Brandon Zimmerman

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Brandon Zimmerman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Mechanics of Materials and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brandon Zimmerman has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Brandon Zimmerman's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Brandon Zimmerman is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Brandon Zimmerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Brandon Zimmerman's co-authors include Stephen C. Blacklow, T.C.M. Seegar, Brian J. McMillan, Andrew C. Kruse, Stéphane A. Laporte, Gerard A. Ateshian, Brendan Kelly, Ron O. Dror, Michel Bouvier and Joseph J. Loparo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Brandon Zimmerman

40 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Inaxaplin for Proteinuric Kidney Disease in Persons with Two APOL1 Variants

2023 98 citations Ogo Egbuna, Brandon Zimmerman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brandon Zimmerman United States	20	817	216	185	167	155	41	1.5k
Toru Nishi Japan	25	750 0.9×	144 0.7×	142 0.8×	133 0.8×	100 0.6×	70	2.0k
Xin Yan China	28	1.2k 1.5×	104 0.5×	154 0.8×	149 0.9×	233 1.5×	88	2.2k
Hideo Takeshima Japan	25	765 0.9×	85 0.4×	116 0.6×	276 1.7×	170 1.1×	123	2.3k
Stephen Hunter United States	22	773 0.9×	259 1.2×	89 0.5×	189 1.1×	79 0.5×	49	2.0k
Nancy Tresser United States	22	690 0.8×	157 0.7×	199 1.1×	220 1.3×	176 1.1×	42	2.0k
Hisashi Hattori Japan	21	493 0.6×	109 0.5×	74 0.4×	197 1.2×	96 0.6×	54	1.3k
Manja Wobus Germany	23	864 1.1×	420 1.9×	176 1.0×	165 1.0×	43 0.3×	68	2.1k
John Wang Taiwan	20	444 0.5×	158 0.7×	106 0.6×	252 1.5×	104 0.7×	45	1.3k
Sarah B. Peters United States	11	375 0.5×	244 1.1×	93 0.5×	322 1.9×	56 0.4×	22	1.2k
Rita A. Monahan-Earley United States	18	599 0.7×	139 0.6×	78 0.4×	224 1.3×	132 0.9×	30	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Brandon Zimmerman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brandon Zimmerman

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

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Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2026). Dynamic crushing of metal lattice metamaterials: Shock mode diagrams and transition to topology-independent compaction regime. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 210. 106515–106515.

Kroonblawd, Matthew P., Brandon Zimmerman, Brad A. Steele, et al.. (2025). Scale Invariance of Hot Spot Formation in TATB High Explosives. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129(9). 4814–4823. 2 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Brandon, A. M. Saunders, Jonathan Lind, et al.. (2024). Solid face sheets enable lattice metamaterials to withstand high-amplitude impulsive loading without yielding. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 195. 105130–105130. 2 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2024). A reactive electrochemomechanical theory for growth and remodeling of polyelectrolyte hydrogels and application to dynamic polymerization of DNA hydrogels. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 186. 105568–105568. 1 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2024). A major functional role of synovial fluid is to reduce the rate of cartilage fatigue failure under cyclical compressive loading. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 33(1). 94–100. 3 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Brandon, Steve A. Maas, Jeffrey A. Weiss, & Gerard A. Ateshian. (2024). Modeling Fatigue Failure of Cartilage and Fibrous Biological Tissues Using Constrained Reactive Mixture Theory. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 146(12). 2 indexed citations

Ateshian, Gerard A., Clark T. Hung, Jeffrey A. Weiss, & Brandon Zimmerman. (2023). Modeling inelastic responses using constrained reactive mixtures. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 100. 105009–105009. 3 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2023). Immature bovine cartilage wear is due to fatigue failure from repetitive compressive forces and not reciprocating frictional forces. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 31(12). 1594–1601. 6 indexed citations

Egbuna, Ogo, Brandon Zimmerman, George Manos, et al.. (2023). Inaxaplin for Proteinuric Kidney Disease in Persons with Two APOL1 Variants. New England Journal of Medicine. 388(11). 969–979. 98 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2022). Superficial zone chondrocytes can get compacted under physiological loading: A multiscale finite element analysis. Acta Biomaterialia. 163. 248–258. 7 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Brandon, Steve A. Maas, Jeffrey A. Weiss, & Gerard A. Ateshian. (2021). A Finite Element Algorithm for Large Deformation Biphasic Frictional Contact Between Porous-Permeable Hydrated Soft Tissues. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 144(2). 7 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Kelsey M., Keith Yeager, Jonathan Bernhard, et al.. (2020). Tissue engineered autologous cartilage-bone grafts for temporomandibular joint regeneration. Science Translational Medicine. 12(565). 50 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Brandon, Brendan Kelly, Brian J. McMillan, et al.. (2016). Crystal Structure of a Full-Length Human Tetraspanin Reveals a Cholesterol-Binding Pocket. Cell. 167(4). 1041–1051.e11. 210 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wenjie, Ana Laura Elías, Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, et al.. (2016). Carbon Nanotubes: Controllable and Predictable Viscoelastic Behavior of 3D Boron‐Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Sponges (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 1/2016). Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 33(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wenjie, Ana Laura Elías, Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, et al.. (2015). Controllable and Predictable Viscoelastic Behavior of 3D Boron‐Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Sponges. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 33(1). 21–26. 7 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Brandon, Miri Park, Lin Han, et al.. (2015). Roles of the Fibrous Superficial Zone in the Mechanical Behavior of TMJ Condylar Cartilage. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 43(11). 2652–2662. 40 indexed citations

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Chen, Xingyu, Brandon Zimmerman, & X. Lucas Lu. (2014). Determine the equilibrium mechanical properties of articular cartilage from the short-term indentation response. Journal of Biomechanics. 48(1). 176–180. 7 indexed citations

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Béliveau, François, Cédric Brulé, Antoine Désilets, et al.. (2011). Essential Role of Endocytosis of the Type II Transmembrane Serine Protease TMPRSS6 in Regulating Its Functionality. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(33). 29035–29043. 21 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Brandon, et al.. (2010). Alteration of dentin–enamel mechanical properties due to dental whitening treatments. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 3(4). 339–346. 38 indexed citations

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Kozlov, Guennadi, Pascal Peschard, Brandon Zimmerman, et al.. (2007). Structural Basis for UBA-mediated Dimerization of c-Cbl Ubiquitin Ligase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(37). 27547–27555. 34 indexed citations

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