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Diane R. Wagner

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1986

Publications

85

Citations

2,130

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
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Diane R. Wagner's research focuses on the mechanical and biological behavior of musculoskeletal and soft tissues, including cartilage, bone-like scaffolds, and stem cells, often using lab-based models and engineered materials to study injury, repair, and disease processes such as osteoarthritis and cancer metastasis. Work spans biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biomechanics, with applications to joint injury, bone regeneration, and cell mechanics. The publication record also includes some unrelated computational and biology papers, likely reflecting co-authorships or shared naming rather than a distinct core focus.

Cartilage and joint biomechanicsBone and cartilage tissue engineering with hydroxyapatite-collagen scaffoldsMesenchymal stem cell mechanics and differentiationOvarian cancer mechanobiologyOsteoarthritis and knee injury models

Publication output has been variable over the last decade, with a peak in 2019, a decline through the early 2020s, and a sharp resurgence in the most recent year, suggesting an uneven but ongoing publication cadence rather than a steady trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications252026: 10 publications1026
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×8
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering×3
  • Bioprinting×2
  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials×2
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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