Sandra Van Vlierberghe

17.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
300 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Sandra Van Vlierberghe is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Van Vlierberghe has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 99 papers in Biomaterials and 45 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sandra Van Vlierberghe's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (100 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (70 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (45 papers). Sandra Van Vlierberghe is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (100 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (70 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (45 papers). Sandra Van Vlierberghe collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Ukraine and Germany. Sandra Van Vlierberghe's co-authors include Peter Dubruel, E. Schacht, Nele De Belie, Aleksandr Ovsianikov, Arn Mignon, Didier Snoeck, Liesbeth Tytgat, Mieke Vandenhaute, Thomas Billiet and Jorg Schelfhout and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Van Vlierberghe

286 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

Biopolymer-Based Hydrogel... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2012 2016 2012 2014 400 800 1.2k
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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. Biopolymer-Based Hydrogels As Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications: A Review
    2011 1.4k citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Peter Dubruel et al. Biomacromolecules profile →
  2. A review of trends and limitations in hydrogel-rapid prototyping for tissue engineering
    2012 986 citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Peter Dubruel et al. profile →
  3. Bioink properties before, during and after 3D bioprinting
    2016 846 citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Aleksandr Ovsianikov et al. profile →
  4. Cationic polymers and their therapeutic potential
    2012 586 citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Peter Dubruel et al. profile →
  5. Application of hydrogel encapsulated carbonate precipitating bacteria for approaching a realistic self-healing in concrete
    2014 471 citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe et al. profile →
  6. Commercial wound dressings for the treatment of exuding wounds: an in-depth physico-chemical comparative study
    2022 125 citations Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Peter Dubruel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Van Vlierberghe Belgium 55 6.7k 3.8k 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 300 13.6k
Peter Dubruel Belgium 61 8.1k 1.2× 5.0k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 351 17.0k
Mohammad Reza Saeb Iran 77 6.0k 0.9× 6.2k 1.6× 712 0.3× 567 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 509 21.5k
Alexander Bismarck United Kingdom 76 5.0k 0.7× 6.2k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 334 0.2× 359 0.2× 381 19.7k
Mehdi Mehrali Denmark 53 4.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 892 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 627 0.4× 118 9.6k
Seema Agarwal Germany 65 6.7k 1.0× 8.7k 2.3× 544 0.2× 120 0.1× 1.3k 0.7× 356 17.6k
Xiumei Wang China 58 3.6k 0.5× 3.2k 0.8× 220 0.1× 899 0.4× 832 0.5× 397 11.6k
Xiaohong Qin China 59 5.2k 0.8× 4.1k 1.1× 713 0.3× 389 0.2× 174 0.1× 316 10.5k
Xiaohua Liu China 58 5.8k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 99 0.0× 319 0.2× 197 12.5k
Guoping Chen Japan 64 7.4k 1.1× 5.6k 1.5× 588 0.3× 197 0.1× 572 0.3× 546 14.9k
Peter Greil Germany 60 4.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 517 0.3× 131 0.1× 309 14.8k

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All Works

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Grootaert, Charlotte, et al.. (2025). Engineering functional scaffolds and fat phases for cultured meat. Future Foods. 12. 100794–100794.
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Kolouchová, Kristýna, Lana Van Damme, Mária Hovořáková, et al.. (2025). Non-destructive in vivo tracking of gelatin hydrogels for advancing tissue engineering. Communications Materials. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Vlierberghe, Sandra Van, et al.. (2025). Highly Reprocessable Diels–Alder Networks with Rapid Gelation for Enhanced Printability. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(45). 62518–62529.
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Vlierberghe, Sandra Van, et al.. (2025). Polymers for Biomedical Applications: the Quest for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases. Advanced Materials. 38(7). e14833–e14833. 1 indexed citations
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Vlierberghe, Sandra Van, et al.. (2024). Radical inhibition in tomographic volumetric 3D printing for thiol-ene photoresists: From photorheology to printability. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 205. 106096–106096. 10 indexed citations
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Claes, Karel, et al.. (2024). Photo-crosslinkable polyester microneedles as sustained drug release systems toward hypertrophic scar treatment. Drug Delivery. 31(1). 2305818–2305818. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Wenfu Liu, Wenfu Liu, et al.. (2024). Cotton Fabric-Reinforced Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical and Broad-Spectrum Photothermal Antibacterial Properties. Polymers. 16(10). 1346–1346. 7 indexed citations
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Bernaerts, Katrien V., et al.. (2024). Chemical functionalization strategies for poly(aspartic acid) towards crosslinking and processing capabilities. Polymer. 294. 126723–126723. 2 indexed citations
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Soom, Ann Van, Katrien Smits, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, et al.. (2023). Development of a Microfluidic Chip Powered by EWOD for In Vitro Manipulation of Bovine Embryos. Biosensors. 13(4). 419–419. 8 indexed citations
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Falandt, Marc, Paulina Núñez Bernal, Oksana Y. Dudaryeva, et al.. (2023). Spatial‐Selective Volumetric 4D Printing and Single‐Photon Grafting of Biomolecules within Centimeter‐Scale Hydrogels via Tomographic Manufacturing (Adv. Mater. Technol. 15/2023). Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(15). 2 indexed citations
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Guillaume, Olivier, et al.. (2022). Hybrid spheroid microscaffolds as modular tissue units to build macro-tissue assemblies for tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia. 165. 72–85. 31 indexed citations
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Filipkowski, Adam, Ryszard Buczyński, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, et al.. (2022). Microstructured Optical Fiber Made From Biodegradable and Biocompatible Poly(D,L-Lactic Acid) (PDLLA). Journal of Lightwave Technology. 41(1). 275–285. 10 indexed citations
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Soom, Ann Van, et al.. (2022). Electrically-driven handling of gametes and embryos: taking a step towards the future of ARTs. Lab on a Chip. 22(10). 1852–1875. 13 indexed citations
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Dobos, Agnes, Alessandra Natale, Jasper Van Hoorick, et al.. (2021). Increasing the Microfabrication Performance of Synthetic Hydrogel Precursors through Molecular Design. Biomacromolecules. 22(12). 4919–4932. 7 indexed citations
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Pien, Nele, Ian Peeters, Lana Van Damme, et al.. (2020). Design and development of a reinforced tubular electrospun construct for the repair of ruptures of deep flexor tendons. Materials Science and Engineering C. 119. 111504–111504. 19 indexed citations
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Roose, Patrice, et al.. (2020). Non-steady scaling model for the kinetics of the photo-induced free radical polymerization of crosslinking networks. Polymer Chemistry. 11(14). 2475–2484. 4 indexed citations
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Roose, Patrice, Heidi Declercq, Jasper Van Hoorick, et al.. (2017). Flexible oligomer spacers as the key to solid-state photopolymerization of hydrogel precursors. Materials Today Chemistry. 4. 84–89. 17 indexed citations
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Pien, Nele, Xi Lu, Jasper Van Hoorick, et al.. (2016). Indirect Solid Freeform Fabrication of an Initiator‐Free Photocrosslinkable Hydrogel Precursor for the Creation of Porous Scaffolds. Macromolecular Bioscience. 16(12). 1883–1894. 19 indexed citations
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Vlierberghe, Sandra Van, Peter Dubruel, & E. Schacht. (2011). Biopolymer-Based Hydrogels As Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications: A Review. Biomacromolecules. 12(5). 1387–1408. 1365 indexed citations breakdown →

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