Robert A. Cramer

11.1k citations

127 papers · 9.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 50

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Infectious Diseases top 1%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
Immunology top 1%
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- Immune cells in cancer

Papers in

Infectious Diseases 35
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility 35
Molecular Biology 41
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 38
- Gut microbiota and health 2

Co-authors: Nora Grahl (14 shared papers)Christopher B. Lawrence (12 shared papers)John R. Perfect (10 shared papers)William J. Steinbach (7 shared papers)Sourabh Dhingra (14 shared papers)Tobias M. Hohl (14 shared papers)Joseph Heitman (5 shared papers)Srisombat Puttikamonkul (7 shared papers)
Journals: mBio (15 papers)PLoS Pathogens (14 papers)Eukaryotic Cell (8 papers)mSphere (8 papers)Medical Mycology (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Brazil

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Robert A. Cramer

125 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Robert A. Cramer's Hit Papers

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mTOR- and HIF-1α–mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity 2014 · 1.8k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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1	mTOR- and HIF-1α–mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity Science ·Shih‐Chin Cheng, Jessica Quintin, Robert A. Cramer, Kelly M. Shepardson, Sadia Saeed, Vinod Kumar, Evangelos J. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, Joost H.A. Martens Hit paper breakdown →	2014	1833
2	Transcriptional Regulation of Chemical Diversity in Aspergillus fumigatus by LaeA PLoS Pathogens ·Robyn M. Perrin, Natalie D. Fedorova, Jin Woo Bok, Robert A. Cramer, Jennifer Russo Wortman, Heenam Stanley Kim, William C. Nierman, Nancy P. Keller	2007	307
3	A Sterol-Regulatory Element Binding Protein Is Required for Cell Polarity, Hypoxia Adaptation, Azole Drug Resistance, and Virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus PLoS Pathogens ·Sven D. Willger, Srisombat Puttikamonkul, Kwang‐Hyung Kim, James B. Burritt, Nora Grahl, Laurel Metzler, Robert J. Barbuch, Martin Bard	2008	295
4	Alt a 1 allergen homologs from Alternaria and related taxa: analysis of phylogenetic content and secondary structure Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Soon Gyu Hong, Robert A. Cramer, Christopher B. Lawrence, Barry M. Pryor	2004	278
5	Harnessing calcineurin as a novel anti-infective agent against invasive fungal infections Nature Reviews Microbiology ·William J. Steinbach, Jennifer L. Reedy, Robert A. Cramer, John R. Perfect, Joseph Heitman	2007	276
6	Calcineurin Controls Growth, Morphology, and Pathogenicity in Aspergillus fumigatus Eukaryotic Cell ·William J. Steinbach, Robert A. Cramer, B. Zachary Perfect, Yohannes G. Asfaw, Theodor C. Sauer, Laura K. Najvar, William R. Kirkpatrick, Thomas Frost Patterson	2006	243
7	In vivo Hypoxia and a Fungal Alcohol Dehydrogenase Influence the Pathogenesis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis PLoS Pathogens ·Nora Grahl, Srisombat Puttikamonkul, Jeffrey M. Macdonald, Michael P. Gamcsik, Lisa Y. Ngo, Tobias M. Hohl, Robert A. Cramer	2011	193
8	Unique metabolic activation of adipose tissue macrophages in obesity promotes inflammatory responses Diabetologia ·Lily Boutens, Guido J. E. J. Hooiveld, Sourabh Dhingra, Robert A. Cramer, Mihai Gheorghe Netea, Rinke Stienstra	2018	191
9	Disruption of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase in Aspergillus fumigatus Eliminates Gliotoxin Production Eukaryotic Cell ·Robert A. Cramer, Michael P. Gamcsik, Rhea M. Brooking, Laura K. Najvar, William R. Kirkpatrick, Thomas Frost Patterson, Carl J. Balibar, John R. Graybill	2006	189
10	Iridovirus and Microsporidian Linked to Honey Bee Colony Decline PLoS ONE ·Jerry J. Bromenshenk, Colin B. Henderson, Charles H. Wick, Michael F. Stanford, Alan W. Zulich, Rabih E. Jabbour, Samir V. Deshpande, Patrick E. McCubbin	2010	178
11	Differential Adaptation of Candida albicans In Vivo Modulates Immune Recognition by Dectin-1 PLoS Pathogens ·Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, Simon Vautier, Joanna Potrykus, Louise A. Walker, Kelly M. Shepardson, Alex R. Hopke, Héctor Manuel Mora Montes, Ann M. Kerrigan	2013	176
12	ChIP-seq and In Vivo Transcriptome Analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus SREBP SrbA Reveals a New Regulator of the Fungal Hypoxia Response and Virulence PLoS Pathogens ·Dawoon Chung, Bridget M. Barker, Charles C. Carey, Brittney Merriman, Ernst R. Werner, Beatrix Elisabeth Lechner, Sourabh Dhingra, Chao Cheng	2014	156
13	Hypoxia and Fungal Pathogenesis: To Air or Not To Air? Eukaryotic Cell ·Nora Grahl, Kelly M. Shepardson, Dawoon Chung, Robert A. Cramer	2012	154
14	SREBP Coordinates Iron and Ergosterol Homeostasis to Mediate Triazole Drug and Hypoxia Responses in the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus PLoS Genetics ·Michael Blatzer, Bridget M. Barker, Sven D. Willger, Nicola Beckmann, Sara J. Blosser, Aurélien Mazurie, Nora Grahl, Hubertus Haas	2011	151
15	Calcineurin Target CrzA Regulates Conidial Germination, Hyphal Growth, and Pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus Eukaryotic Cell ·Robert A. Cramer, B. Zachary Perfect, Nadthanan Pinchai, Steven Park, David S. Perlin, Yohannes G. Asfaw, Joseph Heitman, John R. Perfect	2008	150
16	IL-1α Signaling Is Critical for Leukocyte Recruitment after Pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus Challenge PLoS Pathogens ·Alayna Katherine Caffrey, Margaret M. Lehmann, Julianne M. Zickovich, Vanessa Espinosa, Kelly M. Shepardson, Christopher P. Watschke, Kimberly M. Hilmer, Arsa Thammahong	2015	126
17	Diverse Regulation of the CreA Carbon Catabolite Repressor in Aspergillus nidulans Genetics ·Laure Nicolas Annick Ries, Sarah R. Beattie, Eduardo Antonio Espeso, Robert A. Cramer, Gustavo Henrique Goldman	2016	124
18	The Janus transcription factor HapX controls fungal adaptation to both iron starvation and iron excess The EMBO Journal ·Fabio Gsaller, Peter Hortschansky, Sarah R. Beattie, Veronika Klammer, Katja Tuppatsch, Beatrix Elisabeth Lechner, Nicole Rietzschel, Ernst R. Werner	2014	117
19	Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response using an oxygen-controlled fermenter BMC Genomics ·Bridget M. Barker, Kristin L. Kroll, Martin Vödisch, Aurélien Mazurie, Olaf Kniemeyer, Robert A. Cramer	2012	110
20	The negative cofactor 2 complex is a key regulator of drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus Nature Communications ·Takanori Furukawa, Norman van Rhijn, Marcin G. Fraczek, Fabio Gsaller, Emma Ann Davies, Paul Carr, Sara Gago, Rachael Fortune‐Grant	2020	108

About Robert A. Cramer

Robert A. Cramer is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 127 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (38 papers), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (35 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (7 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (5 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (5 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (3 papers), Gut microbiota and health (2 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (1.7k citations), Immunology (914 citations), Cell Biology (424 citations), Pharmacology (420 citations) and Molecular Biology (1.8k citations). Robert A. Cramer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Nora Grahl, Christopher B. Lawrence, John R. Perfect, William J. Steinbach, Sourabh Dhingra, Tobias M. Hohl, Joseph Heitman, Srisombat Puttikamonkul, Sven D. Willger and Kelly M. Shepardson. Their work appears in journals such as mBio, PLoS Pathogens, Eukaryotic Cell, mSphere and Medical Mycology.

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