2026 Jonathon Howard: 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	96	1806	1629	997	886	270	36068

Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1990 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jonathon Howard is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biophysics.

The main topics of Jonathon Howard's work encompass a range of cellular and molecular processes. These include:

Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Micro and Nano Robotics
Cellular transport and secretion
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cellular structures and mechanisms related to microtubules, cilia, and motor proteins, often examined with biophysical and biochemical approaches. Notable papers include:

"Physical bioenergetics: Energy fluxes, budgets, and constraints in cells" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Cilia function as calcium-mediated mechanosensors that instruct left-right asymmetry" (2023), published in Science
"Cutting, Amplifying, and Aligning Microtubules with Severing Enzymes" (2020), published in Trends in Cell Biology
"Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism" (2021), published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
"Radial-velocity discovery of a second planet in the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary system" (2023), published in Nature Astronomy

Jonathon Howard has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, illustrating ongoing research partnerships in their scientific endeavors. Frequent coauthors include:

Yin-Wei Kuo
Sabyasachi Sutradhar
Yazgan Tuna
Maijia Liao
Sonal Shree

Their research has been published in a variety of venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work. Some of the most common publication venues are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Biophysical Journal
Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
arXiv (Cornell University)
Brain stimulation

Recognition of their scientific contributions includes awards such as Fellowships from prestigious organizations:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1996
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1990

Best Publications

Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton

J Howard;RL Clark

3530
Citations
Flexural rigidity of microtubules and actin filaments measured from thermal fluctuations in shape.

Frederick Gittes;Brian Mickey;Jilda Nettleton;Jonathon Howard

2268
Citations
Correction: Corrigendum: A doublecortin containing microtubule-associated protein is implicated in mechanotransduction in Drosophila sensory cilia

S. Bechstedt;J. T. Albert;D. P. Kreil;T. Müller-Reichert

1210
Citations
Movement of microtubules by single kinesin molecules

J. Howard;A. J. Hudspeth;R. D. Vale

1117
Citations
A standardized kinesin nomenclature.

Carolyn J. Lawrence;R. Kelly Dawe;Karen R. Christie;Don W. Cleveland

947
Citations
Compliance of the hair bundle associated with gating of mechanoelectrical transduction channels in the Bullfrog's saccular hair cell

J. Howard;A.J. Hudspeth

766
Citations
A Self-Organized Vortex Array of Hydrodynamically Entrained Sperm Cells

Ingmar H. Riedel;Karsten Kruse;Jonathon Howard

632
Citations
XMAP215 Is a Processive Microtubule Polymerase

Gary J. Brouhard;Jeffrey H. Stear;Tim L. Noetzel;Jawdat Al-Bassam

610
Citations
The depolymerizing kinesin MCAK uses lattice diffusion to rapidly target microtubule ends

Jonne Helenius;Gary Brouhard;Yannis Kalaidzidis;Stefan Diez

537
Citations
A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background B-Mode Polarization Power Spectrum at Sub-Degree Scales with POLARBEAR

P.A.R. Ade;Y. Akiba;A.E. Anthony

535
Citations
Yeast kinesin-8 depolymerizes microtubules in a length-dependent manner

Vladimir Varga;Jonne Helenius;Kozo Tanaka;Anthony A. Hyman

526
Citations
Kinesin takes one 8-nm step for each ATP that it hydrolyzes.

David L. Coy;Michael Wagenbach;Jonathon Howard

487
Citations
Mechanical relaxation of the hair bundle mediates adaptation in mechanoelectrical transduction by the bullfrog's saccular hair cell

J Howard;A J Hudspeth

477
Citations
The force exerted by a single kinesin molecule against a viscous load

A.J. Hunt;F. Gittes;J. Howard

472
Citations
The kinesin-related protein MCAK is a microtubule depolymerase that forms an ATP-hydrolyzing complex at microtubule ends.

Andrew W. Hunter;Michael Caplow;David L. Coy;William O. Hancock

470
Citations
Kinesin follows the microtubule's protofilament axis.

Sanghamitra Ray;Edgar Meyhöfer;Ronald A. Milligan;Jonathon Howard

457
Citations
Light-Controlled Molecular Shuttles Made from Motor Proteins Carrying Cargo on Engineered Surfaces

Henry Hess;John Clemmens;Dong Qin;Jonathon Howard

422
Citations
The distribution of active force generators controls mitotic spindle position.

Stephan W. Grill;Jonathon Howard;Erik Schäffer;Ernst H. K. Stelzer

421
Citations
Kinesin’s tail domain is an inhibitory regulator of the motor domain

David L. Coy;William O. Hancock;Michael Wagenbach;Jonathon Howard

409
Citations
Rigidity of microtubules is increased by stabilizing agents.

Brian Mickey;Jonathon Howard

403
Citations