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King‐Wai Yau

Active 1976–2024

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King-Wai Yau
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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,602 citing papers, 40.6% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 527 citing papers, 8.2% of this breakdownGermany: 521 citing papers, 8.1% of this breakdownChina: 354 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownJapan: 291 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownFrance: 217 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 191 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 175 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownCanada: 172 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownItaly: 167 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownNetherlands: 131 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownSpain: 91 citing papers, 1.4% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Neuroscience48.2%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.3%
  • Medicine8%
  • Engineering1.5%
  • Environmental Science1.2%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9%
  • Other2.9%

Topics

  • Retinal Development and Disorders12.9%
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin9.8%
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research9.7%
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research5.3%
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies4.4%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research3.4%
  • Other54.5%

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  1. Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Architecture, Projections, and Intrinsic Photosensitivity

    Authors: Samer Hattar, H.–W. Liao, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, King‐Wai Yau - Science 2002 cited by 2,750

  2. Generation of three-dimensional retinal tissue with functional photoreceptors from human iPSCs

    Authors: Xiufeng Zhong, Christian Gutierrez, Tian Xue, Christopher Hampton, M. Natalia Vergara, Li-Hui Cao, Ann Peters, Tea Soon Park, Elias T. Zambidis, Jason S. Meyer, David M. Gamm, King‐Wai Yau, Marta Soler - Nature Communications 2014 cited by 981

  3. Central projections of melanopsin‐expressing retinal ganglion cells in the mouse

    Authors: Samer Hattar, Monica Kumar, Alexander Park, Patrick Tong, Jonathan D. Tung, King‐Wai Yau, David M. Berson - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 2006 cited by 992

  4. Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

    Authors: Ali D. Güler, Jennifer L. Ecker, Gurprit S. Lall, Shafiqul Haq, Cara M. Altimus, Hsi‐Wen Liao, Alun R. Barnard, Hugh Cahill, Tudor C. Badea, Haiqing Zhao, Mark W. Hankins, David M. Berson, Robert J. Lucas, King‐Wai Yau, Samer Hattar - Nature 2008 cited by 886

  5. Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGN

    Authors: Dennis M. Dacey, Hsi‐Wen Liao, Beth B. Peterson, Farrel R. Robinson, Vivianne C. Smith, Joel Pokorny, King‐Wai Yau, Paul D. Gamlin - Nature 2005 cited by 1,350

  6. Melanopsin and rod–cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice

    Authors: Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas, N. Mrosovsky, Stewart Thompson, R.H. Douglas, Mark W. Hankins, J. Lem, Martin Biel, Franz Hofmann, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau - Nature 2003 cited by 1,261

  7. Phototransduction Motifs and Variations

    Authors: King‐Wai Yau, Roger Hardie - Cell 2009 cited by 503

  8. Human and macaque pupil responses driven by melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells

    Authors: Paul D. Gamlin, David H. McDougal, Joel Pokorny, Vivianne C. Smith, King‐Wai Yau, Dennis M. Dacey - Vision Research 2007 cited by 630

  9. Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

    Authors: Michael Tri H., King‐Wai Yau - Physiological Reviews 2010 cited by 468

  10. Restoration of vision after transplantation of photoreceptors

    Authors: R. A. Pearson, Amanda C. Barber, Matteo Rizzi, Claire Hippert, T. Xue, Emma L. West, Yanaí Durán, Alexander J. Smith, Jen-Zen Chuang, Selina A. Azam, Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Andrea Benucci, Ching‐Hwa Sung, James Bainbridge, Matteo Carandini, King‐Wai Yau, Jane C. Sowden, Robin R. Ali - Nature 2012 cited by 492

  11. Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice

    Authors: Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau - Science 2003 cited by 839

  12. Functional genomic screening identifies dual leucine zipper kinase as a key mediator of retinal ganglion cell death

    Authors: Derek S. Welsbie, Zhiyong Yang, Yan Ge, Katherine L. Mitchell, Xinrong Zhou, Scott E. Martin, Cynthia Berlinicke, László Hackler, John A. Fuller, Jie Fu, Li-Hui Cao, Bing Han, Douglas S. Auld, Tian Xue, Syu-ichi Hirai, Lucie Germain, Caroline Simard-Bisson, Richard Blouin, Judy V. Nguyen, Chung-ha O. Davis, Ray A. Enke, Sanford L. Boye, Shannath L. Merbs, Nicholas Marsh‐Armstrong, William W. Hauswirth, Aaron DiAntonio, Robert W. Nickells, James Inglese, Justin Hanes, King‐Wai Yau, Harry A. Quigley, Donald J. Zack - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 271

  13. Origins of direction selectivity in the primate retina

    Authors: Yeon Jin Kim, Beth B. Peterson, Joanna D. Crook, Hannah R. Joo, Wu Jiajia, Christian Puller, Farrel R. Robinson, Paul D. Gamlin, King‐Wai Yau, Félix Viana, John B. Troy, Robert G. Smith, Orin Packer, Peter B. Detwiler, Dennis M. Dacey - Nature Communications 2022 cited by 80

  14. Responses of retinal rods to single photons.

    Authors: D. A. Baylor, Trevor D. Lamb, King‐Wai Yau - The Journal of Physiology 1979 cited by 996

  15. Melanopsin signalling in mammalian iris and retina

    Authors: T. Xue, Michael Tri H., Angelo Riccio, Zengjie Jiang, Justin T. Hsieh, Han Chin Wang, Shannath L. Merbs, Derek S. Welsbie, Takashi Yoshioka, Petra Weißgerber, Susanne Stolz, Veit Flockerzi, Marc Freichel, Melvin I. Simon, David E. Clapham, King‐Wai Yau - Nature 2011 cited by 305

  16. Neuropsin (OPN5)-mediated photoentrainment of local circadian oscillators in mammalian retina and cornea

    Authors: Ethan D. Buhr, Wendy W. S. Yue, Xiaozhi Ren, Zheng Jiang, Hsi‐Wen Liao, Mei Xue, Shruti Vemaraju, Minh-Thanh Nguyen, Randall R. Reed, Richard A. Lang, King‐Wai Yau, Russell N. Van Gelder - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015 cited by 174

  17. Cell-autonomous light sensitivity via Opsin3 regulates fuel utilization in brown adipocytes

    Authors: Mari Sato, Tadataka Tsuji, Kunyan Yang, Xiaozhi Ren, Jonathan M. Dreyfuss, Tian Lian Huang, Chih‐Hao Wang, Farnaz Shamsi, Luiz Osório Leiria, Matthew D. Lynes, King-Wai Yau, Yu‐Hua Tseng - PLoS Biology 2020 cited by 64

  18. Phototransduction in mouse rods and cones

    Authors: Yingbin Fu, King‐Wai Yau - Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 2007 cited by 314

  19. Photon capture and signalling by melanopsin retinal ganglion cells

    Authors: Michael Tri H., Shin Hyeok Kang, Tian Xue, Haining Zhong, Hsi‐Wen Liao, Dwight E. Bergles, King‐Wai Yau - Nature 2008 cited by 309

  20. How vision begins: An odyssey

    Authors: Dong-Gen Luo, Tian Xue, King‐Wai Yau - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2008 cited by 185

  21. Melanopsin‐expressing ganglion cells on macaque and human retinas form two morphologically distinct populations

    Authors: Hsi‐Wen Liao, Xiaozhi Ren, Beth B. Peterson, David Marshak, King‐Wai Yau, Paul D. Gamlin, Dennis M. Dacey - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 2016 cited by 163

  22. Identification of Ligands for Olfactory Receptors by Functional Expression of a Receptor Library

    Authors: Dietmar Krautwurst, King‐Wai Yau, Randall R. Reed - Cell 1998 cited by 606

  23. The vitelliform macular dystrophy protein defines a new family of chloride channels

    Authors: Hui Sun, Takashi Tsunenari, King‐Wai Yau, Jeremy Nathans - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2002 cited by 470

  24. Structure-Function Analysis of the Bestrophin Family of Anion Channels

    Authors: Takashi Tsunenari, Hui Sun, John Williams, Hugh Cahill, Philip M. Smallwood, King‐Wai Yau, Jeremy Nathans - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2003 cited by 228