E L Elson

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

E L Elson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E L Elson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E L Elson's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (11 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (7 papers). E L Elson is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (11 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (7 papers). E L Elson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Netherlands. E L Elson's co-authors include Hong Qian, Michael P. Sheetz, W. W. Webb, Joseph Schlessinger, D E Koppel, Daniel Axelrod, Michael S. Kolodney, Carl Frieden, B Schwab and Thomas R. Podleski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

E L Elson

36 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Single particle tracking. Analysis of diffusion and flow in two-dimensional systems

1991 927 citations Hong Qian, Michael P. Sheetz et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
Dynamics of fluorescence marker concentration as a probe of mobility

1976 401 citations D E Koppel, Daniel Axelrod et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E L Elson United States	30	2.3k	1.2k	851	617	612	36	4.1k
D E Koppel United States	25	3.3k 1.4×	690 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	621 1.0×	552 0.9×	32	4.9k
Elliot Elson United States	16	2.6k 1.1×	564 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	632 1.0×	703 1.1×	27	4.4k
Frederick Lanni United States	35	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	568 0.9×	1.4k 2.2×	75	4.8k
Sándor Damjanovich Hungary	37	2.8k 1.2×	565 0.5×	745 0.9×	313 0.5×	341 0.6×	168	4.8k
Didier Marguet France	40	3.4k 1.5×	664 0.5×	955 1.1×	526 0.9×	584 1.0×	92	6.3k
Gerard Marriott United States	36	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	776 0.9×	304 0.5×	858 1.4×	86	4.8k
William A. Mohler United States	30	2.0k 0.9×	798 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	311 0.5×	819 1.3×	59	4.2k
G. Isenberg Germany	34	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.9×	424 0.5×	518 0.8×	438 0.7×	81	3.5k
Rinshi S. Kasai Japan	26	3.1k 1.3×	878 0.7×	760 0.9×	493 0.8×	598 1.0×	44	4.2k
Emil Reisler United States	46	3.4k 1.5×	3.3k 2.8×	886 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	281 0.5×	195	6.7k

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Elson, E L & Guy M. Genin. (2013). The role of mechanics in actin stress fiber kinetics. Experimental Cell Research. 319(16). 2490–2500. 24 indexed citations

Wakatsuki, Tetsuro, et al.. (2004). Phenotypic Screening for Pharmaceuticals Using Tissue Constructs. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 5(2). 181–189. 10 indexed citations

Hecht, Gail, Gordana Nikčević, Athanasia Koutsouris, et al.. (1996). Expression of the catalytic domain of myosin light chain kinase increases paracellular permeability. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 271(5). C1678–C1684. 105 indexed citations

Kolodney, Michael S. & E L Elson. (1993). Correlation of myosin light chain phosphorylation with isometric contraction of fibroblasts.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(32). 23850–23855. 164 indexed citations

Qian, Hong, E L Elson, & Carl Frieden. (1992). Studies on the structure of actin gels using time correlation spectroscopy of fluorescent beads. Biophysical Journal. 63(4). 1000–1010. 20 indexed citations

Qian, Hong, Michael P. Sheetz, & E L Elson. (1991). Single particle tracking. Analysis of diffusion and flow in two-dimensional systems. Biophysical Journal. 60(4). 910–921. 927 indexed citations breakdown →

Kucik, Dennis F., et al.. (1991). Preferential attachment of membrane glycoproteins to the cytoskeleton at the leading edge of lamella.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 114(5). 1029–1036. 76 indexed citations

Zahalak, George I., William B. McConnaughey, & E L Elson. (1990). Determination of Cellular Mechanical Properties by Cell Poking, With an Application to Leukocytes. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 112(3). 283–294. 104 indexed citations

Qian, Hong & E L Elson. (1990). On the analysis of high order moments of fluorescence fluctuations. Biophysical Journal. 57(2). 375–380. 125 indexed citations

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Duszyk, Marek, B Schwab, George I. Zahalak, Hong Qian, & E L Elson. (1989). Cell poking: quantitative analysis of indentation of thick viscoelastic layers. Biophysical Journal. 55(4). 683–690. 41 indexed citations

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Loftus, David J., et al.. (1989). Formation of acetylcholine receptor clusters in chick myotubes: migration or new insertion?. The Journal of Cell Biology. 109(4). 1733–1743. 33 indexed citations

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Cooper, John A., Joseph Bryan, B Schwab, et al.. (1987). Microinjection of gelsolin into living cells.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 104(3). 491–501. 132 indexed citations

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Elson, E L. (1985). Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Photobleaching Recovery. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 36(1). 379–406. 75 indexed citations

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Pasternak, Carmela & E L Elson. (1985). Lymphocyte mechanical response triggered by cross-linking surface receptors.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 100(3). 860–872. 64 indexed citations

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Henis, Yoav I., Mirko Hekman, E L Elson, & Ernst Helmreich. (1982). Lateral motion of beta receptors in membranes of cultured liver cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(9). 2907–2911. 53 indexed citations

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Henis, Yoav I. & E L Elson. (1981). Inhibition of the mobility of mouse lymphocyte surface immunoglobulins by locally bound concanavalin A.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(2). 1072–1076. 60 indexed citations

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Laat, Siegfried W. de, Paul T. van der Saag, E L Elson, & Joseph Schlessinger. (1979). Lateral diffusion of membrane lipids and proteins is increased specifically in neurites of differentiating neuroblastoma cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 558(2). 247–250. 41 indexed citations

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Schlessinger, Joseph, Daniel Axelrod, D E Koppel, W. W. Webb, & E L Elson. (1977). Lateral Transport of a Lipid Probe and Labeled Proteins on a Cell Membrane. Science. 195(4275). 307–309. 202 indexed citations

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Axelrod, Daniel, Peter M. Ravdin, D E Koppel, et al.. (1976). Lateral motion of fluorescently labeled acetylcholine receptors in membranes of developing muscle fibers.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 73(12). 4594–4598. 312 indexed citations

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Tsong, Tian Yow, Robert L. Baldwin, & E L Elson. (1971). The Sequential Unfolding of Ribonuclease A: Detection of a Fast Initial Phase in the Kinetics of Unfolding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 68(11). 2712–2715. 44 indexed citations

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