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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Engineering bioinks for 3D bioprinting	143
Printability in extrusion bioprinting	91
Droplet-based microfluidics in biomedical applications	83
Cell spheroids as a versatile research platform: formation mechanisms, high throughput production, characterization and applications	67
A novel tumor-immune microenvironment (TIME)-on-Chip mimics three dimensional neutrophil-tumor dynamics and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)-mediated collective tumor invasion	63
Combinations of photoinitiator and UV absorber for cell-based digital light processing (DLP) bioprinting	62
Biofabrication of endothelial cell, dermal fibroblast, and multilayered keratinocyte layers for skin tissue engineering	61
Modeling the printability of photocuring and strength adjustable hydrogel bioink during projection-based 3D bioprinting	59
GelMA/bioactive silica nanocomposite bioinks for stem cell osteogenic differentiation	58
3D cell-printing of tendon-bone interface using tissue-derived extracellular matrix bioinks for chronic rotator cuff repair	56
Multi-material digital light processing bioprinting of hydrogel-based microfluidic chips	55
Multimaterial bioprinting and combination of processing techniques towards the fabrication of biomimetic tissues and organs	54
Recent advances in 3D bioprinting of musculoskeletal tissues	54
Dynamic hyaluronic acid hydrogel with covalent linked gelatin as an anti-oxidative bioink for cartilage tissue engineering	53
Cartilage tissue engineering by extrusion bioprinting utilizing porous hyaluronic acid microgel bioinks	50
Mimicking tumor microenvironment by 3D bioprinting: 3D cancer modeling	48
3D bioprinted, vascularized neuroblastoma tumor environment in fluidic chip devices for precision medicine drug testing	48
Bio-3D printing iPSC-derived human chondrocytes for articular cartilage regeneration	48
Recent advancements in the bioprinting of vascular grafts	45
High throughput direct 3D bioprinting in multiwell plates	45
Alginate–gelatin–Matrigel hydrogels enable the development and multigenerational passaging of patient-derived 3D bioprinted cancer spheroid models	44
A biofabrication method to align cells within bioprinted photocrosslinkable and cell-degradable hydrogel constructs via embedded fibers	41
Green electrospinning for biomaterials and biofabrication	41
Recapitulating monocyte extravasation to the synovium in an organotypic microfluidic model of the articular joint	41
Fabrication of MSC-laden composites of hyaluronic acid hydrogels reinforced with MEW scaffolds for cartilage repair	40

A targeted rheological bioink development guideline and its systematic correlation with printing behavior	40
A digital light processing 3D printed magnetic bioreactor system using silk magnetic bioink	40
Aspiration-assisted bioprinting of co-cultured osteogenic spheroids for bone tissue engineering	40
On-chip high-definition bioprinting of microvascular structures	40
Combining electrospinning with hot drawing process to fabricate high performance poly (L-lactic acid) nanofiber yarns for advanced nanostructured bio-textiles	39
Enabling peristalsis of human colon tumor organoids on microfluidic chips	38
Engineering microvasculature by 3D bioprinting of prevascularized spheroids in photo-crosslinkable gelatin	38
Decellularized kidney extracellular matrix bioinks recapitulate renal 3D microenvironment in vitro	37
Bio-instructive hydrogel expands the paracrine potency of mesenchymal stem cells	36
Double network laminarin-boronic/alginate dynamic bioink for 3D bioprinting cell-laden constructs	36
4D bioprintable self-healing hydrogel with shape memory and cryopreserving properties	36