| Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates NQ Balaban, US Schwarz, D Riveline, P Goichberg, G Tzur, I Sabanay, ... Nature cell biology 3 (5), 466-472, 2001 | 2770 | 2001 |
| Focal contacts as mechanosensors: externally applied local mechanical force induces growth of focal contacts by an mDia1-dependent and ROCK-independent mechanism D Riveline, E Zamir, NQ Balaban, US Schwarz, T Ishizaki, S Narumiya, ... The Journal of cell biology 153 (6), 1175-1186, 2001 | 1940 | 2001 |
| High resolution traction force microscopy based on experimental and computational advances B Sabass, ML Gardel, CM Waterman, US Schwarz Biophysical journal 94 (1), 207-220, 2008 | 767 | 2008 |
| Cell-ECM traction force modulates endogenous tension at cell–cell contacts V Maruthamuthu, B Sabass, US Schwarz, ML Gardel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (12), 4708-4713, 2011 | 666 | 2011 |
| Traction stress in focal adhesions correlates biphasically with actin retrograde flow speed ML Gardel, B Sabass, L Ji, G Danuser, US Schwarz, CM Waterman The Journal of cell biology 183 (6), 999-1005, 2008 | 618 | 2008 |
| Calculation of forces at focal adhesions from elastic substrate data: the effect of localized force and the need for regularization US Schwarz, NQ Balaban, D Riveline, A Bershadsky, B Geiger, SA Safran Biophysical journal 83 (3), 1380-1394, 2002 | 465 | 2002 |
| United we stand–integrating the actin cytoskeleton and cell–matrix adhesions in cellular mechanotransduction US Schwarz, ML Gardel Journal of cell science 125 (13), 3051-3060, 2012 | 459 | 2012 |
| Physics of adherent cells US Schwarz, SA Safran Reviews of Modern Physics 85 (3), 1327-1381, 2013 | 450 | 2013 |
| Cell organization in soft media due to active mechanosensing IB Bischofs, US Schwarz Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (16), 9274-9279, 2003 | 415 | 2003 |
| Mechanosensing in actin stress fibers revealed by a close correlation between force and protein localization J Colombelli, A Besser, H Kress, EG Reynaud, P Girard, E Caussinus, ... Journal of cell science 122 (10), 1665-1679, 2009 | 353 | 2009 |
| High-resolution traction force microscopy SV Plotnikov, B Sabass, US Schwarz, CM Waterman Methods in cell biology 123, 367-394, 2014 | 279 | 2014 |
| Traction force microscopy on soft elastic substrates: A guide to recent computational advances US Schwarz, JRD Soiné Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell Research 1853 (11), 3095-3104, 2015 | 268 | 2015 |
| Cell adhesion strength is controlled by intermolecular spacing of adhesion receptors C Selhuber-Unkel, T Erdmann, M Lopez-Garcia, H Kessler, US Schwarz, ... Biophysical journal 98 (4), 543-551, 2010 | 244 | 2010 |
| Focal adhesions as mechanosensors: the two-spring model US Schwarz, T Erdmann, IB Bischofs Biosystems 83 (2-3), 225-232, 2006 | 243 | 2006 |
| Stability of adhesion clusters under constant force T Erdmann, US Schwarz Physical review letters 92 (10), 108102, 2004 | 236 | 2004 |
| Plasmodium sporozoite motility is modulated by the turnover of discrete adhesion sites S Münter, B Sabass, C Selhuber-Unkel, M Kudryashev, S Hegge, U Engel, ... Cell host & microbe 6 (6), 551-562, 2009 | 227 | 2009 |
| Mechanical interactions among followers determine the emergence of leaders in migrating epithelial cell collectives M Vishwakarma, J Di Russo, D Probst, US Schwarz, T Das, JP Spatz Nature communications 9 (1), 3469, 2018 | 207 | 2018 |
| Filamentous network mechanics and active contractility determine cell and tissue shape IB Bischofs, F Klein, D Lehnert, M Bastmeyer, US Schwarz Biophysical journal 95 (7), 3488-3496, 2008 | 203 | 2008 |
| The actin cytoskeleton as an active adaptive material S Banerjee, ML Gardel, US Schwarz Annual review of condensed matter physics 11 (1), 421-439, 2020 | 189 | 2020 |
| Physical determinants of cell organization in soft media US Schwarz, IB Bischofs Medical engineering & physics 27 (9), 763-772, 2005 | 184 | 2005 |
Samuel SafranWeizmann Institute of ScienceVerified email at weizmann.ac.il
