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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
11711
World Ranking
16058
National Ranking
1271

Thomas Surrey publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 115 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Surrey 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 Thomas Surrey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

Thomas Surrey is affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom and has a research focus within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses key subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology, and Oncology.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Thomas Surrey's frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Notable recent papers authored with Thomas Surrey's involvement include:

  • "Microtubule Nucleation Properties of Single Human γTuRCs Explained by Their Cryo-EM Structure," 2020, Developmental Cell
  • "The speed of GTP hydrolysis determines GTP cap size and controls microtubule stability," 2020, eLife
  • "Structural transitions in the GTP cap visualized by cryo-electron microscopy of catalytically inactive microtubules," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Transition of human γ-tubulin ring complex into a closed conformation during microtubule nucleation," 2024, Science
  • "Quantifying the Monomer-Dimer Equilibrium of Tubulin with Mass Photometry," 2020, Journal of Molecular Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Gil Henkin
  • Cláudia Brito
  • Wei-Xiang Chew
  • Johanna Roostalu
  • Felix Ruhnow

Thomas Surrey has produced a substantial body of work within Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on microtubule dynamics. Research has extended to structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy and biophysical quantifications relevant to tubulin behavior.

Recognition for scientific contributions includes membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Self-organization of microtubules and motors

    F J Nédélec;T Surrey;A C Maggs;S Leibler

  • Physical Properties Determining Self-Organization of Motors and Microtubules

    Thomas Surrey;François Nédélec;Stanislas Leibler;Eric Karsenti

  • Reconstitution of a microtubule plus-end tracking system in vitro.

    Peter Bieling;Liedewij Laan;Henry Schek;E. Laura Munteanu

  • Thermal fluctuations of grafted microtubules provide evidence of a length-dependent persistence length

    Francesco Pampaloni;Gianluca Lattanzi;Alexandr Jonáš;Thomas Surrey

  • EBs Recognize a Nucleotide-Dependent Structural Cap at Growing Microtubule Ends

    Sebastian P. Maurer;Franck J. Fourniol;Gergodblac Bohner;Carolyn A. Moores

  • A Minimal Midzone Protein Module Controls Formation and Length of Antiparallel Microtubule Overlaps

    Peter Bieling;Ivo A. Telley;Thomas Surrey

  • CLIP-170 tracks growing microtubule ends by dynamically recognizing composite EB1/tubulin-binding sites

    Peter Bieling;Stefanie Kandels-Lewis;Ivo A. Telley;Juliette van Dijk

  • Refolding and Oriented Insertion of a Membrane Protein into a Lipid Bilayer

    Thomas Surrey;Fritz Jahnig

  • Protein repellent properties of covalently attached PEG coatings on nanostructured SiO2 based interfaces

    Jacques Blümmel;Nadine Perschmann;Daniel Aydin;Jovana Drinjakovic

  • EB1 Accelerates Two Conformational Transitions Important for Microtubule Maturation and Dynamics

    Sebastian P. Maurer;Nicholas I. Cade;Gergő Bohner;Nils Gustafsson

  • GTPgammaS microtubules mimic the growing microtubule end structure recognized by end-binding proteins (EBs).

    Sebastian P. Maurer;Peter Bieling;Julia Cope;Andreas Hoenger

  • Directional switching of the kinesin Cin8 through motor coupling.

    Johanna Roostalu;Christian Hentrich;Peter Bieling;Ivo A. Telley

  • Development and Biological Evaluation of Potent and Specific Inhibitors of Mitotic Kinesin Eg5

    Michael Gartner;Nils Sunder-Plassmann;Jeanette Seiler;Mathias Utz

  • Chromophore-assisted light inactivation and self-organization of microtubules and motors

    Thomas Surrey;Michael B. Elowitz;Pierre-Etienne Wolf;Feng Yang

  • Microtubule organization by the antagonistic mitotic motors kinesin-5 and kinesin-14

    Christian Hentrich;Thomas Surrey

  • Microtubule nucleation: beyond the template

    Johanna Roostalu;Thomas Surrey

  • A Kinesin-like Motor Inhibits Microtubule Dynamic Instability

    Henrik Bringmann;Georgios Skiniotis;Annina Spilker;Stefanie Kandels-Lewis

  • Processive movement of single kinesins on crowded microtubules visualized using quantum dots

    Arne Seitz;Thomas Surrey

  • Folding and membrane insertion of the trimeric beta-barrel protein OmpF.

    Thomas Surrey;and Angela Schmid;Fritz Jähnig

  • Reconstitution of the human cytoplasmic dynein complex

    Martina Trokter;Norbert Mücke;Thomas Surrey

Frequent Co-Authors

François Nédélec
François Nédélec University of Cambridge
Joachim P. Spatz
Joachim P. Spatz Max Planck Society
Eva Nogales
Eva Nogales University of California, Berkeley
Athanassios Giannis
Athanassios Giannis Leipzig University
Takashi Toda
Takashi Toda Hiroshima University
Eric Karsenti
Eric Karsenti École Normale Supérieure
Jacob Piehler
Jacob Piehler Osnabrück University
Juri Rappsilber
Juri Rappsilber Technical University of Berlin
Isabelle Vernos
Isabelle Vernos Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Anne Ephrussi
Anne Ephrussi European Bioinformatics Institute

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