Lewis G. Tilney

9.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Lewis G. Tilney is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lewis G. Tilney has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Lewis G. Tilney's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (14 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (11 papers). Lewis G. Tilney is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (14 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (11 papers). Lewis G. Tilney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Kenya. Lewis G. Tilney's co-authors include Keith R. Porter, Daniel A. Portnoy, Mark S. Mooseker, Michael K. Shaw, David J. DeRosier, David S. Roos, Patricia S. Connelly, John R. Gibbins, M S Tilney and Craig R. Roy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lewis G. Tilney

67 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Plastid of Probable Green Algal Origin in Apicomplexan Parasites

1997 539 citations Lewis G. Tilney, David S. Roos et al. profile →
The rate of actin-based motility of intracellular Listeria monocytogenes equals the rate of actin polymerization

1992 426 citations Lewis G. Tilney, Daniel A. Portnoy et al. profile →
MICROTUBULES: EVIDENCE FOR 13 PROTOFILAMENTS

1973 396 citations Lewis G. Tilney, Mark S. Mooseker et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lewis G. Tilney United States	46	3.2k	2.3k	887	724	607	67	7.4k
L G Tilney United States	39	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	258 0.3×	950 1.3×	358 0.6×	49	5.9k
Robert Saint Australia	45	4.9k 1.5×	1.9k 0.8×	344 0.4×	420 0.6×	604 1.0×	105	7.6k
Martin Chalfie United States	57	10.1k 3.1×	2.2k 1.0×	193 0.2×	910 1.3×	695 1.1×	119	17.6k
Joel A. Swanson United States	64	7.0k 2.2×	3.9k 1.7×	232 0.3×	151 0.2×	414 0.7×	137	14.6k
Mark S. Mooseker United States	75	9.9k 3.1×	7.0k 3.0×	130 0.1×	1.2k 1.6×	391 0.6×	150	17.1k
Heinz Schwarz Germany	76	12.6k 3.9×	3.9k 1.7×	469 0.5×	166 0.2×	1.7k 2.8×	248	20.5k
Z. Hong Zhou United States	55	4.9k 1.5×	639 0.3×	232 0.3×	335 0.5×	1.4k 2.2×	214	9.9k
David N. Mastronarde United States	38	9.4k 2.9×	4.1k 1.8×	198 0.2×	137 0.2×	969 1.6×	65	15.6k
Ronald H.A. Plasterk Netherlands	90	23.7k 7.3×	1.8k 0.8×	492 0.6×	205 0.3×	1.1k 1.9×	193	31.6k
Martin Sachse France	38	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	154 0.2×	92 0.1×	264 0.4×	97	4.7k

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Mermall, Valerie, et al.. (2007). Roles forDrosophila melanogasterMyosin IB in Maintenance of Enterocyte Brush-Border Structure and Resistance to the Bacterial PathogenPseudomonas entomophila. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(11). 4625–4636. 27 indexed citations

Tilney, Lewis G. & David J. DeRosier. (2005). How to make a curved Drosophila bristle using straight actin bundles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(52). 18785–18792. 56 indexed citations

Guild, Gregory M., et al.. (2005). Actin Filament Bundles inDrosophilaWing Hairs: Hairs and Bristles Use Different Strategies for Assembly. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(8). 3620–3631. 42 indexed citations

Tilney, Lewis G., Patricia S. Connelly, Gregory M. Guild, Kelly A. Vranich, & David Artis. (2005). Adaptation of a nematode parasite to living within the mammalian epithelium. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 303A(11). 927–945. 62 indexed citations

Tilney, Lewis G., et al.. (2003). Actin Filament Turnover Regulated by Cross-linking Accounts for the Size, Shape, Location, and Number of Actin Bundles in Drosophila Bristles. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(10). 3953–3966. 39 indexed citations

Shaw, Michael K., David S. Roos, & Lewis G. Tilney. (2002). Cysteine and serine protease inhibitors block intracellular development and disrupt the secretory pathway of Toxoplasma gondii. Microbes and Infection. 4(2). 119–132. 49 indexed citations

Roy, Craig R. & Lewis G. Tilney. (2002). The road less traveled. The Journal of Cell Biology. 158(3). 415–419. 187 indexed citations

Guild, Gregory M., Patricia S. Connelly, Kelly A. Vranich, Michael K. Shaw, & Lewis G. Tilney. (2002). Actin filament turnover removes bundles fromDrosophilabristle cells. Journal of Cell Science. 115(3). 641–653. 29 indexed citations

Shaw, Michael K., David S. Roos, & Lewis G. Tilney. (2001). DNA replication and daughter cell buddingare not tightly linked in the protozoan parasite. Microbes and Infection. 3(5). 351–362. 18 indexed citations

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Higgins, Darren E., et al.. (2000). Role of Listeriolysin O in Cell-to-Cell Spread of Listeria monocytogenes. Infection and Immunity. 68(2). 999–1003. 188 indexed citations

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Li, Min-gang, Madeline Serr, Kevin A. Edwards, et al.. (1999). Filamin Is Required for Ring Canal Assembly and Actin Organization during Drosophila Oogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 146(5). 1061–1074. 70 indexed citations

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Woodruff, Richard I. & Lewis G. Tilney. (1998). Intercellular Bridges between Epithelial Cells in theDrosophilaOvarian Follicle: A Possible Aid to Localized Signaling. Developmental Biology. 200(1). 82–91. 30 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G. & M S Tilney. (1996). The cytoskeleton of protozoan parasites. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 8(1). 43–48. 18 indexed citations

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Camilli, Andrew, Lewis G. Tilney, & Daniel A. Portnoy. (1993). Dual roles of plcA in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis. Molecular Microbiology. 8(1). 143–157. 372 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G. & M S Tilney. (1993). The wily ways of a parasite: induction of actin assembly by Listeria. Trends in Microbiology. 1(1). 25–31. 69 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G., M S Tilney, & Douglas A. Cotanche. (1988). New observations on the stereocilia of hair cells of the chick cochlea. Hearing Research. 37(1). 71–82. 13 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G. & M S Tilney. (1986). Functional organization of the cytoskeleton. Hearing Research. 22(1-3). 55–77. 45 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G. & David J. DeRosier. (1986). Actin filaments, stereocilia, and hair cells of the bird cochlea. Developmental Biology. 116(1). 119–129. 93 indexed citations

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Mooseker, Mark S. & Lewis G. Tilney. (1973). ISOLATION AND REACTIVATION OF THE AXOSTYLE. The Journal of Cell Biology. 56(1). 13–26. 71 indexed citations

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Tilney, Lewis G. & Keith R. Porter. (1967). STUDIES ON THE MICROTUBULES IN HELIOZOA. The Journal of Cell Biology. 34(1). 327–343. 327 indexed citations

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