Jean‐François Joanny

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Jean‐François Joanny is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Cell Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐François Joanny has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Jean‐François Joanny's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Jean‐François Joanny is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Jean‐François Joanny collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Jean‐François Joanny's co-authors include Jacques Prost, Sriraṁ Ramaswamy, M. Cristina Marchetti, Robert Simha, Tanniemola B. Liverpool, Madan Rao, Karsten Kruse, Frank Jülicher, Ken Sekimoto and Alexander Y. Grosberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐François Joanny

29 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrodynamics of soft active matter 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Hydrodynamics of soft active matter
    2013 2.8k citations M. Cristina Marchetti, Jean‐François Joanny et al. Reviews of Modern Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean‐François Joanny France 16 2.9k 1.2k 1.2k 834 819 30 4.1k
Tanniemola B. Liverpool United Kingdom 30 4.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 866 1.1× 92 5.7k
Zvonimir Dogic United States 40 2.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 660 0.5× 2.1k 2.5× 1.3k 1.6× 84 6.8k
Ken Sekimoto Japan 29 917 0.3× 638 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 666 0.8× 699 0.9× 97 4.1k
Markus Bär Germany 33 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 516 0.6× 182 0.2× 89 3.7k
Aparna Baskaran United States 26 2.8k 1.0× 939 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 134 0.2× 61 3.3k
Thomas Powers United States 32 3.4k 1.2× 2.6k 2.1× 494 0.4× 404 0.5× 336 0.4× 88 4.7k
Karsten Kruse Germany 42 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 784 0.6× 322 0.4× 2.8k 3.4× 106 6.1k
Jaume Casademunt Spain 30 1.2k 0.4× 637 0.5× 729 0.6× 569 0.7× 506 0.6× 128 3.1k
Luca Giomi Netherlands 24 1.6k 0.6× 521 0.4× 364 0.3× 622 0.7× 364 0.4× 64 2.4k
Jens Elgeti Germany 24 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 368 0.3× 284 0.3× 1.1k 1.4× 43 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐François Joanny

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jean‐François Joanny. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jean‐François Joanny 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 Jean‐François Joanny. Jean‐François Joanny 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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Adar, R & Jean‐François Joanny. (2024). Environment-Stored Memory in Active Nematics and Extra-Cellular Matrix Remodeling. Physical Review Letters. 133(11). 118402–118402. 1 indexed citations
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Smit, Wilbert J., et al.. (2019). Stress Field inside the Bath Determines Dip Coating with Yield-Stress Fluids in Cylindrical Geometry. Physical Review Letters. 123(14). 148002–148002. 14 indexed citations
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Joanny, Jean‐François, et al.. (2019). Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. 24 October 1932—18 May 2007. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 66. 143–158.
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Malgaretti, Paolo, Ignacio Pagonabarraga, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2017). Bistability, Oscillations, and Bidirectional Motion of Ensemble of Hydrodynamically Coupled Molecular Motors. Physical Review Letters. 119(16). 168101–168101. 8 indexed citations
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Grosberg, Alexander Y. & Jean‐François Joanny. (2015). Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics of mixtures of particles in contact with different thermostats. Physical Review E. 92(3). 32118–32118. 122 indexed citations
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Bussonnier, Matthias, Kévin Carvalho, Joël Lemière, et al.. (2014). Mechanical Detection of a Long-Range Actin Network Emanating from a Biomimetic Cortex. Biophysical Journal. 107(4). 854–862. 10 indexed citations
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Marchetti, M. Cristina, Jean‐François Joanny, Sriraṁ Ramaswamy, et al.. (2013). Hydrodynamics of soft active matter. Reviews of Modern Physics. 85(3). 1143–1189. 2781 indexed citations breakdown →
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Joanny, Jean‐François, Karsten Kruse, Jacques Prost, & Sriraṁ Ramaswamy. (2013). The actin cortex as an active wetting layer. The European Physical Journal E. 36(5). 52–52. 42 indexed citations
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Guérin, Thomas, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2011). Dynamical behavior of molecular motor assemblies in the rigid and crossbridge models. The European Physical Journal E. 34(6). 60–60. 28 indexed citations
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Guérin, Thomas, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2011). Motion Reversal of Molecular Motor Assemblies due to Weak Noise. Physical Review Letters. 106(6). 68101–68101. 13 indexed citations
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Lenz, Martin, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2010). Actin Cross-Linkers and the Shape of Stereocilia. Biophysical Journal. 99(8). 2423–2433. 4 indexed citations
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Guérin, Thomas, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2010). Dynamic Instabilities in Assemblies of Molecular Motors with Finite Stiffness. Physical Review Letters. 104(24). 248102–248102. 15 indexed citations
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Joanny, Jean‐François & P. Pincus. (2009). Biography of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(12). 3593–3594. 7 indexed citations
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Campàs, Otger, Cécile Leduc, Patricia Bassereau, et al.. (2008). Coordination of Kinesin Motors Pulling on Fluid Membranes. Biophysical Journal. 94(12). 5009–5017. 65 indexed citations
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Basu, Abhik, Jean‐François Joanny, Frank Jülicher, & Jacques Prost. (2008). Thermal and non-thermal fluctuations in active polar gels. The European Physical Journal E. 27(2). 149–60. 26 indexed citations
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Zumdieck, Alexander, Raphaël Voituriez, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2008). Spontaneous flow of active polar gels in undulated channels. Faraday Discussions. 139. 369–369. 11 indexed citations
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Joanny, Jean‐François, Frank Jülicher, Karsten Kruse, & Jacques Prost. (2007). Hydrodynamic theory for multi-component active polar gels. New Journal of Physics. 9(11). 422–422. 90 indexed citations
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Voituriez, Raphaël, Jean‐François Joanny, & Jacques Prost. (2006). Generic Phase Diagram of Active Polar Films. Physical Review Letters. 96(2). 28102–28102. 106 indexed citations
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Davidson, Max, et al.. (2005). Fluid Mixing in Growing Microscale Vesicles Conjugated by Surfactant Nanotubes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(4). 1251–1257. 7 indexed citations
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Àvalos, Josep Bonet, A. Johner, & Jean‐François Joanny. (1994). Bridging by adsorbed polymers between two surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 101(10). 9181–9194. 18 indexed citations

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