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Tim Stearns

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
20401
World Ranking
5900
National Ranking
2789

Tim Stearns 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 Tim Stearns sits on this spectrum.

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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 Stearns 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 Stearns sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tim Stearns is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with detailed work in the subfields of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including microtubule and mitosis dynamics, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, protist diversity and phylogeny, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, genomics and chromatin dynamics, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and plant molecular biology research.

Recent papers by Tim Stearns highlight a range of subjects and publication venues:

  • "Investigate the origins of COVID-19," 2021, published in Science
  • "Systematic Discovery of Short Linear Motifs Decodes Calcineurin Phosphatase Signaling," 2020, published in Molecular Cell
  • "Hedgehog signaling and the primary cilium: implications for spatial and temporal constraints on signaling," 2021, published in Development
  • "CRISPR/Cas9 treatment causes extended TP53-dependent cell cycle arrest in human cells," 2020, published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "The nucleus serves as the pacemaker for the cell cycle," 2020, published in eLife

Frequent co-authors of Tim Stearns include Jennifer T. Wang, G Buss, Ljiljana Milenković, Jessica L. Feldman, and Alexandra F. Long. Collaboration with Jennifer T. Wang is notably frequent, with thirteen co-authored works.

The scientist's works have appeared predominantly in several publication venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Science, and PLoS Biology, reflecting a broad dissemination across notable biological and molecular journals.

Best Publications

  • γ-Tubulin is a highly conserved component of the centrosome

    Tim Stearns;Louise Evans;Marc Kirschner

  • The centrosome cycle: Centriole biogenesis, duplication and inherent asymmetries

    Erich A. Nigg;Tim Stearns

  • Fluorescence microscopy methods for yeast.

    John R. Pringle;Robert A. Preston;Alison E.M. Adams;Tim Stearns

  • Methods in yeast genetics

    Dan Burke;Dean Dawson;Tim Stearns

  • In vitro reconstitution of centrosome assembly and function: The central role of γ-tubulin

    Tim Stearns;Marc Kirschner

  • Microtubules Orient the Mitotic Spindle in Yeast through Dynein-dependent Interactions with the Cell Cortex

    Janet L. Carminati;Tim Stearns

  • Cyclin-dependent kinase control of centrosome duplication

    Kathleen R. Lacey;Peter K. Jackson;Tim Stearns

  • Primary cilia mediate mechanosensing in bone cells by a calcium-independent mechanism

    Amanda M. D. Malone;Charles T. Anderson;Padmaja Tummala;Ronald Y. Kwon;Ronald Y. Kwon

  • Mechanism limiting centrosome duplication to once per cell cycle

    Meng-Fu Bryan Tsou;Tim Stearns

  • Microtubule-organizing centres: a re-evaluation

    Jens Lüders;Tim Stearns

  • ADP-ribosylation factor is functionally and physically associated with the Golgi complex.

    Tim Stearns;Mark C. Willingham;David Botstein;Richard A. Kahn

  • DNA topoisomerase II must act at mitosis to prevent nondisjunction and chromosome breakage.

    C Holm;T Stearns;D Botstein

  • Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar satellites

    Zaiming Tang;Mary Grace Lin;Timothy Richard Stowe;She Chen

  • Polo Kinase and Separase Regulate the Mitotic Licensing of Centriole Duplication in Human Cells

    Meng Fu Bryan Tsou;Won Jing Wang;Kelly A. George;Kunihiro Uryu

  • GCP-WD is a gamma-tubulin targeting factor required for centrosomal and chromatin-mediated microtubule nucleation.

    Jens Lüders;Urvashi K. Patel;Tim Stearns

  • ADP ribosylation factor is an essential protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is encoded by two genes.

    T Stearns;R A Kahn;D Botstein;M A Hoyt

  • Cep152 interacts with Plk4 and is required for centriole duplication

    Emily M. Hatch;Anita Kulukian;Andrew J. Holland;Don W. Cleveland

  • A High-Enrollment Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Improves Student Conceptions of Scientific Thinking and Ability to Interpret Data

    Sara E. Brownell;Daria S. Hekmat-Scafe;Veena Singla;Patricia Chandler Seawell

  • Plk1-Dependent Recruitment of γ-Tubulin Complexes to Mitotic Centrosomes Involves Multiple PCM Components

    Laurence Haren;Tim Stearns;Jens Lüders

  • A crucial requirement for Hedgehog signaling in small cell lung cancer

    Kwon Sik Park;Luciano G. Martelotto;Martin Peifer;Martin L. Sos

Frequent Co-Authors

David Botstein
David Botstein Princeton University
W. E. Moerner
W. E. Moerner Stanford University
Charles T. Anderson
Charles T. Anderson Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey D. Axelrod
Jeffrey D. Axelrod Stanford University
Martha S. Cyert
Martha S. Cyert Stanford University
W. James Nelson
W. James Nelson Stanford University
David G. Drubin
David G. Drubin University of California, Berkeley
Steven L. Brody
Steven L. Brody Washington University in St. Louis
James E. Ferrell
James E. Ferrell Stanford University
David A. Agard
David A. Agard University of California, San Francisco

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Pierre Gönczy

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Michel Bornens

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Publications: 37

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Jordan W. Raff

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Publications: 35

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Joel Moss

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 34

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Publications: 33

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Martha Vaughan

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 31

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