John M. Gosline

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

John M. Gosline is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Genetics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Gosline has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in John M. Gosline's work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (30 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers). John M. Gosline is often cited by papers focused on Elasticity and Material Modeling (30 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers). John M. Gosline collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. John M. Gosline's co-authors include Paul A. Guerette, K. Savage, M. Edwin DeMont, Christine Ortlepp, M. A. Lillie, Mark W. Denny, Robert E. Shadwick, Emily Carrington, Douglas S. Fudge and John E. A. Bertram and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John M. Gosline

98 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

The mechanical design of spider silks: from fibroin seque... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1999 2002 1986 2010 250 500 750
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. The mechanical design of spider silks: from fibroin sequence to mechanical function
    1999 949 citations John M. Gosline et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →
  2. Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties
    2002 649 citations John M. Gosline, M. A. Lillie et al. profile →
  3. The structure and properties of spider silk
    1986 506 citations John M. Gosline et al. profile →
  4. Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles
    2010 476 citations Shanshan Lv, Daniel Dudek et al. Nature profile →

Peers

John M. Gosline
Julian F. V. Vincent United Kingdom
David M. Phillips United States
Christopher J. Murphy United States
Peter P. Purslow United Kingdom
Nicola M. Pugno Italy
Randolph V. Lewis United States
A. Boyde United Kingdom
Cheryl Y. Hayashi United States
Shigeo Hayashi Japan
Russell J. Stewart United States
Julian F. V. Vincent United Kingdom
John M. Gosline
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Fields of papers citing papers by John M. Gosline

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John M. Gosline

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John M. Gosline. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John M. Gosline 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 John M. Gosline. John M. Gosline 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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Lillie, M. A., et al.. (2017). Two Levels of Waviness Are Necessary to Package the Highly Extensible Nerves in Rorqual Whales. Current Biology. 27(5). 673–679. 14 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A., et al.. (2015). Mechanical contribution of lamellar and interlamellar elastin along the mouse aorta. Journal of Biomechanics. 48(13). 3599–3605. 14 indexed citations
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Demes, Kyle, Emily Carrington, John M. Gosline, & Patrick T. Martone. (2011). VARIATION IN ANATOMICAL AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES EXPLAINS DIFFERENCES IN HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCES OF FOLIOSE RED MACROALGAE (RHODOPHYTA)1. Journal of Phycology. 47(6). 1360–1367. 30 indexed citations
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Lv, Shanshan, Daniel Dudek, Yi Cao, et al.. (2010). Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles. Nature. 465(7294). 69–73. 476 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lillie, M. A., Robert E. Shadwick, & John M. Gosline. (2010). Mechanical anisotropy of inflated elastic tissue from the pig aorta. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(11). 2070–2078. 57 indexed citations
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Fudge, Douglas S., et al.. (2010). Hagfish slime threads as a biomimetic model for high performance protein fibres. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 5(3). 35002–35002. 35 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (2007). Limits to the durability of arterial elastic tissue. Biomaterials. 28(11). 2021–2031. 28 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (2006). Tensile Residual Strains on the Elastic Lamellae along the Porcine Thoracic Aorta. Journal of Vascular Research. 43(6). 587–601. 14 indexed citations
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Bellingham, Catherine M., M. A. Lillie, John M. Gosline, et al.. (2003). Recombinant human elastin polypeptides self‐assemble into biomaterials with elastin‐like properties. Biopolymers. 70(4). 445–455. 208 indexed citations
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Fudge, Douglas S., et al.. (2003). The Mechanical Properties of Hydrated Intermediate Filaments: Insights from Hagfish Slime Threads. Biophysical Journal. 85(3). 2015–2027. 209 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (2002). Effects of lipids on elastin's viscoelastic properties. Biopolymers. 64(3). 127–138. 13 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (2002). The viscoelastic basis for the tensile strength of elastin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 30(2). 119–127. 41 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A., et al.. (1998). Mechanical Role of Elastin-Associated Microfibrils in Pig Aortic Elastic Tissue. Connective Tissue Research. 37(1-2). 121–141. 59 indexed citations
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Gosline, John M., et al.. (1998). Exploring the possible functions of equine hoof wall tubules. Equine Veterinary Journal. 30(S26). 10–14. 21 indexed citations
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Muir, Gillian D., Stephen L. Katz, John M. Gosline, & John D. Steeves. (1998). Asymmetric bipedal locomotion - an adaptive response to incomplete spinal injury in the chick. Experimental Brain Research. 122(3). 275–282. 32 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (1998). Swelling and viscoelastic properties of osmotically stressed elastin. Biopolymers. 39(5). 641–652. 28 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A., et al.. (1994). The Effects of Heating on the Mechanical Properties of Arterial Elastin. Connective Tissue Research. 31(1). 23–35. 46 indexed citations
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Katz, Stephen L. & John M. Gosline. (1994). Scaling modulus as a degree of freedom in the design of locust legs. Journal of Experimental Biology. 187(1). 207–223. 14 indexed citations
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Lillie, M. A. & John M. Gosline. (1990). The effects of hydration on the dynamic mechanical properties of elastin. Biopolymers. 29(8-9). 1147–1160. 92 indexed citations
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Gosline, John M. & Robert E. Shadwick. (1983). The role of elastic energy storage mechanisms in swimming: an analysis of mantle elasticity in escape jetting in the squid, Loligo opalescens. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 61(6). 1421–1431. 57 indexed citations

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