2026 Murray Stewart: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	80	1013	902	78	70	242	19621

Murray Stewart 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 Murray Stewart sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 242 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Murray Stewart 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 Murray Stewart sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Murray Stewart is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. Within these broader fields, their work has concentrated on subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in their research include Nuclear Structure and Function, RNA Research and Splicing, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions, Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology, RNA Regulation and Disease, and RNA Modifications and Cancer.

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Murray Stewart include:

Function of the Nuclear Transport Machinery in Maintaining the Distinctive Compositions of the Nucleus and Cytoplasm, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Helical ordering of envelope-associated proteins and glycoproteins in respiratory syncytial virus, 2021, The EMBO Journal
Structural basis for nuclear import selectivity of pioneer transcription factor SOX2, 2021, Nature Communications
MERS-CoV ORF4b employs an unusual binding mechanism to target IMPα and block innate immunity, 2022, Nature Communications
Dissecting the roles of Cse1 and Nup2 in classical NLS-cargo release in vivo, 2020, Traffic

Murray Stewart frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. These frequent co-authors include Jade K. Forwood, Michaela J. Conley, Judith M. Short, Andrew M. Burns, and James Streetley.

The scientist has published multiple articles in well-known venues, with the majority appearing in:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Nature Communications
Viruses
The EMBO Journal
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

Classical Nuclear Localization Signals: Definition, Function, and Interaction with Importin α

Allison Lange;Ryan E. Mills;Christopher J. Lange;Murray Stewart

1384
Citations
Molecular mechanism of the nuclear protein import cycle

Murray Stewart

1051
Citations
Tropomyosin coiled-coil interactions: evidence for an unstaggered structure.

A.D. McLachlan;Murray Stewart

825
Citations
Human endothelial actin-binding protein (ABP-280, nonmuscle filamin): a molecular leaf spring.

J B Gorlin;R Yamin;S Egan;M Stewart

634
Citations
NTF2 mediates nuclear import of Ran

Katharina Ribbeck;Gerd Lipowsky;Helen M. Kent;Murray Stewart

632
Citations
Structural basis for the interaction between FxFG nucleoporin repeats and importin-beta in nuclear trafficking.

Richard Bayliss;Trevor Littlewood;Murray Stewart

624
Citations
The 14-fold periodicity in α-tropomyosin and the interaction with actin

A.D. McLachlan;Murray Stewart

441
Citations
Structural basis for the nuclear import of the human androgen receptor.

Mark L. Cutress;Hayley C. Whitaker;Ian G. Mills;Murray Stewart

295
Citations
Subunit structure of paired helical filaments in Alzheimer's disease.

C M Wischik;R A Crowther;M Stewart;M Roth

292
Citations
Structural basis for nuclear import complex dissociation by RanGTP

Soo Jae Lee;Yoshiyuki Matsuura;Sai Man Liu;Murray Stewart

285
Citations
Glfg and Fxfg Nucleoporins Bind to Overlapping Sites on Importin-Beta

Richard Bayliss;Trevor Littlewood;Lisa A. Strawn;Susan R. Wente

277
Citations
Karyopherin flexibility in nucleocytoplasmic transport.

Elena Conti;Christoph W Müller;Murray Stewart

272
Citations
Structural Basis for the Assembly of a Nuclear Export Complex

Yoshiyuki Matsuura;Murray Stewart

263
Citations
How nematode sperm crawl.

Dean Bottino;Alexander Mogilner;Alexander Mogilner;Tom Roberts;Murray Stewart

261
Citations
Structural Biology and Regulation of Protein Import into the Nucleus

Mary Christie;Chiung Wen Chang;Chiung Wen Chang;Gergely Róna;Kate M. Smith

249
Citations
Interaction between NTF2 and xFxFG-containing nucleoporins is required to mediate nuclear import of RanGDP.

Richard Bayliss;Katharina Ribbeck;Debra Akin;Helen M Kent

236
Citations
Cloning and sequencing of rat plectin indicates a 466-kD polypeptide chain with a three-domain structure based on a central alpha-helical coiled coil.

G Wiche;B Becker;K Luber;G Weitzer

230
Citations
Structural basis for the interaction between NTF2 and nucleoporin FxFG repeats.

Richard Bayliss;Sara W. Leung;Rosanna P. Baker;B.Booth Quimby;B.Booth Quimby

224
Citations
Classical Nuclear Localization Signals: Definition, Function, and Interaction with

Allison Lange;Ryan E. Mills;Christopher J. Lange;Murray Stewart

4
Citations
Structural basis for the nuclear import of the human androgen receptor

D Neal;M Cuttress;M Stewart;I Mills

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Roberts Harvard University

Anita H. Corbett Emory University

Roy A. Quinlan Durham University

Ed Hurt Heidelberg University

Richard Bayliss University of Leeds

Robert D. Moir Harvard University

Angelika A. Noegel University of Cologne

Dirk Görlich Max Planck Society

Joseph E. Italiano Boston Children's Hospital

David E. Neal University of Cambridge

External Links

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