Steve A. Maas

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Steve A. Maas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve A. Maas has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 23 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Steve A. Maas's work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (20 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (15 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers). Steve A. Maas is often cited by papers focused on Elasticity and Material Modeling (20 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (15 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers). Steve A. Maas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Steve A. Maas's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Weiss, Benjamin J. Ellis, Gerard A. Ateshian, José C. Pedro, Andrew E. Anderson, Christopher L. Peters, Shawn P. Reese, Christine L. Abraham, Corinne R. Henak and Laxminarayanan Krishnan and has published in prestigious journals such as Biophysical Journal, Journal of Biomechanics and Acta Biomaterialia.

In The Last Decade

Steve A. Maas

60 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.

FEBio: Finite Elements for Biomechanics

2012 829 citations Steve A. Maas, Benjamin J. Ellis et al. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steve A. Maas United States	21	1.2k	992	329	310	266	63	2.7k
Tsuyoshi Sugiura Japan	32	1.0k 0.9×	420 0.4×	104 0.3×	163 0.5×	332 1.2×	169	3.2k
Christian M. Puttlitz United States	42	3.9k 3.4×	1.6k 1.6×	620 1.9×	383 1.2×	142 0.5×	170	6.0k
Edoardo Mazza Switzerland	44	1.1k 1.0×	2.8k 2.8×	195 0.6×	202 0.7×	594 2.2×	225	6.2k
Kenichi Tezuka Japan	22	483 0.4×	406 0.4×	170 0.5×	80 0.3×	276 1.0×	64	4.0k
Mansoor A. Haider United States	22	361 0.3×	494 0.5×	164 0.5×	94 0.3×	314 1.2×	50	1.5k
Toshiro OHASHI Japan	26	481 0.4×	804 0.8×	219 0.7×	58 0.2×	785 3.0×	106	2.4k
Brian K. Bay United States	31	1.4k 1.2×	829 0.8×	409 1.2×	115 0.4×	69 0.3×	72	3.4k
Marcelo Epstein Canada	30	774 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	282 0.9×	42 0.1×	411 1.5×	165	3.9k
Kevin D. Costa United States	49	1.7k 1.5×	2.6k 2.6×	216 0.7×	239 0.8×	1.2k 4.5×	131	6.3k
Victor H. Barocas United States	44	1.0k 0.9×	2.7k 2.8×	423 1.3×	118 0.4×	1.8k 6.7×	191	5.8k

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Ferruzzi, Jacopo, Samer Merchant, Steve A. Maas, et al.. (2025). An Image-Based Computational Framework to Evaluate the Material Stiffness of Arterial Tissue With High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 147(9).

Ateshian, Gerard A., et al.. (2025). Computational Modeling of Bridging Vein Rupture and Acute Subdural Hematoma Growth. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 53(12). 3329–3344.

Ateshian, Gerard A., et al.. (2024). Simulating Cerebral Edema and Ischemia After Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma Using Triphasic Swelling Biomechanics. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 52(10). 2818–2830. 2 indexed citations

Laurence, Devin W., et al.. (2023). The effects of leaflet material properties on the simulated function of regurgitant mitral valves. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 142. 105858–105858. 6 indexed citations

Peiffer, Matthias, Arne Burssens, Sophie De Mits, et al.. (2023). Validation of a personalized ligament-constraining discrete element framework for computing ankle joint contact mechanics. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 231. 107366–107366. 13 indexed citations

Maas, Steve A., John D. Finan, Benjamin S. Elkin, et al.. (2023). Region-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Human Brain Tissue Under Large Deformations Using Inverse Finite Element Modeling. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 52(3). 600–610. 6 indexed citations

Maas, Steve A., et al.. (2023). Finite Element Implementation of Computational Fluid Dynamics With Reactive Neutral and Charged Solute Transport in FEBio. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 145(9). 1 indexed citations

Poulson, A. Marsh, et al.. (2023). Spatial Configurations of 3D Extracellular Matrix Collagen Density and Anisotropy Simultaneously Guide Angiogenesis. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(10). e1011553–e1011553. 3 indexed citations

Zitnay, Jared L., et al.. (2022). Development of a continuum damage model to predict accumulation of sub-failure damage in tendons. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 135. 105342–105342. 2 indexed citations

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Maas, Steve A., et al.. (2018). A Plugin Framework for Extending the Simulation Capabilities of FEBio. Biophysical Journal. 115(9). 1630–1637. 15 indexed citations

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Maas, Steve A., Ahmet Erdemir, Jason P. Halloran, & Jeffrey A. Weiss. (2016). A general framework for application of prestrain to computational models of biological materials. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 61. 499–510. 47 indexed citations

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Abraham, Christine L., Steve A. Maas, Jeffrey A. Weiss, et al.. (2013). A new discrete element analysis method for predicting hip joint contact stresses. Journal of Biomechanics. 46(6). 1121–1127. 50 indexed citations

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Sibole, Scott C., Steve A. Maas, Jason P. Halloran, Jeffrey A. Weiss, & Ahmet Erdemir. (2013). Evaluation of a post-processing approach for multiscale analysis of biphasic mechanics of chondrocytes. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 16(10). 1112–1126. 7 indexed citations

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Henak, Corinne R., Christine L. Abraham, Andrew E. Anderson, et al.. (2013). Patient-specific analysis of cartilage and labrum mechanics in human hips with acetabular dysplasia. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22(2). 210–217. 116 indexed citations

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Henak, Corinne R., Ashley L. Kapron, Andrew E. Anderson, et al.. (2013). Specimen-specific predictions of contact stress under physiological loading in the human hip: validation and sensitivity studies. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 13(2). 387–400. 43 indexed citations

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Reese, Shawn P., Steve A. Maas, & Jeffrey A. Weiss. (2010). Micromechanical models of helical superstructures in ligament and tendon fibers predict large Poisson's ratios. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(7). 1394–1400. 107 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Laxminarayanan, Charlie J. Underwood, Steve A. Maas, et al.. (2008). Effect of mechanical boundary conditions on orientation of angiogenic microvessels. Cardiovascular Research. 78(2). 324–332. 93 indexed citations

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Thomassen, Henri A., Steve A. Maas, Ron G. Bout, et al.. (2007). Do Swiftlets have an ear for echolocation? The functional morphology of Swiftlets’ middle ears. Hearing Research. 225(1-2). 25–37. 12 indexed citations

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Henninger, Heath B., Steve A. Maas, Clayton J. Underwood, Ross Whitaker, & Jeffrey A. Weiss. (2006). Spatial distribution and orientation of dermatan sulfate in human medial collateral ligament. Journal of Structural Biology. 158(1). 33–45. 18 indexed citations

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Maas, Steve A.. (2002). Fixing the curtice FET model. Microwave journal. 45(3). 68–80. 4 indexed citations

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