Michael M. Kozlov

20.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
153 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

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Michael M. Kozlov is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael M. Kozlov has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Molecular Biology, 80 papers in Cell Biology and 37 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Michael M. Kozlov's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (95 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (53 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Michael M. Kozlov is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (95 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (53 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Michael M. Kozlov collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Michael M. Kozlov's co-authors include Leonid Chernomordik, Joshua Zimmerberg, Harvey T. McMahon, Yonathan Kozlovsky, Tom Shemesh, Alexander D. Bershadsky, Felix Campelo, Tom A. Rapoport, Vladislav S. Markin and Sascha Martens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael M. Kozlov

150 papers receiving 14.8k citations

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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.

How proteins produce cellular membrane curvature

2005 1.0k citations Michael M. Kozlov et al. profile →
Mechanics of membrane fusion

2008 802 citations Leonid Chernomordik, Michael M. Kozlov profile →
Protein-Lipid Interplay in Fusion and Fission of Biological Membranes

2003 632 citations Leonid Chernomordik, Michael M. Kozlov 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 →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael M. Kozlov Israel	60	10.8k	6.8k	2.0k	1.6k	1.4k	153	14.9k
Joshua Zimmerberg United States	71	11.3k 1.0×	4.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	226	15.9k
Harold Erickson United States	86	13.8k 1.3×	8.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	230	24.8k
Satyajit Mayor India	60	10.8k 1.0×	5.8k 0.9×	961 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	146	15.5k
Ken Jacobson United States	50	8.6k 0.8×	5.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	1.2k 0.9×	112	14.2k
Paul Matsudaira United States	59	7.9k 0.7×	5.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.9×	1.4k 1.0×	285	18.2k
Lukas K. Tamm United States	70	11.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	560 0.4×	187	14.0k
Ilya Levental United States	49	7.7k 0.7×	3.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	121	11.7k
Aurélien Roux Switzerland	47	6.7k 0.6×	4.8k 0.7×	862 0.4×	961 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	120	9.8k
Michael W. Davidson United States	65	11.7k 1.1×	5.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	6.3k 3.8×	781 0.6×	204	26.3k
Iain D. Campbell United Kingdom	80	11.9k 1.1×	5.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	637 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	317	21.0k

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Leikina, Evgenia, Kamran Melikov, Jarred M. Whitlock, et al.. (2025). Phosphatidylserine exposure and annexin A5 weaken the actin cortex in osteoclast fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(2).

Kozlov, Michael M., et al.. (2025). Interaction of lipid domains originating from differential domain–monolayer contact energy. Faraday Discussions. 259(0). 264–281. 1 indexed citations

Tsaturyan, Andrey K., Shahar Goren, Alon Grossman, et al.. (2025). BPS2025 - Intracellular pressure controls the propagation of tension in crumpled cell membranes. Biophysical Journal. 124(3). 260a–260a.

Jacoby, Guy, M. Segal, Joanna Korpanty, et al.. (2022). Self-Assembly of Tunable Intrinsically Disordered Peptide Amphiphiles. Biomacromolecules. 24(1). 98–108. 9 indexed citations

Rafiq, Nisha Mohd, Gianluca Grenci, Michael M. Kozlov, et al.. (2019). Forces and constraints controlling podosome assembly and disassembly. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 374(1779). 20180228–20180228. 20 indexed citations

Hirama, Takashi, Jason G. Kay, Masashi Maekawa, et al.. (2017). Membrane curvature induced by proximity of anionic phospholipids can initiate endocytosis. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1393–1393. 79 indexed citations

Yu, Miao, Chen Lǚ, Shimin Le, et al.. (2017). mDia1 senses both force and torque during F-actin filament polymerization. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1650–1650. 77 indexed citations

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 →

Campelo, Felix & Michael M. Kozlov. (2014). Sensing Membrane Stresses by Protein Insertions. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(4). e1003556–e1003556. 44 indexed citations

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Leikina, Evgenia, Kamran Melikov, Santosh Kumar Verma, et al.. (2012). Extracellular annexins and dynamin are important for sequential steps in myoblast fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 200(1). 109–123. 80 indexed citations

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Campelo, Felix, et al.. (2009). Modeling membrane shaping by proteins: Focus on EHD2 and N‐BAR domains. FEBS Letters. 584(9). 1830–1839. 54 indexed citations

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Campelo, Felix, Harvey T. McMahon, & Michael M. Kozlov. (2008). The Hydrophobic Insertion Mechanism of Membrane Curvature Generation by Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 95(5). 2325–2339. 320 indexed citations

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Martens, Sascha, Michael M. Kozlov, & Harvey T. McMahon. (2007). How Synaptotagmin Promotes Membrane Fusion. Science. 316(5828). 1205–1208. 428 indexed citations

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Kozlov, Michael M. & Alex Mogilner. (2007). Model of Polarization and Bistability of Cell Fragments. Biophysical Journal. 93(11). 3811–3819. 85 indexed citations

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Bershadsky, Alexander D., Christoph Ballestrem, Letizia Carramusa, et al.. (2005). Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal adhesions: experiments and models. European Journal of Cell Biology. 85(3-4). 165–173. 174 indexed citations

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Siegel, David P. & Michael M. Kozlov. (2004). The Gaussian Curvature Elastic Modulus of N-Monomethylated Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine: Relevance to Membrane Fusion and Lipid Phase Behavior. Biophysical Journal. 87(1). 366–374. 185 indexed citations

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Leikina, Eugenia, Aditya Mittal, Myoung‐Soon Cho, et al.. (2004). Influenza Hemagglutinins Outside of the Contact Zone Are Necessary for Fusion Pore Expansion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(25). 26526–26532. 42 indexed citations

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Kozlovsky, Yonathan, et al.. (2004). Stalk Phase Formation: Effects of Dehydration and Saddle Splay Modulus. Biophysical Journal. 87(4). 2508–2521. 81 indexed citations

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Bondarenko, S., et al.. (2003). γ * -- γ * Scattering: Saturation and Unitarization in the BFKL Approach. Acta Physica Polonica B. 34(6). 3081. 7 indexed citations

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Kozlov, Michael M., Leonid Chernomordik, & Vladislav S. Markin. (1990). A mechanism of formation of protein-free regions in the red cell membrane: the rupture of the membrane skeleton. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 144(3). 347–365. 9 indexed citations

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