Olivier Pertz

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Olivier Pertz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Pertz has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cell Biology and 21 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Olivier Pertz's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (25 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (15 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Olivier Pertz is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (25 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (15 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Olivier Pertz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and South Korea. Olivier Pertz's co-authors include Klaus M. Hahn, Louis Hodgson, Richard Klemke, Perihan Nalbant, Gaudenz Danuser, Matthias Macháček, Amy N. Abell, Hunter Elliott, Christopher M. Welch and Gary L. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Pertz

71 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Coordination of Rho GTPase activities during cell protrusion 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2006 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. Coordination of Rho GTPase activities during cell protrusion
    2009 740 citations Olivier Pertz, Klaus M. Hahn et al. profile →
  2. Spatiotemporal dynamics of RhoA activity in migrating cells
    2006 658 citations Olivier Pertz, Richard Klemke et al. profile →

Peers

Olivier Pertz
Dorothy A. Schafer United States
Alexis Gautreau France
Louis Hodgson United States
Matthias Krause United Kingdom
Daniel Zicha United Kingdom
Irina Kaverina United States
Marcel Mettlen United States
Grégory Giannone France
Kazuhiro Aoki Japan
Joseph Loureiro United States
Dorothy A. Schafer United States
Olivier Pertz
Citations per year, relative to Olivier Pertz Olivier Pertz (= 1×) peers Dorothy A. Schafer

Countries citing papers authored by Olivier Pertz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olivier Pertz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Pertz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olivier Pertz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olivier Pertz 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 Olivier Pertz. Olivier Pertz 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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Torres-Sànchez, Alejandro, Michèle Lieb, Cécilie Martin-Lemaitre, et al.. (2024). Polarity-driven three-dimensional spontaneous rotation of a cell doublet. Nature Physics. 20(7). 1194–1203. 7 indexed citations
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Gagliardi, Paolo Armando, Miguel Palomino‐Segura, Alessandro Giusti, et al.. (2024). Transformer-based spatial–temporal detection of apoptotic cell death in live-cell imaging. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Dobrzyński, Maciej, et al.. (2024). Quantification of collective signalling in time-lapse microscopy images. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 19–30. 1 indexed citations
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Pertz, Olivier, et al.. (2024). Spontaneous rotations in epithelia as an interplay between cell polarity and boundaries. Nature Physics. 20(2). 322–331. 14 indexed citations
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Wojnacki, José, Gonzalo Quassollo, Nicolás Unsain, et al.. (2024). Dual spatio-temporal regulation of axon growth and microtubule dynamics by RhoA signaling pathways. Journal of Cell Science. 137(14). 4 indexed citations
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Bagci, Halil, Martin Winkler, Federico Uliana, et al.. (2024). The hGID GID4 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex targets ARHGAP11A to regulate cell migration. Life Science Alliance. 7(12). e202403046–e202403046. 4 indexed citations
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Gagliardi, Paolo Armando, Marc‐Antoine Jacques, Andrew R. Cohen, et al.. (2023). Automatic detection of spatio-temporal signaling patterns in cell collectives. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(10). 11 indexed citations
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Gagliardi, Paolo Armando, Miguel Palomino‐Segura, Alessandro Giusti, et al.. (2023). Transformer-based spatial–temporal detection of apoptotic cell death in live-cell imaging. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Gagliardi, Paolo Armando, et al.. (2023). The MAPK/ERK channel capacity exceeds 6 bit/hour. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(5). e1011155–e1011155. 3 indexed citations
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Rutz, Adriano, Maciej Dobrzyński, Jakob K. Reinhardt, et al.. (2022). Combining Activity Profiling with Advanced Annotation to Accelerate the Discovery of Natural Products Targeting Oncogenic Signaling in Melanoma. Journal of Natural Products. 85(6). 1540–1554. 13 indexed citations
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Dobrzyński, Maciej, Marc‐Antoine Jacques, Agne Frismantiene, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic actuator – ERK biosensor circuits identify MAPK network nodes that shape ERK dynamics. Molecular Systems Biology. 18(6). e10670–e10670. 26 indexed citations
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Reinhardt, Jakob K., Maciej Dobrzyński, Martin Smieško, et al.. (2022). A Dimerosesquiterpene and Sesquiterpene Lactones from Artemisia argyi Inhibiting Oncogenic PI3K/AKT Signaling in Melanoma Cells. Journal of Natural Products. 85(11). 2557–2569. 9 indexed citations
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Dobrzyński, Maciej, Alberto Mattei, Jakob K. Reinhardt, et al.. (2022). High-Content Screening Pipeline for Natural Products Targeting Oncogenic Signaling in Melanoma. Journal of Natural Products. 85(4). 1006–1017. 10 indexed citations
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Jacques, Marc‐Antoine, Maciej Dobrzyński, Paolo Armando Gagliardi, Raphael Sznitman, & Olivier Pertz. (2021). CODEX, a neural network approach to explore signaling dynamics landscapes. Molecular Systems Biology. 17(4). e10026–e10026. 17 indexed citations
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Pertz, Olivier, et al.. (2018). Automated profiling of growth cone heterogeneity defines relations between morphology and motility. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(1). 350–379. 10 indexed citations
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Martin, Katrin, Marco Vilela, Noo Li Jeon, Gaudenz Danuser, & Olivier Pertz. (2014). A Growth Factor-Induced, Spatially Organizing Cytoskeletal Module Enables Rapid and Persistent Fibroblast Migration. Developmental Cell. 30(6). 701–716. 16 indexed citations
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Pertz, Olivier, Yingchun Wang, Feng Yang, et al.. (2008). Spatial mapping of the neurite and soma proteomes reveals a functional Cdc42/Rac regulatory network. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(6). 1931–1936. 60 indexed citations
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Wong, Kit, Olivier Pertz, Klaus M. Hahn, & Henry R. Bourne. (2006). Neutrophil polarization: Spatiotemporal dynamics of RhoA activity support a self-organizing mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(10). 3639–3644. 140 indexed citations
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Özbek, Suat, et al.. (2002). Structure/Function Relationships in the Minicollagen ofHydra Nematocysts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(51). 49200–49204. 35 indexed citations
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Koch, Alexander, Damir Bozic, Olivier Pertz, & Jürgen Engel. (1999). Homophilic adhesion by cadherins. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 9(2). 275–281. 118 indexed citations

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