Simona Morariu

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Simona Morariu is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Morariu has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biomaterials, 24 papers in Organic Chemistry and 24 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Simona Morariu's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (24 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (17 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Simona Morariu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (24 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (17 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Simona Morariu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Ukraine and France. Simona Morariu's co-authors include Maria Bercea, Mirela Teodorescu, Cristina‐Eliza Brunchi, Luminița Marin, Manuela-Maria Iftime, Mihaela Avădanei, Liliana Mititelu-Tarțău, Daniela Ailincai, Daniela Rusu and Mihaela Dascălu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Simona Morariu

74 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical applications: Perspectives and challenges
    2018 428 citations Mirela Teodorescu, Maria Bercea et al. Biotechnology Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Morariu Romania 28 970 645 604 434 413 76 2.5k
Nabanita Saha Czechia 30 1.2k 1.3× 702 1.1× 419 0.7× 223 0.5× 386 0.9× 110 2.5k
Paola Laurienzo Italy 24 1.2k 1.3× 562 0.9× 337 0.6× 213 0.5× 534 1.3× 82 2.5k
Sérgio Paulo Campana Filho Brazil 30 1.6k 1.6× 558 0.9× 243 0.4× 310 0.7× 292 0.7× 103 3.0k
Christophe Viton France 26 1.8k 1.9× 594 0.9× 577 1.0× 380 0.9× 243 0.6× 31 3.4k
Gheorghe Fundueanu Italy 29 812 0.8× 730 1.1× 944 1.6× 314 0.7× 187 0.5× 85 2.4k
Maria Bercea Romania 30 1.6k 1.6× 1.2k 1.9× 949 1.6× 682 1.6× 694 1.7× 164 4.0k
Nafisa Gull Pakistan 25 777 0.8× 481 0.7× 596 1.0× 177 0.4× 288 0.7× 58 2.0k
Ademar B. Lugão Brazil 31 1.2k 1.2× 663 1.0× 395 0.7× 214 0.5× 950 2.3× 156 3.1k
Clelia Dispenza Italy 27 699 0.7× 605 0.9× 364 0.6× 146 0.3× 681 1.6× 115 2.5k
Bhuvanesh Gupta India 29 898 0.9× 839 1.3× 254 0.4× 218 0.5× 378 0.9× 90 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Morariu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iftime, Manuela-Maria, et al.. (2025). Functional biocompatible chitosan hydrogels crosslinked with a vanillin isomer: Controlled antioxidant, antimicrobial, and self-healing properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 319(Pt 1). 145411–145411. 2 indexed citations
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Roșca, Irina, Cristian Ursu, Ioan‐Andrei Dascălu, et al.. (2024). Photothermal Hydrogel Composites Featuring G4-Carbon Nanomaterial Networks for Staphylococcus aureus Inhibition. ACS Omega. 9(14). 15833–15844. 2 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, et al.. (2023). Development of Hybrid Materials Based on Chitosan, Poly(Ethylene Glycol) and Laponite® RD: Effect of Clay Concentration. Polymers. 15(4). 841–841. 13 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, Mihaela Avădanei, & Loredana E. Niţă. (2023). Effect of pH on the Poly(acrylic acid)/Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Lysozyme Complexes Formation. Molecules. 29(1). 208–208. 10 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, et al.. (2023). Dynameric G-quadruplex–dextran hydrogels for cell growth applications. Chemical Communications. 59(21). 3134–3137. 5 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona. (2023). Advances in the Design of Phenylboronic Acid-Based Glucose-Sensitive Hydrogels. Polymers. 15(3). 582–582. 32 indexed citations
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Iftime, Manuela-Maria, et al.. (2022). "RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SALICYL-IMINE-CHITOSAN HYDROGELS: EFFECT OF CROSSLINKING DENSITY ". Cellulose Chemistry and Technology. 56(7-8). 757–765. 7 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, Mirela Teodorescu, & Maria Bercea. (2021). Rheological investigation of polymer/clay dispersions as potential drilling fluids. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 210. 110015–110015. 17 indexed citations
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Ailincai, Daniela, Irina Roșca, Simona Morariu, Liliana Mititelu-Tarțău, & Luminița Marin. (2021). Iminoboronate-chitooligosaccharides hydrogels with strong antimicrobial activity for biomedical applications. Carbohydrate Polymers. 276. 118727–118727. 31 indexed citations
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Ursu, Elena‐Laura, et al.. (2020). Single-walled carbon nanotubes–G-quadruple hydrogel nanocomposite matrixes for cell support applications. Materials Science and Engineering C. 111. 110800–110800. 7 indexed citations
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Bercea, Maria, et al.. (2019). SHEAR FLOW OF BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN SOLUTIONS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 121–128. 2 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, Maria Bercea, Luiza Mădălina Grădinaru, Irina Roșca, & Mihaela Avădanei. (2019). Versatile poly(vinyl alcohol)/clay physical hydrogels with tailorable structure as potential candidates for wound healing applications. Materials Science and Engineering C. 109. 110395–110395. 47 indexed citations
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Morariu, Simona, Maria Bercea, & Cristina‐Eliza Brunchi. (2018). Influence of Laponite RD on the properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 135(35). 17 indexed citations
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Teodorescu, Mirela, Maria Bercea, & Simona Morariu. (2018). Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical applications: Perspectives and challenges. Biotechnology Advances. 37(1). 109–131. 428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marin, Luminița, et al.. (2017). Biocompatible chitosan based hydrogels for potential application in local tumour therapy. Carbohydrate Polymers. 179. 59–70. 78 indexed citations
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Marin, Luminița, Daniela Ailincai, Simona Morariu, & Liliana Mititelu-Tarțău. (2017). Development of biocompatible glycodynameric hydrogels joining two natural motifs by dynamic constitutional chemistry. Carbohydrate Polymers. 170. 60–71. 47 indexed citations
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Teodorescu, Mirela, Maria Bercea, & Simona Morariu. (2017). Biomaterials of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Natural Polymers. Polymer Reviews. 58(2). 247–287. 201 indexed citations
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Iftime, Manuela-Maria, Simona Morariu, & Luminița Marin. (2017). Salicyl-imine-chitosan hydrogels: Supramolecular architecturing as a crosslinking method toward multifunctional hydrogels. Carbohydrate Polymers. 165. 39–50. 143 indexed citations
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Brunchi, Cristina‐Eliza, Maria Bercea, & Simona Morariu. (2009). Viscometric and rheological study of polyacrylonitrile solutions. e-Polymers. 9(1). 10 indexed citations
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Bercea, Maria, John Eckelt, Simona Morariu, & Bernhard Wolf. (2009). Islands of Immiscibility for Solutions of Compatible Polymers in a Common Solvent: Experiment and Theory. Macromolecules. 42(10). 3620–3626. 10 indexed citations

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