Sara A. Wickström

7.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Sara A. Wickström is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara A. Wickström has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cell Biology and 25 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Sara A. Wickström's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (30 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (12 papers). Sara A. Wickström is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (30 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (25 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (12 papers). Sara A. Wickström collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and United States. Sara A. Wickström's co-authors include Reinhard Fässler, Kyle R. Legate, Jorma Keski‐Oja, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Kari Alitalo, Carien M. Niessen, Michele M. Nava, Sushmita Ghatak, Anika Lange and Eloi Montañez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sara A. Wickström

72 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Genetic and cell biological analysis of integrin outside-in signaling

2009 593 citations Sara A. Wickström, Reinhard Fässler et al. profile →
Heterochromatin-Driven Nuclear Softening Protects the Genome against Mechanical Stress-Induced Damage

2020 396 citations Michele M. Nava, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova et al. Cell profile →
Mechanical regulation of chromatin and transcription

2022 132 citations Sara A. Wickström et al. profile →
Mechanical state transitions in the regulation of tissue form and function

2024 43 citations Sara A. Wickström et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Measuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development 2025 ·Nature Cell Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Sara A. Wickström	9
2	Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture 2024 ·Nature Cell Biology ·(unknown), Ali Hashmi, (unknown), (unknown), Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Carlos Pérez‐González, Satu-Marja Myllymäki, (unknown), Bhagwan Yadav, Tao Zhang, Danijela Matic Vignjevic, Marja L. Mikkola, M. Lisa Manning, Sara A. Wickström	41
3	ATP allosterically stabilizes integrin-linked kinase for efficient force generation 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Michele M. Nava, Sara A. Wickström, Frauke Gräter	6
4	SnapShot: Mechanotransduction in the nucleus 2022 ·Cell ·(unknown), Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Sara A. Wickström	15
5	Niche stiffening compromises hair follicle stem cell potential during ageing by reducing bivalent promoter accessibility 2021 ·Nature Cell Biology ·(unknown), Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Sushmita Ghatak, Carlos Andrés Chacón‐Martínez, Jessica Morgner, Xinping Li, Ilian Atanassov, Janine Altmüller, David E. Birk, Manuel Koch, Wilhelm Bloch, (unknown), Carien M. Niessen, Álvaro Rada-Iglesias, Sara A. Wickström	73
6	Calcium signaling mediates a biphasic mechanoadaptive response of endothelial cells to cyclic mechanical stretch 2021 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, (unknown), Xinping Li, Sara A. Wickström, Eva Faurobert, Corinne Albigès‐Rizo	26
7	Shaping the stem cell field 2021 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·(unknown), Sara A. Wickström	3
8	Heterochromatin-Driven Nuclear Softening Protects the Genome against Mechanical Stress-Induced Damage breakdown → 2020 ·Cell ·Michele M. Nava, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Leah C. Biggs, (unknown), Franziska Metge, Jorge Bouças, Helena Vihinen, Eija Jokitalo, Xinping Li, Juan Manuel GARCIA ARCOS, Bernd Hoffmann, Rudolf Merkel, Carien M. Niessen, Kris Noel Dahl, Sara A. Wickström	396
9	Epigenetic gene regulation, chromatin structure, and force-induced chromatin remodelling in epidermal development and homeostasis 2019 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Idan Cohen, Elena Ezhkova, Sara A. Wickström	32
10	Signaling in the stem cell niche: regulating cell fate, function and plasticity 2018 ·Development ·Carlos Andrés Chacón‐Martínez, (unknown), Sara A. Wickström	137
11	TGFB1 is secreted through an unconventional pathway dependent on the autophagic machinery and cytoskeletal regulators 2018 ·Autophagy ·Julian Nüchel, Sushmita Ghatak, Alexandra V. Zuk, Anja Illerhaus, Matthias Mörgelin, Katrin Schönborn, Katrin Blumbach, Sara A. Wickström, Thomas Krieg, Gerhard Sengle, Markus Plomann, Beate Eckes	87
12	E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Matthias Rübsam, Aaron F. Mertz, Akiharu Kubo, Susanna Marg, Christian Jüngst, Gladiola Goranci-Buzhala, Astrid Schauß, Valerie Horsley, Eric R. Dufresne, Markus Moser, Wolfgang Ziegler, Masayuki Amagai, Sara A. Wickström, Carien M. Niessen	146
13	Adherens Junctions and Desmosomes Coordinate Mechanics and Signaling to Orchestrate Tissue Morphogenesis and Function: An Evolutionary Perspective 2017 ·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology ·Matthias Rübsam, Joshua A. Broussard, Sara A. Wickström, Oxana Nekrasova, Kathleen J. Green, Carien M. Niessen	108
14	Hair follicle stem cell cultures reveal self‐organizing plasticity of stem cells and their progeny 2016 ·The EMBO Journal ·Carlos Andrés Chacón‐Martínez, Markus Klose, Catherin Niemann, Ingmar Glauche, Sara A. Wickström	65
15	ILK Induction in Lymphoid Organs by a TNFα–NF-κB–Regulated Pathway Promotes the Development of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Peter W. Krenn, Sebastian W. Hofbauer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ursula Denk, Daniela Asslaber, (unknown), Christina Sternberg, Daniel Neureiter, Fritz Aberger, Sara A. Wickström, Alexander Egle, Richard Greil, Tanja Nicole Hartmann	12
16	Invasion of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 into Murine Epidermis: An Ex Vivo Infection Study 2015 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·(unknown), Philipp Petermann, (unknown), Wilhelm Bloch, Jessica Morgner, Sara A. Wickström, Dagmar Knebel-Mörsdorf	14
17	Integrin-linked kinase regulates the niche of quiescent epidermal stem cells 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Jessica Morgner, Sushmita Ghatak, Tobias Jakobi, Christoph Dieterich, Monique Aumailley, Sara A. Wickström	79
18	The promotion of endothelial cell attachment and spreading using FNIII10 fused to VEGF-A165 2013 ·Biomaterials ·Stephanie Traub, Jessica Morgner, Mikaël M. Martino, Stefan Höning, Melody A. Swartz, Sara A. Wickström, Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Sabine A. Eming	32
19	The ILK/PINCH/parvin complex: the kinase is dead, long live the pseudokinase! 2009 ·The EMBO Journal ·Sara A. Wickström, Anika Lange, Eloi Montañez, Reinhard Fässler	206
20	Endostatin Associates with Lipid Rafts and Induces Reorganization of the Actin Cytoskeleton via Down-regulation of RhoA Activity 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sara A. Wickström, Kari Alitalo, Jorma Keski‐Oja	108

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