Ramáni Narayan

21.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
128 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Ramáni Narayan is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramáni Narayan has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Biomaterials, 42 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 26 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ramáni Narayan's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (71 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (26 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (18 papers). Ramáni Narayan is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (71 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (26 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (18 papers). Ramáni Narayan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and France. Ramáni Narayan's co-authors include Kara Lavender Law, Chris Wilcox, Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Anthony L. Andrady, Philippe Dúbois, Mohan Raj Krishnan, Rafael Auras, Daniel Graiver and Jean‐Marie Raquez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ramáni Narayan

127 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean 2009 2026 2014 2020 2015 2009 2021 2022 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
    2015 9.0k citations Jenna Jambeck, Roland Geyer et al. Science profile →
  2. Biodegradable and compostable alternatives to conventional plastics
    2009 622 citations Jinhua Song, Richard Murphy et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  3. Reducing environmental plastic pollution by designing polymer materials for managed end-of-life
    2021 318 citations Kara Lavender Law, Ramáni Narayan profile →
  4. Sustainable polymers
    2022 211 citations Ramáni Narayan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ramáni Narayan United States 41 9.1k 6.1k 5.9k 2.4k 1.6k 128 15.1k
Roland Geyer United States 37 17.3k 1.9× 6.6k 1.1× 12.8k 2.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.5× 89 25.9k
Jenna Jambeck United States 30 20.1k 2.2× 7.4k 1.2× 14.3k 2.4× 2.0k 0.8× 2.6k 1.7× 51 27.0k
Anthony L. Andrady United States 43 21.5k 2.4× 6.7k 1.1× 15.4k 2.6× 2.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.6× 105 27.3k
Kara Lavender Law United States 22 24.6k 2.7× 8.7k 1.4× 17.1k 2.9× 2.1k 0.9× 2.8k 1.8× 35 31.0k
Sigbritt Karlsson Sweden 50 3.3k 0.4× 4.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 189 8.8k
Chelsea M. Rochman Canada 59 18.1k 2.0× 4.0k 0.6× 12.9k 2.2× 375 0.2× 1.8k 1.1× 141 20.2k
Laurent Lebreton United States 25 13.4k 1.5× 3.0k 0.5× 9.2k 1.6× 417 0.2× 867 0.6× 50 15.5k
Charles J. Moore United States 16 11.4k 1.3× 2.7k 0.4× 7.9k 1.3× 299 0.1× 793 0.5× 31 13.0k
Marcus Eriksen United States 22 10.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.4× 7.2k 1.2× 238 0.1× 713 0.5× 31 11.7k
Paul Lant Australia 52 4.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 2.6k 0.4× 255 0.1× 1.4k 0.9× 188 10.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ramáni Narayan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ramáni Narayan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ramáni Narayan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Keyes, Anthony, et al.. (2024). Biobased Compostable Plastics End-of-Life: Environmental Assessment Including Carbon Footprint and Microplastic Impacts. Polymers. 16(21). 3073–3073. 7 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni, et al.. (2020). Virtual Congressional Education Briefing: End of Life for Bioplastics. Industrial Biotechnology. 16(6). 349–358. 2 indexed citations
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Castro‐Aguirre, Edgar, et al.. (2020). Effect of Nano-Clay and Surfactant on the Biodegradation of Poly(Lactic Acid) Films. Polymers. 12(2). 311–311. 29 indexed citations
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Jambeck, Jenna, Roland Geyer, Chris Wilcox, et al.. (2015). Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. Science. 347(6223). 768–771. 9034 indexed citations breakdown →
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Selke, Susan E. M., et al.. (2015). Life cycle inventory data quality issues for bioplastics feedstocks. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 20(5). 584–596. 13 indexed citations
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Hablot, Elodie, et al.. (2012). Reactive extrusion of glycerylated starch and starch–polyester graft copolymers. European Polymer Journal. 49(4). 873–881. 55 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni. (2011). Carbon footprint of bioplastics using biocarbon content analysis and life-cycle assessment. MRS Bulletin. 36(9). 716–721. 61 indexed citations
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Song, Jinhua, et al.. (2009). Biodegradable and compostable alternatives to conventional plastics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 364(1526). 2127–2139. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shin, Boo Young, et al.. (2007). Thermal Properties and Morphology of Biodegradable PLA/Starch Compatibilized Blends. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 13(3). 457–464. 100 indexed citations
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Kale, Gaurav, Rafael Auras, S. Paul Singh, & Ramáni Narayan. (2007). Biodegradability of polylactide bottles in real and simulated composting conditions. Polymer Testing. 26(8). 1049–1061. 312 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Mohan Raj, et al.. (2006). Three‐arm poly (ε‐caprolactone) by extrusion polymerization. Polymer Engineering and Science. 46(3). 235–240. 14 indexed citations
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Tran, Phuong Hoang, Daniel Graiver, & Ramáni Narayan. (2005). Ozone‐mediated polyol synthesis from soybean oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 82(9). 653–659. 50 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni. (2003). Books. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 7(3-4). 225–226. 1 indexed citations
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Carlson, Denise, Philippe Dúbois, Li Nie, & Ramáni Narayan. (1998). Free radical branching of polylactide by reactive extrusion. Polymer Engineering and Science. 38(2). 311–321. 105 indexed citations
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Nie, Li, Ramáni Narayan, & Eric A. Grulke. (1995). Effect of intramolecular reaction on the branching process of grafting reaction between two reactive polymers. Polymer. 36(7). 1469–1478. 1 indexed citations
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Rowell, Roger M., Henry Spelter, Richard W. Hemingway, et al.. (1993). Opportunities for composites from recycled wastewood-based resources: A problem analysis and research plan. Forest Products Journal. 43(1). 55–63. 9 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni & G. T. Tsao. (1984). Response to “comments on ‘mechanism of graft copolymerization onto cellulose by periodate,’ ” by A. Gandini. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 22(12). 635–636. 4 indexed citations
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Narayan, Ramáni, et al.. (1982). Separation systems for oil refining and production. 19 indexed citations

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