Weifei Luo

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Weifei Luo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Weifei Luo has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Weifei Luo's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Weifei Luo is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Weifei Luo collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Weifei Luo's co-authors include Michael Rosbash, David L. Bentley, Katharine C. Abruzzi, Alan M. Johnson, Fang Guo, Reazur Rahman, Junwei Yu, Leslie C. Griffith, Aoife McMahon and Hua Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Weifei Luo

11 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Circadian neuron feedback controls the Drosophila sleep–a... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200
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. Circadian neuron feedback controls the Drosophila sleep–activity profile
    2016 208 citations Fang Guo, Junwei Yu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Weifei Luo
Mi Shi United States
Lori J. Lorenz United States
Herman Wijnen United States
Raphaëlle Dubruille France
Ana Depetris-Chauvin Germany
James E.C. Jepson United States
Kathryn D. Curtin United States
Zuwei Qian United States
Katherine M. Parisky United States
Mili Jeon United States
Mi Shi United States
Weifei Luo
Citations per year, relative to Weifei Luo Weifei Luo (= 1×) peers Mi Shi

Countries citing papers authored by Weifei Luo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weifei Luo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Weifei Luo. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Weifei Luo. The network helps show where Weifei Luo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weifei Luo

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Pu, Lixia, Xiaohong Chen, Yang Zou, et al.. (2024). The gut mycobiome signatures in long-lived populations. iScience. 27(8). 110412–110412. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Dingbang, Albert D. Yu, Maísa da Silva Araújo, et al.. (2024). Timeless noncoding DNA contains cell-type preferential enhancers important for proper Drosophila circadian regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(15). e2321338121–e2321338121. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Weifei, Fang Guo, Aoife McMahon, et al.. (2018). NonA and CPX Link the Circadian Clockwork to Locomotor Activity in Drosophila. Neuron. 99(4). 768–780.e3. 9 indexed citations
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Abruzzi, Katharine C., Weifei Luo, Reazur Rahman, et al.. (2017). RNA-seq analysis of Drosophila clock and non-clock neurons reveals neuron-specific cycling and novel candidate neuropeptides. PLoS Genetics. 13(2). e1006613–e1006613. 98 indexed citations
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Guo, Fang, Junwei Yu, Katharine C. Abruzzi, et al.. (2016). Circadian neuron feedback controls the Drosophila sleep–activity profile. Nature. 536(7616). 292–297. 208 indexed citations breakdown →
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McMahon, Aoife, Reazur Rahman, Hua Jin, et al.. (2016). TRIBE: Hijacking an RNA-Editing Enzyme to Identify Cell-Specific Targets of RNA-Binding Proteins. Cell. 165(3). 742–753. 177 indexed citations
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Luo, Weifei, Yue Li, Chih-Hang Anthony Tang, et al.. (2012). CLOCK deubiquitylation by USP8 inhibits CLK/CYC transcription in Drosophila. Genes & Development. 26(22). 2536–2549. 34 indexed citations
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Abruzzi, Katharine C., Joseph Rodriguez, Jérôme S. Menet, et al.. (2011). Drosophila CLOCK target gene characterization: implications for circadian tissue-specific gene expression. Genes & Development. 25(22). 2374–2386. 132 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyunmin, Benjamin Erickson, Weifei Luo, et al.. (2010). Gene-specific RNA polymerase II phosphorylation and the CTD code. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 17(10). 1279–1286. 187 indexed citations
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Luo, Weifei, Alan M. Johnson, & David L. Bentley. (2006). The role of Rat1 in coupling mRNA 3′-end processing to transcription termination: implications for a unified allosteric–torpedo model. Genes & Development. 20(8). 954–965. 143 indexed citations
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Luo, Weifei & David L. Bentley. (2004). A Ribonucleolytic Rat Torpedoes RNA Polymerase II. Cell. 119(7). 911–914. 36 indexed citations

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