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Sean Munro 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 Sean Munro sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 134 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean Munro 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 Sean Munro sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sean Munro is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various areas within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology.

Their work addresses multiple topics including cellular transport and secretion, lipid membrane structure and behavior, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, CRISPR and genetic engineering, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, and animal virus infections studies.

Sean Munro's frequent coauthors include Jérôme Cattin-Ortolá, Lawrence G. Welch, Nadine Muschalik, Tim J. Stevens, and Jonathan G. G. Kaufman. This collaboration network reflects a sustained engagement with colleagues across related domains of molecular and cellular biology.

Key recent publications by Munro include:

  • Furin cleavage of SARS-CoV-2 Spike promotes but is not essential for infection and cell-cell fusion, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Sequences in the cytoplasmic tail of SARS-CoV-2 Spike facilitate expression at the cell surface and syncytia formation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Structural basis for VPS34 kinase activation by Rab1 and Rab5 on membranes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Spatial proteomics defines the content of trafficking vesicles captured by golgin tethers, 2020, Nature Communications
  • GOLPH3 and GOLPH3L are broad-spectrum COPI adaptors for sorting into intra-Golgi transport vesicles, 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology

Munro has published extensively in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The EMBO Journal, Nature Communications, Current Biology, and PLoS Biology. The largest number of their publications appear in bioRxiv, indicating active preprint dissemination.

Among the fields of study, Munro's work is primarily concentrated in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with 57 publications and Medicine with 17 publications. Subfields of particular focus include Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, supported by publications that explore physiological processes and infectious diseases.

Sean Munro has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, both awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Molecular characterization of a peripheral receptor for cannabinoids

    Sean Munro;Kerrie L. Thomas;Muna Abu-Shaar

  • A C-terminal signal prevents secretion of luminal ER proteins

    Sean Munro;Hugh R.B. Pelham

  • Global Mapping of the Yeast Genetic Interaction Network

    Amy Hin Yan Tong;Guillaume Lesage;Gary D. Bader;Huiming Ding

  • Lipid Rafts: Elusive or Illusive?

    Sean Munro

  • An Hsp70-like protein in the ER: identity with the 78 kd glucose-regulated protein and immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein.

    Sean Munro;Hugh R.B. Pelham

  • Cholesterol and the Golgi apparatus

    Mark S. Bretscher;Sean Munro

  • The Small G Proteins of the Arf Family and Their Regulators

    Alison K. Gillingham;Sean Munro

  • Organelle identity and the signposts for membrane traffic

    Rudy Behnia;Sean Munro

  • Vesicle tethering complexes in membrane traffic.

    James R. C. Whyte;Sean Munro

  • Targeting of Golgi-specific pleckstrin homology domains involves both PtdIns 4-kinase-dependent and -independent components.

    Timothy P. Levine;Sean Munro

  • A Comprehensive Comparison of Transmembrane Domains Reveals Organelle-Specific Properties

    Hayley J. Sharpe;Tim J. Stevens;Sean Munro

  • Activity of the yeast MNN1 alpha-1,3-mannosyltransferase requires a motif conserved in many other families of glycosyltransferases

    Christine A. R. Wiggins;Sean Munro

  • An investigation of the role of transmembrane domains in Golgi protein retention.

    Munro S

  • Arl8 and SKIP Act Together to Link Lysosomes to Kinesin-1

    Cláudia Rosa-Ferreira;Sean Munro

  • The PACT domain, a conserved centrosomal targeting motif in the coiled-coil proteins AKAP450 and pericentrin.

    Alison K Gillingham;Sean Munro

  • Sequences within and adjacent to the transmembrane segment of alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase specify Golgi retention.

    Munro S

  • The specificity of vesicle traffic to the Golgi is encoded in the golgin coiled-coil proteins

    Mie Wong;Sean Munro

  • Localization of proteins to the Golgi apparatus.

    Sean Munro

  • Toward a comprehensive map of the effectors of rab GTPases.

    Alison K. Gillingham;Rita Sinka;Isabel L. Torres;Kathryn S. Lilley

  • Multi‐protein complexes in the cis Golgi of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with α‐1,6‐mannosyltransferase activity

    Joern Jungmann;Sean Munro

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy P. Levine
Timothy P. Levine University College London
Kathryn S. Lilley
Kathryn S. Lilley University of Cambridge
Roger L. Williams
Roger L. Williams University of Cambridge
Hugh R.B. Pelham
Hugh R.B. Pelham MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Manuel Fresno
Manuel Fresno Autonomous University of Madrid
Balbino Alarcón
Balbino Alarcón Spanish National Research Council
Olga Perisic
Olga Perisic MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Ian Goodfellow
Ian Goodfellow University of Cambridge
Annette Schürmann
Annette Schürmann University of Potsdam
Charles Boone
Charles Boone University of Toronto

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