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Wound Healing and Treatments

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Dicky Pranantyo
Southwest University
2
Lipeng Qiao
Xi'an Jiaotong University
3
Shun Yao
Army Medical University
4
Canran Wang
California Institute of Technology
5
Zijian Shao
Sichuan University
6
Hanif Haidari
Flinders University
7
Tuo Deng
Kunming Institute of Botany
8
Changyuan He
Sichuan University
9
Bianza Moïse Bakadia
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
10
Que Bai
Air Force Medical University

Papers

1
Hydrogel dressings with intrinsic antibiofilm and antioxidative dual functionalities accelerate infected diabetic wound healing
Nature Communications|2024
304 cit.
2
Publication in Journal of Controlled Release (2024) [111 citations, W4396838235]
Journal of Controlled Release|2024
111 cit.
3
A microfluidic wearable device for wound exudate management and analysis in human chronic wounds
Science Translational Medicine|2025
65 cit.
4
Publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024) [61 citations, W4402133105]
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2024
61 cit.
5
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024) [27 citations, W4390505711]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
27 cit.
6
Teicoplanin‐Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide Incorporated Silk Protein Hybrid Hydrogel for Accelerating Infectious Diabetic Wound Healing and Preventing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2024
27 cit.
7
Publication in Carbohydrate Polymers (2025) [24 citations, W4411466114]
Carbohydrate Polymers|2025
24 cit.
8
Publication in Chemical Engineering Journal (2025) [22 citations, W4410762848]
Chemical Engineering Journal|2025
22 cit.
9
Publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024) [21 citations, W4400317405]
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2024
21 cit.
10
Publication in Materials & Design (2024) [17 citations, W4391486653]
Materials & Design|2024
17 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Jianliang Shen
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2
Bobin Mi
Wuhan Union Hospital
3
Irina G. Belyaeva
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
4
Minghao Yao
Zhengzhou University
5
Qihui Zhou
Unknown
6
Huacheng He
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
7
Qian Feng
Shanghai Electric (China)
8
Xiansong Wang
Chongqing University
9
Zengjie Fan
Lanzhou University of Technology
10
Carolina Muñoz-Camargo
Universidad de Los Andes

Papers

1
Immunoregulation in Diabetic Wound Repair with a Photoenhanced Glycyrrhizic Acid Hydrogel Scaffold
Advanced Materials|2022
698 cit.
2
Engineering Robust Ag‐Decorated Polydopamine Nano‐Photothermal Platforms to Combat Bacterial Infection and Prompt Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
501 cit.
3
Injectable Self-Healing Adhesive Chitosan Hydrogel with Antioxidative, Antibacterial, and Hemostatic Activities for Rapid Hemostasis and Skin Wound Healing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
485 cit.
4
An Immunomodulatory Hydrogel by Hyperthermia‐Assisted Self‐Cascade Glucose Depletion and ROS Scavenging for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Wound Therapeutics
Advanced Materials|2023
358 cit.
5
Exudate Absorbing and Antimicrobial Hydrogel Integrated with Multifunctional Curcumin-Loaded Magnesium Polyphenol Network for Facilitating Burn Wound Healing
ACS Nano|2023
258 cit.
6
All-in-one: Harnessing multifunctional injectable natural hydrogels for ordered therapy of bacteria-infected diabetic wounds
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
224 cit.
7
Inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials for photothermal antibacterial therapy
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2023
224 cit.
8
Carboxymethyl chitosan-based hydrogels containing fibroblast growth factors for triggering diabetic wound healing
Carbohydrate Polymers|2022
221 cit.
9
3D Printed Piezoelectric Wound Dressing with Dual Piezoelectric Response Models for Scar-Prevention Wound Healing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
196 cit.
10
A Vehicle‐Free Antimicrobial Polymer Hybrid Gold Nanoparticle as Synergistically Therapeutic Platforms for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infected Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
181 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Baolin Guo
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2
Geoffrey C. Gurtner
University of Arizona
3
Adelheid Elbe‐Bürger
Medical University of Vienna
4
Elaine Fuchs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
5
Fiona M. Watt
King's College London
6
Luisa A. DiPietro
University of Illinois Chicago
7
Sabine Werner
ETH Zurich
8
Edward E. Tredget
University of Alberta
9
Yuanjin Zhao
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
10
Amit Gefen
Ghent University

Papers

1
Re-epithelialization and immune cell behaviour in an ex vivo human skin model
Scientific Reports|2020
8.3k cit.
2
Progenitor cell trafficking is regulated by hypoxic gradients through HIF-1 induction of SDF-1
Nature Medicine|2004
2.6k cit.
3
Defining the Epithelial Stem Cell Niche in Skin
Science|2003
2k cit.
4
Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing
Biomaterials|2018
1.8k cit.
5
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Wound Healing Through Differentiation and Angiogenesis
Stem Cells|2007
1.7k cit.
6
Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells From Type II Diabetics Exhibit Impaired Proliferation, Adhesion, and Incorporation Into Vascular Structures
Circulation|2002
1.5k cit.
7
Self-Renewal, Multipotency, and the Existence of Two Cell Populations within an Epithelial Stem Cell Niche
Cell|2004
1.4k cit.
8
Distinct fibroblast lineages determine dermal architecture in skin development and repair
Nature|2013
1.3k cit.
9
Adhesive Hemostatic Conducting Injectable Composite Hydrogels with Sustained Drug Release and Photothermal Antibacterial Activity to Promote Full‐Thickness Skin Regeneration During Wound Healing
Small|2019
1.3k cit.
10
Directed Actin Polymerization Is the Driving Force for Epithelial Cell–Cell Adhesion
Cell|2000
1.2k cit.

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