Eva K. Pillai

938 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 641 citations indexed

About

Eva K. Pillai is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eva K. Pillai has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 641 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Cell Biology, 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Eva K. Pillai's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). Eva K. Pillai is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). Eva K. Pillai collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Eva K. Pillai's co-authors include Kristian Franze, Sarah K. Foster, Amelia J. Thompson, Christine E. Holt, Luciano da Fontoura Costa, Matheus P. Viana, David E. Koser, Hanno Svoboda, Graham K. Sheridan and Jochen Guck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Eva K. Pillai

5 papers receiving 633 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.

Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain

2016 462 citations David E. Koser, Amelia J. Thompson et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eva K. Pillai United Kingdom	5	352	209	193	191	136	7	641
Sarah K. Foster United Kingdom	4	338 1.0×	206 1.0×	193 1.0×	191 1.0×	128 0.9×	4	607
Amelia J. Thompson United Kingdom	6	394 1.1×	240 1.1×	208 1.1×	262 1.4×	138 1.0×	6	774
Hanno Svoboda United Kingdom	7	278 0.8×	155 0.7×	203 1.1×	276 1.4×	149 1.1×	15	715
Isabell P. Weber Germany	8	309 0.9×	161 0.8×	219 1.1×	356 1.9×	91 0.7×	10	861
Shengzhen Guo China	10	435 1.2×	145 0.7×	127 0.7×	538 2.8×	82 0.6×	11	1.2k
Michelle L. Previtera United States	11	193 0.5×	121 0.6×	147 0.8×	196 1.0×	51 0.4×	22	527
Elena Scarpa United Kingdom	10	607 1.7×	227 1.1×	123 0.6×	494 2.6×	50 0.4×	13	1.1k
Olga Krylyshkina Austria	12	934 2.7×	145 0.7×	131 0.7×	518 2.7×	79 0.6×	14	1.3k
Phillip Lamoureux United States	18	643 1.8×	211 1.0×	539 2.8×	227 1.2×	48 0.4×	22	1.0k
Barbara Haenzi United Kingdom	10	134 0.4×	111 0.5×	233 1.2×	213 1.1×	33 0.2×	12	623

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Moncrieff, Joanna, Eva K. Pillai, Louise Marston, et al.. (2025). The association between relapse and the outcome of schizophrenia and recurrent psychotic disorders. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 227(4). 673–679.

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Gautier, Hélène, Katrin A. Mooslehner, Leila Mureşan, et al.. (2025). Environmental stiffness regulates neuronal maturation via Piezo1-mediated transthyretin activity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9842–9842.

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Pillai, Eva K. & Kristian Franze. (2023). Mechanics in the nervous system: From development to disease. Neuron. 112(3). 342–361. 46 indexed citations

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Foster, Sarah K., Kurt Andresen, Eva K. Pillai, et al.. (2022). Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness. PNAS Nexus. 2(1). pgac299–pgac299. 7 indexed citations

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Thompson, Amelia J., Eva K. Pillai, Ivan B. Dimov, et al.. (2019). Rapid changes in tissue mechanics regulate cell behaviour in the developing embryonic brain. eLife. 8. 110 indexed citations

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Koser, David E., Amelia J. Thompson, Sarah K. Foster, et al.. (2016). Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain. Nature Neuroscience. 19(12). 1592–1598. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mastronardi, Claudio A., Eva K. Pillai, David Pineda, et al.. (2015). Linkage and association analysis of ADHD endophenotypes in extended and multigenerational pedigrees from a genetic isolate. Molecular Psychiatry. 21(10). 1434–1440. 16 indexed citations

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