Leah Edelstein‐Keshet

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Leah Edelstein‐Keshet is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah Edelstein‐Keshet has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cell Biology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Leah Edelstein‐Keshet's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers) and Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (16 papers). Leah Edelstein‐Keshet is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers) and Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (16 papers). Leah Edelstein‐Keshet collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Leah Edelstein‐Keshet's co-authors include Julia K. Parrish, Alexandra Jilkine, Bard Ermentrout, Alexander Mogilner, Athanasius F. M. Marée, Alex Mogilner, William R. Holmes, Ryan Lukeman, Yuexian Li and Yoichiro Mori and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leah Edelstein‐Keshet

108 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mathematical Models in Biology

2005 1.0k citations Leah Edelstein‐Keshet profile →
Complexity, Pattern, and Evolutionary Trade-Offs in Animal Aggregation

1999 889 citations Julia K. Parrish, Leah Edelstein‐Keshet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leah Edelstein‐Keshet Canada	41	2.0k	1.8k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	110	7.8k
Hans Meinhardt Germany	42	1.8k 0.9×	4.6k 2.6×	965 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	453 0.4×	78	9.2k
Hans G. Othmer United States	47	1.9k 1.0×	4.0k 2.3×	859 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.9×	139	8.2k
J. D. Murray United States	49	2.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	2.3k 1.8×	3.4k 2.9×	151	11.6k
András Czirók Hungary	39	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	976 0.8×	3.4k 2.7×	573 0.5×	119	9.6k
Alan Turing United Kingdom	8	1.0k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	3.2k 2.5×	742 0.6×	12	9.1k
Jonathan A. Sherratt United Kingdom	48	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.9×	169	6.8k
Philip K. Maini United Kingdom	66	4.0k 2.0×	6.3k 3.5×	1.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	4.8k 4.0×	396	16.2k
Lee A. Segel Israel	44	1.9k 1.0×	4.4k 2.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	4.5k 3.8×	142	11.8k
Ruth E. Baker United Kingdom	37	1.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.5×	561 0.4×	477 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	207	5.9k
George Oster United States	72	4.7k 2.4×	7.1k 4.0×	2.5k 2.0×	789 0.6×	532 0.4×	187	17.3k

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Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2025). Modeling and Simulating Single and Collective Cell Motility. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 17(12). a041796–a041796.

Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2024). How Cells Stay Together: A Mechanism for Maintenance of a Robust Cluster Explored by Local and Non-local Continuum Models. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 86(11). 129–129. 2 indexed citations

Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2024). Modeling the Growth and Size Distribution of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Clusters in Culture. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 86(8). 96–96. 1 indexed citations

Beta, Carsten, Leah Edelstein‐Keshet, Nir S. Gov, & Arik Yochelis. (2023). From actin waves to mechanism and back: How theory aids biological understanding. eLife. 12. 25 indexed citations

Cytrynbaum, Eric N., et al.. (2022). A multiscale computational model of YAP signaling in epithelial fingering behavior. Biophysical Journal. 121(10). 1940–1948. 7 indexed citations

Rens, Elisabeth G., et al.. (2021). Symmetry and fluctuation of cell movements in neural crest-derived facial mesenchyme. Development. 148(9). 7 indexed citations

Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2020). Bridging from single to collective cell migration: A review of models and links to experiments. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(12). e1008411–e1008411. 47 indexed citations

Rens, Elisabeth G. & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2019). From energy to cellular forces in the Cellular Potts Model: An algorithmic approach. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(12). e1007459–e1007459. 37 indexed citations

Bhaskar, Dhananjay, et al.. (2018). Coupling mechanical tension and GTPase signaling to generate cell and tissue dynamics. Physical Biology. 15(4). 46004–46004. 32 indexed citations

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Holmes, William R., et al.. (2017). A mathematical model coupling polarity signaling to cell adhesion explains diverse cell migration patterns. PLoS Computational Biology. 13(5). e1005524–e1005524. 43 indexed citations

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Holmes, William R., Laura E. Liao, William M. Bement, & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2015). Modeling the roles of protein kinase Cβ and η in single-cell wound repair. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(22). 4100–4108. 11 indexed citations

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Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2015). Application of quasi-steady state methods to molecular motor transport on microtubules in fungal hyphae. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 379. 47–58. 5 indexed citations

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Knútsdóttir, Hildur, Eiríkur Pálsson, & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2014). Mathematical model of macrophage-facilitated breast cancer cells invasion. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 357. 184–199. 75 indexed citations

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Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (2014). Mathematical model with spatially uniform regulation explains long-range bidirectional transport of early endosomes in fungal hyphae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(16). 2408–2415. 9 indexed citations

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Simon, Cory M., Emily M. Vaughan, William M. Bement, & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2012). Pattern formation of Rho GTPases in single cell wound healing. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(3). 421–432. 38 indexed citations

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Marée, Athanasius F. M., et al.. (2012). Deterministic Versus Stochastic Cell Polarisation Through Wave-Pinning. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 74(11). 2570–99. 34 indexed citations

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Jilkine, Alexandra & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2011). A Comparison of Mathematical Models for Polarization of Single Eukaryotic Cells in Response to Guided Cues. PLoS Computational Biology. 7(4). e1001121–e1001121. 195 indexed citations

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Dawes, Adriana T., G. Bard Ermentrout, Eric N. Cytrynbaum, & Leah Edelstein‐Keshet. (2006). Actin filament branching and protrusion velocity in a simple 1D model of a motile cell. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 242(2). 265–279. 28 indexed citations

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Parrish, Julia K., Julia K. Parrish, Julia K. Parrish, et al.. (1997). Animal Groups in Three Dimensions. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 350 indexed citations

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Edelstein‐Keshet, Leah, et al.. (1994). Modelling the dynamics of F-actin in the cell. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 56(4). 587–616. 32 indexed citations

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