2026 Linda Wordeman: 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	52	16530	15178	6843	6116	141	12664

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Linda Wordeman is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their work primarily spans the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biophysics, and Organic Chemistry.

The research topics Linda Wordeman focuses on include:

Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Cell Image Analysis Techniques
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Linda Wordeman include:

"Microtubule Targeting Agents in Disease: Classic Drugs, Novel Roles," 2021, published in Cancers
"A brain-penetrant microtubule-targeting agent that disrupts hallmarks of glioma tumorigenesis," 2020, Neuro-Oncology Advances
"Phosphorylation of NMDA receptors by cyclin B/CDK1 modulates calcium dynamics and mitosis," 2020, Communications Biology
"KIF2C/MCAK a prognostic biomarker and its oncogenic potential in malignant progression, and prognosis of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis as biomarker," 2024, Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
"Non-enzymatic Activity of the α-Tubulin Acetyltransferase αTAT Limits Synaptic Bouton Growth in Neurons," 2020, Current Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Linda Wordeman include:

Juan Jesus Vicente
Michael Wagenbach
Nephi Stella
John D. Scott
Paula Bucko

The researcher has published multiple articles in prominent scientific venues such as:

Neuro-Oncology
Current Biology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The FASEB Journal
Cell Biology International

Linda Wordeman was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2009.

Best Publications

A standardized kinesin nomenclature.

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

947
Citations
Preparation of modified tubulins

Anthony Hyman;David Drechsel;Doug Kellogg;Steve Salser

832
Citations
Aurora B Regulates MCAK at the Mitotic Centromere

Paul D Andrews;Yulia Ovechkina;Nick Morrice;Michael Wagenbach

675
Citations
Localization of cytoplasmic dynein to mitotic spindles and kinetochores

E. R. Steuer;L. Wordeman;T. A. Schroer;Michael Sheetz

626
Citations
Identification and partial characterization of mitotic centromere-associated kinesin, a kinesin-related protein that associates with centromeres during mitosis.

Linda Wordeman;Timothy J. Mitchison

491
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
Tubulin tyrosination is a major factor affecting the recruitment of CAP-Gly proteins at microtubule plus ends

Leticia Peris;Manuel Thery;Julien Fauré;Yasmina Saoudi

425
Citations
The Kinesin-8 motor, Kif18A, Suppresses Kinetochore Movements to Control Mitotic Chromosome Alignment

Jason Stumpff;George von Dassow;Michael Wagenbach;Charles Asbury

390
Citations
Motor-dependent microtubule disassembly driven by tubulin tyrosination

Leticia Peris;Michael Wagenbach;Laurence Lafanechère;Laurence Lafanechère;Laurence Lafanechère;Jacques Brocard;Jacques Brocard;Jacques Brocard

389
Citations
Mitotic Centromere–associated Kinesin Is Important for Anaphase Chromosome Segregation

Todd Maney;Andrew W. Hunter;Mike Wagenbach;Linda Wordeman

387
Citations
The Ndc80 Kinetochore Complex Forms Load-Bearing Attachments to Dynamic Microtubule Tips via Biased Diffusion

Andrew F. Powers;Andrew D. Franck;Daniel R. Gestaut;Jeremy Cooper

333
Citations
The Kinesin-13 Proteins Kif2a, Kif2b, and Kif2c/MCAK Have Distinct Roles during Mitosis in Human Cells

Amity L. Manning;Neil J. Ganem;Samuel F. Bakhoum;Michael Wagenbach

265
Citations
Cooperation of the Dam1 and Ndc80 kinetochore complexes enhances microtubule coupling and is regulated by aurora B.

Jerry F. Tien;Neil T. Umbreit;Daniel R. Gestaut;Andrew D. Franck

250
Citations
Increased microtubule assembly rates influence chromosomal instability in colorectal cancer cells

Norman Ertych;Ailine Stolz;Albrecht Stenzinger;Wilko Weichert

213
Citations
Molecular dissection of the microtubule depolymerizing activity of mitotic centromere-associated kinesin.

Todd Maney;Michael Wagenbach;Linda Wordeman

205
Citations
Kif18A and Chromokinesins Confine Centromere Movements via Microtubule Growth Suppression and Spatial Control of Kinetochore Tension

Jason Stumpff;Michael Wagenbach;Andrew Franck;Charles L. Asbury

199
Citations
Human centromeres and neocentromeres show identical distribution patterns of >20 functionally important kinetochore-associated proteins.

Richard Saffery;Danielle V. Irvine;Belinda Griffiths;Paul Kalitsis

198
Citations
How kinesin motor proteins drive mitotic spindle function: Lessons from molecular assays.

Linda Wordeman

196
Citations
Phosphoregulation and depolymerization-driven movement of the Dam1 complex do not require ring formation.

Daniel R. Gestaut;Beth Graczyk;Jeremy Cooper;Per O. Widlund

191
Citations
Evidence for kinesin-related proteins in the mitotic apparatus using peptide antibodies

Kenneth E. Sawin;Timothy J. Mitchison;Linda G. Wordeman

172
Citations