Miriam Osterfield

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Miriam Osterfield is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Miriam Osterfield has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cell Biology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Miriam Osterfield's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers). Miriam Osterfield is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers). Miriam Osterfield collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Miriam Osterfield's co-authors include John G. Flanagan, Mitsuharu Hattori, Stanislav Y. Shvartsman, Paul A. Janmey, Yo‐El S. Ju, Lisa A. Flanagan, Alexander G. Fletcher, Ruth E. Baker, Eric Wieschaus and Trudi Schüpbach and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Miriam Osterfield

14 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Neurite branching on deformable substrates 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2014 200 400 600
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. Neurite branching on deformable substrates
    2002 615 citations Lisa A. Flanagan, Yo‐El S. Ju et al. Neuroreport profile →
  2. Vertex Models of Epithelial Morphogenesis
    2014 398 citations Alexander G. Fletcher, Miriam Osterfield et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Miriam Osterfield United States 11 1.1k 725 650 560 135 15 1.9k
Steven R. Heidemann United States 25 1.6k 1.5× 741 1.0× 799 1.2× 395 0.7× 203 1.5× 40 2.3k
Daniel M. Suter United States 28 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.7× 291 0.5× 246 1.8× 58 2.7k
Victor Racine France 23 1.3k 1.3× 642 0.9× 1.5k 2.4× 503 0.9× 39 0.3× 34 2.9k
S R Heidemann United States 23 1.7k 1.6× 844 1.2× 845 1.3× 284 0.5× 190 1.4× 24 2.4k
Aleksandra K. Denisin United States 9 392 0.4× 319 0.4× 588 0.9× 625 1.1× 59 0.4× 12 2.0k
Thomas Grevesse Belgium 13 625 0.6× 234 0.3× 487 0.7× 686 1.2× 47 0.3× 19 1.5k
Jennifer A. Mitchel United States 19 587 0.5× 409 0.6× 432 0.7× 576 1.0× 36 0.3× 33 1.6k
Jennifer A. Zallen United States 31 3.2k 3.0× 826 1.1× 2.5k 3.8× 540 1.0× 142 1.1× 46 4.5k
Paul C. Bridgman United States 35 2.1k 2.0× 1.2k 1.7× 1.7k 2.6× 282 0.5× 216 1.6× 50 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Miriam Osterfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miriam Osterfield

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Miller, Pearson W., et al.. (2025). Formation of Drosophila germ cells requires spatial patterning of phospholipids. Current Biology. 35(7). 1612–1621.e3.
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Osterfield, Miriam, et al.. (2024). Viscous shear is a key force in Drosophila ventral furrow morphogenesis. Development. 151(22). 1 indexed citations
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Osterfield, Miriam, et al.. (2023). Evidence that tissue recoil in the early Drosophila embryo is a passive not active process. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 34(10). br16–br16. 9 indexed citations
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Osterfield, Miriam, Celeste A. Berg, & Stanislav Y. Shvartsman. (2017). Epithelial Patterning, Morphogenesis, and Evolution: Drosophila Eggshell as a Model. Developmental Cell. 41(4). 337–348. 40 indexed citations
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Osterfield, Miriam, Trudi Schüpbach, Eric Wieschaus, & Stanislav Y. Shvartsman. (2015). Diversity of epithelial morphogenesis during eggshell formation in drosophilids. Development. 142(11). 1971–1977. 18 indexed citations
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Du, Xinxin, Miriam Osterfield, & Stanislav Y. Shvartsman. (2014). Computational analysis of three-dimensional epithelial morphogenesis using vertex models. Physical Biology. 11(6). 66007–66007. 19 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Alexander G., Miriam Osterfield, Ruth E. Baker, & Stanislav Y. Shvartsman. (2014). Vertex Models of Epithelial Morphogenesis. Biophysical Journal. 106(11). 2291–2304. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Osterfield, Miriam, et al.. (2013). Three-Dimensional Epithelial Morphogenesis in the Developing Drosophila Egg. Developmental Cell. 24(4). 400–410. 110 indexed citations
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Du, Xinxin, Konstantin Doubrovinski, & Miriam Osterfield. (2012). Self-Organized Cell Motility from Motor-Filament Interactions. Biophysical Journal. 102(8). 1738–1745. 19 indexed citations
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Osterfield, Miriam, Rikke Egelund, Lauren M. Young, & John G. Flanagan. (2008). Interaction of amyloid precursor protein with contactins and NgCAM in the retinotectal system. Development. 135(6). 1189–1199. 70 indexed citations
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Feldheim, David A., Masaru Nakamoto, Miriam Osterfield, et al.. (2004). Loss-of-Function Analysis of EphA Receptors in Retinotectal Mapping. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2542–2550. 115 indexed citations
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Osterfield, Miriam, Marc W. Kirschner, & John G. Flanagan. (2003). Graded Positional Information. Cell. 113(4). 425–428. 36 indexed citations
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Flanagan, Lisa A., et al.. (2002). Neurite branching on deformable substrates. Neuroreport. 13(18). 2411–2415. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hattori, Mitsuharu, Miriam Osterfield, & John G. Flanagan. (2000). Regulated Cleavage of a Contact-Mediated Axon Repellent. Science. 289(5483). 1360–1365. 443 indexed citations

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