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Papers

(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Using biophysical cues and biomaterials to improve genetic models	65
Brainy biomaterials: Latest advances in smart biomaterials to develop the next generation of neural interfaces	61
Bioresorbable vascular metallic scaffolds: Current status and research trends	54
Toward the use of muscle reinnveration for chronic bidirectional control of prostheses to improve functional outcomes of end users	43
From “high” to “how many”: How quantifying receptor abundance links genotype, environment, and therapeutic response	43
Porous microneedles: Transdermal salt bridge for biomedical device engineering	40
Smart orthopedic biomaterials and implants	39
AAV-based CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Challenges and engineering opportunities	36
Defining omics-based biomarker signatures of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): In vitro studies	34
Contents	34
The prospect of electroceutical intervention and its implementation toward intractable neuromuscular diseases	33
Design of biocompatible and self-antibacterial titanium surfaces for biomedical applications	26
Artificial intelligence-powered biomedical imaging: Recent achievements and challenges	26
AI models for protein design are driving antibody engineering	25
Emerging trends of discrete Poly(ethylene glycol) in biomedical applications	25
Outlook in tissue-engineered magnetic systems and biomagnetic control	23
Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems	22
Beyond the nucleus: Translating engineered protein localization to chromatin modifying enzymes	22
Contents	22
Cellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix	20
Modular and handheld Raman systems for SERS-based point-of-care diagnostics	20
Editorial overview: Scaffold-based and scaffold-free approaches for mechanobiology, in vitro disease modeling and treatment	20
Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials	19
Aging and the extracellular matrix: A tumor-permissive microenvironment driving cancer progression	19
Biophysical determinants of nuclear shape and mechanics and their implications for genome integrity	19

Contents	18
Size principles governing selective neuromodulation and recruitment order of nerve fibers	18
Current trends and definitions in high-performance antimicrobial strategies	18
Intelligent biomaterials for cardiovascular applications	18
3M engineering approaches to combat high-shear thrombosis: Integrating modeling, microfluidics, and mechanobiology	17
Gut-on-chip and liver-on-chip platforms for pathophysiological modeling	16
Thermogelling materials and their important role in biomedical engineering applications	16
Editorial overview on Nanobiomaterials advances	16
Contents	16
Rigid and soft microelectrodes for electrophysiology measurement	16
A new function for nuclear lamins: Providing surface tension to the nuclear drop	15
Eye tracking in cardiology	15
Trustworthy AI in medical image analysis: A unified perspective built on robustness and layers of trust	15
Contents	15
Bioelectronic therapies for chronic pain	15
Recent advances in quantifying the mechanobiology of cardiac development via computational modeling	15
Generalizable and explainable deep learning for medical image computing: An overview	15
Imaging the microscale mechanical properties of cancer using optical coherence elastography	14
Remote magnetic actuation of cell signalling for tissue engineering	14
Nano-biomaterials: Emerging tools in biomedical innovation and therapy	14
Editorial overview: Current perspectives in bioelectronic medicine: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers	14
Recent advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	14
Sustainable electrospun materials with enhanced blood compatibility for wound healing applications—A mini review	13
AI-powered wearable sensors for health monitoring and clinical decision making	13
Smart plasmonic hydrogels based on gold and silver nanoparticles for biosensing application	13
Leveraging user preference in the design and evaluation of lower-limb exoskeletons and prostheses	12
Microfluidic platforms for organ-on-a-chip models: Creating dynamic microenvironments for organoid and multi-organ systems	12
Beyond static models: Mechanically dynamic matrices reveal new insights into cancer and fibrosis progression	12
Surface modified NiTi smart biomaterials: Surface engineering and biological compatibility	12
Neuromodulation for the treatment of sexual dysfunction: An opportunity for the field	12
Genetically-encoded degraders as versatile modulators of intracellular therapeutic targets	11
Gelatin-based scaffolds: An intuitive support structure for regenerative therapy	11
Nanomechanics at the extracellular matrix-focal adhesion interface	11
Editorial Board	11
What lies beyond—Insights into elastic microscaffolds with metamaterial properties for cell studies	11
The unperturbed picture: Label-free real-time optical monitoring of cells and extracellular vesicles for therapy	10
Advances in strategies for liver regeneration and replacement	10
Editorial Board	10
Transdermal nanomedicine: Emerging horizons, unresolved challenges, and the path forward	10
Perspectives on synthetic protein circuits in mammalian cells	10
Editorial Board	9
Fueling next-generation genome editing with DNA repair	9
Long sequence insertion via CRISPR/Cas gene-editing with transposase, recombinase, and integrase	9
The role of immune cells in therapeutic angiogenesis: Concepts in tissue engineering	9
Contemporary standpoint and future of 3D bioprinting in tissue/organs printing	9
Intelligent and smart biomaterials for sustainable 3D printing applications	8
Contents	8
Diversity in a dish: Leveraging organoids to reflect genetic ancestry and sex differences in health and disease	8
Future of transdermal nanomedicine	8
Non-invasive brain imaging to advance the understanding of human balance	8

Engineering the NET-biomaterial interface to treat disease	8
Contents	8
Finite element modeling of traumatic brain injury: Areas of future interest	8
The myokinetic interface: Implanting permanent magnets to restore the sensory-motor control loop in amputees	8
Editorial Board	7
Trans-epithelial/endothelial electrical resistance (TEER): Current state of integrated TEER measurements in organ-on-a-chip devices	7
Tuning the matrix: Recent advances in mechanobiology unveiled through polyacrylamide hydrogels	7
Intelligent biomaterials for micro and nanoscale 3D printing	7
Current opinion: Underreported cell populations in the aortic valve influence tissue development and homeostasis	7
Recent advancements and applications of physics-informed machine learning in biomedical research	7
Achieving tendon enthesis regeneration across length scales	6
Anatomics: Co-engineering body and machine in pursuit of synergistic bionic performance	6
Mechanobiological modulation of extracellular vesicle function and transport dynamics in cancer progression	6
Editorial overview: Low-cost and portable systems for biomedical imaging and sensing	6
To cut or not to cut: Next-generation genome editors for precision genome engineering	6
Mechanome-guided strategies in regenerative rehabilitation	6
Regeneration of interfaces bridging disparate tissues and systems of the human body	6
Rehabilitation of motor and sensory function using spinal cord stimulation: Recent advances	6
Rewriting the epigenome: CRISPR tools for biological discovery and therapeutics	6
Wearable sensing for understanding and influencing human movement in ecological contexts	6
Contents	6
An update on repeated blast traumatic brain injury	6
Spatiotemporally-patterned biomaterials for organoid culture	6
Mechanism to translation: Neural prostheses for the lower urinary tract	5
Artificial intelligence in neurodegenerative disease diagnosis: Advancing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases	5
Intelligent polymeric biomaterials surface driven by plasma processing	5
Biosensors in biomedical research: Bridging cell and tissue engineering and real-time monitoring	5
Targeting and editing DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation for gene therapy	5
Contents	5
The dynamic tumor extracellular matrix: Biophysical cues, cellular crosstalk, and disease progression	5
Interface tissues of the mesoderm: Periosteum, ligament, interosseous membrane, & myofascial tissues, an inspiration for next generation medical textiles	5
Engineering cancer's journey: Emerging tools for metastasis modeling	5
Enhancing resilience against adversarial attacks in medical imaging using advanced feature transformation training	5
Clinical translation of epigenome editing technologies	5
Engineering the organoid niche to build better human models	5
Next generation technologies for CRISPR-based epigenome and transcriptional modulation	5
Microfluidic platforms based on SERS imaging and their point-of-care applications	5
“Sustainable open-source medical devices manufactured with green biomaterials and accessible resources”	5
Biomedical imaging: Imaging for regenerative medicine and biomanufacturing	5
Hippocampus-guided engineering of memory prosthesis	4
Exploiting protein domain modularity to enable synthetic control of engineered cells	4
Contents	4
Paradigms for establishing long-term epigenetic states in brain	4
Cellular mechanoactivation of antigen-presenting cells and T cells for cancer immunotherapy	4
Quantitative 4D imaging of biomechanical regulation of ventricular growth and maturation	4
Organoid bioprinting to pattern the matrix microenvironment	4
Editorial Board	4
Learning about liver regeneration from liver-on-a-chip	4
Generative design of therapeutics that bind and modulate protein states	4
Biomechanics of cardiac development in zebrafish model	4
Advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	4
Recent advances in hydrogel-based platforms for periodontal tissue regeneration	4
Vascularization of organoid microenvironments: Perfusable networks for organoid growth and maturation	4
Single-use biosensors for biomanufacturing: Perspective on the state-of-the-art	3
Contents	3
Mechanosensing pathways in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis	3
Protein engineering technologies for development of next-generation genome editors	3
Where the wild molecules are: Engineering the spatial distribution of signaling molecules	3
Nanomaterials for controlled drug delivery in wound healing: Recent advances and future directions	3
Application of metal additive manufacturing in oral dentistry	3
The role of artificial intelligence in usability testing and its potential impact on designing inclusive medical devices and digital health tools	3
Regenerative rehabilitation measures to restore tissue function after arsenic exposure	3
Futures of BME: Sustainable medical materials 2023	3
Nature-inspired sustainable medical materials	3
Photonic crystal colorimetric sensing in heart-on-a-chip systems	3
Editorial Board	3
Recent progress in multifunctional MXene quantum dots for cancer therapy	3
Recent advances in niosome-based transdermal drug delivery systems	3
Editorial overview: The next-generation of genome editing: The future is now	3