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10875
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18607
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426

Isabelle Vernos 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 Isabelle Vernos sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 110 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Isabelle Vernos 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 Isabelle Vernos sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Isabelle Vernos is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work connected to medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Reproductive biology and fertility
  • Sperm and testicular function
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • Heat shock proteins research

Within these fields, the subfields of study they have contributed to are:

  • Molecular biology
  • Cell biology
  • Public health, environmental and occupational health
  • Genetics
  • Reproductive medicine

Vernos has published in a range of scientific venues. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Science Advances
  • Molecular Human Reproduction
  • Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Rita Vassena
  • Anna Ferrer-Vaquer
  • Jacopo Scrofani
  • Farners Amargant
  • Aïda Pujol

Some of the recent papers authored include:

  • The chaperonin CCT controls T cell receptor-driven 3D configuration of centrioles, 2020, Science Advances
  • The human sperm basal body is a complex centrosome important for embryo preimplantation development, 2021, Molecular Human Reproduction
  • Chromosome segregation fidelity requires microtubule polyglutamylation by the cancer downregulated enzyme TTLL11, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Autosomal recessive variants in TUBGCP2 alter the γ-tubulin ring complex leading to neurodevelopmental disease, 2020, iScience
  • The human sperm basal body is a complex centrosome important for embryo pre-implantation development, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Isabelle Vernos has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Ran Induces Spindle Assembly by Reversing the Inhibitory Effect of Importin α on TPX2 Activity

    Oliver J Gruss;Rafael E Carazo-Salas;Christoph A Schatz;Giulia Guarguaglini

  • Structural basis of Aurora-A activation by TPX2 at the mitotic spindle.

    Richard Bayliss;Teresa Sardon;Isabelle Vernos;Elena Conti

  • The Mitotic Spindle: A Self-Made Machine

    E. Karsenti;I. Vernos

  • Genetic organization of Drosophila bithorax complex

    E. Sánchez-Herrero;I. Vernós;R. Marco;G. Morata

  • A model for the proposed roles of different microtubule-based motor proteins in establishing spindle bipolarity

    Claire E. Walczak;Isabelle Vernos;Timothy J. Mitchison;Eric Karsenti

  • TPX2, A novel xenopus MAP involved in spindle pole organization.

    Torsten Wittmann;Matthias Wilm;Eric Karsenti;Isabelle Vernos

  • Dynactin is required for bidirectional organelle transport

    Sean W. Deacon;Anna S. Serpinskaya;Patricia S. Vaughan;Monica Lopez Fanarraga

  • Chromosome-induced microtubule assembly mediated by TPX2 is required for spindle formation in HeLa cells

    Oliver J Gruss;Malte Wittmann;Hideki Yokoyama;Rainer Pepperkok

  • Xklp1, a chromosomal Xenopus kinesin-like protein essential for spindle organization and chromosome positioning.

    Isabelle Vernos;Jos Raats;Tatsuya Hirano;Janet Heasman

  • Xkid, a Chromokinesin Required for Chromosome Alignment on the Metaphase Plate

    Celia Antonio;Ingvar Ferby;Heike Wilhelm;Margaret Jones

  • The mechanism of spindle assembly: functions of Ran and its target TPX2.

    Oliver J. Gruss;Isabelle Vernos

  • Localization of the Kinesin-like Protein Xklp2 to Spindle Poles Requires a Leucine Zipper, a Microtubule-associated Protein, and Dynein

    Torsten Wittmann;Haralabia Boleti;Claude Antony;Eric Karsenti

  • Xklp2, a Novel Xenopus Centrosomal Kinesin-like Protein Required for Centrosome Separation during Mitosis

    Haralabia Boleti;Eric Karsenti;Isabelle Vernos

  • Heterotrimeric kinesin II is the microtubule motor protein responsible for pigment dispersion in Xenopus melanophores.

    M. Carolina Tuma;Andrew Zill;Nathalie Le Bot;Isabelle Vernos

  • Development and Biological Evaluation of Potent and Specific Inhibitors of Mitotic Kinesin Eg5

    Michael Gartner;Nils Sunder-Plassmann;Jeanette Seiler;Mathias Utz

  • The Role of Hklp2 in the Stabilization and Maintenance of Spindle Bipolarity

    David Vanneste;Masatoshi Takagi;Naoko Imamoto;Isabelle Vernos;Isabelle Vernos

  • The TACC proteins: TACC-ling microtubule dynamics and centrosome function.

    Isabel Peset;Isabelle Vernos;Isabelle Vernos

  • Function and regulation of Maskin, a TACC family protein, in microtubule growth during mitosis.

    Isabel Peset;Jeanette Seiler;Teresa Sardon;Luis A. Bejarano

  • A Kinesin-like Motor Inhibits Microtubule Dynamic Instability

    Henrik Bringmann;Georgios Skiniotis;Annina Spilker;Stefanie Kandels-Lewis

  • Kinesin-2 is a motor for late endosomes and lysosomes.

    Christa L. Brown;Kerstin C. Maier;Tobias Stauber;Laura M. Ginkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Karsenti
Eric Karsenti École Normale Supérieure
Richard Bayliss
Richard Bayliss University of Leeds
Rainer Pepperkok
Rainer Pepperkok European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Thomas Surrey
Thomas Surrey The Francis Crick Institute
Elena Conti
Elena Conti Max Planck Society
Vladimir I. Gelfand
Vladimir I. Gelfand Northwestern University
José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Claude Antony
Claude Antony Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Luis Serrano
Luis Serrano Centre for Genomic Regulation
Daniel G. MacArthur
Daniel G. MacArthur Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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