herrera‐Franco, Srinivas Godavarthi, G. Torres, Adrián Cervantes‐Uribe, Claudia G. Espinosa‐González	6
7	Using Factorial Design Methodology to Assess PLA-g-Ma and Henequen Microfibrillated Cellulose Content on the Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Composites 2017 ·International Journal of Polymer Science ·(unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco, Tamás Tábi, Alex Valadez-González	16
8	Photoelastic and numerical analyses of the stress distribution around a fiber in a pull‐out test for a thermoplastic fiber/epoxy resin composite 2017 ·Polymer Composites ·José Manuel Vázquez‐Rodríguez, E.A. Flores‐Johnson, P.J. Herrera‐Franco, P.I. Gonzalez‐Chi	12
9	Effect of the surface modification using MWCNTs with different L/D by two different methods of deposition on the IFSS of single carbon fiber-epoxy resin composite 2017 ·Carbon letters ·(unknown), Alex Valadez-González, Humberto Vázquez‐Torres, Pierre Giovanni Mani-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	8
10	Effect of fiber surface treatment on the incorporation of carbon nanotubes and on the micromechanical properties of a single-carbon fiber-epoxy matrix composite 2017 ·eXPRESS Polymer Letters ·(unknown), Alex Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	18
11	Preparation and Characterization of Coaxial Electrospun Fibers Containing Triclosan for Comparative Study of Release Properties with Amoxicillin and Epicatechin 2016 ·Current Drug Delivery ·D.E. Rodríguez-Félix, M.M. Castillo-Ortega, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), T. del Castillo-Castro, Francisco Rodríguez‐Félix, (unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco	3
12	Effect of fiber-matrix adhesion on the fracture behavior of a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic-modified epoxy matrix 2016 ·Carbon letters ·(unknown), A. Álvarez‐Castillo, Alex Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	11
13	Preparation by coaxial electrospinning and characterization of membranes releasing (−) epicatechin as scaffold for tissue engineering 2014 ·Materials Science and Engineering C ·M.M. Castillo-Ortega, (unknown), D.E. Rodríguez-Félix, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco	20
14	Preparation of extruded polyethylene/chitosan blends compatibilized with polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride 2013 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·(unknown), D.E. Rodríguez-Félix, (unknown), T. del Castillo-Castro, Maribel Plascencia‐Jatomea, Francisco Rodríguez‐Félix, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	59
15	PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL AND ACETYLATED THERMOPLASTIC CASSAVA STARCH 2011 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·José Hermínsul Mina Hernández, Alex Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco, Fabio Zuluaga, Silvio Delvasto	24
16	A study of the fracture toughness of acrylic composites using the essential work of fracture method 2010 ·Polymer Testing ·(unknown), G. Canché‐Escamilla, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	8
17	Biocomposites from abaca strands and polypropylene. Part I: Evaluation of the tensile properties 2009 ·Bioresource Technology ·Fabiola Vilaseca, Alex Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera‐Franco, M. Àngels Pèlach, Joan Pere López, Pere Mutjé	119
18	Modification of the fibre surface for the optimisation of mechanical properties in natural-fibre reinforced polymers 2009 ·International Journal of Materials and Product Technology ·Alex Valadez-González, (unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco	3
19	Mechanical properties of acrylate-grafted henequen cellulose fibers and their application in composites 1999 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·G. Canché‐Escamilla, Javier Cauich-Cupul, E. Mendizábal, J. E. Puig, Humberto Vázquez‐Torres, P.J. Herrera‐Franco	58
20	Physical and mechanical properties of henequen fibers 1991 ·Journal of Applied Polymer Science ·(unknown), P.J. Herrera‐Franco, P.I. Gonzalez‐Chi, Manuel Aguilar‐Vega	82

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