W. James Nelson

23.2k citations

148 papers · 18.8k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.02%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
Immunology and Allergy top 0.2%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cell Biology 74
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 38
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 18
- Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ 18
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research 14
Immunology and Allergy 18
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research 18

Co-authors: Roel Nusse Enrique Rodríguez-Boulan Inke Näthke Angela I. M. Barth Soichiro Yamada William I. Weis Elias T. Spiliotis Manijeh Pasdar
Journals: The Journal of Cell Biology (25 papers)Journal of Cell Science (13 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (9 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (7 papers)Molecular Biology of the Cell (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

W. James Nelson

147 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

E-cadherin is under constitutive actomyosin-generated tension that is increased at cell–cell contacts upon externally applied stretch 2012 · 458 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
2004 Science
1994 The Journal of Cell Biology
1989 Science

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Co-authors

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#	Work
1	The cadherin-catenin complex is necessary for cell adhesion and embryogenesis in Nematostella vectensis Developmental Biology ·D. Nathaniel Clarke, Christopher J. Lowe, W. James Nelson	2019	14
2	E-cadherin and LGN align epithelial cell divisions with tissue tension independently of cell shape Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kevin C. Hart, Jiongyi Tan, Kathleen A. Siemers, Joo Yong Sim, Beth L. Pruitt, W. James Nelson, Martijn Gloerich	2017	68
3	Epithelial self-healing is recapitulated by a 3D biomimetic E-cadherin junction Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel J. Cohen, Martijn Gloerich, W. James Nelson	2016	31
4	Mammalian development : networks, switches, and morphogenetic processes Patrick Tam, W. James Nelson, Janet Rossant	2013	1
5	αE-catenin actin-binding domain alters actin filament conformation and regulates binding of nucleation and disassembly factors Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Scott D. Hansen, Adam V. Kwiatkowski, Chung-Yueh Ouyang, Hongjun Liu, Sabine Pokutta, Simon C. Watkins, Niels Volkmann, Dorit Hanein, William I. Weis, R. Dyche Mullins, W. James Nelson	2013	73
6	Fabricating Surfaces with Distinct Geometries and Different Combinations of Cell Adhesion Proteins Methods in molecular biology ·Molly Lowndes, W. James Nelson	2013	2
7	A Polarized Epithelium Organized by β- and α-Catenin Predates Cadherin and Metazoan Origins Science ·Daniel J. Dickinson, W. James Nelson, William I. Weis	2011	118
8	Protein Evolution in Cell and Tissue Development: Going Beyond Sequence and Transcriptional Analysis Developmental Cell ·Daniel J. Dickinson, William I. Weis, W. James Nelson	2011	11
9	In vitro and in vivo reconstitution of the cadherin–catenin–actin complex from Caenorhabditis elegans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Adam V. Kwiatkowski, Stephanie Maiden, Sabine Pokutta, Hee‐Jung Choi, Jacqueline M. Benjamin, Allison M. Lynch, W. James Nelson, William I. Weis, Jeff Hardin	2010	71
10	A Septin Diffusion Barrier at the Base of the Primary Cilium Maintains Ciliary Membrane Protein Distribution Science ·Qicong Hu, Ljiljana Milenković, Hua Jin, Matthew P. Scott, Maxence V. Nachury, Elias T. Spiliotis, W. James Nelson	2010	392
11	Cell-cell junctions W. James Nelson, Elaine Fuchs	2010	3
12	Localized zones of Rho and Rac activities drive initiation and expansion of epithelial cell–cell adhesion The Journal of Cell Biology ·Soichiro Yamada, W. James Nelson	2007	379
13	β-Catenin is a Nek2 substrate involved in centrosome separation Genes & Development ·Shirin Bahmanyar, Daniel D. Kaplan, Jennifer G. DeLuca, Thomas H. Giddings, Eileen O’Toole, Mark Winey, Edward D. Salmon, Patrick J. Casey, W. James Nelson, Angela I. M. Barth	2007	191
14	Neurite outgrowth involves adenomatous polyposis coli protein and β-catenin Journal of Cell Science ·Violet Votin, W. James Nelson, Angela I. M. Barth	2005	85
15	A Mitotic Septin Scaffold Required for Mammalian Chromosome Congression and Segregation Science ·Elias T. Spiliotis, Makoto Kinoshita, W. James Nelson	2005	197
16	Biochemical and Structural Definition of the l-Afadin- and Actin-binding Sites of α-Catenin Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sabine Pokutta, Frauke Drees, Yoshimi Takai, W. James Nelson, William I. Weis	2002	202
17	Mechanisms of integrin-mediated calcium signaling in MDCK cells: regulation of adhesion by IP3- and store-independent calcium influx. Molecular Biology of the Cell ·M D Sjaastad, Richard S. Lewis, W. James Nelson	1996	64
18	Retromolar swelling in a 61-year-old woman Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ·Evan D Chafitz, Harry Sacks, Joseph Morales, W. James Nelson	1996	2
19	Generation of Epithelial Cell Polarity: Roles for Protein Trafficking, Membrane-Cytoskeleton, and E-Cadherin-mediated Cell Adhesion Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·R W Mays, W. James Nelson, James A. Marrs	1995	37
20	Novel function of the cell adhesion molecule uvomorulin as an inducer of cell surface polarity Cell ·Helen McNeill, Masayuki Ozawa, Rolf Kemler, W. James Nelson	1990	369

About W. James Nelson

W. James Nelson is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, Aging and Neurology, having authored 148 papers that have together received 18.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (56 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (38 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (19 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (18 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (18 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (14 papers) and Kruppel-like factors research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (7.8k citations), Immunology and Allergy (1.5k citations), Molecular Biology (12.9k citations), Neurology (1.2k citations) and Aging (223 citations). W. James Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Roel Nusse, Enrique Rodríguez-Boulan, Inke Näthke, Angela I. M. Barth, Soichiro Yamada, William I. Weis, Elias T. Spiliotis, Manijeh Pasdar, Lindsay Hinck and J Papkoff. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cell Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology of the Cell.

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