Matthew D. Welch

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
88 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Matthew D. Welch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew D. Welch has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Matthew D. Welch's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (37 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (15 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (14 papers). Matthew D. Welch is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (37 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (15 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (14 papers). Matthew D. Welch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Matthew D. Welch's co-authors include Erin D. Goley, Kenneth G. Campellone, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Timothy J. Mitchison, R. Dyche Mullins, Justin Skoble, Daniel A. Portnoy, Cat M. Haglund, Taro Ohkawa and Elif Nur Firat‐Karalar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Matthew D. Welch

83 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

The ARP2/3 complex: an actin nucleator comes of age

2006 768 citations Erin D. Goley, Matthew D. Welch profile →
A nucleator arms race: cellular control of actin assembly

2010 708 citations Kenneth G. Campellone, Matthew D. Welch profile →
Actin polymerization is induced by Arp 2/3 protein complex at the surface of Listeria monocytogenes

1997 503 citations Matthew D. Welch, Akihiro Iwamatsu et al. Nature profile →

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Marie‐France Carlier France

Michael Way United Kingdom

Klemens Rottner Germany

Robert H. Insall United Kingdom

Angelika A. Noegel Germany

Theresia E. B. Stradal Germany

Lucas Pelkmans Switzerland

Philippe Chavrier France

Jean Grüenberg Switzerland

Uno Lindberg Sweden

Marie‐France Carlier France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew D. Welch

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20 of 20 papers shown

Langohr, Ingeborg M., et al.. (2025). The Rickettsia actin-based motility effectors RickA and Sca2 contribute differently to cell-to-cell spread and pathogenicity. mBio. 16(2). e0256324–e0256324.

Welch, Matthew D., et al.. (2023). FAZ assembly in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei requires kinesin KIN-E. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 34(10). ar103–ar103. 2 indexed citations

Welch, Matthew D., et al.. (2022). Manipulation of host cell plasma membranes by intracellular bacterial pathogens. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 71. 102241–102241. 4 indexed citations

Welch, Matthew D., et al.. (2022). Plasma membrane protrusions mediate host cell–cell fusion induced by Burkholderia thailandensis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 33(8). ar70–ar70. 6 indexed citations

Bastounis, E, F. J. Serrano, Patrik Engström, et al.. (2021). Mechanical competition triggered by innate immune signaling drives the collective extrusion of bacterially infected epithelial cells. Developmental Cell. 56(4). 443–460.e11. 31 indexed citations

Ohkawa, Taro, et al.. (2021). Baculovirus actin-rearrangement-inducing factor ARIF-1 induces the formation of dynamic invadosome clusters. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(16). 1433–1445. 6 indexed citations

Jeng, Robert L., et al.. (2020). Trypanosomes have divergent kinesin-2 proteins that function differentially in flagellum biosynthesis and cell viability. Journal of Cell Science. 133(13). 9 indexed citations

Ahyong, Vida, Charles A. Berdan, Thomas Burke, Daniel K. Nomura, & Matthew D. Welch. (2019). A Metabolic Dependency for Host Isoprenoids in the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Rickettsia parkeri Underlies a Sensitivity to the Statin Class of Host-Targeted Therapeutics. mSphere. 4(6). 13 indexed citations

Ticau, Simina, et al.. (2018). Baculovirus AC102 Is a Nucleocapsid Protein That Is Crucial for Nuclear Actin Polymerization and Nucleocapsid Morphogenesis. Journal of Virology. 92(11). 16 indexed citations

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Russo, Ashley J., et al.. (2016). Rab1 recruits WHAMM during membrane remodeling but limits actin nucleation. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(6). 967–978. 25 indexed citations

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Welch, Matthew D., et al.. (2016). Actin-based motility of bacterial pathogens: mechanistic diversity and its impact on virulence. Pathogens and Disease. 74(8). ftw099–ftw099. 27 indexed citations

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Reed, Shawna C. O., Alisa W. Serio, & Matthew D. Welch. (2011). Rickettsia parkeri invasion of diverse host cells involves an Arp2/3 complex, WAVE complex and Rho-family GTPase-dependent pathway. Cellular Microbiology. 14(4). 529–545. 33 indexed citations

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Firat‐Karalar, Elif Nur & Matthew D. Welch. (2010). New mechanisms and functions of actin nucleation. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 23(1). 4–13. 167 indexed citations

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Goley, Erin D., Taro Ohkawa, Joel Mancuso, et al.. (2006). Dynamic Nuclear Actin Assembly by Arp2/3 Complex and a Baculovirus WASP-Like Protein. Science. 314(5798). 464–467. 140 indexed citations

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Bodin, Stéphane & Matthew D. Welch. (2005). Plasma Membrane Organization Is Essential for Balancing Competing Pseudopod- and Uropod-promoting Signals during Neutrophil Polarization and Migration. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(12). 5773–5783. 34 indexed citations

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Stamm, Luisa M., J. Hiroshi Morisaki, Lian‐Yong Gao, et al.. (2003). Mycobacterium marinum Escapes from Phagosomes and Is Propelled by Actin-based Motility. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 198(9). 1361–1368. 212 indexed citations

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Yarar, Defne, Joseph A. D’Alessio, Robert L. Jeng, & Matthew D. Welch. (2002). Motility Determinants in WASP Family Proteins. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(11). 4045–4059. 55 indexed citations

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Skoble, Justin, Victoria Auerbuch, Erin D. Goley, Matthew D. Welch, & Daniel A. Portnoy. (2001). Pivotal role of VASP in Arp2/3 complex–mediated actin nucleation, actin branch-formation, and Listeria monocytogenes motility. The Journal of Cell Biology. 155(1). 89–100. 104 indexed citations

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Welch, Matthew D., Akihiro Iwamatsu, & Timothy J. Mitchison. (1997). Actin polymerization is induced by Arp 2/3 protein complex at the surface of Listeria monocytogenes. Nature. 385(6613). 265–269. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Welch, Matthew D. & David G. Drubin. (1994). A nuclear protein with sequence similarity to proteins implicated in human acute leukemias is important for cellular morphogenesis and actin cytoskeletal function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5(6). 617–632. 41 indexed citations

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