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D-Index
60
Citations
11622
World Ranking
7134
National Ranking
1775

Yunzhi Yang 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 Yunzhi Yang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 135 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yunzhi Yang 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 Yunzhi Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yunzhi Yang is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Engineering. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research frequently addresses topics such as Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Bone and Joint Diseases, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, Bone Fractures and Treatments, and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research.

Yunzhi Yang has published in several notable venues with multiple contributions, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • Biomaterials
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Injury

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Yunzhi Yang include:

  • "Synthetic and Bone tissue engineering graft substitutes: What is the future?" (2020), published in Injury
  • "The effect of genetically modified platelet-derived growth factor-BB over-expressing mesenchymal stromal cells during core decompression for steroid-associated osteonecrosis of the femoral head in rabbits" (2021), published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • "Hybrid porous zirconia scaffolds fabricated using additive manufacturing for bone tissue engineering applications" (2021), published in Materials Science and Engineering C
  • "Development and systematic characterization of GelMA/alginate/PEGDMA/xanthan gum hydrogel bioink system for extrusion bioprinting" (2022), published in Biomaterials
  • "In-situ stable injectable collagen-based hydrogels for cell and growth factor delivery" (2020), published in Materialia

Frequent co-authors of Yunzhi Yang include Seyedsina Moeinzadeh, Elaine Lui, Stuart B. Goodman, Sien Lin, and Sung Woo Kim.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogel bioprinted microchannel networks for vascularization of tissue engineering constructs

    Luiz E. Bertassoni;Luiz E. Bertassoni;Luiz E. Bertassoni;Martina Cecconi;Martina Cecconi;Vijayan Manoharan;Vijayan Manoharan;Mehdi Nikkhah;Mehdi Nikkhah

  • A review on calcium phosphate coatings produced using a sputtering process--an alternative to plasma spraying.

    Yunzhi Yang;Kyo Han Kim;Joo L. Ong;Joo L. Ong

  • Functional Human Vascular Network Generated in Photocrosslinkable Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogels.

    Ying-Chieh Chen;Ruei-Zeng Lin;Ruei-Zeng Lin;Hao Qi;Hao Qi;Yunzhi Yang;Yunzhi Yang

  • The effect of cross-linking of chitosan microspheres with genipin on protein release

    Y. Yuan;B.M. Chesnutt;G. Utturkar;W.O. Haggard

  • Vascularized bone tissue engineering: approaches for potential improvement.

    Lonnissa H. Nguyen;Nasim Annabi;Nasim Annabi;Mehdi Nikkhah;Hojae Bae;Hojae Bae

  • Vascularization in Bone Tissue Engineering Constructs

    Ángel E. Mercado-Pagán;Alexander M. Stahl;Yaser Shanjani;Yunzhi Yang

  • Directed endothelial cell morphogenesis in micropatterned gelatin methacrylate hydrogels.

    Mehdi Nikkhah;Nouran Eshak;Nouran Eshak;Pinar Zorlutuna;Pinar Zorlutuna;Nasim Annabi;Nasim Annabi

  • A chitosan/β-glycerophosphate thermo-sensitive gel for the delivery of ellagic acid for the treatment of brain cancer

    Sungwoo Kim;Satoru K. Nishimoto;Joel D. Bumgardner;Warren O. Haggard

  • Contact angle, protein adsorption and osteoblast precursor cell attachment to chitosan coatings bonded to titanium.

    J. D. Bumgardner;R. Wiser;S. H. Elder;R. Jouett

  • Design and characterization of a novel chitosan/nanocrystalline calcium phosphate composite scaffold for bone regeneration

    Betsy M. Chesnutt;Ann M. Viano;Youling Yuan;Yunzhi Yang

  • Sequential delivery of BMP-2 and IGF-1 using a chitosan gel with gelatin microspheres enhances early osteoblastic differentiation

    Sungwoo Kim;Yunqing Kang;Chad A. Krueger;Milan Sen

  • Protein adsorption on titanium surfaces and their effect on osteoblast attachment

    Yunzhi Yang;Renee Cavin;Joo L Ong

  • Osteogenic and angiogenic potentials of monocultured and co-cultured human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and human-umbilical-vein endothelial cells on three-dimensional porous beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffold.

    Yunqing Kang;Sungwoo Kim;Monica Fahrenholtz;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini

  • Systematic characterization of 3D-printed PCL/β-TCP scaffolds for biomedical devices and bone tissue engineering: influence of composition and porosity.

    Arnaud Bruyas;Frank Lou;Alexander M. Stahl;Michael Gardner

  • The osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow MSCs on HUVEC-derived ECM and β-TCP scaffold.

    Yunqing Kang;Sungwoo Kim;Julius Bishop;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini;Ali Khademhosseini

  • A novel bioprinting method and system for forming hybrid tissue engineering constructs

    Y Shanjani;C C Pan;L Elomaa;L Elomaa;Y Yang

  • Enhanced mechanical performance and biological evaluation of a PLGA coated β-TCP composite scaffold for load-bearing applications.

    Yunqing Kang;Allison Scully;Daniel A Young;Daniel A Young;Sungwoo Kim

  • Synthetic and Bone tissue engineering graft substitutes: What is the future?

    Rosa S. Valtanen;Yunzhi P. Yang;Geoffrey C. Gurtner;William J. Maloney

  • Engineering vascularized bone grafts by integrating a biomimetic periosteum and β-TCP scaffold.

    Yunqing Kang;Liling Ren;Liling Ren;Yunzhi Yang

  • The integration of chitosan-coated titanium in bone: an in vivo study in rabbits.

    Joel D. Bumgardner;Betsy M. Chesnutt;Youling Yuan;Yunzhi Yang

  • Interaction of hydroxyapatite–titanium at elevated temperature in vacuum environment

    Yunzhi Yang;Kyo Han Kim;Kyo Han Kim;C. Mauli Agrawal;Joo L. Ong

  • Modulating bone cells response onto starch-based biomaterials by surface plasma treatment and protein adsorption.

    Catarina M. Alves;Y. Yang;D. L. Carnes;J. L. Ong

  • Creation of bony microenvironment with CaP and cell-derived ECM to enhance human bone-marrow MSC behavior and delivery of BMP-2.

    Yunqing Kang;Sungwoo Kim;Ali Khademhosseini;Yunzhi Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Joo L. Ong
Joo L. Ong The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Joel D. Bumgardner
Joel D. Bumgardner University of Memphis
Hojae Bae
Hojae Bae Konkuk University
Xiaobo Zhou
Xiaobo Zhou The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mehdi Nikkhah
Mehdi Nikkhah Arizona State University
Nasim Annabi
Nasim Annabi University of California, Los Angeles
Mehmet R. Dokmeci
Mehmet R. Dokmeci Terasaki Foundation
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Jukka Seppälä
Jukka Seppälä Aalto University

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