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Brian G. Amsden

Brian G. Amsden

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9599
World Ranking
11051
National Ranking
189

Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
9728
World Ranking
15121
National Ranking
411

Brian G. Amsden publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian G. Amsden sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 143 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Brian G. Amsden D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian G. Amsden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Brian G. Amsden is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada, focusing research efforts primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields, including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Surgery, and Molecular Biology.

Their research themes concentrate on key topics such as Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, and Mesenchymal stem cell research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brian G. Amsden include:

  • Sean Mathew
  • Fiona E. Serack
  • John A. Ronald
  • David A. Hess
  • Lauren E. Flynn

Publications by Brian G. Amsden cover several journals and venues with recurring outputs in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Bio Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and Macromolecules.

Notable recent papers authored by Brian G. Amsden include:

  • "Hydrogel Mesh Size and Its Impact on Predictions of Mathematical Models of the Solute Diffusion Coefficient," 2022, Macromolecules
  • "In Vivo Degradation Mechanisms of Aliphatic Polycarbonates and Functionalized Aliphatic Polycarbonates," 2021, Macromolecular Bioscience
  • "Programmable Melt Electrowriting to Engineer Soft Connective Tissues with Prescribed, Biomimetic, Biaxial Mechanical Properties," 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Adhesive Wearable Sensors for Electroencephalography from Hairy Scalp," 2023, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • "Liquid Degradable Poly(trimethylene-carbonate-co-5-hydroxy-trimethylene carbonate): An Injectable Drug Delivery Vehicle for Acid-Sensitive Drugs," 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics

Brian G. Amsden was recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Solute Diffusion within Hydrogels. Mechanisms and Models

    Brian Amsden

  • Biodegradable injectable in situ forming drug delivery systems

    A Hatefi;B Amsden;B Amsden

  • Controlled Release of Albumin from Chitosan-Alginate Microcapsules

    A. Polk;B. Amsden;K. De Yao;T. Peng

  • Sustained delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor with alginate beads.

    Frank Gu;Brian Amsden;Ronald Neufeld

  • Composite hydrogel scaffolds incorporating decellularized adipose tissue for soft tissue engineering with adipose-derived stem cells.

    Hoi Ki Cheung;Tim Tian Y. Han;Dale M. Marecak;John F. Watkins

  • Diffusion characteristics of calcium alginate gels.

    Brian Amsden;Norma Turner

  • Camptothecin delivery methods.

    A. Hatefi;B. Amsden

  • Methacrylated Glycol Chitosan as a Photopolymerizable Biomaterial

    Brian G. Amsden;Abby Sukarto;Darryl K. Knight;Stephen N. Shapka

  • An obstruction-scaling model for diffusion in homogeneous hydrogels

    Brian Amsden

  • Curable, biodegradable elastomers: emerging biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering

    Brian Amsden

  • Solute diffusion in hydrogels.

    Brian Amsden

  • Synthesis and characterization of a photo-cross-linked biodegradable elastomer.

    Brian G. Amsden;Gauri Misra;Frank Gu;Husam M. Younes

  • Adipose-derived stromal cells mediate in vivo adipogenesis, angiogenesis and inflammation in decellularized adipose tissue bioscaffolds.

    Tim Tian Y. Han;Sandra Toutounji;Brian G. Amsden;Lauren E. Flynn

  • Synthesis, characterization and in vitro degradation of a biodegradable elastomer

    H M Younes;Elda Bravo-Grimaldo;B G Brian G Amsden;B G Brian G Amsden

  • An examination of factors affecting the size, distribution and release characteristics of polymer microbeads made using electrostatics

    B.G. Amsden;M.F.A. Goosen

  • Transdermal delivery of peptide and protein drugs: An overview

    B. G. Amsden;M. F. A. Goosen

  • Melt electrowriting below the critical translation speed to fabricate crimped elastomer scaffolds with non-linear extension behaviour mimicking that of ligaments and tendons.

    Gernot Hochleitner;Fei Chen;Carina Blum;Paul D. Dalton

  • Methods for microsphere production

    Brian G. Amsden;Richard Tom Liggins

  • Additive Manufacturing of a Photo-Cross-Linkable Polymer via Direct Melt Electrospinning Writing for Producing High Strength Structures

    Fei Chen;Gernot Hochleitner;Tim Woodfield;Juergen Groll

  • Synthesis and characterization of thermoset biodegradable elastomers based on star-poly(epsilon-caprolactone-co-D,L-lactide).

    B Amsden;S Wang;U Wyss

  • Degradation of xenobiotics in a partitioning bioreactor in which the partitioning phase is a polymer.

    Brian G. Amsden;Justyna Bochanysz;Andrew J. Daugulis

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank X. Gu
Frank X. Gu University of Toronto
Milica Radisic
Milica Radisic University of Toronto
Andrew J. Daugulis
Andrew J. Daugulis Queen's University
Paul D. Dalton
Paul D. Dalton University of Oregon
Elizabeth R. Gillies
Elizabeth R. Gillies University of Western Ontario
Hasan Uludağ
Hasan Uludağ University of Alberta
Molly S. Shoichet
Molly S. Shoichet University of Toronto
Stefaan C. De Smedt
Stefaan C. De Smedt Ghent University
Tim B. F. Woodfield
Tim B. F. Woodfield University of Otago
Jürgen Groll
Jürgen Groll University of Würzburg

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