Sara Checa

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sara Checa is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Checa has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Epidemiology and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sara Checa's work include Bone fractures and treatments (33 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (32 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (24 papers). Sara Checa is often cited by papers focused on Bone fractures and treatments (33 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (32 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (24 papers). Sara Checa collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and Ireland. Sara Checa's co-authors include Georg N. Duda, Patrick J. Prendergast, Bettina M. Willie, Hajar Razi, Annette Birkhold, Richard Weinkamer, Ansgar Petersen, Katharina Schmidt‐Bleek, Sven Geißler and Serafeim Tsitsilonis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Sara Checa

72 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Mechanobiologically optimized 3D titanium-mesh scaffolds enhance bone regeneration in critical segmental defects in sheep

2018 256 citations Sara Checa, Hajar Razi et al. profile →
The decisive early phase of bone regeneration

2023 209 citations Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Checa

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An in silico study reveals how architectural and mechanical cues jointly regulate angiogenesis and bone regeneration in 3D printed scaffolds 2025 ·Computers in Biology and Medicine ·(unknown), Kian F. Eichholz, Fiona E. Freeman, Daniel J. Kelly, Sara Checa	0
2	Patients ‘ perspectives on bone replacement materials in a German university hospital setting 2023 ·BioMedical Engineering OnLine ·Ana Prates Soares, Heilwig Fischer, (unknown), Max Heiland, Sara Checa, Katharina Schmidt‐Bleek, Carsten Rendenbach	3
3	Computer-Assisted Preoperative Planning of Bone Fracture Fixation Surgery: A State-Of-The-Art Review 2022 ·Preprints.org ·(unknown), Nazlı Tümer, Sara Checa	1
4	A 3D in Silico Multi-Tissue Evolution Model Highlights the Relevance of Local Strain Accumulation in Bone Fracture Remodeling 2022 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Laurent Corté, Rachèle Allena, Sara Checa	6
5	Computer-assisted preoperative planning of bone fracture fixation surgery: A state-of-the-art review 2022 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Nazlı Tümer, Sara Checa	16
6	The Degradation of Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds With Strut-like Architecture Influences the Mechanics-dependent Repair Process of an Osteochondral Defect in Silico 2022 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Ansgar Petersen, Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa	11
7	Biomechanical Assessment of the Validity of Sheep as a Preclinical Model for Testing Mandibular Fracture Fixation Devices 2021 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Georg N. Duda, Max Heiland, Heilwig Fischer, Carsten Rendenbach, Sara Checa	24
8	Cortical bone adaptation to a moderate level of mechanical loading in male Sost deficient mice 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Haisheng Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Julien, Tobias Thiele, (unknown), Ina Krämer, Michaela Kneissel, Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa, Bettina M. Willie	12
9	Effects of Long-Term Sclerostin Deficiency on Trabecular Bone Mass and Adaption to Limb Loading Differ in Male and Female Mice 2019 ·Calcified Tissue International ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas Mikolajewicz, Annette Birkhold, Ina Krämer, Michaela Kneissel, Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa, Bettina M. Willie	16
10	Towards multi-dynamic mechano-biological optimization of 3D-printed scaffolds to foster bone regeneration 2019 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa	63
11	Machine learning techniques for the optimization of joint replacements: Application to a short-stem hip implant 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Myriam Cilla, (unknown), Javier Martínez Martínez, Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa	47
12	The Periosteal Bone Surface is Less Mechano-Responsive than the Endocortical 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Annette Birkhold, Hajar Razi, Georg N. Duda, Richard Weinkamer, Sara Checa, Bettina M. Willie	79
13	Effect of in vivo loading on bone composition varies with animal age 2015 ·Experimental Gerontology ·(unknown), Michael Kerschnitzki, Rebecca M. Hoerth, Sara Checa, Lyudmila Spevak, Adele L. Boskey, Peter Fratzl, Georg N. Duda, Wolfgang Wagermaier, Bettina M. Willie	23
14	Skeletal maturation substantially affects elastic tissue properties in the endosteal and periosteal regions of loaded mice tibiae 2015 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Sara Checa, Bernhard Hesse, Paul Roschger, (unknown), Georg N. Duda, Kay Raum, Bettina M. Willie	10
15	Investigation of different cage designs and mechano-regulation algorithms in the lumbar interbody fusion process – A finite element analysis 2014 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·(unknown), Hendrik Schmidt, A. Rohlmann, Michael Putzier, A. Simón, Georg N. Duda, Sara Checa	25
16	The influence of age on adaptive bone formation and bone resorption 2014 ·Biomaterials ·Annette Birkhold, Hajar Razi, Georg N. Duda, Richard Weinkamer, Sara Checa, Bettina M. Willie	100
17	Mineralizing surface is the main target of mechanical stimulation independent of age: 3D dynamic in vivo morphometry 2014 ·Bone ·Annette Birkhold, Hajar Razi, Georg N. Duda, Richard Weinkamer, Sara Checa, Bettina M. Willie	81
18	In vivo tracking of segmental bone defect healing reveals that callus patterning is related to early mechanical stimuli 2012 ·European Cells and Materials ·Minesh P. Mehta, Sara Checa, Jasmin Lienau, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Georg N. Duda	32
19	Inter-species investigation of the mechano-regulation of bone healing: Comparison of secondary bone healing in sheep and rat 2011 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·Sara Checa, Patrick J. Prendergast, Georg N. Duda	76
20	Spatial-Temporal Mapping of Bone Structural and Elastic Properties in a Sheep Model Following Osteotomy 2011 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·Bernd Preininger, Sara Checa, (unknown), Peter Fratzl, Georg N. Duda, Kay Raum	40

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