Robert W. Lenz

15.7k citations

376 papers · 12.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 56

Impact in

Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.1%
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Biomaterials top 0.05%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 165
- Synthesis and properties of polymers 106
- Polymer crystallization and properties 40
Biomaterials 154
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties 151

Co-authors: R. Clinton Fuller Richard A. Gross R. H. Marchessault Frank E. Karasz Helmut Brandl S. Antoun David Gagnon Christopher K. Ober
Journals: Macromolecules (74 papers)Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry (31 papers)Polymer (26 papers)International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (11 papers)Polymer Bulletin (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States South Korea Germany

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Lenz

373 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Bacterial Polyesters: Biosynthesis, Biodegradable Plastics and Biotechnology 2004 · 591 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Biomacromolecules
1988 Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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1	Knot tying in arthroplasty and arthroscopy causes lesions to surgical gloves: a potential risk of infection Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy ·Andreas Enz, Annett Klinder, Lucas Röpke, Christoph Lutter, Philipp Warnke, Thomas Tischer, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Robert W. Lenz	2022	1
2	Polyesters from Microorganisms Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology ·Josh Gunsett, Robert W. Lenz	2001	122
3	Effect of sterilization on the physical and structural characteristics of polyhydroxyoctanoate (PHO) Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition ·Yves Marois, Ze Zhang, Miguel Javier Portales Hernández, Xiaoyan Deng, Robert W. Lenz, Robert Guidoin	1999	10
4	Hydrolytic and enzymatic incubation of polyhydroxyoctanoate (PHO): A short-term in vitro study of a degradable bacterial polyester Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition ·Yves Marois, Ze Zhang, Michel Vert, Xiaoyan Deng, Robert W. Lenz, Robert Guidoin	1999	18
5	Intracellular depolymerase activity in isolated inclusion bodies containing polyhydroxyalkanoates with long alkyl and functional substituents in the side chain International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·L. John R. Foster, Robert W. Lenz, R. Clinton Fuller	1999	18
6	Protein organization on the PHA inclusion cytoplasmic boundary Journal of Biotechnology ·Elizabeth S. Stuart, Letícia Reginato Martins, Henry E. Valentin, Douglas Dennis, Robert W. Lenz, R. Clinton Fuller	1998	27
7	Quantitative determination of intracellular depolymerase activity inPseudomonas oleovoransinclusions containing poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates with long alkyl substituents FEMS Microbiology Letters ·L. John R. Foster, Robert W. Lenz, R. Clinton Fuller	1994	28
8	Production of unusual bacterial polyesters by Pseudomonas oleovorans through cometabolism FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Robert W. Lenz	1992	6
9	The supramolecular architecture of the polyhydroxyalkanoate inclusions inPseudomonas oleovorans FEMS Microbiology Letters ·R. Clinton Fuller, John P. O’Donnell, Feyruz Karakoyun, Thomas Redlinger, John Foster, Robert W. Lenz	1992	38
10	Production of unusual bacterial polyesters byPseudomonas oleovoransthrough cometabolism FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Robert W. Lenz, Young Baek Kim, R. Clinton Fuller	1992	84
11	Side‐chain liquid crystalline polymers with silphenylene‐siloxane main chains. I. Synthesis of silphenylene‐siloxane polymers containing hydrosilane units Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry ·Maki Itoh, Robert W. Lenz	1991	2
12	Bacterial polyesters containing branched poly(β-hydroxyalkanoate) units International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Katharina Fritzsche, Robert W. Lenz, R. Clinton Fuller	1990	78
13	POLY ( -HYDROXYALKANOATES): NATURAL BIOCOMPATIBLE AND BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS PRODUCED BY BACTERIA Robert W. Lenz, Richard A. Gross, Helmut Brandl, R. Clinton Fuller	1989	4
14	Ability of the phototrophic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum to produce various poly (β-hydroxyalkanoates): Potential sources for biodegradable polyesters International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Helmut Brandl, 雅司井谷, R. Clinton Fuller, Richard A. Gross, Robert W. Lenz	1989	172
15	Synthesis and Properties of Thermotropic Compounds with Two Terminal Mesogenic Units and a Central Spacer (II). Homologous Series of $\alpha,\;\omega$-Bis (4-p-substituted phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxyalkanes Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society ·Jung‐Il Jin, Yongseog Chung, Robert W. Lenz, Christopher K. Ober	1983	18
16	Liquid Crystal Polymers (X). Synthesis and Properties of New Thermotropic Main Chain Copolyesters with Either Mixed Polymethylene Spacers or Mixed Mesogenic Units Journal of the Korean Chemical Society ·Jung‐Il Jin, Robert W. Lenz, S. Antoun	1982	1
17	Mechanical and thermal properties of aromatic copolyesters containing rigid binaphthyl units Polymer Engineering and Science ·모만개, Robert W. Lenz, William J. MacKnight	1981	1
18	Experiments in polymer science, Edward A. Collins, Jan Bares, Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr., Wiley‐Interscience, New York, 1973. 530 pp. $16.95. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition ·Robert W. Lenz	1974	1
19	Thermal and autoxidation reactions of poly‐3‐methylenecyclobutene and poly‐1‐methyl‐3‐methylenecyclobutene Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ·Aleksandr Gureev, Robert W. Lenz	1973	2
20	Crystallization‐induced reactions of copolymers. III. Ester interchange reorganization of poly(cis/trans‐1,4‐cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ·Robert W. Lenz, Oldouz Samimi	1973	35

About Robert W. Lenz

Robert W. Lenz is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 376 papers that have together received 12.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (151 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (106 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (73 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (52 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (43 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (40 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (32 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Process Chemistry and Technology (1.9k citations), Biomaterials (6.0k citations), Polymers and Plastics (4.6k citations), Pollution (2.2k citations) and Organic Chemistry (3.6k citations). Robert W. Lenz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Frequent co-authors include R. Clinton Fuller, Richard A. Gross, R. H. Marchessault, Frank E. Karasz, Helmut Brandl, S. Antoun, David Gagnon, Christopher K. Ober, Steve Goodwin and Katharina Fritzsche. Their work appears in journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, Polymer, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Polymer Bulletin.

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