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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
18784
World Ranking
5093
National Ranking
2436

Tim J. Yen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

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

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

Tim J. Yen 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 Tim J. Yen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Tim J. Yen is affiliated with Fox Chase Cancer Center in the United States and contributes to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms related to cancer and development.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Tim J. Yen's main research topics cover:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

The scientist has published a variety of papers in several venues, frequently collaborating with others in their field. The most common publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Advanced Genetics
  • Molecular Cancer Research
  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Molecular Pathology

Notable recent publications by Tim J. Yen are:

  • Active DNA demethylation-The epigenetic gatekeeper of development, immunity, and cancer, 2020, Advanced Genetics
  • Nestin Is Required for Spindle Assembly and Cell-Cycle Progression in Glioblastoma Cells, 2021, Molecular Cancer Research
  • TET1 and TDG Suppress Inflammatory Response in Intestinal Tumorigenesis: Implications for Colorectal Tumors With the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype, 2023, Gastroenterology
  • Clinical and Molecular Features of Anti-CENP-B Autoantibodies, 2021, Journal of Molecular Pathology
  • Microtubule-dependent Changes in Assembly of Microtubule Motor Proteins and Mitotic Spindle Checkpoint Proteins at PtK1 Kinetochores, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alfonso Bellacosa
  • Rahul M. Prasad
  • Kathy Q. Cai
  • Rossella Tricarico
  • Jaroslav Jelı́nek

Best Publications

  • Checkpoint inhibition of the APC/C in HeLa cells is mediated by a complex of BUBR1, BUB3, CDC20, and MAD2

    Valery Sudakin;Gordon K.T. Chan;Tim J. Yen

  • Interaction between ATM protein and c-Abl in response to DNA damage

    T Shafman;K K Khanna;P Kedar;K Spring

  • Human Bubr1 Is a Mitotic Checkpoint Kinase That Monitors Cenp-E Functions at Kinetochores and Binds the Cyclosome/APC

    G.K.T. Chan;S.A. Jablonski;V. Sudakin;J.C. Hittle

  • CENP-F is a protein of the nuclear matrix that assembles onto kinetochores at late G2 and is rapidly degraded after mitosis.

    H Liao;R J Winkfein;G Mack;J B Rattner

  • CENP-E is a putative kinetochore motor that accumulates just before mitosis.

    Tim J. Yen;Gang Li;Bruce T. Schaar;Illya Szilak

  • CENP-E, a novel human centromere-associated protein required for progression from metaphase to anaphase.

    T J Yen;D A Compton;D Wise;R P Zinkowski

  • Autoregulated instability of beta-tubulin mRNAs by recognition of the nascent amino terminus of beta-tubulin.

    Tim J. Yen;Paula S. Machlin;Don W. Cleveland

  • CENP-E Function at Kinetochores Is Essential for Chromosome Alignment

    B. T. Schaar;G. K T Chan;Paul Samuel Maddox;Edward D Salmon

  • Protein architecture of the human kinetochore microtubule attachment site.

    Xiaohu Wan;Ryan P. O'Quinn;Heather L. Pierce;Ajit P. Joglekar

  • Microtubule-dependent Changes in Assembly of Microtubule Motor Proteins and Mitotic Spindle Checkpoint Proteins at PtK1 Kinetochores

    David B. Hoffman;Chad G. Pearson;Tim J. Yen;Bonnie J. Howell

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF THE KINETOCHORE BINDING DOMAIN OF CENP-E REVEALS INTERACTIONS WITH THE KINETOCHORE PROTEINS CENP-F AND HBUBR1

    G.K.T. Chan;B.T. Schaar;T.J. Yen

  • Specification of kinetochore-forming chromatin by the histone H3 variant CENP-A.

    Aaron A. Van Hooser;Aaron A. Van Hooser;Ilia I. Ouspenski;Ilia I. Ouspenski;Heather C. Gregson;Heather C. Gregson;Daniel A. Starr;Daniel A. Starr

  • The RanGAP1-RanBP2 Complex Is Essential for Microtubule-Kinetochore Interactions In Vivo

    Jomon Joseph;Song-Tao Liu;Sandra A Jablonski;Tim J Yen

  • CENP-E Is Essential for Reliable Bioriented Spindle Attachment, but Chromosome Alignment Can Be Achieved via Redundant Mechanisms in Mammalian Cells

    Bruce F. McEwen;Bruce F. McEwen;Gordon K.T. Chan;Beata Zubrowski;Matthew S. Savoian;Matthew S. Savoian

  • SUMO-2/3 Modification and Binding Regulate the Association of CENP-E with Kinetochores and Progression through Mitosis

    Xiang Dong Zhang;Jacqueline Goeres;Hong Zhang;Tim J. Yen

  • Antibodies to the kinesin motor domain and CENP-E inhibit microtubule depolymerization-dependent motion of chromosomes in vitro.

    V A Lombillo;C Nislow;T J Yen;V I Gelfand

  • Mapping the assembly pathways that specify formation of the trilaminar kinetochore plates in human cells

    Song-Tao Liu;Jerome B. Rattner;Sandra A. Jablonski;Tim J. Yen

  • CENP-F is a .ca 400 kDa kinetochore protein that exhibits a cell-cycle dependent localization.

    J. B. Rattner;A. Rao;M. J. Fritzler;D. W. Valencia

  • Kinetochore structure and function

    Gordon K. Chan;Song-Tao Liu;Tim J. Yen

  • Human Zw10 and ROD are mitotic checkpoint proteins that bind to kinetochores.

    G. K. T. Chan;S. A. Jablonski;D. A. Starr;D. A. Starr;M. L. Goldberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Don W. Cleveland
Don W. Cleveland University of California, San Diego
Jerome B. Rattner
Jerome B. Rattner University of Calgary
Alfonso Bellacosa
Alfonso Bellacosa Fox Chase Cancer Center
Michael L. Goldberg
Michael L. Goldberg Cornell University
William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Erica A. Golemis
Erica A. Golemis Fox Chase Cancer Center
Edward D. Salmon
Edward D. Salmon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin F. Lavin
Martin F. Lavin University of Queensland
Roland L. Dunbrack
Roland L. Dunbrack Fox Chase Cancer Center
Maureen E. Murphy
Maureen E. Murphy The Wistar Institute

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