Torsten Wittmann

6.8k total citations
62 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Torsten Wittmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Wittmann has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Wittmann's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (33 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Torsten Wittmann is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (33 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (10 papers). Torsten Wittmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Torsten Wittmann's co-authors include Clare M. Waterman, Andreas Ettinger, Samantha J. Stehbens, Gary Bokoch, Arshad Desai, Anthony A. Hyman, Praveen Kumar, Isabelle Vernos, Sarah Gierke and Matthias Wilm and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Wittmann

62 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torsten Wittmann United States 35 3.1k 3.1k 440 405 352 62 5.0k
Franck Perez France 43 4.8k 1.5× 3.4k 1.1× 474 1.1× 660 1.6× 194 0.6× 145 7.4k
Yannis Kalaidzidis Germany 35 4.4k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 318 0.7× 349 0.9× 209 0.6× 79 6.6k
Margaret Coughlin United States 24 3.0k 1.0× 2.8k 0.9× 389 0.9× 222 0.5× 332 0.9× 32 4.6k
Marko Kaksonen Germany 40 5.0k 1.6× 4.4k 1.4× 188 0.4× 472 1.2× 401 1.1× 63 7.3k
Michael Overduin United Kingdom 43 5.8k 1.9× 2.1k 0.7× 391 0.9× 432 1.1× 237 0.7× 129 7.6k
Roland Wedlich‐Söldner Germany 33 3.6k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 365 0.8× 523 1.3× 552 1.6× 60 6.3k
Marcel Mettlen United States 27 2.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 190 0.4× 332 0.8× 195 0.6× 43 4.5k
John F. Presley Canada 35 4.3k 1.4× 3.4k 1.1× 191 0.4× 501 1.2× 169 0.5× 69 6.4k
Alexis Gautreau France 36 3.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 547 1.2× 494 1.2× 115 0.3× 89 5.8k
Marcelo Ehrlich Israel 35 3.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 705 1.6× 301 0.7× 236 0.7× 102 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Torsten Wittmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Wittmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Torsten Wittmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Torsten Wittmann 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 Torsten Wittmann. Torsten Wittmann 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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Dema, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Doublecortin reinforces microtubules to promote growth cone advance in soft environments. Current Biology. 34(24). 5822–5832.e5. 3 indexed citations
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Dema, Alessandro, et al.. (2023). Growth cone advance requires EB1 as revealed by genomic replacement with a light-sensitive variant. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations
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Dema, Alessandro, Jeffrey van Haren, & Torsten Wittmann. (2022). Optogenetic EB1 inactivation shortens metaphase spindles by disrupting cortical force-producing interactions with astral microtubules. Current Biology. 32(5). 1197–1205.e4. 10 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Torsten, Alessandro Dema, & Jeffrey van Haren. (2020). Lights, cytoskeleton, action: Optogenetic control of cell dynamics. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 66. 1–10. 34 indexed citations
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Charafeddine, Rabab A., Wilian A. Cortopassi, Parnian Lak, et al.. (2019). Tau repeat regions contain conserved histidine residues that modulate microtubule-binding in response to changes in pH. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(22). 8779–8790. 15 indexed citations
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Haren, Jeffrey van, Rabab A. Charafeddine, Andreas Ettinger, et al.. (2018). Local control of intracellular microtubule dynamics by EB1 photodissociation. Nature Cell Biology. 20(3). 252–261. 55 indexed citations
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Pemble, Hayley, Praveen Kumar, Jeffrey van Haren, & Torsten Wittmann. (2017). GSK3-mediated CLASP2 phosphorylation modulates kinetochore dynamics. Journal of Cell Science. 130(8). 1404–1412. 26 indexed citations
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Kenific, Candia M., Samantha J. Stehbens, Juliet Goldsmith, et al.. (2016). NBR1 enables autophagy-dependent focal adhesion turnover. The Journal of Cell Biology. 212(5). 577–590. 130 indexed citations
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Kenific, Candia M., Torsten Wittmann, & Jayanta Debnath. (2016). Autophagy in adhesion and migration. Journal of Cell Science. 129(20). 3685–3693. 88 indexed citations
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Ettinger, Andreas, Jeffrey van Haren, Susana A. Ribeiro, & Torsten Wittmann. (2016). Doublecortin Is Excluded from Growing Microtubule Ends and Recognizes the GDP-Microtubule Lattice. Current Biology. 26(12). 1549–1555. 39 indexed citations
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Ludwig, A. L., et al.. (2014). Expression of an expanded CGG-repeat RNA in a single pair of primary sensory neurons impairs olfactory adaptation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(18). 4945–4959. 6 indexed citations
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Stehbens, Samantha J. & Torsten Wittmann. (2014). Analysis of focal adhesion turnover. Methods in cell biology. 123. 335–346. 39 indexed citations
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Waters, Jennifer, et al.. (2014). Quantitative Imaging in Cell Biology. Methods in cell biology. 14 indexed citations
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Ruch, Travis R., David M. Bryant, Anirban Datta, et al.. (2014). Host Cell Polarity Proteins Participate in Innate Immunity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 15(5). 636–643. 42 indexed citations
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Matov, Alexandre, Kathryn T. Applegate, Praveen Kumar, et al.. (2010). Analysis of microtubule dynamic instability using a plus-end growth marker. Nature Methods. 7(9). 761–768. 178 indexed citations
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Lyle, Karen S., Praveen Kumar, & Torsten Wittmann. (2009). SnapShot: Microtubule Regulators I. Cell. 136(2). 380.e1–380.e2. 9 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Torsten & Arshad Desai. (2005). Microtubule Cytoskeleton: A New Twist at the End. Current Biology. 15(4). R126–R129. 4 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Torsten, Gary Bokoch, & Clare M. Waterman. (2004). Regulation of Microtubule Destabilizing Activity of Op18/Stathmin Downstream of Rac1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(7). 6196–6203. 187 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Torsten & Anthony A. Hyman. (1998). Chapter 7 Recombinant p50/Dynamitin as a Tool to Examine the Role of Dynactin in Intracellular Processes. Methods in cell biology. 61. 137–143. 61 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Torsten, Haralabia Boleti, Claude Antony, Eric Karsenti, & Isabelle Vernos. (1998). Localization of the Kinesin-like Protein Xklp2 to Spindle Poles Requires a Leucine Zipper, a Microtubule-associated Protein, and Dynein. The Journal of Cell Biology. 143(3). 673–685. 165 indexed citations

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