F. C. MacKintosh

26.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
197 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

F. C. MacKintosh is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. C. MacKintosh has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Cell Biology, 60 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. C. MacKintosh's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (115 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (49 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (31 papers). F. C. MacKintosh is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (115 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (49 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (31 papers). F. C. MacKintosh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. F. C. MacKintosh's co-authors include Christoph F. Schmidt, Paul A. Janmey, Chase P. Broedersz, David A. Weitz, Gijsje H. Koenderink, T. C. Lubensky, Alex J. Levine, Josef A. Käs, F. Gittes and Cornelis Storm and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

F. C. MacKintosh

194 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Nonlinear elasticity in biological gels

2005 1.3k citations F. C. MacKintosh, T. C. Lubensky et al. profile →
Elastic Behavior of Cross-Linked and Bundled Actin Networks

2004 1.0k citations F. C. MacKintosh et al. Science profile →
Elasticity of Semiflexible Biopolymer Networks

1995 871 citations F. C. MacKintosh et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Nonequilibrium Mechanics of Active Cytoskeletal Networks

2007 694 citations Daisuke Mizuno, Christoph F. Schmidt et al. Science profile →
Tuning bilayer twist using chiral counterions

1999 568 citations F. C. MacKintosh et al. profile →
Modeling semiflexible polymer networks

2014 556 citations Chase P. Broedersz, F. C. MacKintosh profile →
Microtubules can bear enhanced compressive loads in living cells because of lateral reinforcement

2006 531 citations Clifford P. Brangwynne, F. C. MacKintosh et al. profile →
Probing the Stochastic, Motor-Driven Properties of the Cytoplasm Using Force Spectrum Microscopy

2014 421 citations Ming Guo, Mikkel H. Jensen et al. profile →
Cell volume change through water efflux impacts cell stiffness and stem cell fate

2017 366 citations Ming Guo, Adrian F. Pegoraro et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. C. MacKintosh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. C. MacKintosh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. C. MacKintosh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F. C. MacKintosh. F. C. MacKintosh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Temporally Correlated Active Forces Drive Segregation and Enhanced Dynamics in Chromosome Polymers 2024 ·Sumitabha Brahmachari, (unknown), F. C. MacKintosh, José N. Onuchic	10
2	Slow relaxation dynamics of superparamagnetic colloidal beads in time-varying fields 2024 ·Physical Review Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), F. C. MacKintosh, Sibani Lisa Biswal	0
3	Effective medium theory for mechanical phase transitions of fiber networks 2023 ·Soft Matter ·(unknown), (unknown), F. C. MacKintosh	2
4	Strain-Controlled Critical Slowing Down in the Rheology of Disordered Networks 2023 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Abhinav Sharma, F. C. MacKintosh	5
5	Single-walled carbon nanotube reptation dynamics in submicron sized pores from randomly packed mono-sized colloids 2022 ·Soft Matter ·(unknown), Shannon L. Eichmann, Brahim Lounis, Laurent Cognet, F. C. MacKintosh, Matteo Pasquali	2
6	Settling dynamics of Brownian chains in viscous fluids 2022 ·Physical Review Fluids ·(unknown), Jingjing Zhao, F. C. MacKintosh, Sibani Lisa Biswal	9
7	Cofilin drives rapid turnover and fluidization of entangled F-actin 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patrick M. McCall, F. C. MacKintosh, David R. Kovar, Margaret L. Gardel	43
8	Microrheology of Microtubule-Actin-Vimentin Composite Cytoskeletal Networks 2019 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Yinan Shen, (unknown), (unknown), Hui Li, Huayin Wu, Weichao Shi, Songlei Liu, Jing Xia, D. I. C. Wang, Li‐Heng Cai, Meng Zhang, Ruihua Ding, F. C. MacKintosh, David A. Weitz	1
9	A symmetrical method to obtain shear moduli from microrheology 2018 ·Soft Matter ·Kengo Nishi, Maria Kilfoil, Christoph F. Schmidt, F. C. MacKintosh	18
10	Self-organized stress patterns drive state transitions in actin cortices 2018 ·Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), F. C. MacKintosh, Kinneret Keren, Christoph F. Schmidt, (unknown)	43
11	Cell volume change through water efflux impacts cell stiffness and stem cell fate breakdown → 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ming Guo, Adrian F. Pegoraro, Angelo S. Mao, Enhua H. Zhou, Praveen Arany, Yulong Han, Dylan T. Burnette, Mikkel H. Jensen, Karen E. Kasza, Jeffrey R. Moore, F. C. MacKintosh, Jeffrey J. Fredberg, David Mooney, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, David A. Weitz	366
12	Programming the mechanics of cohesive fiber networks by compression 2017 ·Soft Matter ·Bart E. Vos, (unknown), Mahsa Vahabi, Andreas S. Biebricher, Gijs J. L. Wuite, Erwin J.G. Peterman, Nicholas A. Kurniawan, F. C. MacKintosh, Gijsje H. Koenderink	23
13	Competition between Bending and Internal Pressure Governs the Mechanics of Fluid Nanovesicles 2017 ·ACS Nano ·Daan Vorselen, F. C. MacKintosh, Wouter H. Roos, Gijs J. L. Wuite	78
14	Inherently unstable networks collapse to a critical point 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael Sheinman, Abhinav Sharma, José Alvarado, G. H. Koenderink, F. C. MacKintosh	1
15	High-resolution mapping of intracellular fluctuations using carbon nanotubes 2014 ·Science ·Nikta Fakhri, (unknown), (unknown), Matteo Pasquali, Dieter R. Klopfenstein, F. C. MacKintosh, Christoph F. Schmidt	160
16	Criticality and isostaticity in fiber networks 2011 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Xiaoming Mao, Olaf Stenull, T. C. Lubensky, Chase P. Broedersz, F. C. MacKintosh	2
17	Poisson's ratio and microrheology of composite elastic materials with rigid rods. 2010 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Moumita Das, F. C. MacKintosh	1
18	Round versus flat: Bone cell morphology, elasticity, and mechanosensing 2008 ·Journal of Biomechanics ·Rommel G. Bacabac, Daisuke Mizuno, Christoph F. Schmidt, F. C. MacKintosh, Jack J. W. A. van Loon, Jenneke Klein‐Nulend, Theo H. Smit	123
19	Non-equilibrium mechanics and dynamics of active gels and living cells 2008 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·F. C. MacKintosh	0
20	Force fluctuations and polymerization dynamics of intracellular microtubules 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Clifford P. Brangwynne, F. C. MacKintosh, David A. Weitz	117

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