Ruedi Meili

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ruedi Meili is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruedi Meili has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ruedi Meili's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (4 papers). Ruedi Meili is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (4 papers). Ruedi Meili collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Ruedi Meili's co-authors include Richard Firtel, Satoru Funamoto, Susan Lee, Lisa Parry, Juan C. Lasheras, Juan C. del Álamo, Baldomero Alonso‐Latorre, E Bastounis, Javier Rodríguez‐Rodríguez and Alberto Aliseda and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ruedi Meili

29 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by PI 3-Kinase and PTEN Mediates Chemotaxis
    2002 622 citations Satoru Funamoto, Ruedi Meili et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruedi Meili United States 19 1.6k 1.1k 469 274 219 29 2.3k
Thomas Egelhoff United States 36 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 333 0.7× 182 0.7× 112 0.5× 62 3.3k
Olivier Rossier France 22 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 557 1.2× 451 1.6× 342 1.6× 39 2.5k
Douwe M. Veltman United Kingdom 24 1.4k 0.9× 888 0.8× 343 0.7× 191 0.7× 197 0.9× 40 2.0k
Shin‐ichiro Kojima United States 8 1.4k 0.9× 922 0.8× 222 0.5× 257 0.9× 190 0.9× 8 2.2k
Maryse Bailly United Kingdom 33 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 319 0.7× 727 2.7× 230 1.1× 66 3.3k
Christopher M. Welch United States 15 891 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 217 0.5× 260 0.9× 199 0.9× 28 2.1k
John G. Lock Australia 23 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 305 0.7× 315 1.1× 154 0.7× 43 2.0k
Congying Wu China 23 827 0.5× 961 0.9× 187 0.4× 259 0.9× 170 0.8× 61 2.1k
Mark Holt United Kingdom 29 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 196 0.4× 563 2.1× 174 0.8× 44 3.0k
Benjamin J. Dubin‐Thaler United States 13 1.9k 1.2× 828 0.7× 688 1.5× 624 2.3× 197 0.9× 13 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruedi Meili

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruedi Meili

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruedi Meili. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruedi Meili 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 Ruedi Meili. Ruedi Meili is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhang, Shun, Manuel Gómez‐González, Ruedi Meili, et al.. (2017). Two-Layer Elastographic 3-D Traction Force Microscopy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 39315–39315. 20 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi, et al.. (2016). Mechanics of Adhesion Dependent and Independent Neutrophil Migration in Three-Dimensional Extra-Cellular Matrices. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 512a–512a. 1 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi, et al.. (2015). Three-Dimensional Balance of Cortical Tension and Axial Contractility Enables Fast Amoeboid Migration. Biophysical Journal. 108(4). 821–832. 35 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi, et al.. (2015). Three-Dimensional Balance of Cortical Tension and Axial Contractility Enables Fast Amoeboid Migration. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 494a–494a. 1 indexed citations
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Bastounis, E, et al.. (2014). Both contractile axial and lateral traction force dynamics drive amoeboid cell motility. The Journal of Cell Biology. 204(6). 1045–1061. 53 indexed citations
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Álamo, Juan C. del, Ruedi Meili, Baldomero Alonso‐Latorre, et al.. (2013). Three-Dimensional Quantification of Cellular Traction Forces and Mechanosensing of Thin Substrata by Fourier Traction Force Microscopy. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e69850–e69850. 87 indexed citations
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Bastounis, E, et al.. (2013). Cytoskeletal Mechanics Regulating Amoeboid Cell Locomotion. Applied Mechanics Reviews. 66(5). 12 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Latorre, Baldomero, Ruedi Meili, E Bastounis, et al.. (2009). Distribution of traction forces associated with shape changes during amoeboid cell migration. PubMed. 2009. 3346–3349. 7 indexed citations
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Park, Kyung Chan, Francisco Rivero, Ruedi Meili, et al.. (2004). Rac regulation of chemotaxis and morphogenesis in Dictyostelium. The EMBO Journal. 23(21). 4177–4189. 87 indexed citations
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Merlot, Sylvain, Ruedi Meili, David J. Pagliarini, et al.. (2003). A PTEN-related 5-Phosphatidylinositol Phosphatase Localized in the Golgi. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(41). 39866–39873. 27 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi & Richard Firtel. (2003). Follow the Leader. Developmental Cell. 4(3). 291–293. 14 indexed citations
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Funamoto, Satoru, Ruedi Meili, Susan Lee, Lisa Parry, & Richard Firtel. (2002). Spatial and Temporal Regulation of 3-Phosphoinositides by PI 3-Kinase and PTEN Mediates Chemotaxis. Cell. 109(5). 611–623. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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Funamoto, Satoru, Masashi Fukuzawa, Jill Meisenhelder, et al.. (2001). An SH2-domain-containing kinase negatively regulates the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase pathway. Genes & Development. 15(6). 687–698. 23 indexed citations
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Firtel, Richard & Ruedi Meili. (2000). Dictyostelium: a model for regulated cell movement during morphogenesis. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 10(4). 421–427. 59 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi, et al.. (2000). A novel Akt/PKB-related kinase is essential for morphogenesis in Dictyostelium. Current Biology. 10(12). 708–717. 80 indexed citations
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Ludin, Beat, Thierry Doll, Ruedi Meili, Stefanie Kaech, & Andrew Matus. (1996). Application of novel vectors for GFP-tagging of proteins to study microtubule-associated proteins. Gene. 173(1). 107–111. 61 indexed citations
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Meili, Ruedi & Kurt Ballmer‐Hofer. (1996). Activation‐independent nuclear translocation of mitogen activated protein kinase ERK1 mediated by thiol‐modifying chemicals. FEBS Letters. 394(1). 34–38. 6 indexed citations
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Senften, Mathias, et al.. (1995). Domains in Middle-T Antigen That Cooperate in Polyomavirus-Mediated Oncogenic Transformation. Virology. 208(1). 26–37. 6 indexed citations
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Kessler, Félix, Rocco Falchetto, Roger Heim, et al.. (1992). Study of calmodulin binding to the alternatively spliced C-terminal domain of the plasma membrane calcium pump. Biochemistry. 31(47). 11785–11792. 36 indexed citations

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