Assaf Zaritsky

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Assaf Zaritsky is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Assaf Zaritsky has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 11 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Assaf Zaritsky's work include Cell Image Analysis Techniques (11 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Assaf Zaritsky is often cited by papers focused on Cell Image Analysis Techniques (11 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (5 papers). Assaf Zaritsky collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Assaf Zaritsky's co-authors include Michael Overholtzer, Philipp Niethammer, Noah J. Steinberg, Michelle S. Bradbury, Ulrich Wiesner, Tom Levin, Scott J. Dixon, Gaudenz Danuser, Ilan Tsarfaty and Eshel Ben‐Jacob and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Assaf Zaritsky

35 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ferroptosis occurs through an osmotic mechanism and propagates independently of cell rupture

2020 350 citations Tom Levin, Noah J. Steinberg et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Martin Wasser Singapore

Alejandro Sifrim Belgium

Ivan V. Maly United States

Roser Pinyol Spain

Päivi Östling Finland

Danfeng Cai China

Tadamoto Isogai United States

Mingyu Chung United States

Valérie Petit France

Abbas Shirinifard United States

Martin Wasser Singapore

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Countries citing papers authored by Assaf Zaritsky

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Fields of papers citing papers by Assaf Zaritsky

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Assaf Zaritsky

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Assaf Zaritsky. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Assaf Zaritsky 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 Assaf Zaritsky. Assaf Zaritsky is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wang, Cong, Valeria Caprettini, Magnus T. Jensen, et al.. (2025). Nanoneedles enable spatiotemporal lipidomics of living tissues. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(9). 1262–1272. 2 indexed citations

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Weisbart, Erin, et al.. (2025). Anomaly detection for high-content image-based phenotypic cell profiling. Cell Systems. 16(11). 101429–101429.

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Bischof, Johanna, Paul Verkade, Claudia Kuntner, et al.. (2024). Multimodal bioimaging across disciplines and scales: challenges, opportunities and breaking down barriers. PubMed. 2(1). 5–5. 15 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Tamar, et al.. (2024). Visual interpretability of image-based classification models by generative latent space disentanglement applied to in vitro fertilization. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7390–7390. 5 indexed citations

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Ziv, Tamar, et al.. (2024). Machine learning inference of continuous single-cell state transitions during myoblast differentiation and fusion. Molecular Systems Biology. 20(3). 217–241. 4 indexed citations

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Uhlmann, Virginie, Matthew Hartley, Josh Moore, Erin Weisbart, & Assaf Zaritsky. (2024). Making the most of bioimaging data through interdisciplinary interactions. Journal of Cell Science. 137(20). 1 indexed citations

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Zaritsky, Assaf, et al.. (2024). In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 89. 102378–102378. 2 indexed citations

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Meseguer, Marcos, et al.. (2023). Using Unlabeled Information of Embryo Siblings from the Same Cohort Cycle to Enhance In Vitro Fertilization Implantation Prediction. Advanced Science. 10(27). 3 indexed citations

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Natan, Sari, Gad Miller, Shahar Goren, et al.. (2023). Inference of long-range cell-cell force transmission from ECM remodeling fluctuations. Communications Biology. 6(1). 811–811. 10 indexed citations

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Moskovitch, Robert, et al.. (2022). Emergence of synchronized multicellular mechanosensing from spatiotemporal integration of heterogeneous single-cell information transfer. Cell Systems. 13(9). 711–723.e7. 8 indexed citations

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Nachmias, Dikla, Shani T. Gal-Oz, Nadine Peyriéras, et al.. (2021). Cytokinetic abscission is part of the midblastula transition in early zebrafish embryogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(15). 13 indexed citations

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Eigler, Tamar, Assaf Zaritsky, Avraham Shakked, et al.. (2021). ERK1/2 inhibition promotes robust myotube growth via CaMKII activation resulting in myoblast-to-myotube fusion. Developmental Cell. 56(24). 3349–3363.e6. 56 indexed citations

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Levin, Tom, Noah J. Steinberg, Scott J. Dixon, et al.. (2020). Ferroptosis occurs through an osmotic mechanism and propagates independently of cell rupture. Nature Cell Biology. 22(9). 1042–1048. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zaritsky, Assaf. (2018). Sharing and reusing cell image data. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 29(11). 1274–1280. 9 indexed citations

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Gan, Zhuo, Liya Ding, Christoph J. Burckhardt, et al.. (2016). Vimentin Intermediate Filaments Template Microtubule Networks to Enhance Persistence in Cell Polarity and Directed Migration. Cell Systems. 3(3). 252–263.e8. 166 indexed citations

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Zaritsky, Assaf, et al.. (2015). Quantitative Live Imaging of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Neural Rosettes Reveals Structure-Function Dynamics Coupled to Cortical Development. PLoS Computational Biology. 11(10). e1004453–e1004453. 22 indexed citations

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Hecht, Inbal, Sari Natan, Assaf Zaritsky, et al.. (2015). The motility-proliferation-metabolism interplay during metastatic invasion. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13538–13538. 33 indexed citations

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Zaritsky, Assaf, Erik S. Welf, M. Angeles Rabadán, et al.. (2015). Seeds of Locally Aligned Motion and Stress Coordinate a Collective Cell Migration. Biophysical Journal. 109(12). 2492–2500. 40 indexed citations

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Zaritsky, Assaf, Doron Kaplan, Inbal Hecht, et al.. (2014). Propagating Waves of Directionality and Coordination Orchestrate Collective Cell Migration. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(7). e1003747–e1003747. 41 indexed citations

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Zaritsky, Assaf, et al.. (2013). Benchmark for multi-cellular segmentation of bright field microscopy images. BMC Bioinformatics. 14(1). 319–319. 9 indexed citations

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