Viola Vogel

24.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
264 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Viola Vogel is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Viola Vogel has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Cell Biology, 104 papers in Molecular Biology and 79 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Viola Vogel's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (83 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (54 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (47 papers). Viola Vogel is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (83 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (54 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (47 papers). Viola Vogel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Viola Vogel's co-authors include Michael P. Sheetz, Wendy E. Thomas, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, Klaus Schulten, Henry Hess, Gretchen Baneyx, Michael L. Smith, André Krammer, Manu Forero-Shelton and Dietmar Möbius and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Viola Vogel

258 papers receiving 18.7k citations

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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.

Local force and geometry sensing regulate cell functions

2006 1.8k citations Viola Vogel et al. profile →
Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate

2012 1.3k citations Viola Vogel et al. profile →
Unfolding of Titin Immunoglobulin Domains by Steered Molecular Dynamics Simulation

1998 569 citations Viola Vogel, Klaus Schulten et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Viola Vogel Switzerland	75	7.6k	6.3k	5.2k	3.8k	2.4k	264	19.0k
Denis Wirtz United States	80	9.5k 1.3×	8.8k 1.4×	5.8k 1.1×	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	258	22.5k
Daniel A. Hammer United States	71	5.5k 0.7×	6.6k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	279	21.0k
Joachim P. Spatz Germany	80	8.6k 1.1×	5.6k 0.9×	10.9k 2.1×	3.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	351	25.9k
Xavier Trepat Spain	65	11.1k 1.5×	4.2k 0.7×	6.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	136	16.1k
Paul Matsudaira United States	59	5.3k 0.7×	7.9k 1.2×	3.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	285	18.2k
Ben Fabry Germany	69	8.1k 1.1×	2.4k 0.4×	5.9k 1.1×	2.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	186	14.3k
Micah Dembo United States	53	10.2k 1.4×	3.8k 0.6×	6.6k 1.3×	2.4k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	103	17.0k
Alexander D. Bershadsky Israel	61	13.0k 1.7×	5.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	3.9k 1.6×	135	18.0k
Daniel J. Müller Switzerland	84	5.8k 0.8×	13.8k 2.2×	4.4k 0.8×	9.9k 2.6×	921 0.4×	376	25.8k
Thomas D. Pollard United States	107	27.6k 3.7×	20.0k 3.2×	3.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	3.5k 1.5×	349	41.7k

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Regina, Guido, et al.. (2025). Relaxation of mucosal fibronectin fibers in late gut inflammation following neutrophil infiltration in mice. PubMed. 2(1). 4–4. 1 indexed citations

Ellinghaus, Agnes, et al.. (2025). How vascularization is reciprocally coupled to chondrogenesis and osteogenesis in bone healing: lessons from the growth plate. Bone. 200. 117595–117595.

Yang, Byeongseon, et al.. (2025). Multi-state catch bond formed in the Izumo1:Juno complex that initiates human fertilization. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7952–7952. 1 indexed citations

Statzer, Cyril, Ingmar Schoen, M. W. Hess, et al.. (2024). Longevity interventions modulate mechanotransduction and extracellular matrix homeostasis in C. elegans. Nature Communications. 15(1). 276–276. 14 indexed citations

Pot, Simon A., et al.. (2023). Growth factors and mechano-regulated reciprocal crosstalk with extracellular matrix tune the keratocyte–fibroblast/myofibroblast transition. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11350–11350. 19 indexed citations

Leitner, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Transglutaminase 2 has higher affinity for relaxed than for stretched fibronectin fibers. Matrix Biology. 125. 113–132. 12 indexed citations

Hosseini, Vahid, et al.. (2022). Engineering solutions for biological studies of flow-exposed endothelial cells on orbital shakers. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262044–e0262044. 7 indexed citations

Bender, Markus, Susanna M. Früh, Jan–Dirk Studt, et al.. (2022). Platelets drive fibronectin fibrillogenesis using integrin αIIbβ3. Science Advances. 8(10). eabj8331–eabj8331. 23 indexed citations

Aramesh, Morteza, Ioana Sandu, Stephan J. Ihle, et al.. (2021). Nanoconfinement of microvilli alters gene expression and boosts T cell activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(40). 31 indexed citations

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Braun, Lukas, Ingmar Schoen, & Viola Vogel. (2021). PIP2-induced membrane binding of the vinculin tail competes with its other binding partners. Biophysical Journal. 120(20). 4608–4622. 3 indexed citations

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Evrova, Olivera, et al.. (2019). Impact of UV sterilization and short term storage on the in vitro release kinetics and bioactivity of biomolecules from electrospun scaffolds. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15117–15117. 13 indexed citations

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Kollmannsberger, Philip, Cécile M. Bidan, John Dunlop, Peter Fratzl, & Viola Vogel. (2018). Tensile forces drive a reversible fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition during tissue growth in engineered clefts. Science Advances. 4(1). eaao4881–eaao4881. 113 indexed citations

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Kisielow, Malgorzata, et al.. (2016). A gonogenic stimulated transition of mouse embryonic stem cells with enhanced control of diverse differentiation pathways. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25104–25104. 2 indexed citations

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Kukkurainen, Sampo, et al.. (2014). The talin–integrin interface under mechanical stress. Molecular BioSystems. 10(12). 3217–3228. 12 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Tadahiro, Philip Kollmannsberger, Kazuma Mawatari, Viola Vogel, & Takehiko Kitamori. (2013). Curvature-induced spontaneous detachment of vascular smooth muscle cell sheets: Towards vascular self assembly in microchannels. 2022–2024. 2 indexed citations

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Hertig, Samuel & Viola Vogel. (2012). Catch bonds. Current Biology. 22(19). R823–R825. 15 indexed citations

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Saltel, Frédéric, Eva Mortier, Vesa P. Hytönen, et al.. (2009). New PI(4,5)P2- and membrane proximal integrin–binding motifs in the talin head control β3-integrin clustering. The Journal of Cell Biology. 187(5). 715–731. 149 indexed citations

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Forero-Shelton, Manu, Pavel Aprikian, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, Wendy E. Thomas, & Viola Vogel. (2009). Single-Molecule Constant-Force (Force-Clamp) AFM Measurements Confirm Catch-Bonds and Multiple Binding States in Bacterial Adhesin FimH. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 217a–217a. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Wendy E., Lina M. Nilsson, Manu Forero-Shelton, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, & Viola Vogel. (2004). Shear‐dependent ‘stick‐and‐roll’ adhesion of type 1 fimbriated Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 53(5). 1545–1557. 224 indexed citations

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Craig, David W., Mu Gao, Klaus Schulten, & Viola Vogel. (2004). Structural Insights into How the MIDAS Ion Stabilizes Integrin Binding to an RGD Peptide under Force. Structure. 12(11). 2049–2058. 74 indexed citations

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