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Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Filip Van Lijsebetten
Ghent University
2
Maximilian Baur
University of Konstanz
3
Laura E. Porath
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4
James B. Young
University of Florida
5
Valentin A. Bobrin
The University of Queensland
6
Sajjad Dadashi‐Silab
Carnegie Mellon University
7
Fabrice Ofridam
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
8
Jagtar Singh
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
9
Maria Karayianni
National Hellenic Research Foundation
10
Zhiwei Guo
Beijing Institute of Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Mechanochemically Promoted Functionalization of Postconsumer Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) and Poly(α‐Methylstyrene) for Bulk Depolymerization
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
31 cit.
2
Molecular Design of Multimodal Viscoelastic Spectra Using Vitrimers
Chemistry of Materials|2024
25 cit.
3
Thermoswitchable catalysis to inhibit and promote plastic flow in vitrimers
Chemical Science|2024
23 cit.
4
Nanocarrier strategies for deep tumour penetration
RSC Applied Polymers|2025
21 cit.
5
Red-Light-Induced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer Catalysis by Tuning the Axial Coordination of Cobyrinate
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
18 cit.
6
Design and 3D Printing of Polyacrylonitrile‐Derived Nanostructured Carbon Architectures
Small Science|2024
17 cit.
7
Microphase Separation 3D Printing of Binary Inorganic Polymer Precursors to Prepare Nanostructured Carbon‐Ceramic Multimaterials
Advanced Materials Technologies|2024
16 cit.
8
Bulk Depolymerization of Polystyrene with Comonomer Radical Triggers
ACS Macro Letters|2025
15 cit.
9
Formulation, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Mesalamine and Bifidobacterium bifidum Loaded Hydrogel Beads in Capsule System for Colon Targeted Delivery
AAPS PharmSciTech|2024
10 cit.
10
Aqueous Keto-Polyethylene Dispersions from Catalytic Copolymerization of Ethylene and Carbon Monoxide in Water
ACS Macro Letters|2024
10 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jianbo Tan
Guangdong University of Technology
2
Christopher M. Bates
University of California System
3
Frank A. Leibfarth
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Nathaniel Corrigan
University of Technology Sydney
5
Will R. Gutekunst
Georgia Institute of Technology
6
Damien Guironnet
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7
Yin‐Ning Zhou
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
8
Min Sang Kwon
Seoul National University
9
Nghia P. Truong
ETH Zurich
10
Christopher M. Evans
University of Illinois System

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Chemical Recycling of Polyethylene by Tandem Catalytic Conversion to Propylene
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
243 cit.
2
Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering
Progress in Polymer Science|2022
160 cit.
3
Building Tunable Degradation into High-Performance Poly(acrylate) Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
ACS Macro Letters|2023
106 cit.
4
Formation and degradation of strongly reducing cyanoarene-based radical anions towards efficient radical anion-mediated photoredox catalysis
Nature Communications|2023
105 cit.
5
C–H Functionalization of Polyolefins to Access Reprocessable Polyolefin Thermosets
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2023
91 cit.
6
<i>In vivo</i> delivery of plasmid DNA by lipid nanoparticles: the influence of ionizable cationic lipids on organ-selective gene expression
Biomaterials Science|2022
90 cit.
7
Vitrimers: Using Dynamic Associative Bonds to Control Viscoelasticity, Assembly, and Functionality in Polymer Networks
ACS Macro Letters|2022
79 cit.
8
Modulating Polymerization Thermodynamics of Thiolactones Through Substituent and Heteroatom Incorporation
ACS Macro Letters|2022
78 cit.
9
Digital Light Processing of Dynamic Bottlebrush Materials
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
75 cit.
10
Relaxation of Vitrimers with Kinetically Distinct Mixed Dynamic Bonds
Macromolecules|2022
75 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Carnegie Mellon University
2
Steven P. Armes
Department of Mathematical Sciences
3
San H. Thang
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
4
Craig J. Hawker
University of California System
5
Christopher Barner‐Kowollik
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
6
Christopher N. Bowman
University of Colorado Boulder
7
Frank S. Bates
University of Minnesota
8
Cyrille Boyer
Australian Centre for Advanced Computing and Communications (Australia)
9
Ulrich S. Schubert
Helmholtz Institute Jena
10
Ian Manners
University of Victoria

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer:  The RAFT Process
Macromolecules|1998
5k cit.
2
Controlled/"living" radical polymerization. atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of transition-metal complexes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1995
4.5k cit.
3
Block Copolymer Thermodynamics: Theory and Experiment
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry|1990
3.8k cit.
4
Block Copolymers—Designer Soft Materials
Physics Today|1999
3.2k cit.
5
Controlled/living radical polymerization: Features, developments, and perspectives
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
3.1k cit.
6
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Current Status and Future Perspectives
Macromolecules|2012
2.5k cit.
7
Preparation of polymers with controlled molecular architecture. A new convergent approach to dendritic macromolecules
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1990
2.4k cit.
8
Living Radical Polymerization by the RAFT Process
Australian Journal of Chemistry|2005
2.2k cit.
9
Inkjet Printing of Polymers: State of the Art and Future Developments
Advanced Materials|2004
1.9k cit.
10
Unifying Weak- and Strong-Segregation Block Copolymer Theories
Macromolecules|1996
1.8k cit.

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