Nicole Robbins

6.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
71 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Nicole Robbins is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicole Robbins has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Infectious Diseases, 45 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicole Robbins's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (59 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (45 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (11 papers). Nicole Robbins is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (59 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (45 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (11 papers). Nicole Robbins collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Nicole Robbins's co-authors include Leah E. Cowen, Kali R. Iyer, Yunjin Lee, Rebecca S. Shapiro, Nicole M. Revie, Emily Puumala, Gerard D. Wright, Michaela Spitzer, Ci Fu and Sheena D. Singh-Babak and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Nicole Robbins

66 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molec... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2020 2011 2018 2017 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond
    2020 506 citations Yunjin Lee, Emily Puumala et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  2. Regulatory Circuitry Governing Fungal Development, Drug Resistance, and Disease
    2011 444 citations Rebecca S. Shapiro, Nicole Robbins et al. profile →
  3. Antifungal drug resistance: evolution, mechanisms and impact
    2018 382 citations Nicole M. Revie, Kali R. Iyer et al. Current Opinion in Microbiology profile →
  4. Molecular Evolution of Antifungal Drug Resistance
    2017 306 citations Nicole Robbins, Leah E. Cowen et al. profile →
  5. Treatment strategies for cryptococcal infection: challenges, advances and future outlook
    2021 229 citations Kali R. Iyer, Nicole M. Revie et al. profile →
  6. Molecular mechanisms governing antifungal drug resistance
    2023 117 citations Yunjin Lee, Nicole Robbins et al. PubMed profile →

Peers

Nicole Robbins
Katherine S. Barker United States
Alix T. Coste Switzerland
Priya Uppuluri United States
Damian J. Krysan United States
Steven Park United States
Ana Marisa Fusco‐Almeida Brazil
Elizabeth L. Berkow United States
P. David Rogers United States
Françoise Ischer Switzerland
Haoping Liu United States
Katherine S. Barker United States
Nicole Robbins
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicole Robbins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fu, Ci, Nicole Robbins, & Leah E. Cowen. (2025). Adaptation of the tetracycline-repressible system for modulating the expression of essential genes in Cryptococcus neoformans. mSphere. 10(5). e0101824–e0101824.
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Li, Xingyue, Patrícia Alves de Castro, Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, et al.. (2025). Colistin enhances caspofungin antifungal efficacy against Aspergillus fumigatus by modulating calcium homeostasis and stress responses. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5967–5967. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhongle, et al.. (2025). Exploring the differential localization of protein kinase A isoforms in Candida albicans. mSphere. 10(3). e0103724–e0103724.
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Koteva, Kalinka, Yunjin Lee, David Sychantha, et al.. (2025). Coniontins, lipopetaibiotics active against Candida auris identified from a microbial natural product fractionation library. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7337–7337.
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Puumala, Emily, Nicole Robbins, & Leah E. Cowen. (2024). Protocol to evaluate translation inhibition in Candida species using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. STAR Protocols. 5(3). 103245–103245. 2 indexed citations
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Maufrais, Corinne, et al.. (2024). The spliceosome impacts morphogenesis in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. mBio. 15(8). e0153524–e0153524. 3 indexed citations
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Robbins, Nicole, et al.. (2023). Expanding pediatric services to include adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 68. 68–73. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Yunjin, Nicole Robbins, & Leah E. Cowen. (2023). Molecular mechanisms governing antifungal drug resistance. PubMed. 1(1). 5–5. 117 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robbins, Nicole & Leah E. Cowen. (2023). Roles of Hsp90 in Candida albicans morphogenesis and virulence. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 75. 102351–102351. 27 indexed citations
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Strome, Bob, et al.. (2021). A functionally divergent intrinsically disordered region underlying the conservation of stochastic signaling. PLoS Genetics. 17(9). e1009629–e1009629. 9 indexed citations
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Daniel-Ivad, Martin, Zhongle Liu, Junko Yano, et al.. (2021). A small molecule produced by Lactobacillus species blocks Candida albicans filamentation by inhibiting a DYRK1-family kinase. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6151–6151. 74 indexed citations
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LeBlanc, Emmanuelle V., D.A. Kuntz, Francisco Ortiz, et al.. (2021). Fungal-Selective Resorcylate Aminopyrazole Hsp90 Inhibitors: Optimization of Whole-Cell Anticryptococcal Activity and Insights into the Structural Origins of Cryptococcal Selectivity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(2). 1139–1169. 31 indexed citations
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Lee, Yunjin, Emily Puumala, Nicole Robbins, & Leah E. Cowen. (2020). Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond. Chemical Reviews. 121(6). 3390–3411. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Sang Hu, Kali R. Iyer, Lakhansing Pardeshi, et al.. (2019). Genetic Analysis of Candida auris Implicates Hsp90 in Morphogenesis and Azole Tolerance and Cdr1 in Azole Resistance. mBio. 10(1). 101 indexed citations
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LeBlanc, Emmanuelle V., Tanvi Shekhar‐Guturja, Nicole Robbins, et al.. (2019). Design and Synthesis of Fungal-Selective Resorcylate Aminopyrazole Hsp90 Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(5). 2139–2180. 53 indexed citations
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Polvi, Elizabeth J., Amanda O. Veri, Zhongle Liu, et al.. (2019). Functional divergence of a global regulatory complex governing fungal filamentation. PLoS Genetics. 15(1). e1007901–e1007901. 13 indexed citations
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Whitesell, Luke, Nicole Robbins, Catherine A. McLellan, et al.. (2019). Structural basis for species-selective targeting of Hsp90 in a pathogenic fungus. Nature Communications. 10(1). 402–402. 93 indexed citations
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Veri, Amanda O., Zhengqiang Miao, Rebecca S. Shapiro, et al.. (2018). Tuning Hsf1 levels drives distinct fungal morphogenetic programs with depletion impairing Hsp90 function and overexpression expanding the target space. PLoS Genetics. 14(3). e1007270–e1007270. 38 indexed citations
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Polvi, Elizabeth J., Anna Floyd Averette, Soo Chan Lee, et al.. (2016). Metal Chelation as a Powerful Strategy to Probe Cellular Circuitry Governing Fungal Drug Resistance and Morphogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 12(10). e1006350–e1006350. 38 indexed citations
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Robbins, Nicole, Michaela Spitzer, Yong‐Sun Bahn, et al.. (2015). An Antifungal Combination Matrix Identifies a Rich Pool of Adjuvant Molecules that Enhance Drug Activity against Diverse Fungal Pathogens. Cell Reports. 13(7). 1481–1492. 61 indexed citations

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