Valerio Luca Mainardi

660 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 522 citations indexed

About

Valerio Luca Mainardi is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Valerio Luca Mainardi has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 522 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Valerio Luca Mainardi's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (3 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers). Valerio Luca Mainardi is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (3 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers). Valerio Luca Mainardi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and United States. Valerio Luca Mainardi's co-authors include Yu Shrike Zhang, Shixuan Chen, Alec McCarthy, Hongjun Wang, Jingwei Xie, Johnson V. John, Ronald R. Hollins, Yajuan Su, Guangshun Wang and Shannon L. Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Nano and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Valerio Luca Mainardi

9 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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.

  1. Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model
    2021 176 citations Di Huang, Tingting Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Valerio Luca Mainardi Switzerland 7 312 109 90 77 75 9 522
Xiaohan Zhou China 13 314 1.0× 101 0.9× 43 0.5× 62 0.8× 37 0.5× 26 556
Zhiqiang Luo China 14 273 0.9× 199 1.8× 136 1.5× 153 2.0× 76 1.0× 34 740
Xuan Xuan China 14 209 0.7× 239 2.2× 102 1.1× 222 2.9× 94 1.3× 26 722
Ho‐Pan Bei Hong Kong 10 242 0.8× 106 1.0× 114 1.3× 57 0.7× 63 0.8× 15 494
Yi Cheng China 13 231 0.7× 120 1.1× 48 0.5× 83 1.1× 89 1.2× 39 569
Maolei Sun China 11 273 0.9× 203 1.9× 89 1.0× 46 0.6× 58 0.8× 18 682
Yufeng Shou Singapore 13 223 0.7× 146 1.3× 101 1.1× 71 0.9× 92 1.2× 19 591
Gabriella Maria Fernandes-Cunha United States 17 241 0.8× 300 2.8× 107 1.2× 54 0.7× 86 1.1× 40 996
Derek J. Overstreet United States 11 201 0.6× 162 1.5× 53 0.6× 22 0.3× 165 2.2× 20 551
Xiang Lin China 12 213 0.7× 158 1.4× 27 0.3× 78 1.0× 67 0.9× 19 436

Countries citing papers authored by Valerio Luca Mainardi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Valerio Luca Mainardi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valerio Luca Mainardi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Valerio Luca Mainardi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Valerio Luca Mainardi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Valerio Luca Mainardi. Valerio Luca Mainardi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Mainardi, Valerio Luca, Marina Rubert, Chiara Arrigoni, et al.. (2022). Culture of 3D bioprinted bone constructs requires an increased fluid dynamic stimulation. Acta Biomaterialia. 153. 374–385. 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Di, Tingting Liu, Junlong Liao, et al.. (2021). Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(19). 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mainardi, Valerio Luca, Chiara Arrigoni, Elena Bianchi, et al.. (2021). Improving cell seeding efficiency through modification of fiber geometry in 3D printed scaffolds. Biofabrication. 13(3). 35025–35025. 6 indexed citations
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Marenco-Hillembrand, Lina, Sushila Maharjan, Valerio Luca Mainardi, et al.. (2021). Circulatory shear stress induces molecular changes and side population enrichment in primary tumor-derived lung cancer cells with higher metastatic potential. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2800–2800. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Shixuan, Hongjun Wang, Valerio Luca Mainardi, et al.. (2021). Biomaterials with structural hierarchy and controlled 3D nanotopography guide endogenous bone regeneration. Science Advances. 7(31). 83 indexed citations
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Huang, Di, Tingting Liu, Junlong Liao, et al.. (2021). Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Lopa, Silvia, Francesco Piraino, Giuseppe Talò, et al.. (2020). Microfluidic Biofabrication of 3D Multicellular Spheroids by Modulation of Non-geometrical Parameters. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 366–366. 11 indexed citations
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Su, Yajuan, Valerio Luca Mainardi, Hongjun Wang, et al.. (2020). Dissolvable Microneedles Coupled with Nanofiber Dressings Eradicate Biofilms via Effectively Delivering a Database-Designed Antimicrobial Peptide. ACS Nano. 14(9). 11775–11786. 187 indexed citations
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Lopa, Silvia, Valerio Luca Mainardi, Giuseppe Talò, et al.. (2018). Translational Application of Microfluidics and Bioprinting for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Repair. Stem Cells International. 2018. 1–14. 27 indexed citations

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