Thomas Walz

36.6k total citations · 14 hit papers
271 papers, 28.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Walz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Walz has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 28.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cell Biology and 34 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Walz's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (34 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (25 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (21 papers). Thomas Walz is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (34 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (25 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (21 papers). Thomas Walz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Sweden. Thomas Walz's co-authors include Yifan Cheng, Timothy A. Springer, Benjamin M. Petre, Hilal A. Lashuel, Peter T. Lansbury, Yoshinori Fujiyoshi, Tamir Gonen, Peter Agre, Stephen C. Harrison and Kazuyoshi Murata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Walz

265 papers receiving 27.7k citations

Hit Papers

Structural determinants of water permeation through aquap... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2000 2002 2002 2012 2006 400 800 1.2k
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. Structural determinants of water permeation through aquaporin-1
    2000 1.4k citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  2. Amyloid pores from pathogenic mutations
    2002 1.1k citations Hilal A. Lashuel, Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  3. Global Conformational Rearrangements in Integrin Extracellular Domains in Outside-In and Inside-Out Signaling
    2002 953 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  4. The RIP1/RIP3 Necrosome Forms a Functional Amyloid Signaling Complex Required for Programmed Necrosis
    2012 947 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  5. A Virulence Locus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Encodes a Protein Secretion Apparatus
    2006 865 citations Joseph D. Mougous, M.E. Cuff et al. Science profile →
  6. Latent TGF-β structure and activation
    2011 796 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  7. STIM1 Clusters and Activates CRAC Channels via Direct Binding of a Cytosolic Domain to Orai1
    2009 769 citations Stefan Raunser, Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  8. α-Synuclein, Especially the Parkinson's Disease-associated Mutants, Forms Pore-like Annular and Tubular Protofibrils
    2002 662 citations Hilal A. Lashuel, Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  9. Negative staining and image classification — powerful tools in modern electron microscopy
    2004 557 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  10. Lipid–protein interactions in double-layered two-dimensional AQP0 crystals
    2005 518 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  11. Multiple Associated Proteins Regulate Proteasome Structure and Function
    2002 506 citations Thomas Walz et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  12. ATG2 transports lipids to promote autophagosome biogenesis
    2019 371 citations Joshua A. Lees, Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  13. The three-dimensional structure of aquaporin-1
    1997 359 citations Thomas Walz et al. profile →
  14. Cryo-EM structure of the insect olfactory receptor Orco
    2018 291 citations Kelly H. Kim, Thomas Walz 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
Thomas Walz United States 87 17.5k 3.8k 3.5k 3.1k 2.6k 271 28.0k
Akhilesh Pandey United States 89 20.8k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 502 31.6k
Jacques Pouysségur France 113 29.0k 1.7× 4.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 369 42.1k
Frederick R. Maxfield United States 95 17.5k 1.0× 9.6k 2.5× 3.9k 1.1× 5.4k 1.7× 2.0k 0.8× 261 29.3k
Steven A. Carr United States 108 31.7k 1.8× 6.3k 1.6× 3.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 372 44.4k
Federico Bussolino Italy 74 9.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 4.4k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 343 22.1k
William F. DeGrado United States 111 32.1k 1.8× 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 538 43.5k
Matthias Wilm Germany 73 26.1k 1.5× 5.4k 1.4× 3.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 988 0.4× 124 36.5k
Jürgen Cox Germany 60 28.5k 1.6× 5.3k 1.4× 3.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 93 39.7k
Michael H. Gelb United States 92 19.8k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 4.7k 1.5× 949 0.4× 524 32.3k
Tomas Kirchhausen United States 92 16.2k 0.9× 12.2k 3.2× 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 215 25.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Walz

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All Works

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Wang, Jialing, et al.. (2024). An αIIbβ3 monoclonal antibody traps a semiextended conformation and allosterically inhibits large ligand binding. Blood Advances. 8(16). 4398–4409. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Kemin, Junjian Chen, Yu Kaku, et al.. (2023). Inadequate structural constraint on Fab approach rather than paratope elicitation limits HIV-1 MPER vaccine utility. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7218–7218. 2 indexed citations
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Cox, Charles D., Yixiao Zhang, Zijing Zhou, Thomas Walz, & Boris Martinac. (2021). Cyclodextrins increase membrane tension and are universal activators of mechanosensitive channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(36). 28 indexed citations
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Ismat, Fouzia, Mazhar Iqbal, Abdul Haque, et al.. (2021). Characterization of the multidrug efflux transporter styMdtM from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 89(9). 1193–1204. 2 indexed citations
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Leicher, Rachel, Eva J. Ge, Xingcheng Lin, et al.. (2020). Single-molecule and in silico dissection of the interaction between Polycomb repressive complex 2 and chromatin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(48). 30465–30475. 34 indexed citations
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Epshtein, Vitaly, Kelly H. Kim, Sergey Proshkin, et al.. (2020). Pre-termination Transcription Complex: Structure and Function. Molecular Cell. 81(2). 281–292.e8. 62 indexed citations
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Mickolajczyk, Keith J., Paul Dominic B. Olinares, Yiming Niu, et al.. (2020). Long-range intramolecular allostery and regulation in the dynein-like AAA protein Mdn1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(31). 18459–18469. 5 indexed citations
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Bush, Martin, Shuo Qian, Christopher B. Stanley, et al.. (2019). An ensemble of flexible conformations underlies mechanotransduction by the cadherin–catenin adhesion complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(43). 21545–21555. 31 indexed citations
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Lees, Joshua A., Yixiao Zhang, Michael S. Oh, et al.. (2017). Architecture of the human PI4KIIIα lipid kinase complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(52). 13720–13725. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Baoyu, Chad A. Brautigam, Wenmin Xing, et al.. (2017). Rac1 GTPase activates the WAVE regulatory complex through two distinct binding sites. eLife. 6. 119 indexed citations
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Kimbung, Siker, Ida Johansson, Anna Danielsson, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional Profiling of Breast Cancer Metastases Identifies Liver Metastasis–Selective Genes Associated with Adverse Outcome in Luminal A Primary Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(1). 146–157. 36 indexed citations
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Kranzusch, Philip J., Andreas D. Schenk, Amal Rahmeh, et al.. (2010). Assembly of a functional Machupo virus polymerase complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(46). 20069–20074. 59 indexed citations
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Mougous, Joseph D., M.E. Cuff, Stefan Raunser, et al.. (2006). A Virulence Locus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Encodes a Protein Secretion Apparatus. Science. 312(5779). 1526–1530. 865 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meijers, Rob, et al.. (2006). Structural basis of Dscam isoform specificity. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 62(a1). s28–s28. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Terunaga, Kensuke Futai, Hilal A. Lashuel, et al.. (2004). Quaternary Structure, Protein Dynamics, and Synaptic Function of SAP97 Controlled by L27 Domain Interactions. Neuron. 44(3). 453–467. 205 indexed citations
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Dressman, Marlene, et al.. (2003). Gene expression profiling detects gene amplification and differentiates tumor types in breast cancer.. PubMed. 63(9). 2194–9. 83 indexed citations
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Walz, Thomas, Avni Abdiu, Sten Wingren, et al.. (1991). Suramin inhibits growth of human osteosarcoma xenografts in nude mice.. PubMed. 51(13). 3585–9. 29 indexed citations
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Walz, Thomas, Dennis C. Harper, & John T. Wilson. (1986). The Aging Developmentally Disabled Person: A Review. The Gerontologist. 26(6). 622–629. 35 indexed citations

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