Steven M. Block
Impact in
- Structural Biology top 0.2%
- Cell Biology top 0.05%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cellular transport and secretion
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 28
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 22
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- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics 24
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications 23
- Co-authors
- Keir C. Neuman (7 shared papers)Karel Svoboda (4 shared papers)Mark J. Schnitzer (5 shared papers)Bruce J. Schnapp (2 shared papers)Robert Landick (16 shared papers)William J. Greenleaf (12 shared papers)Koen Visscher (3 shared papers)Michael T. Woodside (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Biophysical Journal (19 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Nature (11 papers)Science (10 papers)Cell (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaRussia
In The Last Decade
Steven M. Block
142 papers receiving 20.9k citations
Steven M. Block's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 184
- Structural Biology 754
- Cell Biology 5.8k
- Biophysics 1.7k
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8.0k
- Molecular Biology 10.1k
Countries citing papers authored by Steven M. Block
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 143 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optical trapping Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 1809 |
| 2 | Direct observation of kinesin stepping by optical trapping interferometry Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 1532 |
| 3 | Bead movement by single kinesin molecules studied with optical tweezers Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 822 |
| 4 | Single kinesin molecules studied with a molecular force clamp Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 810 |
| 5 | Force and Velocity Measured for Single Molecules of RNA Polymerase Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 737 |
| 6 | Force and velocity measured for single kinesin molecules Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 733 |
| 7 | Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 693 |
| 8 | Kinesin hydrolyses one ATP per 8-nm step Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 630 |
| 9 | Optical trapping of metallic Rayleigh particles Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 604 |
| 10 | Characterization of Photodamage to Escherichia coli in Optical Traps Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 548 |
| 11 | 1995 | 487 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 465 | |
| 13 | 2003 | 421 | |
| 14 | 2007 | 388 | |
| 15 | 2006 | 373 | |
| 16 | 1989 | 356 | |
| 17 | 2008 | 325 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 324 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 324 | |
| 20 | 2003 | 313 |
About Steven M. Block
Steven M. Block is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics, having authored 143 papers that have together received 21.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (32 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (28 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (24 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (23 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (23 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (16 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (754 citations), Cell Biology (5.8k citations), Biophysics (1.7k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (8.0k citations) and Molecular Biology (10.1k citations). Steven M. Block has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Keir C. Neuman, Karel Svoboda, Mark J. Schnitzer, Bruce J. Schnapp, Robert Landick, William J. Greenleaf, Koen Visscher, Michael T. Woodside, Christoph F. Schmidt and Joshua W. Shaevitz. Their work appears in journals such as Biophysical Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Science and Cell.
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