William Ju

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
16 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

William Ju is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Ju has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in William Ju's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). William Ju is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). William Ju collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. William Ju's co-authors include Yu Tian Wang, Gholamreza Ahmadian, Heng‐Ye Man, Wei‐Yang Lu, Morgan Sheng, John F. MacDonald, Lidong Liu, Jerry Lin, William S. Trimble and Michael Wyszynski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William Ju

15 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors Induces Membrane In... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2001 2000 2004 200 400 600
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. Activation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors Induces Membrane Insertion of New AMPA Receptors and LTP in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons
    2001 746 citations Wei‐Yang Lu, Heng‐Ye Man et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Regulation of AMPA Receptor–Mediated Synaptic Transmission by Clathrin-Dependent Receptor Internalization
    2000 568 citations Heng‐Ye Man, Jerry Lin et al. Neuron profile →
  3. Activity-dependent regulation of dendritic synthesis and trafficking of AMPA receptors
    2004 401 citations William Ju, Wade Morishita et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Ju Canada 14 2.6k 2.1k 545 495 473 16 3.9k
Birgit Liss Germany 39 3.2k 1.2× 2.8k 1.4× 1.0k 1.9× 315 0.6× 925 2.0× 73 6.2k
Jocelyne Caboche France 40 4.1k 1.6× 3.0k 1.4× 895 1.6× 222 0.4× 481 1.0× 72 5.7k
Mark L. Dell’Acqua United States 42 3.0k 1.2× 4.1k 2.0× 476 0.9× 667 1.3× 620 1.3× 89 5.8k
Robert D. Blitzer United States 33 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 781 1.4× 304 0.6× 608 1.3× 58 3.9k
Maya Yamazaki Japan 34 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 773 1.4× 332 0.7× 351 0.7× 80 3.7k
Michael E. Cahill United States 27 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 583 1.1× 499 1.0× 763 1.6× 49 4.1k
S. Ivar Walaas Norway 35 1.9k 0.7× 2.7k 1.3× 426 0.8× 772 1.6× 459 1.0× 93 4.1k
Vidar Gundersen Norway 31 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 621 1.1× 353 0.7× 507 1.1× 54 3.7k
Jesús Gomeza Germany 43 4.0k 1.5× 4.0k 1.9× 390 0.7× 312 0.6× 713 1.5× 65 5.8k
John E. McRory Canada 29 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 219 0.4× 167 0.3× 584 1.2× 40 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Ju

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Ju

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kilkenny, Dawn M., et al.. (2021). Virtual Lab Integration in Undergraduate Courses: Insights from Course Design and Implementation. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 46(3). 7 indexed citations
2.
Ju, William. (2020). 3.6 Viral Mediated Delivery of Genes to Neurons.
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Brinton, Christopher G., et al.. (2014). Individualization for Education at Scale: MIIC Design and Preliminary Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 8(1). 136–148. 48 indexed citations
4.
Xiang, Yun‐Yan, Shuhe Wang, Mingyao Liu, et al.. (2007). A GABAergic system in airway epithelium is essential for mucus overproduction in asthma. Nature Medicine. 13(7). 862–867. 166 indexed citations
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Xu, Elaine, M. Sunil Kumar, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2006). Intra-islet insulin suppresses glucagon release via GABA-GABAA receptor system. Cell Metabolism. 3(1). 47–58. 228 indexed citations
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Wang, Yushan, William Ju, Lidong Liu, et al.. (2004). α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic Acid Subtype Glutamate Receptor (AMPAR) Endocytosis Is Essential for N-Methyl-D-aspartate-induced Neuronal Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(40). 41267–41270. 40 indexed citations
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Dong, Haiheng, Yun‐Yan Xiang, William Ju, et al.. (2004). Excessive Expression of Acetylcholinesterase Impairs Glutamatergic Synaptogenesis in Hippocampal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(41). 8950–8960. 50 indexed citations
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Ju, William, Wade Morishita, Jennifer Tsui, et al.. (2004). Activity-dependent regulation of dendritic synthesis and trafficking of AMPA receptors. Nature Neuroscience. 7(3). 244–253. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ahmadian, Gholamreza, William Ju, Lidong Liu, et al.. (2004). Tyrosine phosphorylation of GluR2 is required for insulin‐stimulated AMPA receptor endocytosis and LTD. The EMBO Journal. 23(5). 1040–1050. 235 indexed citations
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Wang, Q., Lidong Liu, Lin Pei, et al.. (2003). Control of Synaptic Strength, a Novel Function of Akt. Neuron. 38(6). 915–928. 213 indexed citations
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Man, Heng‐Ye, Qinhua Wang, Wei‐Yang Lu, et al.. (2003). Activation of PI3-Kinase Is Required for AMPA Receptor Insertion during LTP of mEPSCs in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons. Neuron. 38(4). 611–624. 282 indexed citations
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Nong, Yi, Yue‐Qiao Huang, William Ju, et al.. (2003). Glycine binding primes NMDA receptor internalization. Nature. 422(6929). 302–307. 350 indexed citations
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Lu, Wei‐Yang, Heng‐Ye Man, William Ju, et al.. (2001). Activation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors Induces Membrane Insertion of New AMPA Receptors and LTP in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons. Neuron. 29(1). 243–254. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Jerry, William Ju, Kelly A. Foster, et al.. (2000). Distinct molecular mechanisms and divergent endocytotic pathways of AMPA receptor internalization. Nature Neuroscience. 3(12). 1282–1290. 473 indexed citations
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Man, Heng‐Ye, Jerry Lin, William Ju, et al.. (2000). Regulation of AMPA Receptor–Mediated Synaptic Transmission by Clathrin-Dependent Receptor Internalization. Neuron. 25(3). 649–662. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abrams, J. T., Stuart R. Lessin, Subrata Ghosh, et al.. (1991). A Clonal CD4-Positive T-Cell Line Established from the Blood of a Patient with Sézary Syndrome. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 96(1). 31–37. 45 indexed citations

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