R. H. Marchessault

14.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
218 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

R. H. Marchessault is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. H. Marchessault has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Biomaterials, 51 papers in Organic Chemistry and 47 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in R. H. Marchessault's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (97 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (37 papers). R. H. Marchessault is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (97 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (37 papers). R. H. Marchessault collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. R. H. Marchessault's co-authors include Robert W. Lenz, Yves Deslandes, Terry L. Bluhm, Gordon K. Hamer, A. Sarko, Colin A. Fyfe, Changhao Liang, Frederick G. Morin, Serge Pérez and Richard P. N. Veregin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. H. Marchessault

216 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Bacterial Polyesters:  Biosynthesis, Biodegradable Plastics and Biotechnology
    2004 591 citations R. H. Marchessault et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. H. Marchessault 6.8k 2.4k 1.9k 1.8k 1.8k 218 10.9k
William J. Orts 5.3k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 740 0.4× 514 0.3× 3.0k 1.7× 195 9.6k
Cyrille Rochas 2.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 108 0.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 181 8.4k
Thomas Rosenau 6.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 168 0.1× 1.7k 1.0× 5.4k 3.1× 519 12.9k
Harumi Sato 3.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 543 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 166 6.2k
Antje Potthast 6.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 188 0.1× 1.0k 0.6× 5.4k 3.0× 418 11.7k
Asit Baran Mandal 1.9k 0.3× 740 0.3× 595 0.3× 3.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.0× 330 10.5k
Hui Li 1.1k 0.2× 557 0.2× 204 0.1× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 347 11.1k
Wolfgang Zimmermann 3.7k 0.5× 241 0.1× 4.2k 2.3× 457 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 190 8.2k
Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid 1.6k 0.2× 883 0.4× 209 0.1× 1.8k 1.0× 3.8k 2.2× 321 14.1k
V. Crescenzi 1.6k 0.2× 953 0.4× 101 0.1× 1.7k 0.9× 902 0.5× 188 6.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marchessault, R. H., et al.. (2010). Microbial medium chainlength poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate] shows liquid crystal behaviour. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 48(2). 271–275. 4 indexed citations
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Gaucher, Geneviève, R. H. Marchessault, & Jean‐Christophe Leroux. (2009). Polyester-based micelles and nanoparticles for the parenteral delivery of taxanes. Journal of Controlled Release. 143(1). 2–12. 269 indexed citations
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Thérien‐Aubin, Héloïse, et al.. (2007). Study of hydration of cross-linked high amylose starch by solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Research. 342(11). 1525–1529. 30 indexed citations
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Steinbüchel, A. & R. H. Marchessault. (2005). Humic substances, polyisoprenoids, polyesters, and polysaccharides. Wiley-VCH eBooks.
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Nguyen, Sophie & R. H. Marchessault. (2005). Graft copolymers of methyl methacrylate and poly([R]‐3‐hydroxybutyrate) macromonomers as candidates for inclusion in acrylic bone cement formulations: Compression testing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 77B(1). 5–12. 19 indexed citations
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Hany, Roland, René Hartmann, Sandro Brandenberger, et al.. (2005). Chemical synthesis and characterization of POSS-functionalized poly[3-hydroxyalkanoates]. Polymer. 46(14). 5025–5031. 30 indexed citations
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Jurášek, L. & R. H. Marchessault. (2004). Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) granule formation in Ralstonia eutropha cells: a computer simulation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 64(5). 611–617. 36 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Sophie & R. H. Marchessault. (2004). Synthesis and Properties of Graft Copolymers Based on Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) Macromonomers. Macromolecular Bioscience. 4(3). 262–268. 27 indexed citations
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Lütke‐Eversloh, Tina, Andreas Fischer, Uwe Remminghorst, et al.. (2002). Biosynthesis of novel thermoplastic polythioesters by engineered Escherichia coli. Nature Materials. 1(4). 236–240. 125 indexed citations
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Trempe, Jean‐François, Frederick G. Morin, Zhicheng Xia, R. H. Marchessault, & Kalle Gehring. (2002). Characterization of polyacrylamide-stabilized Pf1 phage liquid crystals for protein NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 22(1). 83–87. 16 indexed citations
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Dufresne, Alain, et al.. (2001). Gamma-ray crosslinking of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate-co-undecenoate). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 29(2). 73–82. 47 indexed citations
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Marchessault, R. H., et al.. (2000). Magnetic nanostructured composites using alginates of different M/G ratios as polymeric matrix. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 27(1). 35–40. 53 indexed citations
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Marchessault, R. H., et al.. (1999). Determination of solubility parameters for poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 25(1-3). 207–215. 123 indexed citations
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Bail, Patricia Le, Frederick G. Morin, & R. H. Marchessault. (1999). Characterization of a crosslinked high amylose starch excipient. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 26(2-3). 193–200. 54 indexed citations
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Lenaerts, Vincent, et al.. (1998). Cross-linked high amylose starch for controlled release of drugs: recent advances. Journal of Controlled Release. 53(1-3). 225–234. 85 indexed citations
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VanderHart, David L., William J. Orts, & R. H. Marchessault. (1995). 13C NMR Determination of the Degree of Cocrystallization in Random Copolymers of Poly(.beta.-hydroxybutyrate-co-.beta.-hydroxyvalerate). Macromolecules. 28(19). 6394–6400. 60 indexed citations
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Veregin, Richard P. N., Colin A. Fyfe, R. H. Marchessault, & Michael G. Taylor. (1986). Characterization of the crystalline A and B starch polymorphs and investigation of starch crystallization by high-resolution carbon-13 CP/MAS NMR. Macromolecules. 19(4). 1030–1034. 124 indexed citations
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Deslandes, Yves, et al.. (1984). Spherulitic precipitation of cellulose from amine‐oxide solutions. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 22(3). 163–171. 18 indexed citations
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Chanzy, H., et al.. (1979). Structural polymorphism of (1→4)—β—d—Xylan. Polymer. 20(8). 1037–1039. 20 indexed citations
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Nieduszynski, Ian A. & R. H. Marchessault. (1971). Structure of β-D-(1→4′)Xylan Hydrate. Nature. 232(5305). 46–47. 49 indexed citations

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