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Pedro L. Granja

Pedro L. Granja

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
9744
World Ranking
8363
National Ranking
37

Pedro L. Granja 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 Pedro L. Granja sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pedro L. Granja 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 Pedro L. Granja sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pedro L. Granja is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research spans multiple disciplines including medicine, engineering, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these areas, their subfields focus on biomedical engineering, biomaterials, cell biology, molecular biology, and surgery.

Their work explores several key topics within biomedical research, with a strong emphasis on:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Throughout their career, Pedro L. Granja has contributed to notable scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancers
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Polymers
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Their body of work features a range of paper coauthors, with multiple collaborations recorded with:

  • Rúben F. Pereira
  • Juliana R. Dias
  • Aureliana Sousa
  • Susana R. Sousa
  • Daniel Ferreira

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Degradation: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study," 2022, published in Polymers
  • "In Situ Forming Silk Sericin-Based Hydrogel: A Novel Wound Healing Biomaterial," 2021, published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • "Colorectal cancer triple co-culture spheroid model to assess the biocompatibility and anticancer properties of polymeric nanoparticles," 2020, published in Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Tissue-specific engineering: 3D bioprinting in regenerative medicine," 2020, published in Journal of Controlled Release
  • "New prospects in skin regeneration and repair using nanophased hydroxyapatite embedded in collagen nanofibers," 2021, published in Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Best Publications

  • Injectable alginate hydrogels for cell delivery in tissue engineering

    Sílvia J. Bidarra;Cristina C. Barrias;Pedro L. Granja;Pedro L. Granja

  • Chemical modification of chitosan by phosphorylation: an XPS, FT-IR and SEM study

    I F Amaral;P L Granja;M A Barbosa

  • Advanced biofabrication strategies for skin regeneration and repair.

    Rúben F Pereira;Cristina C Barrias;Pedro L Granja;Pedro L Granja;Paulo Jorge Da Silva bartolo

  • Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Degradation: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

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  • Influence of the stiffness of three-dimensional alginate/collagen-I interpenetrating networks on fibroblast biology.

    Cristiana Branco da Cunha;Darinka D. Klumpers;Darinka D. Klumpers;Darinka D. Klumpers;Weiwei A. Li;Weiwei A. Li;Sandeep T. Koshy;Sandeep T. Koshy;Sandeep T. Koshy

  • Pectin-based injectable biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.

    F. Munarin;S. G. Guerreiro;M. A. Grellier;M. C. Tanzi

  • The effect of the co-immobilization of human osteoprogenitors and endothelial cells within alginate microspheres on mineralization in a bone defect

    Maritie Grellier;Pedro L. Granja;Jean-Christophe Fricain;Sílvia J. Bidarra

  • Functionalization of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with hydrophobic chains for improved gene delivery in mesenchymal stem cells

    José L. Santos;Hugo Oliveira;Deepti Pandita;João Rodrigues

  • Advances in electrospun skin substitutes

    J.R. Dias;P.L. Granja;P.J. Bártolo

  • The correlation between the adsorption of adhesive proteins and cell behaviour on hydroxyl-methyl mixed self-assembled monolayers.

    Cristina C. Barrias;M. Cristina L. Martins;Graça Almeida-Porada;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Cell-instructive pectin hydrogels crosslinked via thiol-norbornene photo-click chemistry for skin tissue engineering

    Ruben Pereira;Cristina C Barrias;Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo;Pedro L Granja

  • Molecularly designed alginate hydrogels susceptible to local proteolysis as three-dimensional cellular microenvironments

    Keila B. Fonseca;Sílvia J. Bidarra;Maria J. Oliveira;Pedro L. Granja

  • Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. I. Synthesis and characterization of highly phosphorylated cellulose gels

    P. L. Granja;L. Pouységu;M. Pétraud;B. De Jéso

  • Injectable in situ crosslinkable RGD-modified alginate matrix for endothelial cells delivery.

    Sílvia J. Bidarra;Cristina C. Barrias;Keila B. Fonseca;Mário A. Barbosa

  • Upregulation of bone cell differentiation through immobilization within a synthetic extracellular matrix.

    Marta B. Evangelista;Susan X. Hsiong;Susan X. Hsiong;Rui Fernandes;Paula Sampaio

  • Non-Viral Gene Delivery to Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Methods, Strategies and Application in Bone Tissue Engineering and Regeneration

    Jose L. Santos;Deepti Pandita;Joao Rodrigues;Ana P. Pego

  • Injectable pectin hydrogels produced by internal gelation: pH dependence of gelling and rheological properties

    Helena R. Moreira;Fabiola Munarin;Roberta Gentilini;Livia Visai

  • The impact of nanoparticles on the mucosal translocation and transport of GLP-1 across the intestinal epithelium.

    Francisca Araújo;Neha Shrestha;Mohammed-Ali Shahbazi;Pedro Fonte

  • Immobilization of human mesenchymal stem cells within RGD-grafted alginate microspheres and assessment of their angiogenic potential.

    Sílvia J Bidarra;Cristina C Barrias;Mário A Barbosa;Raquel Soares

  • Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. In vivo biocompatibility studies.

    J.C. Fricain;P.L. Granja;M.A. Barbosa;B. de Jéso

  • Phenotypic and proliferative modulation of human mesenchymal stem cells via crosstalk with endothelial cells.

    Sílvia J. Bidarra;Cristina C. Barrias;Mário A. Barbosa;Raquel Soares

Frequent Co-Authors

Mário A. Barbosa
Mário A. Barbosa University of Porto
Carla Oliveira
Carla Oliveira University of Porto
Hélder A. Santos
Hélder A. Santos University Medical Center Groningen
Fátima Carneiro
Fátima Carneiro University of Porto
David J. Mooney
David J. Mooney Harvard University
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo University of Manchester
Lorenzo Moroni
Lorenzo Moroni Maastricht University
Jouni Hirvonen
Jouni Hirvonen University of Helsinki
Manuela E. Gomes
Manuela E. Gomes University of Minho
Maria Cristina Tanzi
Maria Cristina Tanzi Polytechnic University of Milan

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