Thomas Söllner

16.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
79 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas Söllner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Söllner has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas Söllner's work include Cellular transport and secretion (62 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (48 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (16 papers). Thomas Söllner is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (62 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (48 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (16 papers). Thomas Söllner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Thomas Söllner's co-authors include James E. Rothman, Sidney W. Whiteheart, James A. McNew, Francesco Parlati, Paul Tempst, Scott Geromanos, Thomas Weber, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Michael Brunner and Mark K. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Söllner

79 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1998 1993 2000 1994 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion
    1993 2.6k citations Thomas Söllner, Sidney W. Whiteheart et al. Nature profile →
  2. SNAREpins: Minimal Machinery for Membrane Fusion
    1998 2.0k citations Thomas Söllner, James E. Rothman et al. Cell profile →
  3. A protein assembly-disassembly pathway in vitro that may correspond to sequential steps of synaptic vesicle docking, activation, and fusion
    1993 1.6k citations Thomas Söllner, Sidney W. Whiteheart et al. Cell profile →
  4. Compartmental specificity of cellular membrane fusion encoded in SNARE proteins
    2000 537 citations Thomas Söllner, James E. Rothman et al. Nature profile →
  5. A rab protein is required for the assembly of SNARE complexes in the docking of transport vesicles
    1994 452 citations Scott Geromanos, Paul Tempst et al. Cell profile →
  6. Bidirectional Transport by Distinct Populations of COPI-Coated Vesicles
    1997 361 citations Lelio Orci, Mariella Ravazzola et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Söllner United States 48 11.0k 10.3k 2.2k 1.6k 1.3k 79 13.7k
Peter S. McPherson Canada 66 8.5k 0.8× 6.6k 0.6× 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 847 0.6× 159 12.4k
Kohji Takei Japan 52 8.7k 0.8× 7.5k 0.7× 2.9k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 726 0.5× 111 12.6k
Volker Haucke Germany 67 9.2k 0.8× 7.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 971 0.7× 230 13.5k
Suzanne R. Pfeffer United States 58 8.2k 0.7× 8.3k 0.8× 784 0.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 143 12.8k
William S. Trimble Canada 61 7.1k 0.6× 5.1k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 431 0.3× 134 10.9k
Thierry Galli France 56 5.6k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 696 0.5× 146 9.2k
Phyllis I. Hanson United States 56 8.5k 0.8× 5.3k 0.5× 3.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.7× 705 0.5× 88 12.5k
Takuya Sasaki Japan 51 6.8k 0.6× 5.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 424 0.3× 110 9.9k
Peter Novick United States 73 16.8k 1.5× 15.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 142 21.6k
Francis A. Barr United Kingdom 61 8.4k 0.8× 8.4k 0.8× 545 0.2× 996 0.6× 863 0.6× 129 11.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Söllner

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All Works

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Zhang, Wanlu, et al.. (2021). A short perinuclear amphipathic α-helix in Apq12 promotes nuclear pore complex biogenesis. Open Biology. 11(11). 210250–210250. 13 indexed citations
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Malsam, Jörg, Thorsten Trimbuch, Andreas F.‐P. Sonnen, et al.. (2020). Complexin Suppresses Spontaneous Exocytosis by Capturing the Membrane-Proximal Regions of VAMP2 and SNAP25. Cell Reports. 32(3). 107926–107926. 28 indexed citations
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Sonnen, Andreas F.‐P., et al.. (2020). Arrangements of proteins at reconstituted synaptic vesicle fusion sites depend on membrane separation. FEBS Letters. 594(21). 3450–3463. 9 indexed citations
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Brose, Nils, Axel T. Brünger, David S. Cafiso, et al.. (2019). Synaptic vesicle fusion: today and beyond. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(8). 663–668. 19 indexed citations
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Meijer, Marieke, Hanna C. A. Lammertse, Chrysanthi Blithikioti, et al.. (2017). Tyrosine phosphorylation of Munc18‐1 inhibits synaptic transmission by preventing SNARE  assembly. The EMBO Journal. 37(2). 300–320. 27 indexed citations
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Weering, Jan R.T. van, Sonia Vazquez‐Sanchez, Tobias Braun, et al.. (2016). Extension of Helix 12 in Munc18-1 Induces Vesicle Priming. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(26). 6881–6891. 37 indexed citations
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Moelleken, Jörg, Jörg Malsam, Matthew J. Betts, et al.. (2007). Differential localization of coatomer complex isoforms within the Golgi apparatus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(11). 4425–4430. 67 indexed citations
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Cosson, Pierre, Mariella Ravazzola, Oleg Varlamov, et al.. (2005). Dynamic transport of SNARE proteins in the Golgi apparatus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(41). 14647–14652. 24 indexed citations
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Fukasawa, Masayoshi, Oleg Varlamov, William Eng, Thomas Söllner, & James E. Rothman. (2004). Localization and activity of the SNARE Ykt6 determined by its regulatory domain and palmitoylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(14). 4815–4820. 113 indexed citations
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Volchuk, Allen, Mariella Ravazzola, Alain Perrelet, et al.. (2004). Countercurrent Distribution of Two Distinct SNARE Complexes Mediating Transport within the Golgi Stack. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(4). 1506–1518. 80 indexed citations
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Söllner, Thomas. (2002). Vesicle Tethers Promoting Fusion Machinery Assembly. Developmental Cell. 2(4). 377–378. 18 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Christian, Tobias M. Hohl, Christine A. Hughes, et al.. (2001). Molecular Mass, Stoichiometry, and Assembly of 20 S Particles. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(31). 29091–29097. 34 indexed citations
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Volchuk, Allen, M Amherdt, Mariella Ravazzola, et al.. (2000). Megavesicles Implicated in the Rapid Transport of Intracisternal Aggregates across the Golgi Stack. Cell. 102(3). 335–348. 93 indexed citations
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Söllner, Thomas & James E. Rothman. (1994). Neurotransmission: harnessing fusion machinery at the synapse. Trends in Neurosciences. 17(8). 344–348. 150 indexed citations
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Söllner, Thomas, Sidney W. Whiteheart, Michael Brunner, et al.. (1993). SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion. Nature. 362(6418). 318–324. 2634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steger, Heinrich, Thomas Söllner, Michael Kiebler, et al.. (1990). Import of ADP/ATP carrier into mitochondria. The Journal of Cell Biology. 4 indexed citations
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Pfanner, Nikolaus, et al.. (1990). Energy requirements for unfolding and membrane translocation of precursor proteins during import into mitochondria.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(27). 16324–16329. 55 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Cornelia, Thomas Söllner, & Rudolf J. Schweyen. (1987). Nuclear suppression of a mitochondrial RNA splice defect: nucleotide sequence and disruption of the MRS3 gene. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 210(1). 145–152. 22 indexed citations

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