Thomas Surrey

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Surrey is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Surrey has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cell Biology, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Surrey's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (80 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (33 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers). Thomas Surrey is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (80 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (33 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (19 papers). Thomas Surrey collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Spain. Thomas Surrey's co-authors include Peter Bieling, Stanislas Leibler, Ivo A. Telley, François Nédélec, Johanna Roostalu, A. C. Maggs, Fritz Jähnig, Eric Karsenti, Nicholas I. Cade and Sebastian P. Maurer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Surrey

92 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Self-organization of microtubules and motors 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. Self-organization of microtubules and motors
    1997 649 citations Thomas Surrey 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
Thomas Surrey Germany 48 5.0k 4.5k 1.1k 575 554 93 7.2k
Stefan Diez Germany 43 3.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 376 0.7× 917 1.7× 175 6.6k
Marileen Dogterom Netherlands 33 4.2k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 399 0.4× 675 1.2× 496 0.9× 83 5.6k
William O. Hancock United States 35 3.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 660 0.6× 348 0.6× 390 0.7× 114 4.2k
Aurélien Roux Switzerland 47 4.8k 1.0× 6.7k 1.5× 265 0.3× 246 0.4× 961 1.7× 120 9.8k
Daniel Needleman United States 34 1.6k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 769 0.7× 235 0.4× 418 0.8× 90 3.6k
Patricia Bassereau France 55 3.5k 0.7× 6.8k 1.5× 490 0.5× 135 0.2× 1.6k 2.8× 157 9.6k
Matthieu Piel France 60 6.8k 1.4× 5.0k 1.1× 471 0.4× 429 0.7× 3.1k 5.5× 153 11.5k
Taro Q.P. Uyeda Japan 37 2.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.5× 502 0.5× 273 0.5× 817 1.5× 134 5.1k
Ron Vale United States 27 4.2k 0.8× 4.1k 0.9× 381 0.4× 408 0.7× 399 0.7× 43 6.6k
G. V. Shivashankar Singapore 40 2.4k 0.5× 3.2k 0.7× 262 0.2× 425 0.7× 1.0k 1.8× 151 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Surrey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nédélec, François, et al.. (2025). Molecular design principles for bipolar spindle organization by two opposing motors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2422190122–e2422190122.
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Brito, Cláudia, et al.. (2024). Transition of human γ-tubulin ring complex into a closed conformation during microtubule nucleation. Science. 383(6685). 870–876. 23 indexed citations
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Brito, Cláudia, et al.. (2023). The minus-end depolymerase KIF2A drives flux-like treadmilling of γTuRC-uncapped microtubules. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(10). 8 indexed citations
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Nédélec, François, et al.. (2023). Effects of microtubule length and crowding on active microtubule network organization. iScience. 26(2). 106063–106063. 5 indexed citations
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LaFrance, Benjamin, Johanna Roostalu, Basil J. Greber, et al.. (2022). Structural transitions in the GTP cap visualized by cryo-electron microscopy of catalytically inactive microtubules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(2). 47 indexed citations
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Fineberg, Adam, Thomas Surrey, & Philipp Kukura. (2020). Quantifying the Monomer–Dimer Equilibrium of Tubulin with Mass Photometry. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(23). 6168–6172. 14 indexed citations
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Lera-Ramírez, Manuel, et al.. (2019). Self-Organization of Minimal Anaphase Spindle Midzone Bundles. Current Biology. 29(13). 2120–2130.e7. 34 indexed citations
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Jha, Rupam, Johanna Roostalu, Nicholas I. Cade, Martina Trokter, & Thomas Surrey. (2017). Combinatorial regulation of the balance between dynein microtubule end accumulation and initiation of directed motility. The EMBO Journal. 36(22). 3387–3404. 44 indexed citations
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Ti, Shih-Chieh, Melissa C. Pamula, Stuart C. Howes, et al.. (2016). Mutations in Human Tubulin Proximal to the Kinesin-Binding Site Alter Dynamic Instability at Microtubule Plus- and Minus-Ends. Developmental Cell. 37(1). 72–84. 81 indexed citations
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Roostalu, Johanna, Nicholas I. Cade, & Thomas Surrey. (2015). Complementary activities of TPX2 and chTOG constitute an efficient importin-regulated microtubule nucleation module. Nature Cell Biology. 17(11). 1422–1434. 117 indexed citations
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Duellberg, Christian, et al.. (2014). Reconstitution of a hierarchical +TIP interaction network controlling microtubule end tracking of dynein. Nature Cell Biology. 16(8). 804–811. 76 indexed citations
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Trokter, Martina, Norbert Mücke, & Thomas Surrey. (2012). Reconstitution of the human cytoplasmic dynein complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(51). 20895–20900. 86 indexed citations
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Roostalu, Johanna, et al.. (2011). Directional Switching of the Kinesin Cin8 Through Motor Coupling. Science. 332(6025). 94–99. 133 indexed citations
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Maurer, Sebastian P., Peter Bieling, Julia Cope, Andreas Hoenger, & Thomas Surrey. (2011). GTPγS microtubules mimic the growing microtubule end structure recognized by end-binding proteins (EBs). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(10). 3988–3993. 165 indexed citations
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Bieling, Peter, Ivo A. Telley, Christian Hentrich, Jacob Piehler, & Thomas Surrey. (2010). Fluorescence Microscopy Assays on Chemically Functionalized Surfaces for Quantitative Imaging of Microtubule, Motor, and +TIP Dynamics. Methods in cell biology. 95. 555–580. 85 indexed citations
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Espeut, Julien, Amaury Gaussen, Peter Bieling, et al.. (2008). Phosphorylation Relieves Autoinhibition of the Kinetochore Motor Cenp-E. Molecular Cell. 29(5). 637–643. 86 indexed citations
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Sung, Hsin-Ho, et al.. (2008). Drosophila Ensconsin Promotes Productive Recruitment of Kinesin-1 to Microtubules. Developmental Cell. 15(6). 866–876. 74 indexed citations
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Sarli, Vasiliki, Michael Gärtner, Jeanette Seiler, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and biological evaluation of new tetrahydro-β-carbolines as inhibitors of the mitotic kinesin Eg5. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 13(22). 6094–6111. 78 indexed citations
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Bringmann, Henrik, et al.. (2004). A Kinesin-like Motor Inhibits Microtubule Dynamic Instability. Science. 303(5663). 1519–1522. 122 indexed citations
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Surrey, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Assaying Spatial Organization of Microtubules by Kinesin Motors. Humana Press eBooks. 164. 213–222. 3 indexed citations

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