Yann R. Chemla

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
79 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Yann R. Chemla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yann R. Chemla has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yann R. Chemla's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (18 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers). Yann R. Chemla is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (19 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (18 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers). Yann R. Chemla collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Yann R. Chemla's co-authors include Carlos Bustamante, Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Steven B. Smith, David Izhaky, Nancy R. Forde, Taekjip Ha, Matthew Comstock, Michelle D. Wang, Shixin Liu and Shelley Grimes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yann R. Chemla

76 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Recent Advances in Optical Tweezers

2008 831 citations Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Yann R. Chemla et al. profile →
Mechanical Processes in Biochemistry

2003 594 citations Carlos Bustamante, Yann R. Chemla et al. profile →
Optical tweezers in single-molecule biophysics

2021 360 citations Carlos Bustamante, Yann R. Chemla et al. profile →
Ultrasensitive magnetic biosensor for homogeneous immunoassay

2000 329 citations Yann R. Chemla, H. L. Grossman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yann R. Chemla

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Larval zebrafish swim bouts in three dimensions reveal both new and redundant behaviours 2025 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·(unknown), Yann R. Chemla, Martin Gruebele	0
2	Coinfecting phages impede each other’s entry into the cell 2024 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Yuchen Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Lanying Zeng, Yann R. Chemla, Ido Golding	6
3	A viral genome packaging ring-ATPase is a flexibly coordinated pentamer 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Li Dai, Digvijay Singh, (unknown), Vishal I. Kottadiel, Reza Vafabakhsh, Marthandan Mahalingam, Yann R. Chemla, Taekjip Ha, Venigalla B. Rao	14
4	Direct Measurement of Stepping Dynamics of E. coli UvrD Helicase 2020 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Kevin D. Whitley, Wen Ma, Haifeng Jia, Timothy M. Lohman, Zaida Luthey‐Schulten, Yann R. Chemla	0
5	Ultrashort Nucleic Acid Duplexes Exhibit Long Wormlike Chain Behavior with Force-Dependent Edge Effects 2018 ·Physical Review Letters ·Kevin D. Whitley, Matthew Comstock, Yann R. Chemla	12
6	Mechanism of Coordination of the Bacteriophage T4 DNA Packaging Motor Analyzed by Real-Time Single Molecule Fluorescence Assay 2016 ·Biophysical Journal ·Li Dai, Digvijay Singh, Reza Vafabakhsh, Marthandan Mahalingam, Vishal I. Kottadiel, Yann R. Chemla, Taekjip Ha, Venigalla B. Rao	1
7	Direct Observation of the Stepping Behavior of E. Coli UvrD Helicase 2016 ·Biophysical Journal ·Kevin D. Whitley, Matthew Comstock, Haifeng Jia, Timothy M. Lohman, Yann R. Chemla	2
8	High-Resolution “Fleezers”: Dual-Trap Optical Tweezers Combined with Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection 2016 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Kevin D. Whitley, Matthew Comstock, Yann R. Chemla	33
9	Direct observation of structure-function relationship in a nucleic acid–processing enzyme 2015 ·Science ·Matthew Comstock, Kevin D. Whitley, Haifeng Jia, Joshua E. Sokoloski, Timothy M. Lohman, Taekjip Ha, Yann R. Chemla	149
10	Engineering of a superhelicase through conformational control 2015 ·Science ·Sinan Arslan, Rustem Khafizov, Christopher D. Thomas, Yann R. Chemla, Taekjip Ha	84
11	Single Molecule Mechano-Memory 2014 ·Biophysical Journal ·Isaac T. S. Li, Taekjip Ha, Yann R. Chemla	1
12	In vivo optical trapping indicates kinesin’s stall force is reduced by dynein during intracellular transport 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Benjamin H. Blehm, Trina A. Schroer, Kathleen M. Trybus, Yann R. Chemla, Paul R. Selvin	83
13	DNA target sequence identification mechanism for dimer-active protein complexes 2012 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Markita P. Landry, Xueqing Zou, Lei Wang, Wai Mun Huang, Klaus Schulten, Yann R. Chemla	7
14	A Promiscuous DNA Packaging Machine from Bacteriophage T4 2011 ·PLoS Biology ·Zhihong Zhang, Vishal I. Kottadiel, Reza Vafabakhsh, Li Dai, Yann R. Chemla, Taekjip Ha, Venigalla B. Rao	48
15	Methods in Statistical Kinetics 2010 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Yann R. Chemla, Carlos Bustamante	52
16	In Vivo Organelle Tracking, Calibration, and Force Measurement with an Optical Trap 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·Benjamin H. Blehm, Yann R. Chemla, Paul R. Selvin	1
17	Substrate interactions and promiscuity in a viral DNA packaging motor 2009 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), Ariel Kaplan, Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Yann R. Chemla, Shelley Grimes, Paul J. Jardine, Dwight L. Anderson, Carlos Bustamante	95
18	SQUID detection of magnetically-tagged microorganisms 2001 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·Whittier Myers, H. L. Grossman, (unknown), Yann R. Chemla, Richard E. Bruehl, R. McDermott, (unknown), Carlo Bertozzi, Mark Alper, John Clarke	2
19	A New Study of Bacterial Motion: Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Microscopy of Magnetotactic Bacteria 1999 ·Biophysical Journal ·Yann R. Chemla, H. L. Grossman, (unknown), John F. Clarke, (unknown), Bob B. Buchanan	42
20	‘Key paper’ for covalent binding of proteins and its uses 1986 ·Journal of Immunological Methods ·Yann R. Chemla, (unknown), Max J. Herzberg, Moshe Bracha, Joseph M. Sperling	4

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