Demet Araç

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Demet Araç is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Demet Araç has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Demet Araç's work include Cellular transport and secretion (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Demet Araç is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Demet Araç collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Demet Araç's co-authors include Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof, Xiaocheng Chen, Axel T. Brünger, Antony A. Boucard, Josep Ubach, Imma Fernández, Mischa Machius, Diana R. Tomchick and Marc Bolliger and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Demet Araç

44 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit 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.

A novel evolutionarily conserved domain of cell-adhesion GPCRs mediates autoproteolysis

2012 337 citations Demet Araç, Antony A. Boucard et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Demet Araç United States	29	2.8k	1.7k	1.3k	314	249	45	3.5k
Alexander G. Petrenko Russia	27	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	283 0.9×	472 1.9×	71	3.6k
N. Gautam United States	34	4.1k 1.5×	937 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	286 0.9×	230 0.9×	63	4.9k
Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu United States	30	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	985 0.8×	255 0.8×	126 0.5×	57	3.3k
Gregory G. Tall United States	31	2.2k 0.8×	828 0.5×	657 0.5×	198 0.6×	252 1.0×	56	2.9k
Kimberley F. Tolias United States	30	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	367 1.2×	303 1.2×	44	4.5k
Mary N. Teruel United States	27	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	707 0.5×	423 1.3×	247 1.0×	39	3.9k
Sunghoe Chang South Korea	32	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	464 1.5×	207 0.8×	97	3.3k
Stephen M. Lanier United States	45	4.3k 1.6×	813 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	409 1.3×	252 1.0×	115	5.3k
Richard C. Johnson United States	32	2.0k 0.7×	794 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	397 1.3×	260 1.0×	59	3.6k
Dmytro Puchkov Germany	29	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	718 0.6×	425 1.4×	159 0.6×	59	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Demet Araç

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Demet Araç's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Demet Araç with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Demet Araç more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Demet Araç

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Demet Araç. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Demet Araç. The network helps show where Demet Araç may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Demet Araç

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Demet Araç. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Demet Araç based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Demet Araç. Demet Araç is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jingxian, Shouqiang Cheng, Minglei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Structural basis and functional roles for Toll-like receptor binding to Latrophilin in C. elegans development. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(9). 1683–1696.

Garbett, Krassimira, et al.. (2025). Structural basis for regulation of CELSR1 by a compact module in its extracellular region. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3972–3972. 1 indexed citations

Leon, Katherine, et al.. (2024). Conformational coupling between extracellular and transmembrane domains modulates holo-adhesion GPCR function. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10545–10545. 4 indexed citations

Li, Jingxian, et al.. (2023). The structure of fly Teneurin‐m reveals an asymmetric self‐assembly that allows expansion into zippers. EMBO Reports. 24(6). e56728–e56728. 5 indexed citations

Dutka, Przemysław, Katherine Leon, Satchal K. Erramilli, et al.. (2023). Isoform- and ligand-specific modulation of the adhesion GPCR ADGRL3/Latrophilin3 by a synthetic binder. Nature Communications. 14(1). 635–635. 9 indexed citations

Roach, Andrew T., et al.. (2023). The adhesion GPCRs CELSR1–3 and LPHN3 engage G proteins via distinct activation mechanisms. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112552–112552. 14 indexed citations

Salzman, Gabriel, Shu Zhang, Celia Fernandez, Demet Araç, & Shohei Koide. (2020). Specific and direct modulation of the interaction between adhesion GPCR GPR56/ADGRG1 and tissue transglutaminase 2 using synthetic ligands. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 16912–16912. 14 indexed citations

Leon, Katherine, Joshua A. Riback, Jingxian Li, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for adhesion G protein-coupled receptor Gpr126 function. Nature Communications. 11(1). 194–194. 43 indexed citations

Li, Jingxian, Moran Shalev-Benami, Richard Sando, et al.. (2018). Structural Basis for Teneurin Function in Circuit-Wiring: A Toxin Motif at the Synapse. Cell. 173(3). 735–748.e15. 100 indexed citations

10.

Skubák, Pavol, Demet Araç, Matthew W. Bowler, et al.. (2018). A new MR-SAD algorithm for the automatic building of protein models from low-resolution X-ray data and a poor starting model. IUCrJ. 5(2). 166–171. 33 indexed citations

11.

Salzman, Gabriel, Sarah D. Ackerman, Chen Ding, et al.. (2016). Structural Basis for Regulation of GPR56/ADGRG1 by Its Alternatively Spliced Extracellular Domains. Neuron. 91(6). 1292–1304. 90 indexed citations

12.

Tsetsenis, Theodoros, Antony A. Boucard, Demet Araç, Axel T. Brünger, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2014). Direct Visualization ofTrans-Synaptic Neurexin–Neuroligin Interactions during Synapse Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(45). 15083–15096. 44 indexed citations

13.

Ko, Jaewon, Chen Zhang, Demet Araç, et al.. (2009). Neuroligin‐1 performs neurexin‐dependent and neurexin‐independent functions in synapse validation. The EMBO Journal. 28(20). 3244–3255. 111 indexed citations

14.

Schmidt, James J., Timothy D. Fenn, James C. Burnett, et al.. (2008). A Potent Peptidomimetic Inhibitor of Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype A Has a Very Different Conformation than SNAP-25 Substrate. Structure. 16(10). 1588–1597. 49 indexed citations

15.

Dai, Han, Nan Shen, Demet Araç, & Josep Rizo. (2007). A Quaternary SNARE–Synaptotagmin–Ca2+–Phospholipid Complex in Neurotransmitter Release. Journal of Molecular Biology. 367(3). 848–863. 92 indexed citations

16.

Li, Liyi, Ok-Ho Shin, Jeong-Seop Rhee, et al.. (2006). Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates as Co-activators of Ca2+ Binding to C2 Domains of Synaptotagmin 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 15845–15852. 100 indexed citations

17.

Rizo, Josep, Xiaocheng Chen, & Demet Araç. (2006). Unraveling the mechanisms of synaptotagmin and SNARE function in neurotransmitter release. Trends in Cell Biology. 16(7). 339–350. 198 indexed citations

18.

Araç, Demet, Tara Murphy, & Josep Rizo. (2003). Facile Detection of Protein−Protein Interactions by One-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 42(10). 2774–2780. 43 indexed citations

19.

Dulubova, Irina, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Demet Araç, et al.. (2002). Convergence and divergence in the mechanism of SNARE binding by Sec1/Munc18-like proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(1). 32–37. 77 indexed citations

20.

Witherden, Abi, Majid Hafezparast, Sharon J. Nicholson, et al.. (2002). An integrated genetic, radiation hybrid, physical and transcription map of a region of distal mouse chromosome 12, including an imprinted locus and the ‘Legs at odd angles’ ( Loa ) mutation. Gene. 283(1-2). 71–82. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact