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Tissue Mechanics

Tissue Mechanics is a branch of biomechanics that focuses on the mechanical behavior and properties of biological tissues, distinguishing itself by examining how forces and deformations influence tissue structure, function, and adaptation at the cellular and extracellular level.

14.4K

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995.4K

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37.8K

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5.4K

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2017–2026

3.4K

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Biological Tissue Mechanics

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Publications

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Biomechanics. Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

Y. C. Fung, Richard Skalak · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1982 · 6.1K citations · Full text

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Elastography: A Quantitative Method for Imaging the Elasticity of Biological Tissues

J. Ophir, I. Céspedes, H. Ponnekanti et al. · Ultrasonic Imaging · 1991 · 3.5K citations

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Muscle Structure and Theories of Contraction

A. F. Huxley · Progress in Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry · 1957 · 3.4K citations

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The variation in isometric tension with sarcomere length in vertebrate muscle fibres

A. M. Gordon, A. F. Huxley, F J Julian · The Journal of Physiology · 1966 · 3.1K citations

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A new constitutive framework for arterial wall mechanics and a comparative study of material models

Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Thomas C. Gasser, Ray W. Ogden · Journal of Elasticity · 2000 · 2.8K citations

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Authors

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  1. GA
    Gerhard A. Holzapfel

    Graz University of Technology, Austria

    104 publications · 9.2K citations

    53

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  2. FF
    Frank Frank Baaijens

    Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    79 publications · 6.3K citations

    47

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  3. JD
    Jay D. Humphrey

    Yale University, United States

    85 publications · 6.8K citations

    45

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  4. MS
    Michael S. Sacks

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    66 publications · 5.4K citations

    40

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  5. CV
    Carlijn V. C. Bouten

    Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    60 publications · 5.4K citations

    40

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Institutions

5.4K

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    98 h-index

    951 publications

    151.8K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    97 h-index

    832 publications

    113.2K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    85 h-index

    573 publications

    73.6K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    82 h-index

    1.3K publications

    85.2K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    74 h-index

    646 publications

    55.4K citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    68 h-index

    395 publications

    54.3K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    68 h-index

    510 publications

    46.7K citations

  8. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    66 h-index

    714 publications

    51.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biomechanics

    608 publications · 52.5K citations

    115

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  2. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

    556 publications · 43.4K citations

    104

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  3. Biophysical Journal

    269 publications · 30.5K citations

    97

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 146 publications · 27.6K citations

    84

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  5. The Journal of Physiology

    191 publications · 22.2K citations

    78

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