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Jöns Hilborn

Jöns Hilborn

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
14821
World Ranking
4322
National Ranking
40

Jöns Hilborn 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 Jöns Hilborn sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 305 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jöns Hilborn 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 Jöns Hilborn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jöns Hilborn is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and works primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Medicine. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas with a focus on biomaterials and biomedical engineering.

Their work covers several subfields including:

  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery

Major research topics include:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Hilborn's publication record consists of recent papers in multiple scientific journals, reflecting contributions to hydrogel systems, regenerative medicine, and biomedical materials. Recent papers include:

  • Bisphosphonate nanoclay edge-site interactions facilitate hydrogel self-assembly and sustained growth factor localization, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Enzymatic Crosslinked Hydrogels for Biomedical Application, 2021, Polymer Science Series A
  • Click chemistry-based biopolymeric hydrogels for regenerative medicine, 2020, Biomedical Materials
  • An Injectable, Shape-Retaining Collagen Hydrogel Cross-linked Using Thiol-Maleimide Click Chemistry for Sealing Corneal Perforations, 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Technology platform for facile handling of 3D hydrogel cell culture scaffolds, 2023, Scientific Reports

They frequently collaborate with a core group of co-authors who contribute to research development, including:

  • Liyang Shi
  • Yang-Hee Kim
  • Xia Yang
  • Stuart Lanham
  • Richard O. C. Oreffo

The scientist publishes regularly in specialized venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Polymer Science Series A
  • Biomedical Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Poly(lactic acid) fiber : An overview

    Bhuvanesh Gupta;Nilesh Revagade;Jöns Hilborn

  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Hydrogels Formed by “Click Chemistry”

    Dmitri A. Ossipov;Jöns Hilborn

  • Plasma-induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) films: characterization and human smooth muscle cell growth on grafted films.

    Bhuvanesh Gupta;Christopher Plummer;Isabelle Bisson;Peter Frey

  • Heavy-metal ion sensors using chitosan-capped gold nanoparticles

    A. Sugunan;C. Thanachayanont;Joydeep Dutta;J. G. Hilborn

  • PDMS-Based Elastomer Tuned Soft, Stretchable, and Sticky for epidermal electronics

    Seung Hee Jeong;Shuo Zhang;Klas Hjort;Jöns Hilborn

  • Self-Healing Polymeric Hydrogel Formed by Metal-Ligand Coordination Assembly: Design, Fabrication, and Biomedical Applications.

    Liyang Shi;Liyang Shi;Pinghui Ding;Yuzhi Wang;Yu Zhang

  • Self-Healing Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration: Dynamic Metal-Ligand Self-Assembly Approach

    Liyang Shi;Fanlu Wang;Wei Zhu;Zongpu Xu

  • Surface modification of polyester films by RF plasma

    B. Gupta;J. Hilborn;Ch. Hollenstein;C. J. G. Plummer

  • Hydrophilic Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Stamps for Microcontact Printing

    C. Donzel;M. Geissler;A. Bernard;H. Wolf

  • Acrylic acid grafting and collagen immobilization on poly(ethylene terephthalate) surfaces for adherence and growth of human bladder smooth muscle cells

    Isabelle Bisson;Marek Kosinski;Sylvie Ruault;Bhuvanesh Gupta

  • Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Polymerization: A Versatile Method for Nanoparticle Ordering

    Géraldine Carrot;Delphine Rutot-Houze;Agnès Pottier;Philippe Degee

  • Poly(aryl ether-benzoxazoles)

    J. G. Hilborn;J. W. Labadie;James L. Hedrick

  • Plasma‐induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) films

    Bhuvanesh Gupta;Jons G. Hilborn;Isabelle Bisson;Peter Frey

  • Self-healing hybrid nanocomposites consisting of bisphosphonated hyaluronan and calcium phosphate nanoparticles

    M. Reza Nejadnik;Xia Yang;Mattilde Bongio;Hamdan S. Alghamdi

  • Moldable Hyaluronan Hydrogel Enabled by Dynamic Metal-Bisphosphonate Coordination Chemistry for Wound Healing.

    Liyang Shi;Yannan Zhao;Qifan Xie;Caixia Fan

  • In Situ Cross-Linkable High Molecular Weight Hyaluronan−Bisphosphonate Conjugate for Localized Delivery and Cell-Specific Targeting: A Hydrogel Linked Prodrug Approach

    Oommen P. Varghese;Weilun Sun;Jöns Hilborn;Dmitri A. Ossipov

  • Improving the osteogenic potential of BMP-2 with hyaluronic acid hydrogel modified with integrin-specific fibronectin fragment

    Marta Kisiel;Mikaël M. Martino;Manuela Ventura;Jeffrey A. Hubbell

  • A surprisingly poor correlation between in vitro and in vivo testing of biomaterials for bone regeneration: results of a multicentre analysis.

    Gry Hulsart-Billström;J. I. Dawson;S. Hofmann;R. Müller

  • Smart Design of Stable Extracellular Matrix Mimetic Hydrogel: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation for Tissue Engineering

    Oommen P. Oommen;Shujiang Wang;Marta Kisiel;Marije Sloff

  • Dynamic Coordination Chemistry Enables Free Directional Printing of Biopolymer Hydrogel

    Liyang Shi;Hauke Carstensen;Katja Hölzl;Markus Lunzer

  • Hyperbranched Polyesters as Nanoporosity Templating Agents for Organosilicates

    C. Nguyen;C. J. Hawker;R. D. Miller;E. Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Bhuvanesh Gupta
Bhuvanesh Gupta Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Florian M. Wurm
Florian M. Wurm École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jan-Anders E. Månson
Jan-Anders E. Månson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Bo Nilsson
Bo Nilsson Uppsala University
James L. Hedrick
James L. Hedrick IBM (United States)
Joydeep Dutta
Joydeep Dutta Royal Institute of Technology
Kristina Nilsson Ekdahl
Kristina Nilsson Ekdahl Uppsala University
Jeffrey A. Hubbell
Jeffrey A. Hubbell New York University
Heinrich Hofmann
Heinrich Hofmann École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Richard O.C. Oreffo
Richard O.C. Oreffo University of Southampton

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