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Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10366
World Ranking
14507
National Ranking
511

Geoffrey O. Wasteneys 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 Geoffrey O. Wasteneys sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoffrey O. Wasteneys 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 Geoffrey O. Wasteneys sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Geoffrey O. Wasteneys is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they contribute extensively to subfields such as Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Light effects on plants
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Wasteneys has published research in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Developmental Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Wasteneys include:

  • The Microtubule-Associated Protein CLASP Is Translationally Regulated in Light-Dependent Root Apical Meristem Growth, 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Conflicting roles of cell geometry, microtubule deflection and orientation-dependent dynamic instability in cortical array organization, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cytoplasmic Linker Protein-Associating Protein at the Nexus of Hormone Signaling, Microtubule Organization, and the Transition From Division to Differentiation in Primary Roots, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The microtubule-associated protein CLASP is translationally-regulated in light-dependent root apical meristem growth, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • 20 years of Developmental Cell: Looking forward, 2021, Developmental Cell

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Laryssa Halat, Katherine Gyte, Tim Y. Y. Tian, Colin B. Macdonald, and Eric N. Cytrynbaum.

Wasteneys was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, an award indicating peer acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis Interdigitating Cell Growth Requires Two Antagonistic Pathways with Opposing Action on Cell Morphogenesis

    Ying Fu;Ying Gu;Zhiliang Zheng;Geoffrey Wasteneys

  • MOR1 is essential for organizing cortical microtubules in plants

    Angela T. Whittington;Oliver Vugrek;Ke Jun Wei;Nortrud G. Hasenbein

  • COBRA, an Arabidopsis Extracellular Glycosyl-Phosphatidyl Inositol-Anchored Protein, Specifically Controls Highly Anisotropic Expansion through Its Involvement in Cellulose Microfibril Orientation

    Francois Roudier;Anita G Fernandez;Machiko Fujita;Machiko Fujita;Regina Himmelspach

  • Remodeling the Cytoskeleton for Growth and Form: An Overview with Some New Views

    Geoffrey O. Wasteneys;Moira E. Galway

  • Microtubule organization in the green kingdom: chaos or self-order?

    Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

  • New techniques enable comparative analysis of microtubule orientation, wall texture, and growth rate in intact roots of Arabidopsis.

    Keiko Sugimoto;Richard E. Williamson;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

  • Progress in understanding the role of microtubules in plant cells

    Geoffrey O Wasteneys

  • Mutation or drug-dependent microtubule disruption causes radial swelling without altering parallel cellulose microfibril deposition in Arabidopsis root cells.

    Keiko Sugimoto;Regina Himmelspach;Richard E. Williamson;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

  • A CLASP-modulated cell edge barrier mechanism drives cell-wide cortical microtubule organization in Arabidopsis

    Chris Ambrose;Jun F. Allard;Eric N. Cytrynbaum;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

  • The Arabidopsis CLASP gene encodes a microtubule-associated protein involved in cell expansion and division.

    J. Christian Ambrose;Tsubasa Shoji;Amanda M. Kotzer;Jamie A. Pighin

  • Microtubule and F-actin dynamics at the division site in living Tradescantia stamen hair cells

    Ann L. Cleary;Brian E. S. Gunning;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys;Peter K. Hepler

  • Spatial organization of plant cortical microtubules: close encounters of the 2D kind

    Geoffrey O. Wasteneys;J. Christian Ambrose

  • Differential regulation of TNL-mediated immune signaling by redundant helper CNLs

    Zhongshou Wu;Meng Li;Oliver Xiaoou Dong;Shitou Xia

  • Cellulose microfibril alignment recovers from DCB‐induced disruption despite microtubule disorganization

    Regina Himmelspach;Richard E. Williamson;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys

  • Plant Cytokinesis: Terminology for Structures and Processes

    Andrei Smertenko;Farhah Assaad;František Baluška;Magdalena Bezanilla

  • MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION 1 Regulates Structure and Function of Microtubule Arrays during Mitosis and Cytokinesis in the Arabidopsis Root

    Eiko Kawamura;Regina Himmelspach;Madeleine C. Rashbrooke;Angela T. Whittington

  • New Views on the Plant Cytoskeleton

    Geoffrey O. Wasteneys;Zhenbiao Yang

  • CLASP Interacts with Sorting Nexin 1 to Link Microtubules and Auxin Transport via PIN2 Recycling in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Chris Ambrose;Yuan Ruan;John Gardiner;Laura M. Tamblyn

  • Freeze shattering: a simple and effective method for permeabilizing higher plant cell walls

    G. O. Wasteneys;G. O. Wasteneys;J. Willingale-Theune;D. Menzel

  • Ethylene Modulates Root-Wave Responses in Arabidopsis

    Charles S. Buer;Geoffrey O. Wasteneys;Josette Masle

Frequent Co-Authors

Miki Fujita
Miki Fujita University of British Columbia
Andreas Holzinger
Andreas Holzinger BOKU University
Shawn D. Mansfield
Shawn D. Mansfield University of British Columbia
Zhenbiao Yang
Zhenbiao Yang University of California, Riverside
Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tobias I. Baskin
Tobias I. Baskin University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christina E. Offler
Christina E. Offler University of Newcastle Australia
Federica Brandizzi
Federica Brandizzi Michigan State University
José M. Estevez
José M. Estevez Fundación Instituto Leloir
David A. Jones
David A. Jones Australian National University

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