Stephan W. Grill

16.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Stephan W. Grill is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan W. Grill has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cell Biology and 27 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Stephan W. Grill's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (27 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (22 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers). Stephan W. Grill is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (27 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (22 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers). Stephan W. Grill collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Stephan W. Grill's co-authors include Anthony A. Hyman, Frank Jülicher, Justin S. Bois, Ernst H. K. Stelzer, Marcus Jahnel, Simon Alberti, Nathan W. Goehring, Titus M. Franzmann, Julia Mahamid and Jonathon Howard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stephan W. Grill

92 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Liquid-to-Solid Phase Transition of the ALS Protein FUS Accelerated by Disease Mutation

2015 2.1k citations Avinash Patel, Hyun O. Lee et al. Cell profile →
Phase separation of a yeast prion protein promotes cellular fitness

2018 516 citations Titus M. Franzmann, Marcus Jahnel et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan W. Grill Germany	52	6.2k	4.1k	1.1k	1.1k	920	95	10.0k
Clifford P. Brangwynne United States	51	15.8k 2.5×	3.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	329 0.3×	526 0.6×	99	19.9k
Thomas Lecuit France	46	5.9k 0.9×	7.2k 1.8×	1.8k 1.6×	267 0.2×	357 0.4×	75	10.6k
Steven P. Gross United States	53	4.4k 0.7×	4.2k 1.0×	713 0.7×	85 0.1×	798 0.9×	102	9.8k
James A. Spudich United States	84	15.3k 2.5×	13.0k 3.2×	3.3k 3.0×	368 0.3×	765 0.8×	271	29.5k
Ahmet Yıldız United States	37	4.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	766 0.7×	137 0.1×	400 0.4×	90	7.2k
Suzanne Eaton Germany	50	5.5k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	220 0.2×	290 0.3×	83	9.2k
Karsten Kruse Germany	42	2.1k 0.3×	2.8k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	143 0.1×	2.1k 2.3×	106	6.1k
François Nédélec Germany	39	2.7k 0.4×	3.5k 0.9×	567 0.5×	187 0.2×	809 0.9×	73	4.9k
Edwin Munro United States	31	2.5k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	480 0.4×	748 0.7×	150 0.2×	48	4.4k
Peter N. Devreotes United States	81	11.8k 1.9×	12.2k 3.0×	3.8k 3.5×	419 0.4×	469 0.5×	248	21.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan W. Grill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan W. Grill

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Middelkoop, Teije C., et al.. (2024). A cytokinetic ring-driven cell rotation achieves Hertwig’s rule in early development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(25). e2318838121–e2318838121. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Daxiao, Xueping Zhao, Tina Wiegand, et al.. (2024). Assembly of tight junction belts by ZO1 surface condensation and local actin polymerization. Developmental Cell. 60(8). 1234–1250.e6. 5 indexed citations

Lauer, Janelle, et al.. (2023). Two-component molecular motor driven by a GTPase cycle. Nature Physics. 19(8). 1185–1192. 9 indexed citations

Groß, Peter, et al.. (2023). Axis convergence in C. elegans embryos. Current Biology. 33(23). 5096–5108.e15. 7 indexed citations

Renger, Roman, José A. Morín, Régis Lemaitre, et al.. (2022). Co-condensation of proteins with single- and double-stranded DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2107871119–e2107871119. 38 indexed citations

Morín, José A., Sina Wittmann, Sandeep Choubey, et al.. (2022). Sequence-dependent surface condensation of a pioneer transcription factor on DNA. Nature Physics. 18(3). 271–276. 101 indexed citations

Leaver, Mark, et al.. (2022). Orchestrating nonmuscle myosin II filament assembly at the onset of cytokinesis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 33(8). ar74–ar74. 7 indexed citations

Middelkoop, Teije C., et al.. (2021). CYK-1/Formin activation in cortical RhoA signaling centers promotes organismal left–right symmetry breaking. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(20). 18 indexed citations

Jain, Akanksha, Vladimír Ulman, Stefan Münster, et al.. (2020). Regionalized tissue fluidization is required for epithelial gap closure during insect gastrulation. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5604–5604. 53 indexed citations

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Franzmann, Titus M., Marcus Jahnel, Andrei Pozniakovsky, et al.. (2018). Phase separation of a yeast prion protein promotes cellular fitness. Science. 359(6371). 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lisica, Ana & Stephan W. Grill. (2017). Optical tweezers studies of transcription by eukaryotic RNA polymerases. BioMolecular Concepts. 8(1). 1–11. 13 indexed citations

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Patel, Avinash, Hyun O. Lee, Louise Jawerth, et al.. (2015). A Liquid-to-Solid Phase Transition of the ALS Protein FUS Accelerated by Disease Mutation. Cell. 162(5). 1066–1077. 2097 indexed citations breakdown →

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Behrndt, Martin, Guillaume Salbreux, Pedro Campinho, et al.. (2012). Forces Driving Epithelial Spreading in Zebrafish Gastrulation. Science. 338(6104). 257–260. 308 indexed citations

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Bois, Justin S., Frank Jülicher, & Stephan W. Grill. (2011). Pattern Formation in Active Fluids. Physical Review Letters. 106(2). 28103–28103. 178 indexed citations

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Chartier, Nicolas T., et al.. (2011). PAR-4/LKB1 Mobilizes Nonmuscle Myosin through Anillin to Regulate C. elegans Embryonic Polarization and Cytokinesis. Current Biology. 21(4). 259–269. 33 indexed citations

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Depken, Martin, Eric A. Galburt, & Stephan W. Grill. (2009). The Origin of Short Transcriptional Pauses. Biophysical Journal. 96(6). 2189–2193. 71 indexed citations

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Pécréaux, Jacques, Jens-Christian Röper, Karsten Kruse, et al.. (2006). Spindle Oscillations during Asymmetric Cell Division Require a Threshold Number of Active Cortical Force Generators. Current Biology. 16(21). 2111–2122. 137 indexed citations

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Grill, Stephan W., Jonathon Howard, Erik Schäffer, Ernst H. K. Stelzer, & Anthony A. Hyman. (2003). The Distribution of Active Force Generators Controls Mitotic Spindle Position. Science. 301(5632). 518–521. 279 indexed citations

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Kirkham, Matthew, Thomas Müller‐Reichert, Karen Oegema, Stephan W. Grill, & Anthony A. Hyman. (2003). SAS-4 Is a C. elegans Centriolar Protein that Controls Centrosome Size. Cell. 112(4). 575–587. 255 indexed citations

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White, Jamie, et al.. (2001). Quantitative ER ↔ Golgi Transport Kinetics and Protein Separation upon Golgi Exit Revealed by Vesicular Integral Membrane Protein 36 Dynamics in Live Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(5). 1481–1498. 23 indexed citations

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