2026 James A. McNew: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	42	3000	2730	1425	1282	67	11793

Overview

James A. McNew is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, focusing on molecular biology and related subfields such as Epidemiology, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics including Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Cellular transport and secretion, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Recent papers by James A. McNew demonstrate a focus on cellular mechanisms and molecular pathways:

A transition to degeneration triggered by oxidative stress in degenerative disorders, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
The Drosophila melanogaster attP40 docking site and derivatives are insertion mutations of msp-300, 2022, PLoS ONE
Atl (atlastin) regulates mTor signaling and autophagy in Drosophila muscle through alteration of the lysosomal network, 2023, Autophagy
The Drosophila attP40 docking site and derivatives are insertion mutations of MSP300, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Human astrovirus capsid protein releases a membrane lytic peptide upon trypsin maturation, 2023, Journal of Virology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James A. McNew include Michael Stern, Kevin van der Graaf, Saurabh Srivastav, Pratibha Singh, and Miguel A. Betancourt-Solis. The collaboration with these researchers is reflected in multiple publications and active engagement in related research areas.

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as PLoS ONE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Autophagy, and Journal of Virology. The distribution of publications across these journals highlights involvement in molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, and virology research communities.

Best Publications

SNAREpins: Minimal Machinery for Membrane Fusion

Thomas Weber;Boris V Zemelman;James A McNew;Benedikt Westermann

2996
Citations
Compartmental specificity of cellular membrane fusion encoded in SNARE proteins

James A. McNew;Francesco Parlati;Ryouichi Fukuda;Robert J. Johnston

857
Citations
SNARE proteins are required for macroautophagy

Usha Nair;Anjali Jotwani;Jiefei Geng;Noor Gammoh

500
Citations
Homotypic fusion of ER membranes requires the dynamin-like GTPase Atlastin

Genny Orso;Diana Pendin;Song Liu;Jessica Tosetto

490
Citations
An oligomeric protein is imported into peroxisomes in vivo

James A. McNew;Joel M. Goodman

448
Citations
Close is not enough: SNARE-dependent membrane fusion requires an active mechanism that transduces force to membrane anchors.

James A. McNew;Thomas Weber;Francesco Parlati;Robert J. Johnston

381
Citations
Rapid and efficient fusion of phospholipid vesicles by the alpha-helical core of a SNARE complex in the absence of an N-terminal regulatory domain

Francesco Parlati;Thomas Weber;James A. McNew;Benedikt Westermann

308
Citations
Functional architecture of an intracellular membrane t-SNARE

Ryouichi Fukuda;James A. McNew;James A. McNew;Thomas Weber;Thomas Weber;Francesco Parlati

294
Citations
Ykt6p, a Prenylated SNARE Essential for Endoplasmic Reticulum-Golgi Transport

James A. McNew;Morten Søgaard;Nina M. Lampen;Sachiko Machida

292
Citations
Hemifusion in SNARE-mediated membrane fusion.

Yibin Xu;Fan Zhang;Zengliu Su;James A McNew

277
Citations
Hemifusion arrest by complexin is relieved by Ca2+-synaptotagmin I.

Johanna R Schaub;Xiaobing Lu;Blair Doneske;Yeon-Kyun Shin

263
Citations
Regulation of membrane fusion by the membrane-proximal coil of the t-SNARE during zippering of SNAREpins

Thomas J. Melia;Thomas Weber;James A. McNew;Lillian E. Fisher

252
Citations
Membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases are inserted co-translationally into the ER and contain different ER retrieval motifs at their carboxy termini.

Andrew W. McCartney;John M. Dyer;Preetinder K. Dhanoa;Peter K. Kim

239
Citations
Content mixing and membrane integrity during membrane fusion driven by pairing of isolated v-SNAREs and t-SNAREs

Walter Nickel;Thomas Weber;James A. McNew;Francesco Parlati

238
Citations
Distinct SNARE complexes mediating membrane fusion in Golgi transport based on combinatorial specificity

Francesco Parlati;Oleg Varlamov;Keren Paz;Keren Paz;James A. McNew;James A. McNew

237
Citations
The Length of the Flexible SNAREpin Juxtamembrane Region Is a Critical Determinant of SNARE-Dependent Fusion

James A McNew;Thomas Weber;Donald M Engelman;Thomas H Söllner

210
Citations
The sorting sequence of the peroxisomal integral membrane protein PMP47 is contained within a short hydrophilic loop.

John M. Dyer;James A. McNew;Joel M. Goodman

208
Citations
The targeting and assembly of peroxisomal proteins: some old rules do not apply.

James A. McNew;Joel M. Goodman

206
Citations
SNAREpins are functionally resistant to disruption by NSF and alphaSNAP.

Thomas Weber;Francesco Parlati;James A. McNew;Robert J. Johnston

153
Citations
Membrane Fusion Induced by Neuronal SNAREs Transits through Hemifusion

Xiaobing Lu;Fan Zhang;James A. McNew;Yeon-Kyun Shin

151
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Söllner Heidelberg University

James E. Rothman Yale University

Joel M. Goodman The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Benedikt Westermann University of Bayreuth

Yeon-Kyun Shin Iowa State University

Burton F. Dickey The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Walter Nickel Heidelberg University

Vesa M. Olkkonen University of Helsinki

Vikram N. Vakharia University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine

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