King‐Wai Yau

28.2k citations
149 papers · 21.2k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 70
Topics
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (82 papers)Retinal Development and Disorders (82 papers)Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers)

In The Last Decade

King‐Wai Yau

148 papers receiving 20.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

King‐Wai Yau
Comparison fields: 5 of 167
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 13.4k
  • Molecular Biology 12.6k
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 7.0k
  • Sensory Systems 3.7k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 2.7k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of King‐Wai Yau

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

All Works

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Novel Phototransduction Pathway in Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (ipRGCs)
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Higher Rate of Thermal Activation of Red Cone Pigments With 11–Cis A2 Compared to 11–Cis A1 Retinal as Chromophore
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Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGNbreakdown →
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Diverse Brain Targets of Melanopsin–Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells
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Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Micebreakdown →
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Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice
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About King‐Wai Yau

King‐Wai Yau is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 149 papers that have together received 21.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (82 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (82 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (7.0k citations), Sensory Systems (3.7k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (13.4k citations). King‐Wai Yau has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Samer Hattar, D. A. Baylor, David M. Berson, Motoharu Takao, Trevor D. Lamb, H.–W. Liao, Kazuhiko Nakatani, Randall R. Reed, Hsi‐Wen Liao and Michael Tri H.. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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