OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biofabrication is 38. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
3D bioprinted tissue-specific spheroidal multicellular microarchitectures for advanced cell therapy	126
Cancer cell migration depends on adjacent ASC and adipose spheroids in a 3D bioprinted breast cancer model	87
Suspension bath bioprinting and maturation of anisotropic meniscal constructs	76
Norbornene-functionalized methylcellulose as a thermo- and photo-responsive bioink	76
In vitro vascularization of hydrogel-based tissue constructs via a combined approach of cell sheet engineering and dynamic perfusion cell culture	71
Microfluidic-based platforms for cell-to-cell communication studies	65
From microtissues to organs: the future of reconstructive surgery with organ building block-based bioprinting	63
A biopsy-sized 3D skin model with a perifollicular vascular plexus enables studying immune cell trafficking in the skin	62
Biochemical and immunomodulatory insights of extracellular matrix from decellularized human whole cervix: recellularization and in vivo ECM remodeling interplay	58
Biomimetic and mechanically supportive 3D printed scaffolds for cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering using photopolymers and digital light processing	55
Spheroid on-demand printing and drug screening of endothelialized hepatocellular carcinoma model at different stages	53
3D bioprinted extracellular vesicles for tissue engineering—a perspective	52
Enhanced gelatin methacryloyl nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel for high-fidelity 3D printing of bone tissue engineering scaffolds	51
Development of immunocompetent full thickness skin tissue constructs to model skin fibrosis for high-throughput drug screening	50
A scalable coaxial bioprinting technology for mesenchymal stem cell microfiber fabrication and high extracellular vesicle yield	49
A microvascularized in vitro liver model for disease modeling and drug discovery	49
Cell-laden bioink circulation-assisted inkjet-based bioprinting to mitigate cell sedimentation and aggregation	48
3D bioprinted vascularized lung cancer organoid models with underlying disease capable of more precise drug evaluation	48
Formation of functionally robust human neocartilage from multiple donors using highly expanded costochondral cells	47
Influence of asymmetric microchannels in the structure and function of engineered neuronal circuits	47
Biofabrication of a tri-layered 3D-bioprinted CSC-based malignant melanoma model for personalized cancer treatment	46
Injectable rBMSCs-laden hydrogel microspheres loaded with naringin for osteomyelitis treatment	45
Bilayer silk fibroin/sodium alginate scaffold promotes vascularization and advances inflammation stage in full-thickness wound	44
Biofabricated nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture: insights, challenges and prospects	43
Acetylcholine-loaded nanoparticles protect against doxorubicin-induced toxicity in in vitro cardiac spheroids	43

Biofabrication of 3D breast cancer models for dissecting the cytotoxic response of human T cells expressing engineered MAIT cell receptors	42
Study of paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis using biomimetic micro-lung chips	41
Cartilage tissue engineering by extrusion bioprinting utilizing porous hyaluronic acid microgel bioinks	41
From local to global matrix organization by fibroblasts: a 4D laser-assisted bioprinting approach	40
Fabrication of bioinspired grid-crimp micropatterns by melt electrospinning writing for bone–ligament interface study	40
High-throughput microgel biofabrication via air-assisted co-axial jetting for cell encapsulation, 3D bioprinting, and scaffolding applications	40
A 3D-printed blood-brain barrier model with tunable topology and cell-matrix interactions	40
Support-less ceramic 3D printing of bioceramic structures using a hydrogel bath	39
A hepatic zonation chip with an oxygen concentration gradient embracing the spatial distribution of metabolic function	39
3D bioprinted in vitro epilepsy models for pharmacological evaluation in temporal lobe epilepsy	39
Bioassembly of hemoglobin-loaded photopolymerizable spheroids alleviates hypoxia-induced cell death	38
In vitro circulation model driven by tissue-engineered dome-shaped cardiac tissue	38
Biohybrid tensegrity actuator driven by selective contractions of multiple skeletal muscle tissues	38