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George Oster

Active 1971–2017

89
Papers
20,218
Citations
76
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Citations

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Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,208 citing papers, 39.6% of this breakdownGermany: 504 citing papers, 9% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 484 citing papers, 8.7% of this breakdownFrance: 316 citing papers, 5.7% of this breakdownChina: 196 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownJapan: 182 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownCanada: 180 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 133 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 122 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownSpain: 116 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownItaly: 112 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownNetherlands: 110 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
0%39.6%Other 16.4%

Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.8%
  • Medicine8.5%
  • Engineering6.8%
  • Physics and Astronomy6.3%
  • Computer Science4.9%
  • Environmental Science3.8%
  • Other15.9%

Topics

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions7%
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation2.6%
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior2.4%
  • Cellular transport and secretion2.4%
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics2.3%
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics2.2%
  • Other81.1%

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  1. Cell motility driven by actin polymerization

    Authors: Alex Mogilner, George Oster - Biophysical Journal 1996 cited by 943

  2. The mechanical basis of morphogenesis

    Authors: Garrett M. Odell, George Oster, Pere Alberch, Beth Burnside - Developmental Biology 1981 cited by 672

  3. Caste and ecology in the social insects.

    Authors: George Oster, E O Wilson - 1978 cited by 515

  4. Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

    Authors: Charles S. Peskin, Garrett M. Odell, George Oster - Biophysical Journal 1993 cited by 898

  5. Bifurcations and Dynamic Complexity in Simple Ecological Models

    Authors: Robert M. May, George Oster - The American Naturalist 1976 cited by 1,245

  6. Force Generation by Actin Polymerization II: The Elastic Ratchet and Tethered Filaments

    Authors: Alex Mogilner, George Oster - Biophysical Journal 2003 cited by 527

  7. Protein-Induced Membrane Curvature Alters Local Membrane Tension

    Authors: Padmini Rangamani, Kranthi K. Mandadap, George Oster - Biophysical Journal 2014 cited by 137

  8. Mechanical aspects of mesenchymal morphogenesis

    Authors: George Oster, J. D. Murray, Albert K. Harris - Development 1983 cited by 510

  9. Energy transduction in ATP synthase

    Authors: Timothy C. Elston, Hongyun Wang, George Oster - Nature 1998 cited by 507

  10. Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny

    Authors: Pere Alberch, Stephen Jay Gould, George Oster, David B. Wake - Paleobiology 1979 cited by 1,602

  11. Theoretical studies of clonal selection: Minimal antibody repertoire size and reliability of self-non-self discrimination

    Authors: Alan S. Perelson, George Oster - Journal of Theoretical Biology 1979 cited by 652

  12. Regulation of Organelle Acidity

    Authors: Michael Grabe, George Oster - The Journal of General Physiology 2001 cited by 307

  13. Design principles for robust vesiculation in clathrin-mediated endocytosis

    Authors: Julian Hassinger, George Oster, David G. Drubin, Padmini Rangamani - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017 cited by 185

  14. Energy transduction in the F1 motor of ATP synthase

    Authors: Hongyun Wang, George Oster - Nature 1998 cited by 440

  15. Pattern formation and traveling waves in myxobacteria: Theory and modeling

    Authors: Oleg A. Igoshin, Alex Mogilner, Roy D. Welch, Dale Kaiser, George Oster - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2001 cited by 155

  16. Myxobacteria gliding motility requires cytoskeleton rotation powered by proton motive force

    Authors: Beiyan Nan, Jing Chen, John C. Neu, Richard M. Berry, George Oster, David R. Zusman - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2011 cited by 153

  17. Force Generation in RNA Polymerase

    Authors: Hong-Yun Wang, Tim Elston, Alexander Mogilner, George Oster - Biophysical Journal 1998 cited by 123

  18. The neural origins of shell structure and pattern in aquatic mollusks

    Authors: Alistair N. Boettiger, Bard Ermentrout, George Oster - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2009 cited by 107

  19. Bacteria that Glide with Helical Tracks

    Authors: Beiyan Nan, Mark J. McBride, Jing Chen, David R. Zusman, George Oster - Current Biology 2014 cited by 97

  20. What drives the translocation of proteins?

    Authors: Sanford M. Simon, Charles S. Peskin, George Oster - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1992 cited by 425

  21. The Mechanochemistry of Endocytosis

    Authors: Jian Liu, Yidi Sun, David G. Drubin, George Oster - PLoS Biology 2009 cited by 232

  22. Network Thermodynamics

    Authors: George Oster, Alan S. Perelson, Aharon Katchalsky - Nature 1971 cited by 228

  23. The mechanical basis of cell rearrangement I. Epithelial morphogenesis during Fundulus epiboly

    Authors: Michael Weliky, George Oster - Development 1990 cited by 157

  24. EVOLUTION AND BIFURCATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS

    Authors: George Oster, Pere Alberch - Evolution 1982 cited by 320