TABLE 5.

Top 10 cited articles and journals.

Title	Journal	Citations	Year	First author
Biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: 2000–2010	Progress in polymer science	2,087	2012	Faruk, O, Faruk et al. (2012)
Review of recent research into cellulosic whiskers, their properties and their application in the nanocomposite field	Biomacromolecules	1,742	2005	Samir, MASA, Samir et al. (2005)
Recent developments in polysaccharide-based materials used as adsorbents in wastewater treatment	Progress in polymer science	1,510	2005	Crini, G, Crini, (2005)
Sustainable bio-composites from renewable resources: Opportunities and challenges in the green material world	Journal of Polymers and the Environment	1,413	2002	Mohanty, AK, Mohanty et al. (2002)
Biopolymer-based hydrogels as acaffolds for tissue engineering applications: a (Review)	Biomacromolecules	1,165	2011	Van Vlierberghe, S, Van Vlierberghe et al. (2011)
Biomass burning—a review of organic tracers for smoke from incomplete combustion	Applied geochemistry	1,013	2002	Simoneit, BRT, Simoneit, (2002)
Hierarchically porous carbon derived from polymers and biomass: effect of interconnected pores on energy applications	Energy and environmental science	984	2014	Dutta, S, Dutta et al. (2014)
Functional and bioactive properties of collagen and gelatin from alternative sources: a (review)	Food hydrocolloids	973	2011	Gomez-Guillen, MC, Gómez-Guillén et al. (2011)
Natural-based plasticizers and biopolymer films: a (review)	European polymer journal	956	2011	Vieira, MGA, Vieira et al. (2011)
Ionic liquid processing of cellulose	Chemical Society Reviews	927	2012	Wang, H, Wang et al. (2012)