Simon Besner

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Simon Besner is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Besner has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Simon Besner's work include Conducting polymers and applications (9 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (9 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers). Simon Besner is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (9 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (9 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers). Simon Besner collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Belgium and France. Simon Besner's co-authors include J. Prud’homme, A. Vallée, Michel Armand, Nathalie Ravet, Jean-François Magnan, M. Gauthier, M. Perrier, S. Lascaud, Guy Mercier and Jean‐François Blais and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Simon Besner

27 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.

Electroactivity of natural and synthetic triphylite

2001 743 citations Simon Besner, Michel Armand et al. profile →
Phase Diagrams and Conductivity Behavior of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Molten Salt Rubbery Electrolytes

1994 450 citations S. Lascaud, M. Perrier et al. Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Besner Canada	16	1.7k	641	573	309	227	27	2.1k
Yongju Jung South Korea	25	1.4k 0.8×	314 0.5×	459 0.8×	524 1.7×	247 1.1×	130	2.2k
Jianping Huang United States	18	1.4k 0.8×	118 0.2×	277 0.5×	605 2.0×	393 1.7×	52	2.0k
Chao Liang China	21	1.2k 0.7×	188 0.3×	165 0.3×	1.3k 4.1×	94 0.4×	50	2.3k
Mingyue Zhou China	31	2.7k 1.5×	126 0.2×	1.1k 2.0×	413 1.3×	283 1.2×	56	3.1k
Christoph Simon Germany	14	1.8k 1.0×	225 0.4×	68 0.1×	684 2.2×	186 0.8×	17	2.8k
Mingquan Liu China	31	3.1k 1.8×	208 0.3×	497 0.9×	687 2.2×	321 1.4×	59	3.8k
He Sun China	21	1.4k 0.8×	180 0.3×	333 0.6×	576 1.9×	135 0.6×	44	1.9k
Xiong He China	23	847 0.5×	193 0.3×	166 0.3×	601 1.9×	180 0.8×	87	1.7k
Qiliang Wei China	28	2.3k 1.3×	136 0.2×	211 0.4×	639 2.1×	164 0.7×	70	2.9k
Xiaoping Song China	27	1.2k 0.7×	115 0.2×	244 0.4×	798 2.6×	245 1.1×	102	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Besner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Besner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Besner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Besner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Besner 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 Simon Besner. Simon Besner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2019). Removal of Potential Toxic Inorganic and Organic Compounds from Contaminated Soils by Alkaline Leaching with Surfactant. Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal. 28(5). 513–527. 3 indexed citations

Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2017). Counter-Current Attrition Process (CCAP) to Remove Metals, Pentachlorophenol (PCP), Dioxins and Furans (PCDDF) from the 1-4-mm Fraction of Contaminated Soil. Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal. 26(6). 636–650. 4 indexed citations

Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2017). Treatment technologies used for the removal of As, Cr, Cu, PCP and/or PCDD/F from contaminated soil: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 333. 194–214. 82 indexed citations

Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2017). Influence of Soil Parameters on the Efficiency of the Attrition Process to Remove Metals, PCP, Dioxins and Furans from Contaminated Soils. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 228(12). 3 indexed citations

Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2016). Optimizing removal of arsenic, chromium, copper, pentachlorophenol and polychlorodibenzo-dioxins/furans from the 1–4 mm fraction of polluted soil using an attrition process. Environmental Technology. 38(15). 1862–1877. 3 indexed citations

Najari, Ahmed, Jean‐Rémi Pouliot, Stéphane Dufresne, et al.. (2016). New Processable Phenanthridinone‐Based Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications. Advanced Energy Materials. 6(9). 46 indexed citations

Najari, Ahmed, Serge Beaupré, Jean‐Rémi Pouliot, et al.. (2015). Thieno, Furo, and Selenopheno[3,4‐c]pyrrole‐4,6‐dione Copolymers: Air‐Processed Polymer Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency up to 7.1%. Advanced Energy Materials. 5(23). 23 indexed citations

Reynier, Nicolas, Jules M. Blais, Guy Mercier, & Simon Besner. (2013). Decontamination of metals, pentachlorophenol, and polychlorined dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans polluted soil in alkaline conditions using an amphoteric biosurfactant. Environmental Technology. 35(2). 177–186. 16 indexed citations

Jalbert, Jocelyn, et al.. (2013). Influence of transformer oil acidity on insulating paper degradation. 132. 392–396. 7 indexed citations

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Reynier, Nicolas, Jean‐François Blais, Guy Mercier, & Simon Besner. (2013). Optimization of arsenic and pentachlorophenol removal from soil using an experimental design methodology. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 13(7). 1189–1200. 12 indexed citations

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Besner, Simon, et al.. (2012). Unusual ethylene production of in-service transformer oil at low temperature. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 19(6). 1901–1907. 8 indexed citations

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Pélissou, S., et al.. (2006). Preliminary Characterization of a Nanodielectric Material. 338–340. 3 indexed citations

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Gauvin, Raynald, et al.. (1999). Simulation of Energy Deposition in E-Beam Irradiated Polymers. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 5(S2). 606–607. 1 indexed citations

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Perrier, M., et al.. (1995). Mixed-alkali effect and short-range interactions in amorphous poly(ethylene oxide) electrolytes. Electrochimica Acta. 40(13-14). 2123–2129. 48 indexed citations

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Vallée, A., et al.. (1995). Microphase Separation and Conductivity Behavior of Poly(propylene oxide)-Lithium Salt Electrolytes. Macromolecules. 28(16). 5585–5594. 65 indexed citations

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Ye, Siyu, et al.. (1995). Electrochemistry of poly(aniline-co-N-butylaniline) copolymer: Comparison with polyaniline and poly(N-butylaniline). Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 381(1-2). 71–80. 29 indexed citations

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Besner, Simon, et al.. (1995). Broadband dielectric and conducting properties of poly(N-alkylanilines). Synthetic Metals. 74(1). 21–27. 25 indexed citations

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Lascaud, S., M. Perrier, A. Vallée, et al.. (1994). Phase Diagrams and Conductivity Behavior of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Molten Salt Rubbery Electrolytes. Macromolecules. 27(25). 7469–7477. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Besner, Simon, et al.. (1994). Dielectric relaxation of polyaniline/polyvinylalcohol blends. Materials Letters. 21(2). 215–220. 11 indexed citations

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Besner, Simon, A. Vallée, Géraldine Bouchard, & J. Prud’homme. (1992). Effect of anion polarization on conductivity behavior of poly(ethylene oxide) complexed with alkali salts. Macromolecules. 25(24). 6480–6488. 61 indexed citations

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