Peter Walter
Impact in
- Cell Biology top 0.01%
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Aging top 0.1%
Papers in
- Cell Biology 156
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease 119
- Cellular transport and secretion 52
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 97
- RNA regulation and disease 42
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 41
- RNA Research and Splicing 25
- Co-authors
- David Ron (3 shared papers)Günter Blobel (21 shared papers)Carmela Sidrauski (13 shared papers)Sebastián Bernales (10 shared papers)Mauro Costa‐Mattioli (8 shared papers)Caroline E. Shamu (2 shared papers)Jonathan Lin (5 shared papers)Reid Gilmore (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of Cell Biology (37 papers)eLife (31 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (30 papers)Molecular Biology of the Cell (27 papers)Science (25 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyCanada
In The Last Decade
Peter Walter
385 papers receiving 52.1k citations
Peter Walter's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 184
- Cell Biology 24.9k
- Aging 1.1k
- Molecular Biology 34.8k
- Epidemiology 10.5k
- Genetics 7.2k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 397 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signal integration in the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 5459 |
| 2 | The Unfolded Protein Response: From Stress Pathway to Homeostatic Regulation Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 4911 |
| 3 | IRE1 Signaling Affects Cell Fate During the Unfolded Protein Response Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 1193 |
| 4 | Oligomerization and phosphorylation of the Ire1p kinase during intracellular signaling from the endoplasmic reticulum to the nucleus. Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 1137 |
| 5 | The integrated stress response: From mechanism to disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 1092 |
| 6 | An ER-Mitochondria Tethering Complex Revealed by a Synthetic Biology Screen Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 1069 |
| 7 | Autophagy Counterbalances Endoplasmic Reticulum Expansion during the Unfolded Protein Response Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 849 |
| 8 | Regulated Ire1-dependent decay of messenger RNAs in mammalian cells Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 834 |
| 9 | Protein translocation across the endoplasmic reticulum Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 754 |
| 10 | The Transmembrane Kinase Ire1p Is a Site-Specific Endonuclease That Initiates mRNA Splicing in the Unfolded Protein Response Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 729 |
| 11 | Translocation of proteins across the endoplasmic reticulum III. Signal recognition protein (SRP) causes signal sequence-dependent and site-specific arrest of chain elongation that is released by microsomal membranes. Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 707 |
| 12 | Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Disease Pathogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 698 |
| 13 | Signal recognition particle contains a 7S RNA essential for protein translocation across the endoplasmic reticulum Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 653 |
| 14 | Functional genomic screen reveals genes involved in lipid-droplet formation and utilization Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 630 |
| 15 | [6] Preparation of microsomal membranes for cotranslational protein translocation Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 625 |
| 16 | 2009 | 597 | |
| 17 | Translocation of proteins across the endoplasmic reticulum. I. Signal recognition protein (SRP) binds to in-vitro-assembled polysomes synthesizing secretory protein. Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 567 |
| 18 | Unfolded Proteins Are Ire1-Activating Ligands That Directly Induce the Unfolded Protein Response Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 566 |
| 19 | Pharmacological brake-release of mRNA translation enhances cognitive memory Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 560 |
| 20 | 2008 | 542 |
About Peter Walter
Peter Walter is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Epidemiology and Immunology, having authored 397 papers that have together received 53.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (119 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (97 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (66 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (52 papers), RNA regulation and disease (42 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (41 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (27 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (24.9k citations), Aging (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (34.8k citations), Epidemiology (10.5k citations) and Genetics (7.2k citations). Peter Walter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include David Ron, Günter Blobel, Carmela Sidrauski, Sebastián Bernales, Mauro Costa‐Mattioli, Caroline E. Shamu, Jonathan Lin, Reid Gilmore, Jodi M. Nunnari and Jonathan S. Weissman. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, eLife, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Biology of the Cell and Science.
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