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ArticleNature communications2025

Integer topological defects offer a methodology to quantify and classify active cell monolayers.

Zihui Zhao, He Li, Yisong Yao, Yongfeng Zhao, Francesca Serra, Kyogo Kawaguchi, Hepeng Zhang, Masaki Sano

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zihui ZhaoSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
He LiInstitute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yisong YaoSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7593-6979
Yongfeng ZhaoCenter for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4801-6285
Francesca SerraPhysics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, BA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7308-7616
Kyogo KawaguchiInstitute for Physics of Intelligence, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-9875
Hepeng ZhangSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Masaki SanoSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. sano.masaki@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-9635

Funding

National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 12074243National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 12174254National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 12225410National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 12250710131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monolayers of confluent elongated cells are frequently considered active nematics, featuring

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Cell MovementNeural Stem CellsAnimalsMiceModels, Biological

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