2026 Thomas D. Pollard: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	144	227	200	157	137	505	82985

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Biology and Biochemistry

144

227

200

157

137

505

82985

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

144

Citations

82985

World Ranking

227

National Ranking

157

Overview

Thomas D. Pollard is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in fields such as cell biology, molecular biology, biophysics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and structural biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Fungal and yeast genetics research
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Recent publications by Thomas D. Pollard demonstrate ongoing research in actin filament dynamics, cell division, and cytoskeletal structure. Notable papers include:

"Force and phosphate release from Arp2/3 complex promote dissociation of actin filament branches," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Structural basis for polarized elongation of actin filaments," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Mechanism of actin filament branch formation by Arp2/3 complex revealed by a high-resolution cryo-EM structure of the branch junction," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"The number of cytokinesis nodes in mitotic fission yeast scales with cell size," 2022, eLife
"Counting actin in contractile rings reveals novel contributions of cofilin and type II myosins to fission yeast cytokinesis," 2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell

Frequent collaboration is a characteristic of their work, with common co-authors including:

Steven Z. Chou
Gregory A. Voth
Vilmos Zsolnay
Wenxiang Cao
Enrique M. De La Cruz

Thomas D. Pollard's publications are often found in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Biophysical Journal
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Nature Communications

Best Publications

Cellular Motility Driven by Assembly and Disassembly of Actin Filaments

Thomas D Pollard;Gary G Borisy

5315
Citations
Actin, a Central Player in Cell Shape and Movement

Thomas D. Pollard;John A. Cooper

2293
Citations
Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins. A Critical Evaluation of Mechanisms and Functions

Thomas D. Pollard;John A. Cooper

1999
Citations
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Actin Filament Dynamics in Nonmuscle Cells

T D Pollard;L Blanchoin;R D Mullins

1946
Citations
The interaction of Arp2/3 complex with actin: Nucleation, high affinity pointed end capping, and formation of branching networks of filaments

R. Dyche Mullins;John A. Heuser;Thomas D. Pollard

1827
Citations
Actin and myosin and cell movement.

Pollard Td;Weihing Rr

1357
Citations
Regulation of Actin Filament Assembly by Arp2/3 Complex and Formins

Thomas D Pollard

1353
Citations
Rate constants for the reactions of ATP- and ADP-actin with the ends of actin filaments.

Thomas D. Pollard

1164
Citations
Mechanism of action of cytochalasin B on actin

Susan MacLean-Fletcher;Thomas D. Pollard

1035
Citations
Scar, a WASp-related protein, activates nucleation of actin filaments by the Arp2/3 complex.

Machesky Lm;Mullins Rd;Higgs Hn;Kaiser Da

1018
Citations
Regulation of actin filament network formation through ARP2/3 complex: activation by a diverse array of proteins.

Henry N. Higgs;Thomas D. Pollard

988
Citations
Mechanism of Actin Filament Turnover by Severing and Nucleation at Different Concentrations of ADF/Cofilin.

Ernesto Andrianantoandro;Thomas D. Pollard

935
Citations
Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins

Thomas D. Pollard

854
Citations
Direct observation of dendritic actin filament networks nucleated by Arp2/3 complex and WASP/Scar proteins.

Laurent Blanchoin;Kurt J. Amann;Henry N. Higgs;Jean-Baptiste Marchand

731
Citations
Fluorescent antibody localization of myosin in the cytoplasm, cleavage furrow, and mitotic spindle of human cells.

Keigi Fujiwara;Thomas D. Pollard

729
Citations
Crystal Structure of Arp2/3 Complex

Robert C. Robinson;Kirsi Turbedsky;Donald A. Kaiser;Jean-Baptiste Marchand

725
Citations
Activation by Cdc42 and Pip2 of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (Wasp) Stimulates Actin Nucleation by Arp2/3 Complex

Henry N. Higgs;Thomas D. Pollard

721
Citations
Purification of a Cortical Complex Containing Two Unconventional Actins from Acanthamoeba by Affinity Chromatography on Profilin-Agarose

Laura M Machesky;Simon J Atkinson;Christophe Ampe;Joel Vandekerckhove

692
Citations
Control of the assembly of ATP- and ADP-actin by formins and profilin.

David R. Kovar;Elizabeth S. Harris;Rachel Mahaffy;Henry N. Higgs

687
Citations
Acanthamoeba Myosin I. ISOLATION FROM ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII OF AN ENZYME SIMILAR TO MUSCLE MYOSIN

Thomas D. Pollard;Edward D. Korn

683
Citations