Jasper Foolen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Jasper Foolen is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jasper Foolen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cell Biology, 19 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jasper Foolen's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (19 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (11 papers). Jasper Foolen is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (19 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (11 papers). Jasper Foolen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. Jasper Foolen's co-authors include Jess G. Snedeker, Frank Frank Baaijens, Keita Ito, Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, Sandra Loerakker, Carlijn V. C. Bouten, V.S. Deshpande, Unai Silván, R. Huiskes and Paula Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Jasper Foolen

44 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Tendon injury and repair – A perspective on the basic mechanisms of tendon disease and future clinical therapy

2017 286 citations Jess G. Snedeker, Jasper Foolen Acta Biomaterialia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jasper Foolen Netherlands	19	482	462	382	347	279	45	1.1k
Paul S. Robinson United States	13	590 1.2×	531 1.1×	292 0.8×	286 0.8×	297 1.1×	20	1.3k
Spencer E. Szczesny United States	21	455 0.9×	448 1.0×	408 1.1×	442 1.3×	243 0.9×	40	1.3k
Cvetan Popov Germany	16	537 1.1×	475 1.0×	326 0.9×	306 0.9×	179 0.6×	20	1.6k
Natalia Juncosa‐Melvin United States	15	841 1.7×	867 1.9×	219 0.6×	141 0.4×	268 1.0×	23	1.3k
Brianne K. Connizzo United States	20	626 1.3×	750 1.6×	166 0.4×	215 0.6×	109 0.4×	38	1.2k
Nicholas S. Kalson United Kingdom	19	428 0.9×	332 0.7×	128 0.3×	208 0.6×	128 0.5×	33	1.1k
Raquel Costa‐Almeida Portugal	21	397 0.8×	394 0.9×	478 1.3×	99 0.3×	367 1.3×	43	1.2k
Victor S. Nirmalanandhan United States	15	401 0.8×	400 0.9×	205 0.5×	126 0.4×	146 0.5×	21	801
Vipuil Kishore United States	20	305 0.6×	249 0.5×	657 1.7×	134 0.4×	562 2.0×	45	1.3k
Roel G.M. Breuls Netherlands	10	276 0.6×	163 0.4×	361 0.9×	195 0.6×	233 0.8×	10	1.0k

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Janssen, Rob P.A., et al.. (2025). Dynamic Loading Does Not Interfere With the Initial Repopulation of Decellularized Tendons: An Ex Vivo Study. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 113(10). e38005–e38005.

Doeselaar, Marina van, et al.. (2025). Inflammatory factors released by ACL reconstruction tendon grafts and their potential for macrophage polarization. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 19091–19091. 1 indexed citations

Tel, Jurjen, et al.. (2024). Cartilage-derived cells display heterogeneous pericellular matrix synthesis in agarose microgels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23. 100157–100157. 1 indexed citations

Vonk, Luciënne A., et al.. (2022). Enzymatic Isolation of Articular Chondrons: Is It Much Different Than That of Chondrocytes?. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 29(1). 30–40. 4 indexed citations

Eren, Aysegul Dede, et al.. (2022). The loop of phenotype: Dynamic reciprocity links tenocyte morphology to tendon tissue homeostasis. Acta Biomaterialia. 163. 275–286. 11 indexed citations

Janssen, Rob P.A., M. C. van der Steen, Marina van Doeselaar, et al.. (2021). Local variations in mechanical properties of human hamstring tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction do not translate to a mechanically inferior strand. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 126. 105010–105010. 5 indexed citations

Eren, Aysegul Dede, et al.. (2021). Self-agglomerated collagen patterns govern cell behaviour. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1516–1516. 13 indexed citations

Eren, Aysegul Dede, et al.. (2020). Tendon-Derived Biomimetic Surface Topographies Induce Phenotypic Maintenance of Tenocytes In Vitro. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(15-16). 1023–1036. 15 indexed citations

Foolen, Jasper, et al.. (2018). Substrate fiber alignment mediates tendon cell response to inflammatory signaling. Acta Biomaterialia. 71. 306–317. 80 indexed citations

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Snedeker, Jess G. & Jasper Foolen. (2017). Tendon injury and repair – A perspective on the basic mechanisms of tendon disease and future clinical therapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 63. 18–36. 286 indexed citations breakdown →

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Foolen, Jasper, Jau-Ye Shiu, Maria Mitsi, et al.. (2016). Full-Length Fibronectin Drives Fibroblast Accumulation at the Surface of Collagen Microtissues during Cell-Induced Tissue Morphogenesis. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0160369–e0160369. 17 indexed citations

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Milleret, Vincent, Isabel Gerber, Maximilian Y. Emmert, et al.. (2016). Synergistic interactions of blood-borne immune cells, fibroblasts and extracellular matrix drive repair in an in vitro peri-implant wound healing model. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21071–21071. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yang, Zhang Lin, Jasper Foolen, et al.. (2014). Disentangling the multifactorial contributions of fibronectin, collagen and cyclic strain on MMP expression and extracellular matrix remodeling by fibroblasts. Matrix Biology. 40. 62–72. 40 indexed citations

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Bax, Noortje A.M., Jasper Foolen, Sandra Loerakker, et al.. (2014). The influence of matrix (an)isotropy on cardiomyocyte contraction in engineered cardiac microtissues. Integrative Biology. 6(4). 422–429. 48 indexed citations

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Foolen, Jasper, et al.. (2013). Degree of Scaffold Degradation Influences Collagen (re)Orientation in Engineered Tissues. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(11-12). 1747–1757. 22 indexed citations

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Foolen, Jasper, et al.. (2013). Synergy between Rho signaling and matrix density in cyclic stretch-induced stress fiber organization. Acta Biomaterialia. 10(5). 1876–1885. 29 indexed citations

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Kock, Linda M., et al.. (2010). Tuning the differentiation of periosteum-derived cartilage using biochemical and mechanical stimulations. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 18(11). 1528–1535. 24 indexed citations

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Foolen, Jasper, Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, & Keita Ito. (2010). Intracellular tension in periosteum/perichondrium cells regulates long bone growth. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 29(1). 84–91. 13 indexed citations

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Foolen, Jasper, Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, Paula Murphy, R. Huiskes, & Keita Ito. (2008). Residual periosteum tension is insufficient to directly modulate bone growth. Journal of Biomechanics. 42(2). 152–157. 15 indexed citations

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Foolen, Jasper, Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, Niamh C. Nowlan, et al.. (2008). Collagen orientation in periosteum and perichondrium is aligned with preferential directions of tissue growth. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 26(9). 1263–1268. 65 indexed citations

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