2026 William I. Weis: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	109	986	603	380	64633

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Biology and Biochemistry

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64633

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

William I. Weis was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the intersection of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration on Molecular Biology.

Their scientific contributions encompassed several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Structural Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work included:

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
Cancer-related gene regulation
Heat shock proteins research
RNA Research and Splicing
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

William I. Weis published frequently in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Science Signaling
Biophysical Journal

They collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

Alexander R. Dunn
Sabine Pokutta
Jacob P. Mahoney
Elise S. Bruguera
Nicolas A. Bax

Among significant recent publications, notable papers include:

"Structural analysis of carbohydrate binding by the macrophage mannose receptor CD206" (2021) in the Journal of Biological Chemistry
"Structural basis of αE-catenin-F-actin catch bond behavior" (2020) in eLife
"The C-terminal actin-binding domain of talin forms an asymmetric catch bond with F-actin" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Limited dishevelled/Axin oligomerization determines efficiency of Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction" (2020) in eLife
"Mechanism of the cadherin-catenin F-actin catch bond interaction" (2022) in eLife

In recognition of their scientific contributions, William I. Weis was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.

Best Publications

High-Resolution Crystal Structure of an Engineered Human β2-Adrenergic G Protein–Coupled Receptor

Vadim Cherezov;Daniel M. Rosenbaum;Michael A. Hanson;Søren G. F. Rasmussen

4128
Citations
Crystal structure of the β2 adrenergic receptor-Gs protein complex.

Søren G. F. Rasmussen;Brian T. DeVree;Yaozhong Zou;Andrew C. Kruse

3614
Citations
Crystal structure of the human beta2 adrenergic G-protein-coupled receptor.

Søren G F Rasmussen;Hee Jung Choi;Daniel M. Rosenbaum;Tong Sun Kobilka

2844
Citations
Structure of a nanobody-stabilized active state of the β2 adrenoceptor

Søren G F Rasmussen;Hee Jung Choi;Juan Jose Fung;Els Pardon

2050
Citations
GPCR Engineering Yields High-Resolution Structural Insights into β2-Adrenergic Receptor Function

Daniel M. Rosenbaum;Vadim Cherezov;Michael A. Hanson;Søren G. F. Rasmussen

1746
Citations
Crystal structure of the µ-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonist

Aashish Manglik;Andrew C. Kruse;Tong Sun Kobilka;Foon Sun Thian

1616
Citations
Structure of the influenza virus haemagglutinin complexed with its receptor, sialic acid

W. Weis;J. H. Brown;S. Cusack;S. Cusack;J. C. Paulson

1578
Citations
STRUCTURAL BASIS OF LECTIN-CARBOHYDRATE RECOGNITION

William I. Weis;Kurt Drickamer

1490
Citations
The C‐type lectin superfamily in the immune system

William I. Weis;Maureen E. Taylor;Kurt Drickamer

1281
Citations
Deconstructing the Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Complex

Soichiro Yamada;Sabine Pokutta;Frauke Drees;William I. Weis

1266
Citations
α-Catenin Is a Molecular Switch that Binds E-Cadherin-β-Catenin and Regulates Actin-Filament Assembly

Frauke Drees;Sabine Pokutta;Soichiro Yamada;W. James Nelson

1249
Citations
Structure of a C-type mannose-binding protein complexed with an oligosaccharide.

William I. Weis;Kurt Drickamer;Wayne A. Hendrickson;Wayne A. Hendrickson

1174
Citations
The Molecular Basis of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation.

William I. Weis;Brian K. Kobilka

1082
Citations
The β-Catenin Destruction Complex

Jennifer L. Stamos;William I. Weis

1078
Citations
Activation and allosteric modulation of a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor

Andrew C. Kruse;Aaron M. Ring;Aashish Manglik;Jianxin Hu

1015
Citations
The Structure of the β-Catenin/E-Cadherin Complex and the Molecular Basis of Diverse Ligand Recognition by β-Catenin

Andrew H. Huber;William I. Weis

983
Citations
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ARMADILLO REPEAT REGION OF BETA -CATENIN

A H Huber;W J Nelson;W I Weis

958
Citations
Three-dimensional structure of the neuronal-Sec1-syntaxin 1a complex.

Kira M. S. Misura;Richard H. Scheller;William I. Weis

924
Citations
Structure of the human M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor bound to an antagonist.

Kazuko Haga;Andrew C. Kruse;Hidetsugu Asada;Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi

909
Citations
Structure and dynamics of the M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor

Andrew C. Kruse;Jianxin Hu;Albert C. Pan;Daniel H. Arlow

908
Citations