Randy Schekman

52.3k total citations · 33 hit papers
322 papers, 37.1k citations indexed

About

Randy Schekman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randy Schekman has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 37.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 219 papers in Molecular Biology, 215 papers in Cell Biology and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Randy Schekman's work include Cellular transport and secretion (187 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (128 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (97 papers). Randy Schekman is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (187 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (128 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (97 papers). Randy Schekman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Randy Schekman's co-authors include Lelio Orci, Peter Novick, Raymond J. Deshaies, Susan Hamamoto, William Wickner, Charles Barlowe, Elizabeth A. Miller, Chris A. Kaiser, B Esmon and Lee M and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Randy Schekman

318 papers receiving 35.9k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of 23 complementation groups required for ... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1980 1988 1996 2004 1981 400 800 1.2k
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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. Identification of 23 complementation groups required for post-translational events in the yeast secretory pathway
    1980 1.5k citations Peter Novick, Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  2. A subfamily of stress proteins facilitates translocation of secretory and mitochondrial precursor polypeptides
    1988 1.3k citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  3. Coat Proteins and Vesicle Budding
    1996 793 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  4. BI-DIRECTIONAL PROTEIN TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE ER AND GOLGI
    2004 732 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  5. Order of events in the yeast secretory pathway
    1981 685 citations Peter Novick, Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  6. Distinct sets of SEC genes govern transport vesicle formation and fusion early in the secretory pathway
    1990 628 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  7. Early stages in the yeast secretory pathway are required for transport of carboxypeptidase Y to the vacuole
    1982 523 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  8. COPII-Coated Vesicle Formation Reconstituted with Purified Coat Proteins and Chemically Defined Liposomes
    1998 523 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  9. Y-box protein 1 is required to sort microRNAs into exosomes in cells and in a cell-free reaction
    2016 489 citations Matthew J. Shurtleff, Morayma M. Temoche-Diaz et al. profile →
  10. Secretion and cell-surface growth are blocked in a temperature-sensitive mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    1979 422 citations Peter Novick, Randy Schekman Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  11. Multiple Cargo Binding Sites on the COPII Subunit Sec24p Ensure Capture of Diverse Membrane Proteins into Transport Vesicles
    2003 411 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  12. VESICLE-MEDIATED PROTEIN SORTING
    1992 399 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  13. Sar1p N-Terminal Helix Initiates Membrane Curvature and Completes the Fission of a COPII Vesicle
    2005 395 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  14. SEC12 encodes a guanine-nucleotide-exchange factor essential for transport vesicle budding from the ER
    1993 375 citations Charles Barlowe, Randy Schekman profile →
  15. Glycosylation and processing of prepro-α-factor through the yeast secretory pathway
    1984 367 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  16. Membrane fusion
    2008 360 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  17. Protein Translocation Across Biological Membranes
    2005 348 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  18. A yeast mutant defective at an early stage in import of secretory protein precursors into the endoplasmic reticulum.
    1987 346 citations Randy Schekman et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  19. Membrane fusion and the cell cycle: Cdc48p participates in the fusion of ER membranes
    1995 332 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  20. The ER–Golgi intermediate compartment is a key membrane source for the LC3 lipidation step of autophagosome biogenesis
    2013 330 citations Liang Ge, Min Zhang et al. profile →
  21. Sec61p and BiP directly facilitate polypeptide translocation into the ER
    1992 317 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  22. Requirement for a GTPase-Activating Protein in Vesicle Budding from the Endoplasmic Reticulum
    1993 309 citations Tohru Yoshihisa, Charles Barlowe et al. profile →
  23. COPII and the regulation of protein sorting in mammals
    2011 304 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  24. Reconstitution of SEC gene product-dependent intercompartmental protein transport
    1988 291 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  25. Multiple genes are required for proper insertion of secretory proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum in yeast.
    1989 290 citations Randy Schekman et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  26. TANGO1 Facilitates Cargo Loading at Endoplasmic Reticulum Exit Sites
    2009 282 citations Kota Saito, Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  27. Compartmentalized assembly of oligosaccharides on exported glycoproteins in yeast
    1981 273 citations Peter Novick, Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  28. Lyticase: Endoglucanase and Protease Activities That Act Together in Yeast Cell Lysis
    1980 269 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  29. Ubiquitin-dependent regulation of COPII coat size and function
    2012 257 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  30. RNA Synthesis Initiates In Vitro Conversion of M13 DNA to Its Replicative Form
    1972 249 citations Randy Schekman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  31. A Possible Role for RNA Polymerase in the Initiation of M13 DNA Synthesis
    1971 217 citations Randy Schekman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  32. UNC93B1 mediates differential trafficking of endosomal TLRs
    2013 216 citations Lin Yuan, Randy Schekman et al. profile →
  33. Multienzyme Systems of DNA Replication
    1974 178 citations Randy Schekman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randy Schekman United States 113 28.0k 22.7k 3.0k 3.0k 2.8k 322 37.1k
Marino Zerial Germany 82 21.1k 0.8× 18.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 4.6k 1.5× 2.1k 0.7× 186 31.1k
Hugh R.B. Pelham United Kingdom 80 20.7k 0.7× 10.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 133 26.7k
Stuart Kornfeld United States 94 21.8k 0.8× 10.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 6.3k 2.1× 2.0k 0.7× 243 31.0k
J. Wade Harper United States 120 48.8k 1.7× 11.7k 0.5× 9.5k 3.1× 2.8k 0.9× 5.0k 1.8× 307 62.5k
Robert G. Parton Australia 129 35.9k 1.3× 27.9k 1.2× 3.3k 1.1× 10.0k 3.3× 2.3k 0.8× 410 54.2k
Tomas Kirchhausen United States 92 16.2k 0.6× 12.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 215 25.4k
Aaron Ciechanover Israel 91 35.5k 1.3× 9.2k 0.4× 7.1k 2.3× 2.5k 0.8× 3.6k 1.3× 294 43.8k
James H. Hurley United States 82 15.2k 0.5× 8.6k 0.4× 4.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 232 22.1k
Wanjin Hong Singapore 81 12.5k 0.4× 11.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 323 20.9k
Alan Hall United Kingdom 88 32.4k 1.2× 20.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 3.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.0× 162 48.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown
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Temoche-Diaz, Morayma M., et al.. (2025). p62 sorts Lupus La and selected microRNAs into breast cancer-derived exosomes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(3).
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Schekman, Randy, et al.. (2024). Intercellular transmission of alpha-synuclein. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 17. 1470171–1470171. 5 indexed citations
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Ngo, Wayne, Julia Peukes, Zhiwei Xue, et al.. (2024). Mechanism-guided engineering of a minimal biological particle for genome editing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(1). e2413519121–e2413519121. 8 indexed citations
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Schekman, Randy, et al.. (2021). Extracellular vesicles from neurons promote neural induction of stem cells through cyclin D1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(9). 27 indexed citations
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Upton, Heather E., Lucas Ferguson, Morayma M. Temoche-Diaz, et al.. (2021). Low-bias ncRNA libraries using ordered two-template relay: Serial template jumping by a modified retroelement reverse transcriptase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(42). 40 indexed citations
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Michiels, Christine, Ragna Sannerud, Bertrand Kleizen, et al.. (2021). Assembly of γ-secretase occurs through stable dimers after exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(9). 9 indexed citations
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Temoche-Diaz, Morayma M., Matthew J. Shurtleff, & Randy Schekman. (2020). Buoyant Density Fractionation of Small Extracellular Vesicle Sub-populations Derived from Mammalian Cells. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(15). e3706–e3706. 4 indexed citations
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Bajaj, Lakshya, Jai Prakash Sharma, Alberto di Ronza, et al.. (2020). A CLN6-CLN8 complex recruits lysosomal enzymes at the ER for Golgi transfer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(8). 4118–4132. 51 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lin, et al.. (2018). TANGO1 and SEC12 are copackaged with procollagen I to facilitate the generation of large COPII carriers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(52). E12255–E12264. 43 indexed citations
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Ge, Liang, Min Zhang, Samuel J. Kenny, et al.. (2017). Remodeling of ER ‐exit sites initiates a membrane supply pathway for autophagosome biogenesis. EMBO Reports. 18(9). 1586–1603. 126 indexed citations
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Shurtleff, Matthew J., Jun Yao, Yidan Qin, et al.. (2017). Broad role for YBX1 in defining the small noncoding RNA composition of exosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(43). E8987–E8995. 256 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Gabriel, Liang Ge, Chen Chen, et al.. (2015). Avoidance of Autophagy Mediated by PlcA or ActA Is Required for Listeria monocytogenes Growth in Macrophages. Infection and Immunity. 83(5). 2175–2184. 72 indexed citations
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Schekman, Randy. (2013). How journals like Nature, Cell and Science are damaging science. 73 indexed citations
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Tran, John H., Ching‐Jen Chen, Scott D. Emr, & Randy Schekman. (2009). Cargo sorting into multivesicular bodies in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(41). 17395–17400. 12 indexed citations
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Schindler, Adam J. & Randy Schekman. (2009). In vitro reconstitution of ER-stress induced ATF6 transport in COPII vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(42). 17775–17780. 164 indexed citations
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Scott, Daniel C. & Randy Schekman. (2008). Role of Sec61p in the ER-associated degradation of short-lived transmembrane proteins. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(7). 1095–1105. 63 indexed citations
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Yoshihisa, Tohru, et al.. (1995). [18] Purification of Sec23p-Sec24p complex. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 257. 145–151. 8 indexed citations
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Brodsky, Jeffrey L. & Randy Schekman. (1994). 4 Heat Shock Cognate Proteins and Polypeptide Translocation Across the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 26. 85–109. 18 indexed citations
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d’Enfert, Christophe, Charles Barlowe, Shuh‐ichi Nishikawa, Akihiko Nakano, & Randy Schekman. (1991). Structural and Functional Dissection of a Membrane Glycoprotein Required for Vesicle Budding from the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(11). 5727–5734. 39 indexed citations
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Schekman, Randy & Peter Novick. (1982). The Secretory Process and Yeast Cell-surface Assembly. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 361–398. 70 indexed citations

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