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Engineering and Technology
Ireland
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
78
Citations
17578
World Ranking
623
National Ranking
3

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
17476
World Ranking
4639
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Daniel J. Kelly is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a particular focus on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Rheumatology, Biomaterials, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various topics in biomedical and engineering disciplines. These include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Knee Injuries and Reconstruction Techniques, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

Kelly has contributed to a number of recent research papers across high-impact journals. Selected publications include:

  • "Cancer therapy shapes the fitness landscape of clonal hematopoiesis" (2020) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Nano-particle mediated M2 macrophage polarization enhances bone formation and MSC osteogenesis in an IL-10 dependent manner" (2020) published in Biomaterials
  • "3D extrusion bioprinting" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Ovarian cancer mutational processes drive site-specific immune evasion" (2022) published in Nature
  • "3D bioprinting spatiotemporally defined patterns of growth factors to tightly control tissue regeneration" (2020) published in Science Advances

Their frequent co-authors include Ross Burdis, Fiona E. Freeman, David C. Browe, Kian F. Eichholz, and Orquidea Garcia. Kelly's research outputs are often published in specific venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Acta Biomaterialia, Biofabrication, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Best Publications

  • Biomaterial based modulation of macrophage polarization: A review and suggested design principles

    Rukmani Sridharan;Rukmani Sridharan;Andrew R. Cameron;Andrew R. Cameron;Daniel J. Kelly;Cathal J. Kearney

  • Simulation of tissue differentiation in a scaffold as a function of porosity, Young's modulus and dissolution rate: application of mechanobiological models in tissue engineering.

    Damien P. Byrne;Damien Lacroix;Josep A. Planell;Daniel J. Kelly

  • A comparison of different bioinks for 3D bioprinting of fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage

    Andrew C Daly;Susan E Critchley;Susan E Critchley;Emily M Rencsok;Daniel J Kelly

  • Material stiffness influences the polarization state, function and migration mode of macrophages.

    Rukmani Sridharan;Brenton Cavanagh;Andrew R. Cameron;Andrew R. Cameron;Daniel J. Kelly;Daniel J. Kelly

  • Nano-particle mediated M2 macrophage polarization enhances bone formation and MSC osteogenesis in an IL-10 dependent manner.

    Olwyn R. Mahon;David C. Browe;Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez;Pierluca Pitacco

  • Tuning Alginate Bioink Stiffness and Composition for Controlled Growth Factor Delivery and to Spatially Direct MSC Fate within Bioprinted Tissues

    Fiona E. Freeman;Daniel J. Kelly

  • 3D extrusion bioprinting

    Yu Shrike Zhang;Ghazaleh Haghiashtiani;Tania Hübscher;Daniel J. Kelly

  • 3D Bioprinting for Cartilage and Osteochondral Tissue Engineering

    Andrew C. Daly;Andrew C. Daly;Fiona E. Freeman;Fiona E. Freeman;Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez;Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez;Susan E. Critchley;Susan E. Critchley

  • The role of mechanical signals in regulating chondrogenesis and osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells.

    Daniel J. Kelly;Christopher R. Jacobs

  • Mechanical regulation of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

    Andrew J. Steward;Andrew J. Steward;Daniel J. Kelly

  • 3D Bioprinting of Developmentally Inspired Templates for Whole Bone Organ Engineering

    Andrew C. Daly;Gráinne M. Cunniffe;Binulal N. Sathy;Oju Jeon

  • Mechano-regulation of stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration in osteochondral defects.

    Daniel Kelly;Patrick John Prendergast

  • The response of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to dynamic compression following TGF-beta3 induced chondrogenic differentiation.

    Stephen D. Thorpe;Conor T. Buckley;Tatiana Vinardell;Fergal J. O’Brien;Fergal J. O’Brien

  • The shape and size of hydroxyapatite particles dictate inflammatory responses following implantation.

    Filipa Lebre;Rukmani Sridharan;Michael J Sawkins;Michael J Sawkins;Daniel J Kelly;Daniel J Kelly

  • 3D printed microchannel networks to direct vascularisation during endochondral bone repair.

    Andrew C. Daly;Pierluca Pitacco;Jessica Nulty;Gráinne M. Cunniffe

  • The influence of plaque composition on underlying arterial wall stress during stent expansion: The case for lesion-specific stents

    Ian Pericevic;Caitríona Lally;Deborah Toner;Daniel John Kelly

  • A comparison of the functionality and in vivo phenotypic stability of cartilaginous tissues engineered from different stem cell sources.

    Tatiana Vinardell;Eamon J. Sheehy;Conor T. Buckley;Daniel J. Kelly

  • Recapitulating bone development through engineered mesenchymal condensations and mechanical cues for tissue regeneration

    Anna M. McDermott;Anna M. McDermott;Anna M. McDermott;Samuel Herberg;Devon E. Mason;Devon E. Mason;Joseph M. Collins;Joseph M. Collins

  • 3D bioprinting spatiotemporally defined patterns of growth factors to tightly control tissue regeneration.

    Fiona E. Freeman;Pierluca Pitacco;Lieke H. A. van Dommelen;Jessica Nulty

  • Oxygen tension regulates the osteogenic, chondrogenic and endochondral phenotype of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.

    Eamon J. Sheehy;Conor T. Buckley;Daniel J. Kelly

  • Prediction of the optimal mechanical properties for a scaffold used in osteochondral defect repair.

    Daniel Kelly;Patrick John Prendergast

  • Simulation of a balloon expandable stent in a realistic coronary artery—Determination of the optimum modelling strategy

    Houman Zahedmanesh;Daniel John Kelly;Caitríona Lally;Caitríona Lally

Frequent Co-Authors

Fergal J. O'Brien
Fergal J. O'Brien Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Patrick J. Prendergast
Patrick J. Prendergast Trinity College Dublin
Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago
Valeria Nicolosi
Valeria Nicolosi Trinity College Dublin
Kurt D. Hankenson
Kurt D. Hankenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Katja Schenke-Layland
Katja Schenke-Layland University of Tübingen
William L. Murphy
William L. Murphy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Damien Lacroix
Damien Lacroix University of Sheffield
Ketul C. Popat
Ketul C. Popat Colorado State University
C. Ross Ethier
C. Ross Ethier Georgia Institute of Technology

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