# Short-distance vesicle transport via phase separation

*PRI Rank #16 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #16 |
| 18m citations | 42 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.003 |
| Corresponding authors | Mingjie Zhang |
| Institution | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/lipid-membrane-structure-and-behavior/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.003](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.003)

## Topics

vesicle transport · phase separation · liquid-liquid phase separation · membrane trafficking · biomolecular condensates · short-distance transport · vesicle motility · cytoplasmic condensates · membrane-bound organelles · cargo sorting · vesicle budding · vesicle fusion · motor-independent transport · diffusion-based transport · condensate-mediated trafficking

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