OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Today Bio is 30. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications	127
A tough act to follow: collagen hydrogel modifications to improve mechanical and growth factor loading capabilities	109
Advanced application of stimuli-responsive drug delivery system for inflammatory arthritis treatment	96
The mechanical characterization of blood vessels and their substitutes in the continuous quest for physiological-relevant performances. A critical review	87
Biofabrication for neural tissue engineering applications	81
Micro/nanoscale magnetic robots for biomedical applications	79
Mesenchymal stem cell exosomes in bone regenerative strategies—a systematic review of preclinical studies	71
Nature-derived materials for the fabrication of functional biodevices	68
Magnetoelectric effect: principles and applications in biology and medicine– a review	59
Electrospun strong, bioactive, and bioabsorbable silk fibroin/poly (L-lactic-acid) nanoyarns for constructing advanced nanotextile tissue scaffolds	58
Extracellular vesicle-loaded hydrogels for tissue repair and regeneration	58
Tissue mimetic hyaluronan bioink containing collagen fibers with controlled orientation modulating cell migration and alignment	51
Recent progress of antibacterial hydrogels in wound dressings	50
An open-source handheld extruder loaded with pore-forming bioink for in situ wound dressing	48
Reactive-oxygen-species-scavenging nanomaterials for resolving inflammation	48
Towards principled design of cancer nanomedicine to accelerate clinical translation	47
Mesoporous bioactive glasses for regenerative medicine	45
Recent advances in multifunctional nanomaterials for photothermal-enhanced Fenton-based chemodynamic tumor therapy	42
The waves that make the pattern: a review on acoustic manipulation in biomedical research	40
Bioactive glasses and glass–ceramics for hyperthermia treatment of cancer: state-of-art, challenges, and future perspectives	37
Advances in biomaterials for skeletal muscle engineering and obstacles still to overcome	37
High-resolution lithographic biofabrication of hydrogels with complex microchannels from low-temperature-soluble gelatin bioresins	36
Rational design and latest advances of codelivery systems for cancer therapy	36
Recent advances in responsive hydrogels for diabetic wound healing	36
Strategies to improve bioactive and antibacterial properties of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for use as orthopedic implants	34

Fabrication of gelatin-based and Zn2+-incorporated composite hydrogel for accelerated infected wound healing	33
Scaffolds in the microbial resistant era: Fabrication, materials, properties and tissue engineering applications	32
ROS-responsive nanoparticles for oral delivery of luteolin and targeted therapy of ulcerative colitis by regulating pathological microenvironment	32
Bioinspired silk fibroin materials: From silk building blocks extraction and reconstruction to advanced biomedical applications	31
Design strategies for adhesive hydrogels with natural antibacterial agents as wound dressings: Status and trends	30
Recent developments in bio-scaffold materials as delivery strategies for therapeutics for endometrium regeneration	30
Modulation of macrophages by a paeoniflorin-loaded hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel promotes diabetic wound healing	30
Enzyme-mediated one-pot synthesis of hydrogel with the polyphenol cross-linker for skin regeneration	30
Advances in nanotechnology-based strategies for the treatments of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	30
Injectable hyaluronic acid hydrogel loaded with BMSC and NGF for traumatic brain injury treatment	30
Silk fibroin nanofibers: a promising ink additive for extrusion three-dimensional bioprinting	30
Synthetic biology as driver for the biologization of materials sciences	30