Hans Gruler

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Hans Gruler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Gruler has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Hans Gruler's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (20 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (14 papers) and Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (9 papers). Hans Gruler is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (20 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (14 papers) and Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (9 papers). Hans Gruler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Hans Gruler's co-authors include E. Sackmann, O. Albrecht, Gerhard Meier, T. J. Scheffer, Ralf Kemkemer, Dieter Kaufmann, K. Franke, Richard Nuccitelli, Lawrence Cheung and Robert B. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Hans Gruler

84 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Polymorphism of phospholipid monolayers 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Polymorphism of phospholipid monolayers
    1978 497 citations Hans Gruler et al. Journal de physique profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Gruler Germany 31 1.4k 762 689 475 446 86 2.9k
Ou-Yang Zhong-can China 25 1.3k 0.9× 826 1.1× 449 0.7× 518 1.1× 532 1.2× 147 3.0k
S.W. Hui United States 42 3.0k 2.2× 591 0.8× 353 0.5× 647 1.4× 482 1.1× 136 4.6k
P. Ziherl Slovenia 25 422 0.3× 416 0.5× 477 0.7× 419 0.9× 290 0.7× 77 2.2k
Garegin A. Papoian United States 33 2.6k 1.9× 705 0.9× 256 0.4× 369 0.8× 124 0.3× 105 4.1k
Hongyun Wang United States 30 1.7k 1.3× 354 0.5× 309 0.4× 743 1.6× 102 0.2× 114 3.0k
Helmut H. Strey United States 27 2.2k 1.6× 710 0.9× 141 0.2× 813 1.7× 358 0.8× 50 3.7k
S. Svetina Slovenia 29 2.0k 1.4× 726 1.0× 127 0.2× 661 1.4× 298 0.7× 114 3.0k
Mathias Lösche Germany 42 3.1k 2.3× 1.7k 2.2× 447 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 620 1.4× 105 5.8k
Wouter K. den Otter Netherlands 29 1.2k 0.9× 581 0.8× 106 0.2× 508 1.1× 465 1.0× 76 2.6k
D. Chatenay France 33 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 90 0.1× 863 1.8× 529 1.2× 54 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Gruler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Gruler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hans Gruler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hans Gruler 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 Hans Gruler. Hans Gruler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kemkemer, Ralf, Simon Jungbauer, Dieter Kaufmann, & Hans Gruler. (2006). Cell Orientation by a Microgrooved Substrate Can Be Predicted by Automatic Control Theory. Biophysical Journal. 90(12). 4701–4711. 46 indexed citations
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Kilian, H. G., Hans Gruler, Detlef Bartkowiak, & Dieter Kaufmann. (2005). Stationary cell size distributions and mean protein chain length distributions of Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryotes described with an increment model in terms of irreversible thermodynamics. The European Physical Journal E. 17(3). 307–325. 5 indexed citations
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Jungbauer, Simon, Ralf Kemkemer, Hans Gruler, Dieter Kaufmann, & Joachim P. Spatz. (2004). Cell Shape Normalization, Dendrite Orientation, and Melanin Production of Normal and Genetically Altered (Haploinsufficient NF1)‐Melanocytes by Microstructured Substrate Interactions. ChemPhysChem. 5(1). 85–92. 44 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans & Richard Nuccitelli. (2000). The Galvanotaxis Response Mechanism of Keratinocytes Can Be Modeled as a Proportional Controller. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 33(1). 33–51. 16 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, et al.. (1995). Phase Transitions of Liquid-Crystal Films at the Air-Water Interface Detected by Surface Potential Measurements. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 29(6). 451–456. 19 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, et al.. (1993). Langevin equation, Fokker-Planck equation and cell migration. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 55(3). 585–608. 84 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, et al.. (1991). Slaving the cytochrome P-450 dependent monooxygenase system by periodically applied light pulses. European Biophysics Journal. 19(4). 217–9. 9 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans & Richard Nuccitelli. (1991). Neural crest cell galvanotaxis: New data and a novel approach to the analysis of both galvanotaxis and chemotaxis. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 19(2). 121–133. 83 indexed citations
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Simón, Martín, Herbert Frey, Hans Gruler, & B. Bültmann. (1990). Glycolipid storage material in Fabry's disease: A study by electron microscopy, freeze-fracture, and digital image analysis. Journal of Structural Biology. 103(1). 40–47. 7 indexed citations
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Franke, K. & Hans Gruler. (1990). Galvanotaxis of human granulocytes: electric field jump studies. European Biophysics Journal. 18(6). 335–46. 45 indexed citations
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Pór, G., et al.. (1989). Comment on the paper : Electromechanical response to white noise excitation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal. Journal de physique. 50(21). 3173–3174. 1 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, et al.. (1988). Galvanotaxis of human granulocytes. European Biophysics Journal. 16(5). 313–319. 42 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, et al.. (1988). Analysis of cell locomotion. European Biophysics Journal. 15(6). 343–57. 14 indexed citations
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Müller‐Enoch, Dieter & Hans Gruler. (1986). The Activation of the Cytochrome P-450 Dependent Monooxygenase System by Light. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 41(5-6). 604–612. 8 indexed citations
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Marcerou, J. P., Jacques Prost, & Hans Gruler. (1984). Elastic model of protein-protein interaction. Il Nuovo Cimento D. 3(1). 204–210. 11 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans, R. Vilanove, & F. Rondelez. (1980). Reversible Photochemical Strain in Langmuir Monolayers. Physical Review Letters. 44(9). 590–592. 43 indexed citations
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Schiekel, M., K. Fahrenschon, & Hans Gruler. (1975). Transient times and multiplex behavior of nematic liquid crystals in the electric field. Applied Physics A. 7(2). 99–105. 9 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans. (1974). Williams Domains and Dielectric Alignment in a Nematic Liquid Crystal. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 27(1-2). 31–41. 10 indexed citations
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Cheung, Lawrence, Robert B. Meyer, & Hans Gruler. (1973). Measurements of Nematic Elastic Constants near a Second Order Nematic-Smectic-APhase Change. Physical Review Letters. 31(6). 349–352. 99 indexed citations
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Gruler, Hans & Gerhard Meier. (1972). Electric Field-Induced Deformations in Oriented Liquid Crystals of the Nematic Type. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 16(4). 299–310. 70 indexed citations

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