| External forces control mitotic spindle positioning J Fink, N Carpi, T Betz, A Bétard, M Chebah, A Azioune, M Bornens, ... Nature cell biology 13 (7), 771-778, 2011 | 437 | 2011 |
| ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells T Betz, M Lenz, JF Joanny, C Sykes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (36), 15320-15325, 2009 | 416 | 2009 |
| Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering H Turlier, DA Fedosov, B Audoly, T Auth, NS Gov, C Sykes, JF Joanny, ... Nature Physics, 2016 | 333 | 2016 |
| Cancer-associated fibroblasts lead tumor invasion through integrin-β3–dependent fibronectin assembly Y Attieh, AG Clark, C Grass, S Richon, M Pocard, P Mariani, N Elkhatib, ... Journal of Cell Biology 216 (11), 3509-3520, 2017 | 315 | 2017 |
| Guiding neuronal growth with light A Ehrlicher, T Betz, B Stuhrmann, D Koch, V Milner, MG Raizen, J Käs Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (25), 16024-16028, 2002 | 288 | 2002 |
| Neurite branch retraction is caused by a threshold-dependent mechanical impact K Franze, J Gerdelmann, M Weick, T Betz, S Pawlizak, M Lakadamyali, ... Biophysical journal 97 (7), 1883-1890, 2009 | 194 | 2009 |
| ESCRT-III assembly and cytokinetic abscission are induced by tension release in the intercellular bridge J Lafaurie-Janvore, P Maiuri, I Wang, M Pinot, JB Manneville, T Betz, ... Science 339 (6127), 1625-1629, 2013 | 188 | 2013 |
| Active diffusion positions the nucleus in mouse oocytes M Almonacid, WW Ahmed, M Bussonnier, P Mailly, T Betz, R Voituriez, ... Nature cell biology 17 (4), 470-479, 2015 | 180 | 2015 |
| Growth cones as soft and weak force generators T Betz, D Koch, YB Lu, K Franze, JA Käs Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (33), 13420-13425, 2011 | 161 | 2011 |
| Roadmap for optical tweezers G Volpe, OM Maragò, H Rubinsztein-Dunlop, G Pesce, AB Stilgoe, ... Journal of Physics: Photonics 5 (2), 022501, 2023 | 143 | 2023 |
| Inter-cellular forces orchestrate contact inhibition of locomotion JR Davis, A Luchici, F Mosis, J Thackery, JA Salazar, Y Mao, GA Dunn, ... Cell 161 (2), 361-373, 2015 | 142 | 2015 |
| Normal stroma suppresses cancer cell proliferation via mechanosensitive regulation of JMJD1a-mediated transcription R Kaukonen, A Mai, M Georgiadou, M Saari, N De Franceschi, T Betz, ... Nature communications 7 (1), 12237, 2016 | 140 | 2016 |
| Cortical cell stiffness is independent of substrate mechanics J Rheinlaender, A Dimitracopoulos, B Wallmeyer, NM Kronenberg, ... Nature materials 19 (9), 1019-1025, 2020 | 133 | 2020 |
| Fascin plays a role in stress fiber organization and focal adhesion disassembly N Elkhatib, MB Neu, C Zensen, KM Schmoller, D Louvard, AR Bausch, ... Current Biology 24 (13), 1492-1499, 2014 | 122 | 2014 |
| Tensile forces originating from cancer spheroids facilitate tumor invasion KS Kopanska, Y Alcheikh, R Staneva, D Vignjevic, T Betz PloS one 11 (6), e0156442, 2016 | 118 | 2016 |
| Frustrated endocytosis controls contractility-independent mechanotransduction at clathrin-coated structures F Baschieri, S Dayot, N Elkhatib, N Ly, A Capmany, K Schauer, T Betz, ... Nature communications 9 (1), 3825, 2018 | 115 | 2018 |
| Membrane-wrapping contributions to malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte S Dasgupta, T Auth, NS Gov, TJ Satchwell, E Hanssen, ES Zuccala, ... Biophysical journal 107 (1), 43-54, 2014 | 109 | 2014 |
| Actin polymerization or myosin contraction: two ways to build up cortical tension for symmetry breaking K Carvalho, J Lemière, F Faqir, J Manzi, L Blanchoin, J Plastino, T Betz, ... Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368 …, 2013 | 102 | 2013 |
| The force loading rate drives cell mechanosensing through both reinforcement and cytoskeletal softening I Andreu, B Falcones, S Hurst, N Chahare, X Quiroga, AL Le Roux, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 4229, 2021 | 97 | 2021 |
| Active cell mechanics: Measurement and theory WW Ahmed, É Fodor, T Betz Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell Research 1853 (11), 3083-3094, 2015 | 93 | 2015 |
Cécile SykesResearch Director CNRS, laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (LPENS)Verified email at phys.ens.fr
