Tim Mitchison
Impact in
- Cell Biology top 0.05%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Molecular Biology top 1%
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- 14-3-3 protein interactions
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Papers in
- Cell Biology 20
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 19
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 7
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- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 7
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 4
- Protist diversity and phylogeny 4
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 2
- Co-authors
- Marc W. Kirschner (6 shared papers)Bruce Alberts (2 shared papers)Yixian Zheng (1 shared paper)Mei Lie Wong (1 shared paper)Kenneth E. Sawin (2 shared papers)Eric Schulze (1 shared paper)Louise Evans (1 shared paper)Anthony A. Hyman (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature (5 papers)Cell (4 papers)The Journal of Cell Biology (3 papers)Current Biology (3 papers)Development (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Tim Mitchison
26 papers receiving 8.3k citations
Tim Mitchison's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
- Cell Biology 6.5k
- Molecular Biology 5.8k
- Biophysics 380
- Structural Biology 91
- Aging 92
Countries citing papers authored by Tim Mitchison
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Fields of papers citing papers by Tim Mitchison
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Tim Mitchison, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamic instability of microtubule growth Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 2654 |
| 2 | Cytoskeletal dynamics and nerve growth Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 757 |
| 3 | Nucleation of microtubule assembly by a γ-tubulin-containing ring complex Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 727 |
| 4 | Microtubule assembly nucleated by isolated centrosomes Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 682 |
| 5 | [39] Preparation of modified tubulins Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 641 |
| 6 | 1985 | 412 | |
| 7 | 2011 | 407 | |
| 8 | 1986 | 370 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 341 | |
| 10 | 1983 | 303 | |
| 11 | 1988 | 181 | |
| 12 | 2008 | 175 | |
| 13 | 2013 | 164 | |
| 14 | 2000 | 140 | |
| 15 | 1994 | 125 | |
| 16 | 1999 | 113 | |
| 17 | 2003 | 87 | |
| 18 | 2013 | 83 | |
| 19 | 2009 | 69 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 28 |
About Tim Mitchison
Tim Mitchison is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Biophysics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 26 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (19 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (7 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (4 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (2 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (2 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (6.5k citations), Molecular Biology (5.8k citations), Biophysics (380 citations), Structural Biology (91 citations) and Aging (92 citations). Tim Mitchison has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Marc W. Kirschner, Bruce Alberts, Yixian Zheng, Mei Lie Wong, Kenneth E. Sawin, Eric Schulze, Louise Evans, Anthony A. Hyman, David Drechsel and Linda Wordeman. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell, The Journal of Cell Biology, Current Biology and Development.
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