Edwin Munro

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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Edwin Munro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin Munro has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Edwin Munro's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (16 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers). Edwin Munro is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (16 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers). Edwin Munro collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Edwin Munro's co-authors include Garrett M. Odell, George von Dassow, Eli Meir, Thomas Lecuit, Jeremy Nance, James R Priess, Pierre‐François Lenne, François Robin, Jean‐Marc Philippe and Akankshi Munjal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Edwin Munro

46 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

The segment polarity network is a robust developmental module

2000 829 citations George von Dassow, Eli Meir et al. Nature profile →
Cortical Flows Powered by Asymmetrical Contraction Transport PAR Proteins to Establish and Maintain Anterior-Posterior Polarity in the Early C. elegans Embryo

2004 520 citations Edwin Munro, Jeremy Nance et al. Developmental Cell profile →
Force Generation, Transmission, and Integration during Cell and Tissue Morphogenesis

2011 427 citations Pierre‐François Lenne, Edwin Munro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edwin Munro United States	31	2.5k	2.1k	748	480	410	48	4.4k
Jeff Hardin United States	39	3.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 2.5×	278 0.6×	293 0.7×	104	5.9k
Jennifer A. Zallen United States	31	2.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.5×	433 0.6×	540 1.1×	196 0.5×	46	4.5k
Daniel P. Kiehart United States	50	4.2k 1.7×	4.3k 2.1×	338 0.5×	644 1.3×	453 1.1×	102	7.3k
Bob Goldstein United States	43	4.3k 1.7×	2.3k 1.1×	3.0k 4.0×	407 0.8×	616 1.5×	125	7.6k
George von Dassow United States	29	3.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	223 0.3×	133 0.3×	1.0k 2.5×	56	5.0k
François Nédélec Germany	39	2.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.7×	187 0.3×	567 1.2×	138 0.3×	73	4.9k
Nicholas H. Brown United Kingdom	52	4.7k 1.9×	3.9k 1.9×	238 0.3×	304 0.6×	571 1.4×	106	8.1k
Marcos González‐Gaitán Switzerland	44	5.1k 2.0×	3.2k 1.5×	128 0.2×	414 0.9×	488 1.2×	94	6.9k
Kenji Matsuno Japan	36	4.2k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	187 0.3×	111 0.2×	567 1.4×	85	5.3k
Alfonso Martínez Arias United Kingdom	56	9.3k 3.6×	2.1k 1.0×	215 0.3×	1.0k 2.1×	1.2k 2.9×	151	11.0k

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Lang, Charles F., et al.. (2026). Oligomerization and positive feedback on membrane binding stabilize PAR-3 asymmetries in the C. elegans zygote. Current Biology. 36(6). 1509–1524.e5.

Dinner, Aaron R., et al.. (2025). Actin network heterogeneity tunes activator–inhibitor dynamics at the cell cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(50). e2520485122–e2520485122.

Donoughe, Seth, et al.. (2022). Fat2 polarizes the WAVE complex in trans to align cell protrusions for collective migration. eLife. 11. 22 indexed citations

Weirich, Kimberly L., et al.. (2021). Actin bundle architecture and mechanics regulate myosin II force generation. Biophysical Journal. 120(10). 1957–1970. 26 indexed citations

Dumollard, Rémi, Edwin Munro, Janet Chênevert, et al.. (2020). Apical Relaxation during Mitotic Rounding Promotes Tension-Oriented Cell Division. Developmental Cell. 55(6). 695–706.e4. 16 indexed citations

Staddon, Michael F., Kate E. Cavanaugh, Edwin Munro, Margaret L. Gardel, & Shiladitya Banerjee. (2019). Mechanosensitive Junction Remodeling Promotes Robust Epithelial Morphogenesis. Biophysical Journal. 117(9). 1739–1750. 55 indexed citations

Cavanaugh, Kate E., Michael F. Staddon, Edwin Munro, Shiladitya Banerjee, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2019). RhoA Mediates Epithelial Cell Shape Changes via Mechanosensitive Endocytosis. Developmental Cell. 52(2). 152–166.e5. 78 indexed citations

Robin, François, et al.. (2018). Excitable RhoA dynamics drive pulsed contractions in the early C. elegans embryo. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(12). 4230–4252. 81 indexed citations

McCall, Patrick M., et al.. (2017). Filament turnover tunes both force generation and dissipation to control long-range flows in a model actomyosin cortex. PLoS Computational Biology. 13(12). e1005811–e1005811. 32 indexed citations

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Gardel, Margaret L., et al.. (2015). Isoforms Confer Characteristic Force Generation and Mechanosensation by Myosin II Filaments. Biophysical Journal. 108(8). 1997–2006. 57 indexed citations

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Robin, François, et al.. (2015). Sequential Contraction and Exchange of Apical Junctions Drives Zippering and Neural Tube Closure in a Simple Chordate. Developmental Cell. 32(2). 241–255. 91 indexed citations

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Robin, François, et al.. (2014). Single-molecule analysis of cell surface dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Nature Methods. 11(6). 677–682. 62 indexed citations

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Markova, Olga, et al.. (2014). Clustering of low-valence particles: Structure and kinetics. Physical Review E. 90(2). 22301–22301. 7 indexed citations

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Willis, John H., Edwin Munro, Rebecca Lyczak, & Bruce Bowerman. (2006). Conditional Dominant Mutations in theCaenorhabditis elegansGeneact-2Identify Cytoplasmic and Muscle Roles for a Redundant Actin Isoform. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(3). 1051–1064. 32 indexed citations

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Jiang, Di, Edwin Munro, & William C. Smith. (2005). Ascidian prickle Regulates Both Mediolateral and Anterior-Posterior Cell Polarity of Notochord Cells. Current Biology. 15(1). 79–85. 128 indexed citations

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Munro, Edwin, Jeremy Nance, & James R Priess. (2004). Cortical Flows Powered by Asymmetrical Contraction Transport PAR Proteins to Establish and Maintain Anterior-Posterior Polarity in the Early C. elegans Embryo. Developmental Cell. 7(3). 413–424. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nance, Jeremy, Edwin Munro, & James R Priess. (2003). C. elegans PAR-3 and PAR-6 are required for apicobasal asymmetries associated with cell adhesion and gastrulation. Development. 130(22). 5339–5350. 159 indexed citations

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Meir, Eli, Edwin Munro, Garrett M. Odell, & George von Dassow. (2002). Ingeneue: A versatile tool for reconstituting genetic networks, with examples from the segment polarity network. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 294(3). 216–251. 31 indexed citations

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Meir, Eli, George von Dassow, Edwin Munro, & Garrett M. Odell. (2002). Robustness, Flexibility, and the Role of Lateral Inhibition in the Neurogenic Network. Current Biology. 12(10). 778–786. 150 indexed citations

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Dassow, George von, Eli Meir, Edwin Munro, & Garrett M. Odell. (2000). The segment polarity network is a robust developmental module. Nature. 406(6792). 188–192. 829 indexed citations breakdown →

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