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King Wai Yau publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where King Wai Yau sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 200 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

King Wai Yau D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where King Wai Yau sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

King Wai Yau is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields including Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional areas of study include Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

King Wai Yau has contributed to several research publications across various reputable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Current Biology
  • Science Advances

Notable recent publications by King Wai Yau are:

  • "Origins of direction selectivity in the primate retina", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Unusual phototransduction via cross-motif signaling from G q to adenylyl cyclase in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells", 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Apo-Opsin and Its Dark Constitutive Activity across Retinal Cone Subtypes", 2020, Current Biology
  • "Dark noise and retinal degeneration from D190N-rhodopsin", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Light-dependent photoreceptor orientation in mouse retina", 2020, Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their notable coauthors include:

  • Daniel Silverman
  • Zuying Chai
  • Lujing Chen
  • Guang Li
  • Zheng Jiang

Best Publications

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

    S. Hattar;H.-W. Liao;M. Takao;D. M. Berson

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

    Dennis M. Dacey;Hsi-Wen Liao;Beth B. Peterson;Farrel R. Robinson

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

    S. Hattar;R. J. Lucas;N. Mrosovsky;S. Thompson

  • Central projections of melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells in the mouse

    Samer Hattar;Monica Kumar;Alexander Park;Patrick Tong

  • Responses of retinal rods to single photons.

    D A Baylor;T D Lamb;K W Yau

  • Diminished pupillary light reflex at high irradiances in melanopsin-knockout mice

    R. J. Lucas;S. Hattar;M. Takao;D. M. Berson

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

    Ali D. Güler;Jennifer L. Ecker;Gurprit S. Lall;Shafiqul Haq

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

    Xiufeng Zhong;Christian Gutierrez;Tian Xue;Tian Xue;Christopher Hampton

  • Primary structure and functional expression of a cyclic nucleotide-activated channel from olfactory neurons.

    Ravinder S. Dhallan;King Wai Yau;Karen A. Schrader;Randall R. Reed

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

    Dietmar Krautwurst;King Wai Yau;Randall R. Reed

  • The membrane current of single rod outer segments.

    D A Baylor;T D Lamb;K W Yau

  • Cyclic GMP-Activated Conductance of Retinal Photoreceptor Cells

    K W Yau;D A Baylor

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

    Paul D.R. Gamlin;David H. McDougal;Joel Pokorny;Vivianne C. Smith

  • Restoration of vision after transplantation of photoreceptors

    R. A. Pearson;A. C. Barber;M. Rizzi;C. Hippert

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

    Hui Sun;Takashi Tsunenari;King Wai Yau;Jeremy Nathans

  • Two components of electrical dark noise in toad retinal rod outer segments.

    D A Baylor;G Matthews;K W Yau

  • Calcium and light adaptation in retinal rods and cones

    K Nakatani;K W Yau

  • Phototransduction Motifs and Variations

    King Wai Yau;Roger C. Hardie

  • Phototransduction mechanism in retinal rods and cones. The Friedenwald Lecture.

    King-Wai Yau

  • Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

    Michael Tri Hoang Do;King Wai Yau

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinori Shichida
Yoshinori Shichida Ritsumeikan University
Samer Hattar
Samer Hattar National Institutes of Health
Randall R. Reed
Randall R. Reed Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David M. Berson
David M. Berson Brown University
Jeremy Nathans
Jeremy Nathans Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dennis M. Dacey
Dennis M. Dacey University of Washington
Robert J. Lucas
Robert J. Lucas University of Manchester
Paul D. Gamlin
Paul D. Gamlin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rosalie K. Crouch
Rosalie K. Crouch Medical University of South Carolina
Peter A. McNaughton
Peter A. McNaughton King's College London

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