Publications

In Peer-Reviewed Journals

49. S Nandakumar, J Bosche, M Wieczorek, CM Albrecht, B König, M Grünewald, L Santen, S Diez, R Shaebani^*, L Schaedel^*
      Kinesin-induced buckling reveals the limits of microtubule self-repair
      Advanced Science, doi.org/10.1002/advs.202521721, 2026

48. F Kreten, L Santen, R Shaebani^*
      Transport-generated signals uncover geometric features of evolving branched structures
      Phys Rev Res 8, L012051, 2026

47. M Erfanifam, M Madani, R Shaebani, M Maleki
      Convective flows in sheared packings of spherical particles
      Phys Fluids 38, 013337, 2026
      (Highlight: Editor's Pick)

46. L Huijboom, M Tempelaars, S Boeren, E van der Linden, M Habibi, R Shaebani, T Abee
      Sigma B regulated motility and chemotaxis in Bacillus cereus
      Microbiol 172, 001659, 2026

45. F Kreten, B Niemeyer, L Santen, R Shaebani^*
      Tracking the morphological evolution of neuronal dendrites by first-passage analysis
      Biophys J 125, 64, 2026
      (Highlight: Featured content of Biophys J Issue)

44. H Fatemi, H Khalilian, J Sarabadani, R Shaebani^*
      Optimal chirality enhances long-range fluctuation-induced interactions in active fluids
      Advanced Science 12, e09539, 2025
      (Highlight: Saarland Uni Aktuelles)

43. S Biswas, R Grover, C Reuther, CS Poojari, R Shaebani, S Nandakumar, M Grünewald, A Zablotsky, JS Hub, S Diez, K John, L Schaedel
      Tau accelerates tubulin exchange in the microtubule lattice
      Nature Physics 21, 1616, 2025
      (Highlight: Saarland Uni Aktuelles)

42. F Kreten, L Santen, R Shaebani^*
      Inferring tree structure with hidden traps from first passage times
      Phys Rev E 112, 054306, 2025
      (Highlight: Editors' Suggestion)

41. L Kainka⁺, R Shaebani⁺, K Kaiser, J Bosche, L Santen, F Lautenschläger
      Microtubule polymerization generates microtentacles important in circulating tumor cell invasion
      Biophys J 124, 2161, 2025
      (Highlight: Biophysical Society Blog, Selected as Biophys J Issue Cover)

40. S Rahbar, F Mohammad-Rafiee, L Santen, R Shaebani^*
      Growth of nonmotile stress-responsive bacteria in 3D colonies under confining pressure
      Biophys J 124, 807, 2025

39. A Molavi, H Hamzehpour, R Shaebani^*
      Vulnerability of transport through evolving spatial networks
      Phys Rev E 110, 044305, 2024
      (Featured in X account of Phys Rev E)

38. MR Shaebani^*, M Piel, F Lautenschläger
      Distinct Speed and Direction Memories of Migrating Dendritic Cells Diversify Their Search Strategies
      Biophys J 121, 4099, 2022

37. MR Shaebani, L Stankevicins, D Vesperini, M Urbanska, DAD Flormann, E Terriac, AKB Gad, F Cheng, JE Eriksson, F Lautenschläger
      Effects of vimentin on the migration, search efficiency, and mechanical resilience of dendritic cells
      Biophys J 121, 3950, 2022

36. MR Shaebani^*, H Rieger, Z Sadjadi
      Kinematics of persistent random walkers with two distinct modes of motion
      Phys Rev E 106, 034105, 2022

35. MR Shaebani^*, J Török, M Maleki, M Madani, M Harrington, A Rice, W Losert
      Gravity Governs Shear Localization in Confined Dense Granular Flows
      Phys Rev Lett 127, 278003, 2021

34. Z Sadjadi, MR Shaebani^*
      Orientational Memory of Active Particles in Multistate non-Markovian Processes
      Phys Rev E 104, 054613, 2021

33. M Mohammadi, M Maleki, A Wysocki, MR Shaebani^*
      Striped Patterns in Radially Driven Suspensions with Open Boundaries
      Phys Fluids 33, 101707, 2021

32. M Madani, M Maleki, J Török, MR Shaebani^*
      Evolution of Shear Zones in Granular Packings under Pressure
      Soft Matter 17, 1814, 2021

31. MR Shaebani^*, R Jose, L Santen, L Stankevicins, F Lautenschläger
      Persistence-Speed Coupling Enhances the Search Efficiency of Migrating Immune Cells
      Phys Rev Lett 125, 268102, 2020

30. A Bauer, L Santen, MJ Schmitt, MR Shaebani^*, B Becker^*
      Cell-Type-Specific Differences in KDEL Receptor Clustering in Mammalian Cells
      PLOS ONE 15, e0235864, 2020

29. MR Shaebani^*, A Wysocki, RG Winkler, G Gompper^*, H Rieger^*
      Computational Models for Active Matter
      Nature Review Physics 2, 181, 2020

28. MR Shaebani^*, H Rieger
      Transient Anomalous Diffusion in Run-and-Tumble Dynamics
      Front Phys 7, 120, 2019

27. Najafi⁺, MR Shaebani⁺, T John, F Altegoer, G Bange, C Wagner
      Flagellar Number Governs Bacterial Spreading and Transport Efficiency
      Science Advances 4, eaar6425, 2018
      (Highlighted in: Saarland Uni Aktuelles)

26. R Jose, L Santen, MR Shaebani^*
      Trapping in and Escape from Branched Structures of Neuronal Dendrites
      Biophys J 115, 2014, 2018
      (Highlighted in: Biophysical Society Blog, Selected as Biophys J Issue Cover)

25. MR Shaebani^*, R Jose, C Sand, L Santen
      Unraveling the Structure of Treelike Networks from First-Passage Times of Lazy Random Walkers
      Phys Rev E 98, 042315, 2018

24. MR Shaebani^*, J Najafi, A Farnudi, D Bonn, M Habibi
      Compaction of Quasi-One-Dimensional Elastoplastic Materials
      Nature Communications 8, 15568, 2017
      (Highlighted in: Materialsgate, Saarland Uni Aktuelles, UvA News)

23. AE Hafner, L Santen, H Rieger, MR Shaebani^*
      Run-and-Pause Dynamics of Cytoskeletal Motor Proteins
      Sci Rep 6, 37162, 2016

22. P Tierno, MR Shaebani
      Enhanced Diffusion and Anomalous Transport of Magnetic Colloids Driven Above a Two-State Flashing Potential
      Soft Matter 12, 3398, 2016

21. B Becker⁺, MR Shaebani⁺, D Rammo, T Bubel, L Santen, M Schmitt
      Cargo Binding Promotes KDEL Receptor Clustering at the Mammalian Cell Surface
      Sci Rep 6, 28940, 2016

20. MR Shaebani^*, A Pasula, A Ott, L Santen
      Tracking of Plus-Ends Reveals Microtubule Functional Diversity in Different Cell Types
      Sci Rep 6, 30285, 2016

19. Z Sadjadi, MR Shaebani^*, H Rieger, L Santen
      Persistent-Random-Walk Approach to Anomalous Transport of Self-Propelled Particles
      Phys Rev E 91, 062715, 2015

18. MR Shaebani^*, Z Sadjadi, IM Sokolov, H Rieger, L Santen
      Anomalous Diffusion of Self-Propelled Particles in Directed Random Environments
      Phys Rev E 90, 030701(Rapid Commun), 2014

17. J Boberski, MR Shaebani^*, and DE Wolf
      Anisotropy of Force Distributions in Sheared Soft-Particle Systems
      Europhys Lett 108, 44002, 2014

16. R Moosavi, M Maleki, MR Shaebani, JC Ruiz-Suaez, E Clement
      Stripe Formation in Horizontally Oscillating Granular Suspensions
      Europhys Lett 107, 34006, 2014

15. J Boberski, MR Shaebani^*, DE Wolf
      Evolution of the Force Distributions in Jammed Packings of Soft Particles
      Phys Rev E 88, 064201, 2013

14. R Moosavi, MR Shaebani^*, M Maleki, J Torok, DE Wolf, W Losert
      Coexistence and Transition between Shear Zones in Slow Granular Flows
      Phys Rev Lett 111, 148301, 2013

13. MR Shaebani^*, J Sarabadani, DE Wolf
      Long-Range Interactions in Randomly Driven Granular Fluids
      Phys Rev E 88, 022202, 2013

12. MR Shaebani^*, J Sarabadani, DE Wolf
      Nonadditivity of Fluctuation-Induced Forces in Fluidized Granular Media
      Phys Rev Lett 108, 198001, 2012

11. MR Shaebani^*, M Madadi, S Luding, DE Wolf
      Influence of Polydispersity on Micromechanics of Granular Materials
      Phys Rev E 85, 011301, 2012

10. Z Shojaaee, MR Shaebani, L Brendel, J Torok, DE Wolf
      An Adaptive Hierarchical Domain Decomposition Method for Parallel Contact Dynamics Simulations of Granular Materials
      J Comput Phys 231, 612, 2012

9. MR Shaebani^*, J Boberski, DE Wolf
    Unilateral Interactions in Granular Packings: A Model for the Anisotropy Modulus
    Granular Matter 14, 265, 2012

8. MR Shaebani^*, T Unger, J Kertesz
    Extent of Force Indeterminacy in Packings of Frictional Rigid Disks
    Phys Rev E 79, 052302, 2009

7. MR Shaebani^*, T Unger, J Kertesz
    Generation of Homogeneous Granular Packings: Contact Dynamics Simulations at Constant Pressure Using Fully Periodic Boundaries
    Int J Mod Phys C 20, 847, 2009

6. Z Sadjadi, MF Miri, MR Shaebani, S Nakhaee
    Diffusive Transport of Light in a Two-Dimensional Disordered Packing of Disks: Analytical Approach to Transport Mean Free Path
    Phys Rev E 78, 031121, 2008

5. MR Shaebani^*, T Unger, J Kertesz
    Unjamming due to Local Perturbations in Granular Packings with and without Gravity
    Phys Rev E 78, 011308, 2008

4. MR Shaebani, T Unger, J Kertesz
    Unjamming of Granular Packings due to Local Perturbations: Stability and Decay of Displacements
    Phys Rev E 76, 030301(Rapid Commun), 2007

3. ME Fouladvand, Z Sadjadi, MR Shaebani
    Characteristics of Vehicular Traffic Flow at a Roundabout
    Phys Rev E 70, 046132, 2004

2. ME Fouladvand, MR Shaebani, Z Sadjadi
    Intelligent Controlling Simulation of Traffic Flow in a Small City Network
    J Phys Soc Jpn 73, 3209, 2004

1. ME Fouladvand, Z Sadjadi, MR Shaebani
    Optimized Traffic Flow at a Single Intersection: Traffic Responsive Signalization
    J Phys A: Math Gen 37, 561, 2004