OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering is 27. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Therapeutic Ultrasound for Multimodal Cancer Treatment: A Spotlight on Breast Cancer	139
Kidney Disease Modeling with Organoids and Organs-on-Chips	113
Regenerative Approaches for Chronic Wounds	100
Thinking Beyond the Device: An Overview of Human- and Equity-Centered Approaches for Health Technology Design	96
3D Traction Force Microscopy in Biological Gels: From Single Cells to Multicellular Spheroids	90
Medical Microrobots	90
Mechanical Control of Cell Differentiation: Insights from the Early Embryo	80
A Theoretical Approach in Applying High-Frequency Acoustic and Elasticity Microscopy to Assess Cells and Tissues	71
Biomedical Applications of Metal 3D Printing	67
Biomaterials for Hemostasis	60
Replicating Host–Microbiome Interactions: Harnessing Organ-on-a-Chip and Organoid Technologies to Model Vaginal and Lung Physiology	56
	56
Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity	51
Histotripsy: A Method for Mechanical Tissue Ablation with Ultrasound	50
Integrating Biomaterials and Genome Editing Approaches to Advance Biomedical Science	49
Direct Cardiac Compression Devices to Augment Heart Biomechanics and Function	44
Technologies to Assess Drug Response and Heterogeneity in Patient-Derived Cancer Organoids	43
Microvascularization in 3D Human Engineered Tissue and Organoids	40
Red Blood Cell Hitchhiking: A Novel Approach for Vascular Delivery of Nanocarriers	40
Fly Me to the Micron: Microtechnologies for Drosophila Research	38
Simulating Outcomes of Cataract Surgery: Important Advances in Ophthalmology	37
Quantitative Molecular Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Using Advanced Deep Learning Techniques	34
Recent Advancements in Electroporation Technologies: From Bench to Clinic	29
Recent Developments in Aerosol Pulmonary Drug Delivery: New Technologies, New Cargos, and New Targets	29
A Hundred Ways to Encode Sound Signals for Cochlear Implants	28

Circadian Effects of Drug Responses	28
Noninvasive Monitoring to Detect Dehydration: Are We There Yet?	28
Detection and Monitoring of Viral Infections via Wearable Devices and Biometric Data	27
Biology and Models of the Blood–Brain Barrier	27