OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biofabrication is 36. 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
Microfluidic-based platforms for cell-to-cell communication studies	102
Biochemical and immunomodulatory insights of extracellular matrix from decellularized human whole cervix: recellularization and in vivo ECM remodeling interplay	79
A biopsy-sized 3D skin model with a perifollicular vascular plexus enables studying immune cell trafficking in the skin	75
Development of immunocompetent full thickness skin tissue constructs to model skin fibrosis for high-throughput drug screening	71
3D bioprinted tissue-specific spheroidal multicellular microarchitectures for advanced cell therapy	64
Cancer cell migration depends on adjacent ASC and adipose spheroids in a 3D bioprinted breast cancer model	63
Spheroid on-demand printing and drug screening of endothelialized hepatocellular carcinoma model at different stages	58
Biomimetic and mechanically supportive 3D printed scaffolds for cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering using photopolymers and digital light processing	57
A microvascularized in vitro liver model for disease modeling and drug discovery	56
3D bioprinted extracellular vesicles for tissue engineering—a perspective	55
Norbornene-functionalized methylcellulose as a thermo- and photo-responsive bioink	53
Cell-laden bioink circulation-assisted inkjet-based bioprinting to mitigate cell sedimentation and aggregation	51
A scalable coaxial bioprinting technology for mesenchymal stem cell microfiber fabrication and high extracellular vesicle yield	51
In vitro vascularization of hydrogel-based tissue constructs via a combined approach of cell sheet engineering and dynamic perfusion cell culture	51
3D bioprinted vascularized lung cancer organoid models with underlying disease capable of more precise drug evaluation	50
Suspension bath bioprinting and maturation of anisotropic meniscal constructs	49
Enhanced gelatin methacryloyl nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel for high-fidelity 3D printing of bone tissue engineering scaffolds	49
Influence of asymmetric microchannels in the structure and function of engineered neuronal circuits	48
Biofabrication of a tri-layered 3D-bioprinted CSC-based malignant melanoma model for personalized cancer treatment	47
Biofabrication of 3D breast cancer models for dissecting the cytotoxic response of human T cells expressing engineered MAIT cell receptors	46
Biofabricated nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture: insights, challenges and prospects	45
Study of paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis using biomimetic micro-lung chips	45
Fabrication of bioinspired grid-crimp micropatterns by melt electrospinning writing for bone–ligament interface study	45
Injectable rBMSCs-laden hydrogel microspheres loaded with naringin for osteomyelitis treatment	43
Acetylcholine-loaded nanoparticles protect against doxorubicin-induced toxicity in in vitro cardiac spheroids	43

A 3D-printed blood-brain barrier model with tunable topology and cell-matrix interactions	41
High-throughput microgel biofabrication via air-assisted co-axial jetting for cell encapsulation, 3D bioprinting, and scaffolding applications	40
From local to global matrix organization by fibroblasts: a 4D laser-assisted bioprinting approach	40
Bilayer silk fibroin/sodium alginate scaffold promotes vascularization and advances inflammation stage in full-thickness wound	40
Cartilage tissue engineering by extrusion bioprinting utilizing porous hyaluronic acid microgel bioinks	39
Biohybrid tensegrity actuator driven by selective contractions of multiple skeletal muscle tissues	39
Bioassembly of hemoglobin-loaded photopolymerizable spheroids alleviates hypoxia-induced cell death	39
3D bioprinted in vitro epilepsy models for pharmacological evaluation in temporal lobe epilepsy	39
Enhanced vascularization and de novo tissue formation in hydrogels made of engineered RGD-tagged spider silk proteins in the arteriovenous loop model	39
Support-less ceramic 3D printing of bioceramic structures using a hydrogel bath	38
In vitro circulation model driven by tissue-engineered dome-shaped cardiac tissue	37
Freeform printing of thermoresponsive poly(2-cyclopropyl-oxazoline) as cytocompatible and on-demand dissolving template of hollow channel networks in cell-laden hydrogels	36
In vitro osteogenesis of hMSCs on collagen membranes embedded within LEGO^®-inspired 3D printed PCL constructs for mandibular bone repair	36
On-chip human lymph node stromal network for evaluating dendritic cell and T-cell trafficking	36