William A. Braell

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William A. Braell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Braell has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William A. Braell's work include Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Biotin and Related Studies (4 papers). William A. Braell is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers) and Biotin and Related Studies (4 papers). William A. Braell collaborates with scholars based in United States. William A. Braell's co-authors include James E. Rothman, Sandra L. Schmid, William E. Balch, William G. Dunphy, James E. Rothman, David M. Schlossman, Harvey F. Lodish, Marianne Wessling‐Resnick, Alan L. Schwartz and Ger J. Strous and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William A. Braell

17 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Reconstitution of the transport of protein between succes... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 1984 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Reconstitution of the transport of protein between successive compartments of the golgi measured by the coupled incorporation of N-acetylglucosamine
    1984 579 citations William E. Balch, William G. Dunphy et al. Cell profile →
  2. An enzyme that removes clathrin coats: purification of an uncoating ATPase.
    1984 364 citations David M. Schlossman, Sandra L. Schmid et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William A. Braell United States 15 1.4k 1.1k 199 164 162 17 1.8k
Felix Kappeler Switzerland 12 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 245 1.2× 128 0.8× 217 1.3× 12 1.7k
Claude Nuoffer United States 15 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 270 1.4× 205 1.3× 98 0.6× 19 2.1k
Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz United States 8 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 183 0.9× 199 1.2× 270 1.7× 9 2.0k
Jeanne Matteson United States 15 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 371 1.9× 153 0.9× 188 1.2× 18 2.3k
Cordula Harter Germany 18 1.3k 0.9× 942 0.9× 195 1.0× 88 0.5× 126 0.8× 25 1.7k
Deirdre P. McIntosh United Kingdom 15 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 518 2.6× 112 0.7× 351 2.2× 22 2.3k
David Michaelson United States 14 1.9k 1.3× 912 0.8× 156 0.8× 73 0.4× 250 1.5× 18 2.4k
Gordon L. E. Koch United Kingdom 12 1.1k 0.8× 532 0.5× 123 0.6× 94 0.6× 260 1.6× 16 1.6k
Mark Jackman United Kingdom 14 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 91 0.5× 113 0.7× 81 0.5× 20 2.4k
Anna Godi Italy 11 1.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 324 1.6× 227 1.4× 128 0.8× 11 2.2k

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Braell, William A.. (1992). [3] Detection of endocytic vesicle fusion in Vitro, using assay based on avidin-biotin association reaction. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 219. 12–21. 10 indexed citations
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Wessling‐Resnick, Marianne & William A. Braell. (1990). Characterization of the mechanism of endocytic vesicle fusion in vitro.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(28). 16751–16759. 42 indexed citations
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Wessling‐Resnick, Marianne & William A. Braell. (1990). The sorting and segregation mechanism of the endocytic pathway is functional in a cell-free system.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(2). 690–699. 24 indexed citations
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Braell, William A.. (1988). Two sensitive, convenient, and widely applicable assays for marker enzyme activities specific to endoplasmic reticulum. Analytical Biochemistry. 170(2). 328–334. 14 indexed citations
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Braell, William A.. (1987). Fusion between endocytic vesicles in a cell-free system.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(5). 1137–1141. 106 indexed citations
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Schmid, Sandra L., William A. Braell, & James E. Rothman. (1985). ATP catalyzes the sequestration of clathrin during enzymatic uncoating.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(18). 10057–10062. 68 indexed citations
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Schmid, Sandra L., William A. Braell, David M. Schlossman, & James E. Rothman. (1984). A role for clathrin light chains in the recognition of clathrin cages by ‘uncoating ATPase’. Nature. 311(5983). 228–231. 81 indexed citations
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Braell, William A., David M. Schlossman, Sandra L. Schmid, & James E. Rothman. (1984). Dissociation of clathrin coats coupled to the hydrolysis of ATP: role of an uncoating ATPase.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 99(2). 734–741. 126 indexed citations
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Schlossman, David M., Sandra L. Schmid, William A. Braell, & James E. Rothman. (1984). An enzyme that removes clathrin coats: purification of an uncoating ATPase.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 99(2). 723–733. 364 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balch, William E., William G. Dunphy, William A. Braell, & James E. Rothman. (1984). Reconstitution of the transport of protein between successive compartments of the golgi measured by the coupled incorporation of N-acetylglucosamine. Cell. 39(2). 405–416. 579 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lodish, Harvey F. & William A. Braell. (1983). [20] Methods for study of the synthesis and maturation of the erythrocyte anion transport protein. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 96. 257–267. 2 indexed citations
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Braell, William A. & Harvey F. Lodish. (1982). Ovalbumin utilizes an NH2-terminal signal sequence.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 257(8). 4578–4582. 41 indexed citations
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Braell, William A. & Harvey F. Lodish. (1982). The erythrocyte anion transport protein is cotranslationally inserted into microsomes. Cell. 28(1). 23–31. 81 indexed citations
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Lodish, Harvey F., William A. Braell, Alan L. Schwartz, Ger J. Strous, & Asher Zilberstein. (1981). Synthesis and Assembly of Membrane and Organelle Proteins. Elsevier eBooks. 12. 247–307. 65 indexed citations
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Braell, William A. & Harvey F. Lodish. (1981). Biosynthesis of the erythrocyte anion transport protein.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 256(21). 11337–11344. 75 indexed citations
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Braell, William A., et al.. (1976). A new procedure for the preparation of GDP-[U-14C]mannose. Analytical Biochemistry. 74(2). 484–487. 28 indexed citations

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