Roland Wedlich‐Söldner

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Roland Wedlich‐Söldner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Wedlich‐Söldner has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Roland Wedlich‐Söldner's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (13 papers). Roland Wedlich‐Söldner is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (13 papers). Roland Wedlich‐Söldner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Roland Wedlich‐Söldner's co-authors include Michael Sixt, Álvaro H. Crevenna, Frank Bradke, Julia Riedl, Dorothee Neukirchen, Tad A. Holak, Kai Kessenbrock, Michał Biśta, Dieter E. Jenne and Zena Werb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Roland Wedlich‐Söldner

58 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Lifeact: a versatile mark... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Lifeact: a versatile marker to visualize F-actin
    2008 1.7k citations Julia Riedl, Álvaro H. Crevenna et al. Nature Methods profile →
  2. Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing
    2008 1.1k citations Roland Wedlich‐Söldner, Michael Sixt 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
Roland Wedlich‐Söldner Germany 33 3.6k 3.0k 730 599 598 60 6.3k
Christophe Ampè Belgium 44 4.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 589 0.8× 265 0.4× 391 0.7× 119 7.0k
Angelika A. Noegel Germany 56 6.2k 1.7× 5.2k 1.8× 516 0.7× 487 0.8× 702 1.2× 217 10.0k
Theresia E. B. Stradal Germany 46 3.5k 1.0× 4.4k 1.5× 724 1.0× 553 0.9× 530 0.9× 111 7.6k
Buzz Baum United Kingdom 53 4.6k 1.3× 5.2k 1.7× 403 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 516 0.9× 132 8.6k
Lucas Pelkmans Switzerland 44 6.5k 1.8× 3.1k 1.1× 845 1.2× 415 0.7× 876 1.5× 75 9.9k
Roberto Domínguez United States 50 4.4k 1.2× 3.8k 1.3× 326 0.4× 482 0.8× 710 1.2× 132 8.2k
Timothy J. Mitchison United States 35 4.0k 1.1× 5.6k 1.9× 495 0.7× 1.2k 2.0× 812 1.4× 39 8.5k
Robert H. Insall United Kingdom 50 3.7k 1.0× 5.5k 1.9× 871 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 740 1.2× 181 8.6k
Giorgio Scita Italy 57 5.3k 1.5× 4.8k 1.6× 670 0.9× 590 1.0× 360 0.6× 141 9.8k
Marko Kaksonen Germany 40 5.0k 1.4× 4.4k 1.5× 278 0.4× 324 0.5× 656 1.1× 63 7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Roland Wedlich‐Söldner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roland Wedlich‐Söldner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Wedlich‐Söldner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roland Wedlich‐Söldner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roland Wedlich‐Söldner 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 Roland Wedlich‐Söldner. Roland Wedlich‐Söldner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bandyopadhyay, Anirban, et al.. (2025). Lab-on-a-chip device for microfluidic trapping and TIRF imaging of single cells. Biomedical Microdevices. 27(1). 12–12.
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Collado, Javier, Jenny Keller, Mike Wälte, et al.. (2025). The Myo2 adaptor Ldm1 and its receptor Ldo16 mediate actin-dependent lipid droplet motility. Cell Reports. 44(11). 116475–116475.
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland, et al.. (2025). Structure of the F-tractin–F-actin complex. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(4). 1 indexed citations
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Rasch, C., Ulrike Keller, Yaroslav Tsytsyura, et al.. (2023). Tetraspanner‐based nanodomains modulate BAR domain‐induced membrane curvature. EMBO Reports. 24(12). e57232–e57232. 4 indexed citations
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Janning, Annette, Jan Halbritter, Michael P. Krahn, et al.. (2020). A Deregulated Stress Response Underlies Distinct INF2-Associated Disease Profiles. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(6). 1296–1313. 22 indexed citations
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Skryabin, Boris V., Johannes Roth, Sven G. Meuth, et al.. (2020). Pervasive head-to-tail insertions of DNA templates mask desired CRISPR-Cas9–mediated genome editing events. Science Advances. 6(7). eaax2941–eaax2941. 53 indexed citations
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Schuberth, Christian & Roland Wedlich‐Söldner. (2014). Building a patchwork — The yeast plasma membrane as model to study lateral domain formation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1853(4). 767–774. 23 indexed citations
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Klingner, Christoph, et al.. (2014). Flow and Diffusion in Channel-Guided Cell Migration. Biophysical Journal. 107(5). 1054–1064. 54 indexed citations
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Crevenna, Álvaro H., Nikolaus Naredi‐Rainer, André Schönichen, et al.. (2013). Electrostatics Control Actin Filament Nucleation and Elongation Kinetics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(17). 12102–12113. 38 indexed citations
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Johnson, Jared L., Nikola S. Müller, Garwin Pichler, et al.. (2013). Establishment of a robust single axis of cell polarity by coupling multiple positive feedback loops. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1807–1807. 80 indexed citations
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Crevenna, Álvaro H., Nikolaus Naredi‐Rainer, Don C. Lamb, Roland Wedlich‐Söldner, & Joachim Dzubiella. (2012). Effects of Hofmeister Ions on the α-Helical Structure of Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 102(4). 907–915. 50 indexed citations
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Spira, Felix, et al.. (2012). Patchwork organization of the yeast plasma membrane into numerous coexisting domains. Nature Cell Biology. 14(6). 640–648. 186 indexed citations
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Yu, Haochen & Roland Wedlich‐Söldner. (2011). Cortical actin dynamics. PubMed. 1(4). 165–168. 3 indexed citations
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Riedl, Julia, Kevin C. Flynn, Aurelia Raducanu, et al.. (2010). Lifeact mice for studying F-actin dynamics. Nature Methods. 7(3). 168–169. 245 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland & Rong Li. (2008). Yeast and fungal morphogenesis from an evolutionary perspective. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 19(3). 224–233. 17 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland, et al.. (2004). Robust cell polarity is a dynamic state established by coupling transport and GTPase signaling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 166(6). 889–900. 172 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland & Rong Li. (2003). Spontaneous cell polarization: undermining determinism. Nature Cell Biology. 5(4). 267–270. 95 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland. (2002). A balance of KIF1A-like kinesin and dynein organizes early endosomes in the fungus Ustilago maydis. The EMBO Journal. 21(12). 2946–2957. 129 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland, Irene Schulz, Anne Straube, & Gero Steinberg. (2002). Dynein Supports Motility of Endoplasmic Reticulum in the FungusUstilago maydis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(3). 965–977. 89 indexed citations
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Wedlich‐Söldner, Roland. (2000). A putative endosomal t-SNARE links exo- and endocytosis in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis. The EMBO Journal. 19(9). 1974–1986. 157 indexed citations

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