Ken Ritchie

10.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
42 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Ken Ritchie is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Ritchie has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Ken Ritchie's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (18 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers). Ken Ritchie is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (18 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers). Ken Ritchie collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Ken Ritchie's co-authors include E. Evans, Akihiro Kusumi, Takahiro Fujiwara, Rudolf Merkel, Hideji Murakoshi, A. Leung, Pierre Nassoy, Kenichi Suzuki, Evan Evans and K. Murase and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ken Ritchie

41 papers receiving 7.9k citations

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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.

Dynamic strength of molecular adhesion bonds

1997 2.0k citations E. Evans, Ken Ritchie Biophysical Journal profile →
Energy landscapes of receptor–ligand bonds explored with dynamic force spectroscopy

1999 1.4k citations Rudolf Merkel, Ken Ritchie et al. profile →
Paradigm Shift of the Plasma Membrane Concept from the Two-Dimensional Continuum Fluid to the Partitioned Fluid: High-Speed Single-Molecule Tracking of Membrane Molecules

2005 875 citations Akihiro Kusumi, Ken Ritchie et al. profile →
Phospholipids undergo hop diffusion in compartmentalized cell membrane

2002 712 citations Takahiro Fujiwara, Ken Ritchie et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Ritchie United States	24	4.2k	4.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	42	8.0k
Pierre Nassoy France	37	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	507 0.5×	70	6.4k
Takahiro Fujiwara Japan	48	7.1k 1.7×	1.6k 0.4×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	533 0.5×	154	10.9k
E. Evans Canada	27	3.1k 0.7×	4.0k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	963 1.0×	39	7.6k
Jay T. Groves United States	59	8.1k 1.9×	2.0k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	2.8k 2.0×	601 0.6×	197	12.3k
Ernst‐Ludwig Florin Germany	32	2.3k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	59	7.3k
Thomas Schmidt Netherlands	46	3.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	982 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	202	7.6k
Simon Scheuring France	54	5.2k 1.2×	3.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	747 0.7×	158	8.5k
Matthias Rief Germany	56	6.7k 1.6×	9.6k 2.4×	3.4k 1.9×	2.2k 1.6×	2.4k 2.3×	125	15.0k
Evan Evans United States	49	5.8k 1.4×	4.5k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.9×	842 0.8×	85	11.6k
Gerhard J. Schütz Austria	45	3.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	833 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	355 0.4×	175	6.5k

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Fujiwara, Takahiro, Taka A. Tsunoyama, Ziya Kalay, et al.. (2023). Ultrafast single-molecule imaging reveals focal adhesion nano-architecture and molecular dynamics. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(8). 21 indexed citations

Fujiwara, Takahiro, Ziya Kalay, Taka A. Tsunoyama, et al.. (2023). Development of ultrafast camera-based single fluorescent-molecule imaging for cell biology. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(8). 25 indexed citations

Seu, Katie, Ibrahim Habib, Ken Ritchie, & Philip S. Low. (2016). Diffusion of glycophorin A in human erythrocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1858(11). 2839–2845. 15 indexed citations

Lill, Yoriko, Chuck Smallwood, Salete M. Newton, et al.. (2016). Confined Mobility of TonB and FepA in Escherichia coli Membranes. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0160862–e0160862. 14 indexed citations

Oh, Dongmyung, et al.. (2014). Dynamics of the Serine Chemoreceptor in the Escherichia coli Inner Membrane: A High-Speed Single-Molecule Tracking Study. Biophysical Journal. 106(1). 145–153. 23 indexed citations

Kodippili, Gayani C., Katie Seu, Michael R. Hughes, et al.. (2011). Analysis of the Mobilities of Band 3 Populations Associated with Ankyrin Protein and Junctional Complexes in Intact Murine Erythrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(6). 4129–4138. 34 indexed citations

Kodippili, Gayani C., et al.. (2010). Analysis of the kinetics of band 3 diffusion in human erythroblasts during assembly of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton. British Journal of Haematology. 150(5). 592–600. 11 indexed citations

Zakharov, Stanisłav D., et al.. (2010). Mobility of BtuB and OmpF in the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane: Implications for Dynamic Formation of a Translocon Complex. Biophysical Journal. 99(12). 3880–3886. 44 indexed citations

Mustata, Mirela, Ken Ritchie, & Helen McNally. (2009). Neuronal elasticity as measured by atomic force microscopy. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 186(1). 35–41. 24 indexed citations

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Simon, Scott I., et al.. (2007). Dynamics of Neutrophil Membrane Compliance and Microstructure probed with a Micropipet-based Piconewton Force Transducer. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 35(4). 595–604. 7 indexed citations

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Koyama‐Honda, Ikuko, Ken Ritchie, Takahiro Fujiwara, et al.. (2005). Fluorescence Imaging for Monitoring the Colocalization of Two Single Molecules in Living Cells. Biophysical Journal. 88(3). 2126–2136. 125 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ken, et al.. (2004). Detection of Non-Brownian Diffusion in the Cell Membrane in Single Molecule Tracking. Biophysical Journal. 88(3). 2266–2277. 246 indexed citations

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Murase, K., Takahiro Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Umemura, et al.. (2004). Ultrafine Membrane Compartments for Molecular Diffusion as Revealed by Single Molecule Techniques. Biophysical Journal. 86(6). 4075–4093. 349 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ken & Akihiro Kusumi. (2004). Role of the Membrane Skeleton in Creation of Microdomains. Sub-cellular biochemistry. 37. 233–245. 18 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ken & Akihiro Kusumi. (2003). [27] Single-particle tracking image microscopy. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 360. 618–634. 30 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ken & Akihiro Kusumi. (2002). Single Molecule Probe Scanning Optical Force Imaging Microscopefor Viewing Live Cells. Journal of Biological Physics. 28(4). 619–626. 5 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Volkmar, Ken Ritchie, Narla Mohandas, & Evan Evans. (2001). Elastic Thickness Compressibilty of the Red Cell Membrane. Biophysical Journal. 81(3). 1452–1463. 83 indexed citations

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Evans, Evan & Ken Ritchie. (1999). Strength of a Weak Bond Connecting Flexible Polymer Chains. Biophysical Journal. 76(5). 2439–2447. 339 indexed citations

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Evans, E. & Ken Ritchie. (1997). Dynamic strength of molecular adhesion bonds. Biophysical Journal. 72(4). 1541–1555. 2033 indexed citations breakdown →

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Evans, E., Ken Ritchie, & Rudolf Merkel. (1995). Sensitive force technique to probe molecular adhesion and structural linkages at biological interfaces. Biophysical Journal. 68(6). 2580–2587. 435 indexed citations

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