Robert C. Dickson

17.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
153 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Dickson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Dickson has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Dickson's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (43 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (41 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (30 papers). Robert C. Dickson is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (43 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (41 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (30 papers). Robert C. Dickson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert C. Dickson's co-authors include Robert L. Lester, M. Marek Nagiec, Gerald B. Wells, Marek S. Skrzypek, Martin Bard, Günther Daum, John Abelson, Wayne M. Barnes, William S. Reznikoff and Julie Baltisberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Dickson

148 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology of lipids ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae

1998 521 citations Robert C. Dickson et al. Yeast profile →
Genetic Regulation: The Lac Control Region

1975 438 citations Robert C. Dickson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Dickson United States	56	7.5k	2.8k	1.5k	929	892	153	9.5k
R.A. Demel Netherlands	60	9.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	547 0.4×	909 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	149	12.3k
William Dowhan United States	67	11.2k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	650 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	714 0.8×	166	13.9k
Günther Daum Austria	54	8.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	821 0.5×	3.2k 3.5×	725 0.8×	123	10.1k
Katja Becker Germany	57	7.0k 0.9×	788 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	591 0.7×	223	12.7k
Masahiro Nishijima Japan	57	7.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	335 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	185	10.9k
Robert M. Immormino United States	18	9.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	702 0.5×	328 0.4×	398 0.4×	34	12.7k
Adrian Goldman Finland	44	7.0k 0.9×	592 0.2×	858 0.6×	448 0.5×	393 0.4×	178	10.8k
Jere P. Segrest United States	66	7.5k 1.0×	956 0.3×	248 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	192	13.4k
Michael N.G. James Canada	63	8.8k 1.2×	724 0.3×	610 0.4×	310 0.3×	632 0.7×	229	12.7k
Martin Bard United States	46	4.7k 0.6×	827 0.3×	823 0.5×	613 0.7×	217 0.2×	112	6.8k

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Hepowit, Nathaniel L., et al.. (2023). Reduced sphingolipid biosynthesis modulates proteostasis networks to enhance longevity. Aging. 15(2). 472–491. 3 indexed citations

Hepowit, Nathaniel L., et al.. (2023). Art2 mediates selective endocytosis of methionine transporters during adaptation to sphingolipid depletion. Journal of Cell Science. 136(14). 3 indexed citations

Hepowit, Nathaniel L., Jéssica K. A. Macêdo, Lyndsay E.A. Young, et al.. (2021). Enhancing lifespan of budding yeast by pharmacological lowering of amino acid pools. Aging. 13(6). 7846–7871. 9 indexed citations

Gaebel, Kathryn, et al.. (2017). Referral processes and wait times in primary care.. Canadian Family Physician. 63(8). 619–624. 22 indexed citations

Sampalli, Tara, et al.. (2016). Meeting the needs of a complex population: a functional health- and patient-centered approach to managing multimorbidity (supplementary file). 6(2).

Sampalli, Tara, et al.. (2015). Improving Wait Times to Care for Individuals with Multimorbidities and Complex Conditions Using Value Stream Mapping. Research Information System of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (Ardabil University of Medical Sciences).

Huang, Xinhe, Markos Leggas, & Robert C. Dickson. (2015). Drug Synergy Drives Conserved Pathways to Increase Fission Yeast Lifespan. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121877–e0121877. 16 indexed citations

Huang, Xinhe, et al.. (2013). Reducing signs of aging and increasing lifespan by drug synergy. Aging Cell. 12(4). 652–660. 24 indexed citations

Huang, Xinhe, Janette Kropat, Anthony K. Henras, et al.. (2012). Sphingolipid Signaling Mediates Iron Toxicity. Cell Metabolism. 16(1). 90–96. 48 indexed citations

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Luo, Guangzuo, Albrecht Gruhler, Ying Liu, Ole N. Jensen, & Robert C. Dickson. (2008). The Sphingolipid Long-chain Base-Pkh1/2-Ypk1/2 Signaling Pathway Regulates Eisosome Assembly and Turnover. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(16). 10433–10444. 102 indexed citations

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Richards, A. M. S., T. W. B. Muxlow, R. Beswick, et al.. (2007). Using VO tools to investigate distant radio starbursts \n hosting obscured AGN in the HDF(N) region. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Skrzypek, Marek S., et al.. (2002). Mutant analysis reveals complex regulation of sphingolipid long chain base phosphates and long chain bases during heat stress in yeast. Yeast. 19(7). 573–586. 44 indexed citations

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Tadhunter, C. N., Robert C. Dickson, R. Morganti, et al.. (2002). The origin of the UV excess in powerful radio galaxies: spectroscopy and polarimetry of a complete sample of intermediate-redshift radio galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 330(4). 977–996. 72 indexed citations

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Nagiec, M. Marek, Robert L. Lester, & Robert C. Dickson. (1996). Sphingolipid synthesis: Identification and characterization of mammalian cDNAs encoding the Lcb2 subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase. Gene. 177(1-2). 237–241. 63 indexed citations

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Czyż, Małgorzata, M. Marek Nagiec, & Robert C. Dickson. (1993). Autoregulation of GAl4 transcription is essential for rapid grwoth ofKluyveromyces lactison lactose and galactose. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(18). 4378–4382. 21 indexed citations

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Webster, Thomas D. & Robert C. Dickson. (1988). Nucleotide sequence of the galactose gene cluster ofKluyveromyces lactis. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(16). 8192–8194. 27 indexed citations

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Wray, Lewis V., Michael M. Witte, Robert C. Dickson, & M I Riley. (1987). Characterization of a Positive Regulatory Gene, LAC9, That Controls Induction of the Lactose-Galactose Regulon of Kluyveromyces lactis: Structural and Functional Relationships to GAL4 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(3). 1111–1121. 120 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Masahisa, et al.. (1979). Geographical Distribution of Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera : Aphididae) and Some of Its Parasites and Hyperparasites in Japan. Japanese journal of entomology. 47(1). 1–7. 9 indexed citations

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Dickson, Robert C.. (1974). Protein composition of the tail and contracted sheath of bacteriophage T4. Virology. 59(1). 123–138. 18 indexed citations

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Dickson, Robert C.. (1965). THE TUBERCULIN TEST.. PubMed. 92. 25–9. 1 indexed citations

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