| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Large-scale production, properties and commercial applications of polylactic acid polymers | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1998 | 1,150 |
| 2 | A review of heat treatment on polyacrylonitrile fiber | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2007 | 1,139 |
| 3 | Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2008 | 1,067 |
| 4 | Applications of life cycle assessment to NatureWorks™ polylactide (PLA) production | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2003 | 886 |
| 5 | Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2010 | 823 |
| 6 | Thermal decomposition kinetics of natural fibers: Activation energy with dynamic thermogravimetric analysis | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2008 | 677 |
| 7 | Chemical, structural, and thermal characterizations of alkali-soluble lignins and hemicelluloses, and cellulose from maize stems, rye straw, and rice straw | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2001 | 669 |
| 8 | Improvement of thermal stability, rheological and mechanical properties of PLA, PBAT and their blends by reactive extrusion with functionalized epoxy | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2012 | 622 |
| 9 | Processability and properties of aliphatic polyesters, ‘BIONOLLE’, synthesized by polycondensation reaction | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1998 | 579 |
| 10 | Production and application of microbial cellulose | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1998 | 573 |
| 11 | Processing of poly(lactic acid): Characterization of chemical structure, thermal stability and mechanical properties | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2010 | 547 |
| 12 | Isolation and characterization of cellulose from sugarcane bagasse | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2004 | 536 |
| 13 | The mechanism of biodegradation of polyethylene | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1987 | 511 |
| 14 | An overview on the degradability of polymer nanocomposites | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 509 |
| 15 | Thermal decomposition of biodegradable polyesters—II. Poly(lactic acid) | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1996 | 506 |
| 16 | Structural analysis of photodegraded wood by means of FTIR spectroscopy | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2003 | 477 |
| 17 | Flame retardant challenges for textiles and fibres: New chemistry versus innovatory solutions | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2011 | 474 |
| 18 | Composition, structure and thermal degradation of hemp cellulose after chemical treatments | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 472 |
| 19 | Flame retardancy mechanisms of aluminium phosphinate in combination with melamine polyphosphate and zinc borate in glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 6,6 | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2007 | 454 |
| 20 | Flame retardant and mechanical properties of natural fibre–PP composites containing magnesium hydroxide | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2004 | 436 |
| 21 | Flame retardancy of silicone-based materials | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2009 | 434 |
| 22 | Biopolymer chitosan/montmorillonite nanocomposites: Preparation and characterization | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 429 |
| 23 | Characterization of milled wood lignin and ethanol organosolv lignin from miscanthus | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2009 | 414 |
| 24 | Environmental biodegradation of polyethylene | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2003 | 405 |
| 25 | Properties and applications of xanthan gum | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1998 | 403 |
| 26 | Abiotic and biotic environmental degradation of the bioplastic polymer poly(lactic acid): A review | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2017 | 388 |
| 27 | Thermal degradation of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate], poly[ε-caprolactone], and poly[(S)-lactide] | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2002 | 385 |
| 28 | Sustainability assessments of bio-based polymers | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 376 |
| 29 | Drying and oxidative degradation of linseed oil | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1999 | 374 |
| 30 | Intumescent fire-retardant systems | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1989 | 372 |
| 31 | Thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and their blends upon melt processing | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2009 | 370 |
| 32 | Advanced physico-chemical characterization of chitosan by means of TGA coupled on-line with FTIR and GCMS: Thermal degradation and water adsorption capacity | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2015 | 365 |
| 33 | Antioxidant properties of lignin in polypropylene | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2003 | 356 |
| 34 | Recycling of waste from polymer materials: An overview of the recent works | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 352 |
| 35 | Review of polymer oxidation and its relationship with materials performance and lifetime prediction | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 348 |
| 36 | FTIR spectroscopic and conductivity study of the thermal degradation of polyaniline films | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2004 | 340 |
| 37 | Thermal stabilization of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2010 | 337 |
| 38 | Degradation studies of some polyesters and polycarbonates—2. Polylactide: Degradation under isothermal conditions, thermal degradation mechanism and photolysis of the polymer | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 1985 | 334 |
| 39 | Recycling of PVC wastes | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2011 | 328 |
| 40 | Thermal, mechanical and morphological characterization of plasticized PLA–PHB blends | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2012 | 328 |
| 41 | Cellulose oxidative and hydrolytic degradation: In situ FTIR approach | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 326 |
| 42 | Thermal degradation characteristics of rigid polyurethane foam and the volatile products analysis with TG-FTIR-MS | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 326 |
| 43 | Degradation profile of polyethylene after artificial accelerated weathering | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2003 | 325 |
| 44 | Accelerated aging and lifetime prediction: Review of non-Arrhenius behaviour due to two competing processes | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 324 |
| 45 | Photo- and thermal-oxidation of polyethylene: Comparison of mechanisms and influence of unsaturation content | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 324 |
| 46 | Developments in flame retardant textiles – a review | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 322 |
| 47 | Thermal degradation of softwood lignin and hardwood lignin by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2014 | 321 |
| 48 | Mechanical, thermal and flammability properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2005 | 320 |
| 49 | A thermal degradation mechanism of polyvinyl alcohol/silica nanocomposites | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2007 | 314 |
| 50 | Degradation of polyethylene by a fungus, Penicillium simplicissimum YK | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2001 | 311 |
