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Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yanqing Lu
Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
99
2
Sunghwan Kim
Hanyang University
92
3
Zhaohui Yang
Unknown
81
4
Renchuan You
Wuhan Textile University
69
5
James Cho Hong Goh
National University of Singapore
69
6
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Tufts University
62
7
Navin Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
62
8
Xiuling He
Unknown
59
9
Mauro Pollini
University of Salento
56
10
Mohammad Azam Ansari
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
56

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Satyajit Mohanty
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
99
2
M.V. Rodionova
Weizmann Institute of Science
94
3
Jing Ye
Ningxia Medical University
94
4
Giuseppe Scopelliti
University of Calabria
94
5
Xincheng Zhuang
Nanjing Normal University
80
6
Xiaoliang Cui
Soochow University
80
7
Yingying Yan
Nantong University
80
8
Nan Wang
Army Medical University
73
9
Liliana Melro
University of Minho
66
10
Udathari Kumarasinghe
Tufts University
59

Emerging Leaders Papers

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Xiaodong Chen
Nanyang Technological University
99
2
David L. Kaplan
Tufts University
99
3
Ehud Gazit
Tel Aviv University
83
4
Michael C. McAlpine
Princeton University
79
5
Subhas C. Kundu
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
78
6
Markus J. Buehler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
76
7
Yaopeng Zhang
Donghua University
67
8
Nicola Hüsing
University of Salzburg
63
9
Chan Hum Park
Hallym University
62
10
Yejing Wang
Southwest University
60

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Nature-Inspired Structural Materials for Flexible Electronic Devices
Chemical Reviews|2017
786 cit.
2
The physical properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies: from building block association to technological applications
Chemical Society Reviews|2014
699 cit.
3
Bioinspired hierarchical composite design using machine learning: simulation, additive manufacturing, and experiment
Materials Horizons|2018
546 cit.
4
Self-assembling dipeptide antibacterial nanostructures with membrane disrupting activity
Nature Communications|2017
401 cit.
5
Supramolecular hydrogels for antimicrobial therapy
Chemical Society Reviews|2018
285 cit.
6
Simple and effective serum-free medium for sustained expansion of bovine satellite cells for cell cultured meat
Communications Biology|2022
275 cit.
7
Membrane Potential Controls Adipogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
PLoS ONE|2008
238 cit.
8
A Beefy-R culture medium: Replacing albumin with rapeseed protein isolates
Biomaterials|2023
87 cit.
9
Continuous fish muscle cell line with capacity for myogenic and adipogenic-like phenotypes
Scientific Reports|2023
77 cit.
10
Aggregating in vitro-grown adipocytes to produce macroscale cell-cultured fat tissue with tunable lipid compositions for food applications
eLife|2023
45 cit.

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