David G. Drubin

30.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
225 papers, 23.6k citations indexed

About

David G. Drubin is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David G. Drubin has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Cell Biology, 174 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in David G. Drubin's work include Cellular transport and secretion (100 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (85 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (63 papers). David G. Drubin is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (100 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (85 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (63 papers). David G. Drubin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. David G. Drubin's co-authors include Georjana Barnes, Marko Kaksonen, Marc W. Kirschner, Yidi Sun, Åsa E.Y. Engqvist-Goldstein, Christopher P. Toret, W. James Nelson, Bruce L. Goode, David Botstein and A.E. Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David G. Drubin

222 papers receiving 23.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Origins of Cell Polarity

1996 891 citations David G. Drubin et al. profile →
[40] Immunofluorescence methods for yeast

1991 655 citations David G. Drubin et al. profile →
High Rates of Actin Filament Turnover in Budding Yeast and Roles for Actin in Establishment and Maintenance of Cell Polarity Revealed Using the Actin Inhibitor Latrunculin-A

1997 648 citations David G. Drubin et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Tau protein function in living cells.

1986 630 citations David G. Drubin, Marc W. Kirschner The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
A Modular Design for the Clathrin- and Actin-Mediated Endocytosis Machinery

2005 594 citations Marko Kaksonen, David G. Drubin et al. profile →
Harnessing actin dynamics for clathrin-mediated endocytosis

2006 589 citations Marko Kaksonen, David G. Drubin et al. profile →
A Pathway for Association of Receptors, Adaptors, and Actin during Endocytic Internalization

2003 554 citations Marko Kaksonen, Yidi Sun et al. profile →
Phospho-Regulation of Kinetochore-Microtubule Attachments by the Aurora Kinase Ipl1p

2002 503 citations David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes et al. profile →
cdc12p, a Protein Required for Cytokinesis in Fission Yeast, Is a Component of the Cell Division Ring and Interacts with Profilin

1997 339 citations David G. Drubin et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David G. Drubin

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fourier-based three-dimensional multistage transformer for aberration correction in multicellular specimens 2025 ·Nature Methods ·Thayer Alshaabi, Daniel E. Milkie, Gaoxiang Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frederik Görlitz, (unknown), Cortney Simmons, (unknown), E. Hong, Shara C. Williams, (unknown), (unknown), Euiwon Bae, Alison N. Killilea, Ian A. Swinburne, David G. Drubin, Srigokul Upadhyayula, Eric Betzig	0
2	A role for cross-linking proteins in actin filament network organization and force generation 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jennifer M. Hill, (unknown), (unknown), David G. Drubin	3
3	Cik1 and Vik1 accessory proteins confer distinct functions to the kinesin-14 Kar3 2023 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Jonathan J. Wong, David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes	1
4	Reconstitution of kinetochore motility and microtubule dynamics reveals a role for a kinesin-8 in establishing end-on attachments 2022 ·eLife ·(unknown), Jonathan J. Wong, Daniel Serwas, (unknown), David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes	10
5	A preferred sequence for organelle inheritance during polarized cell growth 2021 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David G. Drubin, (unknown)	8
6	Spatial regulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis through position-dependent site maturation 2020 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David G. Drubin	14
7	Cdc42 GTPase regulates ESCRTs in nuclear envelope sealing and ER remodeling 2020 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), David G. Drubin	16
8	Evolutionarily related small viral fusogens hijack distinct but modular actin nucleation pathways to drive cell-cell fusion 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ka Man Chan, (unknown), Johannes Morstein, Meiyan Jin, (unknown), (unknown), Sungmin Son, (unknown), David G. Drubin, Daniel A. Fletcher	15
9	Direct comparison of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in budding and fission yeast reveals conserved and evolvable features 2019 ·eLife ·Yidi Sun, Johannes Schöneberg, (unknown), (unknown), Charlotte Kaplan, Ke Xu, Thomas D. Pollard, David G. Drubin	29
10	Kinesins relocalize the chromosomal passenger complex to the midzone for spindle disassembly 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Itziar Ibarlucea-Benitez, Luke S. Ferro, David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes	8
11	Microtubule dynamics regulation reconstituted in budding yeast lysates 2018 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Jonathan J. Wong, David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes	10
12	Design principles for robust vesiculation in clathrin-mediated endocytosis 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), George Oster, David G. Drubin, Padmini Rangamani	113
13	Switch-like Arp2/3 activation upon WASP and WIP recruitment to an apparent threshold level by multivalent linker proteins in vivo 2017 ·eLife ·Yidi Sun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xavier Darzacq, David G. Drubin	41
14	Loss of Aip1 reveals a role in maintaining the actin monomer pool and an in vivo oligomer assembly pathway 2010 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Voytek Okreglak, David G. Drubin	69
15	Different assemblies of the DAM1 complex follow shortening microtubules by distinct mechanisms 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ekaterina L. Grishchuk, (unknown), Vladimir A. Volkov, Artem K. Efremov, Stefan Westermann, David G. Drubin, Georjana Barnes, Фазоил И. Атауллаханов, J. Richard McIntosh	78
16	Cofilin recruitment and function during actin-mediated endocytosis dictated by actin nucleotide state 2007 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Voytek Okreglak, David G. Drubin	98
17	Endocytic vesicle scission by lipid phase boundary forces 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jian Liu, Marko Kaksonen, David G. Drubin, George Oster	146
18	The structure of nonvertebrate actin: Implications for the ATP hydrolytic mechanism 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·S.M. Vorobiev, B.V. Strokopytov, David G. Drubin, Carl Frieden, Shoichiro Ono, John S. Condeelis, Peter A. Rubenstein, Steven C. Almo	132
19	The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mob2p–Cbk1p kinase complex promotes polarized growth and acts with the mitotic exit network to facilitate daughter cell–specific localization of Ace2p transcription factor 2002 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Eric L. Weiss, Cornelia Kurischko, Chao Zhang, Kevan M. Shokat, David G. Drubin, Francis C. Luca	172
20	Mobilization of cytoskeleton elements during nerve growth factor induced neurite outgrowth in pc 12 cells 1984 ·The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts ·Stuart C. Feinstein, David G. Drubin, Rebecca Gold, Marc W. Kirschner, Eric M. Shooter	3

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