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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 44 2889 2625 228 208 72 16370

Matthew N.J. Seaman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthew N.J. Seaman between 1993 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthew N.J. Seaman published across 30 years, from 1993 to 2022, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2013. 5 of the 75 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2013. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications
1993 2022

75 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthew N.J. Seaman: publications per year, 1993 to 2022
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 6
2008 2
2009 4
2010 5
2011 3
2012 5
2013 10
2014 6
2015 2
2016 2
2017 0
2018 4
2019 2
2020 1
2021 3
2022 2
Total 75
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Matthew N.J. Seaman 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 Matthew N.J. Seaman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 67–76 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 72 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65 72
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Matthew N.J. Seaman 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 Matthew N.J. Seaman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115 44
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Matthew N.J. Seaman is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research prominently focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to molecular biology and cell biology subfields. They have also engaged in work related to physiology and epidemiology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including cellular transport and secretion, lipid membrane structure and behavior, retinal development and disorders, lysosomal storage disorders research, signaling pathways in disease, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and autophagy in disease and therapy.

Matthew Seaman has authored several papers with details as follows:

  • The Retromer Complex: From Genesis to Revelations, 2021, Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • A dimmer switch for endosome-to-cell surface recycling, 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology

They have also contributed to publications with frequent co-authors including Harriet Crawley-Snowdon, Ji-Chun Yang, Nathan R. Zaccai, Luther Davis, and Lena Wartosch.

Publication venues where Matthew Seaman has appeared include:

  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • iScience
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Other recent papers in the field, although authored primarily by collaborators, contextualize the research environment surrounding Matthew Seaman:

  • Mechanism and evolution of the Zn-fingernail required for interaction of VARP with VPS29, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Navigating the Controversies of Retromer-Mediated Endosomal Protein Sorting, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • An evolving understanding of sorting signals for endosomal retrieval, 2022, iScience

Best Publications

  • Autophagy Genes Are Essential for Dauer Development and Life-Span Extension in C. elegans

    Alicia Meléndez;Zsolt Tallóczy;Matthew Seaman;Eeva Liisa Eskelinen

  • A Membrane Coat Complex Essential for Endosome-to-Golgi Retrograde Transport in Yeast

    Matthew N.J. Seaman;J. Michael McCaffery;Scott D. Emr

  • Clathrin-mediated endocytosis in AP-2–depleted cells

    Alison M. Motley;Nicholas A. Bright;Matthew N.J. Seaman;Margaret S. Robinson

  • Cargo-selective endosomal sorting for retrieval to the Golgi requires retromer

    Matthew N.J. Seaman

  • The retromer complex - endosomal protein recycling and beyond.

    Matthew N. J. Seaman

  • Endosome to Golgi Retrieval of the Vacuolar Protein Sorting Receptor, Vps10p, Requires the Function of the VPS29, VPS30, and VPS35 Gene Products

    Matthew N.J. Seaman;Eric G. Marcusson;Joan Lin Cereghino;Scott D. Emr

  • Mutation in VPS35 associated with Parkinson’s disease impairs WASH complex association and inhibits autophagy

    Eszter Zavodszky;Matthew N J Seaman;Kevin Moreau;Maria Jimenez-Sanchez

  • A Family of Proteins with γ-Adaptin and Vhs Domains That Facilitate Trafficking between the Trans-Golgi Network and the Vacuole/Lysosome

    Jennifer Hirst;Winnie W.Y. Lui;Nicholas A. Bright;Nicholas Totty

  • Membrane recruitment of the cargo-selective retromer subcomplex is catalysed by the small GTPase Rab7 and inhibited by the Rab-GAP TBC1D5

    Matthew N. J. Seaman;Michael E. Harbour;Daniel Tattersall;Eliot Read

  • Recycle your receptors with retromer

    Matthew N.J. Seaman

  • The Fifth Adaptor Protein Complex

    Jennifer Hirst;Lael D Barlow;Gabriel Casey Francisco;Daniela A Sahlender

  • Identification of a novel conserved sorting motif required for retromer-mediated endosome-to-TGN retrieval.

    Matthew N. J. Seaman

  • A sorting nexin-1 homologue, Vps5p, forms a complex with Vps17p and is required for recycling the vacuolar protein-sorting receptor.

    Bruce F. Horazdovsky;Brian A. Davies;Matthew N.J. Seaman;Steven A. McLaughlin

  • The cargo-selective retromer complex is a recruiting hub for protein complexes that regulate endosomal tubule dynamics

    Michael E. Harbour;Sophia Y. A. Breusegem;Robin Antrobus;Caroline Freeman

  • Recruitment of the endosomal WASH complex is mediated by the extended 'tail' of Fam21 binding to the retromer protein Vps35.

    Michael E. Harbour;Sophia Y. Breusegem;Matthew N. J. Seaman

  • Retromer-mediated endosomal protein sorting: all WASHed up!

    Matthew N.J. Seaman;Alexis Gautreau;Daniel D. Billadeau

  • EHD1 interacts with retromer to stabilize SNX1 tubules and facilitate endosome-to-Golgi retrieval.

    Suzanne Gokool;Daniel Tattersall;Matthew N. J. Seaman

  • Identification of Alzheimer disease-associated variants in genes that regulate retromer function.

    Badri N. Vardarajan;Sophia Y. Bruesegem;Michael E. Harbour;Peter St. George-Hyslop;Peter St. George-Hyslop

  • Vps29 has a phosphoesterase fold that acts as a protein interaction scaffold for retromer assembly

    Brett M Collins;Claire F Skinner;Peter J Watson;Matthew N J Seaman

  • An ESCRT-spastin interaction promotes fission of recycling tubules from the endosome.

    Rachel Allison;Jennifer H. Lumb;Coralie Fassier;Coralie Fassier;Coralie Fassier;James W. Connell

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret S. Robinson
Margaret S. Robinson University of Cambridge
Scott D. Emr
Scott D. Emr Cornell University
Brett M. Collins
Brett M. Collins University of Queensland
Nicholas A. Bright
Nicholas A. Bright University of Cambridge
Peter St George-Hyslop
Peter St George-Hyslop Columbia University
Joel B. Dacks
Joel B. Dacks University of Alberta
Anders Nykjaer
Anders Nykjaer Aarhus University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Badri N. Vardarajan
Badri N. Vardarajan Columbia University
Lindsay A. Farrer
Lindsay A. Farrer Boston University

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