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Arvydas Usas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arvydas Usas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 98 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Arvydas Usas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arvydas Usas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Arvydas Usas is affiliated with the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Lithuania. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on several subfields including rheumatology, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, surgery, and genetics.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, bone tissue engineering materials, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, mesenchymal stem cell research, silk-based biomaterials and applications, and medical and biological ozone research.

Recent publications by Arvydas Usas include:

  • The Effect of Ozone Treatment on the Physicochemical Properties and Biocompatibility of Electrospun Poly(ε)caprolactone Scaffolds, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Cartilage regeneration using improved surface electrospun bilayer polycaprolactone scaffolds loaded with transforming growth factor-beta 3 and rabbit muscle-derived stem cells, 2022, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Design and fabrication method of bi-layered fibrous scaffold for cartilage regeneration, 2022, Biochemical Engineering Journal
  • Functionalized Electrospun Scaffold-Human-Muscle-Derived Stem Cell Construct Promotes In Vivo Neocartilage Formation, 2022, Polymers
  • Arthroscopic Electromechanical Assessment of Human Articular Cartilage Injury Correlates with ICRS Scores, 2023, Cartilage

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Arvydas Usas include:

  • Lauryna Dabasinskaite
  • Edvinas Krugly
  • Odeta Baniukaitienė
  • Dainius Martuzevičius
  • Darius Čiužas

These collaborations appear consistently across multiple research projects, reflecting a focused network in related biomedical fields.

The scientist's publications are often found in journals specializing in biomedical applications and engineering, such as Pharmaceutics, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Polymers, and Cartilage.

Best Publications

  • Synergistic enhancement of bone formation and healing by stem cell–expressed VEGF and bone morphogenetic protein-4

    Hairong Peng;Vonda Wright;Arvydas Usas;Brian Gearhart

  • Clonal Isolation of Muscle-Derived Cells Capable of Enhancing Muscle Regeneration and Bone Healing

    Joon Yung Lee;Zhuqing Qu-Petersen;Baohong Cao;Shigemi Kimura

  • VEGF improves, whereas sFlt1 inhibits, BMP2-induced bone formation and bone healing through modulation of angiogenesis.

    Hairong Peng;Hairong Peng;Arvydas Usas;Anne Olshanski;Andrew M Ho

  • NF-κB inhibition delays DNA damage–induced senescence and aging in mice

    Jeremy S. Tilstra;Andria R. Robinson;Jin Wang;Siobhán Q. Gregg

  • Cartilage repair using bone morphogenetic protein 4 and muscle-derived stem cells

    Ryosuke Kuroda;Arvyda Usas;Seiji Kubo;Karin A Corsi

  • Enhancement of tendon-bone integration of anterior cruciate ligament grafts with bone morphogenetic protein-2 gene transfer: a histological and biomechanical study.

    Vladimir Martinek;Christian Latterman;Arvydas Usas;Steven Abramowitch

  • The Use of an Antifibrosis Agent to Improve Muscle Recovery after Laceration

    Kazumasa Fukushima;Neil Badlani;Arvydas Usas;Felix Riano

  • Effect of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2-Expressing Muscle-Derived Cells on Healing of Critical-Sized Bone Defects in Mice

    Joon Yung Lee;Douglas Musgrave;Dalip Pelinkovic;Kazumasa Fukushima

  • Improvement of muscle healing through enhancement of muscle regeneration and prevention of fibrosis.

    Kenji Sato;Yong Li;William Foster;Kazumasa Fukushima

  • Cartilage repair in a rat model of osteoarthritis through intraarticular transplantation of muscle-derived stem cells expressing bone morphogenetic protein 4 and soluble Flt-1

    Tomoyuki Matsumoto;Gregory M. Cooper;Burhan Gharaibeh;Laura Beth Meszaros

  • BMP4-Expressing Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Differentiate into Osteogenic Lineage and Improve Bone Healing in Immunocompetent Mice

    Vonda J Wright;Hairong Peng;Hairong Peng;Arvydas Usas;Arvydas Usas;Brett Young;Brett Young

  • Gamma interferon as an antifibrosis agent in skeletal muscle

    William Foster;Yong Li;Arvydas Usas;George Somogyi

  • Muscle derived, cell based ex vivo gene therapy for treatment of full thickness articular cartilage defects.

    Nobuo Adachi;Kenji Sato;Arvydas Usas;Freddie H. Fu

  • The effect of platelet-rich plasma on the regenerative therapy of muscle derived stem cells for articular cartilage repair

    Y Mifune;T Matsumoto;K Takayama;S Ota

  • Muscle-Derived Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Therapy

    Arvydas Usas;Johnny Huard;Johnny Huard

  • Enhancement of bone healing based on ex vivo gene therapy using human muscle-derived cells expressing bone morphogenetic protein 2.

    Joon Yung Lee;Hairong Peng;Arvydas Usas;Douglas Musgrave

  • Pericyte-Based Human Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts

    Wenjie He;Alejandro Nieponice;Lorenzo Soletti;Yi Hong

  • New use of a three-dimensional pellet culture system for human intervertebral disc cells: initial characterization and potential use for tissue engineering.

    Joon Yung Lee;Ronald Hall;Dalip Pelinkovic;Ezequiel Cassinelli

  • Retroviral delivery of Noggin inhibits the formation of heterotopic ossification induced by BMP-4, demineralized bone matrix, and trauma in an animal model.

    David Hannallah;Hairong Peng;Brett Young;Arvydas Usas

  • The Effect of Relaxin Treatment on Skeletal Muscle Injuries

    Shinichi Negishi;Yong Li;Arvydas Usas;Freddie H. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Johnny Huard
Johnny Huard The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Freddie H. Fu
Freddie H. Fu University of Pittsburgh
Paul D. Robbins
Paul D. Robbins University of Minnesota
Laura J. Niedernhofer
Laura J. Niedernhofer University of Minnesota
Bruno Péault
Bruno Péault University of California, Los Angeles
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
Masahiro Kurosaka
Masahiro Kurosaka Kobe University
Rocky S. Tuan
Rocky S. Tuan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Donna B. Stolz
Donna B. Stolz University of Pittsburgh
William R. Wagner
William R. Wagner University of Pittsburgh

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