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Steve Weiner

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1 Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property. Nature 2011 8.08
2 Mollusk shell formation: a source of new concepts for understanding biomineralization processes. Chemistry 2006 2.77
3 Mollusc larval shell formation: amorphous calcium carbonate is a precursor phase for aragonite. J Exp Zool 2002 2.56
4 Sea urchin spine calcite forms via a transient amorphous calcium carbonate phase. Science 2004 2.45
5 Amorphous calcium phosphate is a major component of the forming fin bones of zebrafish: Indications for an amorphous precursor phase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 2.41
6 Mapping amorphous calcium phosphate transformation into crystalline mineral from the cell to the bone in zebrafish fin rays. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 2.16
7 Mollusk shell acidic proteins: in search of individual functions. Chembiochem 2003 1.78
8 Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin larval spicule. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.73
9 Factors involved in the formation of amorphous and crystalline calcium carbonate: a study of an ascidian skeleton. J Am Chem Soc 2002 1.64
10 Structure and mechanical properties of the soft zone separating bulk dentin and enamel in crowns of human teeth: insight into tooth function. J Struct Biol 2005 1.37
11 Asprich: A novel aspartic acid-rich protein family from the prismatic shell matrix of the bivalve Atrina rigida. Chembiochem 2005 1.36
12 Relatively well preserved DNA is present in the crystal aggregates of fossil bones. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.30
13 Mollusk shell formation: mapping the distribution of organic matrix components underlying a single aragonitic tablet in nacre. J Struct Biol 2005 1.28
14 Stable amorphous calcium carbonate is the main component of the calcium storage structures of the crustacean Orchestia cavimana. Biol Bull 2002 1.26
15 Transient precursor strategy in mineral formation of bone. Bone 2006 1.23
16 Forming nacreous layer of the shells of the bivalves Atrina rigida and Pinctada margaritifera: an environmental- and cryo-scanning electron microscopy study. J Struct Biol 2008 1.22
17 Certain biominerals in leaves function as light scatterers. Adv Mater 2012 1.20
18 Bone mineralization proceeds through intracellular calcium phosphate loaded vesicles: a cryo-electron microscopy study. J Struct Biol 2011 1.20
19 Ancient DNA and population turnover in southern levantine pigs--signature of the sea peoples migration? Sci Rep 2013 1.17
20 The grinding tip of the sea urchin tooth exhibits exquisite control over calcite crystal orientation and Mg distribution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.11
21 Radiocarbon dating of charcoal and bone collagen associated with early pottery at Yuchanyan Cave, Hunan Province, China. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.10
22 Calcium oxalate stone formation in the inner ear as a result of an Slc26a4 mutation. J Biol Chem 2010 1.08
23 Spiers Memorial Lecture. Lessons from biomineralization: comparing the growth strategies of mollusc shell prismatic and nacreous layers in Atrina rigida. Faraday Discuss 2007 1.05
24 Mapping of tooth deformation caused by moisture change using moiré interferometry. Dent Mater 2003 0.99
25 Bio-inspired materials--mining the old literature for new ideas. Adv Mater 2010 0.94
26 Calcite crystal growth by a solid-state transformation of stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate nanospheres in a hydrogel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013 0.93
27 Initial stages of calcium uptake and mineral deposition in sea urchin embryos. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.91
28 Three-dimensional imaging of collagen fibril organization in rat circumferential lamellar bone using a dual beam electron microscope reveals ordered and disordered sub-lamellar structures. Bone 2012 0.91
29 Local atomic order and infrared spectra of biogenic calcite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007 0.90
30 An organic hydrogel as a matrix for the growth of calcite crystals. Org Biomol Chem 2003 0.89
31 Probing the role of water in lamellar bone by dehydration in the environmental scanning electron microscope. J Struct Biol 2008 0.89
32 Guanine-based photonic crystals in fish scales form from an amorphous precursor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012 0.89
33 Nanosized particles in bone and dissolution insensitivity of bone mineral. Biointerphases 2006 0.87
34 Tooth periodontal ligament: Direct 3D microCT visualization of the collagen network and how the network changes when the tooth is loaded. J Struct Biol 2012 0.87
35 Structural characterization of modern and fossilized charcoal produced in natural fires as determined by using electron energy loss spectroscopy. Chemistry 2007 0.86
36 Crystallization pathways in bone. Cells Tissues Organs 2011 0.86
37 Oxygen spectroscopy and polarization-dependent imaging contrast (PIC)-mapping of calcium carbonate minerals and biominerals. J Phys Chem B 2014 0.86
38 Determining the elastic modulus of mouse cortical bone using electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) and micro computed tomography: a new approach for characterizing small-bone material properties. Bone 2009 0.84
39 Tooth movements are guided by specific contact areas between the tooth root and the jaw bone: A dynamic 3D microCT study of the rat molar. J Struct Biol 2011 0.84
40 Enamel dictates whole tooth deformation: a finite element model study validated by a metrology method. J Struct Biol 2009 0.83
41 Tooth-PDL-bone complex: response to compressive loads encountered during mastication - a review. Arch Oral Biol 2012 0.82
42 The structural basis for enhanced silver reflectance in Koi fish scale and skin. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.81
43 Phase shifting speckle interferometry for determination of strain and Young's modulus of mineralized biological materials: a study of tooth dentin compression in water. J Biomed Opt 2005 0.81
44 The stabilizing effect of silicate on biogenic and synthetic amorphous calcium carbonate. J Am Chem Soc 2010 0.81
45 Biomineralization of limpet teeth: a cryo-TEM study of the organic matrix and the onset of mineral deposition. J Struct Biol 2007 0.80
46 Structure-function relations of primate lower incisors: a study of the deformation of Macaca mulatta dentition using electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI). J Anat 2011 0.78
47 The contribution of trabecular bone to the stiffness and strength of rat lumbar vertebrae. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 0.78
48 Decoupling local disorder and optical effects in infrared spectra: differentiating between calcites with different origins. Adv Mater 2010 0.77
49 Direct microCT imaging of non-mineralized connective tissues at high resolution. Connect Tissue Res 2014 0.77
50 Plant cystoliths: a complex functional biocomposite of four distinct silica and amorphous calcium carbonate phases. Chemistry 2012 0.77
51 Biogenic fish-gut calcium carbonate is a stable amorphous phase in the gilt-head seabream, Sparus aurata. Sci Rep 2013 0.75
52 Phosphate-water interplay tunes amorphous calcium carbonate metastability: spontaneous phase separation and crystallization vs stabilization viewed by solid state NMR. J Am Chem Soc 2015 0.75
53 Are tensile and compressive Young's moduli of compact bone different? J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2008 0.75
54 Structural Basis for the Brilliant Colors of the Sapphirinid Copepods. J Am Chem Soc 2015 0.75