D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

University of California, Irvine
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Engineering and Technology D-index 85 Citations 27,794 373 World Ranking 147 National Ranking 66

Medicine D-index 93 Citations 31,441 389 World Ranking 6711 National Ranking 3630

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 95 Citations 30,381 413 World Ranking 1246 National Ranking 751

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

2008 - Thomas A. Edison Patent Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Kyriacos A. Athanasiou is best known for:

Tibia
Cartilage
Tissue engineering

In his works, Kyriacos A. Athanasiou conducts interdisciplinary research on Biomedical engineering and Nanotechnology. Kyriacos A. Athanasiou merges Nanotechnology with Biomaterial in his research. Kyriacos A. Athanasiou performs integrative study on Biomaterial and Biocompatibility. In his research, Kyriacos A. Athanasiou performs multidisciplinary study on Biocompatibility and Tissue engineering. Kyriacos A. Athanasiou integrates Tissue engineering with Stem cell in his study. He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Stem cell and Embryonic stem cell in his research. Kyriacos A. Athanasiou merges Embryonic stem cell with Embryoid body in his study. His study ties his expertise on Biochemistry together with the subject of Embryoid body. His research links Chondrogenesis with Biochemistry.

His most cited work include:

Interspecies comparisons of in situ intrinsic mechanical properties of distal femoral cartilage (677 citations)
Biphasic indentation of articular cartilage—II. A numerical algorithm and an experimental study (456 citations)
Orthopaedic applications for PLA-PGA biodegradable polymers (405 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

Cartilage is the topic of his studies on Chondrocyte and Type II collagen. He performs integrative study on Chondrocyte and Cartilage in his works. Many of his studies on Composite material apply to Ultimate tensile strength, Indentation, Polymer and Modulus as well. He undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Polymer and Composite material in his work. Borrowing concepts from Surgery, he weaves in ideas under Anatomy. He combines Surgery and Anatomy in his studies. He combines Biomedical engineering and Tissue engineering in his research. He performs integrative study on Tissue engineering and Biomedical engineering in his works. His Osteoarthritis research extends to Pathology, which is thematically connected.

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou most often published in these fields:

Anatomy (77.14%)
Biomedical engineering (68.57%)
Cartilage (60.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2022)?

Cartilage (66.67%)
Anatomy (66.67%)
Shear (geology) (33.33%)

In recent works Kyriacos A. Athanasiou was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou integrates several fields in his works, including Biotechnology, Biochemical engineering and Biomanufacturing. He undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Biochemical engineering and Biotechnology in his work. Cartilage is closely attributed to Anatomy in his research. His research on Anatomy frequently links to adjacent areas such as Cartilage. His research ties Composite material and Shear (geology) together. He regularly ties together related areas like Shear (geology) in his Composite material studies. His Facet joint study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Lumbar. As part of his studies on Lumbar, he often connects relevant areas like Facet joint. His research ties Architectural engineering and Joint (building) together.

Between 2017 and 2022, his most popular works were:

Shear stress induced by fluid flow produces improvements in tissue-engineered cartilage (16 citations)
Nondestructive testing of native and tissue-engineered medical products: adding numbers to pictures (7 citations)
Biochemical and biomechanical characterisation of equine cervical facet joint cartilage (5 citations)

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Best Publications

Sterilization, toxicity, biocompatibility and clinical applications of polylactic acid/polyglycolic acid copolymers

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou;Gabriele G. Niederauer;C. Mauli Agrawal.
Biomaterials (1996)

1826 Citations

The knee meniscus: structure-function, pathophysiology, current repair techniques, and prospects for regeneration.

Eleftherios A. Makris;Pasha Hadidi;Kyriacos A. Athanasiou.
Biomaterials (2011)

952 Citations

Repair and tissue engineering techniques for articular cartilage

Eleftherios A. Makris;Andreas H. Gomoll;Konstantinos N. Malizos;Jerry C. Hu.
Nature Reviews Rheumatology (2015)

937 Citations

Interspecies comparisons of in situ intrinsic mechanical properties of distal femoral cartilage

K. A. Athanasiou;M. P. Rosenwasser;J. A. Buckwalter;T. I. Malinin.
Journal of Orthopaedic Research (1991)

907 Citations

Unlike Bone, Cartilage Regeneration Remains Elusive

Daniel J. Huey;Jerry C. Hu;Kyriacos A. Athanasiou.
Science (2012)

900 Citations

Tissue penetrating device and methods for using same

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou;George Constantinides;Dan R. Lanctot.
(2001)

766 Citations

Rapid phenotypic changes in passaged articular chondrocyte subpopulations.

Eric M. Darling;Kyriacos A. Athanasiou.
Journal of Orthopaedic Research (2005)

720 Citations

Biphasic indentation of articular cartilage--II. A numerical algorithm and an experimental study.

V.C. Mow;M.C. Gibbs;W.M. Lai;W.B. Zhu.
Journal of Biomechanics (1989)

656 Citations

Technique to control pH in vicinity of biodegrading PLA‐PGA implants

C. Mauli Agrawal;Kyriacos A. Athanasiou.
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (1997)

611 Citations

Orthopaedic applications for PLA-PGA biodegradable polymers

KA Athanasiou;CM Agrawal;FA Barber;SS Burkhart.
Arthroscopy (1998)

580 Citations

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