Eric R. Dufresne

16.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
153 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Eric R. Dufresne is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric R. Dufresne has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 38 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Eric R. Dufresne's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (18 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (17 papers). Eric R. Dufresne is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (18 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (17 papers). Eric R. Dufresne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Eric R. Dufresne's co-authors include Robert W. Style, Martin A. Schwartz, Jay D. Humphrey, David G. Grier, J. S. Wettlaufer, Rostislav Boltyanskiy, Richard O. Prum, Heeso Noh, Vinodkumar Saranathan and Jason D. Forster and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Eric R. Dufresne

151 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

Mechanotransduction and extracellular matrix homeostasis

2014 1.6k citations Eric R. Dufresne et al. profile →
The Bacterial Cytoplasm Has Glass-like Properties and Is Fluidized by Metabolic Activity

2013 590 citations Corey S. O’Hern, Eric R. Dufresne et al. profile →
Membrane Tension Maintains Cell Polarity by Confining Signals to the Leading Edge during Neutrophil Migration

2012 424 citations Rostislav Boltyanskiy, Eric R. Dufresne et al. profile →
Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid ( I 4 ₁ 32) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

2010 409 citations Vinodkumar Saranathan, S. G. J. Mochrie et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Eric R. Dufresne	4.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	1.8k	153	13.0k
Jean‐François Joanny	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	3.7k 1.6×	2.5k 1.4×	194	12.2k
W. Pompe	5.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	5.3k 2.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	380	14.1k
Nikolaj Gadegaard	8.7k 1.9×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	231	13.9k
Aránzazu del Campo	4.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	756 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	176	10.7k
Françoise Brochard‐Wyart	2.7k 0.6×	971 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	898 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	123	8.6k
Krystyn J. Van Vliet	3.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	4.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	189	13.4k
S. A. Safran	4.6k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	4.3k 1.7×	4.5k 1.9×	4.6k 2.5×	257	16.8k
Andreas R. Bausch	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	4.0k 1.6×	4.5k 1.9×	2.8k 1.5×	185	14.8k
Gabriel P. López	7.3k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	3.7k 1.5×	690 0.3×	2.9k 1.6×	246	16.4k
Giovanni Dietler	2.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	3.0k 1.6×	255	9.6k

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Uliana, Federico, Celestino Padeste, Kathryn A. Rosowski, et al.. (2025). Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1165–1165. 4 indexed citations

Dufresne, Eric R., et al.. (2025). Controlling Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation in the Synthesis of Porous Gels. ACS Nano. 19(49). 41718–41726.

Xu, Xufeng, et al.. (2024). Amino acids modulate liquid–liquid phase separation in vitro and in vivo by regulating protein–protein interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(50). e2407633121–e2407633121. 9 indexed citations

Xue, Nan, Rong Long, Eric R. Dufresne, & Robert W. Style. (2024). Elastomers Fail from the Edge. Physical Review X. 14(1). 1 indexed citations

Yang, Shaohua, Nicolas Bain, Laura De Lorenzis, et al.. (2024). Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels. Science Advances. 10(34). eado7750–eado7750. 12 indexed citations

Sai, Tianqi, Luis S. Froufe‐Pérez, Frank Scheffold, Bodo D. Wilts, & Eric R. Dufresne. (2023). Structural color from pigment-loaded nanostructures. Soft Matter. 19(40). 7717–7723. 4 indexed citations

Style, Robert W., et al.. (2023). The generalized Clapeyron equation and its application to confined ice growth. Journal of Glaciology. 69(276). 1091–1096. 9 indexed citations

Schmid, R., et al.. (2022). Geometrical frustration of phase-separated domains in Coscinodiscus diatom frustules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(31). e2201014119–e2201014119. 6 indexed citations

Farcas, Ana-Maria, Anil Kumar, Mahdiye Ijavi, et al.. (2022). Multivalency ensures persistence of a +TIP body at specialized microtubule ends. Nature Cell Biology. 25(1). 56–67. 24 indexed citations

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Wu, Dalin, et al.. (2022). Cell‐Derived Vesicles with Increased Stability and On‐Demand Functionality by Equipping Their Membrane with a Cross‐Linkable Copolymer. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(23). e2202100–e2202100. 6 indexed citations

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Saranathan, Vinodkumar, Suresh Narayanan, Alec Sandy, Eric R. Dufresne, & Richard O. Prum. (2021). Evolution of single gyroid photonic crystals in bird feathers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(23). 38 indexed citations

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Palin, Damian, Robert W. Style, M. A. Pfeifer, et al.. (2021). Forming Anisotropic Crystal Composites: Assessing the Mechanical Translation of Gel Network Anisotropy to Calcite Crystal Form. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(9). 3439–3447. 26 indexed citations

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O’Hern, Corey S., et al.. (2020). Using an Engineering Design Center to Infuse Design Experience into a Mechanical Engineering Program. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 24.1320.1–24.1320.14. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Young, Zezhou Liu, Byung Mook Weon, et al.. (2018). Scale-free fracture in soft solids. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Singer, Andrej, Katharine E. Jensen, D. J. Vine, et al.. (2016). Domain morphology, boundaries, and topological defects in biophotonic gyroid nanostructures of butterfly wing scales. Science Advances. 2(6). e1600149–e1600149. 33 indexed citations

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Ni, Rui, James G. Puckett, Eric R. Dufresne, & Nicholas T. Ouellette. (2015). Intrinsic fluctuations and driven response of insect swarms. The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg College). 2015. 6 indexed citations

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Style, Robert W., Rostislav Boltyanskiy, Guy K. German, et al.. (2014). Traction force microscopy in physics and biology. Soft Matter. 10(23). 4047–4047. 254 indexed citations

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MacMinn, Christopher W., Qin-Pei Xue, Eric R. Dufresne, & J. S. Wettlaufer. (2013). Deformation patterns in granular materials. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Saranathan, Vinodkumar, Jason D. Forster, Heeso Noh, et al.. (2012). Structure and optical function of amorphous photonic nanostructures from avian feather barbs: a comparative small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis of 230 bird species. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(75). 2563–2580. 126 indexed citations

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Mertz, Aaron F., Yonglu Che, Shiladitya Banerjee, et al.. (2012). Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(3). 842–847. 181 indexed citations

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