Louise P. Cramer

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Louise P. Cramer is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Louise P. Cramer has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cell Biology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Louise P. Cramer's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Louise P. Cramer is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Louise P. Cramer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Louise P. Cramer's co-authors include Timothy J. Mitchison, Jody Rosenblatt, Timothy J. Mitchison, Martin Raff, Daniel F. Cutler, Helen R. Dawe, Buzz Baum, Karen McGee, Laurie S. Minamide and James R. Bamburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Journal of Cell Biology and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Louise P. Cramer

32 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Actin-Based Cell Motility and Cell Locomotion 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 400 800 1.2k
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. Actin-Based Cell Motility and Cell Locomotion
    1996 1.3k citations Timothy J. Mitchison, Louise P. Cramer Cell profile →

Peers

Louise P. Cramer
Fumihiko Nakamura United States
Dorothy A. Schafer United States
Christophe Le Clainche France
Pieta K. Mattila Finland
Carsten Grashoff Germany
Ronen Zaidel‐Bar Israel
Soichiro Yamada United States
Kris A. DeMali United States
William M. Brieher United States
David A. Knecht United States
Fumihiko Nakamura United States
Louise P. Cramer
Citations per year, relative to Louise P. Cramer Louise P. Cramer (= 1×) peers Fumihiko Nakamura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Louise P. Cramer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louise P. Cramer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Louise P. Cramer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Louise P. Cramer 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 Louise P. Cramer. Louise P. Cramer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nightingale, Thomas D., Jessica J. McCormack, William N. Grimes, et al.. (2018). Tuning the endothelial response: differential release of exocytic cargos from Weibel‐Palade bodies. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 16(9). 1873–1886. 39 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P., Robert R. Kay, & Evgeny Zatulovskiy. (2018). Repellent and Attractant Guidance Cues Initiate Cell Migration by Distinct Rear-Driven and Front-Driven Cytoskeletal Mechanisms. Current Biology. 28(6). 995–1004.e3. 12 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P.. (2013). Mechanism of cell rear retraction in migrating cells. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 25(5). 591–599. 37 indexed citations
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Nightingale, Thomas D., Daniel F. Cutler, & Louise P. Cramer. (2012). Actin coats and rings promote regulated exocytosis. Trends in Cell Biology. 22(6). 329–337. 59 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Ann P., et al.. (2012). ROCK1 and ROCK2 regulate epithelial polarisation and geometric cell shape. Biology of the Cell. 104(8). 435–451. 30 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P., et al.. (2011). Actin Depolymerization-Based Force Retracts the Cell Rear in Polarizing and Migrating Cells. Current Biology. 21(24). 2085–2091. 33 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P.. (2010). Forming the cell rear first: breaking cell symmetry to trigger directed cell migration. Nature Cell Biology. 12(7). 628–632. 94 indexed citations
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Coughlin, Margaret, et al.. (2009). Graded actin filament polarity is the organization of oriented actomyosin II filament bundles required for fibroblast polarization. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 66(9). 743–753. 13 indexed citations
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Rosenblatt, Jody, Louise P. Cramer, Buzz Baum, & Karen McGee. (2004). Myosin II-Dependent Cortical Movement Is Required for Centrosome Separation and Positioning during Mitotic Spindle Assembly. Cell. 117(3). 361–372. 220 indexed citations
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Dawe, Helen R., Laurie S. Minamide, James R. Bamburg, & Louise P. Cramer. (2003). ADF/Cofilin Controls Cell Polarity during Fibroblast Migration. Current Biology. 13(3). 252–257. 152 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P., et al.. (2002). Use of fluorescently labelled deoxyribonuclease I to spatially measure G‐actin levels in migrating and non‐migrating cells. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 51(1). 27–38. 91 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P.. (2002). Ena/Vasp: Solving a Cell Motility Paradox. Current Biology. 12(12). R417–R419. 5 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P.. (1999). Role of actin-filament disassembly in lamellipodium protrusion in motile cells revealed using the drug jasplakinolide. Current Biology. 9(19). 1095–1105. 149 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P.. (1997). Molecular mechanism of actin-dependent retograde flow in lamellipodia of motile cells. Frontiers in bioscience. 2(4). d260–270. 79 indexed citations
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Mitchison, Timothy J. & Louise P. Cramer. (1996). Actin-Based Cell Motility and Cell Locomotion. Cell. 84(3). 371–379. 1288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cramer, Louise P. & Timothy J. Mitchison. (1995). Myosin is involved in postmitotic cell spreading.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 131(1). 179–189. 277 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P., et al.. (1993). Moving and stationary actin filaments are involved in spreading of postmitotic PtK2 cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 122(4). 833–843. 65 indexed citations
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Cramer, Louise P. & Timothy J. Mitchison. (1992). ACTIN FILAMENT DYNAMICS IN SPREADING MITOTIC CELLS. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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