Kwok‐Fai Lau

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Kwok‐Fai Lau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwok‐Fai Lau has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Physiology and 27 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kwok‐Fai Lau's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (32 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (13 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (10 papers). Kwok‐Fai Lau is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (32 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (13 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (10 papers). Kwok‐Fai Lau collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and United States. Kwok‐Fai Lau's co-authors include Christopher C.J. Miller, Declan M. McLoughlin, Christopher E. Shaw, Kurt J. De Vos, Steven Ackerley, Ken A. Dill, Claire L. Standen, Radu Stoica, Elizabeth L. Tudor and Ho Yin Edwin Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kwok‐Fai Lau

86 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

ER–mitochondria associations are regulated by the VAPB–PTPIP51 interaction and are disrupted by ALS/FTD-associated TDP-43

2014 497 citations Radu Stoica, Kurt J. De Vos et al. Nature Communications profile →
VAPB interacts with the mitochondrial protein PTPIP51 to regulate calcium homeostasis

2011 454 citations Kurt J. De Vos, Gábor M. Mórotz et al. Human Molecular Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kwok‐Fai Lau Hong Kong	37	2.6k	1.2k	959	882	706	91	4.1k
Neil Q. McDonald United Kingdom	47	4.2k 1.6×	846 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	493 0.7×	100	6.6k
Vytautas P. Bindokas United States	37	2.3k 0.9×	767 0.6×	481 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	352 0.5×	75	4.3k
Michael Schwake Germany	34	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	936 1.0×	986 1.1×	447 0.6×	59	4.4k
Jacques Baudier France	44	4.2k 1.6×	848 0.7×	801 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	395 0.6×	87	5.6k
Marie W. Wooten United States	41	3.5k 1.3×	714 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	996 1.1×	510 0.7×	83	5.4k
Kurt J. De Vos United Kingdom	31	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	1.9k 2.7×	45	6.0k
Matthew J. Hart United States	36	5.6k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	2.1k 2.2×	561 0.6×	251 0.4×	63	7.5k
Zixu Mao United States	34	2.0k 0.8×	530 0.4×	621 0.6×	743 0.8×	551 0.8×	61	3.8k
Adeela Kamal United States	26	3.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	524 0.6×	221 0.3×	49	4.7k
Angela Messina Italy	34	2.7k 1.0×	814 0.7×	358 0.4×	542 0.6×	288 0.4×	84	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kwok‐Fai Lau

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Kwok‐Fai Lau'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 Kwok‐Fai Lau with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Kwok‐Fai Lau more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Kwok‐Fai Lau

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kwok‐Fai Lau. 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 Kwok‐Fai Lau. The network helps show where Kwok‐Fai Lau may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwok‐Fai Lau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kwok‐Fai Lau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kwok‐Fai Lau 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 Kwok‐Fai Lau. Kwok‐Fai Lau 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

Chow, Jessica, et al.. (2025). Beclin 1-Mediated Autophagy Is Potentiated by an Interaction with the Neuronal Adaptor FE65. Biology. 14(1). 97–97. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Lili, et al.. (2025). Structures of Helicobacter pylori C-terminal protease CtpA reveal a new mode of self-contained proteolytic processing. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1828–1828.

Poon, Eric Tsz‐Chun, et al.. (2025). Comparative effects of continuous glucose monitoring-informed and traditional interval-based carbohydrate refueling protocols on endurance exercise responses: an exploratory study. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 22(1). 2561670–2561670.

Nong, Wenyan, Yichun Xie, Tobias Baril, et al.. (2022). Myriapod genomes reveal ancestral horizontal gene transfer and hormonal gene loss in millipedes. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3010–3010. 15 indexed citations

Qu, Zhe, Ho Yin Yip, Wenyan Nong, et al.. (2020). Micro-RNA Clusters Integrate Evolutionary Constraints on Expression and Target Affinities: The miR-6/5/4/286/3/309 Cluster in Drosophila. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(10). 2955–2965. 2 indexed citations

Lau, Kwok‐Fai, et al.. (2019). FE65 serine-610 phosphorylation and its functional implications in Alzheimer disease amyloid precursor protein processing.. PubMed. 25 Suppl 7(5). 44–47. 2 indexed citations

Tsang, Julia Y., Michelle A. Lee, Yun‐Bi Ni, et al.. (2018). Amyloid Precursor Protein Is Associated with Aggressive Behavior in Nonluminal Breast Cancers. The Oncologist. 23(11). 1273–1281. 13 indexed citations

Koon, Alex Chun, Zhefan Stephen Chen, Shaohong Peng, et al.. (2018). Drosophila Exo70 Is Essential for Neurite Extension and Survival under Thermal Stress. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(37). 8071–8086. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Zhefan Stephen, Li Li, Shaohong Peng, et al.. (2018). Planar cell polarity gene Fuz triggers apoptosis in neurodegenerative disease models. EMBO Reports. 19(9). 20 indexed citations

10.

Hong, Huiling, Alex Chun Koon, Zhefan Stephen Chen, et al.. (2018). AQAMAN, a bisamidine-based inhibitor of toxic protein inclusions in neurons, ameliorates cytotoxicity in polyglutamine disease models. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(8). 2757–5526. 8 indexed citations

11.

Zhang, Qian, Zhefan Stephen Chen, Ying An, et al.. (2018). A peptidylic inhibitor for neutralizing expandedCAGRNA-induced nucleolar stress in polyglutamine diseases. RNA. 24(4). 486–498. 17 indexed citations

12.

Lau, Kwok‐Fai, et al.. (2018). Emerging roles of the neural adaptor FE65 in neurite outgrowth. Neural Regeneration Research. 13(12). 2085–2085. 3 indexed citations

13.

Tsang, Julia Y., Michelle A. Lee, Joshua Li, et al.. (2018). Proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by ADAM10 mediates proliferation and migration in breast cancer. EBioMedicine. 38. 89–99. 39 indexed citations

14.

Tsoi, Ho, Terrence Chi‐Kong Lau, Suk Ying Tsang, Kwok‐Fai Lau, & Ho Yin Edwin Chan. (2012). CAG expansion induces nucleolar stress in polyglutamine diseases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(33). 13428–13433. 112 indexed citations

15.

McLoughlin, Declan M., et al.. (2012). Promoter characterization and genomic organization of the human X11β gene APBA2. Neuroreport. 23(3). 146–151. 5 indexed citations

16.

McLoughlin, Declan M., et al.. (2011). Genomic Organization and Promoter Cloning of the Human X11α Gene APBA1. DNA and Cell Biology. 31(5). 651–659. 2 indexed citations

17.

Vos, Kurt J. De, Gábor M. Mórotz, Radu Stoica, et al.. (2011). VAPB interacts with the mitochondrial protein PTPIP51 to regulate calcium homeostasis. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(6). 1299–1311. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

18.

Miller, Christopher C.J., et al.. (2006). The X11 proteins, Aβ production and Alzheimer's disease. Trends in Neurosciences. 29(5). 280–285. 88 indexed citations

19.

Kesavapany, Sashi, Steven J. Banner, Kwok‐Fai Lau, et al.. (2002). Expression of the Fe65 adapter protein in adult and developing mouse brain. Neuroscience. 115(3). 951–960. 50 indexed citations

20.

Lau, Kwok‐Fai, Christopher C.J. Miller, Brian H. Anderton, & Pang-Chui Shaw. (1999). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Human Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Promoter. Genomics. 60(2). 121–128. 60 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