Vinay Swaminathan

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Vinay Swaminathan is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Vinay Swaminathan has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cell Biology, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Vinay Swaminathan's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Vinay Swaminathan is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Vinay Swaminathan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Denmark. Vinay Swaminathan's co-authors include Richard Superfine, E. Tim O’Brien, Gerard C. Blobe, Karthikeyan Mythreye, Andrew Berchuck, E. Timothy O’Brien, Christophe Guilluy, Keith Burridge, Rafael García‐Mata and Clare M. Waterman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Vinay Swaminathan

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanical Stiffness Grades Metastatic Potential in Patient Tumor Cells and in Cancer Cell Lines

2011 588 citations Vinay Swaminathan, Karthikeyan Mythreye et al. Cancer Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vinay Swaminathan United States	13	836	470	414	256	180	22	1.4k
Ingo Thievessen Germany	19	742 0.9×	405 0.9×	721 1.7×	283 1.1×	126 0.7×	30	1.7k
Sébastien Schaub France	20	591 0.7×	268 0.6×	534 1.3×	208 0.8×	163 0.9×	45	1.4k
Sari Tojkander Finland	16	924 1.1×	219 0.5×	608 1.5×	141 0.6×	150 0.8×	22	1.6k
Jury M. Vasiliev Russia	14	1.1k 1.3×	276 0.6×	609 1.5×	257 1.0×	137 0.8×	20	1.7k
Martin Bergert Germany	11	933 1.1×	426 0.9×	485 1.2×	102 0.4×	120 0.7×	19	1.4k
Edgar Gutierrez United States	24	623 0.7×	572 1.2×	702 1.7×	336 1.3×	113 0.6×	40	1.9k
Franziska Lautenschläger Germany	20	852 1.0×	596 1.3×	440 1.1×	88 0.3×	138 0.8×	43	1.6k
Emmanuelle Planus France	26	1.2k 1.4×	476 1.0×	628 1.5×	432 1.7×	203 1.1×	51	2.1k
Christopher A. Lemmon United States	19	680 0.8×	342 0.7×	537 1.3×	313 1.2×	199 1.1×	40	1.6k
Jérôme Solon Spain	15	1.4k 1.7×	706 1.5×	764 1.8×	128 0.5×	101 0.6×	22	2.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Swaminathan, Vinay, et al.. (2025). Packing-driven mechanotransduction: local crowding overrides adhesion and stiffness cues for YAP activation in cellular collectives. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 22(233). 1 indexed citations

Fan, Zhimeng, Catherine L.R. Merry, Pontus Nordenfelt, et al.. (2025). Integrin‐Piezo1 Axis Drives ECM Remodeling and Invasion of 3D Breast Epithelium. Advanced Science. 13(5). e09932–e09932.

Guo, Min, Yijun Su, Jiji Chen, et al.. (2025). Volumetric imaging of the 3D orientation of cellular structures with a polarized fluorescence light-sheet microscope. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(8). e2406679122–e2406679122. 2 indexed citations

Nordenfelt, Pontus, et al.. (2024). ECM-dependent regulation of septin 7 in focal adhesions promotes mechanosensing and functional response in fibroblasts. iScience. 27(12). 111355–111355. 2 indexed citations

Bidone, Tamara C., et al.. (2023). Extracellular matrix sensing via modulation of orientational order of integrins and F-actin in focal adhesions. Life Science Alliance. 6(10). e202301898–e202301898. 6 indexed citations

Prater, Craig, Yeran Bai, Sabine C Konings, et al.. (2023). Fluorescently Guided Optical Photothermal Infrared Microspectroscopy for Protein-Specific Bioimaging at Subcellular Level. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(4). 2542–2549. 23 indexed citations

Norlin, Nils, et al.. (2023). Data-driven microscopy allows for automated context-specific acquisition of high-fidelity image data. Cell Reports Methods. 3(3). 100419–100419. 14 indexed citations

Munita, Roberto, Phuong Cao Thi Ngoc, Maciej Cieśla, et al.. (2021). The small Cajal body-specific RNA 15 (SCARNA15) directs p53 and redox homeostasis via selective splicing in cancer cells. NAR Cancer. 3(3). 22 indexed citations

Swaminathan, Vinay & Martijn Gloerich. (2021). Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 72. 72–80. 32 indexed citations

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Burridge, Keith, Sharon L. Campbell, Vinay Swaminathan, et al.. (2020). The Vinculin C-terminal Hairpin Mediates F-actin Bundle Formation, Focal Adhesion, and Cell Mechanical Properties. UNC Libraries.

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Swaminathan, Vinay, Joseph Mathew Kalappurakkal, Shalin B. Mehta, et al.. (2017). Actin retrograde flow actively aligns and orients ligand-engaged integrins in focal adhesions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(40). 10648–10653. 92 indexed citations

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Nordenfelt, Pontus, Travis I. Moore, Shalin B. Mehta, et al.. (2017). Direction of actin flow dictates integrin LFA-1 orientation during leukocyte migration. Nature Communications. 8(1). 2047–2047. 73 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, Vinay, Robert Fischer, & Clare M. Waterman. (2016). The FAK–Arp2/3 interaction promotes leading edge advance and haptosensing by coupling nascent adhesions to lamellipodia actin. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(7). 1085–1100. 62 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, Vinay, Karthikeyan Mythreye, E. Tim O’Brien, et al.. (2011). Mechanical Stiffness Grades Metastatic Potential in Patient Tumor Cells and in Cancer Cell Lines. Cancer Research. 71(15). 5075–5080. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guilluy, Christophe, Vinay Swaminathan, Rafael García‐Mata, et al.. (2011). The Rho GEFs LARG and GEF-H1 regulate the mechanical response to force on integrins. Nature Cell Biology. 13(6). 722–727. 293 indexed citations

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Shen, Kai, Christophe Guilluy, Vinay Swaminathan, et al.. (2011). The Vinculin C-terminal Hairpin Mediates F-actin Bundle Formation, Focal Adhesion, and Cell Mechanical Properties. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(52). 45103–45115. 50 indexed citations

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Hill, David B., Vinay Swaminathan, Jeremy Cribb, et al.. (2010). Force Generation and Dynamics of Individual Cilia under External Loading. Biophysical Journal. 98(1). 57–66. 56 indexed citations

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Ramasubramanian, Melur K., et al.. (2008). Mechanics of a mosquito bite with applications to microneedle design. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 3(4). 46001–46001. 101 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, Vinay, David B. Hill, & Richard Superfine. (2008). Dynamics of Individual cilia to external loading- A simple one dimensional picture. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 75. 1 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, Vinay, et al.. (1975). A method for the evaluation of temperature profiles and surface temperature in rocket motor nozzles with varying heat transfer coefficients.

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