R A Robbins

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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R A Robbins is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R A Robbins has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R A Robbins's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers). R A Robbins is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers). R A Robbins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. R A Robbins's co-authors include Peter J. Barnes, Sergei A. Kharitonov, D. H. Yates, E A Shinebourne, R Logan-Sinclair, Vera M. Keatings, Paul S. Thomas, Deborah Yates, Gary E. Hill and Anthony A. Floreani and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

R A Robbins

12 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Increased nitric oxide in exhaled air of asthmatic patients

1994 1.2k citations Sergei A. Kharitonov, D. H. Yates et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R A Robbins United States	10	1.6k	1.3k	480	185	133	12	2.2k
D. H. Yates Australia	9	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	416 0.9×	163 0.9×	129 1.0×	10	2.0k
R Logan-Sinclair United Kingdom	8	984 0.6×	911 0.7×	269 0.6×	139 0.8×	104 0.8×	9	1.5k
J Orehek France	22	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	100 0.2×	83 0.4×	194 1.5×	75	2.3k
Paolo Paredi United Kingdom	21	823 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	169 0.4×	498 2.7×	527 4.0×	39	2.1k
Giuseppe Giordano Italy	22	451 0.3×	484 0.4×	123 0.3×	99 0.5×	367 2.8×	78	1.5k
Arlin B. Blood United States	26	554 0.3×	576 0.4×	406 0.8×	70 0.4×	280 2.1×	95	1.9k
William E. Holden United States	14	485 0.3×	406 0.3×	146 0.3×	52 0.3×	73 0.5×	30	803
BJ Lipworth United Kingdom	26	979 0.6×	919 0.7×	49 0.1×	33 0.2×	158 1.2×	82	1.6k
Lennart Jungersten Sweden	12	532 0.3×	197 0.2×	130 0.3×	27 0.1×	68 0.5×	14	952
Jean‐Claude Lavoie Canada	28	280 0.2×	890 0.7×	105 0.2×	16 0.1×	350 2.6×	86	2.1k

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Kurai, Makoto, et al.. (2009). Acetylcholine Enhanced Neutrophil Chemotaxis to IL-8 Exposure Is Inhibited by Tiotropium by a Gq-ERK Mechanism.. A5725–A5725. 1 indexed citations

Silkoff, Philip E., R A Robbins, B. Gaston, Jon O. Lundberg, & Robert G. Townley. (2000). Endogenous nitric oxide in allergic airway disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 105(3). 438–448. 76 indexed citations

Robbins, R A, Joseph H. Sisson, D.R. Springall, et al.. (1997). Human Lung Mononuclear Cells Induce Nitric Oxide Synthase in Murine Airway Epithelial Cells In Vitro: Role of TNFalpha and IL-1beta. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(1). 268–273. 28 indexed citations

Robbins, R A, Anthony A. Floreani, Susanna G. Von Essen, et al.. (1996). Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide by Three Different Techniques. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(5). 1631–1635. 96 indexed citations

Yates, D. H., SA Kharitonov, R A Robbins, PS Thomas, & Peter J. Barnes. (1996). The effect of alcohol ingestion on exhaled nitric oxide. European Respiratory Journal. 9(6). 1130–1133. 51 indexed citations

Hill, Gary E., et al.. (1995). Glucocorticoid Reduction of Bronchial Epithelial Inflammation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(6). 1791–1795. 53 indexed citations

Yates, Deborah, Sergei A. Kharitonov, R A Robbins, Paul S. Thomas, & Peter J. Barnes. (1995). Effect of a Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor and a Glucocorticosteroid on Exhaled Nitric Oxide. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(3). 892–896. 222 indexed citations

Kharitonov, Sergei A., R A Robbins, D. H. Yates, Vera M. Keatings, & Peter J. Barnes. (1995). Acute and Chronic Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Exhaled Nitric Oxide. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(2). 609–612. 387 indexed citations

Koyama, Sekiya, et al.. (1995). Antiproteases modulate bronchial epithelial cell responses to endotoxin.. PubMed. 146(5). 1207–19. 2 indexed citations

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Tsukagoshi, Hideo, R A Robbins, Peter J. Barnes, & Kian Fan Chung. (1994). Role of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anions in Interleukin-1 Beta-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness to Bradykinin. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(4). 1019–1025. 16 indexed citations

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Kharitonov, Sergei A., D. H. Yates, R A Robbins, et al.. (1994). Increased nitric oxide in exhaled air of asthmatic patients. The Lancet. 343(8890). 133–135. 1205 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robbins, R A, Frederick G. Hamel, Anthony A. Floreani, et al.. (1993). Bovine bronchial epithelial cells metabolize L-arginine to L-citrulline: Possible role of nitric oxide synthase. Life Sciences. 52(8). 709–716. 47 indexed citations

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