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

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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 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 →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric R. Dufresne

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Federico Uliana, (unknown), Celestino Padeste, Kathryn A. Rosowski, Charlotta Lorenz, Eric R. Dufresne, Andreas Menzel, Ioannis Vakonakis, Urs Gasser, Michel O. Steinmetz	4
2	Controlling Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation in the Synthesis of Porous Gels 2025 ·ACS Nano ·(unknown), (unknown), Eric R. Dufresne, Lucio Isa, Robert W. Style	0
3	Amino acids modulate liquid–liquid phase separation in vitro and in vivo by regulating protein–protein interactions 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xufeng Xu, Aleksander A. Rebane, (unknown), Kathryn A. Rosowski, Eric R. Dufresne, Francesco Stellacci	9
4	Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels 2024 ·Science Advances ·Shaohua Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Nicolas Bain, (unknown), Laura De Lorenzis, Ye Xu, Eric R. Dufresne, Robert W. Style	12
5	Elastomers Fail from the Edge 2024 ·Physical Review X ·Nan Xue, Rong Long, Eric R. Dufresne, Robert W. Style	1
6	Phase-separated droplets swim to their dissolution 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Etienne Jambon-Puillet, Andrea Testa, Charlotta Lorenz, Robert W. Style, Aleksander A. Rebane, Eric R. Dufresne	27
7	Structural color from pigment-loaded nanostructures 2023 ·Soft Matter ·Tianqi Sai, Luis S. Froufe‐Pérez, Frank Scheffold, Bodo D. Wilts, Eric R. Dufresne	4
8	The generalized Clapeyron equation and its application to confined ice growth 2023 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Robert W. Style, (unknown), A. W. Rempel, Eric R. Dufresne	9
9	Geometrical frustration of phase-separated domains in Coscinodiscus diatom frustules 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), R. Schmid, (unknown), (unknown), Nicolas Bain, Katharine E. Jensen, Eric R. Dufresne	6
10	Multivalency ensures persistence of a +TIP body at specialized microtubule ends 2022 ·Nature Cell Biology ·(unknown), Ana-Maria Farcas, Anil Kumar, Mahdiye Ijavi, (unknown), Jörg Stelling, Eric R. Dufresne, Michel O. Steinmetz, Yves Barral	24
11	Cell‐Derived Vesicles with Increased Stability and On‐Demand Functionality by Equipping Their Membrane with a Cross‐Linkable Copolymer 2022 ·Advanced Healthcare Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dalin Wu, (unknown), Ionel Adrian Dinu, Eric R. Dufresne, Cornelia G. Palivan	6
12	Evolution of single gyroid photonic crystals in bird feathers 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Vinodkumar Saranathan, Suresh Narayanan, Alec Sandy, Eric R. Dufresne, Richard O. Prum	38
13	Forming Anisotropic Crystal Composites: Assessing the Mechanical Translation of Gel Network Anisotropy to Calcite Crystal Form 2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Damian Palin, Robert W. Style, (unknown), (unknown), M. A. Pfeifer, H.M. Jonkers, Eric R. Dufresne, Lara A. Estroff	26
14	Using an Engineering Design Center to Infuse Design Experience into a Mechanical Engineering Program 2020 ·Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education) ·(unknown), Corey S. O’Hern, Eric R. Dufresne	2
15	Scale-free fracture in soft solids 2018 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Jin Young Kim, Zezhou Liu, Byung Mook Weon, Chung‐Yuen Hui, Eric R. Dufresne, Robert W. Style	2
16	Domain morphology, boundaries, and topological defects in biophotonic gyroid nanostructures of butterfly wing scales 2016 ·Science Advances ·Andrej Singer, (unknown), (unknown), Katharine E. Jensen, D. J. Vine, Ian McNulty, Eric R. Dufresne, Richard O. Prum, S. G. J. Mochrie, Oleg Shpyrko	33
17	Intrinsic fluctuations and driven response of insect swarms 2015 ·The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg College) ·Rui Ni, James G. Puckett, Eric R. Dufresne, Nicholas T. Ouellette	6
18	Deformation patterns in granular materials 2013 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Christopher W. MacMinn, Qin-Pei Xue, Eric R. Dufresne, J. S. Wettlaufer	1
19	Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Aaron F. Mertz, Yonglu Che, Shiladitya Banerjee, Jill M. Goldstein, Kathryn A. Rosowski, (unknown), Carien M. Niessen, M. Cristina Marchetti, Eric R. Dufresne, Valerie Horsley	181
20	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 2012 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Vinodkumar Saranathan, Jason D. Forster, Heeso Noh, S. F. Liew, S. G. J. Mochrie, Hui Cao, Eric R. Dufresne, Richard O. Prum	126

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