James M. Roberts

11.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
52 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

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James M. Roberts is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Roberts has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in James M. Roberts's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (29 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (17 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers). James M. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (29 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (17 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (13 papers). James M. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and France. James M. Roberts's co-authors include Motoaki Ohtsubo, Arnaud Besson, Steven F. Dowdy, Anne M. Theodoras, Michele Pagano, Bruce E. Clurman, Jill M. Schumacher, Karen A. Heichman, Steve Coats and W. Michael Flanagan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James M. Roberts

52 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human Cyclin E, a Nuclear Protein Essential for the G₁-to-S Phase Transition

1995 953 citations Motoaki Ohtsubo, Anne M. Theodoras et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Formation and Activation of a Cyclin E-cdk2 Complex During the G ₁ Phase of the Human Cell Cycle

1992 911 citations James M. Roberts et al. Science profile →
CDK Inhibitors: Cell Cycle Regulators and Beyond

2008 883 citations Arnaud Besson, James M. Roberts et al. profile →
Cyclin-Dependent Regulation of G ₁ in Mammalian Fibroblasts

1993 657 citations Motoaki Ohtsubo, James M. Roberts Science profile →
Requirement of p27 ^Kip1 for Restriction Point Control of the Fibroblast Cell Cycle

1996 610 citations James M. Roberts et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James M. Roberts United States	40	7.2k	4.8k	2.2k	1.1k	1.0k	52	9.6k
Jean Y. J. Wang United States	56	8.3k 1.2×	4.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	886 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	127	11.6k
Martha R. Stampfer United States	54	6.0k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	881 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.7×	132	9.4k
Jun‐ya Kato Japan	40	10.2k 1.4×	8.0k 1.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	129	14.0k
Joanna Roberts United States	18	8.3k 1.2×	7.2k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	740 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	33	12.1k
Ada Sacchi Italy	55	5.8k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	612 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	162	8.4k
Elena Sancho Spain	23	6.7k 0.9×	4.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.7×	28	10.3k
Douglas C. Dean United States	54	8.4k 1.2×	4.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	107	11.9k
Mark E. Ewen United States	38	7.1k 1.0×	6.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	54	10.4k
Richard A. Ashmun United States	30	5.9k 0.8×	4.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	811 0.7×	917 0.9×	53	8.4k
Bruno Calabretta United States	65	8.6k 1.2×	2.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	237	13.2k

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Kaiser, Brett K., Michael Carleton, Jason W. Hickman, et al.. (2013). Fatty Aldehydes in Cyanobacteria Are a Metabolically Flexible Precursor for a Diversity of Biofuel Products. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58307–e58307. 53 indexed citations

Chen, Xueyan, Lance F. Barton, Yong Chi, Bruce E. Clurman, & James M. Roberts. (2007). Ubiquitin-Independent Degradation of Cell-Cycle Inhibitors by the REGγ Proteasome. Molecular Cell. 26(6). 843–852. 230 indexed citations

Yung, Yuval, Janice L. Walker, James M. Roberts, & Richard K. Assoian. (2007). A Skp2 autoinduction loop and restriction point control. The Journal of Cell Biology. 178(5). 741–747. 40 indexed citations

Geng, Yan, Young Mi Lee, Markus Welcker, et al.. (2007). Kinase-Independent Function of Cyclin E. Molecular Cell. 25(1). 127–139. 138 indexed citations

Nguyen, Laurent, Arnaud Besson, James M. Roberts, & François Guillemot. (2006). Coupling Cell Cycle Exit, Neuronal Differentiation and Migration in Cortical Neurogenesis. Cell Cycle. 5(20). 2314–2318. 87 indexed citations

Griffin, Siân, et al.. (2006). Cyclin I Protects Podocytes from Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(38). 28048–28057. 42 indexed citations

Besson, Arnaud, Richard K. Assoian, & James M. Roberts. (2004). Regulation of the cytoskeleton: an oncogenic function for cdk inhibitors?. Nature reviews. Cancer. 4(12). 948–955. 148 indexed citations

Chen, Xueyan, Yong Chi, Andrew Bloecher, et al.. (2004). N-Acetylation and Ubiquitin-Independent Proteasomal Degradation of p21Cip1. Molecular Cell. 16(5). 839–847. 95 indexed citations

Welcker, Markus, Jeffrey D. Singer, Keith R. Loeb, et al.. (2003). Multisite Phosphorylation by Cdk2 and GSK3 Controls Cyclin E Degradation. Molecular Cell. 12(2). 381–392. 302 indexed citations

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Cross, Frederick R. & James M. Roberts. (2001). Retinoblastoma protein: Combating algal bloom. Current Biology. 11(20). R824–R827. 6 indexed citations

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Roberts, James M.. (1999). Evolving Ideas about Cyclins. Cell. 98(2). 129–132. 141 indexed citations

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Hiromura, Keiju, Jeffrey W. Pippin, Matthew L. Fero, James M. Roberts, & Stuart J. Shankland. (1999). Modulation of apoptosis by the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 103(5). 597–604. 191 indexed citations

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Heichman, Karen A. & James M. Roberts. (1998). CDC16 Controls Initiation at Chromosome Replication Origins. Molecular Cell. 1(3). 457–463. 29 indexed citations

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Yu, Yaxin, et al.. (1996). Mutations in the Homologous ZDS1 and ZDS2 Genes Affect Cell Cycle Progression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(10). 5254–5263. 49 indexed citations

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Koyama, Hidenori, Elaine W. Raines, Karin Bornfeldt, James M. Roberts, & Russell Ross. (1996). Fibrillar Collagen Inhibits Arterial Smooth Muscle Proliferation through Regulation of Cdk2 Inhibitors. Cell. 87(6). 1069–1078. 431 indexed citations

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Ohtsubo, Motoaki, Anne M. Theodoras, Jill M. Schumacher, James M. Roberts, & Michele Pagano. (1995). Human Cyclin E, a Nuclear Protein Essential for the G₁-to-S Phase Transition. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(5). 2612–2624. 953 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heichman, Karen A. & James M. Roberts. (1994). Rules to replicate by. Cell. 79(4). 557–562. 211 indexed citations

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Guadagno, Thomas M., Motoaki Ohtsubo, James M. Roberts, & Richard K. Assoian. (1993). A Link Between Cyclin A Expression and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Cycle Progression. Science. 262(5139). 1572–1575. 354 indexed citations

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Roberts, James M. & Gennaro D’Urso. (1989). Cellular and viral control of the initiation of DNA replication. Journal of Cell Science. 1989(Supplement_12). 171–182. 6 indexed citations

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King, Michael W., James M. Roberts, & Robert N. Eisenman. (1986). Expression of the c-myc Proto-Oncogene during Development of Xenopus laevis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(12). 4499–4508. 76 indexed citations

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