Minnie M. Wu

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Minnie M. Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Minnie M. Wu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Minnie M. Wu's work include Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (6 papers). Minnie M. Wu is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (6 papers). Minnie M. Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Minnie M. Wu's co-authors include Richard S. Lewis, JoAnn Buchanan, Bin Wang, Murali Prakriya, Terry E. Machen, Roger Y. Tsien, Stephen Adams, Hsiao-Ping H. Moore, Leon Lagnado and Michael Grabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Minnie M. Wu

16 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ca2+ store depletion causes STIM1 to accumulate in ER reg... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2006 200 400 600
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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. Ca2+ store depletion causes STIM1 to accumulate in ER regions closely associated with the plasma membrane
    2006 657 citations Minnie M. Wu, JoAnn Buchanan et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  2. The elementary unit of store-operated Ca2+ entry: local activation of CRAC channels by STIM1 at ER–plasma membrane junctions
    2006 533 citations Minnie M. Wu, JoAnn Buchanan et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Minnie M. Wu United States 15 1.5k 1.4k 853 515 434 16 2.6k
Jason W. Myers United States 16 1.6k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 899 1.1× 354 0.7× 368 0.8× 22 3.4k
Barbara A. Niemeyer Germany 30 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 292 0.6× 391 0.9× 61 3.1k
Anant B. Parekh United Kingdom 28 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 960 1.1× 178 0.3× 281 0.6× 46 2.7k
Biswaranjan Pani United States 23 915 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 223 0.4× 216 0.5× 27 2.7k
Shenyuan L. Zhang United States 21 3.1k 2.0× 1.9k 1.4× 1.5k 1.7× 281 0.5× 873 2.0× 25 4.3k
Adam Zweifach United States 19 949 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 675 0.8× 196 0.4× 164 0.4× 48 2.3k
Elena Oancea United States 24 811 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 693 0.8× 810 1.6× 93 0.2× 36 2.9k
Olga Safrina United States 14 2.9k 1.9× 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 177 0.3× 755 1.7× 16 4.4k
Loren W. Runnels United States 26 1.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 624 0.7× 486 0.9× 76 0.2× 38 4.0k
Thierry Capiod France 30 646 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 521 0.6× 195 0.4× 107 0.2× 53 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minnie M. Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minnie M. Wu

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Reitman, Jason G., et al.. (2018). Understanding Esports as a STEM Career Ready Curriculum in the Wild. 1–6. 19 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., et al.. (2014). Single-molecule analysis of diffusion and trapping of STIM1 and Orai1 at endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane junctions. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(22). 3672–3685. 90 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., et al.. (2010). Essential Role for the CRAC Activation Domain in Store-dependent Oligomerization of STIM1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(11). 1897–1907. 156 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., Artur Llobet, & Leon Lagnado. (2009). Loose coupling between calcium channels and sites of exocytosis in chromaffin cells. The Journal of Physiology. 587(22). 5377–5391. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, et al.. (2008). Oligomerization of STIM1 couples ER calcium depletion to CRAC channel activation. Nature. 454(7203). 538–542. 446 indexed citations
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Llobet, Artur, Minnie M. Wu, & Leon Lagnado. (2008). The mouth of a dense-core vesicle opens and closes in a concerted action regulated by calcium and amphiphysin. The Journal of General Physiology. 132(4). i3–i3. 1 indexed citations
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Llobet, Artur, Minnie M. Wu, & Leon Lagnado. (2008). The mouth of a dense-core vesicle opens and closes in a concerted action regulated by calcium and amphiphysin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182(5). 1017–1028. 21 indexed citations
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Llobet, Artur, Minnie M. Wu, & Leon Lagnado. (2008). The mouth of a dense-core vesicle opens and closes in a concerted action regulated by calcium and amphiphysin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 183(1). 169–169. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., et al.. (2007). Some assembly required: Constructing the elementary units of store-operated Ca2+ entry. Cell Calcium. 42(2). 163–172. 69 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., et al.. (2006). Ca2+ store depletion causes STIM1 to accumulate in ER regions closely associated with the plasma membrane. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(6). 803–813. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Minnie M., et al.. (2006). The elementary unit of store-operated Ca2+ entry: local activation of CRAC channels by STIM1 at ER–plasma membrane junctions. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(6). 815–825. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holt, Matthew G., Anne Cooke, Minnie M. Wu, & Leon Lagnado. (2003). Bulk Membrane Retrieval in the Synaptic Terminal of Retinal Bipolar Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(4). 1329–1339. 149 indexed citations
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Moore, H P, J. Michael Andresen, Benjamin A. Eaton, et al.. (2002). Biosynthesis and Secretion of Pituitary Hormones: Dynamics and Regulation. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 110(1-2). 16–25. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., Michael Grabe, Stephen Adams, et al.. (2001). Mechanisms of pH Regulation in the Regulated Secretory Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(35). 33027–33035. 218 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., Juan Llopis, Stephen Adams, et al.. (2000). Studying organelle physiology with fusion protein-targeted avidin and fluorescent biotin conjugates. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 327. 546–564. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Minnie M., Juan Llopis, Stephen Adams, et al.. (2000). Organelle pH studies using targeted avidin and fluorescein–biotin. Chemistry & Biology. 7(3). 197–209. 162 indexed citations

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