Wim Annaert

17.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
141 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Wim Annaert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim Annaert has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Cell Biology and 65 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Wim Annaert's work include Cellular transport and secretion (57 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (56 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers). Wim Annaert is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (57 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (56 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers). Wim Annaert collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Wim Annaert's co-authors include Bart De Strooper, Katleen Craessaerts, Paul Säftig, Philippe Cupers, Hugo Vanderstichele, Lutgarde Serneels, F. Van Leuven, Kurt Von Figura, William J. Ray and Michael S. Wolfe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wim Annaert

137 papers receiving 12.9k citations

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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.

A presenilin-1-dependent γ-secretase-like protease mediates release of Notch intracellular domain

1999 1.7k citations Bart De Strooper, Wim Annaert et al. profile →
Deficiency of presenilin-1 inhibits the normal cleavage of amyloid precursor protein

1998 1.5k citations Bart De Strooper, Katleen Craessaerts et al. profile →
A novel pathway combining calreticulin exposure and ATP secretion in immunogenic cancer cell death

2012 651 citations Wim Annaert, Patrizia Agostinis et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Rhomboid PARL Regulates Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis via OPA1-Dependent Cristae Remodeling

2006 587 citations Sara Cipolat, Dieter Hartmann et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wim Annaert Belgium	51	7.3k	6.6k	3.3k	2.3k	1.7k	141	13.1k
Michael S. Wolfe United States	56	8.1k 1.1×	8.2k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	168	14.5k
Stefan F. Lichtenthaler Germany	55	4.2k 0.6×	4.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	182	9.0k
Gloria Lee United States	56	6.2k 0.8×	5.2k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	901 0.5×	127	12.7k
Jochen Herms Germany	62	6.0k 0.8×	4.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	2.7k 1.2×	969 0.6×	243	14.0k
Nobuyuki Nukina Japan	62	9.1k 1.2×	4.3k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	4.9k 2.1×	1.0k 0.6×	206	14.6k
Carlos G. Dotti Germany	67	8.8k 1.2×	4.4k 0.7×	5.4k 1.7×	5.5k 2.4×	690 0.4×	172	16.0k
Dieter Hartmann Germany	53	6.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	618 0.4×	99	11.9k
Paolo Paganetti Switzerland	37	4.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	761 0.4×	90	7.1k
George S. Bloom United States	50	5.7k 0.8×	2.9k 0.4×	4.8k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	648 0.4×	103	9.9k
Veerle Baekelandt Belgium	58	5.3k 0.7×	2.7k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	3.4k 1.4×	593 0.3×	218	11.7k

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Annaert, Wim, et al.. (2025). Lysosome repair fails in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Cell Biology. 27(4). 553–555. 1 indexed citations

Tanco, Sebastián, et al.. (2025). Proximal partners of the organellar N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA60: insights into Golgi structure and transmembrane protein topology. Open Biology. 15(2). 240225–240225. 2 indexed citations

Fernández, Sara Gutiérrez, Wim Annaert, John M. Ringman, et al.. (2025). Spectrum of γ-Secretase dysfunction as a unifying predictor of ADAD age at onset across PSEN1, PSEN2 and APP causal genes. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 48–48. 1 indexed citations

Annaert, Wim, et al.. (2024). Maintenance of proteostasis by Drosophila Rer1 is essential for competitive cell survival and Myc-driven overgrowth. PLoS Genetics. 20(2). e1011171–e1011171.

Acker, Zoë P. Van, Ragna Sannerud, Zsuzsanna Callaerts‐Vegh, et al.. (2024). Altered expression of Presenilin2 impacts endolysosomal homeostasis and synapse function in Alzheimer’s disease-relevant brain circuits. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10412–10412. 3 indexed citations

Kerksiek, Anja, Jun‐ichi Furukawa, Hirokazu Yagi, et al.. (2024). Presenilin Deficiency Results in Cellular Cholesterol Accumulation by Impairment of Protein Glycosylation and NPC1 Function. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(10). 5417–5417. 1 indexed citations

Michiels, Christine, Ragna Sannerud, Bertrand Kleizen, et al.. (2021). Assembly of γ-secretase occurs through stable dimers after exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(9). 9 indexed citations

Bissig, Christin, Xavier Heiligenstein, Ilse Hurbain, et al.. (2019). PIKfyve complex regulates early melanosome homeostasis required for physiological amyloid formation. Journal of Cell Science. 132(5). 22 indexed citations

Vanderhoydonc, Frank, Niamat Khan, Jonas Dehairs, et al.. (2015). Primary cilium suppression by SREBP1c involves distortion of vesicular trafficking by PLA2G3. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(12). 2321–2332. 16 indexed citations

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Péanne, Romain, Daisy Rymen, Nathalie Jurisch‐Yaksi, et al.. (2014). MAN1B1-CDG: how stressed-out can the Golgi be?. Glycobiology. 24(11). 1105–1105. 1 indexed citations

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Raj, Deepak B. Thimiri Govinda, Bart Ghesquière, Arun Kumar Tharkeshwar, et al.. (2012). A novel strategy for the comprehensive analysis of the biomolecular composition of isolated plasma membranes. FEBS Journal. 279. 518–518. 1 indexed citations

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Kornak, Uwe, Ellen Reynders, Aikaterini Dimopoulou, et al.. (2008). Mutations in the a2-subunit of the v-type H+-ATPase impair Golgi function and cause a novel congenital disorder of glycosylation with cutix laxa. Medizinische Genetik. 20(1).

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Raemaekers, Tim, Dries Braeken, Yves Engelborghs, et al.. (2008). Functionalised microneedles for enhanced neuronal adhesion. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. 3(2). 147–156. 4 indexed citations

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Kornak, Uwe, Ellen Reynders, Aikaterini Dimopoulou, et al.. (2007). Impaired glycosylation and cutis laxa caused by mutations in the vesicular H+-ATPase subunit ATP6V0A2. Nature Genetics. 40(1). 32–34. 259 indexed citations

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Raemaekers, Tim, et al.. (2006). On Chip Induced Phagocytosis for Improved Neuronal Cell Adhesion. TechConnect Briefs. 2(2006). 107–110. 1 indexed citations

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Cipolat, Sara, Dieter Hartmann, Veronica Costa, et al.. (2006). Mitochondrial Rhomboid PARL Regulates Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis via OPA1-Dependent Cristae Remodeling. Cell. 126(1). 163–175. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vermassen, Elke, Wim Annaert, Bernard Himpens, et al.. (2003). Microtubule-dependent redistribution of the type-1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor in A7r5 smooth muscle cells. Journal of Cell Science. 116(7). 1269–1277. 37 indexed citations

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Cupers, Philippe, Wim Annaert, & Bart De Strooper. (1999). The presenilins as potential drug targets in Alzheimer's Disease. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 3(3). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

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Schoups, A.A., Wim Annaert, & W.P. De Potter. (1990). Presence of subcellular localization of α2-adrenoceptors in dog splenic nerve. Brain Research. 517(1-2). 308–314. 6 indexed citations

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Pickut, Barbara, et al.. (1989). Subcellular distribution and axonal transport of noradrenaline, dopamine-β-hydroxylase and neuropeptide Y in dog splenic nerve☆. Neurochemistry International. 15(1). 39–47. 11 indexed citations

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