2026 Larry L. Hench: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	122	441	162	550	81922

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society
1996 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Larry L. Hench was affiliated with the Florida Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spanned several interconnected scientific fields including dentistry and engineering. Hench's scientific contributions were notably interdisciplinary, covering areas such as oral surgery, orthodontics, and biomedical engineering.

Their research focused on topics related to dental implant techniques and outcomes, dental materials and restorations, and bone tissue engineering materials. These topics reflected a focus on integrating material science with biomedical applications in dentistry and tissue engineering.

Hench published in venues such as Physics and Chemistry of Glasses European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B. One of their recent papers is titled "Gene activating glasses," published in 2020 in the same journal. This paper has been cited 47 times, signaling academic engagement with the work.

Gene activating glasses (2020), Physics and Chemistry of Glasses European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B

The scientist collaborated with various coauthors including Ioannis Xynos, A. J. Edgar, Lee Buttery, J.M. Polak, and June Wilson. These collaborations indicate a network of researchers possibly linked by shared interests in material science and biomedical applications.

Ioannis Xynos
A. J. Edgar
Lee Buttery
J.M. Polak
June Wilson

During their career, Hench received recognition through awards such as the Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society in 1998 and was named a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 1996. These distinctions underline participation in the broader scientific community focused on materials research and biomaterials.

Best Publications

Bioceramics : from concept to clinic

L. L. Hench

9866
Citations
The sol-gel process

Larry L. Hench;Jon K. West

6681
Citations
Bonding mechanisms at the interface of ceramic prosthetic materials

L. L. Hench;R. J. Splinter;W. C. Allen;T. K. Greenlee

4404
Citations
Third-generation Biomedical Materials

Larry L. Hench;Julia M. Polak

3833
Citations
The story of Bioglass

Larry L. Hench

3183
Citations
An Introduction to bioceramics

Larry L Hench;June Wilson

2941
Citations
Gene-expression profiling of human osteoblasts following treatment with the ionic products of Bioglass 45S5 dissolution.

Ioannis D. Xynos;Alasdair J. Edgar;Lee D.K. Buttery;Larry L. Hench

1462
Citations
Surface-active biomaterials.

Larry L. Hench;June Wilson

1326
Citations
Direct chemical bond of bioactive glass-ceramic materials to bone and muscle

L. L. Hench;H. A. Paschall

1227
Citations
Ionic products of bioactive glass dissolution increase proliferation of human osteoblasts and induce insulin-like growth factor II mRNA expression and protein synthesis.

Ioannis D. Xynos;Alasdair J. Edgar;Lee D.K. Buttery;Larry L. Hench

1158
Citations
Biomaterials: a forecast for the future

Larry L. Hench

1021
Citations
An investigation of bioactive glass powders by sol‐gel processing

R. Li;A. E. Clark;L. L. Hench

888
Citations
Optimising bioactive glass scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.

Julian R. Jones;Lisa M. Ehrenfried;Larry L. Hench

877
Citations
Principles of electronic ceramics

Larry L. Hench;J. K. West

714
Citations
Effect of crystallization on apatite-layer formation of bioactive glass 45S5.

Oscar Peitl Filho;Guy P. La Torre;Larry L. Hench

667
Citations
Highly bioactive P2O5–Na2O–CaO–SiO2 glass-ceramics

Oscar Peitl;Edgar Dutra Zanotto;Larry L. Hench

665
Citations
Bioactive glasses beyond bone and teeth: emerging applications in contact with soft tissues.

Valentina Miguez-Pacheco;Larry L. Hench;Aldo R. Boccaccini;Aldo R. Boccaccini

649
Citations
Toxicology and biocompatibility of bioglasses

June Wilson;G. H. Pigott;F. J. Schoen;L. L. Hench

636
Citations
Genetic design of bioactive glass

Larry L. Hench

611
Citations
Physical chemistry of glass surfaces

L.L. Hench;D.E. Clark

599
Citations