Robert Blumenthal

19.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
278 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Blumenthal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Blumenthal has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Virology and 66 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Blumenthal's work include HIV Research and Treatment (69 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (55 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (43 papers). Robert Blumenthal is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (69 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (55 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (43 papers). Robert Blumenthal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Robert Blumenthal's co-authors include Xiaodong Cheng, R. K. Getoor, Stewart R. Durell, Anu Puri, Heidi Schubert, Mathias Viard, Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Stephen A. Gallo, Yechiel Shai and Thomas Malone and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Blumenthal

273 papers receiving 14.5k 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.

Many paths to methyltransfer: a chronicle of convergence

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Blumenthal United States	62	8.9k	4.0k	2.4k	2.2k	2.2k	278	15.1k
Paul T. Wingfield United States	67	9.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	238	16.5k
Alexander Wlodawer United States	71	12.7k 1.4×	3.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	4.0k 1.8×	1.5k 0.7×	371	19.0k
Charles S. Craik United States	76	10.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	344	19.6k
Peter S. Kim United States	75	17.7k 2.0×	5.6k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	4.5k 2.0×	2.8k 1.2×	176	26.9k
Louis H. Miller United States	85	5.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	11.6k 5.2×	325	27.5k
Jacob V. Maizel United States	54	9.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.3×	3.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	171	15.4k
David R. Davies United States	62	14.0k 1.6×	1.6k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	3.7k 1.7×	146	20.1k
Alan F. Cowman Australia	99	7.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	2.7k 1.2×	7.9k 3.5×	338	30.6k
Jan Wilschut Netherlands	63	5.5k 0.6×	879 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	3.3k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	232	12.5k
Dimiter S. Dimitrov United States	74	7.1k 0.8×	6.9k 1.7×	1.5k 0.6×	5.6k 2.5×	6.4k 2.9×	364	20.7k

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Anton, Brian P., Robert Blumenthal, James B. Eaglesham, et al.. (2025). Biology of host-dependent restriction-modification in prokaryotes. EcoSal Plus. 13(1). eesp00142022–eesp00142022. 1 indexed citations

Blumenthal, Robert, et al.. (2024). DNA-binding proteins from MBD through ZF to BEN: recognition of cytosine methylation status by one arginine with two conformations. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(19). 11442–11454. 2 indexed citations

Kaur, Gundeep, Ren Ren, Michal Hammel, et al.. (2023). Allosteric autoregulation of DNA binding via a DNA-mimicking protein domain: a biophysical study of ZNF410–DNA interaction using small angle X-ray scattering. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(4). 1674–1686. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Xing, Fangfang Xia, Xiaotian Zhang, Robert Blumenthal, & Xiaodong Cheng. (2023). C2H2 Zinc Finger Transcription Factors Associated with Hemoglobinopathies. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(7). 168343–168343. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Dan, Gundeep Kaur, Robert Blumenthal, Xing Zhang, & Xiaodong Cheng. (2021). Enzymatic characterization of three human RNA adenosine methyltransferases reveals diverse substrate affinities and reaction optima. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100270–100270. 23 indexed citations

Yang, Jie, Xing Zhang, Robert Blumenthal, & Xiaodong Cheng. (2019). Detection of DNA Modifications by Sequence-Specific Transcription Factors. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(6). 1661–1673. 22 indexed citations

Zhao, Mojun, et al.. (2015). A surprising range of modified-methionyl S-adenosylmethionine analogues support bacterial growth. Microbiology. 161(3). 674–682. 8 indexed citations

Garg, Himanshu, Anjali Joshi, & Robert Blumenthal. (2009). Altered Bystander Apoptosis Induction and Pathogenesis of Enfuvirtide-Resistant HIV Type 1 Env Mutants. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 25(8). 811–817. 16 indexed citations

Jaroniec, Christopher P., Joshua D. Kaufman, Stephen J. Stahl, et al.. (2005). Structure and Dynamics of Micelle-Associated Human Immunodeficiency Virus gp41 Fusion Domain ^,. Biochemistry. 44(49). 16167–16180. 113 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaodong & Robert Blumenthal. (2002). Cytosines Do It, Thymines Do It, Even Pseudouridines Do It—Base Flipping by an Enzyme that Acts on RNA. Structure. 10(2). 127–129. 11 indexed citations

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Jones, Philip L., Thomas Korte, & Robert Blumenthal. (1998). Conformational Changes in Cell Surface HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins Are Triggered by Cooperation between Cell Surface CD4 and Co-receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(1). 404–409. 156 indexed citations

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Blumenthal, Robert, et al.. (1996). Finding a basis for flipping bases. Structure. 4(6). 639–645. 88 indexed citations

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Blumenthal, Robert, et al.. (1996). Experimental Analysis of Global Gene Regulation in Escherichia coli. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 1–86. 5 indexed citations

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Reda, Torsten, Robert Blumenthal, Peter Müller, & Andreas Herrmann. (1995). Influence of the spectrin network on fusion of influenza virus with red blood cells. Molecular Membrane Biology. 12(3). 271–276. 2 indexed citations

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Burkly, Linda C., et al.. (1995). Synergistic inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein-mediated cell fusion and infection by an antibody to CD4 domain 2 in combination with anti-gp120 antibodies. Journal of Virology. 69(7). 4267–4273. 31 indexed citations

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Clague, Michael J., et al.. (1993). [21] Kinetics of fusion of enveloped viruses with cells. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 220. 277–287. 8 indexed citations

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Golding, Hana, Dimiter S. Dimitrov, & Robert Blumenthal. (1992). LFA-1 Adhesion Molecules Are Not Involved in the Early Stages of HIV-1 env -Mediated Cell Membrane Fusion. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(9). 1593–1598. 13 indexed citations

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Dimitrov, Dimiter S., Hana Golding, & Robert Blumenthal. (1991). Initial Stages of HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein-Mediated Cell Fusion Monitored by a New Assay Based on Redistribution of Fluorescent Dyes. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 7(10). 799–805. 47 indexed citations

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Löwy, R., et al.. (1990). Observation of single influenza virus-cell fusion and measurement by fluorescence video microscopy.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 87(5). 1850–1854. 50 indexed citations

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Ehrenstein, Gerald, Robert Blumenthal, Ramón Latorre, & Harold Lecar. (1974). Kinetics of the Opening and Closing of Individual Excitability-Inducing Material Channels in a Lipid Bilayer. The Journal of General Physiology. 63(6). 707–721. 59 indexed citations

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