Wei Wu
Impact in
- Developmental Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
- Cancer-related gene regulation
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Papers in
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- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer 18
- RNA Research and Splicing 16
- RNA modifications and cancer 14
- Cancer-related gene regulation 13
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 11
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 8
- Genetics 24
- Virus-based gene therapy research 10
- Co-authors
- Christof Niehrs (11 shared papers)Andrei Glinka (7 shared papers)Peter Stannek (5 shared papers)Lars M. Steinmetz (17 shared papers)Hajo Delius (2 shared papers)Claudia Blumenstock (2 shared papers)Ann Paula Monaghan (1 shared paper)Bingyu Mao (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature (9 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (7 papers)Cell (6 papers)Nature Communications (4 papers)Cell Reports (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- ChinaUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Wei Wu
170 papers receiving 13.8k citations
Wei Wu's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 179
- Developmental Neuroscience 682
- Molecular Biology 9.9k
- Aging 157
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.5k
- Genetics 2.3k
Countries citing papers authored by Wei Wu
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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Wu
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Wei Wu, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 177 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickkopf-1 is a member of a new family of secreted proteins and functions in head induction Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 1373 |
| 2 | FTO-dependent demethylation of N6-methyladenosine regulates mRNA splicing and is required for adipogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 972 |
| 3 | LDL-receptor-related protein 6 is a receptor for Dickkopf proteins Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 907 |
| 4 | Kremen proteins are Dickkopf receptors that regulate Wnt/β-catenin signalling Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 895 |
| 5 | Pituitary lineage determination by the Prophet of Pit-1 homeodomain factor defective in Ames dwarfism Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 670 |
| 6 | Cytosine base editor generates substantial off-target single-nucleotide variants in mouse embryos Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 608 |
| 7 | 1999 | 474 | |
| 8 | 2005 | 471 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 405 | |
| 10 | 2013 | 402 | |
| 11 | 2004 | 351 | |
| 12 | 2010 | 341 | |
| 13 | 2013 | 320 | |
| 14 | 1997 | 308 | |
| 15 | 2006 | 229 | |
| 16 | 2015 | 215 | |
| 17 | 2007 | 186 | |
| 18 | 2020 | 182 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 180 | |
| 20 | 2000 | 168 |
About Wei Wu
Wei Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 177 papers that have together received 14.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (18 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (16 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (10 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (9 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (682 citations), Molecular Biology (9.9k citations), Aging (157 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.5k citations) and Genetics (2.3k citations). Wei Wu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Christof Niehrs, Andrei Glinka, Peter Stannek, Lars M. Steinmetz, Hajo Delius, Claudia Blumenstock, Ann Paula Monaghan, Bingyu Mao, Vicent Pelechano and Jehnna L. Ronan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Cell, Nature Communications and Cell Reports.
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