Sophie Bistac

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Sophie Bistac is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Bistac has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Sophie Bistac's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers). Sophie Bistac is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers). Sophie Bistac collaborates with scholars based in France, Cameroon and Tunisia. Sophie Bistac's co-authors include Christelle Delaite, Tamara Elzein, Philippe Dumas, Maurice Brogly, Marjorie Schmitt, Nathapong Sukhawipat, Nitinart Saetung, Jean‐François Pilard, Anuwat Saetung and Jacques Schultz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Macromolecules and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Bistac

57 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

FTIR study of polycaprolactone chain organization at interfaces

2004 682 citations Christelle Delaite, Sophie Bistac et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sophie Bistac France	14	599	403	380	195	184	58	1.3k
Bhupender S. Gupta United States	23	557 0.9×	339 0.8×	414 1.1×	133 0.7×	189 1.0×	56	1.4k
Е. М. Иванькова Russia	18	507 0.8×	461 1.1×	381 1.0×	275 1.4×	113 0.6×	168	1.2k
E. Suljovrujić Serbia	22	456 0.8×	576 1.4×	508 1.3×	259 1.3×	222 1.2×	91	1.4k
Hossein Adelnia Iran	24	546 0.9×	472 1.2×	599 1.6×	289 1.5×	141 0.8×	42	1.6k
Juan Du China	25	649 1.1×	369 0.9×	590 1.6×	374 1.9×	101 0.5×	98	1.7k
Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi Othman Malaysia	20	601 1.0×	393 1.0×	781 2.1×	372 1.9×	212 1.2×	51	2.0k
Richard Vendamme Belgium	20	326 0.5×	465 1.2×	565 1.5×	152 0.8×	214 1.2×	43	1.2k
Luke M. Geever Ireland	28	1.1k 1.8×	581 1.4×	918 2.4×	176 0.9×	294 1.6×	86	2.4k
J.V. Cauich-Rodríguez Mexico	13	319 0.5×	495 1.2×	457 1.2×	436 2.2×	113 0.6×	22	1.4k
Radosław A. Wach Poland	22	917 1.5×	346 0.9×	536 1.4×	183 0.9×	135 0.7×	73	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Bistac

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Harzallah, Omar, Paul William Huisken Mejouyo, Tido Tiwa Stanislas, et al.. (2025). Elaeis Guineensis OPMF as a Green Alternative Source of Cellulose Pulp Fibers for the Textile and Composite Industries. Journal of the Textile Institute. 117(3). 495–516. 2 indexed citations

Mejouyo, Paul William Huisken, et al.. (2025). Effect of NaOH and silane treatment on short Raphia vinifera fiber bio-epoxy composites. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 1–21. 1 indexed citations

Mejouyo, Paul William Huisken, et al.. (2025). Effect of the surface energy of vegetable shells and hard cores on the adhesion and tribological properties of agglomerated bio-based grinding wheels. Wear. 564-565. 205736–205736. 1 indexed citations

Brogly, Maurice, Sophie Bistac, & Armand Fahs. (2024). Surface Migration of Fatty Acid to Improve Sliding Properties of Hypromellose-Based Coatings. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 666–679. 2 indexed citations

Harzallah, Omar, et al.. (2024). Effect of alkaline treatment on hard vegetable shells on the properties of biobased abrasive wheels. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 184. 108278–108278. 3 indexed citations

Brogly, Maurice, et al.. (2024). Adsorption and Structuration of PEG Thin Films: Influence of the Substrate Chemistry. Polymers. 16(9). 1244–1244. 5 indexed citations

Harzallah, Omar, Paul William Huisken Mejouyo, Tido Tiwa Stanislas, et al.. (2023). Effect of Raphia vinifera Fibre Size and Reinforcement Ratio on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of an Epoxy Matrix Composite: Micromechanical Modelling and Weibull Analysis. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2023. 1–20. 14 indexed citations

Harzallah, Omar, et al.. (2023). Effect of Sol–Gel Derived TiO2-SiO2 Binary Nanoparticles on Thermomechanical Property of Polymer Matrix Composite. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. 33(12). 4052–4067. 4 indexed citations

Delaite, Christelle, Sophie Bistac, & Daniela Rusu. (2023). Influence of Block-Copolymers’ Composition as Compatibilizers for Epoxy/Silicone Blends. Molecules. 28(17). 6300–6300.

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Messaoud, Mouna, et al.. (2022). Use of thermal, dynamic, and mechanical analysis for characterizing sol-gel nano-TiO2 and PP@TiO2 advanced materials. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 102(2). 372–385. 6 indexed citations

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Messaoud, Mouna, et al.. (2022). Nano-TiO2 effect on thermal, rheological and structural properties of thermoplastic polypropylene nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 17. 2313–2325. 30 indexed citations

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Brogly, Maurice, et al.. (2022). Advanced surface FTIR spectroscopy analysis of poly(ethylene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) thin film adsorbed on gold substrate. Applied Surface Science. 603. 154428–154428. 16 indexed citations

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Bistac, Sophie, et al.. (2022). Crystallinity of Amphiphilic PE-b-PEG Copolymers. Polymers. 14(17). 3639–3639. 12 indexed citations

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Tchuindjang, Jérôme Tchoufack, et al.. (2020). Influence of temperature on the creep behaviour by macroindentation of Cocos nucifera shells and Canarium schweinfurthii cores (bio-shellnut wastes in Cameroon). Materials Research Express. 7(10). 105306–105306. 4 indexed citations

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Brogly, Maurice, et al.. (2016). Tribological Properties of Non-Stick Coatings Used in Bread Baking Process. 3(9). 1 indexed citations

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Bistac, Sophie, et al.. (2015). Hydrolysis and grafting of dimethylalkoxysilanes onto stainless steel. Surface and Interface Analysis. 47(4). 523–528. 3 indexed citations

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Atanase, Leonard Ionuț, Sophie Bistac, & Gérard Riess. (2015). Effect of poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate) copolymer blockiness on the dynamic interfacial tension and dilational viscoelasticity of polymer–anionic surfactant complex at the water–1-chlorobutane interface. Soft Matter. 11(13). 2665–2672. 29 indexed citations

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Rega, Barbara, et al.. (2015). Furan quantification in bread crust: development of a simple and sensitive method using headspace-trap GC-MS. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 33(2). 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Bistac, Sophie, et al.. (2012). Influence of fillers content on the viscosity of unsaturated polyester resin/calcium carbonate blends. Journal of Composite Materials. 46(16). 1937–1942. 13 indexed citations

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Chemtob, Abraham, Céline Croutxé‐Barghorn, Séverinne Rigolet, et al.. (2010). Nanocomposite coatings via simultaneous organic–inorganic photo‐induced polymerization: synthesis, structural investigation and mechanical characterization. Polymer International. 59(8). 1175–1186. 30 indexed citations

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