2026 Pedro L. Granja: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8365	8087	37	37	137	9744

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

563
Citations
Chemical modification of chitosan by phosphorylation: an XPS, FT-IR and SEM study

I F Amaral;P L Granja;M A Barbosa

517
Citations
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

368
Citations
Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Degradation: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

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334
Citations
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

296
Citations
Pectin-based injectable biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.

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

268
Citations
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

258
Citations
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

227
Citations
Advances in electrospun skin substitutes

J.R. Dias;P.L. Granja;P.J. Bártolo

195
Citations
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

194
Citations
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

190
Citations
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

184
Citations
Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. I. Synthesis and characterization of highly phosphorylated cellulose gels

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

183
Citations
Injectable in situ crosslinkable RGD-modified alginate matrix for endothelial cells delivery.

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

182
Citations
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

181
Citations
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

179
Citations
Injectable pectin hydrogels produced by internal gelation: pH dependence of gelling and rheological properties

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

177
Citations
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

172
Citations
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

172
Citations
Cellulose phosphates as biomaterials. In vivo biocompatibility studies.

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

163
Citations
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

145
Citations