Sarah M. Sterling

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
19 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sarah M. Sterling is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah M. Sterling has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sarah M. Sterling's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Sarah M. Sterling is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Sarah M. Sterling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. Sarah M. Sterling's co-authors include Tianshu Xiao, Hanqin Peng, Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang, Bing Chen, Sophia Rits‐Volloch, Richard M. Walsh, Shaun Rawson, Jonathan Spencer Jones and Elizabeth Hinton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Cell Biology and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Sarah M. Sterling

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 2017 2026 2020 2023 2020 2017 2021 250 500 750
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. Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
    2020 765 citations Yongfei Cai, Jun Zhang et al. Science profile →
  2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Physician Implicit Racial Bias on Clinical Decision Making
    2017 278 citations Erin Dehon, Nicole H. Weiss et al. Academic Emergency Medicine profile →
  3. Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution
    2021 270 citations Jun Zhang, Yongfei Cai et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah M. Sterling United States 12 1.1k 562 184 159 118 19 1.6k
Miao Gui China 18 1.0k 0.9× 774 1.4× 183 1.0× 160 1.0× 117 1.0× 25 1.9k
Zengyuan Zhang China 7 1.7k 1.6× 613 1.1× 190 1.0× 90 0.6× 159 1.3× 15 2.2k
Changcheng Wu China 9 883 0.8× 422 0.8× 140 0.8× 64 0.4× 84 0.7× 22 1.4k
Chengpeng Qiao China 6 1.9k 1.7× 634 1.1× 268 1.5× 97 0.6× 166 1.4× 7 2.2k
Jesper Pallesen United States 17 1.5k 1.4× 897 1.6× 389 2.1× 175 1.1× 231 2.0× 23 2.4k
Carmina Verdiá-Báguena Spain 14 1.1k 1.0× 633 1.1× 247 1.3× 61 0.4× 82 0.7× 20 1.7k
Lili Wu China 13 2.0k 1.9× 697 1.2× 324 1.8× 99 0.6× 190 1.6× 29 2.6k
Inga Nehlmeier Germany 22 1.3k 1.2× 471 0.8× 204 1.1× 64 0.4× 129 1.1× 49 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah M. Sterling

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Skiba, Meredith A., Sarah M. Sterling, Shaun Rawson, et al.. (2024). Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(12). 1577–1585. 13 indexed citations
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Butts, Christopher L., Marshall C. Lamb, Roseane Cavalcanti dos Santos, et al.. (2023). U.S. Peanut Quality: Industry Priorities to Mitigate Aflatoxin Risk from Farm to Consumer. Peanut Science. 50(1). 29–40. 1 indexed citations
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Walsh, Richard M., Megan L. Mayer, Shaun Rawson, et al.. (2022). Practices for running a research-oriented shared cryo-EM facility. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 960940–960940. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Yongfei Cai, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution. Science. 372(6541). 525–530. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cai, Yongfei, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science. 373(6555). 642–648. 154 indexed citations
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Cai, Yongfei, Jun Zhang, Tianshu Xiao, et al.. (2020). Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Science. 369(6511). 1586–1592. 765 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dehon, Erin, et al.. (2017). A Systematic Review of the Impact of Physician Implicit Racial Bias on Clinical Decision Making. Academic Emergency Medicine. 24(8). 895–904. 278 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sterling, Sarah M., et al.. (2016). Effects of Bni5 Binding on Septin Filament Organization. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(24). 4962–4980. 8 indexed citations
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Guirgis, Faheem W., Sarah M. Sterling, Carmen Smotherman, Frederick Moore, & Alan E. Jones. (2016). 1456: A COMPARISON OF SOFA USING SPO2/FIO2 RATIO TO SOFA, SIRS, AND QSOFA FOR SEPSIS MORTALITY. Critical Care Medicine. 44(12). 439–439.
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Finnigan, Gregory C., et al.. (2016). Coordinate action of distinct sequence elements localizes checkpoint kinase Hsl1 to the septin collar at the bud neck inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(14). 2213–2233. 17 indexed citations
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García, Galo, Gregory C. Finnigan, Lydia R. Heasley, et al.. (2016). Assembly, molecular organization, and membrane-binding properties of development-specific septins. The Journal of Cell Biology. 212(5). 515–529. 23 indexed citations
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Sterling, Sarah M., Ryan P. Dawes, Edward S. Allgeyer, Sharon Ashworth, & David J. Neivandt. (2015). Comparison of Actin- and Glass-Supported Phospholipid Bilayer Diffusion Coefficients. Biophysical Journal. 108(8). 1946–1953. 13 indexed citations
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Allgeyer, Edward S., Sarah M. Sterling, Mudalige S. Gunewardene, et al.. (2014). Combining Total Internal Reflection Sum Frequency Spectroscopy Spectral Imaging and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy. Langmuir. 31(3). 987–994. 13 indexed citations
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Sterling, Sarah M., Edward S. Allgeyer, J. Fick, et al.. (2013). Phospholipid Diffusion Coefficients of Cushioned Model Membranes Determined via Z-Scan Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. Langmuir. 29(25). 7966–7974. 13 indexed citations
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Prudovsky, Igor, Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar, Sarah M. Sterling, & David J. Neivandt. (2013). Protein-Phospholipid Interactions in Nonclassical Protein Secretion: Problem and Methods of Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(2). 3734–3772. 23 indexed citations
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Summers, Richard L. & Sarah M. Sterling. (2012). Early emergency management of acute decompensated heart failure. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 18(4). 301–307.
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Allgeyer, Edward S., Sarah M. Sterling, David J. Neivandt, & Michael D. Mason. (2011). Low axial drift stage and temperature controlled liquid cell for z-scan fluorescence correlation spectroscopy in an inverted confocal geometry. Review of Scientific Instruments. 82(5). 53708–53708. 3 indexed citations
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Graziani, Irene, Sarah M. Sterling, Francesca Tarantini, et al.. (2009). Protein folding does not prevent the nonclassical export of FGF1 and S100A13. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 381(3). 350–354. 10 indexed citations
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Pratap, Preethi, et al.. (2008). CLASS I METHANOL MASERS: SIGNPOSTS OF STAR FORMATION?. The Astronomical Journal. 135(5). 1718–1730. 27 indexed citations

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