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This work was supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 through project PID2020-114098RB-100 (to G.L.), and Univesitat Rovira i Virgili (2020-PMF-PIPF-41 grant to M.P.). F.L.H. and S.L.W. thank Loughborough University for support, and S.W. also acknowledges the EPSRC (EP/R513088/1) for funding.

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RDRP (Meth)acrylic Homo and Block Polymers from Lignocellulosic Sugar Derivatives

Publicated to:Macromolecular Chemistry And Physics. 223 (13): 2200005- - 2022-07-01 223(13), DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200005

Authors: Pala, Marc; Woods, Sarah E; Hatton, Fiona L; Lligadas, Gerard

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Univ Loughborough, Dept Mat, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Lab Sustainable Polymers, Dept Analyt Chem & Organ Chem, Tarragona 43007, Spain - Author

Abstract

Currently, most commodity chemicals and polymers are manufactured from nonrenewable petroleum-based resources. However, due to its finite nature and social claims about environment preservation, alternative sources of value-added and building block chemicals are being intensively studied. Renewable lignocellulosic biomass has offered an attractive replacement for fossil-based chemicals. Lignin and C5/C6 sugars obtained from lignocellulosic biomass through chemical and enzymatic methods can be further transformed to targeted chemical platforms. In the present review, synthetic pathways for well-defined poly(meth)acrylates obtained from C5/C6 sugar-derived platforms in which the sugar structure is not retained are discussed. While bio-based polymers from these monomers are investigated using a wide range of polymerization techniques, this study focuses on precise synthesis of macromolecular structures taking advantage of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization methods and their applications.

Keywords
Aba triblock copolymerBio-based chemicalsBlock polymersControlled radical polymerizationDiels-alder reactionEthyl lactateFragmentation chain transferLignocelluloseMesoporous silica nanoparticlesRaft polymerizationRenewable resourcesSterically hindered monomersThermoplastic elastomersTransfer radical polymerization

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Macromolecular Chemistry And Physics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Polymers and Plastics. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Polymer Science.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.12. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.93 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 3.04 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-03, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 11
  • OpenCitations: 9
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 4.2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 5 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9261782
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PALÀ SÁNCHEZ, MARC) and Last Author (Lligadas Puig, Gerard).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Lligadas Puig, Gerard.