John A. Heyman

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

John A. Heyman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Heyman has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in John A. Heyman's work include Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (14 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (7 papers) and Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (5 papers). John A. Heyman is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (14 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (7 papers) and Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (5 papers). John A. Heyman collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. John A. Heyman's co-authors include David A. Weitz, Assaf Rotem, Mira Guo, Linas Mažutis, W. Lloyd Ung, John Gilbert, Andrew D. Griffiths, Suresh Subramani, James P. Hoeffler and Rainer Haag and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John A. Heyman

29 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Single-cell analysis and sorting using droplet-based microfluidics

2013 1.1k citations Linas Mažutis, W. Lloyd Ung et al. profile →
Droplet microfluidics for high-throughput biological assays

2012 831 citations Mira Guo, Assaf Rotem et al. Lab on a Chip profile →
Subcellular localization of the yeast proteome

2002 597 citations Anuj Kumar, Seema Agarwal et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers

John A. Heyman

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Sebastian J. Maerkl Switzerland

Soo‐Ik Chang South Korea

Theodore K. Christopoulos Greece

Sara Tombelli Italy

Thierry Livache France

Gregory A. Weiss United States

Hongda Wang China

Seonghoon Kim South Korea

Jeremy J. Agresti United States

Marcella Chiari Italy

Sebastian J. Maerkl Switzerland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John A. Heyman

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heyman, John A., et al.. (2025). A biocompatible surfactant film for stable microfluidic droplets. Lab on a Chip. 25(20). 5141–5149.

Xiao, Yi, Qiaoling Huang, Zachary Niziolek, et al.. (2023). The Rapid Generation of Cell-Laden, FACS-Compatible Collagen Gels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 204–217. 2 indexed citations

Berger, Simon, Stavros Stavrakis, John A. Heyman, et al.. (2022). High-throughput single-cell antibody secretion quantification and enrichment using droplet microfluidics-based FRET assay. iScience. 25(7). 104515–104515. 29 indexed citations

Zheng, Wenshan, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Yong Hou, et al.. (2021). Linear triglycerol-based fluorosurfactants show high potential for droplet-microfluidics-based biochemical assays. Soft Matter. 17(31). 7260–7267. 11 indexed citations

Zheng, Wenshan, Shalini Kumari, John A. Heyman, et al.. (2019). Dendronized fluorosurfactant for highly stable water-in-fluorinated oil emulsions with minimal inter-droplet transfer of small molecules. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4546–4546. 116 indexed citations

Cao, Ting, Yongcheng Wang, Ye Tao, et al.. (2019). DNAzyme-powered nucleic acid release from solid supports. Chemical Communications. 56(4). 647–650. 3 indexed citations

He, Ronglin, Ruihua Ding, John A. Heyman, Dongyuan Zhang, & Ran Tu. (2019). Ultra-high-throughput picoliter-droplet microfluidics screening of the industrial cellulase-producing filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 46(11). 1603–1610. 46 indexed citations

Cao, Ting, Yongcheng Wang, Lingli Zhao, et al.. (2019). A simple mix-and-read bacteria detection system based on a DNAzyme and a molecular beacon. Chemical Communications. 55(51). 7358–7361. 23 indexed citations

Ding, Ruihua, W. Lloyd Ung, John A. Heyman, & David A. Weitz. (2017). Sensitive and predictable separation of microfluidic droplets by size using in-line passive filter. Biomicrofluidics. 11(1). 14114–14114. 16 indexed citations

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Abbaspourrad, Alireza, Huidan Zhang, Ye Tao, et al.. (2015). Label-free single-cell protein quantification using a drop-based mix-and-read system. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12756–12756. 23 indexed citations

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Yunker, Peter J., Haruichi Asahara, Laura R. Arriaga, et al.. (2015). One-pot system for synthesis, assembly, and display of functional single-span membrane proteins on oil–water interfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(3). 608–613. 10 indexed citations

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Guo, Mira, Assaf Rotem, John A. Heyman, & David A. Weitz. (2012). Droplet microfluidics for high-throughput biological assays. Lab on a Chip. 12(12). 2146–2146. 831 indexed citations breakdown →

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Steinhilber, Dirk, Sebastian Seiffert, John A. Heyman, et al.. (2010). Hyperbranched polyglycerols on the nanometer and micrometer scale. Biomaterials. 32(5). 1311–1316. 92 indexed citations

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Kumar, Anuj, Seema Agarwal, John A. Heyman, et al.. (2002). Subcellular localization of the yeast proteome. Genes & Development. 16(6). 707–719. 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Posas, Francesc, James R. Chambers, John A. Heyman, et al.. (2000). The Transcriptional Response of Yeast to Saline Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(23). 17249–17255. 350 indexed citations

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Nasoff, Marc, et al.. (2000). [31] High-throughput expression of fusion proteins. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 328. 515–529. 9 indexed citations

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Heyman, John A., et al.. (1999). Genome-Scale Cloning and Expression of Individual Open Reading Frames Using Topoisomerase I-Mediated Ligation. Genome Research. 9(4). 383–392. 42 indexed citations

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Faber, Klaas Nico, Ype Elgersma, John A. Heyman, et al.. (1998). Use of Pichia pastoris as a Model Eukaryotic System. Methods in molecular biology. 103. 121–147. 21 indexed citations

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Monosov, Edward, Thibaut J. Wenzel, Georg H. Lüers, John A. Heyman, & Suresh Subramani. (1996). Labeling of peroxisomes with green fluorescent protein in living P. pastoris cells.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 44(6). 581–589. 92 indexed citations

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Gould, Stephen J., et al.. (1992). Development of the yeast Pichia pastoris as a model organism for a genetic and molecular analysis of peroxisome assembly. Yeast. 8(8). 613–628. 190 indexed citations

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