Sarah Av-Ron

479 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 340 citations indexed

About

Sarah Av-Ron is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pollution and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Av-Ron has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 340 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Biomaterials, 3 papers in Pollution and 2 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sarah Av-Ron's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (3 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (2 papers). Sarah Av-Ron is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (3 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (2 papers). Sarah Av-Ron collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Japan. Sarah Av-Ron's co-authors include Bradley D. Olsen, Brandon H. Bowser, Shu Wang, Xujun Zheng, Jeremiah A. Johnson, Michael Rubinstein, Haley K. Beech, Tetsu Ouchi, Zi Wang and Tatiana B. Kouznetsova and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Av-Ron

7 papers receiving 333 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical reactions that lengthen polymer strands

2021 251 citations Zi Wang, Xujun Zheng et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah Av-Ron United States	4	120	89	85	79	76	8	340
Modan Liu Germany	9	122 1.0×	32 0.4×	70 0.8×	35 0.4×	76 1.0×	11	327
Feixue Lu China	6	118 1.0×	78 0.9×	87 1.0×	37 0.5×	146 1.9×	9	401
Bassil M. El-Zaatari United States	8	94 0.8×	80 0.9×	268 3.2×	48 0.6×	147 1.9×	11	511
Derek Cheng United States	6	158 1.3×	136 1.5×	72 0.8×	31 0.4×	72 0.9×	6	390
Rubén Álvarez-Asencio Sweden	13	55 0.5×	50 0.6×	25 0.3×	24 0.3×	65 0.9×	19	335
O. V. Borisova Russia	9	116 1.0×	67 0.8×	131 1.5×	32 0.4×	80 1.1×	16	401
Huada Lian United States	9	73 0.6×	37 0.4×	62 0.7×	32 0.4×	119 1.6×	13	346
Yuxing Ji China	9	233 1.9×	71 0.8×	37 0.4×	46 0.6×	52 0.7×	12	384
Shanglin Wu United Kingdom	12	138 1.1×	92 1.0×	60 0.7×	116 1.5×	119 1.6×	30	419
Veronica G. Reynolds United States	8	118 1.0×	45 0.5×	116 1.4×	14 0.2×	79 1.0×	9	363

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Av-Ron

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Av-Ron

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Av-Ron

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah Av-Ron. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah Av-Ron based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sarah Av-Ron. Sarah Av-Ron is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Tantawi, Omar, Edward A. Martin, Sarah Av-Ron, et al.. (2025). Designing for degradation: the importance of considering biotic and abiotic polymer degradation. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 27(5). 1303–1316. 3 indexed citations

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Av-Ron, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Toxic Effect of Tin-Based Catalysts on Polymer Biodegradation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(38). 15771–15779. 1 indexed citations

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Av-Ron, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Toward Fully Recycled Rubber Composites Based on a Combination of Devulcanization and Particle Reblending. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(20). 12420–12428.

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Av-Ron, Sarah, et al.. (2023). High-throughput experimentation for discovery of biodegradable polyesters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(23). e2220021120–e2220021120. 35 indexed citations

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Av-Ron, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Tuning compatibility and water uptake by protein charge modification in melt-polymerizable protein-based thermosets. Materials Advances. 3(4). 2158–2169. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zi, Xujun Zheng, Tetsu Ouchi, et al.. (2021). Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical reactions that lengthen polymer strands. Science. 374(6564). 193–196. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arora, Akash, et al.. (2021). Random Forest Predictor for Diblock Copolymer Phase Behavior. ACS Macro Letters. 10(11). 1339–1345. 36 indexed citations

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Calabrese, Michelle A., et al.. (2021). Development of a Rubber Recycling Process Based on a Single-Component Interfacial Adhesive. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3(10). 4849–4860. 12 indexed citations

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