2026 Heidi M. McBride: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	62	10521	9709	362	329	116	26858

Overview

Heidi M. McBride is affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with notable focus areas including Molecular Biology, Neurology, Physiology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work is centered on key topics such as:

Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Interferon and Immune Responses
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Heidi M. McBride has contributed to several recent papers, including:

"MIROs and DRP1 drive mitochondrial-derived vesicle biogenesis and promote quality control" (2021) published in Nature Cell Biology
"Golgi-derived PI (4) P-containing vesicles drive late steps of mitochondrial division" (2020) published in Science
"Critical Role of Lipid Scramblase TMEM16F in Phosphatidylserine Exposure and Repair of Plasma Membrane after Pore Formation" (2020) published in Cell Reports
"Mitochondrial-derived vesicles in metabolism, disease, and aging" (2024) published in Cell Metabolism
"Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization" (2025) published in Nature Metabolism

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cell Reports
Nature Cell Biology
Science
Cell Metabolism

Among frequent co-authors are:

Michel Desjardins
Sherilyn Junelle Recinto
Jo Anne Stratton
Olesia Ignatenko
Samantha Gruenheid

Best Publications

Rab proteins as membrane organizers

Marino Zerial;Heidi McBride

4175
Citations
Mitochondria: more than just a powerhouse.

Heidi M. McBride;Margaret Neuspiel;Sylwia Wasiak

2280
Citations
The Rab5 effector EEA1 is a core component of endosome docking

Savvas Christoforidis;Heidi M. McBride;Robert D. Burgoyne;Marino Zerial

1075
Citations
The PINK1/Parkin pathway regulates mitochondrial morphology

Angela C. Poole;Ruth E. Thomas;Laurie A. Andrews;Heidi M. McBride

1012
Citations
A new pathway for mitochondrial quality control: mitochondrial‐derived vesicles

Ayumu Sugiura;Gian-Luca McLelland;Edward A Fon;Heidi M McBride

785
Citations
A Novel Rab5 GDP/GTP Exchange Factor Complexed to Rabaptin-5 Links Nucleotide Exchange to Effector Recruitment and Function

Hisanori Horiuchi;Roger Lippé;Heidi M. McBride;Mariantonietta Rubino

744
Citations
A Vesicular Transport Pathway Shuttles Cargo from Mitochondria to Lysosomes

Vincent Soubannier;Gian Luca McLelland;Rodolfo Zunino;Emelie Braschi

704
Citations
Mitochondrial processing peptidase regulates PINK1 processing, import and Parkin recruitment

Andrew W Greene;Karl Grenier;Miguel A Aguileta;Stephanie Muise

702
Citations
Oligomeric Complexes Link Rab5 Effectors with NSF and Drive Membrane Fusion via Interactions between EEA1 and Syntaxin 13

Heidi M McBride;Vladimir Rybin;Carol Murphy;Angelika Giner

655
Citations
Parkin and PINK1 function in a vesicular trafficking pathway regulating mitochondrial quality control.

Gian-Luca McLelland;Vincent Soubannier;Carol X Chen;Heidi M McBride

632
Citations
Bax/Bak promote sumoylation of DRP1 and its stable association with mitochondria during apoptotic cell death.

Sylwia Wasiak;Rodolfo Zunino;Heidi M. McBride

626
Citations
Cargo-selected transport from the mitochondria to peroxisomes is mediated by vesicular carriers.

Margaret Neuspiel;Astrid C. Schauss;Emelie Braschi;Rodolfo Zunino

596
Citations
Parkinson’s Disease-Related Proteins PINK1 and Parkin Repress Mitochondrial Antigen Presentation

Diana Matheoud;Ayumu Sugiura;Angélique Bellemare-Pelletier;Annie Laplante

503
Citations
Intestinal infection triggers Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms in Pink1 −/− mice

Diana Matheoud;Tyler Cannon;Aurore Voisin;Anna-Maija Penttinen

502
Citations
Loss of the Parkinson’s Disease-linked gene DJ-1 perturbs mitochondrial dynamics

I. Irrcher;H. Aleyasin;E.L. Seifert;S.J. Hewitt

441
Citations
Sumo1 Conjugates Mitochondrial Substrates and Participates in Mitochondrial Fission

Zdena Harder;Rodolfo Zunino;Heidi McBride

439
Citations
Activated Mitofusin 2 Signals Mitochondrial Fusion, Interferes with Bax Activation, and Reduces Susceptibility to Radical Induced Depolarization

Margaret Neuspiel;Rodolfo Zunino;Sandhya Gangaraju;Peter Rippstein

400
Citations
MAPL is a new mitochondrial SUMO E3 ligase that regulates mitochondrial fission

Emélie Braschi;Rodolfo Zunino;Heidi M McBride

386
Citations
Endoplasmic reticulum BIK initiates DRP1-regulated remodelling of mitochondrial cristae during apoptosis.

Marc Germain;Jaigi P Mathai;Heidi M McBride;Gordon C Shore

383
Citations
OPA1-dependent cristae modulation is essential for cellular adaptation to metabolic demand.

David A Patten;Jacob Wong;Mireille Khacho;Vincent Soubannier

382
Citations