Mehmet Toner

65.2k total citations · 15 hit papers
457 papers, 41.1k citations indexed

About

Mehmet Toner is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehmet Toner has authored 457 papers receiving a total of 41.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 81 papers in Surgery and 78 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mehmet Toner's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (104 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (92 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (66 papers). Mehmet Toner is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (104 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (92 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (66 papers). Mehmet Toner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Mehmet Toner's co-authors include Daniel Irimia, Martin L. Yarmush, Ronald G. Tompkins, Daniel A. Haber, Shyamala Maheswaran, Dino Di Carlo, Shannon L. Stott, Ulysses J. Balis, Lecia V. Sequist and Joseph M. Martel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mehmet Toner

446 papers receiving 40.1k 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.

Isolation of rare circulating tumour cells in cancer patients by microchip technology

2007 2.9k citations Lecia V. Sequist, Shyamala Maheswaran et al. profile →
Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition

2013 1.9k citations Min Yu, Aditya Bardia et al. Science profile →
Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters Are Oligoclonal Precursors of Breast Cancer Metastasis

2014 1.8k citations Aditya Bardia, David T. Miyamoto et al. profile →
Continuous inertial focusing, ordering, and separation of particles in microchannels

2007 1.4k citations Daniel Irimia, Mehmet Toner et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Detection of Mutations in EGFR in Circulating Lung-Cancer Cells

2008 1.3k citations Shyamala Maheswaran, Lecia V. Sequist et al. profile →
Circulating tumor cells: approaches to isolation and characterization

2011 863 citations Min Yu, Shannon L. Stott et al. profile →
Neutrophil chemotaxis in linear and complex gradients of interleukin-8 formed in a microfabricated device

2002 726 citations Mehmet Toner et al. profile →
Effect of cell–cell interactions in preservation of cellular phenotype: cocultivation of hepatocytes and nonparenchymal cells

1999 707 citations Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Ulysses J. Balis et al. profile →
Multifunctional Encoded Particles for High-Throughput Biomolecule Analysis

2007 633 citations Mehmet Toner, Patrick S. Doyle et al. Science profile →
Microfluidic, marker-free isolation of circulating tumor cells from blood samples

2014 593 citations Julie Trautwein, Shannon L. Stott et al. profile →
Blood-on-a-Chip

2005 507 citations Mehmet Toner, Daniel Irimia profile →
Long-term storage of tissues by cryopreservation: critical issues

1996 453 citations Mehmet Toner et al. profile →
Inertial Focusing in Microfluidics

2014 453 citations Mehmet Toner et al. profile →
Particle Segregation and Dynamics in Confined Flows

2009 442 citations Mehmet Toner et al. profile →
Clusters of circulating tumor cells traverse capillary-sized vessels

2016 366 citations Sarah Javaid, Marissa W. Madden et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mehmet Toner United States	99	21.3k	10.1k	9.1k	5.7k	4.0k	457	41.1k
Ronald G. Tompkins United States	80	6.9k 0.3×	8.5k 0.8×	3.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	4.1k 1.0×	405	30.4k
Sanjiv S. Gambhir United States	123	25.0k 1.2×	24.2k 2.4×	7.6k 0.8×	3.9k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	713	65.7k
Sangeeta N. Bhatia United States	94	19.2k 0.9×	11.7k 1.2×	2.5k 0.3×	1.4k 0.2×	3.6k 0.9×	267	35.8k
Ralph Weissleder United States	169	36.0k 1.7×	45.9k 4.6×	12.7k 1.4×	10.8k 1.9×	8.2k 2.0×	1.1k	118.0k
Donald E. Ingber United States	155	40.4k 1.9×	29.0k 2.9×	8.7k 1.0×	4.5k 0.8×	7.5k 1.9×	454	88.9k
Mark W. Dewhirst United States	105	14.3k 0.7×	18.2k 1.8×	8.7k 1.0×	13.7k 2.4×	2.1k 0.5×	627	48.6k
Stephen R. Quake United States	115	21.0k 1.0×	18.7k 1.9×	2.8k 0.3×	4.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	354	50.5k
Dai Fukumura United States	90	13.3k 0.6×	16.6k 1.6×	10.1k 1.1×	8.3k 1.4×	3.1k 0.8×	247	41.8k
Erkki Ruoslahti United States	152	12.2k 0.6×	43.8k 4.3×	11.0k 1.2×	13.2k 2.3×	5.0k 1.3×	466	91.3k
Kenneth M. Yamada United States	140	10.0k 0.5×	28.8k 2.9×	8.3k 0.9×	9.3k 1.6×	5.0k 1.3×	701	71.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mehmet Toner

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

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D’Alessandro, Angelo, David H. McKenna, Shannon N. Tessier, et al.. (2024). Reply to Kaestner et al.: Pioneering quantitative platforms for stored red blood cell assessment open the door for precision transfusion medicine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(11). e2320521121–e2320521121. 2 indexed citations

Sevenler, Derin, et al.. (2021). Point-of-care semi-quantitative test for adherence to tenofovir alafenamide or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 77(4). 996–999. 5 indexed citations

Sevenler, Derin, et al.. (2021). Slow-delivery and distributed exchange of cryoprotective agents with hydrogel beads. Cryobiology. 103. 150–152. 2 indexed citations

Javaid, Sarah, Jianmin Zhang, Gromoslaw A. Smolen, et al.. (2015). MAPK7 Regulates EMT Features and Modulates the Generation of CTCs. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(5). 934–943. 35 indexed citations

Bersani, Francesca, Jung Woo Lee, Min Yu, et al.. (2014). Bioengineered Implantable Scaffolds as a Tool to Study Stromal-Derived Factors in Metastatic Cancer Models. Cancer Research. 74(24). 7229–7238. 51 indexed citations

Sullivan, James P., Brian V. Nahed, Marissa W. Madden, et al.. (2014). Brain Tumor Cells in Circulation Are Enriched for Mesenchymal Gene Expression. Cancer Discovery. 4(11). 1299–1309. 200 indexed citations

Yu, Min, Aditya Bardia, Ben S. Wittner, et al.. (2013). Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition. Science. 339(6119). 580–584. 1928 indexed citations breakdown →

Miyamoto, David T., Richard J. Lee, Shannon L. Stott, et al.. (2012). Androgen Receptor Signaling in Circulating Tumor Cells as a Marker of Hormonally Responsive Prostate Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 2(11). 995–1003. 217 indexed citations

Hand, Steven C., Michael A. Menze, Yuvraj Patil, et al.. (2011). Metabolic restructuring during energy-limited states: Insights from Artemia franciscana embryos and other animals. Journal of Insect Physiology. 57(5). 584–594. 51 indexed citations

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Toner, Mehmet, et al.. (2010). Microfluidic proportional flow controller. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 20(11). 115020–115020. 2 indexed citations

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Haghgooie, Ramin, Mehmet Toner, & Patrick S. Doyle. (2009). Squishy Non-Spherical Hydrogel Microparticles. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Cho, Cheul H., Jae‐Sung Park, Deepak Nagrath, et al.. (2006). Oxygen uptake rates and liver‐specific functions of hepatocyte and 3T3 fibroblast co‐cultures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97(1). 188–199. 81 indexed citations

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He, Xiaoming, et al.. (2006). Thermally Induced Introduction of Trehalose into Primary Rat Hepatocytes. 4(3). 178–187. 25 indexed citations

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Baust, John M., Alex Fowler, & Mehmet Toner. (2004). Induction of Apoptosis in Response to Anhydrobiotic Conditions in Mammalian Cells. 2(4). 248–259. 6 indexed citations

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Baust, John M., Alex Fowler, & Mehmet Toner. (2004). Effect of Cell Substrate Interactions on the Desiccation Behavior of Human Fibroblasts. 2(3). 188–197. 2 indexed citations

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Acker, Jason P., et al.. (2002). Survival of Desiccated Mammalian Cells: Beneficial Effects of Isotonic Media. 1(2). 129–140. 53 indexed citations

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Eroğlu, Ali, Mehmet Toner, Lucy Leykin, & Thomas L. Toth. (1998). Cytoskeleton and polyploidy after maturation and fertilization of cryopreserved germinal vesicle—stage mouse oocytes. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 15(7). 447–454. 42 indexed citations

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Bhatia, Sangeeta N., Ulysses J. Balis, Martin L. Yarmush, & Mehmet Toner. (1998). Microfabrication of Hepatocyte/Fibroblast Co-cultures: Role of Homotypic Cell Interactions. Biotechnology Progress. 14(3). 378–387. 243 indexed citations

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Toner, Mehmet, et al.. (1996). Changes in Membrane Integrity, Cytoskeletal Structure, and Developmental Potential of Murine Oocytes after Vitrification in Ethylene Glycol1. Biology of Reproduction. 55(1). 161–168. 99 indexed citations

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Toner, Mehmet, E.G. Cravalho, & Marcus Karel. (1990). Thermodynamics and kinetics of intracellular ice formation during freezing of biological cells. Journal of Applied Physics. 67(3). 1582–1593. 290 indexed citations

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