Thorsten Auth

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Auth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Auth has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Auth's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (19 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers). Thorsten Auth is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (19 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers). Thorsten Auth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Israel and France. Thorsten Auth's co-authors include Gerhard Gompper, Sabyasachi Dasgupta, Nir S. Gov, S. A. Safran, Dmitry A. Fedosov, Subra Suresh, YongKeun Park, Michael S. Feld, Catherine Best‐Popescu and Gabriel Popescu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Auth

37 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Shape and Orientation Matter for the Cellular Uptake of N... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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. Shape and Orientation Matter for the Cellular Uptake of Nonspherical Particles
    2014 426 citations Sabyasachi Dasgupta, Thorsten Auth et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thorsten Auth Germany 22 762 598 383 359 355 39 2.0k
Miho Yanagisawa Japan 25 1.0k 1.4× 509 0.9× 120 0.3× 154 0.4× 285 0.8× 74 1.9k
P. B. Sunil Kumar India 22 1.2k 1.6× 486 0.8× 224 0.6× 508 1.4× 250 0.7× 69 1.8k
Poul Martin Bendix Denmark 28 848 1.1× 1.2k 2.0× 254 0.7× 707 2.0× 355 1.0× 58 2.7k
M. L. Gardel United States 7 383 0.5× 668 1.1× 182 0.5× 634 1.8× 375 1.1× 7 2.4k
Wouter K. den Otter Netherlands 29 1.2k 1.5× 508 0.8× 118 0.3× 581 1.6× 694 2.0× 76 2.6k
Vincent A. Martinez United Kingdom 27 830 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 834 2.2× 218 0.6× 479 1.3× 60 2.6k
Ana‐Sunčana Smith Germany 24 742 1.0× 452 0.8× 164 0.4× 602 1.7× 252 0.7× 105 1.7k
Sylvie Hénon France 23 892 1.2× 690 1.2× 67 0.2× 1.0k 2.8× 275 0.8× 36 2.6k
Jaime Agudo‐Canalejo Germany 19 761 1.0× 359 0.6× 402 1.0× 195 0.5× 223 0.6× 46 1.4k
Olivier Théodoly France 25 430 0.6× 606 1.0× 105 0.3× 124 0.3× 308 0.9× 50 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Auth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Auth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thorsten Auth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thorsten Auth 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 Thorsten Auth. Thorsten Auth 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
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Midya, Jiarul, et al.. (2025). Adhesion-driven vesicle translocation through membrane-covered pores. Biophysical Journal. 124(5). 740–752. 1 indexed citations
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Midya, Jiarul, et al.. (2025). Phase behavior and dynamics of active Brownian particles in an alignment field. Physical review. E. 111(1). 15425–15425. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoyan, Thorsten Auth, Morten Frendø Ebbesen, et al.. (2023). Wrapping anisotropic microgel particles in lipid membranes: Effects of particle shape and membrane rigidity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2217534120–e2217534120. 22 indexed citations
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Vutukuri, Hanumantha Rao, Masoud Hoore, Lennard van Buren, et al.. (2020). Active particles induce large shape deformations in giant lipid vesicles. Nature. 586(7827). 52–56. 132 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Sabyasachi, et al.. (2020). Osmotic Concentration-Controlled Particle Uptake and Wrapping-Induced Lysis of Cells and Vesicles. Nano Letters. 20(3). 1662–1668. 22 indexed citations
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Vliegenthart, G. A., et al.. (2019). Filamentous Active Matter: Band Formation, Bending, Buckling, and Defects. arXiv (Cornell University). 34 indexed citations
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Gompper, Gerhard, et al.. (2018). Collective behavior of self-propelled rods with quorum sensing. Physical review. E. 98(2). 22605–22605. 12 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten, et al.. (2017). Enhanced Dynamics of Confined Cytoskeletal Filaments Driven by Asymmetric Motors. Biophysical Journal. 113(5). 1121–1132. 23 indexed citations
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Turlier, Hervé, Dmitry A. Fedosov, Basile Audoly, et al.. (2016). Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering. Nature Physics. 12(5). 513–519. 213 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Sabyasachi, Thorsten Auth, & Gerhard Gompper. (2015). Correction: Wrapping of ellipsoidal nano-particles by fluid membranes. Soft Matter. 11(37). 7441–7444. 2 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Sabyasachi, Thorsten Auth, Nir S. Gov, et al.. (2014). Membrane-Wrapping Contributions to Malaria Parasite Invasion of the Human Erythrocyte. Biophysical Journal. 107(1). 43–54. 67 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Sabyasachi, Thorsten Auth, & Gerhard Gompper. (2014). Shape and Orientation Matter for the Cellular Uptake of Nonspherical Particles. Nano Letters. 14(2). 687–693. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Auth, Thorsten, et al.. (2013). Collective behavior of penetrable self-propelled rods in two dimensions. Physical Review E. 88(6). 62314–62314. 93 indexed citations
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Kabaso, Doron, Roie Shlomovitz, Thorsten Auth, Virgilio L. Lew, & Nir S. Gov. (2010). Curling and Local Shape Changes of Red Blood Cell Membranes Driven by Cytoskeletal Reorganization. Biophysical Journal. 99(3). 808–816. 37 indexed citations
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Park, YongKeun, Catherine Best‐Popescu, Thorsten Auth, et al.. (2010). Metabolic remodeling of the human red blood cell membrane. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(4). 1289–1294. 301 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten & Gerhard Gompper. (2009). Budding and vesiculation induced by conical membrane inclusions. Physical Review E. 80(3). 31901–31901. 54 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten, S. A. Safran, & Nir S. Gov. (2007). Filament networks attached to membranes: cytoskeletal pressure and local bilayer deformation. New Journal of Physics. 9(11). 430–430. 11 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten, S. A. Safran, & Nir S. Gov. (2007). Fluctuations of coupled fluid and solid membranes with application to red blood cells. Physical Review E. 76(5). 51910–51910. 47 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten & Gerhard Gompper. (2005). Fluctuation spectrum of membranes with anchored linear and star polymers. Physical Review E. 72(3). 31904–31904. 25 indexed citations
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Auth, Thorsten & Gerhard Gompper. (2003). Self-avoiding linear and star polymers anchored to membranes. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 68(5). 51801–51801. 35 indexed citations

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