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Winfield S. Sale

Winfield S. Sale

Emory University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7716
World Ranking
18718
National Ranking
7648

Winfield S. Sale 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 Winfield S. Sale sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 103 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Winfield S. Sale 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 Winfield S. Sale 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Winfield S. Sale is a researcher affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. The researcher has also engaged in studies related to condensed matter physics.

Sale's research topics cover diverse areas including genetic and kidney cyst diseases, protist diversity and phylogeny, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, micro and nano robotics, as well as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms. These indicate a multidisciplinary approach intersecting biology and physical sciences.

Their publications include papers in various scientific journals and platforms. Noteworthy recent papers are:

  • Assembly of FAP93 at the proximal axoneme in Chlamydomonas cilia, 2024, Cytoskeleton
  • Composition and function of ciliary inner-dynein-arm subunits studied in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, 2021, Cytoskeleton
  • Mutations in PIH proteins MOT48, TWI1 and PF13 define common and unique steps for preassembly of each, different ciliary dynein, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of The Outer Dynein Arm Assembly Factor CCDC103 Forms Molecular Scaffolds Through Multiple Self-Interaction Sites., 2020, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of The molecular structure of mammalian primary cilia revealed by cryo-electron tomography., 2020, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

The venues in which Sale frequently publishes include:

  • Cytoskeleton
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Journal of Cell Science

Sale has collaborated extensively with various researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ryosuke Yamamoto
  • Susan K. Dutcher
  • Juyeon Hwang
  • Takahide Kon
  • Toshiki Yagi

Best Publications

  • The 9 + 2 Axoneme Anchors Multiple Inner Arm Dyneins and a Network of Kinases and Phosphatases That Control Motility

    Mary E. Porter;Winfield S. Sale

  • Direction of active sliding of microtubules in Tetrahymena cilia

    Winfield S. Sale;Peter Satir

  • Radial spoke proteins of Chlamydomonas flagella

    Pinfen Yang;Dennis R. Diener;Chun Yang;Takahiro Kohno

  • Localization of Calmodulin and Dynein Light Chain Lc8 in Flagellar Radial Spokes

    Pinfen Yang;Dennis R. Diener;Joel L. Rosenbaum;Winfield S. Sale

  • Regulation of Flagellar Dynein by Phosphorylation of a 138-kD Inner Arm Dynein Intermediate Chain

    Geoffrey Habermacher;Winfield S. Sale

  • The nexin-dynein regulatory complex subunit DRC1 is essential for motile cilia function in algae and humans.

    Maureen Wirschell;Heike Olbrich;Claudius Werner;Douglas Tritschler

  • Tubulin Glutamylation Regulates Ciliary Motility by Altering Inner Dynein Arm Activity

    Swati Suryavanshi;Bernard Eddé;Bernard Eddé;Laura A. Fox;Stella Guerrero

  • Flagellar radial spoke protein 3 is an A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP).

    Anne Roush Gaillard;Dennis R. Diener;Joel L. Rosenbaum;Winfield S. Sale

  • Characterization of a Chlamydomonas Insertional Mutant that Disrupts Flagellar Central Pair Microtubule-associated Structures

    David R. Mitchell;Winfield S. Sale

  • The axonemal axis and Ca2+-induced asymmetry of active microtubule sliding in sea urchin sperm tails

    Winfield S. Sale

  • Casein Kinase I Is Anchored on Axonemal Doublet Microtubules and Regulates Flagellar Dynein Phosphorylation and Activity

    Pinfen Yang;Winfield S. Sale

  • The N-DRC forms a conserved biochemical complex that maintains outer doublet alignment and limits microtubule sliding in motile axonemes

    Raqual Bower;Douglas Tritschler;Kristyn VanderWaal;Catherine A. Perrone

  • Regulation of Chlamydomonas flagellar dynein by an axonemal protein kinase.

    David R. Howard;Geoffrey Habermacher;David B. Glass;Elizabeth E Smith

  • The Chlamydomonas IDA7 locus encodes a 140-kDa dynein intermediate chain required to assemble the I1 inner arm complex

    Catherine A. Perrone;Pinfen Yang;Eileen O’Toole;Winfield S. Sale

  • Ciliary Motility: Regulation of Axonemal Dynein Motors.

    Rasagnya Viswanadha;Winfield S. Sale;Mary E. Porter

  • Membrane renewal after dibucaine deciliation of Tetrahymena. Freeze-fracture technique, cilia, membrane structure.

    Birgit Satir;W.S. Sale;P. Satir

  • Isolated beta-heavy chain subunit of dynein translocates microtubules in vitro.

    W S Sale;L A Fox

  • The Mr 140,000 Intermediate Chain of Chlamydomonas Flagellar Inner Arm Dynein Is a WD-Repeat Protein Implicated in Dynein Arm Anchoring

    Pinfen Yang;Winfield S. Sale

  • Protein phosphatases PP1 and PP2A are located in distinct positions in the Chlamydomonas flagellar axoneme.

    Pinfen Yang;Laura Fox;Roger J. Colbran;Winfield S. Sale

  • IC138 is a WD-repeat dynein intermediate chain required for light chain assembly and regulation of flagellar bending

    Triscia W. Hendrickson;Catherine A. Perrone;Paul Griffin;Kristin Wuichet

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary E. Porter
Mary E. Porter University of Minnesota
Ritsu Kamiya
Ritsu Kamiya University of Tokyo
Susan K. Dutcher
Susan K. Dutcher Washington University in St. Louis
Joel L. Rosenbaum
Joel L. Rosenbaum Yale University
George B. Witman
George B. Witman University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Stephen M. King
Stephen M. King University of Connecticut Health Center
Jacek Gaertig
Jacek Gaertig University of Georgia
Hitoshi Sakakibara
Hitoshi Sakakibara Nagoya University
Gregory J. Pazour
Gregory J. Pazour University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David R. G. Mitchell
David R. G. Mitchell University of Wollongong

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