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Michael S. Sacks publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael S. Sacks sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 501 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Michael S. Sacks D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael S. Sacks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Michael S. Sacks is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine and Engineering. Within these domains, their work delves particularly into Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Surgery, alongside contributions to Management Science and Operations Research and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research topics cover:

  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Simulation Techniques and Applications
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Michael S. Sacks has published extensively, with their recent papers including:

  • Neural Network Approaches for Soft Biological Tissue and Organ Simulations, 2022, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
  • Scaling digital twins from the artisanal to the industrial, 2021, Nature Computational Science
  • Isogeometric finite element-based simulation of the aortic heart valve: Integration of neural network structural material model and structural tensor fiber architecture representations, 2021, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
  • Thinner biological tissues induce leaflet flutter in aortic heart valve replacements, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Computational investigation of left ventricular hemodynamics following bioprosthetic aortic and mitral valve replacement, 2020, Mechanics Research Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Ming-Chen Hsu, Wenbo Zhang, Christian Goodbrake, Emily L. Johnson, and Fei Xu. This indicates collaboration across multiple interdisciplinary teams focused on related cardiovascular and biomechanical topics.

Publication venues where Michael S. Sacks has contributed multiple papers include:

  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
  • Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
  • Nature Computational Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mechanics Research Communications

Michael S. Sacks has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2008 and as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Preparation and characterization of highly porous, biodegradable polyurethane scaffolds for soft tissue applications

    Jianjun Guan;Kazuro L. Fujimoto;Michael S. Sacks;William R. Wagner

  • Biaxial Mechanical Evaluation of Planar Biological Materials

    Michael S. Sacks

  • Biaxial mechanical properties of the natural and glutaraldehyde treated aortic valve cusp--Part I: Experimental results.

    K. L. Billiar;Michael S Sacks

  • The effects of aneurysm on the biaxial mechanical behavior of human abdominal aorta

    Jonathan P. Vande Geest;Michael S. Sacks;David A. Vorp

  • An immersogeometric variational framework for fluid-structure interaction: Application to bioprosthetic heart valves

    David Kamensky;Ming Chen Hsu;Dominik Schillinger;John A. Evans

  • Design and analysis of tissue engineering scaffolds that mimic soft tissue mechanical anisotropy.

    Todd Courtney;Michael S Sacks;John Stankus;Jianjun Guan

  • On the biomechanics of heart valve function.

    Michael S. Sacks;W. David Merryman;David E. Schmidt

  • Biaxial mechanical properties of the native and glutaraldehyde-treated aortic valve cusp: Part II--A structural constitutive model.

    Kristen L. Billiar;Michael S. Sacks

  • Heart valve function: a biomechanical perspective

    Michael S Sacks;Ajit P Yoganathan

  • Incorporation of experimentally-derived fiber orientation into a structural constitutive model for planar collagenous tissues

    Michael S. Sacks

  • A small angle light scattering device for planar connective tissue microstructural analysis

    Michael S. Sacks;David B. Smith;Erik D. Hiester

  • Synthesis, characterization, and cytocompatibility of elastomeric, biodegradable poly(ester-urethane)ureas based on poly(caprolactone) and putrescine

    Jianjun Guan;Michael S. Sacks;Eric J. Beckman;William R. Wagner

  • Effects of decellularization on the mechanical and structural properties of the porcine aortic valve leaflet

    Jun Liao;Erinn M. Joyce;Michael S. Sacks

  • Multiaxial mechanical behavior of biological materials.

    Michael S Sacks;Wei Sun

  • From Stem Cells to Viable Autologous Semilunar Heart Valve

    Fraser W.H. Sutherland;Fraser W.H. Sutherland;Tjorvi E. Perry;Ying Yu;Megan C. Sherwood

  • Fluid---structure interaction analysis of bioprosthetic heart valves: significance of arterial wall deformation

    Ming-Chen Hsu;David Kamensky;Yuri Bazilevs;Michael S. Sacks

  • Bioengineering Challenges for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

    Michael S. Sacks;Frederick J. Schoen;John E. Mayer

  • Biodegradable poly(ether ester urethane)urea elastomers based on poly(ether ester) triblock copolymers and putrescine: synthesis, characterization and cytocompatibility

    Jianjun Guan;Michael S. Sacks;Eric J. Beckman;William R. Wagner

  • Dynamic and fluid---structure interaction simulations of bioprosthetic heart valves using parametric design with T-splines and Fung-type material models

    Ming-Chen Hsu;David Kamensky;Fei Xu;Josef Kiendl

  • Correlation between heart valve interstitial cell stiffness and transvalvular pressure: implications for collagen biosynthesis.

    W. David Merryman;Inchan Youn;Howard D. Lukoff;Paula M. Krueger

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Gorman
Robert C. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
William R. Wagner
William R. Wagner University of Pittsburgh
Joseph H. Gorman
Joseph H. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
Michael B. Chancellor
Michael B. Chancellor University of Pittsburgh
Ajit P. Yoganathan
Ajit P. Yoganathan Georgia Institute of Technology
Jun Liao
Jun Liao The University of Texas at Arlington
David A. Vorp
David A. Vorp University of Pittsburgh
Frederick J. Schoen
Frederick J. Schoen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Drexel University

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