Brendon M. Baker

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Brendon M. Baker is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendon M. Baker has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 37 papers in Surgery and 36 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Brendon M. Baker's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (36 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (35 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (29 papers). Brendon M. Baker is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (36 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (35 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (29 papers). Brendon M. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Brendon M. Baker's co-authors include Christopher S. Chen, Robert L. Mauck, Jason A. Burdick, William Y. Wang, Britta Trappmann, Nandan L. Nerurkar, Esteban Toro, Michael T. Yang, Ritika Chaturvedi and Jordan S. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brendon M. Baker

93 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues

2012 1.5k citations Jordan S. Miller, Kelly R. Stevens et al. Nature Materials profile →
Deconstructing the third dimension – how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues

2012 1.4k citations Brendon M. Baker, Christopher S. Chen profile →
Cell-mediated fibre recruitment drives extracellular matrix mechanosensing in engineered fibrillar microenvironments

2015 461 citations Brendon M. Baker, William Y. Wang et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brendon M. Baker United States	38	4.8k	2.7k	2.3k	2.1k	1.5k	96	8.3k
Brendan A.C. Harley United States	50	4.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	172	8.4k
Nathaniel Huebsch United States	32	5.6k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	56	9.2k
Dror Seliktar Israel	54	5.3k 1.1×	4.7k 1.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	146	10.5k
William L. Murphy United States	57	6.5k 1.3×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	3.2k 2.2×	226	11.5k
Andrew J. Putnam United States	48	4.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	108	8.0k
Craig A. Simmons Canada	55	4.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	196	9.8k
Eben Alsberg United States	64	7.5k 1.6×	4.6k 1.7×	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	175	12.4k
Daniel M. Cohen United States	26	4.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	41	7.5k
Ovijit Chaudhuri United States	40	9.2k 1.9×	4.0k 1.5×	1.5k 0.6×	5.9k 2.9×	2.0k 1.4×	74	16.8k
Robert T. Tranquillo United States	59	4.1k 0.9×	4.7k 1.7×	3.8k 1.7×	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	154	9.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brendon M. Baker

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Liu, Yuchen, E K Gao, Avinava Roy, et al.. (2025). Local photocrosslinking of native tissue matrix regulates lung epithelial cell mechanosensing and function. Nature Materials. 24(11). 1812–1825.

Kent, Robert, et al.. (2025). Biofabrication and Characterization of Vascularizing PEG‐Norbornene Microgels. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 113(4). e37900–e37900. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Irene, Eben Alsberg, Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez, et al.. (2025). Clickable PEG-norbornene microgels support suspension bioprinting and microvascular assembly. Acta Biomaterialia. 201. 283–296. 2 indexed citations

Quesada, Carole, Robert Kent, Man Zhang, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound-generated bubbles enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells in composite collagen hydrogels. Bioactive Materials. 43. 82–97. 5 indexed citations

Kumar, Roshan, Victor Vitvitsky, Rashi Singhal, et al.. (2024). Sulfide oxidation promotes hypoxic angiogenesis and neovascularization. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(10). 1294–1304. 18 indexed citations

Koh, Amy J., Robert Kent, Kenneth M. Kozloff, et al.. (2024). CCL2/CCR2 Signalling in Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cell Recruitment and Fracture Healing in Mice. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 28(24). e70300–e70300.

Wojasiński, Michał, et al.. (2023). Rapid Magnetically Directed Assembly of Pre‐Patterned Capillary‐Scale Microvessels. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(40). 8 indexed citations

Kent, Robert, Laura Williams, Aileen J. Anderson, et al.. (2023). Building‐Block Size Mediates Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogel Tube Microenvironment Following Spinal Cord Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(25). e2302498–e2302498. 8 indexed citations

Matera, Daniel L., et al.. (2023). Extracellular matrix-templating fibrous hydrogels promote ovarian tissue remodeling and oocyte growth. Bioactive Materials. 32. 292–303. 21 indexed citations

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Helms, Adam, et al.. (2023). Integrating mechanical cues with engineered platforms to explore cardiopulmonary development and disease. iScience. 26(12). 108472–108472. 4 indexed citations

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Pagani, Chase A., Robert J. Tower, Robert Kent, et al.. (2022). Discoidin domain receptor 2 regulates aberrant mesenchymal lineage cell fate and matrix organization. Science Advances. 8(51). eabq6152–eabq6152. 21 indexed citations

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Tan, Xiaotian, Kathleen C. Day, Xuzhou Li, et al.. (2021). Quantification and immunoprofiling of bladder cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles with microfluidic chemiluminescent ELISA. Biosensors and Bioelectronics X. 8. 100066–100066. 12 indexed citations

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Baker, Brendon M., et al.. (2021). Sequestered cell-secreted extracellular matrix proteins improve murine folliculogenesis and oocyte maturation for fertility preservation. Acta Biomaterialia. 132. 313–324. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yan-Ting, Yu‐Wei Wu, Daniel L. Matera, et al.. (2021). Physiologic biomechanics enhance reproducible contractile development in a stem cell derived cardiac muscle platform. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6167–6167. 30 indexed citations

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Matera, Daniel L., Christopher D. Davidson, M.S. Said, et al.. (2020). Microengineered 3D pulmonary interstitial mimetics highlight a critical role for matrix degradation in myofibroblast differentiation. Science Advances. 6(37). 78 indexed citations

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Davidson, Matthew D., Kwang Hoon Song, Jessica Llewellyn, et al.. (2019). Engineered Fibrous Networks To Investigate the Influence of Fiber Mechanics on Myofibroblast Differentiation. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(8). 3899–3908. 46 indexed citations

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Heo, Su-Jin, Tristan P. Driscoll, Stephen D. Thorpe, et al.. (2016). Differentiation alters stem cell nuclear architecture, mechanics, and mechano-sensitivity. eLife. 5. 135 indexed citations

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Wang, Chong, Brendon M. Baker, Christopher S. Chen, & Martin A. Schwartz. (2013). Endothelial Cell Sensing of Flow Direction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 33(9). 2130–2136. 232 indexed citations

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Miller, Jordan S., Kelly R. Stevens, Michael T. Yang, et al.. (2012). Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered 3D tissues. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations

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Baker, Brendon M., Roshan P. Shah, Alice H. Huang, & Robert L. Mauck. (2011). Dynamic Tensile Loading Improves the Functional Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Laden Nanofiber-Based Fibrocartilage. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(9-10). 1445–1455. 105 indexed citations

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