S. H. Imam

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

S. H. Imam is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pollution and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. H. Imam has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomaterials, 9 papers in Pollution and 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in S. H. Imam's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (12 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers). S. H. Imam is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (12 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers). S. H. Imam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Italy. S. H. Imam's co-authors include Gregory M. Glenn, William J. Orts, Sherald H. Gordon, Eliton S. Medeiros, Kay S. Gregorski, Delilah F. Wood, L. H. C. Mattoso, Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa, José Antônio Malmonge and Patrizia Cinelli and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

S. H. Imam

33 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Cellulose nanowhiskers from coconut husk fibers: Effect of preparation conditions on their thermal and morphological behavior

2010 847 citations Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa, Eliton S. Medeiros et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. H. Imam United States	21	1.5k	515	462	268	260	34	2.1k
Sherald H. Gordon United States	28	1.2k 0.8×	629 1.2×	440 1.0×	336 1.3×	201 0.8×	74	2.1k
Naotsugu Nagasawa Japan	28	1.6k 1.0×	597 1.2×	657 1.4×	154 0.6×	509 2.0×	91	3.2k
Barbara Immirzi Italy	23	907 0.6×	488 0.9×	378 0.8×	226 0.8×	278 1.1×	75	1.6k
Helan Xu United States	29	1.3k 0.9×	404 0.8×	466 1.0×	99 0.4×	186 0.7×	74	2.4k
Françoise Silvestre France	22	1.3k 0.9×	326 0.6×	317 0.7×	807 3.0×	153 0.6×	30	2.5k
Dong Il Yoo South Korea	16	1.8k 1.2×	607 1.2×	1.1k 2.4×	69 0.3×	377 1.4×	44	2.9k
Omar P. Troncoso Peru	25	1.3k 0.8×	231 0.4×	647 1.4×	73 0.3×	185 0.7×	62	2.2k
Paolo Mussone Canada	20	847 0.6×	600 1.2×	484 1.0×	172 0.6×	88 0.3×	35	1.7k
Victoria L. Finkenstadt United States	23	809 0.5×	518 1.0×	299 0.6×	115 0.4×	132 0.5×	46	1.4k
Marek Koutný Czechia	25	1.2k 0.8×	294 0.6×	364 0.8×	1.1k 4.1×	84 0.3×	68	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. H. Imam

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Saraf, Gaurav, S. H. Imam, & Chandrakant K. Nirala. (2024). Machinability analysis of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V using micro-pillar textured tool under various cutting fluid strategies. Wear. 556-557. 205514–205514. 8 indexed citations

Glenn, Gregory M., et al.. (2016). Isolation of efficient phosphate solubilizing bacteria capable of enhancing tomato plant growth. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 0–0. 84 indexed citations

Gordon, Sherald H., Abdellatif A. Mohamed, Rogers E. Harry‐O'kuru, & S. H. Imam. (2010). A Chemometric Method for Correcting Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra of Biomaterials for Interference from Water in KBr Discs. Applied Spectroscopy. 64(4). 448–457. 12 indexed citations

Rosa, Morsyleide de Freitas, Eliton S. Medeiros, José Antônio Malmonge, et al.. (2010). Cellulose nanowhiskers from coconut husk fibers: Effect of preparation conditions on their thermal and morphological behavior. Carbohydrate Polymers. 81(1). 83–92. 847 indexed citations breakdown →

Imam, S. H., et al.. (2009). Determination of trace amount of sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant by extraction spectrophotometric method.. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 21(5). 4008–4012.

Chiou, Bor‐Sen, Hamed M. El‐Mashad, Roberto J. Avena‐Bustillos, et al.. (2008). Biodiesel from Waste Salmon Oil. Transactions of the ASABE. 51(3). 797–802. 21 indexed citations

Cinelli, Patrizia, Emo Chiellini, John W. Lawton, & S. H. Imam. (2005). Properties of Injection Molded Composites Containing Corn Fiber and Poly(Vinyl Alcohol). Journal of Polymer Research. 13(2). 107–113. 37 indexed citations

Gordon, Sherald H., et al.. (2005). Mechanical Property and Biodegradability of Cast Films Prepared from Blends of Oppositely Charged Biopolymers. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 13(2). 185–191. 27 indexed citations

Cinelli, Patrizia, Emo Chiellini, John W. Lawton, & S. H. Imam. (2005). Foamed articles based on potato starch, corn fibers and poly(vinyl alcohol). Polymer Degradation and Stability. 91(5). 1147–1155. 125 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., Patrizia Cinelli, Sherald H. Gordon, & Emo Chiellini. (2005). Characterization of Biodegradable Composite Films Prepared from Blends of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol), Cornstarch, and Lignocellulosic Fiber. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 13(1). 47–55. 125 indexed citations

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Gordon, Sherald H., et al.. (2003). Starch Graft Poly(methyl acrylate) Loose-Fill Foam: Preparation, Properties and Degradation. Biomacromolecules. 5(1). 238–244. 23 indexed citations

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Gordon, Sherald H., S. H. Imam, Randal L. Shogren, Nadathur S. Govind, & Richard V. Greene. (2000). A semiempirical model for predicting biodegradation profiles of individual polymers in starch-poly- (?-hydroxybutyrate-co-?-hydroxyvalerate) bioplastic. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 76(12). 1767–1776. 14 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., et al.. (1998). . Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 6(2). 91–98. 48 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., et al.. (1996). Starch-based extruded plastic films and evaluation of their biodegradable properties. Biodegradation. 7(3). 231–237. 29 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., Sherald H. Gordon, Randal L. Shogren, & Richard V. Greene. (1995). Biodegradation of starch-poly(β-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) composites in municipal activated sludge. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 3(4). 205–213. 35 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., Sherald H. Gordon, Anthony Burgess‐Cassler, & Richard V. Greene. (1995). Accessibility of starch to enzymatic degradation in injection-molded starch-plastic composites. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 3(2). 107–113. 11 indexed citations

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Swanson, C. L., Randal L. Shogren, George F. Fanta, & S. H. Imam. (1993). Starch-plastic materials?Preparation, physical properties, and biodegradability (a review of recent USDA research). Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 1(2). 155–166. 131 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., et al.. (1993). Binding of Extracellular Carboxymethylcellulase Activity from the Marine Shipworm Bacterium to Insoluble Cellulosic Substrates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 59(5). 1259–1263. 10 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., Sherald H. Gordon, Arthur R. Thompson, Rogers E. Harry‐O'kuru, & Richard V. Greene. (1993). The use of CP/MAS 13C-NMR for evaluating starch degradation in injection molded starch-plastic composites. Biotechnology Techniques. 7(11). 791–794. 11 indexed citations

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Imam, S. H., et al.. (1982). Copolymers from Castor Oil Prepolymers (COP). 1. Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile with COP. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Chemistry. 17(3). 381–385. 2 indexed citations

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