R. H. Marchessault

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

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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.

Bacterial Polyesters: Biosynthesis, Biodegradable Plastics and Biotechnology

2004 591 citations Robert W. Lenz, R. H. Marchessault Biomacromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. H. Marchessault Canada	56	6.8k	2.4k	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	218	10.9k
William J. Orts United States	50	5.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	740 0.4×	514 0.3×	3.0k 1.7×	195	9.6k
Cyrille Rochas France	50	2.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	108 0.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	181	8.4k
Thomas Rosenau Austria	59	6.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	168 0.1×	1.7k 1.0×	5.4k 3.1×	519	12.9k
Harumi Sato Japan	41	3.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	543 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	166	6.2k
Asit Baran Mandal India	55	1.9k 0.3×	740 0.3×	595 0.3×	3.3k 1.8×	1.7k 1.0×	330	10.5k
Antje Potthast Austria	59	6.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	188 0.1×	1.0k 0.6×	5.4k 3.0×	418	11.7k
Wolfgang Zimmermann Germany	47	3.7k 0.5×	241 0.1×	4.2k 2.3×	457 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	190	8.2k
Hui Li China	56	1.1k 0.2×	557 0.2×	204 0.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	347	11.1k
Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid Malaysia	61	1.6k 0.2×	883 0.4×	209 0.1×	1.8k 1.0×	3.8k 2.2×	321	14.1k
V. Crescenzi Italy	41	1.6k 0.2×	953 0.4×	101 0.1×	1.7k 0.9×	902 0.5×	188	6.4k

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Bourbonnais, Robert & R. H. Marchessault. (2010). Application of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Granules for Sizing of Paper. Biomacromolecules. 11(4). 989–993. 36 indexed citations

Steinbüchel, A. & R. H. Marchessault. (2005). Humic substances, polyisoprenoids, polyesters, and polysaccharides. Wiley-VCH eBooks.

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

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

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

Pearce, R. & R. H. Marchessault. (1994). Multiple melting in blends of isotactic and atactic poly(β-hydroxybutyrate). Polymer. 35(18). 3990–3997. 93 indexed citations

Hocking, Philippa J. & R. H. Marchessault. (1993). Syndiotactic poly[(R,S)-?-hydroxybutyrate]isolated from methylaluminoxane-catalyzed polymerization. Polymer Bulletin. 30(2). 163–170. 34 indexed citations

Morin, Frederick G., et al.. (1991). Microstructure of bacterial poly(?-hydroxybutyrate-co-?-hydroxyvalerate) by FAB mass-spectrometry. Polymer Bulletin. 26(5). 549–556. 7 indexed citations

Dais, Photis & R. H. Marchessault. (1991). Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation of amylose and dynamic behavior of the hydroxymethyl group. Macromolecules. 24(16). 4611–4614. 13 indexed citations

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Bloembergen, Steven, David A. Holden, Terry L. Bluhm, Gordon K. Hamer, & R. H. Marchessault. (1987). Synthesis of crystalline .beta.-hydroxybutyrate/.beta.-hydroxyvalerate copolyesters by coordination polymerization of .beta.-lactones. Macromolecules. 20(12). 3086–3089. 20 indexed citations

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Fyfe, Colin A., P.J. Stephenson, Richard P. N. Veregin, Gordon K. Hamer, & R. H. Marchessault. (1984). Insights into the Lattice Structure of Cellulose II From the High Resolution CP/MAS Solid State¹³C NMR Spectrum of Cellotetraose. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 3(4). 663–673. 11 indexed citations

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Bluhm, Terry L., Yves Deslandes, R. H. Marchessault, Serge Pérez, & Marguerite Rinaudo. (1982). Solid-state and solution conformation of scleroglucan. Carbohydrate Research. 100(1). 117–130. 179 indexed citations

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Allegrezza, Anthony E., et al.. (1978). Polymerization of α,α‐disubstituted‐β‐propiolactones and lactams. 10. Crystalline structure, thermal and mechanical studies of statistical and block copolymers of pivalolactone and α‐methyl‐α‐propyl‐β‐propiolactone. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 16(10). 2617–2629. 5 indexed citations

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Jacques, Maurice St., P. R. Sundararajan, Kenneth J. W. Taylor, & R. H. Marchessault. (1976). Nuclear magnetic resonance and conformational studies on amylose and model compounds in dimethyl sulfoxide solution. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(15). 4386–4391. 96 indexed citations

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Pérez, Serge, et al.. (1976). Crystal structure of β-D-acetyl cellobiose, C₂₈H₃₈O₁₉. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 54(9). 1365–1371. 29 indexed citations

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Sundararajan, P. R., et al.. (1975). Conformational Studies on Oligomethylene Glycol Derivatives III. Ethylene Glycol Diacetate. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 53(23). 3557–3562. 4 indexed citations

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Leung, F Y & R. H. Marchessault. (1974). The Crystal Structure of Levoglucosan Triacetate. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 52(13). 2516–2521. 26 indexed citations

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Fisa, B., J.‐F. Revol, & R. H. Marchessault. (1974). Crystallization during polymerization of ethylene: Successive events. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 12(11). 2309–2317. 2 indexed citations

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Prud’homme, Robert E. & R. H. Marchessault. (1974). La fusion et la cristallisation du polypivalolactone. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 175(9). 2705–2718. 23 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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