John L. Tan

6.3k citations

24 papers · 5.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 19

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.1%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Immunology and Allergy top 1%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cell Biology 13
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 13
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research 2
Immunology and Allergy 4
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research 4

Co-authors: Christopher S. Chen Joe Tien Darren S. Gray Dana M. Pirone Celeste M. Nelson Kiran Bhadriraju Nathan J. Sniadecki Wendy F. Liu
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 papers)Circulation Research (2 papers)Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2 papers)The Journal of Organic Chemistry (2 papers)Langmuir (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States New Zealand Philippines

In The Last Decade

John L. Tan

24 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell–cell junctions 2010 · 554 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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All Works

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1	Abstract 1145: AGX323 - A SAM-competitive, orally available inhibitor of protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) with potent cellular antiproliferative and in vivo antitumor activity against selected solid cancer types Cancer Research ·Hoigum Park, Wen‐Lian Wu, Zhiqiang Yang, John L. Tan	2021	2
2	Density functional theory study on the degradation of fuel cell anion exchange membranes via removal of vinylbenzyl quaternary ammonium head group Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ·Richard Espiritu, John L. Tan, A. Boateng, Susan D. Arco	2020	18
3	Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell–cell junctions Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zhijun Liu, John L. Tan, Daniel M. Cohen, Michael T. Yang, Nathan J. Sniadecki, Sami Alom Ruiz, Celeste M. Nelson, Christopher S. Chen Hit paper breakdown →	2010	554
4	Myofibrillar Architecture in Engineered Cardiac Myocytes Circulation Research ·Kevin Kit Parker, John L. Tan, Christopher S. Chen, Leslie Tung	2008	86
5	Activation of ROCK by RhoA is regulated by cell adhesion, shape, and cytoskeletal tension Experimental Cell Research ·Kiran Bhadriraju, Michael T. Yang, Sami Alom Ruiz, Dana M. Pirone, John L. Tan, Christopher S. Chen	2007	206
6	Emergent patterns of growth controlled by multicellular form and mechanics Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Celeste M. Nelson, Ronald P. Jean, John L. Tan, Wendy F. Liu, Nathan J. Sniadecki, Alexander A. Spector, Christopher S. Chen Hit paper breakdown →	2005	687
7	Shear force at the cell-matrix interface: enhanced analysis for microfabricated post array detectors. PubMed ·Christopher A. Lemmon, Nathan J. Sniadecki, Sami Alom Ruiz, John L. Tan, Lewis H. Romer, Christopher S. Chen	2005	80
8	Dielectrophoretic registration of living cells to a microelectrode array Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Darren S. Gray, John L. Tan, Joel Voldman, Christopher S. Chen	2004	200
9	Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin Regulates Cytoskeletal Tension, Cell Spreading, and Focal Adhesions by Stimulating RhoA Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Celeste M. Nelson, Dana M. Pirone, John L. Tan, Christopher S. Chen	2004	142
10	Simple Approach to Micropattern Cells on Common Culture Substrates by Tuning Substrate Wettability Tissue Engineering ·John L. Tan, Wendy Liu, Celeste M. Nelson, Srivatsan Raghavan, Christopher S. Chen	2004	184
11	Mechanotransduction at Cell-Matrix and Cell-Cell Contacts Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering ·Christopher S. Chen, John L. Tan, Joe Tien	2004	422
12	Cells lying on a bed of microneedles: An approach to isolate mechanical force Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John L. Tan, Joe Tien, Dana M. Pirone, Darren S. Gray, Kiran Bhadriraju, Christopher S. Chen Hit paper breakdown →	2003	1540
13	Dielectrophoretic registration of living cells to a microelectrode array Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Darren S. Gray, John L. Tan, Joel Voldman, Christopher S. Chen	2003	96
14	Degradation of Micropatterned Surfaces by Cell-Dependent and -Independent Processes Langmuir ·Celeste M. Nelson, Srivatsan Raghavan, John L. Tan, Christopher S. Chen	2002	118
15	Microcontact Printing of Proteins on Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers Langmuir ·John L. Tan, Joe Tien, Christopher S. Chen	2001	134
16	MLCK-A, an unconventional myosin light chain kinase from Dictyostelium , is activated by a cGMP-dependent pathway Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Linda A. Silveira, Janet L. Smith, John L. Tan, James A. Spudich	1998	22
17	CONTROL OF NONMUSCLE MYOSINS BY PHOSPHORYLATION Annual Review of Biochemistry ·John L. Tan, Shoshana Ravid, James A. Spudich	1992	312
18	Developmentally Regulated Protein-Tyrosine Kinase Genes in Dictyostelium discoideum Molecular and Cellular Biology ·John L. Tan, James A. Spudich	1990	25
19	Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation. 4. Regioselective reduction of polynuclear heteroaromatic compounds catalyzed by hydridochlorotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) Organometallics ·Richard H. Fish, John L. Tan, Felipe da Nóbrega Leal	1985	45
20	Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation. 2. Selective reductions of polynuclear heteroaromatic compounds catalyzed by chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Richard H. Fish, John L. Tan, Felipe da Nóbrega Leal	1984	64

About John L. Tan

John L. Tan is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, having authored 24 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (8 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (4 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (2 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (2 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (3.2k citations), Immunology and Allergy (518 citations), Biomedical Engineering (2.7k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (193 citations) and Biomaterials (289 citations). John L. Tan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Philippines. Frequent co-authors include Christopher S. Chen, Joe Tien, Darren S. Gray, Dana M. Pirone, Celeste M. Nelson, Kiran Bhadriraju, Nathan J. Sniadecki, Wendy F. Liu, James A. Spudich and Sami Alom Ruiz. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation Research, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Langmuir.

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