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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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Bioresorbable vascular metallic scaffolds: Current status and research trends	62
Using biophysical cues and biomaterials to improve genetic models	53
Toward the use of muscle reinnveration for chronic bidirectional control of prostheses to improve functional outcomes of end users	53
Brainy biomaterials: Latest advances in smart biomaterials to develop the next generation of neural interfaces	52
From “high” to “how many”: How quantifying receptor abundance links genotype, environment, and therapeutic response	40
Porous microneedles: Transdermal salt bridge for biomedical device engineering	37
AAV-based CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Challenges and engineering opportunities	37
Smart orthopedic biomaterials and implants	36
The prospect of electroceutical intervention and its implementation toward intractable neuromuscular diseases	35
Defining omics-based biomarker signatures of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): In vitro studies	32
Contents	31
Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems	30
Emerging trends of discrete Poly(ethylene glycol) in biomedical applications	30
Contents	29
Design of biocompatible and self-antibacterial titanium surfaces for biomedical applications	25
Beyond The Nucleus: Translating Engineered Protein Localization To Chromatin Modifying Enzymes	23
AI models for protein design are driving antibody engineering	23
Outlook in tissue-engineered magnetic systems and biomagnetic control	23
Cellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix	21
Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials	21
Modular and handheld Raman systems for SERS-based point-of-care diagnostics	21
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
Editorial overview: Scaffold-based and scaffold-free approaches for mechanobiology, in vitro disease modeling and treatment	18
Intelligent biomaterials for cardiovascular applications	18

Contents	17
3M engineering approaches to combat high-shear thrombosis: Integrating modeling, microfluidics, and mechanobiology	17
Current trends and definitions in high-performance antimicrobial strategies	17
Size principles governing selective neuromodulation and recruitment order of nerve fibers	17
Gut-on-chip and liver-on-chip platforms for pathophysiological modeling	16
Contents	16
Rigid and soft microelectrodes for electrophysiology measurement	16
Generalizable and explainable deep learning for medical image computing: An overview	16
Trustworthy AI in medical image analysis: A unified perspective built on robustness and layers of trust	16
Recent advances in quantifying the mechanobiology of cardiac development via computational modeling	15
Bioelectronic therapies for chronic pain	15
Thermogelling materials and their important role in biomedical engineering applications	15
Eye tracking in cardiology	15
Contents	15
AI-powered wearable sensors for health monitoring and clinical decision making	14
Sustainable electrospun materials with enhanced blood compatibility for wound healing applications—A mini review	14
Remote magnetic actuation of cell signalling for tissue engineering	14
A new function for nuclear lamins: Providing surface tension to the nuclear drop	14
Nano-biomaterials: Emerging tools in biomedical innovation and therapy	14
Editorial overview: Current perspectives in bioelectronic medicine: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers	13
Imaging the microscale mechanical properties of cancer using optical coherence elastography	13
Smart plasmonic hydrogels based on gold and silver nanoparticles for biosensing application	13
Neuromodulation for the treatment of sexual dysfunction: An opportunity for the field	12
Recent advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	12
Leveraging user preference in the design and evaluation of lower-limb exoskeletons and prostheses	11
Surface modified NiTi smart biomaterials: Surface engineering and biological compatibility	11
Beyond static models: Mechanically dynamic matrices reveal new insights into cancer and fibrosis progression	11
Microfluidic platforms for organ-on-a-chip models: Creating dynamic microenvironments for organoid and multi-organ systems	11
Genetically-encoded degraders as versatile modulators of intracellular therapeutic targets	11
Commercial autologous cell therapy: The value of real-time patient and therapy data	10
Advances in electrospinning of aligned nanofiber scaffolds used for wound dressings	10
Editorial Board	10
Transdermal nanomedicine: Emerging horizons, unresolved challenges, and the path forward	10
Advances in strategies for liver regeneration and replacement	9
The need for tissue-engineered models to facilitate the study of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in traumatic brain injury and repair	9
Gelatin-based scaffolds: An intuitive support structure for regenerative therapy	9
Nanomechanics at the extracellular matrix-focal adhesion interface	9
What lies beyond—Insights into elastic microscaffolds with metamaterial properties for cell studies	9
Editorial Board	9
Editorial Board	8
Perspectives on synthetic protein circuits in mammalian cells	8
Fueling next-generation genome editing with DNA repair	8
Engineering the NET-biomaterial interface to treat disease	8
Moving to a new dimension: 3D kidney cultures for kidney regeneration	8
The unperturbed picture: Label-free real-time optical monitoring of cells and extracellular vesicles for therapy	8
Contemporary standpoint and future of 3D bioprinting in tissue/organs printing	8
The myokinetic interface: Implanting permanent magnets to restore the sensory-motor control loop in amputees	8
The role of immune cells in therapeutic angiogenesis: Concepts in tissue engineering	8
Tissue engineering for cervical function in pregnancy	8
Tissue density in the progression of breast cancer: Bedside to bench and back again	8

Diversity in a dish: Leveraging organoids to reflect genetic ancestry and sex differences in health and disease	7
Finite element modeling of traumatic brain injury: Areas of future interest	7
Editorial Board	7
Contents	7
Antimicrobial polymeric composites for high-touch surfaces in healthcare applications	7
Non-invasive brain imaging to advance the understanding of human balance	7
Current opinion: Underreported cell populations in the aortic valve influence tissue development and homeostasis	7
Long sequence insertion via CRISPR/Cas gene-editing with transposase, recombinase, and integrase	7
Intelligent and smart biomaterials for sustainable 3D printing applications	7
Intelligent biomaterials for micro and nanoscale 3D printing	7
Mechanome-guided strategies in regenerative rehabilitation	7
Contents	6
Trans-epithelial/endothelial electrical resistance (TEER): Current state of integrated TEER measurements in organ-on-a-chip devices	6
Editorial overview: Low-cost and portable systems for biomedical imaging and sensing	6
An update on repeated blast traumatic brain injury	6
Recent advancements and applications of physics-informed machine learning in biomedical research	6
Mechanobiological modulation of extracellular vesicle function and transport dynamics in cancer progression	6
Achieving tendon enthesis regeneration across length scales	6
Tuning the matrix: Recent advances in mechanobiology unveiled through polyacrylamide hydrogels	6
Rehabilitation of motor and sensory function using spinal cord stimulation: Recent advances	5
Spatiotemporally-patterned biomaterials for organoid culture	5
Mechanism to translation: Neural prostheses for the lower urinary tract	5
Intelligent polymeric biomaterials surface driven by plasma processing	5
Clinical Translation of Epigenome Editing Technologies	5
Wearable sensing for understanding and influencing human movement in ecological contexts	5
Micro-haemodynamics at the maternal–fetal interface: Experimental, theoretical and clinical perspectives	5
Regeneration of interfaces bridging disparate tissues and systems of the human body	5
“Sustainable open-source medical devices manufactured with green biomaterials and accessible resources”	5
Anatomics: Co-engineering body and machine in pursuit of synergistic bionic performance	5
Microfluidic platforms based on SERS imaging and their point-of-care applications	5
Contents	5
To cut or not to cut: Next-generation genome editors for precision genome engineering	5
Artificial intelligence in neurodegenerative disease diagnosis: Advancing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases	5
Contents	5
Engineering the organoid niche to build better human models	5
Organoid bioprinting to pattern the matrix microenvironment	4
Editorial Board	4
Biosensors in biomedical research: Bridging cell and tissue engineering and real-time monitoring	4
Contents	4
Vascularization of organoid microenvironments: Perfusable networks for organoid growth and maturation	4
Learning about liver regeneration from liver-on-a-chip	4
Interface tissues of the mesoderm: Periosteum, ligament, interosseous membrane, & myofascial tissues, an inspiration for next generation medical textiles	4
Engineering cancer's journey: Emerging tools for metastasis modeling	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial overview: Biomedical engineering and women's health: Breaking new ground in gender- and sex-specific research	4
Cellular mechanoactivation of antigen-presenting cells and T cells for cancer immunotherapy	4
Biomedical imaging: Imaging for regenerative medicine and biomanufacturing	4
Enhancing resilience against adversarial attacks in medical imaging using advanced feature transformation training	4
Advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	4
Generative design of therapeutics that bind and modulate protein states	4
Recent mitigation strategies in engineered healthcare materials towards antimicrobial applications	4
Recent advances in hydrogel-based platforms for periodontal tissue regeneration	3
Hippocampus-guided engineering of memory prosthesis	3
Exploiting protein domain modularity to enable synthetic control of engineered cells	3
Photonic crystal colorimetric sensing in heart-on-a-chip systems	3
Editorial overview: The next-generation of genome editing: The future is now	3
Nature-inspired sustainable medical materials	3
Paradigms for Establishing Long-Term Epigenetic States in Brain	3
Quantitative 4D imaging of biomechanical regulation of ventricular growth and maturation	3
Single-use biosensors for biomanufacturing: Perspective on the state-of-the-art	3
Recent progress in multifunctional MXene quantum dots for cancer therapy	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
Application of metal additive manufacturing in oral dentistry	3
Contents	3
Biomechanics of cardiac development in zebrafish model	3
Mechanosensing pathways in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis	3
Nanomaterials for controlled drug delivery in wound healing: Recent advances and future directions	3
Regenerative rehabilitation measures to restore tissue function after arsenic exposure	3