Yunzhi Yang

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
165 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Yunzhi Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunzhi Yang has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 55 papers in Surgery and 39 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yunzhi Yang's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (78 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (28 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (27 papers). Yunzhi Yang is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (78 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (28 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (27 papers). Yunzhi Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Yunzhi Yang's co-authors include Joo L. Ong, Yunqing Kang, Ali Khademhosseini, Sung Woo Kim, Joel D. Bumgardner, Ki Soo Kim, Hojae Bae, Warren O. Haggard, Yaser Shanjani and Mehdi Nikkhah and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yunzhi Yang

163 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hydrogel bioprinted microchannel networks for vascularization of tissue engineering constructs

2014 730 citations Mehdi Nikkhah, Yunzhi Yang et al. Lab on a Chip profile →
Functional Human Vascular Network Generated in Photocrosslinkable Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogels

2012 632 citations Yunzhi Yang, Hojae Bae et al. profile →
A review on calcium phosphate coatings produced using a sputtering process—an alternative to plasma spraying

2004 516 citations Yunzhi Yang, Joo L. Ong et al. Biomaterials profile →
Treatment of critical-sized bone defects: clinical and tissue engineering perspectives

2017 329 citations Yunzhi Yang et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yunzhi Yang United States	49	6.2k	2.7k	2.3k	1.1k	917	165	9.2k
Vassilis Karageorgiou Greece	19	6.1k 1.0×	4.8k 1.8×	2.3k 1.0×	813 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	39	9.2k
Yubao Li China	52	6.5k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	545 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	229	9.0k
Pamela Habibović Netherlands	47	8.3k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	690 0.6×	1.9k 2.1×	156	10.1k
Yujiang Fan China	54	5.6k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	686 0.7×	290	9.7k
Xiaohua Liu China	58	5.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	627 0.7×	197	12.5k
Rainer Detsch Germany	51	5.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	197	7.7k
Swee Hin Teoh Singapore	44	5.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.8×	753 0.8×	148	8.7k
Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh Netherlands	45	5.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	363 0.3×	1.0k 1.1×	207	8.1k
Jonny J. Blaker United Kingdom	44	6.1k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	1.8k 0.8×	899 0.8×	937 1.0×	97	8.9k
David F. Williams United States	39	3.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	536 0.5×	584 0.6×	112	7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yunzhi Yang

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Kim, Sungwoo, et al.. (2025). Injectable alginate/collagen clindamycin hydrogel for treatment of surgical site infections. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 7964–7964. 1 indexed citations

Park, Ju‐Young, et al.. (2025). Effect of Axis Change on Shrinkage Rate of 3D-Printed Bioceramic Zirconia Fabricated via Digital Light Processing. Biomimetics. 10(3). 140–140. 2 indexed citations

Nasiri, Rohollah, A. Pérez, Hieu T. M. Nguyen, et al.. (2025). A lung tumor-on-a-chip model recapitulates the effect of hypoxia on radiotherapy response and FDG-PET imaging. Lab on a Chip. 25(18). 4677–4691. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Shuhui, Haixia Yu, Yüe Zhao, et al.. (2025). Inhibiting Phase Transitions of Prussian Blue Analogs with High‐Entropy Strategy for Ultralong‐Life Sodium‐Ion Battery Cathodes. Small. 21(31). e2504893–e2504893. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Sungwoo, Jiannan Li, Constance R. Chu, et al.. (2024). Optimizing Tissue Engineering for Clinical Relevance in Rotator Cuff Repair. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 30(5). 559–569. 4 indexed citations

Park, Young‐Bum, Sien Lin, Yan Bai, et al.. (2022). Dual Delivery of BMP2 and IGF1 Through Injectable Hydrogel Promotes Cranial Bone Defect Healing. Tissue Engineering Part A. 28(17-18). 760–769. 20 indexed citations

Li, Jiannan, Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, Sungwoo Kim, et al.. (2022). Development and systematic characterization of GelMA/alginate/PEGDMA/xanthan gum hydrogel bioink system for extrusion bioprinting. Biomaterials. 293. 121969–121969. 32 indexed citations

Wang, Dan, Xu Zhang, K.W. Ng, et al.. (2022). Growth and differentiation factor-7 immobilized, mechanically strong quadrol-hexamethylene diisocyanate-methacrylic anhydride polyurethane polymer for tendon repair and regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia. 154. 108–122. 18 indexed citations

Maruyama, Masahiro, Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, Hunter W. Storaci, et al.. (2021). Effect of porosity of a functionally-graded scaffold for the treatment of corticosteroid-associated osteonecrosis of the femoral head in rabbits. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 28. 90–99. 22 indexed citations

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Tsubosaka, Masanori, Masahiro Maruyama, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effect on Osteogenic Differentiation of Genetically Modified IL4 or PDGF-BB Over-Expressing and IL4-PDGF-BB Co-Over-Expressing Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells In Vitro. Bioengineering. 8(11). 165–165. 5 indexed citations

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Shanjani, Yaser, Sean M. Siebert, Dai Fei Elmer Ker, Ángel E. Mercado‐Pagán, & Yunzhi Yang. (2020). Acoustic Patterning of Growth Factor for Three-Dimensional Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A. 26(11-12). 602–612. 7 indexed citations

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Bai, Yan, Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, Sung Woo Kim, et al.. (2020). Development of PLGA‐PEG‐COOH and Gelatin‐Based Microparticles Dual Delivery System and E‐Beam Sterilization Effects for Controlled Release of BMP‐2 and IGF‐1. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 37(10). 14 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Masahiro, Tzu‐Hua Lin, Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, et al.. (2019). Cell-Based and Scaffold-Based Therapies for Joint Preservation in Early-Stage Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. JBJS Reviews. 7(9). e5–e5. 11 indexed citations

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Moeinzadeh, Seyedsina, et al.. (2018). Effect of Electron Beam Sterilization on Three-Dimensional-Printed Polycaprolactone/Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(3-4). 248–256. 32 indexed citations

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Maria, Peter L. Santa, et al.. (2017). Functional Outcomes of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor for Regeneration of Chronic Tympanic Membrane Perforations in Mice. Tissue Engineering Part A. 23(9-10). 436–444. 11 indexed citations

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Maria, Peter L. Santa, et al.. (2016). Single Administration of a Sustained-Release Formulation of KB-R7785 Inhibits Tympanic Membrane Regeneration in an Animal Model. The Journal of International Advanced Otology. 12(3). 237–240. 5 indexed citations

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Maria, Peter L. Santa, et al.. (2015). Heparin Binding–Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor for the Regeneration of Chronic Tympanic Membrane Perforations in Mice. Tissue Engineering Part A. 21(9-10). 1483–1494. 23 indexed citations

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Annabi, Nasim, Mehdi Nikkhah, Hojae Bae, et al.. (2012). Vascularized Bone Tissue Engineering: Approaches for Potential Improvement. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 18(5). 363–382. 234 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung Woo, Yongxing Liu, M. Waleed Gaber, et al.. (2008). Development of chitosan–ellagic acid films as a local drug delivery system to induce apoptotic death of human melanoma cells. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 90B(1). 145–155. 52 indexed citations

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Yang, Yunzhi & Joo L. Ong. (2003). Bond strength, compositional, and structural properties of hydroxyapatite coating on Ti, ZrO₂‐coated Ti, and TPS‐coated Ti substrate. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 64A(3). 509–516. 39 indexed citations

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