Scot C. Kuo

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Scot C. Kuo is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Scot C. Kuo has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Scot C. Kuo's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (9 papers). Scot C. Kuo is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (9 papers). Scot C. Kuo collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Scot C. Kuo's co-authors include Denis Wirtz, Thomas G. Mason, Soichiro Yamada, Kathirvel Ganesan, John H. van Zanten, Michael P. Sheetz, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, James L. McGrath, Michael Edidin and Douglas N. Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Scot C. Kuo

34 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Particle Tracking Microrheology of Complex Fluids 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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. Particle Tracking Microrheology of Complex Fluids
    1997 672 citations Thomas G. Mason, Denis Wirtz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scot C. Kuo United States 20 1.2k 842 761 742 338 35 2.7k
M. L. Gardel United States 7 1.4k 1.1× 668 0.8× 634 0.8× 383 0.5× 375 1.1× 7 2.4k
Yiider Tseng United States 32 2.1k 1.7× 794 0.9× 675 0.9× 1.4k 1.9× 253 0.7× 72 3.8k
Cornelis Storm Netherlands 30 1.7k 1.4× 1.8k 2.2× 621 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 445 1.3× 78 4.2k
Virgile Viasnoff Singapore 34 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 485 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 607 1.8× 74 3.7k
Chase P. Broedersz Netherlands 33 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 587 0.8× 564 0.8× 649 1.9× 75 3.9k
Brenton D. Hoffman United States 25 2.9k 2.4× 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 258 0.8× 54 4.5k
François Amblard France 22 947 0.8× 733 0.9× 329 0.4× 545 0.7× 189 0.6× 46 2.4k
G. Isenberg Germany 34 2.3k 1.8× 438 0.5× 518 0.7× 1.5k 2.0× 163 0.5× 81 3.5k
Oliver Otto Germany 33 1.1k 0.9× 1.8k 2.1× 437 0.6× 919 1.2× 107 0.3× 75 3.4k
Martin Lenz France 26 2.0k 1.6× 765 0.9× 509 0.7× 1.6k 2.1× 166 0.5× 75 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Scot C. Kuo

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Scot C. Kuo's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Scot C. Kuo with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Scot C. Kuo more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Scot C. Kuo

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Scot C. Kuo. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Scot C. Kuo. The network helps show where Scot C. Kuo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scot C. Kuo

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Tressler, Caitlin M., et al.. (2025). MALDI matrix sublimation versus spray coating in the FluoMALDI imaging pipeline. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1376. 344610–344610. 1 indexed citations
2.
Jin, Qianru, Deepesh Pandey, Carol B. Thompson, et al.. (2023). Acute downregulation of emerin alters actomyosin cytoskeleton connectivity and function. Biophysical Journal. 122(18). 3690–3703. 3 indexed citations
3.
Yang, Ethan, Hoku West‐Foyle, Maxime A. Siegler, et al.. (2023). FluoMALDI Microscopy: Matrix Co‐Crystallization Simultaneously Enhances Fluorescence and MALDI Imaging. Advanced Science. 10(35). e2304343–e2304343. 9 indexed citations
4.
DeRose, Robert, Christopher W. Pohlmeyer, Tasuku Ueno, et al.. (2012). Spatio-Temporal Manipulation of Small GTPase Activity at Subcellular Level and on Timescale of Seconds in Living Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations
5.
Yamanaka, Sumitaka, Nathaniel R. Campbell, Fangmei An, et al.. (2012). Coordinated effects of microRNA-494 induce G₂/M arrest in human cholangiocarcinoma. Cell Cycle. 11(14). 2729–2738. 78 indexed citations
6.
Ren, Yixin, Mary Morphew, Michael Delannoy, et al.. (2008). Interactions between Myosin and Actin Crosslinkers Control Cytokinesis Contractility Dynamics and Mechanics. Current Biology. 18(7). 471–480. 150 indexed citations
7.
Delannoy, Michael, et al.. (2004). Dynacortin contributes to cortical viscoelasticity and helps define the shape changes of cytokinesis. The EMBO Journal. 23(7). 1536–1546. 58 indexed citations
8.
McGrath, James L., Narat J. Eungdamrong, Charles I. Fisher, et al.. (2003). The Force-Velocity Relationship for the Actin-Based Motility of Listeria monocytogenes. Current Biology. 13(4). 329–332. 76 indexed citations
9.
Kuo, Scot C.. (2001). Using Optics to Measure Biological Forces and Mechanics. Traffic. 2(11). 757–763. 36 indexed citations
10.
Yamada, Soichiro, Denis Wirtz, & Scot C. Kuo. (2000). Mechanics of Living Cells Measured by Laser Tracking Microrheology. Biophysical Journal. 78(4). 1736–1747. 412 indexed citations
11.
Kuo, Scot C. & James L. McGrath. (2000). Steps and fluctuations of Listeria monocytogenes during actin-based motility. Nature. 407(6807). 1026–1029. 98 indexed citations
12.
McGrath, James L., John H. Hartwig, & Scot C. Kuo. (2000). The Mechanics of F-Actin Microenvironments Depend on the Chemistry of Probing Surfaces. Biophysical Journal. 79(6). 3258–3266. 80 indexed citations
13.
Gheber, Larisa, Scot C. Kuo, & M. Andrew Hoyt. (1999). Motile Properties of the Kinesin-related Cin8p Spindle Motor Extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(14). 9564–9572. 55 indexed citations
14.
Palmer, Andre F., Thomas G. Mason, Jingyuan Xu, Scot C. Kuo, & Denis Wirtz. (1999). Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy Microrheology of Actin Filament Networks. Biophysical Journal. 76(2). 1063–1071. 170 indexed citations
15.
Kuo, Scot C., Daniel A. Hammer, & Douglas A. Lauffenburger. (1997). Simulation of detachment of specifically bound particles from surfaces by shear flow. Biophysical Journal. 73(1). 517–531. 55 indexed citations
16.
Kuo, Scot C.. (1997). Chapter 3 A Simple Assay for Local Heating by Optical Tweezers. Methods in cell biology. 55. 43–45. 10 indexed citations
17.
Kuo, Scot C., et al.. (1993). Heterogeneity and probabilistic binding contributions to receptor-mediated cell detachment kinetics. Biophysical Journal. 65(1). 243–252. 23 indexed citations
18.
Kuo, Scot C. & Douglas A. Lauffenburger. (1993). Relationship between receptor/ligand binding affinity and adhesion strength. Biophysical Journal. 65(5). 2191–2200. 154 indexed citations
19.
Sheetz, Michael P. & Scot C. Kuo. (1993). Chapter 9 Tracking Nanometer Movements of Single Motor Molecules. Methods in cell biology. 39. 129–136. 7 indexed citations
20.
Kuo, Scot C. & Michael P. Sheetz. (1992). Optical tweezers in cell biology. Trends in Cell Biology. 2(4). 116–118. 91 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M. L. Gardel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yiider Tseng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Cornelis Storm Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Virgile Viasnoff Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chase P. Broedersz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Brenton D. Hoffman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by François Amblard Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. Isenberg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Oliver Otto Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Martin Lenz
Rankless by CCL
2026