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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	53
Janus metallic mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Unique structures for cancer theranostics	52
Brainy biomaterials: Latest advances in smart biomaterials to develop the next generation of neural interfaces	51
AAV-based CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Challenges and engineering opportunities	49
Integrating in vitro disease models of the neurovascular unit into discovery and development of neurotherapeutics	46
Using biophysical cues and biomaterials to improve genetic models	46
Bioresorbable vascular metallic scaffolds: Current status and research trends	41
Toward the use of muscle reinnveration for chronic bidirectional control of prostheses to improve functional outcomes of end users	39
Smart orthopedic biomaterials and implants	36
Porous microneedles: Transdermal salt bridge for biomedical device engineering	35
Design of biocompatible and self-antibacterial titanium surfaces for biomedical applications	35
AI models for protein design are driving antibody engineering	34
Recent advances in gene therapy for cancer theranostics	34
The prospect of electroceutical intervention and its implementation toward intractable neuromuscular diseases	34
Defining omics-based biomarker signatures of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): In vitro studies	32
Contents	30
Emerging trends of discrete Poly(ethylene glycol) in biomedical applications	30
Outlook in tissue-engineered magnetic systems and biomagnetic control	29
Developing patient-centric specifications for autologous chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapies	28
Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems	28
Biomaterial nanocarrier-driven mechanisms to modulate anti-tumor immunity	24
Biophysical determinants of nuclear shape and mechanics and their implications for genome integrity	24
Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials	23
Modular and handheld Raman systems for SERS-based point-of-care diagnostics	22
Aging and the Extracellular Matrix: A Tumor-Permissive Microenvironment Driving Cancer Progression	21

Editorial overview: Scaffold-based and scaffold-free approaches for mechanobiology, in vitro disease modeling and treatment	21
Contents	20
Intelligent biomaterials for cardiovascular applications	19
Mathematical models of fibrin polymerization: past, present, and future	19
Size principles governing selective neuromodulation and recruitment order of nerve fibers	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
Advancing measurement infrastructure for cell and gene therapy product development	16
Multi-omic approaches to acute kidney injury and repair	16
Erratum to “The elastin matrix in tissue engineering and regeneration”, [Curr Opin Biomed Eng, Volume 6, June 2018, Pages 27–32]	16
Erratum to “Chemokine transport dynamics and emerging recognition of their role in immune function”, [Curr Opin Biomed Eng, Volume 5, March 2018, Pages 90–95]	16
Cell therapy products are revolutionizing multiple therapeutic areas; to maintain this pace of innovation, manufacturing solutions must adapt	15
Rigid and soft microelectrodes for electrophysiology measurement	15
Thermogelling materials and their important role in biomedical engineering applications	15
Contents	15
Smart biomaterials—A proposed definition and overview of the field	14
Gut-on-chip and liver-on-chip platforms for pathophysiological modeling	14
Generalizable and explainable deep learning for medical image computing: An overview	14
Errata for editorial disclosures	13
Recent advances in quantifying the mechanobiology of cardiac development via computational modeling	13
Bioelectronic therapies for chronic pain	13
Erratum to “Monocytes and macrophages in heart valves: Uninvited guests or critical performers?”, [Curr Opin Biomed Eng, Volume 5, March 2018, Pages 82–89]	12
Remote magnetic actuation of cell signalling for tissue engineering	12
Ultra-high-field MRI studies of brain structure and function in humans and nonhuman primates: A collaborative approach to precision medicine	12
Recent advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury	12
Smart plasmonic hydrogels based on gold and silver nanoparticles for biosensing application	12
Antibacterial and antiviral high-performance nanosystems to mitigate new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern	12
Contents	12
Sustainable electrospun materials with enhanced blood compatibility for wound healing applications—A mini review	12
A new function for nuclear lamins: Providing surface tension to the nuclear drop	12
Editorial overview: Current perspectives in bioelectronic medicine: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers	11
Neuromodulation for the treatment of sexual dysfunction: An opportunity for the field	11
Myoelectric control and neuromusculoskeletal modeling: Complementary technologies for rehabilitation robotics	11
Imaging the microscale mechanical properties of cancer using optical coherence elastography	11
Leveraging user preference in the design and evaluation of lower-limb exoskeletons and prostheses	10
Surface modified NiTi smart biomaterials: Surface engineering and biological compatibility	10
Beyond static models: Mechanically dynamic matrices reveal new insights into cancer and fibrosis progression	10
Exploiting interbacterial antagonism for microbiome engineering	10
Special issue: Advances in Diagnostic and Theranostic Systems for Disease Treatment	9
Advances in electrospinning of aligned nanofiber scaffolds used for wound dressings	9
Moving to a new dimension: 3D kidney cultures for kidney regeneration	9
Commercial autologous cell therapy: The value of real-time patient and therapy data	9
Editorial Board	9
Gelatin-based scaffolds: An intuitive support structure for regenerative therapy	9
Genetically-encoded degraders as versatile modulators of intracellular therapeutic targets	9
What lies beyond—Insights into elastic microscaffolds with metamaterial properties for cell studies	9
Nanomechanics at the extracellular matrix-focal adhesion interface	9
The role of immune cells in therapeutic angiogenesis: Concepts in tissue engineering	8
Fueling next-generation genome editing with DNA repair	8
Advances in strategies for liver regeneration and replacement	8

The need for tissue-engineered models to facilitate the study of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in traumatic brain injury and repair	8
Tissue engineering for cervical function in pregnancy	8
Recent advances in transdermal sensors for glucose monitoring	8
Perspectives on synthetic protein circuits in mammalian cells	8
The unperturbed picture: Label-free real-time optical monitoring of cells and extracellular vesicles for therapy	8