Alex Mogilner

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
104 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Alex Mogilner is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Mogilner has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Cell Biology, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alex Mogilner's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (63 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (35 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (18 papers). Alex Mogilner is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (63 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (35 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (18 papers). Alex Mogilner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Alex Mogilner's co-authors include George Oster, Kinneret Keren, Julie A. Theriot, Jonathan M. Scholey, Leah Edelstein‐Keshet, Erin L. Barnhart, Colin K. Choi, Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares, Leanna Whitmore and Jessica Zareno and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alex Mogilner

96 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Cell motility driven by actin polymerization

1996 689 citations Alex Mogilner, George Oster Biophysical Journal profile →
Actin and α-actinin orchestrate the assembly and maturation of nascent adhesions in a myosin II motor-independent manner

2008 628 citations Alex Mogilner et al. profile →
Mechanism of shape determination in motile cells

2008 538 citations Alex Mogilner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Mogilner United States	47	6.1k	2.8k	2.0k	996	710	104	7.8k
Ewa K. Paluch United Kingdom	37	5.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	751 0.8×	516 0.7×	57	7.1k
Guillaume Charras United Kingdom	54	7.6k 1.2×	3.9k 1.4×	3.4k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	823 1.2×	118	12.1k
Thomas Lecuit France	46	7.2k 1.2×	5.9k 2.1×	1.8k 0.9×	484 0.5×	402 0.6×	75	10.6k
Timothy J. Mitchison United States	35	5.6k 0.9×	4.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	573 0.6×	812 1.1×	39	8.5k
Margaret L. Gardel United States	52	6.9k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	3.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.8×	581 0.8×	115	10.4k
Manuel Théry France	49	6.4k 1.1×	3.9k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	653 0.7×	457 0.6×	103	9.3k
Manfred Schliwa Germany	51	5.7k 0.9×	5.3k 1.9×	1.1k 0.6×	808 0.8×	435 0.6×	134	9.9k
Marie-France Carlier France	40	5.2k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	887 0.4×	918 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	58	7.3k
Matthieu Piel France	60	6.8k 1.1×	5.0k 1.8×	3.1k 1.5×	478 0.5×	525 0.7×	153	11.5k
Tatyana Svitkina United States	59	8.8k 1.4×	5.2k 1.9×	1.5k 0.8×	911 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	114	13.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Mogilner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Mogilner

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Farrugia, Aaron J., Isabelle Arnal, Laurence Lafanéchère, et al.. (2024). Focal adhesions are controlled by microtubules through local contractility regulation. The EMBO Journal. 43(13). 2715–2732. 5 indexed citations

Kotila, Tommi, Christophe Guérin, Benoît Vianay, et al.. (2023). Recycling of the actin monomer pool limits the lifetime of network turnover. The EMBO Journal. 42(9). e112717–e112717. 14 indexed citations

Renda, Fioranna, Christopher E. Miles, Irina Tikhonenko, et al.. (2022). Non-centrosomal microtubules at kinetochores promote rapid chromosome biorientation during mitosis in human cells. Current Biology. 32(5). 1049–1063.e4. 25 indexed citations

Mogilner, Alex, et al.. (2020). Computational estimates of mechanical constraints on cell migration through the extracellular matrix. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(8). e1008160–e1008160. 6 indexed citations

Mogilner, Alex & Angelika Manhart. (2016). Agent-based modeling: case study in cleavage furrow models. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(22). 3379–3384. 11 indexed citations

Mogilner, Alex, et al.. (2014). Computational Estimates of Membrane Flow and Tension Gradient in Motile Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e84524–e84524. 45 indexed citations

Danuser, Gaudenz, Jun Allard, & Alex Mogilner. (2013). Mathematical Modeling of Eukaryotic Cell Migration: Insights Beyond Experiments. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 29(1). 501–528. 131 indexed citations

Vinogradova, Tatiana M., Raja Paul, Ashley D Grimaldi, et al.. (2012). Concerted effort of centrosomal and Golgi-derived microtubules is required for proper Golgi complex assembly but not for maintenance. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(5). 820–833. 63 indexed citations

Zemel, A. & Alex Mogilner. (2009). Motor-induced sliding of microtubule and actin bundles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(24). 4821–4821. 34 indexed citations

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Mogilner, Alex. (2008). Mathematics of cell motility: have we got its number?. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 58(1-2). 105–134. 170 indexed citations

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Kozlov, Michael M. & Alex Mogilner. (2007). Model of Polarization and Bistability of Cell Fragments. Biophysical Journal. 93(11). 3811–3819. 85 indexed citations

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Pan, Xiaoyu, Guangshuo Ou, Gul Civelekoglu‐Scholey, et al.. (2006). Mechanism of transport of IFT particles in C. elegans cilia by the concerted action of kinesin-II and OSM-3 motors. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(7). 1035–1045. 156 indexed citations

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Civelekoglu‐Scholey, Gul, David Sharp, Alex Mogilner, & Jonathan M. Scholey. (2006). Model of Chromosome Motility in Drosophila Embryos: Adaptation of a General Mechanism for Rapid Mitosis. Biophysical Journal. 90(11). 3966–3982. 99 indexed citations

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Cytrynbaum, Eric N., Valentin O. Rodionov, & Alex Mogilner. (2004). Computational model of dynein-dependent self-organization of microtubule asters. Journal of Cell Science. 117(8). 1381–1397. 38 indexed citations

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Civelekoglu‐Scholey, Gul, A. Wayne Orr, Igor L. Novak, et al.. (2004). Model of coupled transient changes of Rac, Rho, adhesions and stress fibers alignment in endothelial cells responding to shear stress. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 232(4). 569–585. 56 indexed citations

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Mogilner, Alex & George Oster. (2003). Polymer Motors: Pushing out the Front and Pulling up the Back. Current Biology. 13(18). R721–R733. 176 indexed citations

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Wolgemuth, Charles W., Alex Mogilner, & George Oster. (2002). The Hydration Dynamics of Polyelectrolyte Gels. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Mogilner, Alex & George Oster. (1996). Cell motility driven by actin polymerization. Biophysical Journal. 71(6). 3030–3045. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mogilner, Alex, et al.. (1961). DISTRIBUTION OF THE NUMBER OF COUNTS RECORDED BY A NEUTRON DETECTOR PLACED IN A REACTOR.

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Mogilner, Alex, et al.. (1961). THE STATISTICAL r-METHOD OF MEASURING THE KINETIC PARAMETERS OF A REACTOR. 2 indexed citations

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