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Progress in Polymer Science
Chemistry and materials
Among the 50 chemistry and materials journals in this index it has the 16th highest h-index and the 3rd highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 237 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| China | 37% |
| United States | 14% |
| South Korea | 7% |
| Australia | 5% |
| Canada | 5% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 81% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization | 11% |
| biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties | 7% |
| Polymer composites and self-healing | 4% |
| Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications | 3% |
| Polymer crystallization and properties | 3% |
| Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics | 2% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Hemicellulose: Structure, chemical modification, and application (2023, 511 citations)
- Bioinspired polydopamine hydrogels: Strategies and applications (2023, 285 citations)
- Sustainable polyurethanes: toward new cutting-edge opportunities (2024, 276 citations)
- Sustainable developments in polyolefin chemistry: Progress, challenges, and outlook (2023, 205 citations)
- Rigorous recognition mode analysis of molecularly imprinted polymers—Rational design, challenges, and opportunities (2024, 196 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0079-6700):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Macromolecules
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Nature Chemistry
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Chemistry of Materials
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