Kristyn S. Masters

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kristyn S. Masters is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cell Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristyn S. Masters has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 23 papers in Cell Biology and 20 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kristyn S. Masters's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (25 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (15 papers). Kristyn S. Masters is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (25 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (15 papers). Kristyn S. Masters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Taiwan. Kristyn S. Masters's co-authors include Jennifer L. West, Kristi S. Anseth, Rachael Schmedlen, Leslie A. Leinwand, Samuel H. Gellman, Runhui Liu, Xiaoxiao Gu, Gennyne Walker, Bernard Weisblum and Karien J. Rodriguez and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kristyn S. Masters

88 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: Not Simply a Degenerative Process

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristyn S. Masters United States	38	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	896	737	89	4.8k
Robert D. Galiano United States	48	420 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	908 0.9×	4.0k 4.5×	2.5k 3.4×	201	11.1k
Hans Peter Wendel Germany	36	528 0.4×	975 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	150	4.5k
Christian Plank Germany	53	208 0.1×	2.2k 1.9×	2.4k 2.3×	7.0k 7.8×	584 0.8×	186	11.1k
Yasuhide Nakayama Japan	33	248 0.2×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	548 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	174	4.2k
Thomas H. Barker United States	44	229 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.6×	1.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.8×	114	6.9k
Young Hwan Park South Korea	33	270 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	829 0.8×	777 0.9×	665 0.9×	203	4.1k
Patricia Y. W. Dankers Netherlands	37	218 0.2×	3.4k 2.8×	1.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	178	6.1k
Lorenz Meinel Germany	50	209 0.1×	5.6k 4.7×	3.8k 3.7×	2.6k 2.9×	1.3k 1.8×	173	10.1k
Douglas A. Steeber United States	53	82 0.1×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	2.3k 2.5×	505 0.7×	106	9.9k
Cory Berkland United States	46	84 0.1×	2.1k 1.8×	2.5k 2.4×	2.1k 2.3×	757 1.0×	193	7.7k

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Abbaspour, Ali, Roshan M. Patel, Ning Yang, et al.. (2025). Collagen fiber density observed in metastatic ovarian cancer promotes tumor cell adhesion. Acta Biomaterialia. 200. 299–312. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Ning, Ali Abbaspour, Stephanie M. McGregor, et al.. (2025). Fibronectin composition and transglutaminase 2 cross-linking cooperatively regulate ovarian cancer cell adhesion in ECM-mimetic constructs. Acta Biomaterialia. 206. 201–214.

Taha, Isra, Aisha Khan, Stephanie M. McGregor, et al.. (2021). Multi-modal Profiling of the Extracellular Matrix of Human Fallopian Tubes and Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinomas. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 70(2). 151–168. 9 indexed citations

Porras, Ana Maria, et al.. (2021). Engineering the aortic valve extracellular matrix through stages of development, aging, and disease. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 161. 1–8. 13 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kelsey A., et al.. (2021). Angiogenic Secretion Profile of Valvular Interstitial Cells Varies With Cellular Sex and Phenotype. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 736303–736303. 14 indexed citations

Masters, Kristyn S., et al.. (2020). Engineered Collagen Matrices. Bioengineering. 7(4). 163–163. 41 indexed citations

Bilger, Andrea, et al.. (2020). A Mouse Model of Oropharyngeal Papillomavirus-Induced Neoplasia Using Novel Tools for Infection and Nasal Anesthesia. Viruses. 12(4). 450–450. 19 indexed citations

Porras, Ana Maria, et al.. (2017). Creation of disease-inspired biomaterial environments to mimic pathological events in early calcific aortic valve disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(3). E363–E371. 35 indexed citations

Porras, Ana Maria, Nicole C. A. van Engeland, Ann McCormack, et al.. (2017). Robust Generation of Quiescent Porcine Valvular Interstitial Cell Cultures. Journal of the American Heart Association. 6(3). 41 indexed citations

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Arzani, Amirhossein, Kristyn S. Masters, & Mohammad R. K. Mofrad. (2017). Multiscale Systems Biology Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Progression. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 3(11). 2922–2933. 10 indexed citations

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Laperle, Alex, et al.. (2015). α-5 Laminin Synthesized by Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Promotes Self-Renewal. Stem Cell Reports. 5(2). 195–206. 57 indexed citations

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Pfund, Christine, Stephanie House, Kimberly Spencer, et al.. (2012). A Research Mentor Training Curriculum for Clinical and Translational Researchers. Clinical and Translational Science. 6(1). 26–33. 95 indexed citations

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Liu, Runhui, Kristyn S. Masters, & Samuel H. Gellman. (2012). Polymer Chain Length Effects on Fibroblast Attachment on Nylon-3-Modified Surfaces. Biomacromolecules. 13(4). 1100–1105. 34 indexed citations

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Stacey, D Heath, Summer E. Hanson, Garet P. Lahvis, K.A. Gutowski, & Kristyn S. Masters. (2009). In vitro Adipogenic Differentiation of Preadipocytes Varies with Differentiation Stimulus, Culture Dimensionality, and Scaffold Composition. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(11). 3389–3399. 44 indexed citations

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Masters, Kristyn S., et al.. (2008). Co-Immobilization of Gradient-Patterned Growth Factors for Directed Cell Migration. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 36(12). 2121–2133. 37 indexed citations

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Bates, Rebecca, et al.. (2007). Special session - communities of practice in engineering education: How do we investigate diversity and global engineering?. S1E–1. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Fangmin, et al.. (2007). The haemocompatibility of polyurethane–hyaluronic acid copolymers. Biomaterials. 29(2). 150–160. 44 indexed citations

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Christ, Kevin V., et al.. (2007). Characterization of the Effect of Geometry on Single Cell Adhesion Strength Using a Microfluidic Device. 809–810. 2 indexed citations

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Masters, Kristyn S., et al.. (2007). Immobilized gradients of epidermal growth factor promote accelerated and directed keratinocyte migration. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 15(6). 847–855. 41 indexed citations

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Masters, Kristyn S., et al.. (2003). Designing scaffolds for valvular interstitial cells. 1. 860–861. 1 indexed citations

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