David J. Odde

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

David J. Odde is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Odde has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Cell Biology, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in David J. Odde's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (63 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (57 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers). David J. Odde is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (63 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (57 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers). David J. Odde collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. David J. Odde's co-authors include Melissa K. Gardner, Michael J. Renn, Lynne Cassimeris, Yaakov Nahmias, Vincent VanBuren, Benjamin L. Bangasser, Kerry Bloom, Steven S. Rosenfeld, Brian T. Castle and Helen M. Buettner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David J. Odde

125 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Traction Dynamics of Filopodia on Compliant Substrates

2008 690 citations David J. Odde et al. profile →
Directed cell migration towards softer environments

2022 151 citations Jay Hou, Ghaidan A. Shamsan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Odde United States	44	4.3k	3.0k	1.9k	569	561	127	6.6k
Iva M. Tolić Croatia	36	3.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	488 0.9×	789 1.4×	105	5.5k
Manuel Théry France	49	6.4k 1.5×	3.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.4×	336 0.6×	653 1.2×	103	9.3k
Buzz Baum United Kingdom	53	5.2k 1.2×	4.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	372 0.7×	284 0.5×	132	8.6k
Ewa K. Paluch United Kingdom	37	5.2k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	159 0.3×	751 1.3×	57	7.1k
Timothy J. Mitchison United States	35	5.6k 1.3×	4.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	334 0.6×	573 1.0×	39	8.5k
Matthieu Piel France	60	6.8k 1.6×	5.0k 1.7×	3.1k 1.6×	429 0.8×	478 0.9×	153	11.5k
Aurélien Roux Switzerland	47	4.8k 1.1×	6.7k 2.3×	961 0.5×	246 0.4×	862 1.5×	120	9.8k
G. V. Shivashankar Singapore	40	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	425 0.7×	346 0.6×	151	5.7k
Sean X. Sun United States	43	2.7k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	145 0.3×	644 1.1×	132	5.3k
Pierre‐François Lenne France	36	3.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	140 0.2×	1000 1.8×	88	6.7k

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Odde, David J., et al.. (2025). Allocation of resources among multiple daughter cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(11).

Provenzano, Paolo P., et al.. (2025). Physical principles and mechanisms of cell migration. PubMed. 2(1). 2–2. 8 indexed citations

Hou, Jay, et al.. (2024). Cell migration simulator-based biomarkers for glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 6(1). vdae184–vdae184. 1 indexed citations

Shamsan, Ghaidan A., et al.. (2024). Mutual antagonism between CD44 and integrins in glioblastoma cell traction and migration. APL Bioengineering. 8(3). 36102–36102. 4 indexed citations

Ramírez, María Paz, Ghaidan A. Shamsan, Sarah M. Anderson, et al.. (2023). RAD-TGTs: high-throughput measurement of cellular mechanotype via rupture and delivery of DNA tension probes. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2468–2468. 10 indexed citations

Schaller, Matthew, Juan Manuel Urueña, Julia C. Loeb, et al.. (2021). Ex vivo SARS-CoV-2 infection of human lung reveals heterogeneous host defense and therapeutic responses. JCI Insight. 6(18). 29 indexed citations

Kenchappa, Rajappa S., Vandana Rai, James F. Crish, et al.. (2019). Myosin IIA suppresses glioblastoma development in a mechanically sensitive manner. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(31). 15550–15559. 43 indexed citations

Rosenfeld, Steven S., et al.. (2018). A Brownian dynamics tumor progression simulator with application to glioblastoma. PubMed. 4(1). 15001–15001. 13 indexed citations

Shamsan, Ghaidan A., Susan K. Rathe, Ingrid Cornax, et al.. (2016). Slit-Robo GTPase-Activating Protein 2 as a metastasis suppressor in osteosarcoma. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39059–39059. 28 indexed citations

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Čekan, Pavol, Keisuke Hasegawa, Yu Pan, et al.. (2016). RCC1-dependent activation of Ran accelerates cell cycle and DNA repair, inhibiting DNA damage–induced cell senescence. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(8). 1346–1357. 39 indexed citations

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Hepperla, Austin J., Courtney Coombes, Maryam Gerami‐Nejad, et al.. (2014). Minus-End-Directed Kinesin-14 Motors Align Antiparallel Microtubules to Control Metaphase Spindle Length. Developmental Cell. 31(1). 61–72. 63 indexed citations

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Gardner, Melissa K., et al.. (2011). Microtubule Tip Tracking and Tip Structures at the Nanometer Scale Using Digital Fluorescence Microscopy. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 4(2). 192–204. 44 indexed citations

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Gardner, Melissa K., Chad G. Pearson, Brian L. Sprague, et al.. (2005). Tension-dependent Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics at Kinetochores Can Explain Metaphase Congression in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(8). 3764–3775. 103 indexed citations

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Odde, David J.. (2005). Mitotic Spindle: Disturbing a Subtle Balance. Current Biology. 15(23). R956–R959. 5 indexed citations

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Paulsen, J. A., et al.. (2005). Two‐step cell patterning on planar and complex curved surfaces by precision spraying of polymers. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 93(5). 919–927. 41 indexed citations

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Fass, Joseph & David J. Odde. (2003). Tensile Force-Dependent Neurite Elicitation via Anti-β1 Integrin Antibody-Coated Magnetic Beads. Biophysical Journal. 85(1). 623–636. 92 indexed citations

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Sprague, Brian L., Chad G. Pearson, Paul S. Maddox, et al.. (2003). Mechanisms of Microtubule-Based Kinetochore Positioning in the Yeast Metaphase Spindle. Biophysical Journal. 84(6). 3529–3546. 82 indexed citations

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Odde, David J. & Michael J. Renn. (1999). Laser-guided direct writing for applications in biotechnology. Trends in biotechnology. 17(10). 385–389. 196 indexed citations

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Odde, David J., et al.. (1997). COMPUTER-ASSISTED MOTION ANALYSIS OF FLUORESCENT TUBULIN DYNAMICS IN THE NERVE GROWTH CONE. 9(3). 143–151. 1 indexed citations

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Yarmush, Martin L., et al.. (1992). Immunoaffinity purification: Basic principles and operational considerations. Biotechnology Advances. 10(3). 413–446. 29 indexed citations

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