Class information for:
Level 2: POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES//POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE//POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE

Basic class information

ID Publications Average number
of references
Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
241 19540 32.7 73%



Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 3)



ID, lev.
above
Publications Label for level above
505 19540 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES//POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE//POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE

Classes in level below (level 1)



ID, lev. below Publications Label for level below
570 3212 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES//POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE//PHA SYNTHASE
731 3053 POLYLACTIC ACID//POLYLACTIDE//STEREOCOMPLEX
800 2969 RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION//EPSILON CAPROLACTONE//LACTIDE
3063 1995 POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE//PHB DEPOLYMERASE//POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE CO 3 HYDROXYVALERATE
7793 1248 ENZYMATIC POLYMERIZATION//UCRC BIOCATALYSIS BIOPROC MACROMOL//ENZYMATIC RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION
8476 1180 POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE//POLYETHYLENE SUCCINATE//POLYBUTYLENE ADIPATE
8528 1174 BONE WELDING//BIOABSORBABLE//RESORBABLE OSTEOSYNTHESIS
11807 889 POLYP DIOXANONE//POLYPARA DIOXANONE//HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION
12666 827 POLYHYDROXYURETHANE//POLYTRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE//FIVE MEMBERED CYCLIC CARBONATE
14824 679 POLYANHYDRIDES//POLYANHYDRIDE//POLYANHYDRIDE ESTER
16216 600 ISOSORBIDE//SHAFIZADEH ROCKY MT WOOD CARBOHYDRATE CHEM//POLYHYDROXYPOLYAMIDES
17021 558 POLYESTER AMIDES//POLYDEPSIPEPTIDE//POLYESTER AMIDE
21889 345 POLYPROPYLENE FUMARATE//POLYCAPROLACTONE FUMARATE//IN SITU POLYMERIZABLE
22217 332 POLYMALIC ACID//POLYMALATASE//UMR C7581
22901 309 POLYGLYCEROL SEBACATE//POLY GLYCEROL SEBACATE//CORE SHELL ELECTROSPINNING
33538 90 STERILIZAT SCI TECHNOL//IRRADIATION OF TISSUES//METHOD VDMAX
34010 80 PHARMACEUTICAL COATING//2 DIOL COPOLYESTER//AQUEOUS ENTERIC COATING

Terms with highest relevance score



Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
1 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES Author keyword 867 81% 3% 520
2 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE Author keyword 580 82% 2% 338
3 POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE Author keyword 461 79% 2% 296
4 POLYLACTIDE Author keyword 428 50% 3% 614
5 RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION Author keyword 415 39% 4% 850
6 PHB Author keyword 347 66% 2% 322
7 POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE Author keyword 317 67% 1% 286
8 PHA SYNTHASE Author keyword 309 96% 0% 96
9 POLYLACTIC ACID Author keyword 306 35% 4% 710
10 BIODEGRADABLE Author keyword 223 25% 4% 784

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words



Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES 867 81% 3% 520 Search POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES Search POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES
2 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE 580 82% 2% 338 Search POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE Search POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE
3 POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE 461 79% 2% 296 Search POLY3+HYDROXYBUTYRATE Search POLY3+HYDROXYBUTYRATE
4 POLYLACTIDE 428 50% 3% 614 Search POLYLACTIDE Search POLYLACTIDE
5 RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION 415 39% 4% 850 Search RING+OPENING+POLYMERIZATION Search RING+OPENING+POLYMERIZATION
6 PHB 347 66% 2% 322 Search PHB Search PHB
7 POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE 317 67% 1% 286 Search POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE Search POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE
8 PHA SYNTHASE 309 96% 0% 96 Search PHA+SYNTHASE Search PHA+SYNTHASE
9 POLYLACTIC ACID 306 35% 4% 710 Search POLYLACTIC+ACID Search POLYLACTIC+ACID
10 BIODEGRADABLE 223 25% 4% 784 Search BIODEGRADABLE Search BIODEGRADABLE

Key Words Plus



Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of publ.
in class
1 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES 1402 79% 5% 896
2 EPSILON CAPROLACTONE 1257 54% 8% 1606
3 CYCLIC ESTERS 1144 81% 4% 695
4 POLYLACTIC ACID 1005 50% 7% 1435
5 POLY3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE 985 78% 3% 644
6 RACEMIC LACTIDE 848 96% 1% 269
7 POLYLACTONES 842 85% 2% 438
8 POLYL LACTIC ACID 756 56% 5% 912
9 RAC LACTIDE 712 86% 2% 364
10 RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION 708 30% 10% 1965

Journals



Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
1 JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 45 21% 1% 188
2 JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLYMER DEGRADATION 30 43% 0% 54
3 MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE 21 10% 1% 189

Reviews



Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
An overview of polylactides as packaging materials 2004 942 219 83%
Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide 2004 1011 241 76%
Stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide 2010 275 67 99%
Processing technologies for poly(lactic acid) 2008 578 133 62%
An overview of the recent developments in polylactide (PLA) research 2010 353 57 72%
Stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters: synthesis of new polyester microstructures 2010 258 47 96%
Poly(lactic acid) modifications 2010 395 173 63%
A literature review of poly(lactic acid) 2001 944 78 85%
Biocompatible initiators for lactide polymerization 2008 304 185 95%
Recent developments in main group metal complexes catalyzed/initiated polymerization of lactides and related cyclic esters 2006 472 77 88%

Address terms



Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)
Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences
Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term
Num. of
publ. in
class
1 BIOPLAST TEAM 45 90% 0.1% 19
2 ECOBIOMAT 40 70% 0.2% 33
3 ENVIRONM FRIENDLY POLYMERS 27 63% 0.1% 27
4 UCRC BIOCATALYSIS BIOPROC MACROMOL 26 87% 0.1% 13
5 RECH BIOPOLYME ARTIFICIELS 24 68% 0.1% 21
6 LEHRSTUHL TEXT CHEM MAKROMOL CHEM 24 61% 0.1% 25
7 DE ABLE FLAME RETARDANT POLYMER MAT 23 28% 0.4% 70
8 SHAFIZADEH ROCKY MT WOOD CARBOHYDRATE CHEM 21 78% 0.1% 14
9 POLYMER ECOMAT 21 20% 0.5% 94
10 UMR C7581 20 56% 0.1% 25

Related classes at same level (level 2)



Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000012286 POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE//BRILL TRANSITION//POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
2 0.0000008561 SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER//SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS//SHAPE MEMORY POLYURETHANE
3 0.0000008559 DIMETHYL CARBONATE//OXIDATIVE CARBONYLATION//CYCLIC CARBONATE
4 0.0000007844 ALPHA BETA POLYN 2 HYDROXYETHYL DL ASPARTAMIDE//N CARBOXYANHYDRIDES//POLYSUCCINIMIDE
5 0.0000007061 LIQUID SUPPOSITORY//PLURONICS//POLOXAMER
6 0.0000006921 POLYURETHANES//POLYURETHANE//INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS
7 0.0000006782 NATURAL FIBER//WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES//WOOD FLOUR
8 0.0000006680 ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE//SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE//BETA NUCLEATING AGENT
9 0.0000006675 STARCH-STARKE//STARCH//RETROGRADATION
10 0.0000006584 NANOCOMPOSITES//ORGANOCLAY//COMPATIBILIZATION