2026 Michael Sittinger: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	69	7352	6780	537	508	236	17812

Overview

Michael Sittinger is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research spans the intersecting fields of engineering and medicine, with a specific emphasis on biomedical engineering.

Their main areas of study include:

3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Photopolymerization techniques and applications

Their publication record covers a variety of subfields, most notably:

Biomedical Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Surgery
Rheumatology
Organic Chemistry

Sittinger's recent scientific contributions include the following papers:

"Blends of gelatin and hyaluronic acid stratified by stereolithographic bioprinting approximate cartilaginous matrix gradients," 2022, published in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
"Comparison of the Translational Potential of Human Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells from Different Bone Entities for Autologous 3D Bioprinted Bone Grafts," 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Degeneration of Lumbar Intervertebral Discs: Characterization of Anulus Fibrosus Tissue and Cells of Different Degeneration Grades," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Amino Acid-Based Polyphosphorodiamidates with Hydrolytically Labile Bonds for Degradation-Tuned Photopolymers," 2023, published in ACS Macro Letters
"Quantitatively measuring the cytotoxicity of viscous hydrogels with direct cell sampling in a micro scale format 'MicroDrop' and its comparison to CCK8," 2024, published in Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine

Their work has appeared frequently in these publication venues:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
Research Square (Research Square)
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Michael Sittinger collaborates regularly with several co-authors including:

Tilo Dehne, collaborating on at least 13 papers
Jacob Spinnen, collaborating on 8 papers
Lennard K. Shopperly, collaborating on 5 papers
Carsten Rendenbach, collaborating on 4 papers
Michaela Endres, collaborating on 3 papers

Best Publications

Chitosan: a versatile biopolymer for orthopaedic tissue-engineering.

Alberto Di Martino;Michael Sittinger;Makarand V. Risbud

2061
Citations
Scaffold-based tissue engineering: rationale for computer-aided design and solid free-form fabrication systems

Dietmar W Hutmacher;Michael Sittinger;Makarand V Risbud

1418
Citations
Towards in situ tissue repair: human mesenchymal stem cells express chemokine receptors CXCR1, CXCR2 and CCR2, and migrate upon stimulation with CXCL8 but not CCL2.

Jochen Ringe;Sandra Strassburg;Sandra Strassburg;Katja Neumann;Michaela Endres

505
Citations
Tissue engineering: advances in in vitro cartilage generation.

Makarand V Risbud;Michael Sittinger

368
Citations
Treatment of posttraumatic and focal osteoarthritic cartilage defects of the knee with autologous polymer-based three-dimensional chondrocyte grafts: 2-year clinical results

Christian Ossendorf;Christian Kaps;Peter C Kreuz;Gerd R Burmester

356
Citations
BMP2 initiates chondrogenic lineage development of adult human mesenchymal stem cells in high-density culture.

Bernhard Schmitt;Jochen Ringe;Thomas Häupl;Michael Notter

321
Citations
Segmental bone repair by tissue-engineered periosteal cell transplants with bioresorbable fleece and fibrin scaffolds in rabbits

Carsten Perka;Olaf Schultz;Ron-Sascha Spitzer;Klaus Lindenhayn

320
Citations
Resorbable polyesters in cartilage engineering: Affinity and biocompatibility of polymer fiber structures to chondrocytes

M. Sittinger;D. Reitzel;M. Dauner;H. Hierlemann

318
Citations
Stem cells for regenerative medicine: advances in the engineering of tissues and organs

Jochen Ringe;Christian Kaps;Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester;Michael Sittinger

309
Citations
Porcine mesenchymal stem cells. Induction of distinct mesenchymal cell lineages.

Jochen Ringe;Christian Kaps;Bernhard Schmitt;Kristina Büscher

300
Citations
Tissue engineering and autologous transplant formation: practical approaches with resorbable biomaterials and new cell culture techniques

M. Sittinger;J. Bujia;N. Rotter;D. Reitzel

299
Citations
Genome-wide expression profiling reveals new candidate genes associated with osteoarthritis

C. Karlsson;T. Dehne;A. Lindahl;M. Brittberg

295
Citations
Highly efficient magnetic stem cell labeling with citrate-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for MRI tracking.

Kristin Andreas;Radostina Georgieva;Mechthild Ladwig;Susanne Mueller

290
Citations
Periosteal Cells in Bone Tissue Engineering

Dietmar W. Hutmacher;Michael Sittinger

289
Citations
The arthroscopic implantation of autologous chondrocytes for the treatment of full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee joint

Christoph Erggelet;Michael Sittinger;Andreas Lahm

284
Citations
A microcarrier-based cultivation system for expansion of primary mesenchymal stem cells.

Simone Frauenschuh;Elisabeth Reichmann;Elisabeth Reichmann;Yvonne Ibold;Yvonne Ibold;Peter M. Goetz;Peter M. Goetz

254
Citations
Hyaluronic acid and autologous synovial fluid induce chondrogenic differentiation of equine mesenchymal stem cells: a preliminary study.

A.A. Hegewald;J. Ringe;J. Bartel;I. Krüger

247
Citations
Osteogenic Induction of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells in Novel Synthetic Polymer–Hydrogel Matrices

Michaela Endres;Dietmar Hutmacher;A.J. Salgado;Christian Kaps

239
Citations
Tissue engineering: generation of differentiated artificial tissues for biomedical applications.

Will W. Minuth;Michael Sittinger;Sabine Kloth

239
Citations
Current strategies for cell delivery in cartilage and bone regeneration.

Michael Sittinger;Dietmar W Hutmacher;Makarand V Risbud

232
Citations