OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering is 8. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Porous microneedles: Transdermal salt bridge for biomedical device engineering	52
Bioresorbable vascular metallic scaffolds: Current status and research trends	49
AAV-based CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Challenges and engineering opportunities	48
Toward the use of muscle reinnveration for chronic bidirectional control of prostheses to improve functional outcomes of end users	46
Using biophysical cues and biomaterials to improve genetic models	44
Brainy biomaterials: Latest advances in smart biomaterials to develop the next generation of neural interfaces	40
From “High” to “How Many”: How Quantifying Receptor Abundance Links Genotype, Environment, and Therapeutic Response	39
Smart orthopedic biomaterials and implants	35
Defining omics-based biomarker signatures of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): In vitro studies	33
The prospect of electroceutical intervention and its implementation toward intractable neuromuscular diseases	33
Contents	32
Emerging trends of discrete Poly(ethylene glycol) in biomedical applications	29
Design of biocompatible and self-antibacterial titanium surfaces for biomedical applications	28
Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems	27
Outlook in tissue-engineered magnetic systems and biomagnetic control	26
AI models for protein design are driving antibody engineering	22
Biophysical determinants of nuclear shape and mechanics and their implications for genome integrity	21
Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials	20
Aging and the extracellular matrix: A tumor-permissive microenvironment driving cancer progression	20
Editorial overview: Scaffold-based and scaffold-free approaches for mechanobiology, in vitro disease modeling and treatment	20
Intelligent biomaterials for cardiovascular applications	17
Cellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix	17
Modular and handheld Raman systems for SERS-based point-of-care diagnostics	17
Contents	16
Current trends and definitions in high-performance antimicrobial strategies	16

3M engineering approaches to combat high-shear thrombosis: Integrating modeling, microfluidics, and mechanobiology	16
Size principles governing selective neuromodulation and recruitment order of nerve fibers	16
Gut-on-chip and liver-on-chip platforms for pathophysiological modeling	15
Rigid and soft microelectrodes for electrophysiology measurement	15
Generalizable and explainable deep learning for medical image computing: An overview	15
Contents	15
Bioelectronic therapies for chronic pain	15
Thermogelling materials and their important role in biomedical engineering applications	15
Remote magnetic actuation of cell signalling for tissue engineering	14
Smart plasmonic hydrogels based on gold and silver nanoparticles for biosensing application	14
Antibacterial and antiviral high-performance nanosystems to mitigate new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern	14
Eye tracking in cardiology	14
Contents	14
Recent advances in quantifying the mechanobiology of cardiac development via computational modeling	14
AI-powered wearable sensors for health monitoring and clinical decision making	13
Recent advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	12
A new function for nuclear lamins: Providing surface tension to the nuclear drop	12
Imaging the microscale mechanical properties of cancer using optical coherence elastography	12
Nano-biomaterials: Emerging tools in biomedical innovation and therapy	12
Editorial overview: Current perspectives in bioelectronic medicine: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers	12
Surface modified NiTi smart biomaterials: Surface engineering and biological compatibility	11
Neuromodulation for the treatment of sexual dysfunction: An opportunity for the field	11
Sustainable electrospun materials with enhanced blood compatibility for wound healing applications—A mini review	11
What lies beyond—Insights into elastic microscaffolds with metamaterial properties for cell studies	10
Leveraging user preference in the design and evaluation of lower-limb exoskeletons and prostheses	10
Microfluidic platforms for organ-on-a-chip models: Creating dynamic microenvironments for organoid and multi-organ systems	10
Beyond static models: Mechanically dynamic matrices reveal new insights into cancer and fibrosis progression	10
Advances in electrospinning of aligned nanofiber scaffolds used for wound dressings	9
Nanomechanics at the extracellular matrix-focal adhesion interface	9
Genetically-encoded degraders as versatile modulators of intracellular therapeutic targets	9
Gelatin-based scaffolds: An intuitive support structure for regenerative therapy	9
Advances in strategies for liver regeneration and replacement	9
Editorial Board	9
Commercial autologous cell therapy: The value of real-time patient and therapy data	9
Transdermal Nanomedicine: Emerging Horizons, Unresolved Challenges, and the Path Forward	9
Perspectives on synthetic protein circuits in mammalian cells	8
Fueling next-generation genome editing with DNA repair	8
Moving to a new dimension: 3D kidney cultures for kidney regeneration	8
Editorial Board	8
The unperturbed picture: Label-free real-time optical monitoring of cells and extracellular vesicles for therapy	8
The need for tissue-engineered models to facilitate the study of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in traumatic brain injury and repair	8
The role of immune cells in therapeutic angiogenesis: Concepts in tissue engineering	8
Tissue engineering for cervical function in pregnancy	8
Editorial Board	8