David E. Koser

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

David E. Koser is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Koser has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cell Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David E. Koser's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (1 paper) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (1 paper). David E. Koser is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (1 paper) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (1 paper). David E. Koser collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. David E. Koser's co-authors include Kristian Franze, Graham K. Sheridan, Emad Moeendarbary, Amelia J. Thompson, Luciano da Fontoura Costa, Matheus P. Viana, Sarah K. Foster, Christine E. Holt, Eva K. Pillai and Hanno Svoboda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

David E. Koser

7 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the develop... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain
    2016 462 citations David E. Koser, Amelia J. Thompson et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  2. The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system
    2017 298 citations Emad Moeendarbary, Isabell P. Weber et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David E. Koser United Kingdom 7 490 445 344 295 166 7 1.2k
Graham K. Sheridan United Kingdom 19 552 1.1× 485 1.1× 338 1.0× 708 2.4× 470 2.8× 29 2.0k
Min D. Tang‐Schomer United States 20 230 0.5× 639 1.4× 777 2.3× 455 1.5× 69 0.4× 35 1.9k
Amelia J. Thompson United Kingdom 6 394 0.8× 208 0.5× 240 0.7× 262 0.9× 138 0.8× 6 774
Eva K. Pillai United Kingdom 5 352 0.7× 193 0.4× 209 0.6× 191 0.6× 136 0.8× 7 641
Hanno Svoboda United Kingdom 7 278 0.6× 203 0.5× 155 0.5× 276 0.9× 149 0.9× 15 715
Thomas Grevesse Belgium 13 625 1.3× 234 0.5× 686 2.0× 487 1.7× 92 0.6× 19 1.5k
Phillip Lamoureux United States 18 643 1.3× 539 1.2× 211 0.6× 227 0.8× 48 0.3× 22 1.0k
Anna Chrostek‐Grashoff Germany 14 625 1.3× 306 0.7× 102 0.3× 601 2.0× 73 0.4× 15 1.3k
Ailey Crow United States 15 230 0.5× 408 0.9× 163 0.5× 435 1.5× 77 0.5× 16 1.4k
Hélène Gautier United Kingdom 10 207 0.4× 364 0.8× 179 0.5× 218 0.7× 49 0.3× 13 965

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David E. Koser

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Koser, David E., et al.. (2018). Target selectivity of septal cholinergic neurons in the medial and lateral entorhinal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(11). E2644–E2652. 40 indexed citations
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Moeendarbary, Emad, Isabell P. Weber, Graham K. Sheridan, et al.. (2017). The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14787–14787. 298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Melzer, Sarah, et al.. (2017). Distinct Corticostriatal GABAergic Neurons Modulate Striatal Output Neurons and Motor Activity. Cell Reports. 19(5). 1045–1055. 73 indexed citations
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Koser, David E., Amelia J. Thompson, Sarah K. Foster, et al.. (2016). Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain. Nature Neuroscience. 19(12). 1592–1598. 462 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gautier, Hélène, Amelia J. Thompson, Sarra Achouri, et al.. (2015). Atomic force microscopy-based force measurements on animal cells and tissues. Methods in cell biology. 125. 211–235. 56 indexed citations
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Koser, David E., Emad Moeendarbary, Janina Hanne, Stefanie Küerten, & Kristian Franze. (2015). CNS Cell Distribution and Axon Orientation Determine Local Spinal Cord Mechanical Properties. Biophysical Journal. 108(9). 2137–2147. 132 indexed citations
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Koser, David E., Rajesh Shahapure, Hélène Gautier, et al.. (2015). Microglia mechanics: immune activation alters traction forces and durotaxis. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 363–363. 110 indexed citations

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