Andrew Matus

15.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
144 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew Matus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Matus has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Cell Biology and 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Andrew Matus's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (53 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (28 papers). Andrew Matus is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (53 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (28 papers). Andrew Matus collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Andrew Matus's co-authors include Stefanie Kaech, Robert R. Bernhardt, Richard P. Tucker, Craig C. Garner, David H. Jones, Maria Fischer, G. Huber, Bernard Brugg, Darko Knutti and Beat Ludin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Matus

143 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines 1974 2026 1991 2008 1998 2000 1974 1988 1992 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Rapid Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines
    1998 751 citations Stefanie Kaech, Andrew Matus et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Actin-Based Plasticity in Dendritic Spines
    2000 653 citations Andrew Matus profile →
  3. Isolation of synaptic plasma membrane from brain by combined flotation-sedimentation density gradient centrifugation
    1974 597 citations Andrew Matus et al. profile →
  4. Microtubule-Associated Proteins: Their Potential Role in Determining Neuronal Morphology
    1988 536 citations Andrew Matus profile →
  5. Origins of the Modern Mind
    1992 498 citations Andrew Matus profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew Matus Switzerland 61 6.9k 6.0k 5.1k 1.9k 1.4k 144 13.1k
Gary Banker United States 66 8.3k 1.2× 8.8k 1.5× 5.5k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 111 15.9k
Frank S. Walsh United Kingdom 62 8.2k 1.2× 5.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.4× 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 169 13.1k
Craig C. Garner United States 76 10.2k 1.5× 8.8k 1.5× 5.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 174 16.7k
Christine E. Holt United Kingdom 67 10.0k 1.5× 8.2k 1.4× 4.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 591 0.4× 146 15.3k
Urs Rutishauser United States 80 10.6k 1.5× 8.0k 1.3× 3.7k 0.7× 5.2k 2.7× 635 0.5× 181 18.3k
Mary B. Kennedy United States 51 8.1k 1.2× 8.3k 1.4× 2.4k 0.5× 905 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 98 12.3k
Takeshi Yagi Japan 58 9.2k 1.3× 6.9k 1.2× 2.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 190 14.9k
Melitta Schachner Germany 66 5.9k 0.9× 7.8k 1.3× 2.8k 0.6× 3.9k 2.0× 900 0.7× 221 13.8k
Oleg Shupliakov Sweden 46 5.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.6× 3.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 844 0.6× 114 8.6k
Carlos G. Dotti Germany 67 8.8k 1.3× 5.5k 0.9× 5.4k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 4.4k 3.2× 172 16.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Biou, Virginie, Heike Brinkhaus, Robert C. Malenka, & Andrew Matus. (2008). Interactions between drebrin and Ras regulate dendritic spine plasticity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(11). 2847–2859. 47 indexed citations
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Verkuyl, J. Martin & Andrew Matus. (2006). Time-lapse imaging of dendritic spines in vitro. Nature Protocols. 1(5). 2399–2405. 10 indexed citations
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Dayanandan, Rejith, Rachel Butler, Phillip R. Gordon‐Weeks, et al.. (2003). Dynamic properties of APC‐decorated microtubules in living cells. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 54(3). 237–247. 9 indexed citations
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Roelandse, Martijn, Arkadiusz Welman, Uta Wagner, Jörg Hagmann, & Andrew Matus. (2003). Focal motility determines the geometry of dendritic spines☆. Neuroscience. 121(1). 39–49. 32 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew, et al.. (2003). Activity-induced targeting of profilin and stabilization of dendritic spine morphology. Nature Neuroscience. 6(11). 1194–1200. 218 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew. (2001). GFP moves on. Trends in Cell Biology. 11(5). 183–183. 6 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew & Gordon M. Shepherd. (2000). The Millennium of the Dendrite?. Neuron. 27(3). 431–434. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Dong, Di Bei, Hema Parmar, & Andrew Matus. (2000). Activity-regulated, cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) is essential for visceral endoderm organization during early embryogenesis. Mechanisms of Development. 92(2). 207–215. 15 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew, Heike Brinkhaus, & Uta Wagner. (2000). Actin dynamics in dendritic spines: A form of regulated plasticity at excitatory synapses. Hippocampus. 10(5). 555–560. 85 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew. (1999). Postsynaptic actin and neuronal plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 9(5). 561–565. 73 indexed citations
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Kaech, Stefanie, Beat Ludin, & Andrew Matus. (1996). Cytoskeletal Plasticity in Cells Expressing Neuronal Microtubule-Associated Proteins. Neuron. 17(6). 1189–1199. 141 indexed citations
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Fawcett, James W., et al.. (1994). Regenerating sciatic nerve axons contain the adult rather than the embryonic pattern of microtubule associated proteinS. Neuroscience. 61(4). 789–804. 35 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew, et al.. (1991). Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton in Rat Neurons Following Stimulation With Excitatory Amino Acids In Vitro. European Journal of Neuroscience. 3(6). 551–558. 38 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew, Nicole Delhaye‐Bouchaud, & Jean Mariani. (1990). Microtubule‐associated protein 2 (MAP2) in Purkinje cell dendrites: Evidence that factors other than binding to microtubules are involved in determining its cytoplasmic distribution. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 297(3). 435–440. 18 indexed citations
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Matus, Andrew. (1990). Microtubule-associated proteins. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 2(1). 10–14. 47 indexed citations
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Garner, Craig C., Abigail M. Garner, Gerda Huber, Christine A. Kozak, & Andrew Matus. (1990). Molecular Cloning of Microtubule‐Associated Protein 1 (MAP1A) and Microtubule‐Associated Protein 5 (MAP1B): Identification of Distinct Genes and Their Differential Expression in Developing Brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 55(1). 146–154. 114 indexed citations
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Doll, Thierry, et al.. (1989). Embryonic MAP2 lacks the cross-linking sidearm sequences and dendritic targeting signal of adult MAP2. Nature. 340(6235). 650–652. 110 indexed citations
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Tucker, Richard P., Craig C. Garner, & Andrew Matus. (1989). In situ localization of microtubule-associated protein mRNA in the developing and adult rat brain. Neuron. 2(3). 1245–1256. 145 indexed citations
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Kwak, Shin & Andrew Matus. (1988). Denervation induces long-lasting changes in the distribution of microtubule proteins in hippocampal neurons. Journal of Neurocytology. 17(2). 189–195. 25 indexed citations
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Garner, Craig C., et al.. (1988). Single-shot cloning of multiple cDNAs coding for a set of related microtubule-associated proteins. Gene. 71(2). 483–490. 10 indexed citations

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