Benjamin Geiger
Weizmann Institute of Science
Affiliation Weizmann Institute of Science Top Publications The catalog of human cytokeratins: Patterns of expression in normal epithelia, tumors and cultured cells (1982) – 5,316 citations Environmental sensing through focal adhesions (2008) – 2,601 citations Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton (2001) – 2,233 citations Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close ... <a title="Benjamin Geiger" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/benjamin-geiger/" aria-label="Read more about Benjamin Geiger">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Weizmann Institute of Science
Top Publications
- The catalog of human cytokeratins: Patterns of expression in normal epithelia, tumors and cultured cells (1982) - 5,316 citations
- Environmental sensing through focal adhesions (2008) - 2,601 citations
- Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton (2001) - 2,233 citations
- Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates (2001) - 2,181 citations
- Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors (2001) - 1,452 citations
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- Full name
- Benjamin Geiger
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-8559-6373
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5046264807
Research interests
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Skin and Cellular Biology Research, Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
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- 5,316OpenAlex citations
- Environmental sensing through focal adhesions ↗2008 · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology2,601OpenAlex citations
- Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton ↗2001 · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology2,233OpenAlex citations
- 2,181OpenAlex citations
- Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors ↗2001 · The Journal of Cell Biology1,452OpenAlex citations
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- Environmental sensing through focal adhesions ↗2008 · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
- Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton ↗2001 · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
- Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors ↗2001 · The Journal of Cell Biology
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