Carsten Grashoff

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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Carsten Grashoff is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Carsten Grashoff has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cell Biology, 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Carsten Grashoff's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (30 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (15 papers). Carsten Grashoff is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (30 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (15 papers). Carsten Grashoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Carsten Grashoff's co-authors include Brenton D. Hoffman, Martin A. Schwartz, Reinhard Fässler, Michael T. Yang, Taekjip Ha, Mark A. McLean, Michael D. Brenner, Christopher S. Chen, Maddy Parsons and Stephen G. Sligar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Carsten Grashoff

42 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

2010 1.2k citations Carsten Grashoff, Brenton D. Hoffman et al. profile →
Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction

2011 749 citations Brenton D. Hoffman, Carsten Grashoff et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carsten Grashoff Germany	27	2.9k	1.6k	1.1k	928	919	43	4.4k
Ronen Zaidel‐Bar Israel	31	3.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	438 0.5×	664 0.7×	66	4.6k
Fumihiko Nakamura United States	36	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	547 0.5×	796 0.9×	562 0.6×	90	4.8k
Christoph Ballestrem United Kingdom	38	4.2k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	2.1k 1.8×	673 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	67	6.7k
Benjamin T. Goult United Kingdom	39	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	867 0.9×	357 0.4×	96	4.5k
Eli Zamir Germany	20	3.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	618 0.7×	965 1.1×	35	4.8k
Brenton D. Hoffman United States	25	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	427 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	54	4.5k
Nils C. Gauthier United States	34	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	586 0.5×	507 0.5×	842 0.9×	58	3.9k
Jan Faix Germany	44	4.5k 1.6×	2.6k 1.7×	782 0.7×	524 0.6×	627 0.7×	110	6.2k
Daniel Riveline France	22	3.6k 1.3×	896 0.6×	748 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	2.0k 2.1×	60	4.5k
Colin K. Choi United States	18	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	712 0.6×	385 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	21	3.2k

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Grashoff, Carsten, et al.. (2025). A conformational change in α-catenin’s actin-binding domain governs adherens junction maturation. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1325–1325.

Stephan, Till, Ágnes Csiszár, Nils Hersch, et al.. (2024). Decisive role of mDia-family formins in cell cortex function of highly adherent cells. Science Advances. 10(44). eadp5929–eadp5929. 1 indexed citations

Chrostek‐Grashoff, Anna, et al.. (2023). A molecular optomechanics approach reveals functional relevance of force transduction across talin and desmoplakin. Science Advances. 9(25). eadg3347–eadg3347. 18 indexed citations

Grashoff, Carsten, et al.. (2023). Multiplexed Molecular Tension Sensor Measurements Using PIE-FLIM. Methods in molecular biology. 2600. 221–237. 4 indexed citations

Maisuls, Iván, Dirk Reinhardt, Michael Schäfers, et al.. (2022). Genetically encoded dual fluorophore reporters for graded oxygen-sensing in light microscopy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 221. 114917–114917. 12 indexed citations

Schaefer, Kerstin J., et al.. (2021). PECAM‐1 supports leukocyte diapedesis by tension‐dependent dephosphorylation of VE‐cadherin. The EMBO Journal. 40(9). e106113–e106113. 36 indexed citations

Klingner, Christoph, Thomas Schlichthaerle, Maximilian T. Strauss, et al.. (2021). Quantitative single-protein imaging reveals molecular complex formation of integrin, talin, and kindlin during cell adhesion. Nature Communications. 12(1). 919–919. 39 indexed citations

Lemke, Sandra B., Thomas Weidemann, Anna‐Lena Cost, Carsten Grashoff, & Frank Schnorrer. (2019). A small proportion of Talin molecules transmit forces at developing muscle attachments in vivo. PLoS Biology. 17(3). e3000057–e3000057. 57 indexed citations

Cost, Anna‐Lena, Benedikt Sabass, Alexander Mehlich, et al.. (2017). Multiplexing molecular tension sensors reveals piconewton force gradient across talin-1. Nature Methods. 14(11). 1090–1096. 130 indexed citations

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Cost, Anna‐Lena, et al.. (2016). The Piconewton Force Awakens: Quantifying Mechanics in Cells. Trends in Cell Biology. 26(11). 838–847. 59 indexed citations

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Gómez, Guillermo A., Suzie Verma, Selwin K. Wu, et al.. (2014). Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens. Current Biology. 24(15). 1689–1699. 147 indexed citations

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Elad, Nadav, Tova Volberg, Vera C. Hirschfeld‐Warneken, et al.. (2013). The role of integrin-linked kinase in the molecular architecture of focal adhesions. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 18). 4099–107. 46 indexed citations

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Austen, Katharina, et al.. (2013). Generation and Analysis of Biosensors to Measure Mechanical Forces Within Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 1066. 169–184. 24 indexed citations

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Kayser, Jona, Martin Haslbeck, L. Dempfle, et al.. (2013). The Small Heat Shock Protein Hsp27 Affects Assembly Dynamics and Structure of Keratin Intermediate Filament Networks. Biophysical Journal. 105(8). 1778–1785. 45 indexed citations

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Hortelano, Sonsoles, Paqui G. Través, Natividad Villa, et al.. (2010). ILK mediates LPS-induced vascular adhesion receptor expression and subsequent leucocyte trans-endothelial migration†. Cardiovascular Research. 86(2). 283–292. 45 indexed citations

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Volberg, Tova, Nadav Elad, Vera C. Hirschfeld‐Warneken, et al.. (2010). Dissecting the molecular architecture of integrin adhesion sites by cryo-electron tomography. Nature Cell Biology. 12(9). 909–915. 183 indexed citations

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Zeller, Anja, Rachel Jurd, Sachar Lambert, et al.. (2008). Inhibitory Ligand-Gated Ion Channels as Substrates for General Anesthetic Actions. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 31–51. 28 indexed citations

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Maier, Silke, Roman Lutz, Laurent Gelman, et al.. (2008). Tenascin-C induction by cyclic strain requires integrin-linked kinase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1783(6). 1150–1162. 48 indexed citations

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Grashoff, Carsten, Ingo Thievessen, Katrin Lorenz, Siegfried Ussar, & Reinhard Fässler. (2004). Integrin-linked kinase: integrin’s mysterious partner. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 16(5). 565–571. 61 indexed citations

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Sakai, Takao, Shaohua Li, Denitsa Docheva, et al.. (2003). Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is required for polarizing the epiblast, cell adhesion, and controlling actin accumulation. Genes & Development. 17(7). 926–940. 325 indexed citations

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