Alice Nicolas

1.7k total citations
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Alice Nicolas is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alice Nicolas has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cell Biology, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Alice Nicolas's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers). Alice Nicolas is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers). Alice Nicolas collaborates with scholars based in France, Israel and Germany. Alice Nicolas's co-authors include S. A. Safran, Benjamin Geiger, Benoît Ladoux, J. L. Bouchez, Gordon Lister, Yann Guéguen, Achim Besser, Pierre‐François Lenne, Nicolas Bouchonville and Jacques Brocard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alice Nicolas

42 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alice Nicolas France 18 563 454 427 253 205 42 1.4k
Julien Browaeys France 12 417 0.7× 442 1.0× 93 0.2× 161 0.6× 99 0.5× 21 912
Jean-Christophe Géminard France 22 274 0.5× 233 0.5× 160 0.4× 118 0.5× 288 1.4× 80 1.8k
Aaron F. Mertz United States 16 799 1.4× 419 0.9× 24 0.1× 170 0.7× 429 2.1× 23 1.5k
Susana Rı́os Spain 22 92 0.2× 418 0.9× 365 0.9× 177 0.7× 345 1.7× 83 2.0k
Masatoshi Nishikawa Japan 16 332 0.6× 145 0.3× 124 0.3× 81 0.3× 333 1.6× 34 951
Charles A. DiMarzio United States 23 184 0.3× 1.6k 3.5× 24 0.1× 399 1.6× 149 0.7× 163 2.7k
Shannon F. Stewman United States 7 190 0.3× 127 0.3× 60 0.1× 169 0.7× 201 1.0× 11 1.1k
Patrick Stoller Switzerland 15 129 0.2× 677 1.5× 26 0.1× 406 1.6× 310 1.5× 38 1.8k
Erin Rericha United States 14 537 1.0× 231 0.5× 19 0.0× 91 0.4× 304 1.5× 17 1.2k
И. В. Семенова Russia 21 295 0.5× 234 0.5× 27 0.1× 387 1.5× 295 1.4× 160 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alice Nicolas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alice Nicolas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alice Nicolas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alice Nicolas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alice Nicolas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alice Nicolas. Alice Nicolas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Diény, B., R. Morel, Hélène Joisten, et al.. (2025). Magnetism for mechanobiology and related biomedical applications. Physical Review Applied. 23(1). 2 indexed citations
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Visonà, Adriana, Hélène Joisten, François Berger, et al.. (2024). Substrate softness increases magnetic microdiscs-induced cytotoxicity. Nanoscale Advances. 7(1). 219–230. 2 indexed citations
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Ilie, Mirela Diana, Isabelle Coste, Toufic Renno, et al.. (2024). Soft extracellular matrix drives endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent S quiescence underlying molecular traits of pulmonary basal cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 182. 93–110. 4 indexed citations
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Bouin, Anne‐Pascale, Mathieu Boissan, Francesco Baschieri, et al.. (2022). Force tuning through regulation of clathrin-dependent integrin endocytosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(1). 5 indexed citations
5.
Delanoë‐Ayari, Hélène & Alice Nicolas. (2022). Quantifying active and resistive stresses in adherent cells. Physical review. E. 106(2). 24411–24411. 1 indexed citations
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Tomba, Caterina, Camille Migdal, D. Fuard, Catherine Villard, & Alice Nicolas. (2022). Poly-l-lysine/Laminin Surface Coating Reverses Glial Cell Mechanosensitivity on Stiffness-Patterned Hydrogels. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 5(4). 1552–1563. 4 indexed citations
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Bouchonville, Nicolas & Alice Nicolas. (2018). Quantification of the Elastic Properties of Soft and Sticky Materials Using AFM. Methods in molecular biology. 1886. 281–290. 6 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice. (2017). Cell adhesion mechanosensitivity, an active biological process. Physics of Life Reviews. 22-23. 123–126. 3 indexed citations
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Bouchonville, Nicolas, et al.. (2016). AFM mapping of the elastic properties of brain tissue reveals kPa μm−1gradients of rigidity. Soft Matter. 12(29). 6232–6239. 51 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice, Françoise Boudier, L. M. Cathles, W. Roger Buck, & Bernard Célérier. (2014). Seawater Circulation and Thermal Sink at OCEAN Ridges - FIELD Evidence in Oman Ophiolite. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Boudier, Françoise, David Mainprice, & Alice Nicolas. (2014). VERY High Temperature Hydrothermal Record in Plagioclase of BLACK Gabbros in Oman Ophiolite. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Jousselin, David, et al.. (2013). High-T Detachment Shear Zone in Mirdita Ophiolite (albania). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Loughian, Christelle Der, D. Fuard, Marie Courçon, et al.. (2013). Intracellular stresses in patterned cell assemblies. Soft Matter. 10(14). 2414–2423. 17 indexed citations
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Courçon, Marie, Sébastien Almagro, Alice Nicolas, et al.. (2011). Epithelial Protein Lost In Neoplasm (EPLIN) Interacts with α-Catenin and Actin Filaments in Endothelial Cells and Stabilizes Vascular Capillary Network in Vitro. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(10). 7556–7572. 61 indexed citations
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Robert, Philippe, Alice Nicolas, S. Aranda-Espinoza, Pierre Bongrand, & Laurent Limozin. (2011). Minimal Encounter Time and Separation Determine Ligand-Receptor Binding in Cell Adhesion. Biophysical Journal. 100(11). 2642–2651. 24 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice, Achim Besser, & S. A. Safran. (2008). Dynamics of Cellular Focal Adhesions on Deformable Substrates: Consequences for Cell Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 95(2). 527–539. 54 indexed citations
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Issenmann, Bruno, Alice Nicolas, Régis Wunenburger, Sébastien Manneville, & Jean‐Pierre Delville. (2008). Deformation of acoustically transparent fluid interfaces by the acoustic radiation pressure. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 83(3). 34002–34002. 50 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice & S. A. Safran. (2006). Limitation of Cell Adhesion by the Elasticity of the Extracellular Matrix. Biophysical Journal. 91(1). 61–73. 94 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice & B. Fourcade. (2003). Polymers grafted to a fluid and flexible membrane: Extreme sensitivity to the grafting density. The European Physical Journal E. 10(4). 355–367. 3 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Alice, et al.. (2001). Polylipids anchored to membranes: Modulated phases and collapse. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 53(5). 687–692. 3 indexed citations

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