Christoph F. Schmidt

15.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

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Christoph F. Schmidt is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph F. Schmidt has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Cell Biology, 43 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christoph F. Schmidt's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (47 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (36 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers). Christoph F. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (47 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (36 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers). Christoph F. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Christoph F. Schmidt's co-authors include F. C. MacKintosh, F. Gittes, Karel Svoboda, Steven M. Block, Bruce J. Schnapp, Erwin J.G. Peterman, Catherine Tardin, Daisuke Mizuno, Iwan A.T. Schaap and Lukas C. Kapitein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christoph F. Schmidt

134 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Direct observation of kinesin stepping by optical trapping interferometry

1993 1.4k citations Christoph F. Schmidt et al. profile →
Rapid Chiral Assembly of Rigid DNA Building Blocks for Molecular Nanofabrication

2005 954 citations Christoph F. Schmidt et al. Science profile →
Nonequilibrium Mechanics of Active Cytoskeletal Networks

2007 694 citations Daisuke Mizuno, Christoph F. Schmidt et al. Science profile →
The bipolar mitotic kinesin Eg5 moves on both microtubules that it crosslinks

2005 531 citations Lukas C. Kapitein, Erwin J.G. Peterman et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph F. Schmidt Germany	52	4.1k	4.1k	3.7k	3.3k	1.3k	135	11.8k
F. C. MacKintosh United States	74	9.9k 2.4×	3.9k 1.0×	4.4k 1.2×	6.1k 1.8×	2.9k 2.1×	197	20.6k
Steven M. Block United States	64	5.3k 1.3×	9.4k 2.3×	7.4k 2.0×	5.6k 1.7×	429 0.3×	135	19.7k
Robert H. Austin United States	76	2.6k 0.6×	7.0k 1.7×	3.0k 0.8×	11.3k 3.4×	2.5k 1.9×	262	21.4k
John C. Crocker United States	47	2.2k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	4.0k 1.2×	5.6k 4.1×	120	13.0k
John F. Marko United States	60	1.7k 0.4×	9.1k 2.2×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	197	12.9k
Josef A. Käs Germany	52	5.9k 1.4×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	4.6k 1.4×	751 0.6×	219	12.2k
Andreas R. Bausch Germany	59	4.5k 1.1×	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	3.9k 1.2×	4.0k 2.9×	185	14.8k
Denis Wirtz United States	80	9.5k 2.3×	8.8k 2.1×	2.3k 0.6×	5.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	258	22.5k
Jan Liphardt United States	37	1.0k 0.2×	4.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	3.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	60	9.8k
Reinhard Lipowsky Germany	80	3.6k 0.9×	13.5k 3.3×	6.3k 1.7×	5.5k 1.7×	4.4k 3.2×	408	24.9k

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Ranaivoson, F.M., Carlos Kikuti, Ahmed El Marjou, et al.. (2023). Nucleotide-free structures of KIF20A illuminate atypical mechanochemistry in this kinesin-6. Open Biology. 13(9). 230122–230122. 5 indexed citations

MacKintosh, F. C., et al.. (2018). Self-organized stress patterns drive state transitions in actin cortices. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 43 indexed citations

Nishi, Kengo, Maria Kilfoil, Christoph F. Schmidt, & F. C. MacKintosh. (2018). A symmetrical method to obtain shear moduli from microrheology. Soft Matter. 14(19). 3716–3723. 18 indexed citations

Tan, Tzer Han, Enas Abu‐Shah, Abhinav Sharma, et al.. (2016). Self-organization of stress patterns drives state transitions in actin cortices. arXiv (Cornell University). 2016. 3 indexed citations

Fakhri, Nikta, et al.. (2016). Broken Detailed Balance of Filament Dynamics in Active Networks. Physical Review Letters. 116(24). 248301–248301. 55 indexed citations

Großhans, Jörg, et al.. (2015). The Mechanical Properties of Early Drosophila Embryos Measured by High-Speed Video Microrheology. Biophysical Journal. 108(8). 1899–1907. 38 indexed citations

Fakhri, Nikta, et al.. (2014). High-resolution mapping of intracellular fluctuations using carbon nanotubes. Science. 344(6187). 1031–1035. 160 indexed citations

Фридман, В. М., Adina Gerson‐Gurwitz, Ofer Shapira, et al.. (2013). Kinesin-5 Kip1 is a bi-directional motor that stabilizes microtubules and tracks their plus-ends in vivo. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 18). 4147–59. 60 indexed citations

Nijenhuis, Nadja, Daisuke Mizuno, Jos A. E. Spaan, & Christoph F. Schmidt. (2012). High-resolution microrheology in the pericellular matrix of prostate cancer cells. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(73). 1733–1744. 21 indexed citations

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Thiede, Christina, В. М. Фридман, Adina Gerson‐Gurwitz, Larisa Gheber, & Christoph F. Schmidt. (2012). Regulation of bi-directional movement of single kinesin-5 Cin8 molecules. PubMed. 2(2). 70–74. 23 indexed citations

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Head, David, et al.. (2011). Non-Gaussian athermal fluctuations in active gels. Soft Matter. 7(7). 3234–3234. 116 indexed citations

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Nijenhuis, Nadja, Daisuke Mizuno, Jos A. E. Spaan, & Christoph F. Schmidt. (2009). Viscoelastic response of a model endothelial glycocalyx. Physical Biology. 6(2). 25014–25014. 23 indexed citations

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Kapitein, Lukas C., Benjamin H. Kwok, Joshua S. Weinger, et al.. (2008). Microtubule cross-linking triggers the directional motility of kinesin-5. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182(3). 421–428. 111 indexed citations

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Bacabac, Rommel G., Daisuke Mizuno, Christoph F. Schmidt, et al.. (2008). Round versus flat: Bone cell morphology, elasticity, and mechanosensing. Journal of Biomechanics. 41(7). 1590–1598. 123 indexed citations

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Klug, William S., Robijn Bruinsma, Jean-Philippe Michel, et al.. (2006). Failure of Viral Shells. Physical Review Letters. 97(22). 228101–228101. 121 indexed citations

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Bacabac, Rommel G., Daisuke Mizuno, Christoph F. Schmidt, et al.. (2006). Microrheology of mechanosensitive bone cells. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 13. 135–136. 1 indexed citations

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Atakhorrami, M., Joanna I. Sułkowska, G. H. Koenderink, et al.. (2006). Correlated fluctuations of microparticles in viscoelastic solutions: Quantitative measurement of material properties by microrheology in the presence of optical traps. Physical Review E. 73(6). 61501–61501. 63 indexed citations

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Peterman, Erwin J.G., F. Gittes, & Christoph F. Schmidt. (2003). Laser-Induced Heating in Optical Traps. Biophysical Journal. 84(2). 1308–1316. 463 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Christoph F., et al.. (2001). Instability of myelin tubes under dehydration: Deswelling of layered cylindrical structures. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 64(5). 50903–50903. 4 indexed citations

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Gittes, F. & Christoph F. Schmidt. (1997). Chapter 8 Signals and Noise in Micromechanical Measurements. Methods in cell biology. 55. 129–156. 171 indexed citations

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