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William S. Trimble

William S. Trimble

University of Toronto
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
16751
World Ranking
4886
National Ranking
174

William S. Trimble publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William S. Trimble 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 William S. Trimble 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: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

William S. Trimble is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Food Science.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Fungal and yeast genetics research, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Protist diversity and phylogeny.

Recent publications by William S. Trimble include the following:

  • Revised subunit order of mammalian septin complexes explains their in vitro polymerization properties, 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • A non-canonical Hedgehog pathway initiates ciliogenesis and autophagy, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • The complex web of canonical and non-canonical Hedgehog signaling, 2022, BioEssays
  • Septin-mediated RhoA activation engages the exocyst complex to recruit the cilium transition zone, 2023, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • DIAPH1 regulates ciliogenesis and trafficking in primary cilia, 2020, The FASEB Journal

William S. Trimble has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Oliva Palander, Richard F. Collins, Hong Xie, Moshe S. Kim, and Rachel Shannon.

Their work has appeared primarily in The Journal of Cell Biology, where they have published three papers. Other frequent publication venues include Molecular Biology of the Cell, BioEssays, The FASEB Journal, and the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

William S. Trimble was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006, an award associated with the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Activation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors Induces Membrane Insertion of New AMPA Receptors and LTP in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

    Wei-Yang Lu;Heng-Ye Man;William Ju;William S. Trimble

  • VAMP-1: a synaptic vesicle-associated integral membrane protein

    William S. Trimble;David M. Cowan;Richard H. Scheller

  • The septin CDCrel-1 binds syntaxin and inhibits exocytosis.

    Crestina L. Beites;Hong Xie;Robert Bowser;William S. Trimble

  • Modulation of Rab5 and Rab7 recruitment to phagosomes by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

    Otilia V. Vieira;Cecilia Bucci;Rene E. Harrison;William S. Trimble

  • Focal exocytosis of VAMP3-containing vesicles at sites of phagosome formation.

    Lydia Bajno;Xiao-Rong Peng;Alan D. Schreiber;Hsiao-Ping Moore

  • Two Vesicle-associated Membrane Protein Genes Are Differentially Expressed in the Rat Central Nervous System

    Lisa Elferink;W. S. Trimble;R. H. Scheller

  • Members of the VAMP family of synaptic vesicle proteins are components of glucose transporter-containing vesicles from rat adipocytes.

    C. Corley Cain;W. S. Trimble;G. E. Lienhard

  • Phosphatidylinositol polyphosphate binding to the mammalian septin H5 is modulated by GTP.

    Jianshe Zhang;Chen Kong;Hong Xie;Peter S. McPherson

  • Elimination of host cell PtdIns(4,5)P(2) by bacterial SigD promotes membrane fission during invasion by Salmonella.

    Mauricio R. Terebiznik;Otilia V. Vieira;Sandra L. Marcus;Andrea Slade

  • Structure of LIMP-2 provides functional insights with implications for SR-BI and CD36

    Dante Neculai;Michael Schwake;Michael Schwake;Mani Ravichandran;Friederike Zunke

  • The Mammalian Septin MSF Localizes with Microtubules and Is Required for Completion of Cytokinesis

    Mark C. Surka;Christopher W. Tsang;William S. Trimble

  • Cytoskeletal Control of CD36 Diffusion Promotes Its Receptor and Signaling Function

    Khuloud Jaqaman;Hirotaka Kuwata;Nicolas Touret;Richard Collins

  • Botulinum G neurotoxin cleaves VAMP/synaptobrevin at a single Ala-Ala peptide bond.

    G Schiavo;C Malizio;W S Trimble;P Polverino de Laureto

  • Characterization of SNARE protein expression in beta cell lines and pancreatic islets.

    M B Wheeler;L Sheu;M Ghai;A Bouquillon

  • VAPs and ACBD5 tether peroxisomes to the ER for peroxisome maintenance and lipid homeostasis.

    Rong Hua;Derrick Cheng;Étienne Coyaud;Spencer Freeman

  • Distinct roles of septins in cytokinesis: SEPT9 mediates midbody abscission

    Mathew P. Estey;Caterina Di Ciano-Oliveira;Carol D. Froese;Margaret T. Bejide

  • Mammalian SEPT2 Is Required for Scaffolding Nonmuscle Myosin II and Its Kinases

    Emily Joo;Mark C. Surka;William S. Trimble

  • Mapping the Cellular Response to Small Molecules Using Chemogenomic Fitness Signatures

    Anna Y. Lee;Robert P. St.Onge;Michael J. Proctor;Iain M. Wallace

  • Barriers to the free diffusion of proteins and lipids in the plasma membrane.

    William S. Trimble;Sergio Grinstein;Sergio Grinstein

  • Mapping the Cellular Response to Small Molecules Using Chemogenomic Fitness Signatures

    A. Y. Lee;R. P. St.Onge;M. J. Proctor;I. M. Wallace

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert Y. Gaisano
Herbert Y. Gaisano University of Toronto
Amira Klip
Amira Klip University of Toronto
Richard F. Collins
Richard F. Collins University of Manchester
Richard H. Scheller
Richard H. Scheller Genentech
Alan D. Schreiber
Alan D. Schreiber University of Pennsylvania
Guri Giaever
Guri Giaever University of British Columbia
Corey Nislow
Corey Nislow University of British Columbia
Gaudenz Danuser
Gaudenz Danuser The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Marc Boutry
Marc Boutry Université Catholique de Louvain
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

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