James M. Wells

16.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
127 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

James M. Wells is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Wells has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Surgery and 34 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James M. Wells's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (40 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (36 papers) and Digestive system and related health (22 papers). James M. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (40 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (36 papers) and Digestive system and related health (22 papers). James M. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. James M. Wells's co-authors include Aaron M. Zorn, Jason R. Spence, Douglas A. Melton, Christopher N. Mayhew, Kyle W. McCracken, Takanori Takebe, Scott A. Rankin, Noah F. Shroyer, Jefferson E. Vallance and Heather A. McCauley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James M. Wells

120 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into intestinal tissue in vitro

2010 1.4k citations Jason R. Spence, Vladimir V. Kalinichenko et al. profile →
Modelling human development and disease in pluripotent stem-cell-derived gastric organoids

2014 718 citations Kyle W. McCracken, Katie L. Sinagoga et al. profile →
In vitro generation of human pluripotent stem cell derived lung organoids

2015 612 citations James M. Wells, Gail Deutsch et al. profile →
Vertebrate Endoderm Development and Organ Formation

2009 552 citations Aaron M. Zorn, James M. Wells profile →
Engineered human pluripotent-stem-cell-derived intestinal tissues with a functional enteric nervous system

2016 480 citations Michael J. Workman, Maxime M. Mahé et al. Nature Medicine profile →
An in vivo model of human small intestine using pluripotent stem cells

2014 422 citations Carey L. Watson, Maxime M. Mahé et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Jason R. Spence United States

Meritxell Huch United Kingdom

Noah F. Shroyer United States

Bon‐Kyoung Koo South Korea

Jeroen Korving Netherlands

Robert G.J. Vries Netherlands

Pekka Kujala Netherlands

Aaron M. Zorn United States

Edouard G. Stanley Australia

Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes Netherlands

Jason R. Spence United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James M. Wells

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James M. Wells. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James M. Wells 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 James M. Wells. James M. Wells is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

McCauley, Heather A., Jacob R. Enriquez, Xinghao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Enteroendocrine Cells Protect the Stem Cell Niche by Regulating Crypt Metabolism in Response to Nutrients. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 15(6). 1293–1310. 16 indexed citations

Lauck, Sandra, Kenneth B. Lewis, Ricky D. Turgeon, et al.. (2023). Shared decision-making for the treatment of aortic stenosis (SEEK-AS): rationale and study design of the implementation of a patient decision aid to facilitate a high-quality treatment decision. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 22(Supplement_1).

Bouffi, Carine, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser‐Brokamp, Praneet Chaturvedi, et al.. (2023). In vivo development of immune tissue in human intestinal organoids transplanted into humanized mice. Nature Biotechnology. 41(6). 824–831. 76 indexed citations

Kang, Soo‐Yeon, Masaki Kimura, Sunil Shrestha, et al.. (2023). A Pillar and Perfusion Plate Platform for Robust Human Organoid Culture and Analysis. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(21). e2302502–e2302502. 20 indexed citations

Rivron, Nicolas, Alfonso Martínez Arias, Karen Sermon, et al.. (2023). Changing the public perception of human embryology. Nature Cell Biology. 25(12). 1717–1719.

Wells, James M. & Ziyuan Guo. (2022). In preprints: humans, the new model organism. Development. 149(22). 1 indexed citations

Enriquez, Jacob R., Heather A. McCauley, Kevin Zhang, et al.. (2022). A dietary change to a high-fat diet initiates a rapid adaptation of the intestine. Cell Reports. 41(7). 111641–111641. 41 indexed citations

Kishimoto, Keishi, Kentaro Iwasawa, Lu Han, et al.. (2022). Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into diverse organ-specific mesenchyme of the digestive and respiratory systems. Nature Protocols. 17(11). 2699–2719. 18 indexed citations

Wells, James M.. (2022). A renaissance for developmental biology driven by new in vitro platforms. Development. 149(20). 1 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, Mansa, Daniel O. Kechele, Taylor Broda, et al.. (2022). Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Organoids to Identify New Pathologies in Patients With PDX1 Mutations. Gastroenterology. 163(4). 1053–1063.e7. 14 indexed citations

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Han, Lu, Praneet Chaturvedi, Keishi Kishimoto, et al.. (2020). Single cell transcriptomics identifies a signaling network coordinating endoderm and mesoderm diversification during foregut organogenesis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4158–4158. 111 indexed citations

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Nasr, Talia, Praneet Chaturvedi, Stephen L. Trisno, et al.. (2020). Disruption of a Hedgehog-Foxf1-Rspo2 signaling axis leads to tracheomalacia and a loss of Sox9+ tracheal chondrocytes. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 14(2). 13 indexed citations

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McCauley, Heather A., Andrea L. Matthis, Jacob R. Enriquez, et al.. (2020). Enteroendocrine cells couple nutrient sensing to nutrient absorption by regulating ion transport. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4791–4791. 35 indexed citations

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Takebe, Takanori & James M. Wells. (2019). Organoids by design. Science. 364(6444). 956–959. 279 indexed citations

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Poling, Holly M., David Wu, Nicole Brown, et al.. (2018). Mechanically induced development and maturation of human intestinal organoids in vivo. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2(6). 429–442. 84 indexed citations

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Broda, Taylor, Kyle W. McCracken, & James M. Wells. (2018). Generation of human antral and fundic gastric organoids from pluripotent stem cells. Nature Protocols. 14(1). 28–50. 62 indexed citations

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McCauley, Heather A. & James M. Wells. (2017). Pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids: using principles of developmental biology to grow human tissues in a dish. Development. 144(6). 958–962. 228 indexed citations

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Sinagoga, Katie L., William J. Stone, Jacqueline V. Schiesser, et al.. (2017). Distinct roles for the mTOR pathway in postnatal morphogenesis, maturation and function of pancreatic islets. Development. 144(13). 2402–2414. 39 indexed citations

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Workman, Michael J., Maxime M. Mahé, Stephen L. Trisno, et al.. (2016). Engineered human pluripotent-stem-cell-derived intestinal tissues with a functional enteric nervous system. Nature Medicine. 23(1). 49–59. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serls, Amanda E., et al.. (2004). Different thresholds of fibroblast growth factors pattern the ventral foregut into liver and lung. Development. 132(1). 35–47. 208 indexed citations

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