Kris A. DeMali

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Kris A. DeMali is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris A. DeMali has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cell Biology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Kris A. DeMali's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Kris A. DeMali is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (16 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Kris A. DeMali collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Kris A. DeMali's co-authors include Keith Burridge, Jennifer Bays, Andrius Kazlauskas, Krister Wennerberg, Jessica L. Maiers, Hannah Campbell, Christy A. Barlow, Xiao Peng, Ann Marie Pendergast and Rina Plattner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kris A. DeMali

50 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Vinculin in cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kris A. DeMali	1.8k	1.8k	768	443	336	51	3.8k
Xiang-Dong Ren	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	984 1.3×	359 0.8×	247 0.7×	28	3.6k
Fredrick M. Pavalko	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	405 0.9×	318 0.9×	60	4.1k
Fumihiko Nakamura	1.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.5×	547 0.7×	562 1.3×	234 0.7×	90	4.8k
Dan P. Felsenfeld	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	968 1.3×	616 1.4×	273 0.8×	29	3.5k
Corinne Albigès‐Rizo	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	673 1.5×	497 1.5×	91	4.6k
Karl R. Fath	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	317 0.7×	189 0.6×	37	3.2k
Alexis Gautreau	3.0k 1.7×	3.1k 1.8×	975 1.3×	345 0.8×	547 1.6×	89	5.8k
Maryse Bailly	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	727 0.9×	319 0.7×	308 0.9×	66	3.3k
Ellie Tzima	2.5k 1.4×	1.8k 1.0×	923 1.2×	493 1.1×	279 0.8×	62	5.3k
Kyle R. Legate	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 2.3×	284 0.6×	353 1.1×	24	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

DeMali, Kris A., et al.. (2025). E-Cadherin: A conductor of cellular signaling. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 95. 102559–102559. 1 indexed citations

DeMali, Kris A., et al.. (2024). Shear stress-stimulated AMPK couples endothelial cell mechanics, metabolism and vasodilation. Journal of Cell Science. 137(24). 3 indexed citations

DeMali, Kris A., et al.. (2023). Vinculin Y822 is an important determinant of ligand binding. Journal of Cell Science. 136(12). 5 indexed citations

DeMali, Kris A., et al.. (2023). Metabolic reprogramming in response to cell mechanics. Biology of the Cell. 115(5). e202200108–e202200108. 8 indexed citations

DeMali, Kris A., et al.. (2021). IRF6 Regulates the Delivery of E-Cadherin to the Plasma Membrane. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(2). 314–322. 10 indexed citations

Bays, Jennifer, et al.. (2021). Ankyrin G organizes membrane components to promote coupling of cell mechanics and glucose uptake. Nature Cell Biology. 23(5). 457–466. 24 indexed citations

Campbell, Hannah, et al.. (2019). PAK2 links cell survival to mechanotransduction and metabolism. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(6). 1958–1971. 22 indexed citations

Campbell, Hannah, et al.. (2018). SHP-2 is activated in response to force on E-cadherin and dephosphorylates vinculin Y822. Journal of Cell Science. 131(24). 3 indexed citations

Campbell, Hannah, Jessica L. Maiers, & Kris A. DeMali. (2017). Interplay between tight junctions & adherens junctions. Experimental Cell Research. 358(1). 39–44. 234 indexed citations

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Bays, Jennifer, Xiao Peng, Christophe Guilluy, et al.. (2014). Vinculin phosphorylation differentially regulates mechanotransduction at cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions. The Journal of Cell Biology. 205(2). 251–263. 129 indexed citations

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Mahauad‐Fernandez, Wadie D., Kris A. DeMali, Alicia K. Olivier, & Chioma M. Okeoma. (2014). Bone marrow stromal antigen 2 expressed in cancer cells promotes mammary tumor growth and metastasis. Breast Cancer Research. 16(6). 493–493. 55 indexed citations

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Maiers, Jessica L., Xiao Peng, Alan S. Fanning, & Kris A. DeMali. (2013). ZO-1 recruitment to α-catenin: a novel mechanism for coupling the assembly of tight junctions to adherens junctions. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 17). 3904–15. 57 indexed citations

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DeMali, Kris A. & Josephine C. Adams. (2012). Cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(6). 965–965. 1 indexed citations

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Folkmann, Andrew W., et al.. (2011). Vinculin Activators Target Integrins from Within the Cell to Increase Melanoma Sensitivity to Chemotherapy. Molecular Cancer Research. 9(6). 712–723. 11 indexed citations

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Peng, Xiao, et al.. (2010). Vinculin regulates cell-surface E-cadherin expression by binding to β-catenin. Journal of Cell Science. 123(4). 567–577. 133 indexed citations

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Ellerbroek, Shawn M., Krister Wennerberg, William T. Arthur, et al.. (2004). SGEF, a RhoG Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor that Stimulates Macropinocytosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(7). 3309–3319. 91 indexed citations

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DeMali, Kris A.. (2004). Vinculin – a dynamic regulator of cell adhesion. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 29(11). 565–567. 68 indexed citations

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DeMali, Kris A., Christy A. Barlow, & Keith Burridge. (2002). Recruitment of the Arp2/3 complex to vinculin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(5). 881–891. 336 indexed citations

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DeMali, Kris A., Craig C. Whiteford, Emin T. Ulug, & Andrius Kazlauskas. (1997). Platelet-derived Growth Factor-dependent Cellular Transformation Requires Either Phospholipase Cγ or Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(14). 9011–9018. 50 indexed citations

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Valenzuela, C. Fernando, Andrius Kazlauskas, Susan J. Brozowski, et al.. (1995). Platelet-derived growth factor receptor is a novel modulator of type A gamma-aminobutyric acid-gated ion channels.. Molecular Pharmacology. 48(6). 1099–1107. 29 indexed citations

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