OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of APL Bioengineering 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Aqueous electrolyte-gated solution-processed metal oxide transistors for direct cellular interfaces	72
Substrate stiffness modulates collective colony expansion of the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus	63
Adenine base editing rescues pathogenic phenotypes in tissue engineered vascular model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome	54
A low-profile electromechanical packaging system for soft-to-flexible bioelectronic interfaces	47
Black phosphorus-enhanced injectable hydrogel for infected soft tissue healing	39
Thermosensitive hydrogel carrying extracellular vesicles from adipose-derived stem cells promotes peripheral nerve regeneration after microsurgical repair	34
Design and implementation of a microfluidic device capable of temporal growth factor delivery reveal filtering capabilities of the EGFR/ERK pathway	33
Proteomics of human platelet lysates and insight from animal studies on platelet protein diffusion to hippocampus upon intranasal administration	29
The yellow brick road to nuclear membrane mechanotransduction	28
GelMA micropattern enhances cardiomyocyte organization, maturation, and contraction via contact guidance	28
Engineering CAR T cells for enhanced efficacy and safety	28
Scheduled dosage regimen by irreversible electroporation of loaded erythrocytes for cancer treatment	28
A novel portable in situ printer for hydrogel multi-structure molding and cell printing	25
Fibroblast senescence-associated extracellular matrix promotes heterogeneous lung niche	24
Machine learning-informed predictions of nanoparticle mobility and fate in the mucus barrier	23
Computational modeling of the physical features that influence breast cancer invasion into adipose tissue	23
Erratum: “New contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and theranostics: Recent 5-year overview on phthalocyanine/naphthalocyanine-based nanoparticles” [APL Bioeng. 5, 031510 (2021)]	22
Exploring the translational impact of type 1 diabetes on cerebral neurovascular function through ECoG-LSCI	21
Evaluation of chromatin mesoscale organization	21
Unpleasant odors compared to pleasant ones cause higher cortical activations detectable by fNIRS and observable mostly in females	20
Geometrically engineered organoid units and their assembly for pre-construction of organ structures	20
Electrophysiological features of cortical 3D networks are deeply modulated by scaffold properties	20
Learning discrete structures for cancer radiomics	19
A fully automated deep learning approach for coronary artery segmentation and comprehensive characterization	19
The mechanobiology of nuclear phase separation	19

Current state of the art and future directions for implantable sensors in medical technology: Clinical needs and engineering challenges	18
Degradation-aware neural imputation: Advancing decoding stability in brain machine interfaces	17
Mechanism study on the influences of buffer osmotic pressure on microfluidic chip-based cell electrofusion	17
Orthopedic meta-implants	17
Model discovery approach enables noninvasive measurement of intra-tumoral fluid transport in dynamic MRI	17
M/EEG source localization for both subcortical and cortical sources using a convolutional neural network with a realistic head conductivity model	16
Fluorescence spectroscopy as a novel tool in hematological diagnostics	16
The role of biomechanical factors in models of intervertebral disc degeneration across multiple length scales	16
Immunogenic cell death-related cancer-associated fibroblast clusters and prognostic risk model in cervical cancer	15
Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair	15
Terahertz in vivo imaging of human skin: Toward detection of abnormal skin pathologies	15
Model of collective detachment in high-grade serous ovarian cancer demonstrates that tumor spheroids produce ECM to support metastatic processes	14
Differential effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on glycocalyx of endothelial and tumor cells and potential targets for tumor metastasis	14
Altered blood flow due to larger aortic diameters in patients with transcatheter heart valve thrombosis	14
In vivo label-free tissue histology through a microstructured imaging window	14
TTLL4 mediates the PI3K/AKT/MDM2 pathway to promote hepatocellular carcinoma progression and predict patient prognosis	14
Injectable photosensitive bone cement enhancing angiogenesis and osteogenic differentiation for the treatment of bone nonunion	14
Advanced biomaterial strategies for overcoming age-associated wound healing impairments	14
CAR T cell infiltration and cytotoxic killing within the core of 3D breast cancer spheroids under the control of antigen sensing in microwell arrays	14
A review: Blood pressure monitoring based on PPG and circadian rhythm	14
The effects of strain history on aortic valve interstitial cell activation in a 3D hydrogel environment	13
Improvement of clinical wound microcirculation diagnosis using an object tracking-based laser speckle contrast imaging system	13
Publisher's Note: “Contrast-enhanced ultrasound tracking of helical propellers with acoustic phase analysis and comparison with color Doppler” [APL Bioeng. 6, 036102 (2022)]	13
Bioengineering of the liver	13
Hyaluronic acid turnover controls the severity of cerebral cavernous malformations in bioengineered human micro-vessels	13
Fluid flow to mimic organ function in 3D in vitro models	12
FRESH™ 3D bioprinted cardiac tissue, a bioengineered platform for in vitro pharmacology	12
Single-pericyte nanomechanics measured by contraction cytometry	12
Long-term effect of sodium selenite on the integrity and permeability of on-chip microvasculature	12
Collagen density regulates tip–stalk cell rearrangement during angiogenesis via cellular bioenergetics	12
Mechanobiology of the cell nucleus	12
Quercetin targets the Ccl4–Ccr5 axis to relieve neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury	12
Mechanical cues orchestrate monocyte behavior in immune regulation and disease	12
Biosensors integrated within wearable devices for monitoring chronic wound status	12
Investigations on artificially extending the spectral range of natural vision	12
Interacting with tumor cells weakens the intrinsic clockwise chirality of endothelial cells	11
A patient-specific echogenic soft robotic left ventricle embedded into a closed-loop cardiovascular simulator for advanced device testing	11
Mechanosensitive miR-99b mediates the regulatory effect of matrix stiffness on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell fate both in vitro and in vivo	11
Nuclear mechanoprotection: From tissue atlases as blueprints to distinctive regulation of nuclear lamins	10
Photoplethysmography-based HRV analysis and machine learning for real-time stress quantification in mental health applications	10
Hemodynamics of thrombus formation in intracranial aneurysms: An in silico observational study	10
Publisher's Note: “Skin-on-a-chip models: General overview and future perspectives” [APL Bioengineering 5, 030901 (2021)]	10
Modeling nitric oxide diffusion and plasticity modulation in cerebellar learning	9
A high throughput cell stretch device for investigating mechanobiology in vitro	9
Epigenetic regulation and mechanobiological adaptation in tenocytes during maturation	9
Rapid flowing cells localization enabled by spatiotemporal manipulation of their holographic patterns	9
PEDOT:PSS-coated platinum electrodes for neural stimulation	9
Cerebellar contribution to multisensory integration: A computational modeling exploration	9
Burst sine wave electroporation (B-SWE) for expansive blood–brain barrier disruption and controlled non-thermal tissue ablation for neurological disease	9
Magnetic self-assembly of 3D multicellular microscaffolds: A biomimetic brain tumor-on-a-chip for drug delivery and selectivity testing	9

High-throughput quantitation of human neutrophil recruitment and functional responses in an air-blood barrier array	9
Nondestructive, quantitative viability analysis of 3D tissue cultures using machine learning image segmentation	9
Surface electromyography using dry polymeric electrodes	9
Engineered matrix microenvironments reveal the heterogeneity of liver sinusoidal endothelial cell phenotypic responses	8
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound irradiation ameliorates gut inflammation and neuroinflammation in mice with DSS-induced colitis	8
Engineering approaches for understanding mechanical memory in cancer metastasis	8
Survivin as a mediator of stiffness-induced cell cycle progression and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells	8
Publisher's Note: “Magneto-responsive hyaluronan hydrogel for hyperthermia and bioprinting: Magnetic, rheological properties and biocompatibility” [APL Bioeng. 7, 036113 (2023)]	8
Hepatocyte cultures: From collagen gel sandwiches to microfluidic devices with integrated biosensors	8