Magdalena Bezanilla

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Magdalena Bezanilla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Magdalena Bezanilla has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Magdalena Bezanilla's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (28 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers). Magdalena Bezanilla is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (28 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers). Magdalena Bezanilla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Magdalena Bezanilla's co-authors include Helen G. Hansma, Shu‐Zon Wu, Luis Vidali, Thomas D. Pollard, Paul K. Hansma, Caleb M. Rounds, Ralph S. Quatrano, Robert C. Augustine, Robert L. Sinsheimer and Daniel E. Laney and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Magdalena Bezanilla

70 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids

1994 638 citations Paul K. Hansma, Magdalena Bezanilla et al. profile →
The Moss Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens: A Model Organism for Non-Seed Plants

2020 192 citations Stefan A. Rensing, Bernard Goffinet et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Magdalena Bezanilla United States	39	3.0k	2.1k	1.3k	971	660	73	5.2k
Kiichi Fukui Japan	45	4.2k 1.4×	3.5k 1.7×	221 0.2×	459 0.5×	626 0.9×	250	7.0k
Alan G. Weeds United Kingdom	55	6.6k 2.2×	607 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	5.4k 5.5×	626 0.9×	109	11.8k
Taro Q.P. Uyeda Japan	37	2.5k 0.8×	273 0.1×	787 0.6×	2.7k 2.8×	817 1.2×	134	5.1k
W. Zacheus Cande United States	53	5.9k 2.0×	2.9k 1.4×	280 0.2×	2.6k 2.7×	516 0.8×	108	8.2k
Laurent Blanchoin France	56	4.8k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	7.4k 7.6×	1.2k 1.9×	124	10.7k
Sebastian Y. Bednarek United States	43	4.8k 1.6×	3.0k 1.5×	153 0.1×	2.6k 2.7×	487 0.7×	77	7.3k
Sachihiro Matsunaga Japan	42	3.8k 1.3×	3.3k 1.6×	101 0.1×	561 0.6×	215 0.3×	219	5.8k
Thomas C. Irving United States	44	3.5k 1.2×	118 0.1×	847 0.6×	817 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	205	7.6k
Patrick Schultz France	44	4.7k 1.6×	336 0.2×	452 0.3×	350 0.4×	736 1.1×	127	7.2k
Angelika A. Noegel Germany	56	6.2k 2.1×	441 0.2×	681 0.5×	5.2k 5.4×	487 0.7×	217	10.0k

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Wu, Shu‐Zon, et al.. (2025). Autoinhibitory calcium ATPases regulate the calcium gradient required for rapid polarized growth. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(1).

Waters, Elizabeth R., Magdalena Bezanilla, & Elizabeth Vierling. (2023). ATAD3 Proteins: Unique Mitochondrial Proteins Essential for Life in Diverse Eukaryotic Lineages. Plant and Cell Physiology. 65(4). 493–502.

Wu, Shu‐Zon, et al.. (2023). CRISPR‐Cas9 Genome Editing in the Moss Physcomitrium (Formerly Physcomitrella) patens. Current Protocols. 3(4). e725–e725. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Shu‐Zon, et al.. (2021). COPII Sec23 proteins form isoform-specific endoplasmic reticulum exit sites with differential effects on polarized growth. The Plant Cell. 34(1). 333–350. 13 indexed citations

Kang, Byung‐Ho, Charles T. Anderson, Shin‐ichi Arimura, et al.. (2021). A glossary of plant cell structures: Current insights and future questions. The Plant Cell. 34(1). 10–52. 34 indexed citations

Bezanilla, Magdalena, et al.. (2021). SABRE populates ER domains essential for cell plate maturation and cell expansion influencing cell and tissue patterning. eLife. 10. 15 indexed citations

Li, Ting, et al.. (2021). Plant PIEZO homologs modulate vacuole morphology during tip growth. Science. 373(6554). 586–590. 71 indexed citations

Rensing, Stefan A., Bernard Goffinet, Rabea Meyberg, Shu‐Zon Wu, & Magdalena Bezanilla. (2020). The Moss Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens: A Model Organism for Non-Seed Plants. The Plant Cell. 32(5). 1361–1376. 192 indexed citations breakdown →

Bezanilla, Magdalena, et al.. (2020). A Fully Functional ROP Fluorescent Fusion Protein Reveals Roles for This GTPase in Subcellular and Tissue-Level Patterning. The Plant Cell. 32(11). 3436–3451. 29 indexed citations

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Winship, Lawrence J., et al.. (2018). Simultaneous imaging and functional studies reveal a tight correlation between calcium and actin networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(12). E2869–E2878. 26 indexed citations

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Cardon, Zoë G., et al.. (2018). A model suite of green algae within the Scenedesmaceae for investigating contrasting desiccation tolerance and morphology. Journal of Cell Science. 131(7). 18 indexed citations

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Gisbergen, Peter A.C. van, et al.. (2018). An ancient Sec10–formin fusion provides insights into actin-mediated regulation of exocytosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(3). 945–957. 21 indexed citations

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Bezanilla, Magdalena. (2013). What can plants do for cell biology?. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(16). 2491–2493. 2 indexed citations

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Gisbergen, Peter A.C. van, Ming Li, Shu‐Zon Wu, & Magdalena Bezanilla. (2012). Class II formin targeting to the cell cortex by binding PI(3,5)P2 is essential for polarized growth. The Journal of Cell Biology. 198(2). 235–250. 74 indexed citations

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Augustine, Robert C., et al.. (2011). Actin Interacting Protein1 and Actin Depolymerizing Factor Drive Rapid Actin Dynamics inPhyscomitrella patens . The Plant Cell. 23(10). 3696–3710. 61 indexed citations

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Augustine, Robert C., Luis Vidali, Ken Kleinman, & Magdalena Bezanilla. (2008). Actin depolymerizing factor is essential for viability in plants, and its phosphoregulation is important for tip growth. The Plant Journal. 54(5). 863–875. 92 indexed citations

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Hansma, Helen G., et al.. (1998). Left-handed orientation of histidine-tagged RNA polymerase complexes imaged by atomic force microscopy. 1(2). 127–134. 5 indexed citations

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Mastrangelo, Iris A., Magdalena Bezanilla, Paul K. Hansma, P.V.C. Hough, & Helen G. Hansma. (1994). Structures of large T antigen at the origin of SV40 DNA replication by atomic force microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 66(2). 293–298. 24 indexed citations

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Hansma, Helen G., Robert L. Sinsheimer, Jay C. Groppe, et al.. (1993). Recent advances in atomic force microscopy of DNA. Scanning. 15(5). 296–299. 109 indexed citations

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Bezanilla, Magdalena, Carlos Bustamante, Helen G. Hansma, et al.. (1993). Improved visualization of DNA in aqueous buffer with the atomic force microscope. Scanning microscopy. 7(4). 1145–1148. 15 indexed citations

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