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Michael Glotzer 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 Michael Glotzer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 97 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Glotzer 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 Michael Glotzer sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Michael Glotzer is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Aging. Additional subfields of study include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Paleontology.

The main topics covered in their work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ.

Michael Glotzer has contributed to several recent papers across notable scientific venues. These include:

  • Competition between kinesin-1 and myosin-V defines Drosophila posterior determination, 2020, eLife
  • Rho1 activation recapitulates early gastrulation events in the ventral, but not dorsal, epithelium of Drosophila embryos, 2020, eLife
  • Aurora A and cortical flows promote polarization and cytokinesis by inducing asymmetric ECT-2 accumulation, 2022, eLife
  • Apical polarity and actomyosin dynamics control Kibra subcellular localization and function in Drosophila Hippo signaling, 2023, Developmental Cell
  • Projective light-sheet microscopy with flexible parameter selection, 2024, Nature Communications

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Glotzer include Katrina M Longhini, Ashley Rich, Richard G. Fehon, Sherzod A. Tokamov, and Nicki Nouri.

The most common publication venues where their work has appeared are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Journal of Cell Science, UNC Libraries, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Michael Glotzer has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), an award reflecting peer recognition within the molecular biology research community.

Best Publications

  • Cyclin is degraded by the ubiquitin pathway

    Michael Glotzer;Andrew W. Murray;Marc W. Kirschner

  • Cyclin activation of p34cdc2

    Mark J. Solomon;Michael Glotzer;Tina H. Lee;Michel Philippe

  • The Molecular Requirements for Cytokinesis

    Michael Glotzer

  • Cyclin is a component of maturation-promoting factor from Xenopus

    Jean Gautier;Jeremy Minshull;Manfred Lohka;Michael Glotzer

  • Anaphase is initiated by proteolysis rather than by the inactivation of maturation-promoting factor

    Sandra L. Holloway;Michael Glotzer;Randall W. King;Andrew W. Murray

  • Central Spindle Assembly and Cytokinesis Require a Kinesin-like Protein/RhoGAP Complex with Microtubule Bundling Activity

    Masanori Mishima;Susanne Kaitna;Michael Glotzer

  • Polo-like kinase 1 triggers the initiation of cytokinesis in human cells by promoting recruitment of the RhoGEF Ect2 to the central spindle.

    Mark Petronczki;Michael Glotzer;Norbert Kraut;Jan-Michael Peters

  • An ECT2–centralspindlin complex regulates the localization and function of RhoA

    Özlem Yüce;Alisa Piekny;Michael Glotzer

  • TULIPs: Tunable, light-controlled interacting protein tags for cell biology

    Devin Strickland;Yuan Lin;Elizabeth Wagner;C Matthew Hope

  • Cytokinesis: welcome to the Rho zone

    Alisa Piekny;Michael Werner;Michael Glotzer

  • Anillin Is a Scaffold Protein That Links RhoA, Actin, and Myosin during Cytokinesis

    Alisa J. Piekny;Michael Glotzer

  • CYK-4: A Rho family gtpase activating protein (GAP) required for central spindle formation and cytokinesis.

    Verena Jantsch-Plunger;Pierre Gönczy;Alper Romano;Heinke Schnabel

  • Animal cell cytokinesis.

    Michael Glotzer

  • Comparative Analysis of Cytokinesis in Budding Yeast, Fission Yeast and Animal Cells

    Mohan K. Balasubramanian;Erfei Bi;Michael Glotzer

  • Mitochondrial uncoupling protein from mouse brown fat: molecular cloning, genetic mapping, and mRNA expression

    A Jacobsson;U Stadler;M A Glotzer;L P Kozak

  • The 3Ms of central spindle assembly: microtubules, motors and MAPs

    Michael Glotzer

  • Incenp and an aurora-like kinase form a complex essential for chromosome segregation and efficient completion of cytokinesis.

    Susanne Kaitna;Manuel Mendoza;Verena Jantsch-Plunger;Michael Glotzer

  • Mutagenic analysis of the destruction signal of mitotic cyclins and structural characterization of ubiquitinated intermediates.

    R W King;M Glotzer;M W Kirschner

  • A requirement for Rho and Cdc42 during cytokinesis in Xenopus embryos

    David N. Drechsel;Anthony A. Hyman;Alan Hall;Michael Glotzer

  • Cell cycle regulation of central spindle assembly

    Masanori Mishima;Visnja Pavicic;Ulrike Grüneberg;Erich A. Nigg

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony A. Hyman
Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
James R. Sellers
James R. Sellers National Institutes of Health
Vladimir I. Gelfand
Vladimir I. Gelfand Northwestern University
Kim Nasmyth
Kim Nasmyth University of Oxford
Marc W. Kirschner
Marc W. Kirschner Harvard University
Richard G. Fehon
Richard G. Fehon University of Chicago
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Susanne M.A. Lens
Susanne M.A. Lens Utrecht University
Andrew W. Murray
Andrew W. Murray Harvard University
Ulrich S. Schwarz
Ulrich S. Schwarz Heidelberg University

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