Kim Schuske

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kim Schuske is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Schuske has authored 16 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 Aging and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kim Schuske's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Kim Schuske is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Kim Schuske collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Kim Schuske's co-authors include Erik M. Jørgensen, Richard J. Reimer, Robert H. Edwards, Steven L. McIntire, Yishi Jin, H. Robert Horvitz, Shigeki Watanabe, Asim A. Beg, Erika Hartwieg and Michael L. Nonet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kim Schuske

16 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Identification and characterization of the vesicular GABA... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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.

  1. Identification and characterization of the vesicular GABA transporter
    1997 706 citations Steven L. McIntire, Richard J. Reimer et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kim Schuske United States 15 1.0k 725 580 517 277 16 1.8k
Christopher Rongo United States 23 1.4k 1.3× 498 0.7× 964 1.7× 610 1.2× 356 1.3× 44 2.3k
Janet S. Duerr United States 15 651 0.6× 700 1.0× 996 1.7× 192 0.4× 528 1.9× 23 1.8k
Marc Hammarlund United States 29 1.5k 1.4× 943 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 716 1.4× 330 1.2× 47 2.8k
Richard J. Poole United Kingdom 21 890 0.9× 267 0.4× 799 1.4× 274 0.5× 336 1.2× 31 1.6k
Minoru Saitoe Japan 24 798 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 211 0.4× 332 0.6× 191 0.7× 48 1.9k
Steven L. McIntire United States 21 1.2k 1.2× 906 1.2× 1.3k 2.3× 302 0.6× 774 2.8× 25 2.8k
Noboru Sasagawa Japan 25 1.4k 1.4× 764 1.1× 194 0.3× 383 0.7× 150 0.5× 60 2.4k
Christian Frøkjær‐Jensen United States 20 1.8k 1.8× 413 0.6× 1.6k 2.8× 296 0.6× 463 1.7× 33 2.7k
Zhitao Hu United States 18 618 0.6× 474 0.7× 376 0.6× 424 0.8× 222 0.8× 51 1.1k
Ken Takamatsu Japan 28 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.4× 274 0.5× 271 0.5× 828 3.0× 91 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kim Schuske

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Schuske

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Ailion, Michael, Mandy Hannemann, Andrea L. Pappas, et al.. (2014). Two Rab2 Interactors Regulate Dense-Core Vesicle Maturation. Neuron. 82(1). 167–180. 62 indexed citations
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Efimenko, Evgeni, Swetha Mohan, Jan Burghoorn, et al.. (2011). Transcriptional profiling of C. elegans DAF-19 uncovers a ciliary base-associated protein and a CDK/CCRK/LF2p-related kinase required for intraflagellar transport. Developmental Biology. 357(1). 235–247. 53 indexed citations
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Jospin, Maëlle, Yingchuan Qi, Tamara M. Stawicki, et al.. (2009). A Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Regulates the Balance of Muscle Excitation and Inhibition in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Biology. 7(12). e1000265–e1000265. 93 indexed citations
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Hammarlund, Marc, Shigeki Watanabe, Kim Schuske, & Erik M. Jørgensen. (2008). CAPS and syntaxin dock dense core vesicles to the plasma membrane in neurons. The Journal of Cell Biology. 180(3). 483–491. 81 indexed citations
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Gu, Mingyu, Kim Schuske, Shigeki Watanabe, et al.. (2008). μ2 adaptin facilitates but is not essential for synaptic vesicle recycling in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Journal of Cell Biology. 183(5). 881–892. 42 indexed citations
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Schuske, Kim, Mark T. Palfreyman, Shigeki Watanabe, & Erik M. Jørgensen. (2007). UNC-46 is required for trafficking of the vesicular GABA transporter. Nature Neuroscience. 10(7). 846–853. 41 indexed citations
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Weinkove, David, Michael J. Bastiani, Tamara Chessa, et al.. (2007). Overexpression of PPK-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans Type I PIP kinase, inhibits growth cone collapse in the developing nervous system and causes axonal degeneration in adults. Developmental Biology. 313(1). 384–397. 31 indexed citations
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Jospin, Maëlle, Shigeki Watanabe, Deepa Joshi, et al.. (2007). UNC-80 and the NCA Ion Channels Contribute to Endocytosis Defects in Synaptojanin Mutants. Current Biology. 17(18). 1595–1600. 75 indexed citations
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Schuske, Kim, Asim A. Beg, & Erik M. Jørgensen. (2004). The GABA nervous system in C. elegans. Trends in Neurosciences. 27(7). 407–414. 137 indexed citations
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Harris, Todd, Kim Schuske, & Erik M. Jørgensen. (2001). Studies of Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis in the NematodeC. elegans. Traffic. 2(9). 597–605. 19 indexed citations
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Bessereau, Jean‐Louis, Ashley P. Wright, Daniel C. Williams, et al.. (2001). Mobilization of a Drosophila transposon in the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line. Nature. 413(6851). 70–74. 122 indexed citations
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McIntire, Steven L., Richard J. Reimer, Kim Schuske, Robert H. Edwards, & Erik M. Jørgensen. (1997). Identification and characterization of the vesicular GABA transporter. Nature. 389(6653). 870–876. 706 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jørgensen, Erik M., Erika Hartwieg, Kim Schuske, et al.. (1995). Defective recycling of synaptic vesicles in synaptotagmin mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 378(6553). 196–199. 266 indexed citations
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Schuske, Kim, Joan E. Hooper, & Matthew P. Scott. (1994). patched Overexpression Causes Loss of wingless Expression in Drosophila Embryos. Developmental Biology. 164(1). 300–311. 29 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William J., Yifan Yang, Kim Schuske, & Michael Akam. (1993). Conservation of Molecular Prepatterns during the Evolution of Cuticle Morphology in Drosophila Larvae. Evolution. 47(5). 1396–1396. 4 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William J., Yifan Yang, Kim Schuske, & Michael Akam. (1993). CONSERVATION OF MOLECULAR PREPATTERNS DURING THE EVOLUTION OF CUTICLE MORPHOLOGY INDROSOPHILALARVAE. Evolution. 47(5). 1396–1406. 15 indexed citations

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