Guillaume Charras

17.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
118 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Guillaume Charras is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guillaume Charras has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Cell Biology, 40 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Guillaume Charras's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (87 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (28 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (24 papers). Guillaume Charras is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (87 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (28 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (24 papers). Guillaume Charras collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Guillaume Charras's co-authors include Ewa K. Paluch, Timothy J. Mitchison, Erik Sahai, M.A. Horton, L. Mahadevan, Guillaume Salbreux, Andrew R. Harris, Emad Moeendarbary, Marco Fritzsche and Margaret Coughlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Guillaume Charras

116 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanotransduction and YAP-dependent matrix remodel... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2013 2012 2008 2014 2005 250 500 750 1000
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  1. Mechanotransduction and YAP-dependent matrix remodelling is required for the generation and maintenance of cancer-associated fibroblasts
    2013 1.1k citations Emad Moeendarbary, Guillaume Charras et al. profile →
  2. Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis
    2012 597 citations Guillaume Charras et al. profile →
  3. Blebs lead the way: how to migrate without lamellipodia
    2008 581 citations Guillaume Charras et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  4. Physical influences of the extracellular environment on cell migration
    2014 543 citations Guillaume Charras, Erik Sahai Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  5. Non-equilibration of hydrostatic pressure in blebbing cells
    2005 511 citations Guillaume Charras, M.A. Horton et al. profile →
  6. The cytoplasm of living cells behaves as a poroelastic material
    2013 493 citations Emad Moeendarbary, Marco Fritzsche et al. Nature Materials profile →
  7. Tissue stiffening coordinates morphogenesis by triggering collective cell migration in vivo
    2018 383 citations Elías H. Barriga, Kristian Franze et al. profile →
  8. Actin cortex architecture regulates cell surface tension
    2017 290 citations Guillaume Charras et al. profile →
  9. Tensile Forces and Mechanotransduction at Cell–Cell Junctions
    2018 273 citations Guillaume Charras et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guillaume Charras United Kingdom 54 7.6k 3.9k 3.4k 1.4k 1.2k 118 12.1k
Ben Fabry Germany 69 8.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 5.9k 1.7× 2.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 186 14.3k
Pere Roca‐Cusachs Spain 42 7.5k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 81 10.8k
Ning Wang United States 60 9.9k 1.3× 4.6k 1.2× 5.5k 1.6× 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 115 15.3k
Xavier Trepat Spain 65 11.1k 1.5× 4.2k 1.1× 6.7k 2.0× 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 136 16.1k
Matthieu Piel France 60 6.8k 0.9× 5.0k 1.3× 3.1k 0.9× 478 0.3× 1.1k 1.0× 153 11.5k
Margaret L. Gardel United States 52 6.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 454 0.4× 115 10.4k
Denis Wirtz United States 80 9.5k 1.3× 8.8k 2.2× 5.8k 1.7× 2.3k 1.6× 2.3k 1.9× 258 22.5k
Alan Rick Horwitz United States 38 6.8k 0.9× 5.5k 1.4× 2.2k 0.7× 833 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 56 12.3k
Jochen Guck Germany 58 5.5k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 6.4k 1.9× 2.5k 1.7× 880 0.7× 208 13.8k
R. Dyche Mullins United States 47 7.5k 1.0× 5.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 494 0.4× 86 12.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Charras, Guillaume, et al.. (2025). Interplay of damage and repair in the control of epithelial tissue integrity in response to cyclic loading. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 94. 102511–102511.
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Bonfanti, Alessandra, Jonathan Fouchard, Andrew R. Harris, et al.. (2024). Rupture strength of living cell monolayers. Nature Materials. 23(11). 1563–1574. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Irène, Guillaume Charras, Giovanni Cappello, et al.. (2023). Force propagation between epithelial cells depends on active coupling and mechano-structural polarization. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations
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Lisica, Ana, Jonathan Fouchard, Tom Wyatt, et al.. (2022). Tension at intercellular junctions is necessary for accurate orientation of cell division in the epithelium plane. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(49). e2201600119–e2201600119. 12 indexed citations
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Davies, Jessica E., Karolina Rzeniewicz, Justin Joachim, et al.. (2021). L-selectin regulates human neutrophil transendothelial migration. Journal of Cell Science. 134(3). 27 indexed citations
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Malandrino, Andrea, et al.. (2021). Poroelastic osmoregulation of living cell volume. iScience. 24(12). 103482–103482. 6 indexed citations
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Fouchard, Jonathan, Tom Wyatt, Amsha Proag, et al.. (2020). Curling of epithelial monolayers reveals coupling between active bending and tissue tension. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(17). 9377–9383. 49 indexed citations
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Recho, Pierre, Jonathan Fouchard, Tom Wyatt, et al.. (2020). Tug-of-war between stretching and bending in living cell sheets. Physical review. E. 102(1). 12401–12401. 7 indexed citations
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Duda, Maria, Nargess Khalilgharibi, Melda Tozluoǧlu, et al.. (2019). Polarization of Myosin II Refines Tissue Material Properties to Buffer Mechanical Stress. Developmental Cell. 48(2). 245–260.e7. 68 indexed citations
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Fritzsche, Marco, Di Li, Huw Colin‐York, et al.. (2017). Self-organizing actin patterns shape membrane architecture but not cell mechanics. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14347–14347. 94 indexed citations
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Monteiro, Pedro, Christopher A. Smith, Malti Vaghela, et al.. (2017). Loss of E-cadherin provides tolerance to centrosome amplification in epithelial cancer cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(1). 195–209. 53 indexed citations
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Barriga, Elías H., Kristian Franze, Guillaume Charras, & Roberto Mayor. (2017). How mechanics orchestrate morphogenesis: Mesodermal stiffening triggers neural crest migration in vivo. Mechanisms of Development. 145. S46–S46. 1 indexed citations
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Charras, Guillaume & William M. Brieher. (2016). Regulation and integrated functions of the actin cytoskeleton. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(6). 881–881. 3 indexed citations
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Madsen, Chris D., Jesper Torbøl Pedersen, Lukram Babloo Singh, et al.. (2015). Hypoxia and loss of PHD 2 inactivate stromal fibroblasts to decrease tumour stiffness and metastasis. EMBO Reports. 16(10). 1394–1408. 125 indexed citations
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Lewalle, Alexandre, Marco Fritzsche, K Wilson, et al.. (2014). A phenomenological density-scaling approach to lamellipodial actin dynamics. Interface Focus. 4(6). 20140006–20140006. 13 indexed citations
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Charras, Guillaume & Erik Sahai. (2014). Physical influences of the extracellular environment on cell migration. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 15(12). 813–824. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fritzsche, Marco, Alexandre Lewalle, Tom Duke, Karsten Kruse, & Guillaume Charras. (2013). Analysis of turnover dynamics of the submembranous actin cortex. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(6). 757–767. 166 indexed citations
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Charras, Guillaume, Timothy J. Mitchison, & L. Mahadevan. (2009). Animal cell hydraulics. Journal of Cell Science. 122(18). 3233–3241. 74 indexed citations
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Kajita, Mihoko, Catherine Hogan, Andrew R. Harris, et al.. (2009). Interaction with surrounding normal epithelial cells influences signalling pathways and behaviour of Src-transformed cells. Journal of Cell Science. 123(2). 171–180. 148 indexed citations
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Charras, Guillaume, Petri Lehenkari, & M.A. Horton. (2002). Biotechnological Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy. Methods in cell biology. 68. 171–191. 8 indexed citations

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