Steven Tan

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Steven Tan is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cell Biology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Tan has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Steven Tan's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (3 papers). Steven Tan is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (3 papers). Steven Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Steven Tan's co-authors include Alexander R. Dunn, Alice C. Chang, Min Lee, Masatoshi Morimatsu, Armen H. Mekhdjian, Soyon Kim, Benjamin M. Wu, Christopher K. Arakawa, Jiabing Fan and Hyejin Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Steven Tan

12 papers receiving 568 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.

Long somatic DNA-repeat expansion drives neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease

2025 45 citations Robert E. Handsaker, Seva Kashin et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Tan United States	10	253	168	147	129	122	13	575
Martin Pešl Czechia	17	372 1.5×	407 2.4×	234 1.6×	62 0.5×	61 0.5×	55	1.1k
Mona Suryana Singapore	5	211 0.8×	117 0.7×	271 1.8×	75 0.6×	89 0.7×	13	490
Dominique M. Donato Netherlands	6	271 1.1×	132 0.8×	123 0.8×	115 0.9×	51 0.4×	6	424
Giorgia Nardone Italy	6	385 1.5×	279 1.7×	209 1.4×	63 0.5×	15 0.1×	6	893
Irene S. Tobias United States	11	119 0.5×	151 0.9×	137 0.9×	12 0.1×	15 0.1×	11	475
Kristin Perkumas United States	17	226 0.9×	328 2.0×	43 0.3×	33 0.3×	13 0.1×	35	823
Robert Stehle Germany	21	163 0.6×	837 5.0×	270 1.8×	7 0.1×	109 0.9×	43	1.5k
Gilles Weder Switzerland	8	116 0.5×	75 0.4×	144 1.0×	18 0.1×	58 0.5×	20	306
Iman Jalilian Australia	15	141 0.6×	192 1.1×	137 0.9×	12 0.1×	15 0.1×	23	590
Céline Labouesse Switzerland	12	222 0.9×	150 0.9×	135 0.9×	13 0.1×	24 0.2×	20	419

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Tan

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Handsaker, Robert E., Seva Kashin, Nora Reed, et al.. (2025). Long somatic DNA-repeat expansion drives neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease. Cell. 188(3). 623–639.e19. 45 indexed citations breakdown →

Hariri, Amani A., Sharon Newman, Steven Tan, et al.. (2022). Improved immunoassay sensitivity and specificity using single-molecule colocalization. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5359–5359. 27 indexed citations

Tan, Steven, Alice C. Chang, Sarah M. Anderson, et al.. (2020). Regulation and dynamics of force transmission at individual cell-matrix adhesion bonds. Science Advances. 6(20). eaax0317–eaax0317. 67 indexed citations

Lindorff, Margaret & Steven Tan. (2017). The Influence of Personal Values on Organisational Choice. Figshare. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Zhiqi, Steven Tan, Fabrice Senger, et al.. (2016). Kank2 activates talin, reduces force transduction across integrins and induces central adhesion formation. Nature Cell Biology. 18(9). 941–953. 123 indexed citations

Morimatsu, Masatoshi, Armen H. Mekhdjian, Alice C. Chang, Steven Tan, & Alexander R. Dunn. (2015). Visualizing the Interior Architecture of Focal Adhesions with High-Resolution Traction Maps. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 305a–306a. 29 indexed citations

Morimatsu, Masatoshi, Armen H. Mekhdjian, Alice C. Chang, Steven Tan, & Alexander R. Dunn. (2015). Visualizing the Interior Architecture of Focal Adhesions with High-Resolution Traction Maps. Nano Letters. 15(4). 2220–2228. 78 indexed citations

Arakawa, Christopher K., et al.. (2014). Photopolymerizable chitosan-collagen hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 11(1). 164–174. 94 indexed citations

Chang, Megan, David Shapiro, Leila Shahabi, et al.. (2013). Stress Reactivity in Traditional Chinese Medicine–Based Subgroups of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(4). 276–283. 3 indexed citations

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Fan, Jiabing, Hyejin Park, Steven Tan, & Min Lee. (2013). Enhanced Osteogenesis of Adipose Derived Stem Cells with Noggin Suppression and Delivery of BMP-2. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72474–e72474. 55 indexed citations

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Ma, Gimbrone, Nian Cai, Steven Tan, et al.. (2006). Adhesion behavior of porcine esophageal fibroblasts on extra-cellular matrix protein-immobilized polylactic acid surface. Journal of Biomechanics. 39. S226–S226. 2 indexed citations

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Tan, Steven, Kirsten Tillisch, Roger Bolus, et al.. (2005). Traditional Chinese Medicine Based Subgrouping of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 33(3). 365–379. 28 indexed citations

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Tan, Steven, Kirsten Tillisch, & Emeran A. Mayer. (2004). Functional Somatic Syndromes: Emerging Biomedical Models and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 1(1). 35–40. 23 indexed citations

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