Ali Akpek

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ali Akpek is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Akpek has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ali Akpek's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (7 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (5 papers). Ali Akpek is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (7 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (5 papers). Ali Akpek collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Japan. Ali Akpek's co-authors include Yu Shrike Zhang, Ali Khademhosseini, Marcel Alexander Heinrich, Xiao Liu, Wanjun Liu, Ning Hu, Su Ryon Shin, Yichen Li, Xiaofei Guan and Xiangyu Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Small.

In The Last Decade

Ali Akpek

34 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Extrusion Bioprinting of Shear‐Thinning Gelatin Methacryl... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Extrusion Bioprinting of Shear‐Thinning Gelatin Methacryloyl Bioinks
    2017 414 citations Wanjun Liu, Marcel Alexander Heinrich et al. Advanced Healthcare Materials profile →
  2. 3D Bioprinting: from Benches to Translational Applications
    2019 344 citations Marcel Alexander Heinrich, Wanjun Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Akpek Türkiye 10 1.2k 582 301 212 126 36 1.5k
Bagrat Grigoryan United States 10 1.2k 1.0× 540 0.9× 261 0.9× 243 1.1× 160 1.3× 10 1.4k
Lei Shao China 21 1.3k 1.1× 605 1.0× 370 1.2× 212 1.0× 138 1.1× 43 1.7k
Shintaroh Iwanaga Japan 13 1.2k 1.0× 415 0.7× 375 1.2× 299 1.4× 167 1.3× 24 1.5k
Samantha J. Paulsen United States 9 1.2k 1.0× 565 1.0× 321 1.1× 278 1.3× 158 1.3× 9 1.4k
Daniel W. Sazer United States 7 1.2k 1.0× 547 0.9× 251 0.8× 231 1.1× 155 1.2× 9 1.4k
Guoliang Ying China 16 1.1k 0.9× 329 0.6× 305 1.0× 134 0.6× 185 1.5× 31 1.5k
Quentin Jallerat United States 7 1.4k 1.2× 801 1.4× 293 1.0× 243 1.1× 180 1.4× 7 1.5k
Liqun Ning United States 22 1.4k 1.2× 734 1.3× 288 1.0× 217 1.0× 180 1.4× 43 1.7k
Daniel C. Corbett United States 5 1.1k 0.9× 461 0.8× 220 0.7× 207 1.0× 166 1.3× 5 1.3k
Berivan Çeçen Türkiye 18 731 0.6× 242 0.4× 302 1.0× 253 1.2× 109 0.9× 42 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Akpek

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ali Akpek. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ali Akpek based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ali Akpek. Ali Akpek is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Moghanian, Amirhossein, et al.. (2025). New trends in 3D and 4D printed dental and orthopedic Implants: Methods, applications and future directions. Bioprinting. 48. e00406–e00406. 5 indexed citations
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Avcı, Hüseyin, et al.. (2024). Advances in xenogeneic donor decellularized organs: A review on studies with sheep and porcine‐derived heart valves. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 9(6). e10695–e10695. 2 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali, et al.. (2023). Eggshell integrated GelMA/CSMA/HyMA hybrid hydrogels for cell therapy/tissue engineering. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(34). 2 indexed citations
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Bal‐Öztürk, Ayça, Berivan Çeçen, Meltem Avci‐Adali, et al.. (2020). Tissue adhesives: From research to clinical translation. Nano Today. 36. 101049–101049. 153 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali, et al.. (2019). Lung on a Chip for Drug Screening and Design. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 24(45). 5386–5396. 26 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali. (2018). Stereolitografi ile üç boyutlu (3B) olarak biyobaskılanmış yapay kalp kapakçıklarının biyouyumluluk özelliklerinin analizi. Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi. 2018(2018).
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Liu, Wanjun, Marcel Alexander Heinrich, Ali Akpek, et al.. (2017). Bioprinting: Extrusion Bioprinting of Shear‐Thinning Gelatin Methacryloyl Bioinks (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 12/2017). Advanced Healthcare Materials. 6(12). 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Wei, Yuxiao Li, Huazhe Yang, et al.. (2017). 3D Printed Anchoring Sutures for Permanent Shaping of Tissues. Macromolecular Bioscience. 17(12). 7 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali. (2017). Triküspit Kalp Kapakçıklarının Üç Boyutlu (3B) Biyobaskı Metotları ile Fabrikasyonu. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(2). 740–740. 5 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali. (2017). Effect of Ambient Temperature Variations on Particle Dimesions in Ultrasonic Nebulizers during Cold Vaporization. Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems Journal. 2(3). 946–950. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Wanjun, Marcel Alexander Heinrich, Ali Akpek, et al.. (2017). Extrusion Bioprinting of Shear‐Thinning Gelatin Methacryloyl Bioinks. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 6(12). 414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akpek, Ali, et al.. (2016). Ortam Sicakliğinin Ultrasonik Nebülizatörler Üzerindeki Etkinliğini Ölçen Sistem Tasarimi. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yichen, Yu Shrike Zhang, Ali Akpek, Su Ryon Shin, & Ali Khademhosseini. (2016). 4D bioprinting: the next-generation technology for biofabrication enabled by stimuli-responsive materials. Biofabrication. 9(1). 12001–12001. 281 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali, et al.. (2016). Design and analysis of an autoclave simulation using MATLAB/Simulink. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Akpek, Ali, et al.. (2015). Remote control of centrifuge and injection systems via MATLAB and ARDUINO. 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Николаев, А. Г., et al.. (2014). Modification of anti-bacterial surface properties of textile polymers by vacuum arc ion source implantation. Applied Surface Science. 310. 51–55. 22 indexed citations
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