Michael A. Welte
Impact in
- Biochemistry top 0.05%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Cell Biology top 0.5%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Papers in
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- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 12
- RNA Research and Splicing 6
- Protist diversity and phylogeny 4
- Nuclear Structure and Function 4
- Biochemistry 24
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis 24
- Co-authors
- Steven P. Gross (9 shared papers)Alex P. Gould (1 shared paper)Perry E. Bickel (1 shared paper)John T. Tansey (1 shared paper)Steven M. Block (3 shared papers)Eric Wieschaus (3 shared papers)Silvia Cermelli (4 shared papers)Yi Guo (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Current Biology (9 papers)The Journal of Cell Biology (4 papers)Development (3 papers)PLoS Genetics (3 papers)Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Michael A. Welte
47 papers receiving 5.1k citations
Michael A. Welte's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 131
- Biochemistry 2.1k
- Cell Biology 1.7k
- Aging 141
- Molecular Biology 3.0k
- Biophysics 202
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 48 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAT proteins, an ancient family of lipid droplet proteins that regulate cellular lipid stores Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 553 |
| 2 | 2004 | 445 | |
| 3 | Expanding Roles for Lipid Droplets Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 429 |
| 4 | Lipid droplet functions beyond energy storage Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 429 |
| 5 | 2006 | 408 | |
| 6 | 1998 | 311 | |
| 7 | 2008 | 285 | |
| 8 | 2002 | 219 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 191 | |
| 10 | 2007 | 175 | |
| 11 | 2012 | 170 | |
| 12 | 1993 | 149 | |
| 13 | 2005 | 140 | |
| 14 | 2012 | 107 | |
| 15 | 2009 | 103 | |
| 16 | 2012 | 99 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 85 | |
| 18 | 2020 | 80 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 80 | |
| 20 | 2014 | 68 |
About Michael A. Welte
Michael A. Welte is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Plant Science and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 48 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (24 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (14 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (2.1k citations), Cell Biology (1.7k citations), Aging (141 citations), Molecular Biology (3.0k citations) and Biophysics (202 citations). Michael A. Welte has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Steven P. Gross, Alex P. Gould, Perry E. Bickel, John T. Tansey, Steven M. Block, Eric Wieschaus, Silvia Cermelli, Yi Guo, Zhihuan Li and Giuseppa Pennetta. Their work appears in journals such as Current Biology, The Journal of Cell Biology, Development, PLoS Genetics and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids.
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