Christopher P. Toret

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher P. Toret is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher P. Toret has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Christopher P. Toret's work include Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers). Christopher P. Toret is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers). Christopher P. Toret collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. Christopher P. Toret's co-authors include David G. Drubin, Marko Kaksonen, Dawen Cai, Kristen J. Verhey, T. Lynne Blasius, Gloria Jih, Aaron Cheng, Barbara Pauly, W. James Nelson and Yidi Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher P. Toret

17 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Modular Design for the Clathrin- and Actin-Mediated End... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A Modular Design for the Clathrin- and Actin-Mediated Endocytosis Machinery
    2005 594 citations Marko Kaksonen, Christopher P. Toret et al. Cell profile →
  2. Harnessing actin dynamics for clathrin-mediated endocytosis
    2006 589 citations Marko Kaksonen, Christopher P. Toret et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher P. Toret United States 11 1.3k 1.2k 117 111 102 18 1.8k
Martin A. Wear United Kingdom 25 880 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 205 1.8× 95 0.9× 119 1.2× 55 2.1k
Brian J. Galletta United States 19 935 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 85 0.7× 75 0.7× 100 1.0× 28 1.5k
Yidi Sun United States 22 1.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 150 1.3× 155 1.4× 74 0.7× 28 2.2k
Juha Saarikangas Finland 11 856 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 57 0.5× 127 1.1× 103 1.0× 21 1.5k
Danny Fuller United States 19 920 0.7× 789 0.6× 96 0.8× 96 0.9× 76 0.7× 25 1.4k
Ralph Gräf Germany 30 1.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 181 1.5× 126 1.1× 88 0.9× 72 2.5k
Louis Renault France 24 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 84 0.7× 143 1.3× 80 0.8× 41 2.5k
Leslie D. Burtnick Canada 24 992 0.8× 961 0.8× 196 1.7× 125 1.1× 115 1.1× 60 2.0k
Martine Coué United States 17 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 146 1.2× 70 0.6× 91 0.9× 27 2.1k
Defne Yarar United States 16 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 166 1.4× 255 2.3× 96 0.9× 27 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher P. Toret

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Picco, Andrea, et al.. (2025). Mosaic evolution of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in fungi. Current Biology. 35(15). 3674–3686.e4. 2 indexed citations
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Hakala, Markku, et al.. (2023). Bsp1, a fungal CPI motif protein, regulates actin filament capping in endocytosis and cytokinesis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 35(2). br6–br6.
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2022). The cellular slime mold Fonticula alba forms a dynamic, multicellular collective while feeding on bacteria. Current Biology. 32(9). 1961–1973.e4. 12 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2022). Specialization of actin isoforms derived from the loss of key interactions with regulatory factors. The EMBO Journal. 41(5). e107982–e107982. 5 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2018). The ELMO-MBC complex and RhoGAP19D couple Rho family GTPases during mesenchymal-to-epithelial-like transitions. Development. 145(4). 7 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P. & André Le Bivic. (2018). A potential Rho GEF and Rac GAP for coupled Rac and Rho cycles during mesenchymal-to-epithelial-like transitions. Small GTPases. 12(1). 13–19. 1 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., Caitlin Collins, & W. James Nelson. (2014). An Elmo–Dock complex locally controls Rho GTPases and actin remodeling during cadherin-mediated adhesion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 207(5). 577–587. 36 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2014). A genome-wide screen identifies conserved protein hubs required for cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 204(2). 265–279. 33 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2011). Analysis of yeast endocytic site formation and maturation through a regulatory transition point. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(4). 657–668. 75 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2009). Early-Arriving Syp1p and Ede1p Function in Endocytic Site Placement and Formation in Budding Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(22). 4640–4651. 107 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2008). Multiple Pathways Regulate Endocytic Coat Disassembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Optimal Downstream Trafficking. Traffic. 9(5). 848–859. 51 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P. & David G. Drubin. (2007). The budding yeast endocytic pathway. Journal of Cell Science. 120(8). 1501–1501. 6 indexed citations
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Blasius, T. Lynne, Dawen Cai, Gloria Jih, Christopher P. Toret, & Kristen J. Verhey. (2007). Two binding partners cooperate to activate the molecular motor Kinesin-1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 176(1). 11–17. 176 indexed citations
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Kaksonen, Marko, Christopher P. Toret, & David G. Drubin. (2006). Harnessing actin dynamics for clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 7(6). 404–414. 589 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toret, Christopher P. & David G. Drubin. (2006). The budding yeast endocytic pathway. Journal of Cell Science. 119(22). 4585–4587. 68 indexed citations
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Kaksonen, Marko, Christopher P. Toret, & David G. Drubin. (2005). A Modular Design for the Clathrin- and Actin-Mediated Endocytosis Machinery. Cell. 123(2). 305–320. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Drubin, David G., Marko Kaksonen, Christopher P. Toret, & Yidi Sun. (2005). Cytoskeletal Networks and Pathways Involved in Endocytosis. Novartis Foundation symposium. 269. 35–46. 8 indexed citations
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Stein, Pascal A., Christopher P. Toret, Adrian Salic, Melissa M. Rolls, & Tom A. Rapoport. (2002). A novel centrosome-associated protein with affinity for microtubules. Journal of Cell Science. 115(17). 3389–3402. 13 indexed citations

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