R. H. Marchessault

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 6.1k 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 79 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomaterials, 18 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in R. H. Marchessault's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (21 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (8 papers). R. H. Marchessault is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (21 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (8 papers). R. H. Marchessault collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. R. H. Marchessault's co-authors include Changhao Liang, J.‐F. Revol, F. F. Morehead, Derek G. Gray, William J. Orts, Louis Godbout, A. Sarko, Louise Raymond, Jianyu Li and H. Chanzy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

R. H. Marchessault

78 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Wood chemistry, fundamentals and applications

1994 1.2k citations R. H. Marchessault profile →
Helicoidal self-ordering of cellulose microfibrils in aqueous suspension

1992 1.0k citations J.‐F. Revol, R. H. Marchessault et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →
Liquid Crystal Systems from Fibrillar Polysaccharides

1959 543 citations R. H. Marchessault, F. F. Morehead et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. H. Marchessault Canada	28	3.6k	2.1k	1.4k	747	722	79	6.1k
Tetsuo Kondo Japan	42	4.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	791 1.1×	547 0.8×	174	6.3k
J.‐F. Revol Canada	26	2.5k 0.7×	798 0.4×	844 0.6×	414 0.6×	599 0.8×	51	3.2k
John Lionel Simonsen United States	29	5.8k 1.6×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 2.0×	691 1.0×	87	8.0k
Andreas Böhn Germany	18	4.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	897 0.7×	741 1.0×	419 0.6×	37	6.8k
H. Chanzy France	57	7.5k 2.1×	4.5k 2.2×	2.8k 2.1×	1.9k 2.6×	665 0.9×	138	11.9k
Cyrille Rochas France	50	2.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	304 0.4×	181	8.4k
Janne Laine Finland	49	7.3k 2.0×	3.7k 1.8×	1.6k 1.2×	879 1.2×	261 0.4×	195	9.3k
Leena‐Sisko Johansson Finland	54	4.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	896 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	665 0.9×	232	8.9k
Masahisa Wada Japan	57	7.8k 2.2×	4.9k 2.4×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	492 0.7×	178	11.2k
Eero Kontturi Finland	45	4.9k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	578 0.8×	453 0.6×	173	6.7k

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Steinbüchel, A. & R. H. Marchessault. (2005). Biopolymers for medical and pharmaceutical applications. Wiley-VCH eBooks. 41 indexed citations

Nobes, Geoffrey A. R., Dušica Maysinger, & R. H. Marchessault. (1998). Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Materials for Delivery Systems. Drug Delivery. 5(3). 167–177. 22 indexed citations

Marchessault, R. H.. (1996). Tender morsels for bacteria : Recent developments in microbial polyesters. 4(4). 163–168. 14 indexed citations

Raymond, Louise, J.‐F. Revol, D. H. Ryan, & R. H. Marchessault. (1996). Precipitation of ferrites in Nafion� membranes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 59(7). 1073–1086. 13 indexed citations

Raymond, Louise, J.‐F. Revol, R. H. Marchessault, & D. H. Ryan. (1995). In situ synthesis of ferrites in ionic and neutral cellulose gels. Polymer. 36(26). 5035–5043. 26 indexed citations

Saracovan, Ilie, et al.. (1993). Film formation and paper coating with poly ([beta]-hydroxyalkanoate), a biodegradable latex. TAPPI Journal. 76(5). 71–77. 19 indexed citations

Revol, J.‐F. & R. H. Marchessault. (1993). In vitro chiral nematic ordering of chitin crystallites. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 15(6). 329–335. 288 indexed citations

Revol, J.‐F., et al.. (1992). Helicoidal self-ordering of cellulose microfibrils in aqueous suspension. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 14(3). 170–172. 1010 indexed citations breakdown →

Marchessault, R. H.. (1987). Cellulose structure modification and hydrolysis, Raymond A. Young and Roger M. Rowell, Eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1986, 379 pp.. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 25(3). 139–140. 2 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, S., R. H. Marchessault, & A. Sarko. (1972). Far ultraviolet optical activity of saccharide derivatives. I. Xylan and cellulose acetates. Biopolymers. 11(1). 291–301. 16 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, S., A. Sarko, & R. H. Marchessault. (1972). Far‐ultraviolet optical activity of saccharide derivatives. II. Dextran, amylose, and mycodextran acetes; dextran and amylose xanthates. Biopolymers. 11(1). 303–314. 11 indexed citations

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Blackwell, John, A. Sarko, & R. H. Marchessault. (1969). Chain Conformation in B-amylose. Journal of Molecular Biology. 42(2). 379–383. 87 indexed citations

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Day, Arnaud, et al.. (1968). The Structure of Cellulose Gels by Light Scattering and Thin Section Electron Microscopy. Holzforschung. 22(6). 190–198. 4 indexed citations

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Côté, W. A., et al.. (1968). Particle packing in latex films. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 27(1). 32–37. 10 indexed citations

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Marchessault, R. H. & Christen Skaar. (1967). Surfaces and coatings related to paper and wood : a symposium [held at] State University College of Forestry at Syracuse University. Syracuse University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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Anderson, Leigh C., H. Brumberger, & R. H. Marchessault. (1967). Morphology of Poly-L-alanine Spherulites. Nature. 216(5110). 52–54. 11 indexed citations

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Marchessault, R. H., et al.. (1965). Studies on alcohol‐modified transition metal polymerization catalysts. I. Infrared studies. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 3(11). 3713–3727. 1 indexed citations

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Marchessault, R. H., et al.. (1959). Liquid Crystal Systems from Fibrillar Polysaccharides. Nature. 184(4686). 632–633. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liang, Changhao & R. H. Marchessault. (1959). Hydrogen bonds in native celluloses. Journal of Polymer Science. 35(129). 529–531. 39 indexed citations

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Liang, Changhao & R. H. Marchessault. (1959). Infrared spectra of crystalline polysaccharides. II. Native celluloses in the region from 640 to 1700 cm.⁻¹. Journal of Polymer Science. 39(135). 269–278. 354 indexed citations

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