Douglas B. Murphy

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Douglas B. Murphy is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas B. Murphy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cell Biology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Douglas B. Murphy's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers). Douglas B. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers). Douglas B. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Uruguay. Douglas B. Murphy's co-authors include Gary G. Borisy, Peter N. Devreotes, Lewis G. Tilney, Wendy Froehlich, Carole A. Parent, Brenda J. Blacklock, Don W. Cleveland, Kenneth A. Johnson, Michael W. Davidson and Joseph Bryan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Douglas B. Murphy

26 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

G Protein Signaling Events Are Activated at the Leading Edge of Chemotactic Cells

1998 522 citations Carole A. Parent, Brenda J. Blacklock et al. Cell profile →
MICROTUBULES: EVIDENCE FOR 13 PROTOFILAMENTS

1973 396 citations Lewis G. Tilney, Joseph Bryan et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas B. Murphy United States	20	1.7k	1.5k	304	242	223	27	2.6k
Guenter Albrecht‐Buehler United States	26	869 0.5×	997 0.7×	290 1.0×	293 1.2×	347 1.6×	49	2.2k
P J Van Haastert Netherlands	25	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	402 1.3×	262 1.1×	174 0.8×	37	2.0k
Ilan Spector United States	20	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	186 0.6×	844 3.5×	240 1.1×	28	4.0k
Daniel Safer United States	26	2.5k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	264 0.9×	231 1.0×	186 0.8×	42	3.8k
Kiyoko Fukami Japan	12	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	184 0.6×	272 1.1×	216 1.0×	14	3.3k
Perihan Nalbant Germany	26	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	259 0.9×	260 1.1×	132 0.6×	34	3.0k
James R. Bartles United States	31	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	231 0.8×	193 0.8×	188 0.8×	54	3.2k
E. Timothy O’Brien United States	24	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	253 0.8×	86 0.4×	180 0.8×	49	2.8k
Andrea Disanza Italy	33	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	192 0.6×	419 1.7×	203 0.9×	47	3.3k
Mark Holt United Kingdom	29	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	196 0.6×	327 1.4×	238 1.1×	44	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Murphy, Douglas B. & Michael W. Davidson. (2012). Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic Imaging. 118 indexed citations

Cohen, Daniel M., et al.. (2006). A Conformational Switch in Vinculin Drives Formation and Dynamics of a Talin-Vinculin Complex at Focal Adhesions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 16006–16015. 129 indexed citations

Spring, Kenneth R., et al.. (2004). Internet-Based Education in Confocal and Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 10(S02). 1240–1241.

Kaiser, Jozef, et al.. (1999). Profilin is predominantly associated with monomeric actin in Acanthamoeba. Journal of Cell Science. 112(21). 3779–3790. 78 indexed citations

Parent, Carole A., Brenda J. Blacklock, Wendy Froehlich, Douglas B. Murphy, & Peter N. Devreotes. (1998). G Protein Signaling Events Are Activated at the Leading Edge of Chemotactic Cells. Cell. 95(1). 81–91. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

Baumann, Otto & Douglas B. Murphy. (1995). Microtubule‐associated movement of mitochondria and small particles in Acanthamoeba castellanii. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 32(4). 305–317. 27 indexed citations

Turner, David C., Chun‐Yen Chang, Susan L. Brandow, Douglas B. Murphy, & Bruce P. Gaber. (1995). Use of a repositionable substrate to acquire and compare distinct atomic force microscope images of a field of microtubules. Ultramicroscopy. 58(3-4). 425–434. 7 indexed citations

Urrutia, Raúl, Douglas B. Murphy, Bechara Kachar, & Mark A. McNiven. (1993). Chapter 18 Kinesin-Mediated Vesicular Transport in a Biochemically Defined Assay. Methods in cell biology. 39. 253–266. 4 indexed citations

Murphy, Douglas B.. (1991). Functions of tubulin isoforms. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 3(1). 43–51. 42 indexed citations

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Azhar, Salman & Douglas B. Murphy. (1990). Structural plugs at microtubule ends may regulate polymer dynamics in vitro. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 15(3). 156–161. 4 indexed citations

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Price, Donald L., et al.. (1986). Sequestration of Tubulin in Neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research. 385(2). 305–310. 44 indexed citations

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Borisy, Gary G., Don W. Cleveland, & Douglas B. Murphy. (1984). Molecular biology of the cytoskeleton. 261 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B. & W A Grasser. (1984). Intermediate filaments in the cytoskeletons of fish chromatophores. Journal of Cell Science. 66(1). 353–366. 20 indexed citations

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Gottlieb, Roberta A. & Douglas B. Murphy. (1983). The pattern of MAP-2 binding on microtubules: visual enhancement of MAP attachment sites by antibody labeling and electron microscopy. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 85(2). 175–185. 13 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B.. (1982). Chapter 3 Assembly-Disassembly Purification and Characterization of Microtubule Protein without Glycerol. Methods in cell biology. 24. 31–49. 52 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B., Kenneth A. Johnson, & Gary G. Borisy. (1977). Role of tubulin-associated proteins in microtubule nucleation and elongation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 117(1). 33–52. 198 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B., Richard B. Vallee, & Gary G. Borisy. (1977). Identity and polymerization-stimulatory activity of the nontubulin proteins associated with microtubules. Biochemistry. 16(12). 2598–2605. 162 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B.. (1975). THE MECHANISM OF MICROTUBULE‐DEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF PIGMENT GRANULES IN TELEOST CHROMATOPHORES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 253(1). 692–701. 21 indexed citations

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Murphy, Douglas B. & Lewis G. Tilney. (1974). THE ROLE OF MICROTUBULES IN THE MOVEMENT OF PIGMENT GRANULES IN TELEOST MELANOPHORES. The Journal of Cell Biology. 61(3). 757–779. 177 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G., et al.. (1973). MICROTUBULES: EVIDENCE FOR 13 PROTOFILAMENTS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 59(2). 267–275. 396 indexed citations breakdown →

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