| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Proteoglycan form and function: A comprehensive nomenclature of proteoglycans | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 897 |
| 2 | The extracellular matrix: Tools and insights for the “omics” era | Matrix Biology | 2016 | 793 |
| 3 | Isolation of precursor cells (PCs) from human dental follicle of wisdom teeth | Matrix Biology | 2005 | 784 |
| 4 | A simplified laminin nomenclature | Matrix Biology | 2005 | 760 |
| 5 | A new nomenclature for the laminins | Matrix Biology | 1994 | 740 |
| 6 | Fibronectin fibrillogenesis, a cell-mediated matrix assembly process | Matrix Biology | 2005 | 675 |
| 7 | The six hyaluronidase-like genes in the human and mouse genomes | Matrix Biology | 2001 | 524 |
| 8 | The role of TIMPs in regulation of extracellular matrix proteolysis | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 515 |
| 9 | Control of matrix metalloproteinase catalytic activity | Matrix Biology | 2007 | 507 |
| 10 | Osteopontin: a versatile regulator of inflammation and biomineralization | Matrix Biology | 2000 | 506 |
| 11 | Lysyl oxidase: Properties, regulation and multiple functions in biology | Matrix Biology | 1998 | 502 |
| 12 | SPARC, a matricellular protein: at the crossroads of cell–matrix communication | Matrix Biology | 2001 | 491 |
| 13 | Hyaluronan and its catabolic products in tissue injury and repair | Matrix Biology | 2002 | 491 |
| 14 | The AP-1 site and MMP gene regulation: What is all the fuss about? | Matrix Biology | 1997 | 489 |
| 15 | Homozygous ablation of fibroblast growth factor-23 results in hyperphosphatemia and impaired skeletogenesis, and reverses hypophosphatemia in Phex-deficient mice | Matrix Biology | 2004 | 481 |
| 16 | Tissue engineering and cell therapy of cartilage and bone | Matrix Biology | 2003 | 453 |
| 17 | The extracellular matrix and transforming growth factor-β1: Tale of a strained relationship | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 453 |
| 18 | Leucine-rich repeat glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix | Matrix Biology | 1998 | 439 |
| 19 | The collagen triple-helix structure | Matrix Biology | 1997 | 431 |
| 20 | The laminins | Matrix Biology | 1994 | 428 |
| 21 | Transcriptional mechanisms of chondrocyte differentiation | Matrix Biology | 2000 | 416 |
| 22 | The nature and biology of basement membranes | Matrix Biology | 2017 | 400 |
| 23 | Prolyl 4-hydroxylases, the key enzymes of collagen biosynthesis | Matrix Biology | 2003 | 391 |
| 24 | Regulation of extracellular matrix gene expression by mechanical stress | Matrix Biology | 1999 | 380 |
| 25 | Hyaluronan-mediated angiogenesis in vascular disease: Uncovering RHAMM and CD44 receptor signaling pathways | Matrix Biology | 2007 | 377 |
| 26 | The cell biology of thrombospondin-1 | Matrix Biology | 2000 | 376 |
| 27 | Matrix metalloproteinase activities and their relationship with collagen remodelling in tendon pathology | Matrix Biology | 2002 | 376 |
| 28 | The role of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in collagen fibrillogenesis | Matrix Biology | 2010 | 369 |
| 29 | Inhibition of interleukin-1-stimulated MAP kinases, activating protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) transcription factors down-regulates matrix metalloproteinase gene expression in articular chondrocytes | Matrix Biology | 2002 | 360 |
| 30 | Ligand-binding specificities of laminin-binding integrins: A comprehensive survey of laminin–integrin interactions using recombinant α3β1, α6β1, α7β1 and α6β4 integrins | Matrix Biology | 2006 | 355 |
| 31 | Mammalian collagen receptors | Matrix Biology | 2007 | 353 |
| 32 | Moving targets: Emerging roles for MMPs in cancer progression and metastasis | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 351 |
| 33 | How do fibroblasts translate mechanical signals into changes in extracellular matrix production? | Matrix Biology | 2003 | 346 |
| 34 | Latent TGF-β-binding proteins | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 346 |
| 35 | Matrix metalloproteinases in liver injury, repair and fibrosis | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 344 |
| 36 | Heparan sulfate proteoglycan as a cell-surface endocytosis receptor | Matrix Biology | 2014 | 334 |
| 37 | Tumor angiogenesis: MMP-mediated induction of intravasation- and metastasis-sustaining neovasculature | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 332 |
| 38 | Chondroitin sulfate based niches for chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells | Matrix Biology | 2008 | 331 |
| 39 | Polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinase gene promoters: implication in regulation of gene expression and susceptibility of various diseases | Matrix Biology | 2000 | 328 |
| 40 | Basement membrane assembly, stability and activities observed through a developmental lens | Matrix Biology | 2004 | 328 |
| 41 | Inflammation and fibrosis | Matrix Biology | 2018 | 325 |
| 42 | Revisiting the matricellular concept | Matrix Biology | 2014 | 321 |
| 43 | Gene regulation of connective tissue growth factor: new targets for antifibrotic therapy? | Matrix Biology | 2002 | 320 |
| 44 | Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases: Their functions and regulations | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 317 |
| 45 | Synthetic hydrogel niches that promote hMSC viability | Matrix Biology | 2005 | 310 |
| 46 | Liver fibrosis: Direct antifibrotic agents and targeted therapies | Matrix Biology | 2018 | 310 |
| 47 | SPARC, a matricellular protein: at the crossroads of cell–matrix | Matrix Biology | 2000 | 304 |
| 48 | Matrix remodeling by MMPs during wound repair | Matrix Biology | 2015 | 298 |
| 49 | Relating matrix metalloproteinase structure to function: Why the “hemopexin” domain? | Matrix Biology | 1997 | 294 |
| 50 | Molecular functions of syndecan-1 in disease | Matrix Biology | 2012 | 293 |
