Robert Grosse

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Grosse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Grosse has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Robert Grosse's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (40 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (16 papers). Robert Grosse is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (40 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (16 papers). Robert Grosse collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Robert Grosse's co-authors include O. Fackler, Matthias Plessner, Christian Baarlink, Thomas Gudermann, Dominique T. Brandt, Cristina Hidalgo-Carcedo, Kevin J. Harrington, Cédric Gaggioli, Erik Sahai and John F. Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Grosse

105 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fibroblast-led collective invasion of carcinoma cells with differing roles for RhoGTPases in leading and following cells

2007 1.2k citations Robert Grosse et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Grosse Germany	44	4.2k	2.9k	1.3k	819	748	106	7.5k
Carlo Tacchetti Italy	49	5.2k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	858 1.0×	859 1.1×	122	8.6k
Kurt I. Anderson United Kingdom	53	3.9k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	958 1.2×	709 0.9×	92	8.2k
Ryuichi Sakai Japan	43	4.1k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.7k 2.1×	796 1.1×	105	6.8k
Michael D. Henry United States	41	5.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	105	8.4k
Sara Sigismund Italy	27	3.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	423 0.5×	535 0.7×	38	5.9k
Denise J. Montell United States	50	5.2k 1.2×	3.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	512 0.6×	511 0.7×	113	8.5k
Richard Klemke United States	44	5.9k 1.4×	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	2.5k 3.0×	1.4k 1.8×	86	9.3k
Valeri Vasioukhin United States	38	5.0k 1.2×	3.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	525 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	59	7.9k
Stefan Butz Germany	44	4.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	679 0.8×	297 0.4×	68	7.5k
Arthur S. Alberts United States	41	4.2k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	735 0.6×	776 0.9×	363 0.5×	66	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Grosse

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Drepper, Friedel, et al.. (2025). Nuclear rupture in confined cell migration triggers nuclear actin polymerization to limit chromatin leakage. The EMBO Journal. 44(21). 6112–6136.

Rogg, Manuel, Eva L. Decker, Martin Pöhl, et al.. (2025). Thrombospondin-1 inhibits alternative complement pathway activation in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(13). 2 indexed citations

Ulferts, Svenja & Robert Grosse. (2024). SUN2 mediates calcium-triggered nuclear actin polymerization to cluster active RNA polymerase II. EMBO Reports. 25(11). 4728–4748. 5 indexed citations

Henriot, Véronique, et al.. (2024). Talin and vinculin combine their activities to trigger actin assembly. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9497–9497. 9 indexed citations

Ulferts, Svenja, Massimo Lopes, Kei Miyamoto, & Robert Grosse. (2024). Nuclear actin dynamics and functions at a glance. Journal of Cell Science. 137(6). 10 indexed citations

Ulferts, Svenja, Fernando Aprile-Garcia, Robert Grosse, et al.. (2023). Quantitative real-time in-cell imaging reveals heterogeneous clusters of proteins prior to condensation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4831–4831. 23 indexed citations

Palumbieri, Maria Dilia, Chiara Merigliano, Daniel González‐Acosta, et al.. (2023). Nuclear actin polymerization rapidly mediates replication fork remodeling upon stress by limiting PrimPol activity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7819–7819. 19 indexed citations

Knerr, Julian, Ralf Werner, Carsten Schwan, et al.. (2023). Formin-mediated nuclear actin at androgen receptors promotes transcription. Nature. 617(7961). 616–622. 28 indexed citations

Tian, Songhai, Julian Knerr, Hans Bakker, et al.. (2021). Yersinia pseudotuberculosis cytotoxic necrotizing factor interacts with glycosaminoglycans. The FASEB Journal. 35(7). e21647–e21647. 6 indexed citations

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Lace, Beatrice, Franck Anicet Ditengou, Chao Su, et al.. (2021). Formin-mediated bridging of cell wall, plasma membrane, and cytoskeleton in symbiotic infections of Medicago truncatula. Current Biology. 31(12). 2712–2719.e5. 30 indexed citations

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Närvä, Elisa, James R. W. Conway, Sérgio Lilla, et al.. (2020). MASTL promotes cell contractility and motility through kinase-independent signaling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(6). 16 indexed citations

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Fröhlich, Suada, Uwe Plessmann, Henning Urlaub, et al.. (2020). Extracellular MIF, but not its homologue D-DT, promotes fibroblast motility independently of its receptor complex CD74/CD44. Journal of Cell Science. 134(3). 3 indexed citations

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Tsopoulidis, Nikolaos, Vibor Laketa, Christian Baarlink, et al.. (2019). T cell receptor–triggered nuclear actin network formation drives CD4 ⁺ T cell effector functions. Science Immunology. 4(31). 55 indexed citations

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Caridi, Christopher P., Matthias Plessner, Robert Grosse, & Irene Chiolo. (2019). Nuclear actin filaments in DNA repair dynamics. Nature Cell Biology. 21(9). 1068–1077. 92 indexed citations

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Brandt, Annely, et al.. (2017). Immunosuppression in Honeybee Queens by the Neonicotinoids Thiacloprid and Clothianidin. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4673–4673. 64 indexed citations

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Brandt, Dominique T., Jianming Xu, Herbert Steinbeißer, & Robert Grosse. (2009). Regulation of myocardin-related transcriptional coactivators through cofactor interactions in differentiation and cancer. Cell Cycle. 8(16). 2523–2527. 21 indexed citations

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Brandt, Dominique T., Sabrina Marion, Gareth Griffiths, et al.. (2007). Dia1 and IQGAP1 interact in cell migration and phagocytic cup formation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 178(2). 193–200. 160 indexed citations

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Grosse, Robert, et al.. (2000). Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Mediates Ras Activation by Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(16). 12251–12260. 58 indexed citations

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Grosse, Robert, Torsten Schöneberg, Günter Schultz, & Thomas Gudermann. (1997). Inhibition of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Signaling by Expression of a Splice Variant of the Human Receptor. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(9). 1305–1318. 147 indexed citations

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Grosse, Robert. (1997). Inhibition of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Signaling by Expression of a Splice Variant of the Human Receptor. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(9). 1305–1318. 44 indexed citations

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