Michael P. Murrell

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michael P. Murrell is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael P. Murrell has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cell Biology, 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Michael P. Murrell's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (43 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (19 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Michael P. Murrell is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (43 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (19 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Michael P. Murrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Michael P. Murrell's co-authors include Margaret L. Gardel, Patrick W. Oakes, Martin Lenz, Shiladitya Banerjee, Taeyoon Kim, Wonyeong Jung, A. Pasha Tabatabai, Andre Levchenko, Cécile Sykes and S. M. Ali Tabei and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Murrell

53 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael P. Murrell United States	22	1.3k	578	477	375	338	56	1.9k
Patrick W. Oakes United States	28	2.1k 1.6×	909 1.6×	839 1.8×	224 0.6×	432 1.3×	53	3.1k
Alex Mogilner United States	32	2.0k 1.5×	690 1.2×	1.4k 2.9×	253 0.7×	280 0.8×	80	3.2k
Jean‐Louis Martiel France	20	1.2k 0.9×	380 0.7×	706 1.5×	122 0.3×	261 0.8×	42	1.9k
Benedikt Sabass Germany	17	2.2k 1.7×	1.3k 2.2×	619 1.3×	203 0.5×	789 2.3×	33	3.1k
Poul Martin Bendix Denmark	28	733 0.6×	1.2k 2.1×	848 1.8×	254 0.7×	707 2.1×	58	2.7k
Erin L. Barnhart United States	14	1.4k 1.1×	588 1.0×	503 1.1×	196 0.5×	231 0.7×	16	1.9k
Martial Balland France	28	1.7k 1.3×	884 1.5×	820 1.7×	132 0.4×	328 1.0×	58	2.7k
Otger Campàs United States	26	1.7k 1.3×	919 1.6×	983 2.1×	384 1.0×	220 0.7×	52	2.7k
Karen E. Kasza United States	18	1.5k 1.2×	909 1.6×	484 1.0×	99 0.3×	421 1.2×	32	2.3k
Taeyoon Kim United States	22	1.0k 0.8×	294 0.5×	530 1.1×	158 0.4×	231 0.7×	59	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2026). Topological control of spontaneous failure in active nematic solids. Nature Materials.

Kelly, Patrick, et al.. (2025). Feedback between F-actin organization and active stress governs criticality and energy localization in the cell cytoskeleton. Nature Physics. 21(8). 1290–1302.

Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Mechanical power is maximized during contractile ring-like formation in a biomimetic dividing cell model. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9731–9731. 3 indexed citations

Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Cofilin-Mediated Filament Softening and Crosslinking Counterbalance to Enhance Actin Network Flexibility. Physical Review Letters. 133(21). 218402–218402. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Sheng, et al.. (2024). Energy partitioning in the cell cortex. Nature Physics. 20(11). 1824–1832. 7 indexed citations

Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2024). F-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3444–3444. 16 indexed citations

Schwartz, Martin A., et al.. (2023). Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8011–8011. 31 indexed citations

Yousafzai, Muhammad Sulaiman, et al.. (2023). SPAK-dependent cotransporter activity mediates capillary adhesion and pressure during glioblastoma migration in confined spaces. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 34(12). ar122–ar122. 3 indexed citations

Tabatabai, A. Pasha, et al.. (2022). F-actin architecture determines constraints on myosin thick filament motion. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7008–7008. 34 indexed citations

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Xing, Hao, Yaqing Huang, Britta Kunkemoeller, et al.. (2022). Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 22474–22474. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Sheng, et al.. (2022). <em>In Vitro</em> Reconstitution of the Actin Cytoskeleton Inside Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 4 indexed citations

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Machta, Benjamin B., et al.. (2021). Irreversibility in dynamical phases and transitions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 392–392. 25 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2017). Disordered Actomyosin Is Sufficient to Promote Cooperative and Telescopic Contractility. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Jung, Wonyeong, Michael P. Murrell, & Taeyoon Kim. (2016). F-Actin Fragmentation Induces Distinct Mechanisms of Stress Relaxation in the Actin Cytoskeleton. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 354a–354a. 2 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Shiladitya, et al.. (2016). Disordered actomyosin networks are sufficient to produce cooperative and telescopic contractility. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12615–12615. 100 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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Jung, Wonyeong, Michael P. Murrell, & Taeyoon Kim. (2015). F-actin cross-linking enhances the stability of force generation in disordered actomyosin networks. Computational Particle Mechanics. 2(4). 317–327. 23 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., Todd Thoresen, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2014). Reconstitution of Contractile Actomyosin Arrays. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 540. 265–282. 20 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., Roger D. Kamm, & Paul Matsudaira. (2011). Tension, Free Space, and Cell Damage in a Microfluidic Wound Healing Assay. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24283–e24283. 39 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2011). Spreading Dynamics of Biomimetic Actin Cortices. Biophysical Journal. 100(6). 1400–1409. 55 indexed citations

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