2026 Alenka Vesel: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	48	10914	10545	15	12	244	7517

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Overview

Alenka Vesel is affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research encompasses subfields such as Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and General Materials Science.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

Polymer crystallization and properties
Polymer nanocomposites and properties
Graphene research and applications
Natural fiber reinforced composites
Material properties and applications
Polymer composites and self-healing
Epoxy resin curing processes

Vesel has published papers in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Polymers
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Nanomaterials
Contemporary Materials
Graphene and 2D Materials

Recent papers authored by or involving Vesel cover a variety of topics related to polymer composites and materials properties:

"Carbon black distribution in natural rubber/butadiene rubber blend composites: Distribution driven by morphology," 2020, Composites Science and Technology
"A review on graphene and graphene composites for application in electromagnetic shielding," 2023, Graphene and 2D Materials
"Influence of Stabilization Additive on Rheological, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene," 2022, Polymers
"The effect of adding carbon black to natural rubber/butadiene rubber blends on curing, morphological, and mechanical characteristics," 2021, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
"Effect of Expanded Graphite on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polyamide 6/Glass Fibre Composites," 2022, Advances in Polymer Technology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Svetlana Jovanović
Dejan Kepić
Sabu Thomas
Abitha Vayyaprontavida Kaliyathan
Lidija Slemenik Perše

Best Publications

Surface modification of polyester by oxygen- and nitrogen-plasma treatment

Alenka Vesel;Ita Junkar;Uros Cvelbar;Janez Kovac

355
Citations
Surface modification and ageing of PMMA polymer by oxygen plasma treatment

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetic

237
Citations
Colorimetric properties of reversible thermochromic printing inks

Rahela Kulčar;Mojca Friškovec;Nina Hauptman;Alenka Vesel

228
Citations
New developments in surface functionalization of polymers using controlled plasma treatments

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetic

205
Citations
Influence of oxygen and nitrogen plasma treatment on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers

Ita Junkar;Alenka Vesel;Uroš Cvelbar;Miran Mozetič

194
Citations
XPS study of oxygen plasma activated PET

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetic;Anton Zalar

175
Citations
The Role of Crystallinity on Polymer Interaction with Oxygen Plasma

Ita Junkar;Uroš Cvelbar;Alenka Vesel;Nina Hauptman

136
Citations
High temperature oxidation of stainless steel AISI316L in air plasma

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetic;Aleksander Drenik;Nina Hauptman

129
Citations
Synergistic effect of gold nanoparticles and cold plasma on glioblastoma cancer therapy

Xiaoqian Cheng;William Murphy;Nina Recek;Dayun Yan

125
Citations
The surface modification of cellulose fibres to create super-hydrophobic, oleophobic and self-cleaning properties

Jelena Vasiljević;Marija Gorjanc;Brigita Tomšič;Boris Orel

121
Citations
Wettability and surface composition of partly and fully regenerated cellulose thin films from trimethylsilyl cellulose.

Tamilselvan Mohan;Rupert Kargl;Aleš Doliška;Alenka Vesel

119
Citations
Optical emission spectroscopy characterization of oxygen plasma during treatment of a PET foil

Nikša Krstulović;Irena Labazan;Slobodan Milošević;Uroš Cvelbar

117
Citations
Polysaccharides coatings on medical-grade PVC: a probe into surface characteristics and the extent of bacterial adhesion.

Ahmad Asadinezhad;Igor Novák;Marián Lehocký;František Bílek

108
Citations
An in vitro bacterial adhesion assessment of surface-modified medical-grade PVC.

Ahmad Asadinezhad;Igor Novák;Marián Lehocký;Vladimir Sedlařík

103
Citations
Modification of ink-jet paper by oxygen-plasma treatment

A Vesel;M Mozetic;A Hladnik;J Dolenc

101
Citations
A Physicochemical Approach to Render Antibacterial Surfaces on Plasma-Treated Medical-Grade PVC: Irgasan Coating

Ahmad Asadinezhad;Igor Novák;Marián Lehocký;Vladimír Sedlařík

99
Citations
Oxidation of AISI 304L stainless steel surface with atomic oxygen

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetič;Anton Zalar

98
Citations
Modification of polystyrene with a highly reactive cold oxygen plasma

A. Vesel

97
Citations
Chitosan coatings onto polyethylene terephthalate for the development of potential active packaging material

Lidija Fras Zemljič;Tina Tkavc;Alenka Vesel;Olivera Šauperl

94
Citations
Exploring the rearrangement of amorphous cellulose model thin films upon heat treatment

Tamilselvan Mohan;Stefan Spirk;Rupert Kargl;Aleš Doliška

85
Citations
Dissociation of CO2 molecules in microwave plasma

Alenka Vesel;Miran Mozetic;Aleksander Drenik;Marianne Balat-Pichelin

85
Citations
An Iron Catalytic Probe for Determination of the O-atom Density in an Ar/O2 Afterglow

M. Mozetic;A. Vesel;U. Cvelbar;A. Ricard

84
Citations