Robert D. Phair

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Phair is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Phair has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Phair's work include Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (3 papers). Robert D. Phair is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (3 papers). Robert D. Phair collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Israel. Robert D. Phair's co-authors include Koret Hirschberg, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, Tom Misteli, Eric D. Siggia, John F. Presley, Jan Ellenberg, Valeria de Turris, Xavier Darzacq, Yaron Shav‐Tal and Yehuda Brody and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Phair

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

In vivo dynamics of RNA polymerase II transcription 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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. In vivo dynamics of RNA polymerase II transcription
    2007 513 citations Xavier Darzacq, Yaron Shav‐Tal et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 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 D. Phair United States 8 1.4k 814 246 145 116 10 1.8k
Carmen Valente Italy 19 924 0.6× 630 0.8× 106 0.4× 68 0.5× 97 0.8× 34 1.4k
Pranav Sharma United States 13 1.5k 1.0× 725 0.9× 104 0.4× 119 0.8× 78 0.7× 18 2.0k
Åsa E.Y. Engqvist-Goldstein United States 15 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 89 0.4× 239 1.6× 34 0.3× 17 2.0k
Yidi Sun United States 22 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.9× 150 0.6× 74 0.5× 40 0.3× 28 2.2k
Natalie Porat‐Shliom United States 16 864 0.6× 549 0.7× 105 0.4× 55 0.4× 144 1.2× 26 1.4k
Simon DOWLER United Kingdom 12 1.1k 0.8× 773 0.9× 36 0.1× 113 0.8× 93 0.8× 14 1.5k
William Rodgers United States 22 1.2k 0.9× 504 0.6× 57 0.2× 102 0.7× 76 0.7× 38 1.8k
Björn F. Lillemeier United States 20 968 0.7× 260 0.3× 331 1.3× 54 0.4× 36 0.3× 26 2.7k
Jane Borleis United States 19 850 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 166 0.7× 175 1.2× 30 0.3× 27 1.5k
C. Patrick Lusk United States 30 2.3k 1.6× 794 1.0× 191 0.8× 128 0.9× 19 0.2× 54 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert D. Phair

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert D. Phair

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Phair, Robert D.. (2014). Mechanistic modeling confronts the complexity of molecular cell biology. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(22). 3494–3496. 5 indexed citations
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Phair, Robert D.. (2011). Why and How to Expand the Role of Systems Biology in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 736. 533–542. 2 indexed citations
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Patterson, George H., Koret Hirschberg, Roman Polishchuk, et al.. (2008). Transport through the Golgi Apparatus by Rapid Partitioning within a Two-Phase Membrane System. Cell. 133(6). 1055–1067. 229 indexed citations
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Darzacq, Xavier, Yaron Shav‐Tal, Valeria de Turris, et al.. (2007). In vivo dynamics of RNA polymerase II transcription. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 14(9). 796–806. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Phair, Robert D. & Tom Misteli. (2001). Kinetic modelling approaches to in vivo imaging. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2(12). 898–907. 211 indexed citations
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Hirschberg, Koret, et al.. (2000). Kinetic analysis of intracellular trafficking in single living cells with vesicular stomatitis virus protein G-green fluorescent protein hybrids. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 327. 69–89. 21 indexed citations
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Zaal, Kristien J.M., Carolyn L. Smith, Roman Polishchuk, et al.. (1999). Golgi Membranes Are Absorbed into and Reemerge from the ER during Mitosis. Cell. 99(6). 589–601. 285 indexed citations
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Hirschberg, Koret, Jan Ellenberg, John F. Presley, et al.. (1998). Kinetic Analysis of Secretory Protein Traffic and Characterization of Golgi to Plasma Membrane Transport Intermediates in Living Cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 143(6). 1485–1503. 492 indexed citations
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Phair, Robert D., Louis Biolsi, & Paul M. Holland. (1990). Thermodynamic properties of nitrogen molecules at high temperatures. International Journal of Thermophysics. 11(1). 201–211. 11 indexed citations
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Hai, Chi-Ming & Robert D. Phair. (1986). Kinetic identification of an intracellular calcium compartment sensitive to phosphate and dinitrophenol in intact isolated rabbit aorta.. Circulation Research. 59(1). 85–92. 9 indexed citations

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