Patrick W. Oakes

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Patrick W. Oakes is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick W. Oakes has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cell Biology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Patrick W. Oakes's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (12 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Patrick W. Oakes is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (12 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Patrick W. Oakes collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Patrick W. Oakes's co-authors include Margaret L. Gardel, Jonathan Stricker, Michael P. Murrell, Martin Lenz, Yvonne Aratyn-Schaus, Yvonne Beckham, Jay X. Tang, Shiladitya Banerjee, Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan and M. Cristina Marchetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Patrick W. Oakes

51 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

Forcing cells into shape: the mechanics of actomyosin contractility

2015 454 citations Michael P. Murrell, Patrick W. Oakes et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick W. Oakes United States	28	2.1k	909	839	432	419	53	3.1k
Allen J. Ehrlicher Canada	28	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	377 0.9×	174 0.4×	64	3.5k
Julie Plastino France	23	1.6k 0.8×	471 0.5×	976 1.2×	416 1.0×	227 0.5×	41	2.6k
Shiladitya Banerjee United Kingdom	37	1.7k 0.8×	899 1.0×	876 1.0×	399 0.9×	149 0.4×	137	4.1k
Benedikt Sabass Germany	17	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	619 0.7×	789 1.8×	450 1.1×	33	3.1k
Rajaa Boujemaa‐Paterski France	24	2.6k 1.3×	637 0.7×	1.6k 1.9×	579 1.3×	321 0.8×	37	4.0k
Christophe Le Clainche France	26	2.2k 1.0×	457 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	357 0.8×	503 1.2×	48	3.5k
Marco Fritzsche United Kingdom	28	1.4k 0.7×	653 0.7×	721 0.9×	518 1.2×	177 0.4×	76	2.7k
Nils C. Gauthier United States	34	2.4k 1.1×	842 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	507 1.2×	586 1.4×	58	3.9k
Emad Moeendarbary United Kingdom	31	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	493 1.1×	251 0.6×	73	4.5k
Alberto Elósegui-Artola Spain	26	3.3k 1.6×	1.7k 1.9×	1.5k 1.8×	457 1.1×	603 1.4×	37	5.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Oakes, Patrick W.. (2025). Cytoskeletal repair: Zyxin relieves actin stress from the inside out. Current Biology. 35(4). R148–R150.

Flozak, Annette S., et al.. (2024). α-catenin middle- and actin-binding domain unfolding mutants differentially impact epithelial strength and sheet migration. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 35(5). ar65–ar65. 2 indexed citations

Oakes, Patrick W., et al.. (2024). Principles and regulation of mechanosensing. Journal of Cell Science. 137(18). 6 indexed citations

Oleksyn, David, et al.. (2024). T cells use focal adhesions to pull themselves through confined environments. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(10). 13 indexed citations

Patel, Hiral, Kem A. Sochacki, Matthew Akamatsu, et al.. (2024). Local monomer levels and established filaments potentiate non-muscle myosin 2 assembly. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(4). 7 indexed citations

Molaei, Mehdi, et al.. (2023). Limiting pool and actin architecture controls myosin cluster sizes in adherent cells. Biophysical Journal. 123(2). 157–171. 5 indexed citations

Oakes, Patrick W., et al.. (2021). Stress fiber strain recognition by the LIM protein testin is cryptic and mediated by RhoA. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(18). 1758–1771. 20 indexed citations

Reilly, Emma C., Nick Reilly, Ian Smith, et al.. (2020). T _RM integrins CD103 and CD49a differentially support adherence and motility after resolution of influenza virus infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(22). 12306–12314. 88 indexed citations

Barger, Sarah R., Nick Reilly, Maria S. Shutova, et al.. (2019). Membrane-cytoskeletal crosstalk mediated by myosin-I regulates adhesion turnover during phagocytosis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1249–1249. 57 indexed citations

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Finegan, Tara M., et al.. (2018). Tissue tension and not interphase cell shape determines cell division orientation in the Drosophila follicular epithelium. The EMBO Journal. 38(3). 36 indexed citations

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Oakes, Patrick W., Tamara C. Bidone, Yvonne Beckham, et al.. (2018). Lamellipodium is a myosin-independent mechanosensor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(11). 2646–2651. 85 indexed citations

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Oakes, Patrick W.. (2018). Balancing forces in migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 54. 43–49. 8 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., et al.. (2017). Disordered Actomyosin Is Sufficient to Promote Cooperative and Telescopic Contractility. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Juan, Guillermina R. Ramirez-San, Patrick W. Oakes, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2017). Contact guidance requires spatial control of leading-edge protrusion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28(8). 1043–1053. 67 indexed citations

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Hissa, Bárbara, Patrick W. Oakes, Bruno Pontes, Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2017). Cholesterol depletion impairs contractile machinery in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 43764–43764. 36 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Shiladitya, et al.. (2016). Disordered actomyosin networks are sufficient to produce cooperative and telescopic contractility. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12615–12615. 100 indexed citations

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Murrell, Michael P., Patrick W. Oakes, Martin Lenz, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2015). Forcing cells into shape: the mechanics of actomyosin contractility. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 16(8). 486–498. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oakes, Patrick W., Shiladitya Banerjee, M. Cristina Marchetti, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2014). Geometry Regulates Traction Stresses in Adherent Cells. Biophysical Journal. 107(4). 825–833. 185 indexed citations

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Oakes, Patrick W., Yvonne Beckham, Jonathan Stricker, & Margaret L. Gardel. (2012). Tension is required but not sufficient for focal adhesion maturation without a stress fiber template. The Journal of Cell Biology. 196(3). 363–374. 246 indexed citations

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Oakes, Patrick W., et al.. (2006). Isotropic to Nematic Liquid Crystalline Phase Transition ofF-Actin Varies from Continuous to First Order. Physical Review Letters. 97(11). 118103–118103. 45 indexed citations

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