Simone Bersini

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Simone Bersini is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Bersini has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Oncology and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Simone Bersini's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (29 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (15 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers). Simone Bersini is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (29 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (15 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers). Simone Bersini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United States. Simone Bersini's co-authors include Matteo Moretti, Roger D. Kamm, Jessie S. Jeon, Gabriele Dubini, Joseph L. Charest, Mara Gilardi, Chiara Arrigoni, Ali Khademhosseini, Mehmet R. Dokmeci and Yu Shrike Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Simone Bersini

45 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Bioprinting 3D microfibrous scaffolds for engineering endothelialized myocardium and heart-on-a-chip

2016 743 citations Yu Shrike Zhang, Simone Bersini et al. Biomaterials profile →
Human 3D vascularized organotypic microfluidic assays to study breast cancer cell extravasation

2014 597 citations Jessie S. Jeon, Simone Bersini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A microfluidic 3D in vitro model for specificity of breast cancer metastasis to bone

2014 414 citations Simone Bersini, Jessie S. Jeon et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simone Bersini Italy	24	2.4k	841	738	558	422	49	3.1k
Julio Aleman United States	21	2.6k 1.1×	566 0.7×	724 1.0×	508 0.9×	585 1.4×	32	3.2k
Adrian Ranga Belgium	23	1.6k 0.7×	477 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	607 1.1×	132 0.3×	48	2.9k
Jessie S. Jeon South Korea	23	2.2k 0.9×	869 1.0×	609 0.8×	250 0.4×	132 0.3×	68	2.8k
Mahesh Devarasetty United States	23	1.4k 0.6×	577 0.7×	401 0.5×	318 0.6×	309 0.7×	26	1.9k
Richard P. Visconti United States	29	1.9k 0.8×	278 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	695 1.2×	922 2.2×	49	3.6k
N.C. Rivron Netherlands	9	1.5k 0.6×	260 0.3×	549 0.7×	571 1.0×	271 0.6×	11	2.2k
Marco Rasponi Italy	28	2.4k 1.0×	217 0.3×	680 0.9×	718 1.3×	414 1.0×	99	3.1k
Yongchao Mou United States	14	1.0k 0.4×	274 0.3×	564 0.8×	440 0.8×	110 0.3×	25	2.0k
Hee‐Gyeong Yi South Korea	20	1.8k 0.7×	262 0.3×	369 0.5×	514 0.9×	742 1.8×	41	2.3k
Monica L. Moya United States	22	1.1k 0.4×	425 0.5×	476 0.6×	660 1.2×	88 0.2×	41	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simone Bersini

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König, Niklas Felix, Simone Bersini, Matteo Moretti, et al.. (2025). Biocompatible Ink Optimization Enables Functional Volumetric Bioprinting With Xolography. Advanced Materials. 38(6). e12058–e12058.

Mangili, Francesca, et al.. (2025). Microvascular Health as a Key Determinant of Organismal Aging. Advanced Science. 12(47). e08659–e08659.

Moretti, Matteo, et al.. (2024). Endothelial‐mesenchymal transition in skeletal muscle: Opportunities and challenges from 3D microphysiological systems. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 9(5). e10644–e10644.

Bersini, Simone, Chiara Arrigoni, Giuseppe Talò, Christian Candrian, & Matteo Moretti. (2024). Complex or not too complex? One size does not fit all in next generation microphysiological systems. iScience. 27(3). 109199–109199. 5 indexed citations

Bersini, Simone, et al.. (2023). In vitro models of breast cancer bone metastasis: analyzing drug resistance through the lens of the microenvironment. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1135401–1135401. 4 indexed citations

Arrigoni, Chiara, Paola Ostano, Simone Bersini, et al.. (2023). Differential angiogenesis of bone and muscle endothelium in aging and inflammatory processes. Communications Biology. 6(1). 126–126. 9 indexed citations

Bersini, Simone, A. Cicchetti, Maria Laura Costantino, et al.. (2021). Radiobiological Studies of Microvascular Damage through In Vitro Models: A Methodological Perspective. Cancers. 13(5). 1182–1182. 8 indexed citations

Bersini, Simone, Chiara Arrigoni, Mara Gilardi, et al.. (2021). Engineering the early bone metastatic niche through human vascularized immuno bone minitissues. Biofabrication. 13(3). 35036–35036. 18 indexed citations

Bersini, Simone, Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, Ling Huang, Maxim N. Shokhirev, & Martin W. Hetzer. (2020). Transcriptional and Functional Changes of the Human Microvasculature during Physiological Aging and Alzheimer Disease. Advanced Biosystems. 4(5). e2000044–e2000044. 16 indexed citations

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Bersini, Simone, Nikki K. Lytle, Roberta Schulte, et al.. (2020). Nup93 regulates breast tumor growth by modulating cell proliferation and actin cytoskeleton remodeling. Life Science Alliance. 3(1). e201900623–e201900623. 31 indexed citations

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Bersini, Simone, et al.. (2020). Direct reprogramming of human smooth muscle and vascular endothelial cells reveals defects associated with aging and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. eLife. 9. 26 indexed citations

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Bersini, Simone, Mara Gilardi, Marina Mora, et al.. (2018). Tackling muscle fibrosis: From molecular mechanisms to next generation engineered models to predict drug delivery. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 129. 64–77. 36 indexed citations

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Bersini, Simone, Mara Gilardi, Giovanni Stefano Ugolini, et al.. (2018). Engineering an Environment for the Study of Fibrosis: A 3D Human Muscle Model with Endothelium Specificity and Endomysium. Cell Reports. 25(13). 3858–3868.e4. 54 indexed citations

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Massa, Solange, Mahmoud A.S. Sakr, Jungmok Seo, et al.. (2017). Bioprinted 3D vascularized tissue model for drug toxicity analysis. Biomicrofluidics. 11(4). 44109–44109. 121 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu Shrike, Simone Bersini, Kai Zhu, et al.. (2016). Bioprinting 3D microfibrous scaffolds for engineering endothelialized myocardium and heart-on-a-chip. Biomaterials. 110. 45–59. 743 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bersini, Simone, Mara Gilardi, Chiara Arrigoni, et al.. (2015). Human in vitro 3D co-culture model to engineer vascularized bone-mimicking tissues combining computational tools and statistical experimental approach. Biomaterials. 76. 157–172. 81 indexed citations

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Bersini, Simone, Matteo Moretti, Jessie S. Jeon, & Roger D. Kamm. (2014). In vitro models of the metastatic cascade: from local invasion to extravasation. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 25 indexed citations

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Jeon, Jessie S., Simone Bersini, Mara Gilardi, et al.. (2014). Human 3D vascularized organotypic microfluidic assays to study breast cancer cell extravasation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(1). 214–219. 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jeon, Jessie S., Simone Bersini, Michelle B. Chen, et al.. (2014). Generation of 3D functional microvascular networks with mural cell-differentiated human mesenchymal stem cells in microfluidic vasculogenesis systems. PubMed Central. 5 indexed citations

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Galbusera, Fabio, Federica Anasetti, Simone Bersini, et al.. (2013). Does soccer cleat design influence the rotational interaction with the playing surface?. Sports Biomechanics. 12(3). 293–301. 14 indexed citations

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