David Stopak

4.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
8 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

David Stopak is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomaterials and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Stopak has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cell Biology, 4 papers in Biomaterials and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David Stopak's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (4 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (3 papers). David Stopak is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (4 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (3 papers). David Stopak collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Stopak's co-authors include Albert K. Harris, Eliza M. Grames, May R. Berenbaum, David L. Wagner, Matthew L. Forister, Patricia Warner and Norman K. Wessells and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Stopak

8 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Silicone Rubber Substrata: A New Wrinkle in the Study of Cell Locomotion

1980 1.1k citations Albert K. Harris, David Stopak et al. Science profile →
Insect decline in the Anthropocene: Death by a thousand cuts

2021 840 citations David L. Wagner, Eliza M. Grames et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Fibroblast traction as a mechanism for collagen morphogenesis

1981 721 citations Albert K. Harris, David Stopak et al. Nature profile →
Connective tissue morphogenesis by fibroblast traction

1982 495 citations David Stopak, Albert K. Harris Developmental Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Stopak United States	7	1.6k	885	572	565	377	8	3.3k
John A. Chapman United Kingdom	34	573 0.4×	564 0.6×	611 1.1×	209 0.4×	661 1.8×	122	4.2k
António Jacinto Portugal	37	2.2k 1.3×	435 0.5×	2.6k 4.5×	133 0.2×	327 0.9×	77	5.0k
John M. Gosline Canada	46	821 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	1.6k 2.8×	589 1.0×	1.4k 3.8×	98	7.6k
Shigeo Hayashi Japan	49	1.6k 1.0×	916 1.0×	3.4k 6.0×	248 0.4×	601 1.6×	244	7.0k
David R. Garrod United Kingdom	58	3.8k 2.3×	575 0.6×	4.9k 8.6×	344 0.6×	745 2.0×	183	10.6k
Richard J. Adams United Kingdom	35	1.9k 1.2×	371 0.4×	2.1k 3.7×	438 0.8×	462 1.2×	65	4.2k
Thomas J. Koob United States	43	630 0.4×	605 0.7×	601 1.1×	70 0.1×	362 1.0×	98	5.1k
Kevin A. Edwards United States	23	1.6k 1.0×	147 0.2×	1.9k 3.4×	182 0.3×	258 0.7×	37	3.6k
Sylvie Dufour France	48	2.0k 1.2×	868 1.0×	2.4k 4.2×	134 0.2×	771 2.0×	129	6.5k
Albert K. Harris United States	26	2.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	1.4k 2.4×	149 0.3×	282 0.7×	35	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Stopak

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Stopak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Stopak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Stopak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Stopak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Stopak. David Stopak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Wagner, David L., Eliza M. Grames, Matthew L. Forister, May R. Berenbaum, & David Stopak. (2021). Insect decline in the Anthropocene: Death by a thousand cuts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(2). 840 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stopak, David, Norman K. Wessells, & Albert K. Harris. (1985). Morphogenetic rearrangement of injected collagen in developing chicken limb buds.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(9). 2804–2808. 64 indexed citations

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Harris, Albert K., David Stopak, & Patricia Warner. (1984). Generation of spatially periodic patterns by a mechanical instability: a mechanical alternative to the Turing model. Development. 80(1). 1–20. 107 indexed citations

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Stopak, David, et al.. (1983). Increased contractile strength and tightened adhesions to the substratum result from reverse transformation of cho cells by dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Journal of Cell Science. 64(1). 1–11. 39 indexed citations

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Stopak, David & Albert K. Harris. (1982). Measurement of the strain induced in collagen gels by fibroblast explants. 2. 137. 1 indexed citations

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Stopak, David & Albert K. Harris. (1982). Connective tissue morphogenesis by fibroblast traction. Developmental Biology. 90(2). 383–398. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harris, Albert K., et al.. (1981). Fibroblast traction as a mechanism for collagen morphogenesis. Nature. 290(5803). 249–251. 721 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harris, Albert K., et al.. (1980). Silicone Rubber Substrata: A New Wrinkle in the Study of Cell Locomotion. Science. 208(4440). 177–179. 1064 indexed citations breakdown →

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