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Mark Winey publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark Winey sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 165 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mark Winey D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark Winey sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Mark Winey is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research is primarily concentrated in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, plant science, and ecology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genetic and kidney cyst diseases
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies

Mark Winey has co-authored numerous papers with frequent collaborators, such as:

  • Amy S. Fabritius
  • Sam Li
  • David A. Agard
  • José-Jesús Fernández
  • Rachel A. Howard-Till

Their work is often published in scientific venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Genetics
  • Life Science Alliance

Recent papers authored by Mark Winey include:

  • Electron cryo-tomography structure of axonemal doublet microtubule from Tetrahymena thermophila (2021, Life Science Alliance)
  • Proteomic analysis of microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) in Rib72 null Tetrahymena cells reveals functional MIPs (2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell)
  • Recent Advances in Ciliate Biology (2022, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Tetrahymena Poc5 is a transient basal body component that is important for basal body maturation (2020, Journal of Cell Science)
  • Microtubule-associated proteins and motors required for ectopic microtubule array formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2021, Genetics)

Throughout their career, Mark Winey has been recognized with awards including the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded in 2007.

Best Publications

  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae spindle pole body duplication gene MPS1 is part of a mitotic checkpoint.

    Eric Weiss;Mark Winey

  • Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitotic spindle.

    M Winey;C L Mamay;E T O'Toole;D N Mastronarde

  • Piecemeal Microautophagy of Nucleus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Paul Roberts;Sharon Moshitch-Moshkovitz;Erik Kvam;Eileen O'Toole

  • MPS1 and MPS2: novel yeast genes defining distinct steps of spindle pole body duplication.

    Mark Winey;Loretta Goetsch;Peter Baum;Breck Byers

  • Activation of the Budding Yeast Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Without Mitotic Spindle Disruption

    Kevin G. Hardwick;Eric Weiss;Francis C. Luca;Mark Winey

  • The budding yeast spindle pole body: structure, duplication, and function.

    Sue L. Jaspersen;Mark Winey

  • IFT80 , which encodes a conserved intraflagellar transport protein, is mutated in Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy

    Philip L Beales;Elizabeth Bland;Jonathan L Tobin;Chiara Bacchelli

  • High-voltage electron tomography of spindle pole bodies and early mitotic spindles in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Eileen T. O’Toole;Mark Winey;J. Richard McIntosh

  • Nuclear Pore Complex Number and Distribution throughout the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Cycle by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction from Electron Micrographs of Nuclear Envelopes

    Mark Winey;Defne Yarar;Thomas H. Giddings;David N. Mastronarde

  • CDC53P ACTS IN CONCERT WITH CDC4P AND CDC34P TO CONTROL THE G1-TO-S-PHASE TRANSITION AND IDENTIFIES A CONSERVED FAMILY OF PROTEINS

    Neal Mathias;Stephen L. Johnson;Stephen L. Johnson;Mark Winey;Mark Winey;Alison E.M. Adams;Alison E.M. Adams

  • The mouse Mps1p-like kinase regulates centrosome duplication.

    Harold A. Fisk;Mark Winey

  • β-Catenin is a Nek2 substrate involved in centrosome separation

    Shirin Bahmanyar;Daniel D. Kaplan;Daniel D. Kaplan;Jennifer G. DeLuca;Jennifer G. DeLuca;Thomas H. Giddings

  • KIF7 mutations cause fetal hydrolethalus and acrocallosal syndromes

    Audrey Putoux;Sophie Thomas;Karlien L.M. Coene;Erica E. Davis

  • Human Mps1 protein kinase is required for centrosome duplication and normal mitotic progression.

    Harold A. Fisk;Christopher P. Mattison;Mark Winey

  • The MPS1 Family of Protein Kinases

    Xuedong Liu;Mark Winey

  • Conventional transmission electron microscopy

    Mark Winey;Janet B. Meehl;Eileen T. O'Toole;Thomas H. Giddings

  • Yeast spindle pole body duplication gene MPS1 encodes an essential dual specificity protein kinase.

    E. Lauze;B. Stoelcker;F. C. Luca;E. Weiss

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mob1p Is Required for Cytokinesis and Mitotic Exit

    Francis C. Luca;Manali Mody;Cornelia Kurischko;David M. Roof

  • MOB1, an Essential Yeast Gene Required for Completion of Mitosis and Maintenance of Ploidy

    Francis C. Luca;Mark Winey

  • Chromosome congression by Kinesin-5 motor-mediated disassembly of longer kinetochore microtubules.

    Melissa K. Gardner;David C. Bouck;Leocadia V. Paliulis;Janet B. Meehl

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Giddings
Thomas H. Giddings University of Colorado Boulder
Eileen T. O'Toole
Eileen T. O'Toole University of Colorado Boulder
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Michael R. Culbertson
Michael R. Culbertson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Natalie G. Ahn
Natalie G. Ahn University of Colorado Boulder
Trisha N. Davis
Trisha N. Davis University of Washington
Breck Byers
Breck Byers University of Washington
Ivan Rayment
Ivan Rayment University of Wisconsin–Madison
Philip L. Beales
Philip L. Beales University College London
Jacek Gaertig
Jacek Gaertig University of Georgia

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