William R. Wagner

18.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
327 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

William R. Wagner is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Wagner has authored 327 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Surgery, 132 papers in Biomaterials and 124 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William R. Wagner's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (121 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (80 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (41 papers). William R. Wagner is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (121 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (80 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (41 papers). William R. Wagner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Japan. William R. Wagner's co-authors include Jianjun Guan, Kazuro Fujimoto, Yi Hong, John J. Stankus, Flordeliza S. Villanueva, Michael S. Sacks, A. D’Amore, David A. Vorp, Sang‐Ho Ye and Ryotaro Hashizume and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

William R. Wagner

315 papers receiving 14.1k 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.

Microbubbles Targeted to Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Bind to Activated Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells

1998 608 citations Flordeliza S. Villanueva, William R. Wagner et al. Circulation profile →
Preparation and characterization of highly porous, biodegradable polyurethane scaffolds for soft tissue applications

2004 548 citations Jianjun Guan, Kazuro Fujimoto et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers

William R. Wagner

BIOMA

SURGE

CCM

Subbu S. Venkatraman Singapore

Alan J. Grodzinsky United States

Yunbing Wang China

Robert F. Padera United States

Alexander M. Seifalian United Kingdom

Yadong Wang China

Sang Jin Lee South Korea

Abhay Pandit Ireland

Iván Martín Switzerland

Qing Jiang China

Subbu S. Venkatraman Singapore

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5.3k ×0.8

BIOMA

4.6k ×0.8

2.2k ×0.4

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328 ×0.2

CCM

2.0k ×1.4

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Countries citing papers authored by William R. Wagner

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Fields of papers citing papers by William R. Wagner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Wagner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William R. Wagner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William R. Wagner 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 William R. Wagner. William R. Wagner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kim, Seungil, et al.. (2025). Placement of an elastic, biohybrid patch in a model of right heart failure with pulmonary artery banding. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1485740–1485740.

Chua, Corrine Ying Xuan, Miguel Jiménez, Giovanni Traverso, et al.. (2024). Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine. Nature Reviews Materials. 9(11). 808–821. 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Yang, Chong Lai, Zuwei Ma, et al.. (2024). Shape-recovery of implanted shape-memory devices remotely triggered via image-guided ultrasound heating. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1123–1123. 21 indexed citations

Kim, Seungil, et al.. (2024). Intervening to Preserve Function in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy with a Porous Hydrogel and Extracellular Matrix Composite in a Rat Myocardial Infarction Model. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(2). e2402757–e2402757. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Seungil, Soham Ghosh, Peiman Hematti, et al.. (2022). Pro-angiogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Regulated by Matrix Stiffness and Anisotropy Mimicking Right Ventricles. Biomacromolecules. 23(6). 2353–2361. 2 indexed citations

Wagner, William R., et al.. (2019). Intentional Obliteration of Pleural Space by the Use of Blood1. American Review of Tuberculosis.

Krawiec, Jeffrey T., Justin S. Weinbaum, Han-Tsung Liao, et al.. (2016). In Vivo Functional Evaluation of Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts Fabricated Using Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from High Cardiovascular Risk Populations. Tissue Engineering Part A. 22(9-10). 765–775. 36 indexed citations

Shankarraman, Venkat, Ergin Koçyıldırım, Salim E. Olia, et al.. (2014). Biocompatibility Assessment of the CentriMag-Novalung Adult ECMO Circuit in a Model of Acute Pulmonary Hypertension. ASAIO Journal. 60(4). 429–435. 5 indexed citations

Wagner, William R., et al.. (2011). Suicide Killing of Human Life as a Human Right. Scholars Crossing (Liberty University). 6(1). 3.

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Toma, Catalin, Andrew Fisher, Jianjun Wang, et al.. (2011). Vascular Endoluminal Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Acoustic Radiation Force. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(9-10). 1457–1464. 26 indexed citations

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D’Amore, A., John A. Stella, William R. Wagner, & Michael S. Sacks. (2010). Characterization of the complete fiber network topology of planar fibrous tissues and scaffolds. Biomaterials. 31(20). 5345–5354. 127 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Kazuro, Kelly C. Clause, Lijuan Liu, et al.. (2010). Engineered Fetal Cardiac Graft Preserves Its Cardiomyocyte Proliferation Within Postinfarcted Myocardium and Sustains Cardiac Function. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(5-6). 585–596. 30 indexed citations

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Clause, Kelly C., Joseph P. Tinney, Lijuan Liu, et al.. (2009). A Three-Dimensional Gel Bioreactor for Assessment of Cardiomyocyte Induction in Skeletal Muscle–Derived Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(3). 375–385. 20 indexed citations

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El‐Kurdi, Mohammed S., Yi Hong, John J. Stankus, et al.. (2008). Transient elastic support for vein grafts using a constricting microfibrillar polymer wrap. Biomaterials. 29(22). 3213–3220. 46 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Kazuro, Kimimasa Tobita, Jianjun Guan, Bradley B. Keller, & William R. Wagner. (2007). Abstract 1262: Elastic, Biodegradable Cardiac Patch Implantation Induces Embryonic-like Cellularization In The Post-infarct Ventricular Wall. Circulation. 116.

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Wriggers, Peter & William R. Wagner. (1991). Nonlinear Computational Mechanics: State of the Art. Springer eBooks. 79 indexed citations

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Wagner, William R., et al.. (1988). Predicting Temperatures In Ball Bearings. NASA Tech Briefs. 12(7). 1 indexed citations

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Wagner, William R., et al.. (1981). [Prior clinical experience with the Tübingen Frialit implant type].. PubMed. 36(9). 585–90. 2 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Georg, et al.. (1980). [Regeneration in bony defects after implantation of resorbable calcium phosphate ceramics. A comparative clinical study].. PubMed. 35(1). 108–11. 1 indexed citations

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Wagner, William R.. (1980). Cow-calf unit efficiency in beef cattle.. Dissertation Abstracts International, B. 40(8). 2 indexed citations

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