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Mark von Zastrow 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 Mark von Zastrow sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark von Zastrow 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 Mark von Zastrow sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark von Zastrow is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cell Biology. Additional subfields include Surgery and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work covers key topics such as receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuropeptides and animal physiology, cellular transport and secretion, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, pancreatic function and diabetes, protein kinase regulation and GTPase signaling, and chemical synthesis and analysis.

Mark von Zastrow has contributed to various scientific publications, with recent papers including:

  • South Korea is reporting intimate details of COVID-19 cases: has it helped?, 2020, Nature
  • Coronavirus contact-tracing apps: can they slow the spread of COVID-19?, 2020, Nature
  • Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide, 2020, BMJ
  • A SARS-CoV-2-Human Protein-Protein Interaction Map Reveals Drug Targets and Potential Drug-Repurposing, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • An expanded palette of dopamine sensors for multiplex imaging in vivo, 2020, Nature Methods

Frequent co-authors in their research include Emily E. Blythe, Nikoleta G. Tsvetanova, Nevan J. Krogan, Benjamin Barsi-Rhyne, and Asuka Inoue.

The primary publication venues for Mark von Zastrow's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Eos
  • The FASEB Journal
  • eLife

Best Publications

  • A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing.

    David E. Gordon;Gwendolyn M. Jang;Mehdi Bouhaddou;Jiewei Xu

  • Control of Synaptic Strength by Glial TNFα

    Eric C. Beattie;David Stellwagen;Wade Morishita;Jacqueline C. Bresnahan

  • Endocytosis and signalling: intertwining molecular networks

    Alexander Sorkin;Mark von Zastrow

  • Functional Selectivity and Classical Concepts of Quantitative Pharmacology

    Jonathan D. Urban;William P. Clarke;Mark Von Zastrow;David E. Nichols

  • Signal transduction and endocytosis: close encounters of many kinds.

    Alexander Sorkin;Mark von Zastrow

  • Regulation of AMPA receptor endocytosis by a signaling mechanism shared with LTD.

    Eric C. Beattie;Reed C. Carroll;Xiang Yu;Wade Morishita

  • Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors

    Tommaso Patriarchi;Jounhong Ryan Cho;Katharina Merten;Mark W. Howe

  • Role of AMPA receptor cycling in synaptic transmission and plasticity.

    Christian Lüscher;Houhui Xia;Eric C Beattie;Reed C Carroll

  • Regulation of μ-opioid receptors: desensitization, phosphorylation, internalization, and tolerance.

    John T. Williams;Susan L. Ingram;Graeme Henderson;Charles Chavkin

  • Conformational biosensors reveal GPCR signalling from endosomes

    Roshanak Irannejad;Jin C. Tomshine;Jon R. Tomshine;Michael Chevalier

  • Regulation of GPCRs by Endocytic Membrane Trafficking and Its Potential Implications

    Aylin C Hanyaloglu;Mark von Zastrow

  • A kinase-regulated PDZ-domain interaction controls endocytic sorting of the β2-adrenergic receptor

    Tracy T. Cao;Heather W. Deacon;David Reczek;Anthony Bretscher

  • Morphine Activates Opioid Receptors without Causing Their Rapid Internalization

    Duane E. Keith;Stephen R. Murray;Paulette A. Zaki;Peter C. Chu

  • Functional dissociation of mu opioid receptor signaling and endocytosis: implications for the biology of opiate tolerance and addiction

    Jennifer L Whistler;Huai-hu Chuang;Peter Chu;Lily Y Jan

  • Microtubule Plus-End-Tracking Proteins Target Gap Junctions Directly from the Cell Interior to Adherens Junctions

    Robin M. Shaw;Alex J. Fay;Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu;Mark von Zastrow

  • Dynamin-dependent endocytosis of ionotropic glutamate receptors

    Reed C. Carroll;Eric C. Beattie;Houhui Xia;Christian Lüscher

  • SNX27 mediates retromer tubule entry and endosome-to-plasma membrane trafficking of signalling receptors

    Paul Temkin;Ben Lauffer;Stefanie Jäger;Peter Cimermancic

  • Regulation of opioid receptor trafficking and morphine tolerance by receptor oligomerization.

    Li He;Jamie Fong;Mark von Zastrow;Jennifer L Whistler

  • Modulation of Postendocytic Sorting of G Protein-Coupled Receptors

    Jennifer L. Whistler;Johan Enquist;Aaron Marley;Jamie Fong

  • Morphine-activated opioid receptors elude desensitization by β-arrestin

    Jennifer L. Whistler;Mark von Zastrow

Frequent Co-Authors

Nevan J. Krogan
Nevan J. Krogan University of California, San Francisco
Jennifer L. Whistler
Jennifer L. Whistler University of California, San Francisco
Kevan M. Shokat
Kevan M. Shokat University of California, San Francisco
Robert C. Malenka
Robert C. Malenka Stanford University
J. Silvio Gutkind
J. Silvio Gutkind University of California, San Diego
Christopher J. Evans
Christopher J. Evans University of California, Los Angeles
Roger A. Nicoll
Roger A. Nicoll University of California, San Francisco
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann University of California, San Francisco
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alice Y. Ting
Alice Y. Ting Stanford University

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