Ling‐Gang Wu

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Ling‐Gang Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ling‐Gang Wu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cell Biology and 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ling‐Gang Wu's work include Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers). Ling‐Gang Wu is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers). Ling‐Gang Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Ling‐Gang Wu's co-authors include Peter Saggau, Xinsheng Wu, Jianyuan Sun, Liming He, Bert Sakmann, J. Gerard G. Borst, Jianyuan Sun, Raja Mohan, Wei Wu and William J. Betz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ling‐Gang Wu

53 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Presynaptic inhibition of elicited neurotransmitter release

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ling‐Gang Wu United States	28	2.1k	2.1k	1.2k	510	286	56	3.2k
Jeremy S. Dittman United States	27	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	507 1.0×	175 0.6×	38	3.3k
JeongSeop Rhee Germany	28	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	322 0.6×	290 1.0×	50	3.6k
Felix E. Schweizer United States	26	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	229 0.4×	404 1.4×	54	2.7k
Nobutoshi Harata Japan	28	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	560 0.5×	317 0.6×	223 0.8×	68	2.6k
Roger Janz United States	31	2.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	450 0.9×	464 1.6×	41	4.4k
Maria Passafaro Italy	36	2.8k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	586 1.1×	467 1.6×	82	4.8k
Matthias Kneussel Germany	39	3.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	361 0.7×	268 0.9×	110	4.9k
Jianhua Xu United States	22	1.1k 0.5×	943 0.5×	702 0.6×	283 0.6×	231 0.8×	38	2.2k
Nael Nadif Kasri Netherlands	37	2.3k 1.1×	959 0.5×	516 0.4×	436 0.9×	277 1.0×	103	3.5k
Sumiko Mochida Japan	33	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	149 0.3×	317 1.1×	82	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ling‐Gang Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ling‐Gang Wu

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Wei, Lisi, Wonchul Shin, Chung Yu Chan, et al.. (2025). A phosphoinositide switch from PI(4,5)P ₂ to PI4P triggers endocytosis by inducing dynamin-mediated fission in secretory cells. Science Advances. 11(42). eady8065–eady8065.

Huang, Ying-Wen, Rui Su, Lisi Wei, et al.. (2025). BPS2025 - Ultrafast endocytosis is activated by a dynamic membrane reservoir mechanically regulated by membrane tension, cortical adhesion, and release site availability. Biophysical Journal. 124(3). 179a–179a.

Jin, Yinghui, et al.. (2022). Dynamin 1 controls vesicle size and endocytosis at hippocampal synapses. Cell Calcium. 103. 102564–102564. 6 indexed citations

Ge, Lihao, Wonchul Shin, Gianvito Arpino, et al.. (2022). Sequential compound fusion and kiss-and-run mediate exo- and endocytosis in excitable cells. Science Advances. 8(24). eabm6049–eabm6049. 18 indexed citations

Chan, Chung Yu, Sue Han, Xin Wang, Xiaoli Guo, & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2022). Visualization of Exo- and Endocytosis Membrane Dynamics with Super-Resolution STED Microscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 2565. 77–87. 1 indexed citations

Han, Sue, et al.. (2022). Confocal Microscopy to Measure Three Modes of Fusion Pore Dynamics in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Wu, Xinsheng, Yalan Zhang, Tiansheng Li, et al.. (2021). Presynaptic Kv3 channels are required for fast and slow endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. Neuron. 109(6). 938–946.e5. 13 indexed citations

Shin, Wonchul, Lisi Wei, Gianvito Arpino, et al.. (2021). Preformed Ω-profile closure and kiss-and-run mediate endocytosis and diverse endocytic modes in neuroendocrine chromaffin cells. Neuron. 109(19). 3119–3134.e5. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Zuojia, Jialie Luo, Jian Li, et al.. (2020). Interleukin-33 Promotes Serotonin Release from Enterochromaffin Cells for Intestinal Homeostasis. Immunity. 54(1). 151–163.e6. 106 indexed citations

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Han, Wenyan, Jun Li, Kenneth A. Pelkey, et al.. (2019). Shisa7 is a GABA _A receptor auxiliary subunit controlling benzodiazepine actions. Science. 366(6462). 246–250. 69 indexed citations

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Peng, Shiyong, Jianhua Xu, Kenneth A. Pelkey, et al.. (2015). Suppression of agrin‐22 production and synaptic dysfunction in Cln1^−/− mice. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2(12). 1085–1104. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinsheng & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2014). The Yin and Yang of Calcium Effects on Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(7). 2652–2659. 36 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianhua, Fujun Luo, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2013). SNARE Proteins Synaptobrevin, SNAP-25, and Syntaxin Are Involved in Rapid and Slow Endocytosis at Synapses. Cell Reports. 3(5). 1414–1421. 71 indexed citations

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Xue, Lei & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2010). Post-tetanic potentiation is caused by two signalling mechanisms affecting quantal size and quantal content. The Journal of Physiology. 588(24). 4987–4994. 24 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinsheng & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2009). Rapid Endocytosis Does Not Recycle Vesicles within the Readily Releasable Pool. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(35). 11038–11042. 32 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2007). Rapid bulk endocytosis and its kinetics of fission pore closure at a central synapse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(24). 10234–10239. 73 indexed citations

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Paradiso, Kenneth G., Wei Wu, & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2007). Methods for Patch Clamp Capacitance Recordings from the Calyx. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Ling‐Gang, Timothy A. Ryan, & Leon Lagnado. (2007). Modes of Vesicle Retrieval at Ribbon Synapses, Calyx-Type Synapses, and Small Central Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(44). 11793–11802. 82 indexed citations

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He, Liming, Xinsheng Wu, Raja Mohan, & Ling‐Gang Wu. (2006). Two modes of fusion pore opening revealed by cell-attached recordings at a synapse. Nature. 444(7115). 102–105. 171 indexed citations

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Wu, Ling‐Gang & Yizhang Chen. (1989). [Rapid membrane effects of adrenocorticoids on celiac ganglion cells of guinea pig].. PubMed. 10(4). 306–10. 1 indexed citations

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