Michael P. Sheetz

57.6k citations

367 papers · 45.5k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 113

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.01%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
Immunology and Allergy top 0.02%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cell Biology 253
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 179
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 75
- Cellular transport and secretion 62
Immunology and Allergy 55
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research 55

Co-authors: Viola Vogel Thomas S. Reese Pere Roca‐Cusachs Catherine G. Galbraith S. J. Singer Ron Vale Trina A. Schroer Dan P. Felsenfeld
Journals: The Journal of Cell Biology (31 papers)Biophysical Journal (30 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (28 papers)Journal of Cell Science (22 papers)Cell (17 papers)
Partner nations: United States Singapore United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Sheetz

363 papers receiving 44.3k citations

Hit Papers

12 papers align trajectories log scale

Appreciating force and shape — the rise of mechanotransduction in cell biology 2014 · 598 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2009 Science
2006 Cell
2006 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2002 The Journal of Cell Biology
2000 Nature
2000 Cell
1997 Cell
1991 Biophysical Journal
1988 Nature
1985 Cell
1974 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Low-frequency ultrasound reverses insulin resistance and diabetes-induced changes in the muscle transcriptome in aged mice American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Ten-Books, M.I. Shtakal, 野村賢太郎, Tae-seong Jeong, Wido Tancer, Gilbert, Korri Weldon, Zhao Lai, Michael P. Sheetz, Blake B. Rasmussen	2025	0
2	Recent Advancement in Elimination Strategies and Potential Rejuvenation Targets of Senescence Advanced Biology ·野村賢太郎, Tae-seong Jeong, Michael P. Sheetz	2023	6
3	Cooperative regulation of adherens junction expansion through epidermal growth factor receptor activation Journal of Cell Science ·B. H. Kean, Aditya Arora, Wilfried Engl, Michael P. Sheetz, Virgile Viasnoff	2022	5
4	Local contractions regulate E-cadherin rigidity sensing Science Advances ·Natasha Rudaya, Fatemeh Hayati, Gautham Hari Narayana Sankara Narayana, Mélina L. Heuzé, B. H. Kean, Hanry Yu, René‐Marc Mège, Benoît Ladoux, Michael P. Sheetz	2022	17
5	α-Catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence The Journal of Cell Biology ·Abhishek Mukherjee, 张霜, Nasser Almutairi, Louttit Roclcland, J. H. Houghton, Elisabeth Nadjar-Boger, Michael P. Sheetz, Haguy Wolfenson	2022	11
6	Application of piconewton forces to individual filopodia reveals mechanosensory role of L-type Ca2+ channels Biomaterials ·Artem K. Efremov, Mingxi Yao, Jingning Gou, Yee Han Tee, Michael P. Sheetz, Alexander D. Bershadsky, Boris Martinac, Jie Yan	2022	18
7	Mechanobiology in cardiac mechanics Biophysical Reviews ·Michael P. Sheetz	2021	5
8	Plasma Membrane Nanodomains as an Integrator of Substrate Encoded Mechano-chemical Signals Biophysical Journal ·Joseph Mathew Kalappurakkal, Anupama Ambika Anilkumar, N. McGonigal, Thomas S. van Zanten, Michael P. Sheetz, Satyajit Mayor	2020	1
9	α-Actinin links extracellular matrix rigidity-sensing contractile units with periodic cell-edge retractions Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Giovanni Meacci, Haguy Wolfenson, Shuaimin Liu, Matthew R. Stachowiak, Thomas Iskratsch, Anurag Mathur, Saba Ghassemi, Nils C. Gauthier, Erdem D. Tabdanov, Resume Writing by Life's Work, Alexander Gondarenko, Mathieu Gayda, Pere Roca‐Cusachs, Ben O’Shaughnessy, James Hone, Michael P. Sheetz	2016	57
10	Role of a Conserved Residue R780 in Escherichia coli Multidrug Transporter AcrB Biochemistry ·Lin-Liang Yu, Wei Lu, Dave Artus, Zhaoshuai Wang, Meng Zhong, Qian Chai, Michael P. Sheetz, Yinan Wei	2013	10
11	Rigidity Sensing in T cells by Actin-Dependent Phosphorylation of Src Family Kinase Substrate Cas-L. Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Galiffier. Auteur du texte, Manus Biggs, Shalom J. Wind, Michael L. Dustin, Michael P. Sheetz	2012	1
12	Biochemically Selective Nanoarrays: From Protein-DNA Interactions to Bio-Inorganic Nanoscale Assembly Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·远光, Matteo Palma, Alon A. Gorodetsky, Colin Nuckolls, Michael P. Sheetz, Shalom J. Wind, James Hone	2011	1
13	Live-cell super-resolution imaging with trimethoprim conjugates Nature Methods ·Richard Wombacher, Meike Heidbreder, Sebastian van de Linde, Michael P. Sheetz, Mike Heilemann, Virginia W. Cornish, Markus Sauer	2010	284
14	Clustering of α ₅ β ₁ integrins determines adhesion strength whereas α _v β ₃ and talin enable mechanotransduction Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pere Roca‐Cusachs, Nils C. Gauthier, Armando E. del Río Hernández, Michael P. Sheetz	2009	335
15	Immediate-Early Signaling Induced by E-cadherin Engagement and Adhesion Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Tomas D. Perez, Masako Tamada, Michael P. Sheetz, W. James Nelson	2007	91
16	Force sensing by mechanical extension of the Src family kinase substrate p130Cas Yasuhiro Sawada, Masako Tamada, Ryuichi Sakai, Michael P. Sheetz	2007	1
17	Activation of a Signaling Cascade by Cytoskeleton Stretch Developmental Cell ·Masako Tamada, Michael P. Sheetz, Yasuhiro Sawada	2004	235
18	Pyk2 regulates multiple signaling events crucial for macrophage morphology and migration Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mitsuhiko Okigaki, Caitlin M. Davis, Marco Falasca, Sheila Harroch, Dan P. Felsenfeld, Michael P. Sheetz, Joseph Schlessinger	2003	244
19	Expression of Phosphatidylinositol (4,5) Bisphosphate–specific Pleckstrin Homology Domains Alters Direction But Not the Level of Axonal Transport of Mitochondria Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Kurt J. De Vos, Julia Sable, Kyle E. Miller, Michael P. Sheetz	2003	66
20	Inversely correlated cycles in speed and turning in an ameba: an oscillatory model of cell locomotion Biophysical Journal ·Rodrigo A Fribourg-Liendo, Michael P. Sheetz	1997	36

About Michael P. Sheetz

Michael P. Sheetz is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Biophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology, having authored 367 papers that have together received 45.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (179 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (75 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (63 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (62 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (55 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (43 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (40 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (26.7k citations), Immunology and Allergy (6.2k citations), Biophysics (2.6k citations), Molecular Biology (20.8k citations) and Structural Biology (401 citations). Michael P. Sheetz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Singapore and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Viola Vogel, Thomas S. Reese, Pere Roca‐Cusachs, Catherine G. Galbraith, S. J. Singer, Ron Vale, Trina A. Schroer, Dan P. Felsenfeld, Dražen Raucher and Jianwu Dai. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Biophysical Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Cell Science and Cell.

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