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D-Index
80
Citations
20221
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4143
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2031

James R. Bamburg 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 James R. Bamburg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James R. Bamburg 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 James R. Bamburg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James R. Bamburg is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily lies in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions in several related subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Neurology, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by James R. Bamburg include:

  • Cofilin and Actin Dynamics: Multiple Modes of Regulation and Their Impacts in Neuronal Development and Degeneration, 2021, published in Cells
  • Direct interaction of HIV gp120 with neuronal CXCR4 and CCR5 receptors induces cofilin-actin rod pathology via a cellular prion protein- and NOX-dependent mechanism, 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • Lamin A/C deficiency enables increased myosin-II bipolar filament ensembles that promote divergent actomyosin network anomalies through self-organization, 2020, published in Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • α-Synuclein triggers cofilin pathology and dendritic spine impairment via a PrPC-CCR5 dependent pathway, 2024, published in Cell Death and Disease
  • The role of activated androgen receptor in cofilin phospho-regulation depends on the molecular subtype of TNBC cell line and actin assembly dynamics, 2022, published in PLoS ONE

The frequent coauthors collaborating with James R. Bamburg include:

  • Laurie S. Minamide
  • Lubna H. Tahtamouni
  • Thomas B. Kuhn
  • O'Neil Wiggan
  • Isaac W. Babcock

Their publications are commonly found in venues such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Biomedicines
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cells
  • Cell Death and Disease

In recognition of their work, James R. Bamburg was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Proteins of the ADF/Cofilin Family: Essential Regulators of Actin Dynamics

    James R. Bamburg

  • ADF/Cofilin: A Functional Node in Cell Biology

    Barbara W. Bernstein;James R. Bamburg

  • Putting a new twist on actin: ADF/cofilins modulate actin dynamics

    James R Bamburg;Amy McGough;Shoichiro Ono

  • Reactivation of phosphorylated actin depolymerizing factor and identification of the regulatory site.

    Brian J. Agnew;Laurie S. Minamide;James R. Bamburg

  • Neurodegenerative stimuli induce persistent ADF/cofilin-actin rods that disrupt distal neurite function.

    Laurie S. Minamide;Amanda M. Striegl;Judith A. Boyle;Peter J. Meberg;Peter J. Meberg

  • ADF/cofilin-mediated actin dynamics regulate AMPA receptor trafficking during synaptic plasticity

    Jiaping Gu;Chi Wai Lee;Yanjie Fan;Daniel Komlos

  • Interplay between components of a novel LIM kinase–slingshot phosphatase complex regulates cofilin

    Juliana Soosairajah;Sankar Maiti;O'Neil Wiggan;Patrick Sarmiere

  • Actin-ATP Hydrolysis Is a Major Energy Drain for Neurons

    Barbara W. Bernstein;James R. Bamburg

  • Assembly of microtubules at the tip of growing axons.

    J. R. Bamburg;D. Bray;K. Chapman

  • ADF/cofilin and actin dynamics in disease.

    James R Bamburg;O'Neil P Wiggan

  • Tropomyosin binding to F-actin protects the F-actin from disassembly by brain actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)

    Barbara W. Bernstein;James R. Bamburg

  • A filter paper dye-binding assay for quantitative determination of protein without interference from reducing agents or detergents.

    L.S. Minamide;J.R. Bamburg

  • Regulating actin-filament dynamics in vivo

    Hui Chen;Barbara W. Bernstein;James R. Bamburg

  • Actin depolymerizing factor and cofilin phosphorylation dynamics: Response to signals that regulate neurite extension

    Peter J. Meberg;Shoichiro Ono;Shoichiro Ono;Laurie S. Minamide;Masami Takahashi

  • Cdc42 regulates cofilin during the establishment of neuronal polarity

    Boyan K. Garvalov;Kevin C. Flynn;Dorothee Neukirchen;Liane Meyn

  • Analysis of the interactions of actin depolymerizing factor with G- and F-actin

    S. M. Hayden;P. S. Miller;A. Brauweiler;J. R. Bamburg

  • The structures of toxins from two strains of Fusarium Tricinctum

    J.R. Bamburg;N.V. Riggs;F.M. Strong

  • Regulation of the neuronal actin cytoskeleton by ADF/cofilin

    Patrick D. Sarmiere;James R. Bamburg

  • Specification of Actin Filament Function and Molecular Composition by Tropomyosin Isoforms

    Nicole S. Bryce;Galina Schevzov;Vicki Ferguson;Justin M. Percival

  • Partial purification and characterization of an actin depolymerizing factor from brain.

    J.R. Bamburg;J.R. Bamburg;H.E. Harris;A.G. Weeds

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Gunning
Peter W. Gunning University of New South Wales
Bruce A. Molitoris
Bruce A. Molitoris Indiana University
Paul C. Letourneau
Paul C. Letourneau University of Minnesota
Frank Bradke
Frank Bradke German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alan G. Weeds
Alan G. Weeds MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Wolfgang Siess
Wolfgang Siess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
William C. Dewey
William C. Dewey University of California, San Francisco
Edna C. Hardeman
Edna C. Hardeman University of New South Wales
Gilles J. Guillemin
Gilles J. Guillemin Bionyeri Pty Ltd
Paco S. Herson
Paco S. Herson University of Colorado Denver

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