Daniel C. Tu

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Daniel C. Tu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel C. Tu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Daniel C. Tu's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers) and Electronic Health Records Systems (7 papers). Daniel C. Tu is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers) and Electronic Health Records Systems (7 papers). Daniel C. Tu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Daniel C. Tu's co-authors include Russell N. Van Gelder, Ignacio Provencio, Krzysztof Palczewski, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Susana S. Pires, Tim Wiltshire, Steve A. Kay, Satchidananda Panda, Mark D. Rollag and Mathew T. Pletcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Daniel C. Tu

29 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice

2003 557 citations Satchidananda Panda, Ignacio Provencio et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel C. Tu United States	16	956	893	795	287	141	29	1.8k
Katrine West United Kingdom	13	329 0.3×	451 0.5×	422 0.5×	48 0.2×	121 0.9×	18	1.3k
Scott F. Basinger United States	21	833 0.9×	129 0.1×	582 0.7×	195 0.7×	36 0.3×	41	1.2k
Kimberly A. Howes United States	14	475 0.5×	144 0.2×	164 0.2×	632 2.2×	36 0.3×	20	1.2k
Han S. Lee United States	22	716 0.7×	207 0.2×	320 0.4×	17 0.1×	114 0.8×	32	1.5k
Eberhart Zrenner Germany	16	727 0.8×	48 0.1×	257 0.3×	433 1.5×	120 0.9×	67	1.1k
Richard D. Veenstra United States	33	2.7k 2.9×	108 0.1×	468 0.6×	37 0.1×	46 0.3×	58	3.1k
Dorota Skowronska‐Krawczyk United States	22	1.1k 1.1×	31 0.0×	225 0.3×	241 0.8×	22 0.2×	58	1.5k
Mónica L. Acosta New Zealand	24	990 1.0×	54 0.1×	339 0.4×	525 1.8×	44 0.3×	73	1.5k
Dawn L. Thiselton United States	24	2.0k 2.1×	20 0.0×	413 0.5×	284 1.0×	159 1.1×	56	2.9k
Bret A. Hughes United States	30	1.4k 1.4×	52 0.1×	786 1.0×	911 3.2×	20 0.1×	102	2.4k

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Tu, Daniel C., Yi‐Wei Tang, Linrong Li, et al.. (2025). Next-Generation Wearable/Implanted Sensors Based on Fiber Optic and Its Application: From in Vitro to in Vivo. ACS Sensors. 10(6). 3818–3839. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yun, Jie Zang, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2024). [68Ga]Ga-LNC1007 versus 2-[18F]FDG in the evaluation of patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a head-to-head comparative study. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(2). 683–692. 2 indexed citations

Redd, Travis K., Sarah Read-Brown, Dongseok Choi, et al.. (2014). Electronic health record impact on productivity and efficiency in an academic pediatric ophthalmology practice. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 18(6). 584–589. 26 indexed citations

Read-Brown, Sarah, Daniel C. Tu, William E. Lambert, et al.. (2014). Impact of an Electronic Health Record Operating Room Management System in Ophthalmology on Documentation Time, Surgical Volume, and Staffing. JAMA Ophthalmology. 132(5). 586–586. 31 indexed citations

Read-Brown, Sarah, Thomas R. Yackel, Dongseok Choi, et al.. (2013). Time-Motion Analysis of Clinical Nursing Documentation during Implementation of an Electronic Operating Room Management System for Ophthalmic Surgery. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 4548–4548. 8 indexed citations

Read-Brown, Sarah, Daniel C. Tu, David J. Wilson, et al.. (2013). Electronic Health Record Systems in Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 120(9). 1745–1755. 27 indexed citations

Chiang, Michael F., et al.. (2013). Electronic health record implementation in pediatric ophthalmology: Impact on volume and time. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 17(1). e3–e3. 1 indexed citations

Chu, Jeffrey, Maja Tarailo‐Graovac, Di Zhang, et al.. (2011). Fine tuning of RFX/DAF-19-regulated target gene expression through binding to multiple sites in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(1). 53–64. 8 indexed citations

Owens, L., Ethan D. Buhr, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2011). Effect of Circadian Clock Gene Mutations on Nonvisual Photoreception in the Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(1). 454–454. 22 indexed citations

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Hotte, Sébastien J., Evan Y. Yu, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2009). Mature results of a randomized phase II study of OGX-011 in combination with docetaxel/prednisone versus docetaxel/prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(15_suppl). 5012–5012. 23 indexed citations

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Fleshner, Neil, Linda Kapusta, Karen Hersey, et al.. (2009). RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF COMBINATION VITAMIN E, SELENIUM AND SOY PROTEIN AMONG MEN WITH HIGH GRADE PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (HGPIN). The Journal of Urology. 181(4S). 263–263. 3 indexed citations

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Tu, Daniel C., L. Owens, Marcin Golczak, et al.. (2006). Inner retinal photoreception independent of the visual retinoid cycle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(27). 10426–10431. 52 indexed citations

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Tu, Daniel C., Dongyang Zhang, Jay Demas, et al.. (2005). Physiologic Diversity and Development of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells. Neuron. 48(6). 987–999. 184 indexed citations

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Imanishi, Yoshikazu, Daniel C. Tu, Thuy Doan, et al.. (2005). Pharmacological and rAAV Gene Therapy Rescue of Visual Functions in a Blind Mouse Model of Leber Congenital Amaurosis. PLoS Medicine. 2(11). e333–e333. 116 indexed citations

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Imanishi, Yoshikazu, Tadao Maeda, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2004). Lecithin-retinol Acyltransferase Is Essential for Accumulation of All-trans-Retinyl Esters in the Eye and in the Liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(11). 10422–10432. 305 indexed citations

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Tu, Daniel C., et al.. (2004). Nonvisual Photoreception in the Chick Iris. Science. 306(5693). 129–131. 47 indexed citations

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Panda, Satchidananda, Ignacio Provencio, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2003). Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice. Science. 301(5632). 525–527. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gelder, Russell N. Van, et al.. (2003). Reduced Pupillary Light Responses in Mice Lacking Cryptochromes. Science. 299(5604). 222–222. 82 indexed citations

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Gelder, Russell N. Van, et al.. (2002). PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS OF CRYPTOCHROMES 1 AND 2 ON FREE-RUNNING AND LIGHT-ENTRAINED MURINE CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS. Journal of Neurogenetics. 16(3). 181–203. 30 indexed citations

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El‐Sayed, Samy, Abdenour Nabid, Robert G. MacKenzie, et al.. (2000). Prophylaxis of radiation associated mucositis (RAM) in head and neck cancer, results of a double blind phase III trail evaluating the clinical efficacy of an antimicrobial lozenge utilizing a new validated mucositis scoring system. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(3). 321–321. 2 indexed citations

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