3D Printing in Biomedical Research
3D Printing in Biomedical Research is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 23.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in 3D bioprinting technology, including topics such as tissue engineering, microfluidic devices, bioinks, organ-on-a-chip systems, vascularization, hydrogels, cell culture, scaffold fabrication, and regenerative medicine.
- Bioprinting
- Tissue Engineering
- Microfluidic Devices
- Bioinks
- Organ-on-a-Chip
- Vascularization
- Hydrogels
- Cell Culture
- Scaffold Fabrication
- Regenerative Medicine
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +49% the tick is no change
Which countries lead 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 2.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.5k works
- 2 United States 2.4k works
- 3 India 929 works
- 4 Germany 634 works
- 5 Japan 538 works
- 6 South Korea 506 works
- 7 United Kingdom 485 works
- 8 Italy 400 works
- 9 France 356 works
- 10 Canada 287 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research, followed by Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 56 works
- 2 Zhejiang University China 56 works
- 3 Tsinghua University China 50 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 48 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 46 works
- 6 Harvard University United States 45 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 42 works
- 8 The University of Tokyo Japan 41 works
- 9 Stanford University United States 40 works
- 10 University College London United Kingdom 39 works
Who are the leading researchers in 3D Printing in Biomedical Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research include Seeram Ramakrishna, George M. Whitesides and Róbert Langer.
- 1 Seeram Ramakrishna 5.1k citations
- 2 George M. Whitesides 4.8k citations
- 3 Róbert Langer 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research done?
The largest centres of 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chuncheon, Pohang and Enschede.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChuncheonKR · 26.5 works7.6×
- PohangKR · 23.6 works7.2×
- EnschedeNL · 29.6 works7.0×
- BragaPT · 33.4 works6.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in 3D Printing in Biomedical Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study 3D Printing in Biomedical Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Maastricht University, Pohang University of Science and Technology and ETH Zurich score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maastricht University Netherlands | 67.0 | 28.4% | 6.8× | 28 | +485.7% |
| 2 | Pohang University of Science and Technology South Korea | 64.6 | 27.7% | 8.8× | 23 | +184.0% |
| 3 | ETH Zurich Switzerland | 61.2 | 36.5% | 4.5× | 37 | +79.9% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India | 58.4 | 44.3% | 3.7× | 18 | +439.4% |
| 5 | Zhejiang University China | 56.8 | 31.1% | 2.3× | 56 | +163.1% |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 56.3 | 37.8% | 1.7× | 35 | +478.5% |
| 7 | Kangwon National University South Korea | 53.5 | 40.7% | 7.2× | 16 | +16.2% |
| 8 | Harvard University United States | 53.1 | 37.4% | 2.9× | 45 | +4.6% |
| 9 | Sichuan University China | 52.4 | 34.7% | 2.7× | 56 | +57.4% |
| 10 | Amirkabir University of Technology Iran | 52.3 | 28.6% | 5.4× | 17 | +174.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is 3D Printing in Biomedical Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.