Christopher B. Highley

6.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
37 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Christopher B. Highley is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher B. Highley has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher B. Highley's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (20 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (11 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (9 papers). Christopher B. Highley is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (20 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (11 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (9 papers). Christopher B. Highley collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Christopher B. Highley's co-authors include Jason A. Burdick, Christopher B. Rodell, Liliang Ouyang, Wei Sun, Yoon Yeo, Daniel S. Kohane, Glenn D. Prestwich, Kwang Hoon Song, Taichi Ito and Andrew C. Daly and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Christopher B. Highley

36 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Direct 3D Printing of Shear‐Thinning Hydrogels into Self‐... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 2016 2016 2016 250 500 750
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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. Direct 3D Printing of Shear‐Thinning Hydrogels into Self‐Healing Hydrogels
    2015 831 citations Christopher B. Highley, Christopher B. Rodell et al. profile →
  2. Biofabrication strategies for 3D in vitro models and regenerative medicine
    2018 575 citations Lorenzo Moroni, Jason A. Burdick et al. Nature Reviews Materials profile →
  3. 3D Printing of Shear-Thinning Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels with Secondary Cross-Linking
    2016 494 citations Liliang Ouyang, Christopher B. Highley et al. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering profile →
  4. Recent advances in hyaluronic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications
    2016 459 citations Christopher B. Highley, Glenn D. Prestwich et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
  5. A Generalizable Strategy for the 3D Bioprinting of Hydrogels from Nonviscous Photo‐crosslinkable Inks
    2016 439 citations Liliang Ouyang, Christopher B. Highley et al. profile →
  6. Jammed Microgel Inks for 3D Printing Applications
    2018 358 citations Christopher B. Highley, Kwang Hoon Song et al. Advanced Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher B. Highley United States 25 3.7k 1.6k 1.6k 1.1k 805 37 5.6k
Murat Güvendiren United States 31 4.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 962 0.9× 829 1.0× 63 6.5k
Christopher B. Rodell United States 26 3.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 774 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 615 0.8× 48 5.5k
Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz Denmark 47 4.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 621 0.4× 883 0.8× 879 1.1× 123 6.5k
Oju Jeon United States 44 3.9k 1.1× 2.5k 1.6× 770 0.5× 952 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 83 6.4k
Jason W. Nichol United States 22 4.6k 1.3× 2.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.7× 986 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 26 6.3k
Luiz E. Bertassoni United States 36 3.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 573 0.5× 681 0.8× 79 6.0k
Tomasz Jüngst Germany 25 5.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 2.9k 1.8× 428 0.4× 574 0.7× 59 6.0k
Ferry P.W. Melchels Netherlands 29 7.0k 1.9× 2.1k 1.3× 3.7k 2.3× 649 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 57 8.6k
Gulden Camci‐Unal United States 42 4.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 570 0.4× 858 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 90 6.1k
Khoon S. Lim New Zealand 36 3.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 283 0.3× 725 0.9× 123 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miller, B J, et al.. (2023). Supramolecular Fibrous Hydrogel Augmentation of Uterosacral Ligament Suspension for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(22). e2300086–e2300086. 6 indexed citations
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Rutte, Joseph de, et al.. (2021). Selective and Improved Photoannealing of Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) Scaffolds. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 7(2). 422–427. 24 indexed citations
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Letteri, Rachel A., et al.. (2021). User-defined, temporal presentation of bioactive molecules on hydrogel substrates using supramolecular coiled coil complexes. Biomaterials Science. 9(12). 4374–4387. 8 indexed citations
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McCormack, Andrew, Christopher B. Highley, Nicholas R. Leslie, & Ferry P.W. Melchels. (2020). 3D Printing in Suspension Baths: Keeping the Promises of Bioprinting Afloat. Trends in biotechnology. 38(6). 584–593. 232 indexed citations
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Moroni, Lorenzo, Jason A. Burdick, Christopher B. Highley, et al.. (2018). Publisher Correction: Biofabrication strategies for 3D in vitro models and regenerative medicine. Nature Reviews Materials. 3(5). 70–70. 1 indexed citations
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Highley, Christopher B., Kwang Hoon Song, Andrew C. Daly, & Jason A. Burdick. (2018). Jammed Microgel Inks for 3D Printing Applications. Advanced Science. 6(1). 1801076–1801076. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Kwang Hoon, et al.. (2018). Complex 3D‐Printed Microchannels within Cell‐Degradable Hydrogels. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(31). 199 indexed citations
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Moroni, Lorenzo, Jason A. Burdick, Christopher B. Highley, et al.. (2018). Biofabrication strategies for 3D in vitro models and regenerative medicine. Nature Reviews Materials. 3(5). 21–37. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yeh, Yi‐Cheun, Liliang Ouyang, Christopher B. Highley, & Jason A. Burdick. (2017). Norbornene-modified poly(glycerol sebacate) as a photocurable and biodegradable elastomer. Polymer Chemistry. 8(34). 5091–5099. 55 indexed citations
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Highley, Christopher B., Glenn D. Prestwich, & Jason A. Burdick. (2016). Recent advances in hyaluronic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 40. 35–40. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rodell, Christopher B., Christopher B. Highley, Minna H. Chen, et al.. (2016). Evolution of hierarchical porous structures in supramolecular guest–host hydrogels. Soft Matter. 12(37). 7839–7847. 20 indexed citations
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Highley, Christopher B., Christopher B. Rodell, Iris L. Kim, Ryan J. Wade, & Jason A. Burdick. (2014). Ordered, adherent layers of nanofibers enabled by supramolecular interactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(46). 8110–8115. 18 indexed citations
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Highley, Christopher B., et al.. (2012). Microfluidic system with integrated microinjector for automated Drosophila embryo injection. Lab on a Chip. 12(22). 4911–4911. 33 indexed citations
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Bakhru, Sasha, Amrinder S. Nain, Christopher B. Highley, et al.. (2011). Direct and cell signaling-based, geometry-induced neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells. Integrative Biology. 3(12). 1207–1207. 22 indexed citations
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Ito, Taichi, Iain P. Fraser, Yoon Yeo, et al.. (2007). Anti-inflammatory function of an in situ cross-linkable conjugate hydrogel of hyaluronic acid and dexamethasone. Biomaterials. 28(10). 1778–1786. 105 indexed citations
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Yeo, Yoon, Taichi Ito, Evangelia Bellas, et al.. (2007). In Situ Cross-linkable Hyaluronan Hydrogels Containing Polymeric Nanoparticles for Preventing Postsurgical Adhesions. Annals of Surgery. 245(5). 819–824. 84 indexed citations
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Ito, Tsuyoshi, Yoon Yeo, Christopher B. Highley, Evangelia Bellas, & Daniel S. Kohane. (2007). Dextran-based in situ cross-linked injectable hydrogels to prevent peritoneal adhesions. Biomaterials. 28(23). 3418–3426. 120 indexed citations
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Ito, Taichi, et al.. (2006). The prevention of peritoneal adhesions by in situ cross-linking hydrogels of hyaluronic acid and cellulose derivatives. Biomaterials. 28(6). 975–983. 225 indexed citations
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Yeo, Yoon, Jason A. Burdick, Christopher B. Highley, et al.. (2006). Peritoneal application of chitosan and UV‐cross‐linkable chitosan. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 78A(4). 668–675. 57 indexed citations
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Yeo, Yoon, Christopher B. Highley, Evangelia Bellas, et al.. (2006). In situ cross-linkable hyaluronic acid hydrogels prevent post-operative abdominal adhesions in a rabbit model. Biomaterials. 27(27). 4698–4705. 194 indexed citations

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