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Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh

Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
11102
World Ranking
9173
National Ranking
115

Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh 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 Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 215 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh 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 Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses predominantly on engineering and medicine, with significant contributions to biomedical engineering, surgery, biomaterials, orthodontics, and oncology.

Their work extensively covers topics related to bone tissue engineering materials, dental materials and restorations, graphene and nanomaterials applications, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, bone health and treatments, 3D printing in biomedical research, and hydrogels including their synthesis, properties, and applications.

Leeuwenburgh has published in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Materials Today Bio
  • Dental Materials
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Recent papers authored by or involving Leeuwenburgh are:

  • "Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration," 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Piezoelectric Nano-Biomaterials for Biomedicine and Tissue Regeneration," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Targeting of radioactive platinum-bisphosphonate anticancer drugs to bone of high metabolic activity," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Nanoclay Reinforced Biomaterials for Mending Musculoskeletal Tissue Disorders," 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • "Colloidal hydrogels made of gelatin nanoparticles exhibit fast stress relaxation at strains relevant for cell activity," 2021, Acta Biomaterialia

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Fang Yang
  • Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken
  • Lea Andrée
  • Negar Hassani Besheli
  • John A. Jansen

Best Publications

  • Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration

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  • Piezoelectric Nano‐Biomaterials for Biomedicine and Tissue Regeneration

    Kausik Kapat;Quazi T. H. Shubhra;Miao Zhou;Sander Leeuwenburgh

  • Organic–Inorganic Surface Modifications for Titanium Implant Surfaces

    Lise T. de Jonge;Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh;Joop G. C. Wolke;John A. Jansen

  • Surface Engineering for Bone Implants: A Trend from Passive to Active Surfaces

    Ruggero Bosco;Jeroen Van Den Beucken;Sander Leeuwenburgh;John Jansen

  • Mineralization of hydrogels for bone regeneration.

    Katerina Gkioni;Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Timothy E.L. Douglas;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Physicochemical Properties and Applications of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) for Use in Bone Regeneration

    Rosa P. Félix Lanao;Anika M. Jonker;Joop G.C. Wolke;John A. Jansen

  • Comparison of micro- vs. nanostructured colloidal gelatin gels for sustained delivery of osteogenic proteins: Bone morphogenetic protein-2 and alkaline phosphatase.

    Huanan Wang;Otto C. Boerman;Kemal Sariibrahimoglu;Yubao Li

  • The use of micro- and nanospheres as functional components for bone tissue regeneration.

    Huanan Wang;Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Yubao Li;John A. Jansen

  • Sustained Release of BMP-2 in Bioprinted Alginate for Osteogenicity in Mice and Rats

    Michelle T. Poldervaart;Huanan Wang;Johan van der Stok;Harrie Weinans

  • Combined delivery of BMP-2 and bFGF from nanostructured colloidal gelatin gels and its effect on bone regeneration in vivo

    Huanan Wang;Qin Zou;Otto C. Boerman;Arnold W.G. Nijhuis

  • Oppositely charged gelatin nanospheres as building blocks for injectable and biodegradable gels.

    Huanan Wang;Morten B. Hansen;Dennis W. P. M. Löwik;Jan C. M. van Hest

  • Osteoclastic resorption of biomimetic calcium phosphate coatings in vitro.

    S.C.G. Leeuwenburgh;P. Layrolle;F. Barrere;J.G.M. de Bruijn

  • In vitro degradation rate of apatitic calcium phosphate cement with incorporated PLGA microspheres

    R.P. Félix Lanao;S.C.G. Leeuwenburgh;J.G.C. Wolke;J.A. Jansen

  • Bone response to fast-degrading, injectable calcium phosphate cements containing PLGA microparticles

    Rosa P. Félix Lanao;Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Joop G.C. Wolke;John A. Jansen

  • Self-healing hybrid nanocomposites consisting of bisphosphonated hyaluronan and calcium phosphate nanoparticles

    M. Reza Nejadnik;Xia Yang;Mattilde Bongio;Hamdan S. Alghamdi

  • Development of bone substitute materials: from ‘biocompatible’ to ‘instructive’

    Matilde Bongio;Jeroen J. J. P. van den Beucken;Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh;John A. Jansen

  • The osteogenic effect of electrosprayed nanoscale collagen/calcium phosphate coatings on titanium.

    Lise T. de Jonge;Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken;Joost te Riet;Joost te Riet

  • Enhanced bone regeneration of cortical segmental bone defects using porous titanium scaffolds incorporated with colloidal gelatin gels for time- and dose-controlled delivery of dual growth factors

    Johan van der Stok;Huanan Wang;Saber Amin Yavari;Michiel Siebelt

  • Synthesis and application of nanostructured calcium phosphate ceramics for bone regeneration.

    D. Alves Cardoso;J. A. Jansen;S. C. G. Leeuwenburgh

  • Electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) of calcium phosphate coatings.

    S.C.G. Leeuwenburgh;J.G.C. Wolke;J. Schoonman;J.A. Jansen

  • In vitro and in vivo reactivity of porous, electrosprayed calcium phosphate coatings.

    Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Joop G.C. Wolke;Marijke C. Siebers;Joop Schoonman

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
Joop G.C. Wolke
Joop G.C. Wolke Radboud University
Fang Yang
Fang Yang Tsinghua University
Michele Iafisco
Michele Iafisco National Research Council (CNR)
Jan C. M. van Hest
Jan C. M. van Hest Eindhoven University of Technology
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
Aldo R. Boccaccini
Aldo R. Boccaccini University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Yubao Li
Yubao Li Sichuan University
Martien A. Cohen Stuart
Martien A. Cohen Stuart Wageningen University & Research

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