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Dannel McCollum publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dannel McCollum sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 77 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Dannel McCollum D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dannel McCollum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dannel McCollum is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Aging.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Mechanisms of cancer metastasis

McCollum has contributed to multiple publications across various scientific journals and preprint platforms. The frequent publication venues found in their record include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • iScience
  • Cytoskeleton
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Multicellular aligned bands disrupt global collective cell behavior, 2022, Acta Biomaterialia
  • The ability of the LIMD1 and TRIP6 LIM domains to bind to f-actin under strain is critical for their tension dependent localization to adherens junctions and association with the Hippo pathway kinase LATS1, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Control of stress-activated Cdc42 dynamics by the MAP kinase Sty1 - NDR kinase Orb6 regulatory axis, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Control of stress-activated Cdc42 dynamics by the MAP kinase Sty1-NDR kinase Orb6 regulatory axis, 2025, iScience
  • Multicellular Aligned Bands Disrupt Global Collective Cell Behavior, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors working with McCollum include:

  • Sebastian Mana-Capelli
  • Mahvash Jebeli
  • Samantha K. Lopez
  • Zachary E. Goldblatt
  • Qi Wen

Best Publications

  • Role of Polo Kinase and Mid1p in Determining the Site of Cell Division in Fission Yeast

    Jürg Bähler;Alexander B. Steever;Sally Wheatley;Yu-li Wang

  • Centrosomes in cellular regulation.

    Stephen Doxsey;Dannel McCollum;William Theurkauf

  • The pas8 mutant of Pichia pastoris exhibits the peroxisomal protein import deficiencies of Zellweger syndrome cells--the PAS8 protein binds to the COOH-terminal tripeptide peroxisomal targeting signal, and is a member of the TPR protein family.

    Dannel McCollum;Edward Monosov;Suresh Subramani

  • Isolation and Characterization of New Fission Yeast Cytokinesis Mutants

    Mohan K. Balasubramanian;Dannel McCollum;Dannel McCollum;Louise Chang;Kelvin C. Y. Wong

  • Cytokinesis in Eukaryotes

    David A. Guertin;Susanne Trautmann;Dannel McCollum

  • Timing is everything: regulation of mitotic exit and cytokinesis by the MEN and SIN

    Dannel McCollum;Kathleen L Gould

  • Development of the yeast Pichia pastoris as a model organism for a genetic and molecular analysis of peroxisome assembly

    Stephen J. Gould;Dannel McCollum;Allan P. Spong;John A. Heyman

  • Fission yeast Clp1p phosphatase regulates G2/M transition and coordination of cytokinesis with cell cycle progression

    Susanne Trautmann;Benjamin A. Wolfe;Paul Jorgensen;Mike Tyers

  • Control of cellular responses to mechanical cues through YAP/TAZ regulation.

    Ishani Dasgupta;Dannel McCollum

  • The Pichia pastoris peroxisomal protein PAS8p is the receptor for the C-terminal tripeptide peroxisomal targeting signal.

    S. R. Terlecky;W. M. Nuttley;D. McCollum;E. Sock

  • Angiomotin family proteins are novel activators of the LATS2 kinase tumor suppressor

    Murugan Paramasivam;Ali Sarkeshik;John R. Yates;Maria J. G. Fernandes

  • Sid2p, a spindle pole body kinase that regulates the onset of cytokinesis.

    Cynthia A. Sparks;Mary K. Morphew;Dannel McCollum

  • The multiprotein exocyst complex is essential for cell separation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

    Hongyan Wang;Xie Tang;Jianhua Liu;Susanne Trautmann

  • The role of the Sid1p kinase and Cdc14p in regulating the onset of cytokinesis in fission yeast

    David A. Guertin;Louise Chang;Farid Irshad;Kathleen L. Gould

  • Angiomotins link F-actin architecture to Hippo pathway signaling

    Sebastian Mana-Capelli;Murugan Paramasivam;Shubham Dutta;Dannel McCollum

  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe cdc4+ gene encodes a novel EF-hand protein essential for cytokinesis.

    D McCollum;M K Balasubramanian;L E Pelcher;S M Hemmingsen

  • Drc1p/Cps1p, a 1,3-β-Glucan Synthase Subunit, Is Essential for Division Septum Assembly in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Jianhua Liu;Hongyan Wang;Dannel McCollum;Mohan K. Balasubramanian

  • The Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Actin-Related Protein, Arp3, Is a Component of the Cortical Actin Cytoskeleton and Interacts With Profilin

    D McCollum;A Feoktistova;M Morphew;M Balasubramanian

  • Mob1p interacts with the Sid2p kinase and is required for cytokinesis in fission yeast

    Ming Chin Hou;Jeffrey Salek;Dannel McCollum

  • The Conserved Misshapen-Warts-Yorkie Pathway Acts in Enteroblasts to Regulate Intestinal Stem Cells in Drosophila

    Qi Li;Shuangxi Li;Sebastian Mana-Capelli;Rachel J. Roth Flach

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen L. Gould
Kathleen L. Gould Vanderbilt University
Mohan K. Balasubramanian
Mohan K. Balasubramanian University of Warwick
Suresh Subramani
Suresh Subramani University of California, San Diego
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Viesturs Simanis
Viesturs Simanis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michael P. Czech
Michael P. Czech University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
William E. Theurkauf
William E. Theurkauf University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Stephen J. Doxsey
Stephen J. Doxsey University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jürg Bähler
Jürg Bähler University College London
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University

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