Joseph W. Freeman

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Joseph W. Freeman is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph W. Freeman has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomaterials, 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Joseph W. Freeman's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (28 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (25 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (18 papers). Joseph W. Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (28 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (25 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (18 papers). Joseph W. Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Portugal. Joseph W. Freeman's co-authors include Frederick H. Silver, Cato T. Laurencin, Dale P. DeVore, Helen H. Lu, Christopher Szot, Frank Ko, Marissa Nichole Rylander, James A. Cooper, Cara F. Buchanan and Kristin M. Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Joseph W. Freeman

88 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Soft Robotic Manipulation and Locomotion with a 3D Printed Electroactive Hydrogel

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph W. Freeman United States	31	2.0k	1.6k	1.4k	837	449	89	4.0k
Dominique P. Pioletti Switzerland	41	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	748 0.9×	257 0.6×	203	5.7k
Manus Biggs Ireland	32	2.6k 1.3×	970 0.6×	717 0.5×	270 0.3×	883 2.0×	90	4.0k
Yonggang Lv China	36	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	771 0.6×	245 0.3×	396 0.9×	149	4.1k
James Cho‐Hong Goh Singapore	39	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	132 0.3×	97	4.2k
Jia‐Kuo Yu China	35	1.8k 0.9×	906 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	663 0.8×	145 0.3×	151	4.5k
Alberto Rainer Italy	37	2.5k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	137 0.2×	308 0.7×	114	4.6k
Sarah H. Cartmell United Kingdom	38	3.8k 1.9×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	326 0.4×	266 0.6×	122	5.8k
Aaron S. Goldstein United States	29	2.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	222 0.3×	281 0.6×	52	4.6k
Bin Duan United States	50	4.8k 2.4×	3.4k 2.1×	1.8k 1.3×	244 0.3×	362 0.8×	151	8.2k
Helen H. Lu United States	30	2.1k 1.0×	3.3k 2.1×	1.3k 1.0×	529 0.6×	233 0.5×	52	5.6k

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Sharma, Peeyush, et al.. (2024). Tissue Engineered 3D Constructs for Volumetric Muscle Loss. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 52(9). 2325–2347. 6 indexed citations

Cook-Chennault, Kimberly, et al.. (2024). 3D-Printed Polymer Scaffolds for Vascularized Bone Regeneration Using Mineral and Extracellular Matrix Deposition. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 11(2). 512–523. 2 indexed citations

Freeman, Joseph W., et al.. (2023). Addressable microfluidics technology for non-sacrificial analysis of biomaterial implants in vivo. Biomicrofluidics. 17(2). 2 indexed citations

Fischer, Kristin M., et al.. (2020). Hydrogels for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 7(3). 353–361. 33 indexed citations

Freeman, Joseph W., et al.. (2020). Ligament Regenerative Engineering: Braiding Scalable and Tunable Bioengineered Ligaments Using a Bench-Top Braiding Machine. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 7(4). 524–532. 29 indexed citations

Huang, Yi, Daniel P. Browe, Joseph W. Freeman, & Laleh Najafizadeh. (2018). A Wirelessly Tunable Electrical Stimulator for Ionic Electroactive Polymers. IEEE Sensors Journal. 18(5). 1930–1939. 1 indexed citations

Pekkanen, Allison M., et al.. (2014). High elastic modulus nanoparticles: a novel tool for subfailure connective tissue matrix damage. Translational research. 164(3). 244–257. 14 indexed citations

Fischer, Kristin M., John H. Rossmeisl, Abby R. Whittington, & Joseph W. Freeman. (2014). In Vivo Skeletal Muscle Biocompatibility of Composite, Coaxial Electrospun, and Microfibrous Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(13-14). 1961–1970. 20 indexed citations

Szot, Christopher, Cara F. Buchanan, Joseph W. Freeman, & Marissa Nichole Rylander. (2013). In Vitro Angiogenesis Induced by Tumor-Endothelial Cell Co-Culture in Bilayered, Collagen I Hydrogel Bioengineered Tumors. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 19(11). 864–874. 49 indexed citations

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Buchanan, Cara F., et al.. (2013). Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Collagen Hydrogels for Investigating Flow-Mediated Tumor-Endothelial Signaling and Vascular Organization. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 20(1). 64–75. 109 indexed citations

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Kwansa, Albert L., Raffaella De Vita, & Joseph W. Freeman. (2013). Mechanical recruitment of N- and C-crosslinks in collagen type I. Matrix Biology. 34. 161–169. 36 indexed citations

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Vita, Raffaella De, et al.. (2011). Elastic and viscoelastic properties of a type I collagen fiber. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 293. 197–205. 31 indexed citations

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Freeman, Joseph W., et al.. (2010). Evaluation of a hydrogel–fiber composite for ACL tissue engineering. Journal of Biomechanics. 44(4). 694–699. 48 indexed citations

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Freeman, Joseph W., Patrick B. Snowhill, & John L. Nosher. (2010). A link between stent radial forces and vascular wall remodeling: The discovery of an optimal stent radial force for minimal vessel restenosis. Connective Tissue Research. 51(4). 314–326. 34 indexed citations

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Freeman, Joseph W.. (2009). Tissue engineered devices for ligament repair, replacement and regeneration. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 8(25). 5 indexed citations

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Kwansa, Albert L. & Joseph W. Freeman. (2009). Elastic energy storage in an unmineralized collagen type I molecular model with explicit solvation and water infiltration. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 262(4). 691–697. 5 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H., James A. Cooper, Sharrón L Manuel, et al.. (2005). Anterior cruciate ligament regeneration using braided biodegradable scaffolds: in vitro optimization studies. Biomaterials. 26(23). 4805–4816. 263 indexed citations

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Laurencin, Cato T. & Joseph W. Freeman. (2005). Ligament tissue engineering: An evolutionary materials science approach. Biomaterials. 26(36). 7530–7536. 209 indexed citations

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Freeman, Joseph W. & Frederick H. Silver. (2004). Analysis of Mineral Deposition in Turkey Tendons and Self-Assembled Collagen Fibers Using Mechanical Techniques. Connective Tissue Research. 45(3). 131–141. 14 indexed citations

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Silver, Frederick H., Joseph W. Freeman, & Dale P. DeVore. (2001). Viscoelastic properties of human skin and processed dermis. Skin Research and Technology. 7(1). 18–23. 351 indexed citations

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