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D-Index
128
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368
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Dietmar W. Hutmacher 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 Dietmar W. Hutmacher sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 510 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dietmar W. Hutmacher 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 Dietmar W. Hutmacher sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 2012 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Dietmar W. Hutmacher is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering and Surgery.

Their scientific work covers several subfields including Biomaterials, Automotive Engineering, and Epidemiology. Key research topics associated with their publications are:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hutmacher include:

  • Nathalie Bock
  • Flávia Medeiros Savi
  • Jacqui McGovern
  • Markus Laubach
  • Christoph Meinert

They have published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Orthopaedic Proceedings
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Acta Biomaterialia

Representative recent papers by Dietmar W. Hutmacher include:

  • "Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Systems: A Review of Current Characterization and Evaluation Techniques" (2020, Pharmaceutics)
  • "A preclinical large-animal model for the assessment of critical-size load-bearing bone defect reconstruction" (2020, Nature Protocols)
  • "Targeted camptothecin delivery via silicon nanoparticles reduces breast cancer metastasis" (2020, Biomaterials)
  • "Melt Electrowriting of Complex 3D Anatomically Relevant Scaffolds" (2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
  • "The Concept of Scaffold-Guided Bone Regeneration for the Treatment of Long Bone Defects: Current Clinical Application and Future Perspective" (2023, Journal of Functional Biomaterials)

Their academic distinctions include being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2017 and a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Scaffolds in tissue engineering bone and cartilage.

    Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • The return of a forgotten polymer—Polycaprolactone in the 21st century

    Maria Ann Woodruff;Dietmar Werner Hutmacher

  • Fused deposition modeling of novel scaffold architectures for tissue engineering applications.

    Iwan Zein;Dietmar W. Hutmacher;Kim Cheng Tan;Swee Hin Teoh

  • 25th Anniversary Article: Engineering Hydrogels for Biofabrication

    Jos Malda;Jos Malda;Jetze Visser;Ferry P. Melchels;Ferry P. Melchels;Tomasz Jüngst

  • Scaffold design and fabrication technologies for engineering tissues--state of the art and future perspectives.

    Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • Mechanical properties and cell cultural response of polycaprolactone scaffolds designed and fabricated via fused deposition modeling

    Dietmar W. Hutmacher;Thorsten Schantz;Iwan Zein;Kee Woei Ng

  • Additive manufacturing of tissues and organs

    Ferry P W Melchels;Ferry P W Melchels;Marco A N Domingos;Travis J Klein;Jos Malda;Jos Malda

  • Scaffold-based tissue engineering: rationale for computer-aided design and solid free-form fabrication systems

    Dietmar W Hutmacher;Michael Sittinger;Makarand V Risbud

  • State of the art and future directions of scaffold-based bone engineering from a biomaterials perspective.

    Dietmar Werner Hutmacher;Jan Thorsten Schantz;Christopher Xu Fu Lam;Kim Cheng Tan

  • Gelatin-methacrylamide hydrogels as potential biomaterials for fabrication of tissue-engineered cartilage constructs.

    Wouter Schuurman;Peter A. Levett;Michiel W. Pot;Michiel W. Pot;Paul René van Weeren

  • Scaffold development using 3D printing with a starch-based polymer

    Christopher Xu Fu Lam;X.M. Mo;Swee-Hin Teoh;Dietmar Hutmacher

  • Functionalization, preparation and use of cell-laden gelatin methacryloyl–based hydrogels as modular tissue culture platforms

    Daniela Loessner;Christoph Meinert;Elke Kaemmerer;Laure C Martine

  • Direct Writing By Way of Melt Electrospinning

    Toby D. Brown;Paul D. Dalton;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • Bioengineered 3D platform to explore cell-ECM interactions and drug resistance of epithelial ovarian cancer cells.

    Daniela Loessner;Kathryn S. Stok;Matthias P. Lutolf;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • Reinforcement of hydrogels using three-dimensionally printed microfibres

    Jetze Visser;Ferry P W Melchels;June E Jeon;Erik M van Bussel

  • Electro-spinning of pure collagen nano-fibres - just an expensive way to make gelatin?

    Dimitrios I. Zeugolis;Shih T. Khew;Elijah S.Y. Yew;Andrew K. Ekaputra

  • Design, fabrication and characterization of PCL electrospun scaffolds—a review

    Amaia Cipitria;Amaia Cipitria;Anthony Skelton;Tim Dargaville;Paul Dalton;Paul Dalton

  • Evaluation of polycaprolactone scaffold degradation for 6 months in vitro and in vivo.

    Christopher X. F. Lam;Dietmar W. Hutmacher;Jan-Thorsten Schantz;Jan-Thorsten Schantz;Maria Ann Woodruff;Maria Ann Woodruff

  • Degradation mechanisms of polycaprolactone in the context of chemistry, geometry and environment

    Michal Bartnikowski;Tim R. Dargaville;Sašo Ivanovski;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • How smart do biomaterials need to be? A translational science and clinical point of view ☆

    Boris Michael Holzapfel;Johannes Christian Reichert;Jan-Thorsten Schantz;Uwe Gbureck

  • A comparison of micro CT with other techniques used in the characterization of scaffolds.

    Saey Tuan Ho;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith A. Clements
Judith A. Clements Queensland University of Technology
Jos Malda
Jos Malda Utrecht University
Paul D. Dalton
Paul D. Dalton University of Oregon
Swee Hin Teoh
Swee Hin Teoh Nanyang Technological University
Simon M. Cool
Simon M. Cool University of Queensland
Georg N. Duda
Georg N. Duda Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Pamela J. Russell
Pamela J. Russell Queensland University of Technology
David Tai Leong
David Tai Leong National University of Singapore
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Etienne Burdet
Etienne Burdet Imperial College London

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