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J. Michael McCaffery

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
34187
World Ranking
2785
National Ranking
1433

J. Michael McCaffery 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 J. Michael McCaffery sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 145 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Michael McCaffery 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 J. Michael McCaffery sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. Michael McCaffery is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their scholarly output focuses on various subfields, including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Their research encompasses multiple specialized topics such as:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Membrane dynamics and protein targets of lipid droplet microautophagy during ER stress-induced proteostasis in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (2020), published in Autophagy
  • "Mitochondrial fission factor (Mff) is required for organization of the mitochondrial sheath in spermatids" (2021), published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • "An analysis of compassionate access programmes for novel oncology drugs" (2025), published in Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with McCaffery include Enrique J. Garcia, Pin-Chao Liao, Gary Tan, Jason Vevea, and Cierra N. Sing.

Publications from this scientist have appeared predominantly in journals such as Autophagy, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, and Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -).

Best Publications

  • Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+based on green fluorescent proteins and calmodulin

    Atsushi Miyawaki;Juan Llopis;Roger Heim;J. Michael McCaffery

  • Measurement of cytosolic, mitochondrial, and Golgi pH in single living cells with green fluorescent proteins.

    J Llopis;J M McCaffery;A Miyawaki;M G Farquhar

  • Mitochondrial fusion is required for mtDNA stability in skeletal muscle and tolerance of mtDNA mutations.

    Hsiuchen Chen;Marc Vermulst;Yun E. Wang;Anne Chomyn

  • Structural basis of mitochondrial tethering by mitofusin complexes.

    Takumi Koshiba;Scott A. Detmer;Jens T. Kaiser;Jens T. Kaiser;Hsiuchen Chen

  • Mitochondrial Fusion Protects against Neurodegeneration in the Cerebellum

    Hsiuchen Chen;J. Michael McCaffery;David C. Chan

  • The dynamin-related GTPase Dnm1 regulates mitochondrial fission in yeast

    William Bleazard;J. Michael McCaffery;Edward J. King;Susan Bale

  • A Membrane Coat Complex Essential for Endosome-to-Golgi Retrograde Transport in Yeast

    Matthew N.J. Seaman;J. Michael McCaffery;Scott D. Emr

  • TDP-43 Is Intrinsically Aggregation-prone, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked Mutations Accelerate Aggregation and Increase Toxicity

    Brian S. Johnson;David Snead;Jonathan J. Lee;J. Michael McCaffery

  • Dnm1 forms spirals that are structurally tailored to fit mitochondria

    Elena Ingerman;Edward M. Perkins;Michael Marino;Jason A. Mears

  • SIRT3, a human SIR2 homologue, is an NAD- dependent deacetylase localized to mitochondria

    Patrick Onyango;Ivana Celic;J. Michael McCaffery;Jef D. Boeke

  • Mitofusins and OPA1 Mediate Sequential Steps in Mitochondrial Membrane Fusion

    Zhiyin Song;Mariam Ghochani;J. Michael McCaffery;Terrence G. Frey

  • The Parkinson's disease protein α-synuclein disrupts cellular Rab homeostasis

    Aaron D. Gitler;Brooke J. Bevis;James Shorter;Katherine E. Strathearn

  • Mitochondrial Fusion Intermediates Revealed in Vitro

    Shelly Meeusen;J. Michael McCaffery;Jodi Nunnari

  • Mitochondrial Inner-Membrane Fusion and Crista Maintenance Requires the Dynamin-Related GTPase Mgm1

    Shelly Meeusen;Rachel DeVay;Jennifer Block;Ann Cassidy-Stone

  • UCP2 regulates energy metabolism and differentiation potential of human pluripotent stem cells

    Jin Zhang;Ivan Khvorostov;Jason S. Hong;Yavuz Oktay

  • Nucleocytosolic Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase Is Required for Histone Acetylation and Global Transcription

    Hidekazu Takahashi;J. Michael McCaffery;Rafael A. Irizarry;Jef D. Boeke

  • Vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein is sorted and concentrated during export from the endoplasmic reticulum

    William E. Balch;J.Michael McCaffery;Helen Plutner;Marilyn Gist Farquhar

  • A yeast TDP-43 proteinopathy model: Exploring the molecular determinants of TDP-43 aggregation and cellular toxicity

    Brian S. Johnson;J. Michael McCaffery;Susan Lindquist;Aaron D. Gitler

  • Furfural induces reactive oxygen species accumulation and cellular damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Sandra A Allen;William Clark;J Michael McCaffery;Zhen Cai

  • Erratum: UCP2 regulates energy metabolism and differentiation potential of human pluripotent stem cells (EMBO Journal (2011) 30 (4860-4873) DOI:10.1038/emboj.2011.401)

    Jin Zhang;Ivan Khvorostov;Jason S. Hong;Yavuz Oktay

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Chan
David C. Chan California Institute of Technology
Jodi Nunnari
Jodi Nunnari University of California, Davis
Carla M. Koehler
Carla M. Koehler University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Lindquist
Susan Lindquist MIT
Marilyn G. Farquhar
Marilyn G. Farquhar University of California, San Diego
Frances D. Gillin
Frances D. Gillin University of California, San Diego
Beverly Wendland
Beverly Wendland Johns Hopkins University
Michael A. Teitell
Michael A. Teitell University of California, Los Angeles
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien University of California, San Diego
Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University

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