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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Therapeutic Ultrasound for Multimodal Cancer Treatment: A Spotlight on Breast Cancer	135
Kidney Disease Modeling with Organoids and Organs-on-Chips	107
Regenerative Approaches for Chronic Wounds	97
Thinking Beyond the Device: An Overview of Human- and Equity-Centered Approaches for Health Technology Design	95
Medical Microrobots	87
A Theoretical Approach in Applying High-Frequency Acoustic and Elasticity Microscopy to Assess Cells and Tissues	87
3D Traction Force Microscopy in Biological Gels: From Single Cells to Multicellular Spheroids	78
Mechanical Control of Cell Differentiation: Insights from the Early Embryo	70
Biomedical Applications of Metal 3D Printing	64
Biomaterials for Hemostasis	60
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Replicating Host–Microbiome Interactions: Harnessing Organ-on-a-Chip and Organoid Technologies to Model Vaginal and Lung Physiology	55
Histotripsy: A Method for Mechanical Tissue Ablation with Ultrasound	48
Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity	48
Technologies to Assess Drug Response and Heterogeneity in Patient-Derived Cancer Organoids	47
Integrating Biomaterials and Genome Editing Approaches to Advance Biomedical Science	42
Direct Cardiac Compression Devices to Augment Heart Biomechanics and Function	40
Red Blood Cell Hitchhiking: A Novel Approach for Vascular Delivery of Nanocarriers	39
Fly Me to the Micron: Microtechnologies for Drosophila Research	37
Recent Advancements in Electroporation Technologies: From Bench to Clinic	36
Simulating Outcomes of Cataract Surgery: Important Advances in Ophthalmology	34
Quantitative Molecular Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Using Advanced Deep Learning Techniques	33
Noninvasive Monitoring to Detect Dehydration: Are We There Yet?	28
Biology and Models of the Blood–Brain Barrier	26
Circadian Effects of Drug Responses	26

Detection and Monitoring of Viral Infections via Wearable Devices and Biometric Data	26
Recent Developments in Aerosol Pulmonary Drug Delivery: New Technologies, New Cargos, and New Targets	26