Mickaël Lelek

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mickaël Lelek is a scholar working on Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mickaël Lelek has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biophysics, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Mickaël Lelek's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (3 papers). Mickaël Lelek is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (3 papers). Mickaël Lelek collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Mickaël Lelek's co-authors include Christophe Zimmer, Andrey Aristov, Xian Hao, Wei Ouyang, Juliette Griffié, Florian Schueder, Markus Sauer, Melike Lakadamyali, Melina Theoni Gyparaki and Ralf Jungmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mickaël Lelek

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Single-molecule localization microscopy 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Single-molecule localization microscopy
    2021 538 citations Mickaël Lelek, Melina Theoni Gyparaki et al. Nature Reviews Methods Primers profile →
  2. Deep learning massively accelerates super-resolution localization microscopy
    2018 403 citations Wei Ouyang, Andrey Aristov et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers

Mickaël Lelek
Rachel Wang United States
Alex de Marco Australia
Pedro M. Pereira Portugal
Ricardo Henriques United Kingdom
E. Hesper Rego United States
Christian Sieben Germany
Boerries Brandenburg United States
Martin Schorb Germany
Kedar Narayan United States
Elio A. Abbondanzieri United States
Rachel Wang United States
Mickaël Lelek
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mickaël Lelek

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cavellini, Laetitia, Christina Kunz, Mickaël Lelek, et al.. (2025). A constricted mitochondrial morphology formed during respiration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5314–5314.
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Carron, Clémence, Mickaël Lelek, Isabelle Léger‐Silvestre, et al.. (2025). Multiscale visualization of nucleolar chromatin in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Structural Biology. 217(3). 108228–108228. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Junfeng, Mickaël Lelek, Yunfeng Yang, et al.. (2024). A relay race of ESCRT-III paralogs drives cell division in a hyperthermophilic archaeon. mBio. 16(2). e0099124–e0099124. 4 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Jean-Yves Tinévez, Gérard Péhau‐Arnaudet, et al.. (2022). Molecular organization and mechanics of single vimentin filaments revealed by super-resolution imaging. Science Advances. 8(8). eabm2696–eabm2696. 32 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Melina Theoni Gyparaki, Gerti Beliu, et al.. (2022). Author Correction: Single-molecule localization microscopy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Melina Theoni Gyparaki, Gerti Beliu, et al.. (2021). Single-molecule localization microscopy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 1(1). 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lelek, Mickaël, Juan J. Quereda, Martin Sachse, et al.. (2021). Listeriolysin S: A bacteriocin from Listeria monocytogenes that induces membrane permeabilization in a contact-dependent manner. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(40). 23 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Wei, Andrey Aristov, Mickaël Lelek, Xian Hao, & Christophe Zimmer. (2018). Deep learning massively accelerates super-resolution localization microscopy. Nature Biotechnology. 36(5). 460–468. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rincheval, Vincent, Mickaël Lelek, Elyanne Gault, et al.. (2017). Functional organization of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in cells infected by respiratory syncytial virus. Nature Communications. 8(1). 563–563. 138 indexed citations
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Herbert, Sébastien, Jean‐Michel Arbona, Mickaël Lelek, et al.. (2017). Chromatin stiffening underlies enhanced locus mobility after DNA damage in budding yeast. The EMBO Journal. 36(17). 2595–2608. 53 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Nicoletta Casartelli, Danilo Pellin, et al.. (2015). Chromatin organization at the nuclear pore favours HIV replication. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6483–6483. 103 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Francesca Di Nunzio, & Christophe Zimmer. (2014). FlAsH-PALM: Super-resolution Pointillist Imaging with FlAsH-Tetracysteine Labeling. Methods in molecular biology. 1174. 183–193. 10 indexed citations
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Judith, Delphine, Serge Mostowy, Nicolas Gangneux, et al.. (2013). Species‐specific impact of the autophagy machinery on Chikungunya virus infection. EMBO Reports. 14(6). 534–544. 112 indexed citations
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Izeddin, Ignacio, Christian G. Specht, Mickaël Lelek, et al.. (2011). Super-Resolution Dynamic Imaging of Dendritic Spines Using a Low-Affinity Photoconvertible Actin Probe. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15611–e15611. 107 indexed citations
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Mostowy, Serge, Matteo Bonazzi, Mélanie Hamon, et al.. (2010). Entrapment of Intracytosolic Bacteria by Septin Cage-like Structures. Cell Host & Microbe. 8(5). 433–444. 193 indexed citations
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Kudlinski, Alexandre, Mickaël Lelek, B. Barviau, Laurent Audry, & Arnaud Mussot. (2010). Efficient blue conversion from a 1064 nm microchip laser in long photonic crystal fiber tapers for fluorescence microscopy. Optics Express. 18(16). 16640–16640. 27 indexed citations
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Hérault, Émilie, et al.. (2008). Pulsed blue laser at 491nm by nonlinear cavity dumping. Optics Express. 16(24). 19419–19419. 7 indexed citations
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Coëtmellec, Sébastien, et al.. (2007). Fractional-order Fourier analysis for ultrashort pulse characterization. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 24(6). 1641–1641. 7 indexed citations
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Lelek, Mickaël, Frédéric Louradour, Vincent Couderc, et al.. (2006). High sensitivity autocorrelator based on a fluorescent liquid core fiber. Applied Physics Letters. 89(6). 5 indexed citations
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Quiquempois, Yves, Mickaël Lelek, Alexandre Kudlinski, H. Zeghlache, & G. Martinelli. (2003). Nonlinear distribution reconstruction in poled silica glasses with a sub-micron resolution. Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides. 16. WB2–WB2. 1 indexed citations

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