Martin Lenz

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Martin Lenz is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Lenz has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cell Biology, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Martin Lenz's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (24 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Martin Lenz is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (24 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Martin Lenz collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Martin Lenz's co-authors include Margaret L. Gardel, Aurélien Roux, Patrick W. Oakes, Michael P. Murrell, Jean‐François Joanny, Pierre Ronceray, Todd Thoresen, Chase P. Broedersz, Cécile Sykes and Timo Betz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Martin Lenz

72 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Forcing cells into shape: the mechanics of actomyosin contractility

2015 454 citations Michael P. Murrell, Patrick W. Oakes et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Membrane fission by dynamin: what we know and what we need to know

2016 333 citations Bruno Antonny, Christopher G. Burd et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Lenz France	26	2.0k	1.6k	765	520	509	75	3.8k
Andrew Callan-Jones France	28	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	398 0.8×	680 1.3×	44	3.9k
Timo Betz Germany	33	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	968 1.3×	419 0.8×	566 1.1×	82	3.6k
Fumihiko Nakamura United States	36	2.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	562 0.7×	417 0.8×	796 1.6×	90	4.8k
Kinneret Keren Israel	27	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	249 0.5×	523 1.0×	44	4.5k
Cécile Sykes France	38	3.4k 1.7×	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	506 1.0×	1.0k 2.0×	75	5.4k
Sean X. Sun United States	43	2.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 2.1×	434 0.8×	644 1.3×	132	5.3k
Allen J. Ehrlicher Canada	28	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	235 0.5×	377 0.7×	64	3.5k
Tanmay P. Lele United States	34	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	234 0.5×	360 0.7×	107	3.8k
Patrick W. Oakes United States	28	2.1k 1.0×	839 0.5×	909 1.2×	239 0.5×	432 0.8×	53	3.1k
René‐Marc Mège France	47	3.9k 1.9×	3.4k 2.2×	1.4k 1.9×	463 0.9×	539 1.1×	97	7.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Lenz

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lamour, Guillaume, Marie‐Hélène Verlhac, Nicolas Tessandier, et al.. (2025). Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Differences In Mechanical Properties Linked To Cortical Structure In Mouse And Human Oocytes. Small. 21(29). e2500221–e2500221.

Lenz, Martin, et al.. (2024). Runaway transition in irreversible polymer condensation with cyclization. Physical Review Research. 6(2). 2 indexed citations

Lenz, Martin, et al.. (2023). Transverse Fluctuations Control the Assembly of Semiflexible Filaments. Physical Review Letters. 131(22). 1 indexed citations

Livolant, Françoise, et al.. (2021). Local structure of DNA toroids reveals curvature-dependent intermolecular forces. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(7). 3709–3718. 5 indexed citations

Molinard, Guillaume, Kyoohyun Kim, Marta Urbanska, et al.. (2021). Passive coupling of membrane tension and cell volume during active response of cells to osmosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(47). 106 indexed citations

Lamour, Guillaume, et al.. (2020). Mapping and Modeling the Nanomechanics of Bare and Protein-Coated Lipid Nanotubes. Physical Review X. 10(1). 12 indexed citations

Bouzid, Mehdi, Timo Betz, Camille Simon, et al.. (2020). Actin modulates shape and mechanics of tubular membranes. Science Advances. 6(17). eaaz3050–eaaz3050. 15 indexed citations

Maitra, Ananyo & Martin Lenz. (2019). Spontaneous rotation can stabilise ordered chiral active fluids. Nature Communications. 10(1). 920–920. 24 indexed citations

Ronceray, Pierre, Chase P. Broedersz, & Martin Lenz. (2018). Fiber plucking by molecular motors yields large emergent contractility\n in stiff biopolymer networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations

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Lenz, Martin, Timo Betz, John Manzi, et al.. (2017). Adaptive Response of Actin Bundles under Mechanical Stress. Biophysical Journal. 113(5). 1072–1079. 23 indexed citations

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Antonny, Bruno, Christopher G. Burd, Pietro De Camilli, et al.. (2016). Membrane fission by dynamin: what we know and what we need to know. The EMBO Journal. 35(21). 2270–2284. 333 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saleem, Mohammed, Sandrine Morlot, Annika Hohendahl, et al.. (2015). A balance between membrane elasticity and polymerization energy sets the shape of spherical clathrin coats. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6249–6249. 148 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., Patrick W. Oakes, Martin Lenz, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2015). Forcing cells into shape: the mechanics of actomyosin contractility. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 16(8). 486–498. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bassereau, Patricia, Aurélien Roux, Benoît Sorre, et al.. (2012). Proteins Shaping Membranes : Quantitative Measurements. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 234a–234a. 1 indexed citations

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Thoresen, Todd, Martin Lenz, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2011). Reconstitution of Contractile Actomyosin Bundles. Biophysical Journal. 100(11). 2698–2705. 102 indexed citations

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Sorre, Benoît, Martin Lenz, Andrew Callan-Jones, et al.. (2011). How Dynamin and Amphiphysin Sense and Generate Membrane Curvature. Biophysical Journal. 100(3). 30a–30a. 1 indexed citations

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Lenz, Martin, Jacques Prost, & Jean‐François Joanny. (2010). Actin Cross-Linkers and the Shape of Stereocilia. Biophysical Journal. 99(8). 2423–2433. 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Min, Qing Guo, Liang Guo, et al.. (2010). Polymerization of MIP‐1 chemokine (CCL3 and CCL4) and clearance of MIP‐1 by insulin‐degrading enzyme. The EMBO Journal. 29(23). 3952–3966. 134 indexed citations

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Basan, Markus, Timon Idema, Martin Lenz, Jean‐François Joanny, & Thomas Risler. (2010). A Reaction-Diffusion Model of the Cadherin-Catenin System: A Possible Mechanism for Contact Inhibition and Implications for Tumorigenesis. Biophysical Journal. 98(12). 2770–2779. 14 indexed citations

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Lenz, Martin, et al.. (1989). CT-Funktionsaufnahmen des Larynx und Hypopharynx. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 150(5). 509–515. 8 indexed citations

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