OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Kidney Disease Modeling with Organoids and Organs-on-Chips	111
Thinking Beyond the Device: An Overview of Human- and Equity-Centered Approaches for Health Technology Design	95
Medical Microrobots	88
Therapeutic Ultrasound for Multimodal Cancer Treatment: A Spotlight on Breast Cancer	71
Regenerative Approaches for Chronic Wounds	61
3D Traction Force Microscopy in Biological Gels: From Single Cells to Multicellular Spheroids	60
A Theoretical Approach in Applying High-Frequency Acoustic and Elasticity Microscopy to Assess Cells and Tissues	59
Biomaterials for Hemostasis	54
Mechanical Control of Cell Differentiation: Insights from the Early Embryo	53
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Replicating Host–Microbiome Interactions: Harnessing Organ-on-a-Chip and Organoid Technologies to Model Vaginal and Lung Physiology	41
Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity	34
Histotripsy: A Method for Mechanical Tissue Ablation with Ultrasound	32
Technologies to Assess Drug Response and Heterogeneity in Patient-Derived Cancer Organoids	31
Microvascularization in 3D Human Engineered Tissue and Organoids	30
Direct Cardiac Compression Devices to Augment Heart Biomechanics and Function	30
Recent Advancements in Electroporation Technologies: From Bench to Clinic	29
Fly Me to the Micron: Microtechnologies for Drosophila Research	29
Noninvasive Monitoring to Detect Dehydration: Are We There Yet?	27
Recent Developments in Aerosol Pulmonary Drug Delivery: New Technologies, New Cargos, and New Targets	26