Robert A. Colbert

19.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Colbert is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Hematology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Colbert has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Rheumatology, 49 papers in Hematology and 49 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Colbert's work include Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (48 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (41 papers) and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (18 papers). Robert A. Colbert is often cited by papers focused on Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (48 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (41 papers) and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (18 papers). Robert A. Colbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert A. Colbert's co-authors include Dafna D. Gladman, Christopher T. Ritchlin, Joel D. Taurog, Judith A. Smith, Monica DeLay, Avneesh Chhabra, Thomas A. Griffin, Gerlinde Layh‐Schmitt, E. Klenk and Sarah Rowland‐Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Colbert

116 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Psoriatic Arthritis 1997 2026 2006 2016 2017 1997 2016 250 500 750
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. Psoriatic Arthritis
    2017 932 citations Christopher T. Ritchlin, Robert A. Colbert et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Late escape from an immunodominant cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response associated with progression to AIDS
    1997 913 citations Robert A. Colbert, Andrew J. McMichael et al. profile →
  3. Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
    2016 568 citations Joel D. Taurog, Avneesh Chhabra et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. Colbert United States 46 4.6k 3.9k 2.7k 2.7k 1.2k 117 8.8k
Franck J. Barrat United States 41 7.8k 1.7× 1.6k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 450 0.2× 334 0.3× 66 11.0k
Virginia Pascual United States 46 7.2k 1.6× 2.3k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 939 0.3× 216 0.2× 98 10.7k
Paolo Casali United States 59 6.7k 1.4× 1.7k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 371 0.3× 184 11.1k
Brian L. Kotzin United States 59 8.5k 1.8× 3.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 529 0.2× 526 0.4× 175 13.5k
Michael M. Frank United States 55 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 200 0.2× 130 9.5k
P. J. Lachmann United Kingdom 50 4.6k 1.0× 922 0.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 221 0.2× 201 8.0k
Judith A. James United States 56 6.7k 1.5× 6.6k 1.7× 1.9k 0.7× 610 0.2× 177 0.1× 268 12.6k
Peter D. Katsikis United States 46 4.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 392 0.1× 1.2k 1.0× 136 7.8k
Eleanor N. Fish Canada 58 5.3k 1.2× 765 0.2× 3.0k 1.1× 509 0.2× 350 0.3× 176 10.4k
Derek Middleton United Kingdom 49 7.4k 1.6× 603 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 299 0.2× 283 10.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert A. Colbert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert A. Colbert

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maity, Jyotirindra, et al.. (2023). VEGF Secretion Drives Bone Formation in Classical MAP2K1+ Melorheostosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(12). 1834–1845. 3 indexed citations
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Nigrović, Peter A., Robert A. Colbert, V. Michael Holers, et al.. (2021). Biological classification of childhood arthritis: roadmap to a molecular nomenclature. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 17(5). 257–269. 59 indexed citations
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Nigrović, Peter A., Robert A. Colbert, V. Michael Holers, et al.. (2021). Publisher Correction: Biological classification of childhood arthritis: roadmap to a molecular nomenclature. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 17(5). 306–306. 2 indexed citations
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Gill, Tejpal, Stephen R. Brooks, James T. Rosenbaum, Mark Asquith, & Robert A. Colbert. (2019). Novel Inter‐omic Analysis Reveals Relationships Between Diverse Gut Microbiota and Host Immune Dysregulation in HLA–B27–Induced Experimental Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 71(11). 1849–1857. 35 indexed citations
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Weiss, Pamela F. & Robert A. Colbert. (2018). Juvenile Spondyloarthritis. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 65(4). 675–690. 37 indexed citations
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Ritchlin, Christopher T., Robert A. Colbert, & Dafna D. Gladman. (2017). Psoriatic Arthritis. New England Journal of Medicine. 376(10). 957–970. 932 indexed citations breakdown →
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Colbert, Robert A., Fatemeh Navid, & Tejpal Gill. (2017). The role of HLA-B*27 in spondyloarthritis. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 31(6). 797–815. 40 indexed citations
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Taurog, Joel D., Avneesh Chhabra, & Robert A. Colbert. (2016). Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis. New England Journal of Medicine. 374(26). 2563–2574. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Navid, Fatemeh & Robert A. Colbert. (2016). Causes and consequences of endoplasmic reticulum stress in rheumatic disease. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 13(1). 25–40. 80 indexed citations
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Ciccia, Francesco, A. Accardo-Palumbo, Aroldo Rizzo, et al.. (2013). Evidence that autophagy, but not the unfolded protein response, regulates the expression of IL-23 in the gut of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and subclinical gut inflammation. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(8). 1566–1574. 132 indexed citations
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Colbert, Robert A., et al.. (2011). Altered PKR Signalling and C / EBPβ Expression is Associated with HLA‐B27 Expression in Monocytic Cells. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 75(2). 184–192. 7 indexed citations
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Hinze, Claas, Ndate Fall, Sherry Thornton, et al.. (2010). Immature cell populations and an erythropoiesis gene-expression signature in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: implications for pathogenesis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 12(3). R123–R123. 42 indexed citations
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Barnes, Michael, Alexei A. Grom, Thomas A. Griffin, Robert A. Colbert, & Susan D. Thompson. (2010). Gene Expression Profiles from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Are Sensitive to Short Processing Delays. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 8(3). 153–162. 30 indexed citations
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Colbert, Robert A., Monica DeLay, Gerlinde Layh‐Schmitt, & Dawn P. Sowders. (2009). HLA‑B27 misfolding and spondyloarthropathies. Prion. 3(1). 15–26. 53 indexed citations
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Turner, Matthew J, Dawn P. Sowders, Monica DeLay, et al.. (2005). HLA-B27 Misfolding in Transgenic Rats Is Associated with Activation of the Unfolded Protein Response. The Journal of Immunology. 175(4). 2438–2448. 196 indexed citations
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DeLay, Monica, et al.. (2002). HLA-B27 Misfolding Is Associated with Aberrant Intermolecular Disulfide Bond Formation (Dimerization) in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(26). 23459–23468. 192 indexed citations
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Colbert, Robert A., Sarah Rowland‐Jones, Andrew J. McMichael, & Jeffrey A. Frelinger. (1994). Differences in peptide presentation between B27 subtypes: The importance of the P1 side chain in maintaining high affinity peptide binding to B★2703. Immunity. 1(2). 121–130. 55 indexed citations

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