Carl Wu

26.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
157 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Carl Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl Wu has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Carl Wu's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (67 papers), Heat shock proteins research (33 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (23 papers). Carl Wu is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (67 papers), Heat shock proteins research (33 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (23 papers). Carl Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Carl Wu's co-authors include Gaku Mizuguchi, Toshio Tsukiyama, Vincenzo Zimarino, Hua Xiao, Joachim Clos, Peter B. Becker, Jan Wiśniewski, J. Timothy Westwood, Sridhar K. Rabindran and Subhojit Sen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carl Wu

152 papers receiving 19.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

ATP-Driven Exchange of Histone H2AZ Variant Catalyzed by SWR1 Chromatin Remodeling Complex

2003 1.0k citations Gaku Mizuguchi, Subhojit Sen et al. Science profile →
The 5′ ends of Drosophila heat shock genes in chromatin are hypersensitive to DNase I

1980 993 citations Carl Wu profile →
Heat Shock Transcription Factors: Structure and Regulation

1995 991 citations Carl Wu profile →
A PHD finger of NURF couples histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation with chromatin remodelling

2006 886 citations Hua Xiao, Carl Wu et al. profile →
A chromatin remodelling complex involved in transcription and DNA processing

2000 647 citations Gaku Mizuguchi, Carl Wu et al. profile →
ATP-dependent nucleosome disruption at a heat-shock promoter mediated by binding of GAGA transcription factor

1994 576 citations Carl Wu et al. profile →
Purification and properties of an ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling factor

1995 513 citations Carl Wu et al. Cell profile →
The chromatin structure of specific genes: I. Evidence for higher order domains of defined DNA sequence

1979 365 citations Carl Wu et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carl Wu United States	70	16.6k	2.6k	2.1k	1.6k	1.6k	157	20.2k
John T. Lis United States	94	24.2k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	912 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	218	26.7k
Robert E. Kingston United States	92	27.8k 1.7×	3.3k 1.3×	4.1k 2.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	259	31.2k
Gary Felsenfeld United States	94	28.2k 1.7×	3.1k 1.2×	6.4k 3.1×	489 0.3×	719 0.4×	232	31.6k
Konstantin A. Lukyanov Russia	54	10.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	208 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	179	15.9k
Daniel Branton United States	74	12.2k 0.7×	924 0.4×	861 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	4.1k 2.5×	162	24.4k
Sergey Lukyanov Russia	59	12.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	120 0.1×	1.4k 0.9×	150	18.7k
Sheldon Penman United States	92	18.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	3.5k 1.7×	377 0.2×	3.1k 1.9×	229	25.1k
Robert H. Singer United States	102	29.4k 1.8×	1.7k 0.7×	3.0k 1.5×	141 0.1×	4.1k 2.5×	326	35.0k
Ronald A. Laskey United Kingdom	64	21.6k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	4.8k 2.3×	201 0.1×	4.1k 2.5×	119	29.6k
Clifford P. Brangwynne United States	51	15.8k 1.0×	719 0.3×	649 0.3×	365 0.2×	3.0k 1.9×	99	19.9k

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Akl, Elie W., et al.. (2026). Sex‐Difference of Associations Between Cigarette Smoking and Myocardial Fibrosis: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 15(5). e044664–e044664.

Abdollahi, Ashkan, et al.. (2026). Association Between Lipoprotein(a) and Cardiac Remodeling Across Race and Ethnicity in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. PubMed. 19(3). e013261–e013261.

Feng, Xinyu A., et al.. (2025). GAGA zinc finger transcription factor searches chromatin by 1D–3D facilitated diffusion. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(11). 2359–2370. 3 indexed citations

Ngo, Thuy T. M., et al.. (2024). Dependence of nucleosome mechanical stability on DNA mismatches. eLife. 13.

Kim, Jee Min, Zepei Xie, Xinyu A. Feng, et al.. (2023). Dynamic 1D search and processive nucleosome translocations by RSC and ISW2 chromatin remodelers. eLife. 12. 8 indexed citations

Poyton, Matthew F., Anand Ranjan, Giho Park, et al.. (2022). ATP binding facilitates target search of SWR1 chromatin remodeler by promoting one-dimensional diffusion on DNA. eLife. 11. 15 indexed citations

Wu, Carl, Shiwoo Lee, Kevin L. Simmons, et al.. (2018). Characterisation of alumina feedstock with polyacetal and ethylene-propylene wax binder systems for micro powder injection moulding. Open Access System for Information Sharing (Pohang University of Science and Technology).

Hong, Jingjun, Hanqiao Feng, Feng Wang, et al.. (2014). The Catalytic Subunit of the SWR1 Remodeler Is a Histone Chaperone for the H2A.Z-H2B Dimer. Molecular Cell. 53(3). 498–505. 65 indexed citations

X, Li, Shaohua Wang, Ying Li, et al.. (2011). Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes. Blood. 118(5). 1386–1394. 30 indexed citations

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Xiao, Hua, Gaku Mizuguchi, Jan Wiśniewski, et al.. (2011). Nonhistone Scm3 Binds to AT-Rich DNA to Organize Atypical Centromeric Nucleosome of Budding Yeast. Molecular Cell. 43(3). 369–380. 59 indexed citations

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Wu, Weihua, Andreas G. Ladurner, Gaku Mizuguchi, et al.. (2008). N Terminus of Swr1 Binds to Histone H2AZ and Provides a Platform for Subunit Assembly in the Chromatin Remodeling Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(10). 6200–6207. 85 indexed citations

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Mizuguchi, Gaku, et al.. (2003). ATP-Driven Exchange of Histone H2AZ Variant Catalyzed by SWR1 Chromatin Remodeling Complex. Science. 303(5656). 343–348. 1009 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiao, Hua, et al.. (2003). Modulation of ATP-Dependent Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes by Inositol Polyphosphates. Science. 299(5603). 112–114. 280 indexed citations

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Rottbauer, Wolfgang, Andrew J. Saurin, Heiko Lickert, et al.. (2002). Reptin and Pontin Antagonistically Regulate Heart Growth in Zebrafish Embryos. Cell. 111(5). 661–672. 156 indexed citations

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Elban, W. L., et al.. (1997). THERMOMECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ENERGETIC CRYSTAL COMBUSTION. International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion. 4(1-6). 313–336. 2 indexed citations

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Orosz, András, Jan Wiśniewski, & Carl Wu. (1996). Regulation of Drosophila Heat Shock Factor Trimerization: Global Sequence Requirements and Independence of Nuclear Localization. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(12). 7018–7030. 68 indexed citations

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Rabindran, Sridhar K., et al.. (1994). Interaction between Heat Shock Factor and hsp70 Is Insufficient To Suppress Induction of DNA-Binding Activity In Vivo. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(10). 6552–6560. 26 indexed citations

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Wu, Carl, Joachim Clos, Raymond I. Haroun, et al.. (1994). 16 Structure and Regulation of Heat Shock Transcription Factor. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 26. 395–416. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Carl, et al.. (1990). 18 Transcriptional Regulation of Heat Shock Genes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 19. 429–442. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Carl, Ronald W. Armstrong, & Chi H. Lee. (1972). Berg-Barrett X-Ray Observation of Annealing and Laser-Induced Damage in Zinc. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(3). 821–825. 2 indexed citations

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