Chien‐Chi Lin

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Chien‐Chi Lin is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chien‐Chi Lin has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Biomaterials and 27 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chien‐Chi Lin's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (40 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (27 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers). Chien‐Chi Lin is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (40 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (27 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers). Chien‐Chi Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Chien‐Chi Lin's co-authors include Andrew T. Metters, Kristi S. Anseth, Han Shih, Chang Seok Ki, Murray Korc, Hung‐Yi Liu, Sarah B. Anderson, Tsai‐Yu Lin, Alex A. Aimetti and Andrew K. Fraser and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chien‐Chi Lin

93 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrogels in controlled release formulations: Network des... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2008 400 800 1.2k
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. Hydrogels in controlled release formulations: Network design and mathematical modeling
    2006 1.4k citations Chien‐Chi Lin, Andrew T. Metters Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →
  2. PEG Hydrogels for the Controlled Release of Biomolecules in Regenerative Medicine
    2008 839 citations Chien‐Chi Lin, Kristi S. Anseth Pharmaceutical Research profile →

Peers

Chien‐Chi Lin
Xinqiao Jia United States
Mark W. Tibbitt Switzerland
Huaping Tan China
Andrew T. Metters United States
Sidi A. Bencherif United States
Tina Vermonden Netherlands
Giyoong Tae South Korea
Stephanie J. Bryant United States
Kytai T. Nguyen United States
Eun Seok Gil United States
Xinqiao Jia United States
Chien‐Chi Lin
Citations per year, relative to Chien‐Chi Lin Chien‐Chi Lin (= 1×) peers Xinqiao Jia

Countries citing papers authored by Chien‐Chi Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chien‐Chi Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chien‐Chi Lin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chien‐Chi Lin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chien‐Chi Lin 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 Chien‐Chi Lin. Chien‐Chi Lin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2025). Aqueous Synthesis of Poly(ethylene glycol)‐Amide‐Norbornene‐Carboxylate for Modular Hydrogel Crosslinking. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 12(11). 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2025). Hydrolytic degradation of PEG-based thiol–norbornene hydrogels enables multi-modal controlled release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(42). 13781–13793.
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Khine, Yee Yee, et al.. (2024). Fast-relaxing hydrogels with reversibly tunable mechanics for dynamic cancer cell culture. Biomaterials Advances. 159. 213829–213829. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2024). Photo‐Responsive Decellularized Small Intestine Submucosa Hydrogels. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(36). 18 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2024). Viscoelastic stiffening of gelatin hydrogels for dynamic culture of pancreatic cancer spheroids. Acta Biomaterialia. 177. 203–215. 19 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2018). Dynamic control of hydrogel crosslinking via sortase-mediated reversible transpeptidation. Acta Biomaterialia. 83. 83–95. 69 indexed citations
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Liu, Hung‐Yi, et al.. (2016). Enzyme-mediated stiffening hydrogels for probing activation of pancreatic stellate cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 48. 258–269. 73 indexed citations
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Shih, Han & Chien‐Chi Lin. (2015). Photo-click hydrogels prepared from functionalized cyclodextrin and poly(ethylene glycol) for drug delivery and in situ cell encapsulation. PMC. 1 indexed citations
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Ki, Chang Seok, Tsai‐Yu Lin, Murray Korc, & Chien‐Chi Lin. (2014). Thiol-ene hydrogels as desmoplasia-mimetic matrices for modeling pancreatic cancer cell growth, invasion, and drug resistance. Biomaterials. 35(36). 9668–9677. 61 indexed citations
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Hamamura, Kazunori, Chien‐Chi Lin, & Hiroki Yokota. (2013). Salubrinal reduces expression and activity of MMP13 in chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 21(5). 764–772. 37 indexed citations
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Ki, Chang Seok, et al.. (2013). The influence of matrix properties on growth and morphogenesis of human pancreatic ductal epithelial cells in 3D. Biomaterials. 34(21). 5117–5127. 72 indexed citations
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Hamamura, Kazunori, Ping Zhang, Liming Zhao, et al.. (2013). Knee loading reduces MMP13 activity in the mouse cartilage. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 14(1). 312–312. 32 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2012). A Microwell Cell Culture Platform for the Aggregation of Pancreatic β-Cells. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 18(8). 583–592. 101 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi, et al.. (2011). PEG hydrogels formed by thiol-ene photo-click chemistry and their effect on the formation and recovery of insulin-secreting cell spheroids. Biomaterials. 32(36). 9685–9695. 229 indexed citations
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Aimetti, Alex A., R. L. Shoemaker, Chien‐Chi Lin, & Kristi S. Anseth. (2010). On-resin peptide macrocyclization using thiol–ene click chemistry. Chemical Communications. 46(23). 4061–4061. 84 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi & Kristi S. Anseth. (2008). PEG Hydrogels for the Controlled Release of Biomolecules in Regenerative Medicine. Pharmaceutical Research. 26(3). 631–643. 839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Chien‐Chi & Andrew T. Metters. (2007). Metal‐chelating affinity hydrogels for sustained protein release. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 83A(4). 954–964. 49 indexed citations
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Lin, Chien‐Chi & Andrew T. Metters. (2006). Hydrogels in controlled release formulations: Network design and mathematical modeling. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 58(12-13). 1379–1408. 1373 indexed citations breakdown →

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