Steven M. Block

25.8k citations
135 papers · 19.7k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 64

Steven M. Block

134 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA po...657199020262002201450010001.5k

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Steven M. Block
Comparison fields: 5 of 183
  • Structural Biology 668
  • Cell Biology 5.3k
  • Biophysics 1.6k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7.4k
  • Molecular Biology 9.4k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steven M. Block, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 201847
2 201815
3 20162
4 201571
5 201564
6 2012155
7 2012109
8 20121
9 20092
10 200925
11 200874
12
Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerasebreakdown →
2005657
13 200547
14 20042
15 2004120
16 200224
17 2002217
18
Force and velocity measured for single kinesin moleculesbreakdown →
1994703
19 19885
20 198660

About Steven M. Block

Steven M. Block is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Biophysics, having authored 135 papers that have together received 19.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (29 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (28 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (24 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (23 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (22 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (16 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (668 citations), Cell Biology (5.3k citations), Biophysics (1.6k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.4k citations) and Molecular Biology (9.4k citations). Steven M. Block has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Keir C. Neuman, Karel Svoboda, Mark J. Schnitzer, Robert Landick, Bruce J. Schnapp, William J. Greenleaf, Michael T. Woodside, Christoph F. Schmidt, Joshua W. Shaevitz and Elio A. Abbondanzieri. Their work appears in journals such as Biophysical Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Science and Cell.

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