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 2022-05-01 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
AAV-based CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Challenges and engineering opportunities	37
Porous microneedles: Transdermal salt bridge for biomedical device engineering	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
Emerging trends of discrete Poly(ethylene glycol) in biomedical applications	30
Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems	30
Contents	29
Design of biocompatible and self-antibacterial titanium surfaces for biomedical applications	25
AI models for protein design are driving antibody engineering	23
Outlook in tissue-engineered magnetic systems and biomagnetic control	23
Beyond The Nucleus: Translating Engineered Protein Localization To Chromatin Modifying Enzymes	23
Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials	21
Modular and handheld Raman systems for SERS-based point-of-care diagnostics	21
Cellular and molecular aspects of mechanobiology of the extracellular matrix	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
Intelligent biomaterials for cardiovascular applications	18
Editorial overview: Scaffold-based and scaffold-free approaches for mechanobiology, in vitro disease modeling and treatment	18

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
Contents	17
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
Gut-on-chip and liver-on-chip platforms for pathophysiological modeling	16
Contents	16
Bioelectronic therapies for chronic pain	15
Thermogelling materials and their important role in biomedical engineering applications	15
Eye tracking in cardiology	15
Contents	15
Recent advances in quantifying the mechanobiology of cardiac development via computational modeling	15
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
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
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
Editorial overview: Current perspectives in bioelectronic medicine: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers	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
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
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
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
Commercial autologous cell therapy: The value of real-time patient and therapy data	10
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
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
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
Editorial Board	8
Perspectives on synthetic protein circuits in mammalian cells	8
Fueling next-generation genome editing with DNA repair	8