2026 Eero Kontturi: 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	10818	10452	46	43	276	8806

Overview

Eero Kontturi is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics with a strong emphasis on biomaterials and biomedical engineering.

Kontturi's research covers several subfields, including:

Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Plant Science
Materials Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their main research topics involve advanced cellulose studies and related areas, specifically:

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization

Frequent publication venues for Kontturi's work include:

Biomacromolecules
Cellulose
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Carbohydrate Polymers
SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Kontturi are:

Nanocellulose: Recent Fundamental Advances and Emerging Biological and Biomimicking Applications (2020) - Advanced Materials
Understanding Nanocellulose-Water Interactions: Turning a Detriment into an Asset (2023) - Chemical Reviews
Chemical Modification of Reducing End-Groups in Cellulose Nanocrystals (2020) - Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Innovations in hydrogel-based manufacturing: A comprehensive review of direct ink writing technique for biomedical applications (2024) - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
Biowaste-derived electrode and electrolyte materials for flexible supercapacitors (2022) - Chemical Engineering Journal

Kontturi has collaborated extensively with coauthors including Tekla Tammelin, Timo Pääkkönen, Hossein Baniasadi, Roozbeh Abidnejad, and Orlando J. Rojas.

Best Publications

Advanced Materials through Assembly of Nanocelluloses.

Eero Kontturi;Päivi Laaksonen;Markus B. Linder;Nonappa

622
Citations
Nanocellulose: Recent Fundamental Advances and Emerging Biological and Biomimicking Applications.

Katja Heise;Eero Kontturi;Yagut Allahverdiyeva;Tekla Tammelin

376
Citations
Cellulose--model films and the fundamental approach.

Eero Kontturi;Tekla Tammelin;Monika Österberg

314
Citations
SEM imaging of chiral nematic films cast from cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Johanna Majoinen;Eero Kontturi;Olli Ikkala;Derek G. Gray

268
Citations
Healable, Stable and Stiff Hydrogels: Combining Conflicting Properties Using Dynamic and Selective Three-Component Recognition with Reinforcing Cellulose Nanorods

Jason R. McKee;Eric A. Appel;Jani Seitsonen;Eero Kontturi

257
Citations
Cellulose model surfaces - simplified preparation by spin coating and characterization by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy

Eero Kontturi;Peter C. THüNE;J. W. Niemantsverdriet

229
Citations
Phase behaviour and droplet size of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions stabilised with plant-derived nanocellulosic materials

Marie Gestranius;Per Stenius;Eero Kontturi;Johan Sjöblom

219
Citations
Thermoresponsive Nanocellulose Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanical Properties

Jason R. McKee;Sami Hietala;Jani Seitsonen;Janne Laine

196
Citations
Polyelectrolyte Brushes Grafted from Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Cu-Mediated Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization

Johanna Majoinen;Andreas Walther;Jason R. McKee;Eero Kontturi

196
Citations
Degradation and Crystallization of Cellulose in Hydrogen Chloride Vapor for High-Yield Isolation of Cellulose Nanocrystals

Eero Kontturi;Anne Meriluoto;Paavo A. Penttilä;Niki Baccile

184
Citations
Generic Method for Modular Surface Modification of Cellulosic Materials in Aqueous Medium by Sequential “Click” Reaction and Adsorption

Ilari Filpponen;Eero Kontturi;Sami Nummelin;Henna Rosilo

163
Citations
Chitin Nanopaper from Mushroom Extract: Natural Composite of Nanofibers and Glucan from a Single Biobased Source

Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi;Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi;Koon Yang Lee;Eero Kontturi;Richard J. Murphy

157
Citations
Amorphous characteristics of an ultrathin cellulose film.

Eero Kontturi;Miroslav Suchy;Paavo Penttila;Bruno Jean

138
Citations
Transition to reinforced state by percolating domains of intercalated brush-modified cellulose nanocrystals and poly(butadiene) in cross-linked composites based on thiol-ene click chemistry.

Henna Rosilo;Eero Kontturi;Jani Seitsonen;Erkki Kolehmainen

137
Citations
Strong and Stiff: High-Performance Cellulose Nanocrystal/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Fibers

Won Jun Lee;Adam J. Clancy;Eero Kontturi;Eero Kontturi;Alexander Bismarck

136
Citations
Chemical Modification of Reducing End-Groups in Cellulose Nanocrystals.

Katja Heise;Gwendoline Delepierre;Alistair W.T. King;Mauri A. Kostiainen

135
Citations
Cationic polymer brush-modified cellulose nanocrystals for high-affinity virus binding

Henna Rosilo;Jason R. McKee;Eero Kontturi;Tiia Koho

129
Citations
Chiral Plasmonics Using Twisting along Cellulose Nanocrystals as a Template for Gold Nanoparticles

Johanna Majoinen;Jukka Hassinen;Johannes S. Haataja;Heikki T. Rekola

129
Citations
PROPOSED NANO-SCALE COALESCENCE OF CELLULOSE IN CHEMICAL PULP FIBERS DURING TECHNICAL TREATMENTS

Raili Pönni;Tapani Vuorinen;Eero Kontturi

127
Citations
Novel method for preparing cellulose model surfaces by spin coating

E.J. Kontturi;P.C. Thüne;J.W. Niemantsverdriet

126
Citations
Genotoxic and immunotoxic effects of cellulose nanocrystals in vitro

Julia Catalán;Julia Catalán;Marit Ilves;Hilkka Järventaus;Kati-Susanna Hannukainen

118
Citations