D. Chatenay

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

D. Chatenay is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Chatenay has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D. Chatenay's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). D. Chatenay is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (12 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). D. Chatenay collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Burundi. D. Chatenay's co-authors include Laurent Bourdieu, John F. Marko, Jean‐François Léger, Jean‐Louis Viovy, François Caron, Philippe Cluzel, Christoph Heller, Anne Lebrun, Richard Lavery and D. Langévin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Chatenay

54 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

DNA: An Extensible Molecule 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. DNA: An Extensible Molecule
    1996 798 citations Philippe Cluzel, Christoph Heller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Chatenay France 33 1.7k 1.3k 863 696 529 54 3.7k
Mathias Lösche Germany 42 3.1k 1.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.5× 620 1.2× 105 5.8k
Helmut H. Strey United States 27 2.2k 1.3× 710 0.6× 813 0.9× 368 0.5× 358 0.7× 50 3.7k
Yoshie Harada Japan 33 2.7k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.7× 268 0.5× 88 6.2k
Hazen P. Babcock United States 33 3.7k 2.1× 841 0.7× 1.9k 2.2× 848 1.2× 188 0.4× 38 7.7k
Stefan Fischer Germany 35 3.2k 1.9× 808 0.6× 432 0.5× 1.6k 2.3× 420 0.8× 88 6.4k
Bruce Cornell Australia 33 3.1k 1.8× 788 0.6× 795 0.9× 329 0.5× 320 0.6× 134 4.2k
Jean‐François Allemand France 35 3.6k 2.1× 1.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.8× 656 0.9× 184 0.3× 88 5.8k
Liming Ying United Kingdom 37 2.6k 1.5× 544 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 739 1.1× 129 0.2× 102 4.6k
Seth Fraden United States 44 1.1k 0.6× 709 0.6× 1.8k 2.1× 2.3k 3.3× 870 1.6× 110 6.1k
Dimitrios Stamou Denmark 40 3.4k 2.0× 659 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 655 0.9× 434 0.8× 90 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Chatenay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Chatenay

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wong-Ng, Jérôme, et al.. (2010). Inference of plasmid-copy-number mean and noise from single-cell gene expression data. Physical Review E. 82(5). 51916–51916. 4 indexed citations
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Arous, Juliette Ben, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Ithai Rabinowitch, D. Chatenay, & William R Schafer. (2010). Automated imaging of neuronal activity in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 187(2). 229–234. 76 indexed citations
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Álvarez, Luis, Philippe Thomen, Tatyana Makushok, & D. Chatenay. (2006). Propagation of fluorescent viruses in growing plaques. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 96(3). 615–621. 22 indexed citations
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théorique, École d'été de physique, D. Chatenay, Simona Cocco, et al.. (2005). Multiple aspects of DNA and RNA : from biophysics to bioinformatics : École d'été de physique des Houches, session LXXXII, 2-27 August 2004, Euro Summer School, NATO Advanced Study Institute, École thématique du CNRS. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Wyart, Claire, et al.. (2005). Dynamics of Excitatory Synaptic Components in Sustained Firing at Low Rates. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(6). 3370–3380. 27 indexed citations
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Cocco, Simona, Jie Yan, Jean‐François Léger, D. Chatenay, & John F. Marko. (2004). Overstretching and force-driven strand separation of double-helix DNA. Physical Review E. 70(1). 11910–11910. 128 indexed citations
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Harlepp, Sébastien, J. Robert, Jean‐François Léger, et al.. (2003). Probing complex RNA structures by mechanical force. The European Physical Journal E. 12(4). 605–615. 50 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Abhijit, Jean‐François Léger, D. Chatenay, & John F. Marko. (2001). Structural transitions in DNA driven by external force and torque. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 63(5). 51903–51903. 97 indexed citations
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Helfer, Emmanuèle, Sébastien Harlepp, Laurent Bourdieu, et al.. (2000). Microrheology of Biopolymer-Membrane Complexes. Physical Review Letters. 85(2). 457–460. 108 indexed citations
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Poirier, Michael G., Sertaç Eroğlu, D. Chatenay, & John F. Marko. (2000). Reversible and Irreversible Unfolding of Mitotic Newt Chromosomes by Applied Force. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(1). 269–276. 83 indexed citations
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Houchmandzadeh, Bahram, John F. Marko, D. Chatenay, & Albert Libchaber. (1997). Elasticity and Structure of Eukaryote Chromosomes Studied by Micromanipulation and Micropipette Aspiration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 139(1). 1–12. 133 indexed citations
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Gourier, Christine, Jean Daillant, Alan Braslau, et al.. (1997). Bending Energy of Amphiphilic Films at the Nanometer Scale. Physical Review Letters. 78(16). 3157–3160. 32 indexed citations
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Viovy, Jean‐Louis, Christoph Heller, François Caron, Philippe Cluzel, & D. Chatenay. (1994). [Sequencing of DNA by mechanical opening of the double helix: a theoretical evaluation].. PubMed. 317(9). 795–800. 11 indexed citations
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Collin, Blaise P., D. Chatenay, Gaël Coulon, Dominique Ausserré, & Yves Gallot. (1992). Ordering of copolymer thin films as revealed by atomic force microscopy. Macromolecules. 25(5). 1621–1622. 87 indexed citations
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Bourdieu, Laurent, Pascal Silberzan, & D. Chatenay. (1991). Langmuir-Blodgett films: From micron to angstrom. Physical Review Letters. 67(15). 2029–2032. 76 indexed citations
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Chatenay, D., et al.. (1989). Tracer Self-Diffusion in Porous Silica. A Dynamical Probe of the Structure. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 10(1). 61–66. 4 indexed citations
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Binks, B. P., D. Chatenay, C. Nicot, W. Urbach, & Marcel Waks. (1989). Structural parameters of the myelin transmembrane proteolipid in reverse micelles. Biophysical Journal. 55(5). 949–955. 20 indexed citations
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Chatenay, D., W. Urbach, A. M. Cazabat, & D. Langévin. (1985). Onset of Droplet Aggregation from Self-Diffusion Measurements in Microemulsions. Physical Review Letters. 54(20). 2253–2256. 67 indexed citations
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Pouchelon, A., D. Chatenay, Joël Meunier, & D. Langévin. (1981). Origin of low interfacial tensions in systems involving microemulsion phases. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 82(2). 418–422. 28 indexed citations
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Cazabat, A. M., D. Chatenay, D. Langévin, & A. Pouchelon. (1980). Light scattering study of microemulsions and its relation to percolation phenomena. Journal de Physique Lettres. 41(18). 441–445. 30 indexed citations

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