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Roderick MacKinnon

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
67848
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
351

Roderick MacKinnon publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roderick MacKinnon sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 244 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Roderick MacKinnon D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 2003 - Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes; for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels
  • 2001 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 2001 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Solving the Crystal Structure of the Potassium Channel.
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1998 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Roderick MacKinnon is affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

Among recent publications, several notable papers include:

  • "Voltage-sensor movements in the Eag Kv channel under an applied electric field" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Membrane protein isolation and structure determination in cell-derived membrane vesicles" (2023) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cryo-EM analysis of PIP2 regulation in mammalian GIRK channels" (2020) published in eLife
  • "Molecular structure of an open human K ATP channel" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Piezo1 as a force-through-membrane sensor in red blood cells" (2022) published in eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with MacKinnon encompass:

  • Ziao Fu
  • Xiao Tao
  • Maria E. Falzone
  • Christoph A. Haselwandter
  • Venkata S. Mandala

The scientist's publications appear mostly in these venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (14 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • Biophysical Journal (6 publications)
  • eLife (3 publications)
  • Neuron (1 publication)

Awards received by Roderick MacKinnon include:

  • Nobel Prize (2003) for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes, specifically for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University (2003)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2001)
  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001) for solving the crystal structure of the potassium channel
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation (1999)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1998)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)

Best Publications

  • The Structure of the Potassium Channel: Molecular Basis of K+ Conduction and Selectivity

    Declan A. Doyle;João Morais Cabral;Richard A. Pfuetzner;Anling Kuo

  • Crystal Structure of a Mammalian Voltage-Dependent Shaker Family K + Channel

    Stephen B. Long;Ernest B. Campbell;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Chemistry of ion coordination and hydration revealed by a K+ channel-Fab complex at 2.0 A resolution.

    Yufeng Zhou;João H. Morais-Cabral;João H. Morais-Cabral;Amelia Kaufman;Roderick MacKinnon

  • X-ray structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel

    Youxing Jiang;Alice Lee;Jiayun Chen;Vanessa Ruta

  • Atomic structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel in a lipid membrane-like environment.

    Stephen B. Long;Xiao Tao;Ernest B. Campbell;Roderick MacKinnon

  • X-ray structure of a ClC chloride channel at 3.0 A reveals the molecular basis of anion selectivity.

    Raimund Dutzler;Ernest B. Campbell;Martine Cadene;Brian T. Chait

  • Crystal structure and mechanism of a calcium-gated potassium channel

    Youxing Jiang;Alice Lee;Jiayun Chen;Martine Cadene

  • Crystal structures of a complexed and peptide-free membrane protein-binding domain: molecular basis of peptide recognition by PDZ.

    Declan A. Doyle;Alice Lee;John Lewis;Eunjoon Kim

  • The open pore conformation of potassium channels.

    Youxing Jiang;Alice Lee;Jiayun Chen;Martine Cadene

  • Voltage Sensor of Kv1.2: Structural Basis of Electromechanical Coupling

    Stephen B. Long;Ernest B. Campbell;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Determination of the subunit stoichiometry of a voltage-activated potassium channel.

    Roderick MacKinnon

  • Principles of selective ion transport in channels and pumps.

    Eric Gouaux;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Mutations in the K+ channel signature sequence

    L. Heginbotham;Zhe Lu;T. Abramson;R. Mackinnon

  • The principle of gating charge movement in a voltage-dependent K + channel

    Youxing Jiang;Vanessa Ruta;Jiayun Chen;Alice Lee

  • Abnormal intracellular calcium handling in myocardium from patients with end-stage heart failure.

    J. K. Gwathmey;L. Copelas;R. MacKinnon;F. J. Schoen

  • Energetic optimization of ion conduction rate by the K+ selectivity filter.

    João H. Morais-Cabral;Yufeng Zhou;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Contribution of the S4 segment to gating charge in the Shaker K+ channel.

    Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Gating the Selectivity Filter in ClC Chloride Channels

    Raimund Dutzler;Ernest B. Campbell;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Mutations affecting TEA blockade and ion permeation in voltage-activated K+ channels.

    Roderick MacKinnon;Gary Yellen

  • Potassium channel receptor site for the inactivation gate and quaternary amine inhibitors

    Ming Zhou;João H. Morais-Cabral;João H. Morais-Cabral;Sabine Mann;Roderick MacKinnon

  • A Functional Connection Between the Pores of Distantly Related Ion Channels as Revealed by Mutant K^+ Channels

    Lise Heginbotham;Tatiana Abramson;Roderick MacKinnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian T. Chait
Brian T. Chait Rockefeller University
Bruce P. Bean
Bruce P. Bean Harvard University
Tom W. Muir
Tom W. Muir Princeton University
Christopher J. Miller
Christopher J. Miller University of California, Davis
Alexander R. Pico
Alexander R. Pico Gladstone Institutes
Simon Scheuring
Simon Scheuring Cornell University
Eric Gouaux
Eric Gouaux Oregon Health & Science University
Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller Brandeis University
Clay M. Armstrong
Clay M. Armstrong University of Pennsylvania
Jue Chen
Jue Chen Rockefeller University

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