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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
12681
World Ranking
8844
National Ranking
3938

Sharon Gerecht publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sharon Gerecht sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 216 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Sharon Gerecht D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sharon Gerecht sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Sharon Gerecht is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader areas, subfields of focus include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, and Immunology and Allergy.

The main topics covered by their research encompass 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism.

Recent publications by Sharon Gerecht include:

  • Hydrogel Network Dynamics Regulate Vascular Morphogenesis, 2020, published in Cell Stem Cell
  • Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • The next generation of endothelial differentiation: Tissue-specific ECs, 2021, published in Cell Stem Cell
  • iPSC-derived endothelial cell response to hypoxia via SDF1a/CXCR4 axis facilitates incorporation to revascularize ischemic retina, 2020, published in JCI Insight
  • Stiffening Matrix Induces Age-Mediated Microvascular Phenotype Through Increased Cell Contractility and Destabilization of Adherens Junctions, 2022, published in Advanced Science

Frequent collaborators in their work include Dimitris Ntekoumes, Lakshmi Santhanam, Wei Zhao, Hawley C. Pruitt, and Rahel Schnellmann.

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Advanced Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Physiology
  • Cell Stem Cell

Awards received by Sharon Gerecht include:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2020
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2019
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2016

Best Publications

  • Hyaluronic acid hydrogel for controlled self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

    Sharon Gerecht;Jason A. Burdick;Lino S. Ferreira;Seth A. Townsend

  • Dextran hydrogel scaffolds enhance angiogenic responses and promote complete skin regeneration during burn wound healing

    Guoming Sun;Xianjie Zhang;Yu I. Shen;Raul Sebastian

  • Bioactive hydrogel scaffolds for controllable vascular differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

    Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Jason Fuller;Hester F. Shieh

  • Vascular Progenitor Cells Isolated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Give Rise to Endothelial and Smooth Muscle–Like Cells and Form Vascular Networks In Vivo

    Lino S. Ferreira;Sharon Gerecht;Hester F. Shieh;Nicki Watson

  • Electrical stimulation of human embryonic stem cells: cardiac differentiation and the generation of reactive oxygen species.

    Elena Serena;Elisa Figallo;Nina Tandon;Christopher Cannizzaro

  • Micro-bioreactor array for controlling cellular microenvironments.

    Elisa Figallo;Christopher Cannizzaro;Sharon Gerecht;Jason A. Burdick

  • Self-organized vascular networks from human pluripotent stem cells in a synthetic matrix

    Sharon Gerecht;Sravanti Kusuma

  • The effect of actin disrupting agents on contact guidance of human embryonic stem cells

    Sharon Gerecht;Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhitong Zhang;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Human embryonic stem cell transplantation to repair the infarcted myocardium

    Jonathan Leor;Sharon Gerecht;Smadar Cohen;Liron Miller

  • Controlled activation of morphogenesis to generate a functional human microvasculature in a synthetic matrix.

    Donny Hanjaya-Putra;Vivek Bose;Yu I. Shen;Jane Yee

  • Biomimetic approach to cardiac tissue engineering

    M Radisic;H Park;S Gerecht;C Cannizzaro

  • Acellular and cellular approaches to improve diabetic wound healing.

    Hongkwan Cho;Michael R. Blatchley;Elia J. Duh;Sharon Gerecht

  • Enhancement of In Vitro Capillary Tube Formation by Substrate Nanotopography.

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhitong Zhang;Sharon Gerecht;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Derivation and maturation of synthetic and contractile vascular smooth muscle cells from human pluripotent stem cells

    Maureen Wanjare;Sharon Gerecht

  • Engineered Biopolymeric Scaffolds for Chronic Wound Healing.

    Laura E. Dickinson;Sharon Gerecht

  • Functional neovascularization of biodegradable dextran hydrogels with multiple angiogenic growth factors.

    Guoming Sun;Yu I. Shen;Sravanti Kusuma;Karen Fox-Talbot

  • To Serve and Protect: Hydrogels to Improve Stem Cell-Based Therapies

    Jason A. Burdick;Robert L. Mauck;Sharon Gerecht

  • A physical sciences network characterization of non-tumorigenic and metastatic cells

    David B. Agus;Jenolyn F. Alexander;Wadih Arap;Shashanka Ashili

  • Review: in vitro microvessel models

    Max I. Bogorad;Jackson DeStefano;Johan Karlsson;Andrew D. Wong

  • Hypoxia-inducible hydrogels

    Kyung Min Park;Sharon Gerecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Columbia University
Robert Langer
Robert Langer MIT
Jason A. Burdick
Jason A. Burdick University of Colorado Boulder
Hai-Quan Mao
Hai-Quan Mao Johns Hopkins University
Linzhao Cheng
Linzhao Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lino Ferreira
Lino Ferreira University of Coimbra
M. Celeste Simon
M. Celeste Simon University of Pennsylvania
Peter C. Searson
Peter C. Searson Johns Hopkins University
Charles Steenbergen
Charles Steenbergen Johns Hopkins University
Christopher J. Bettinger
Christopher J. Bettinger Carnegie Mellon University

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