Robert E. Blankenship

35.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
345 papers, 24.0k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Blankenship is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Blankenship has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 24.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Molecular Biology, 147 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 100 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Blankenship's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (297 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (145 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (100 papers). Robert E. Blankenship is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (297 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (145 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (100 papers). Robert E. Blankenship collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Robert E. Blankenship's co-authors include Graham R. Fleming, Michael T. Madigan, Carl E. Bauer, Gregory S. Engel, Jianzhong Wen, Elizabeth L. Read, Jason Raymond, Tomáš Mančal, Tessa R. Calhoun and Martin F. Hohmann‐Marriott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Blankenship

342 papers receiving 23.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2007 2002 1995 2011 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems
    2007 2.3k citations Robert E. Blankenship et al. profile →
  2. Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
    2002 1.8k citations Robert E. Blankenship profile →
  3. Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria
    1995 1.5k citations Robert E. Blankenship, Michael T. Madigan et al. profile →
  4. Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement
    2011 1.2k citations Robert E. Blankenship, M. R. Gunner et al. profile →
  5. Two-dimensional spectroscopy of electronic couplings in photosynthesis
    2005 959 citations Robert E. Blankenship et al. profile →
  6. Long-lived quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes at physiological temperature
    2010 773 citations Jianzhong Wen, Robert E. Blankenship et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. The Natural History of Nitrogen Fixation
    2004 594 citations Jason Raymond, Robert E. Blankenship et al. profile →
  8. Evolution of Photosynthesis
    2011 501 citations Robert E. Blankenship et al. 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 E. Blankenship United States 65 16.4k 9.6k 5.5k 4.5k 3.1k 345 24.0k
Richard J. Cogdell United Kingdom 72 17.0k 1.0× 10.5k 1.1× 6.1k 1.1× 3.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 441 22.5k
Hartmut Michel Germany 67 17.9k 1.1× 4.7k 0.5× 5.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 820 0.3× 259 21.6k
Rienk van Grondelle Netherlands 93 28.4k 1.7× 19.0k 2.0× 15.5k 2.8× 4.1k 0.9× 783 0.3× 602 37.2k
C. Neil Hunter United Kingdom 66 12.7k 0.8× 4.6k 0.5× 4.0k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 367 14.9k
James Barber United Kingdom 92 18.2k 1.1× 4.6k 0.5× 5.8k 1.1× 11.8k 2.6× 1.7k 0.6× 459 34.9k
Dieter Oesterhelt Germany 85 18.8k 1.1× 3.3k 0.3× 16.3k 3.0× 918 0.2× 2.0k 0.6× 451 28.2k
Alfred R. Holzwarth Germany 65 10.6k 0.6× 5.0k 0.5× 4.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 412 0.1× 247 13.6k
P. Leslie Dutton United States 72 14.8k 0.9× 3.9k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 347 0.1× 290 19.5k
G. Fehér United States 69 11.1k 0.7× 7.2k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 363 0.1× 175 17.1k
Douglas C. Rees United States 81 13.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 9.5k 2.1× 731 0.2× 231 27.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Lu, Aokun Liu, Wenping Wu, et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM structure of HQNO-bound alternative complex III from the anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. The Plant Cell. 36(10). 4212–4233. 4 indexed citations
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Kiang, Nancy Y., Wesley D. Swingley, Jared T. Broddrick, et al.. (2022). Discovery of Chlorophyll d: Isolation and Characterization of a Far-Red Cyanobacterium from the Original Site of Manning and Strain (1943) at Moss Beach, California. Microorganisms. 10(4). 819–819. 4 indexed citations
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Baker, Jennifer M., Suvarna Nadendla, Michelle Giglio, et al.. (2020). Analysis of the Complete Genome of the Alkaliphilic and Phototrophic Firmicute Heliorestis convoluta Strain HHT. Microorganisms. 8(3). 313–313. 8 indexed citations
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Squires, Allison H., Peter D. Dahlberg, Haijun Liu, et al.. (2019). Single-molecule trapping and spectroscopy reveals photophysical heterogeneity of phycobilisomes quenched by Orange Carotenoid Protein. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1172–1172. 42 indexed citations
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Xin, Yueyong, Yue‐De Yang, Tongxin Niu, et al.. (2018). Cryo-EM structure of the RC-LH core complex from an early branching photosynthetic prokaryote. Nature Communications. 9(1). 49 indexed citations
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Kell, Adam, et al.. (2017). Energy landscape of the intact and destabilized FMO antennas from C. tepidum and the L122Q mutant: Low temperature spectroscopy and modeling study. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1859(3). 165–173. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Haijun, Hao Zhang, Jeremy D. King, et al.. (2014). Mass spectrometry footprinting reveals the structural rearrangements of cyanobacterial orange carotenoid protein upon light activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837(12). 1955–1963. 45 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jing, Hao Zhang, Gregory S. Orf, et al.. (2014). Evidence of functional trimeric chlorophyll a/c-peridinin proteins in the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837(11). 1904–1912. 15 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jing, et al.. (2012). Characterization of the peridinin–chlorophyll a-protein complex in the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1817(7). 983–989. 31 indexed citations
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Mielke, Steven P., Nancy Y. Kiang, Robert E. Blankenship, M. R. Gunner, & D. Mauzerall. (2011). Efficiency of photosynthesis in a Chl d-utilizing cyanobacterium is comparable to or higher than that in Chl a-utilizing oxygenic species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1807(9). 1231–1236. 36 indexed citations
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Wen, Jianzhong, Yusuke Tsukatani, Weidong Cui, et al.. (2010). Structural model and spectroscopic characteristics of the FMO antenna protein from the aerobic chlorophototroph, Candidatus Chloracidobacterium thermophilum. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1807(1). 157–164. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Min, Yinan Zhang, & Robert E. Blankenship. (2007). Nomenclature for membrane-bound light-harvesting complexes of cyanobacteria. Photosynthesis Research. 95(2-3). 147–154. 23 indexed citations
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Miller, Scott R., et al.. (2005). Discovery of a free-living chlorophyll d -producing cyanobacterium with a hybrid proteobacterial/cyanobacterial small-subunit rRNA gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(3). 850–855. 116 indexed citations
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Beatty, J. Thomas, Jörg Overmann, Andrew S. Lang, et al.. (2005). An obligately photosynthetic bacterial anaerobe from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(26). 9306–9310. 251 indexed citations
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Blankenship, Robert E., Jason Raymond, Anthony W. D. Larkum, et al.. (2001). Evolution of photosynthetic antennas and reaction centers. Science Access. 3(1). 1 indexed citations
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Montaño, Gabriel A., et al.. (2001). Determination of the number of bacteriochlorophyll molecules per chlorosome light-harvesting complex in Chlorobium tepidum. Science Access. 3(1). 1 indexed citations
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Blankenship, Robert E., et al.. (1997). Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Membrane-bound Cytochrome c 553 from the Strictly Anaerobic Phototroph, Heliobacillus mobilis. The Journal of Microbiology. 35(3). 206–212. 9 indexed citations
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Nozawa, Tsunenori, et al.. (1987). Properties of the reaction center of the thermophilic purple photosynthetic bacterium Chromatium tepidum. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 894(3). 468–476. 42 indexed citations

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