Sina Naficy

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Sina Naficy is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sina Naficy has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 22 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sina Naficy's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (42 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (22 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers). Sina Naficy is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (42 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (22 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers). Sina Naficy collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Sina Naficy's co-authors include Geoffrey M. Spinks, Fariba Dehghani, Gordon G. Wallace, Farshad Oveissi, Philip G. Whitten, Joselito M. Razal, Hugh R. Brown, Robert Gorkin, Syamak Farajikhah and Hai Xin and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sina Naficy

96 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Bio-ink properties and printability for extrusion printing living cells

2013 462 citations Johnson Chung, Sina Naficy et al. Biomaterials Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sina Naficy Australia	36	2.9k	1.0k	856	802	690	98	4.6k
Jian Hu China	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	430 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	587 0.9×	164	4.3k
Qin Zhang China	36	2.9k 1.0×	748 0.7×	663 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	455 0.7×	127	5.0k
Xiaoyu Chen China	33	3.6k 1.2×	618 0.6×	759 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	652 0.9×	90	5.9k
Javad Foroughi Australia	36	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	785 0.9×	814 1.0×	849 1.2×	96	5.0k
German Alberto Parada United States	17	4.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.7×	392 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	451 0.7×	21	6.4k
Naba K. Dutta Australia	41	1.7k 0.6×	527 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.9×	983 1.4×	145	5.0k
Baoqiang Li China	43	2.1k 0.7×	528 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	1.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.7×	151	5.7k
José Luis Vilas‐Vilela Spain	44	2.1k 0.7×	390 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	1.8k 2.3×	719 1.0×	220	5.6k
Santanu Dhara India	47	2.9k 1.0×	653 0.6×	1.7k 1.9×	2.6k 3.2×	366 0.5×	254	6.7k
Namita Roy Choudhury Australia	43	1.9k 0.7×	588 0.6×	1.6k 1.9×	1.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.7×	176	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sina Naficy

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Rath, Ronil J., Sepehr Talebian, Shichao Ding, et al.. (2025). Toward clinical translation of biosensors for chronic kidney disease. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 296. 118328–118328.

Zhianmanesh, Masoud, Sina Naficy, Fariba Dehghani, et al.. (2025). Universal Method for Covalent Attachment of Hydrogels to Diverse Polymeric Surfaces for Biomedical Applications. Advanced Materials. 38(1). e03524–e03524. 1 indexed citations

Rath, Ronil J., Jacopo Giaretta, Syamak Farajikhah, et al.. (2025). Cascading chemiresistive paper-based enzymatic biosensor for urea detection. Sensors and Actuators Reports. 9. 100330–100330. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Xinying, Yiqi Wang, Karinna Shay Yee, et al.. (2025). Fluid-structure interaction analysis of bioinspired polymeric heart valves with experimental validation. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 268. 108839–108839.

Talebian, Sepehr, et al.. (2024). Protein adsorption on blood-contacting surfaces: A thermodynamic perspective to guide the design of antithrombogenic polymer coatings. Acta Biomaterialia. 180. 46–60. 23 indexed citations

Tan, Richard P., Juichien Hung, Steven G. Wise, et al.. (2024). Durable plasma-mediated zwitterionic grafting on polymeric surfaces for implantable medical devices. Communications Materials. 5(1). 8 indexed citations

Giaretta, Jacopo, Farshad Oveissi, Sina Naficy, Syamak Farajikhah, & Fariba Dehghani. (2024). Thread-Based Bienzymatic Biosensor for Linoleic Acid Detection. ACS Omega. 9(42). 43184–43192. 3 indexed citations

Li, Zhong-Yan, Timothy Schofield, Markus Müllner, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Evaluation of Functionalized Polyurethanes for pH-Responsive Delivery of Compounds in Chronic Wounds. Gels. 9(8). 611–611. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Xinying, Jacopo Giaretta, Syamak Farajikhah, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired polymeric heart valves: A combined in vitro and in silico approach. JTCVS Open. 15. 113–124. 2 indexed citations

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Akhavan, Behnam, Elena Kosobrodova, Alexey Kondyurin, et al.. (2020). Hydrogel−Solid Hybrid Materials for Biomedical Applications Enabled by Surface‐Embedded Radicals. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(38). 38 indexed citations

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Behi, Mohammadreza, Sina Naficy, Rona Chandrawati, & Fariba Dehghani. (2020). Nanoassembled Peptide Biosensors for Rapid Detection of Matrilysin Cancer Biomarker. Small. 16(16). 22 indexed citations

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Naficy, Sina, Thi Yen Loan Le, Farshad Oveissi, et al.. (2019). Highly Porous, Biocompatible Tough Hydrogels, Processable via Gel Fiber Spinning and 3D Gel Printing. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7(3). 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, Andrew Nattestad, Sina Naficy, et al.. (2019). Fluorescent Carbon‐ and Oxygen‐Doped Hexagonal Boron Nitride Powders as Printing Ink for Anticounterfeit Applications. Advanced Optical Materials. 7(24). 28 indexed citations

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Sangian, Danial, Ali Jeiranikhameneh, Sina Naficy, Stephen Beirne, & Geoffrey M. Spinks. (2018). Three-Dimensional Printed Braided Sleeves for Manufacturing McKibben Artificial Muscles. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 6(1). 57–62. 11 indexed citations

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Benedetti, Tânia M., et al.. (2017). Solid‐State Poly(ionic liquid) Gels for Simultaneous CO₂ Adsorption and Electrochemical Reduction. Energy Technology. 6(4). 702–709. 9 indexed citations

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Dicker, Michael, Anna B. Baker, Sina Naficy, et al.. (2017). Light-Triggered Soft Artificial Muscles: Molecular-Level Amplification of Actuation Control Signals. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9197–9197. 42 indexed citations

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Bakarich, Shannon E., Robert Gorkin, Reece D. Gately, et al.. (2016). 3D printing of tough hydrogel composites with spatially varying materials properties. Additive manufacturing. 14. 24–30. 74 indexed citations

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Sangian, Danial, Sina Naficy, Geoffrey M. Spinks, & Bertrand Tondu. (2015). The effect of geometry and material properties on the performance of a small hydraulic McKibben muscle system. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 234. 150–157. 50 indexed citations

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Chung, Johnson, Sina Naficy, Zhilian Yue, et al.. (2013). Bio-ink properties and printability for extrusion printing living cells. Biomaterials Science. 1(7). 763–763. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Naficy, Sina. (2011). Conductive tough hydrogels. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 3 indexed citations

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