Patrick Keller

20.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
210 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Patrick Keller is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Keller has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 58 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 53 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Patrick Keller's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (117 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (56 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers). Patrick Keller is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (117 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (56 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers). Patrick Keller collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Patrick Keller's co-authors include Kai Simons, Min‐Hui Li, L. Liébert, L. Strzelecki, Robert B. Meyer, Mikael Simons, Konrad Beyreuther, Robert Ehehalt, Christian Haass and Christoph Thiele and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Keller

204 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ferroelectric liquid crystals 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 2006 1998 2001 2003 400 800 1.2k
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. Ferroelectric liquid crystals
    1975 1.4k citations Robert B. Meyer, L. Liébert et al. Journal de Physique Lettres profile →
  2. Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides are released in association with exosomes
    2006 1.1k citations Lawrence Rajendran, Masanori Honsho et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Cholesterol depletion inhibits the generation of β-amyloid in hippocampal neurons
    1998 986 citations Patrick Keller, Kai Simons et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Simvastatin strongly reduces levels of Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides Aβ42 and Aβ40 in vitro and in vivo
    2001 923 citations Patrick Keller et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Amyloidogenic processing of the Alzheimer β-amyloid precursor protein depends on lipid rafts
    2003 901 citations Patrick Keller, Christian Haass et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  6. Sphingolipid–Cholesterol Rafts Diffuse as Small Entities in the Plasma Membrane of Mammalian Cells
    2000 821 citations Arnd Pralle, Patrick Keller et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  7. Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Mechanical Properties of a Muscle
    2001 596 citations D. L. Thomsen, Patrick Keller et al. Macromolecules profile →
  8. Light‐Driven Side‐On Nematic Elastomer Actuators
    2003 502 citations Min‐Hui Li, Patrick Keller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Keller France 53 6.2k 5.0k 3.5k 3.4k 2.7k 210 17.2k
Eugene M. Terentjev United Kingdom 68 1.9k 0.3× 6.1k 1.2× 905 0.3× 7.5k 2.2× 5.8k 2.2× 325 16.9k
Mark E. Welland United Kingdom 67 3.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 403 0.1× 3.4k 1.3× 251 16.0k
Ian W. Hamley United Kingdom 79 8.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 770 0.2× 2.6k 1.0× 499 28.5k
Toyoichi Tanaka United States 64 2.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 262 0.1× 3.7k 1.1× 6.8k 2.5× 169 21.6k
Ehud Gazit Israel 89 17.1k 2.8× 606 0.1× 6.0k 1.7× 552 0.2× 3.7k 1.4× 441 33.1k
Milan Mrksich United States 84 12.0k 1.9× 937 0.2× 574 0.2× 314 0.1× 11.7k 4.3× 266 27.8k
Peter C. Searson United States 75 3.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 360 0.1× 540 0.2× 6.3k 2.3× 332 22.3k
Takashi Itoh Japan 56 3.9k 0.6× 573 0.1× 744 0.2× 415 0.1× 502 0.2× 581 13.8k
Rachid Sougrat Saudi Arabia 48 4.2k 0.7× 527 0.1× 533 0.2× 603 0.2× 4.5k 1.7× 90 16.2k
Atsushi Harada Japan 65 7.1k 1.2× 892 0.2× 496 0.1× 181 0.1× 3.9k 1.4× 273 18.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Keller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pyrgidis, Nikolaos, Philipp Weinhold, Gerald Bastian Schulz, et al.. (2025). Peri‐operative outcomes of open, laparoscopic and robotic simple prostatectomy. British Journal of Urology. 136(6). 1107–1113.
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Volz, Yannic, Philipp Weinhold, Julian Marcon, et al.. (2025). The Role of Radical Cystectomy with Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction in Patients Developing Bladder Cancer after Prior Radical Prostatectomy, Radiation Therapy, or BPH Surgery. Urologia Internationalis. 109(6). 566–575. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Jun, Shuai Huang, Zhi‐Yang Liu, et al.. (2024). Patterned Photonic Actuators with Dynamic Shape‐Morphing and Color‐Changing Capabilities Fabricated by Athermal Embossing Technology. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(29). e202406534–e202406534. 18 indexed citations
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Ni, Bin, Daniele Martella, Camilla Parmeggiani, et al.. (2020). Color Modulation in Morpho Butterfly Wings Using Liquid Crystalline Elastomers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(9). 12 indexed citations
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Gabriel, Elke, Anand Ramani, Patrick Keller, et al.. (2016). CPAP promotes timely cilium disassembly to maintain neural progenitor pool. The EMBO Journal. 35(8). 803–819. 172 indexed citations
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Ayala, Helon Vicente Hultmann, et al.. (2015). Design of heat exchangers using a novel multiobjective free search differential evolution paradigm. Applied Thermal Engineering. 94. 170–177. 52 indexed citations
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Wei, Renbo, et al.. (2015). Reversible and Rapid Laser Actuation of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Micropillars with Inclusion of Gold Nanoparticles. Advanced Functional Materials. 25(20). 3022–3032. 114 indexed citations
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Wu, Zi Liang, et al.. (2013). New thermal-sensitive superhydrophobic material. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Rajendran, Lawrence, Masanori Honsho, Tobias Zahn, et al.. (2006). Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides are released in association with exosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(30). 11172–11177. 1067 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goldsbury, Claire, Maria‐Magdalena Mocanu, Edda Thies, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of APP Trafficking by Tau Protein Does Not Increase the Generation of Amyloid‐β Peptides. Traffic. 7(7). 873–888. 68 indexed citations
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Yang, Jing, Daniel Lévy, Wei Deng, Patrick Keller, & Min‐Hui Li. (2005). Polymer vesicles formed by amphiphilic diblock copolymers containing a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer block. Chemical Communications. 4345–4345. 52 indexed citations
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Li, Min‐Hui, Patrick Keller, Éric Grelet, & P. Auroy. (2002). Liquid-Crystalline Polymethacrylates by Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization at Ambient Temperature. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 203(4). 619–626. 25 indexed citations
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Keller, Patrick, et al.. (2001). Facile and Inexpensive Synthesis of α,β,β‘-Deuterated Liquid Crystalline and Classical Acrylate Monomers. Macromolecules. 35(2). 581–584. 13 indexed citations
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Pralle, Arnd, Patrick Keller, Ernst‐Ludwig Florin, Kai Simons, & J. K. H. Hörber. (2000). Sphingolipid–Cholesterol Rafts Diffuse as Small Entities in the Plasma Membrane of Mammalian Cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 148(5). 997–1008. 821 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shevchenko, Andrej, Patrick Keller, Peter Scheiffele, Matthias Mann, & Kai Simons. (1997). Identification of components of trans‐Golgi network‐derived transport vesicles and detergent‐insoluble complexes by nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis. 18(14). 2591–2600. 41 indexed citations
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Keller, Patrick, Giorgio Semenza, & Shmuel Shaltiel. (1995). Disposition of the car☐y‐terminus tail of rabbit lactase‐phlorizin hydrolase elucidated by phosphorylation with protein kinase A in vitro and in tissue culture. FEBS Letters. 368(3). 563–567. 7 indexed citations
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Brûlet, Annie, et al.. (1993). Study of the transesterification of a main-chain mesomorphic polyester by small-angle neutron scattering. Macromolecules. 26(1). 119–124. 25 indexed citations
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Keller, Patrick. (1984). Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals with New Chiral Building Blocks. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 102(10). 295–305. 21 indexed citations
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Keller, Patrick, L. Liébert, & L. Strzelecki. (1976). SYNTHÈSE DE CRISTAUX LIQUIDES FERROÉLECTRIQUES. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 37(C3). C3–27. 4 indexed citations
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Meyer, Robert B., L. Liébert, L. Strzelecki, & Patrick Keller. (1975). Ferroelectric liquid crystals. Journal de Physique Lettres. 36(3). 69–71. 1436 indexed citations breakdown →

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