Martin Bier

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Martin Bier is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Bier has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Martin Bier's work include stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (25 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (18 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers). Martin Bier is often cited by papers focused on stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (25 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (18 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers). Martin Bier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Netherlands. Martin Bier's co-authors include R. Dean Astumian, Tassos Bountis, Imre Derényi, Hans V. Westerhoff, Barbara M. Bakker, Raphael C. Lee, Marcin Kostur, Ewa Gudowska–Nowak, Jill Gallaher and Davide Valenti and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Neurophysiology and Biophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Martin Bier

58 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Fluctuation driven ratchets: Molecular motors

1994 742 citations R. Dean Astumian, Martin Bier Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Bier United States	22	1.6k	738	569	467	266	63	2.5k
Igor Goychuk Germany	34	2.0k 1.3×	711 1.0×	681 1.2×	926 2.0×	352 1.3×	90	3.2k
Miloš Dolnik United States	27	993 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	1.7k 3.1×	315 0.7×	481 1.8×	74	2.9k
Cyrill B. Muratov United States	26	485 0.3×	458 0.6×	527 0.9×	373 0.8×	181 0.7×	93	2.0k
José M. G. Vilar Spain	25	944 0.6×	1.9k 2.6×	365 0.6×	238 0.5×	306 1.2×	60	3.1k
Aneta Koseska Germany	19	812 0.5×	514 0.7×	984 1.7×	200 0.4×	161 0.6×	40	1.7k
J. Schnakenberg Germany	11	784 0.5×	427 0.6×	440 0.8×	306 0.7×	169 0.6×	31	2.2k
Silvina Ponce Dawson Argentina	24	701 0.4×	650 0.9×	640 1.1×	131 0.3×	119 0.4×	96	2.2k
Mario Markus Germany	22	518 0.3×	332 0.4×	679 1.2×	191 0.4×	212 0.8×	67	1.7k
Alberto P. Muñuzuri Spain	24	715 0.4×	214 0.3×	1.4k 2.5×	262 0.6×	351 1.3×	129	1.9k
J. Boissonade France	29	642 0.4×	459 0.6×	2.2k 3.9×	577 1.2×	764 2.9×	56	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Bier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Bier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Bier

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All Works

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Bhowmick, Debajit, et al.. (2025). Modeling diffusive search by non-adaptive sperm: Empirical and computational insights. PLoS Computational Biology. 21(4). e1012865–e1012865. 1 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, et al.. (2022). Accumulation of Particles and Formation of a Dissipative Structure in a Nonequilibrium Bath. Entropy. 24(2). 189–189. 2 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2018). Boltzmann-distribution-equivalent for Lévy noise and how it leads to thermodynamically consistent epicatalysis. Physical review. E. 97(2). 22113–22113. 4 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, et al.. (2016). Phase transitions and entropies for synchronizing oscillators. Physical review. E. 93(1). 12143–12143. 5 indexed citations

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Valenti, Davide, et al.. (2015). Stepping molecular motor amid Lévy white noise. Physical Review E. 91(4). 42713–42713. 85 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin & Francisco J. Cao. (2010). How occasional backstepping can speed up a processive motor protein. Biosystems. 103(3). 355–359. 4 indexed citations

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Gallaher, Jill, et al.. (2010). Ion-channel-like behavior in lipid bilayer membranes at the melting transition. Physical Review E. 81(6). 61925–61925. 32 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2008). The energetics, chemistry, and mechanics of a processive motor protein. Biosystems. 93(1-2). 23–28. 6 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2006). HOW TO EVALUATE THE ELECTRIC NOISE IN A CELL MEMBRANE. AcPPB. 37(5). 1409. 2 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2005). Gauging the strength of power frequency fields against membrane electrical noise. Bioelectromagnetics. 26(7). 595–609. 8 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2005). Critical exponents near a bifurcation point in noise-induced escape over a fluctuating barrier. Physical Review E. 71(1). 11108–11108. 4 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, et al.. (2005). Stable stationary vortices and traveling oscillatory vortices in a stenotic fluid-flow channel. Physical Review E. 72(6). 67303–67303. 1 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, et al.. (2004). Electroporation of a lipid bilayer as a chemical reaction. Bioelectromagnetics. 25(8). 634–637. 9 indexed citations

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Heukelom, J. Siegenbeek van, et al.. (2003). A bistable membrane potential at low extracellular potassium concentration. Biophysical Chemistry. 106(1). 15–21. 17 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2003). Processive Motor Protein as an Overdamped Brownian Stepper. Physical Review Letters. 91(14). 148104–148104. 39 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin. (2001). Motor Proteins --- Mechanochemical Energy Transduction on the Microscopic Scale. AcPPB. 32(2). 287. 2 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, Barbara M. Bakker, & Hans V. Westerhoff. (2000). How Yeast Cells Synchronize their Glycolytic Oscillations: A Perturbation Analytic Treatment. Biophysical Journal. 78(3). 1087–1093. 108 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, Marcin Kostur, Imre Derényi, & R. Dean Astumian. (2000). Nonlinearly coupled flows. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 61(6). 7184–7187. 26 indexed citations

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Bier, Martin, Bas Teusink, Boris Ν. Kholodenko, & Hans V. Westerhoff. (1996). Control analysis of glycolytic oscillations. Biophysical Chemistry. 62(1-3). 15–24. 50 indexed citations

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Borst, Jannie, K.S. Kits, & Martin Bier. (1994). Variance analysis of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents from melanotropes of Xenopus laevis. Biophysical Journal. 67(1). 183–189. 6 indexed citations

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