Robert E. Hill

16.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
177 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Hill is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Hill has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Genetics and 18 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Hill's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (48 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (22 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (18 papers). Robert E. Hill is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (48 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (22 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (18 papers). Robert E. Hill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Robert E. Hill's co-authors include Duncan Davidson, Laura A. Lettice, Nicholas D. Hastie, John D. West, Justin C. Grindley, Paula Murphy, J. Martin Collinson, Paul S. Devenney, Veronica van Heyningen and Brigid L.M. Hogan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Hill

173 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Mouse Small eye results from mutations in a paired-like homeobox-containing gene

1991 984 citations Robert E. Hill et al. profile →
The role of Pax-6 in eye and nasal development

1995 547 citations Robert E. Hill et al. Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Hill United Kingdom	58	8.6k	3.0k	922	832	712	177	11.6k
Nicholas D. Hastie United Kingdom	54	9.7k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	695 0.8×	703 0.8×	448 0.6×	128	12.1k
Paul A. Overbeek United States	64	9.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	873 0.9×	1.8k 2.2×	555 0.8×	166	13.0k
Frank H. Ruddle United States	63	8.9k 1.0×	4.2k 1.4×	470 0.5×	734 0.9×	399 0.6×	267	12.4k
Thomas B. Shows United States	54	6.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	411 0.4×	900 1.1×	827 1.2×	175	10.9k
Shunsuke Ishii Japan	69	12.8k 1.5×	2.6k 0.9×	614 0.7×	981 1.2×	867 1.2×	278	16.7k
Ulrich Rüther Germany	55	8.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	305 0.3×	962 1.2×	780 1.1×	136	11.8k
Michael W. Hunkapiller United States	44	8.9k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	924 1.0×	992 1.2×	2.0k 2.9×	86	13.4k
F.H. Ruddle United States	64	8.0k 0.9×	4.2k 1.4×	615 0.7×	652 0.8×	412 0.6×	229	12.5k
Peter W. Andrews United Kingdom	63	12.0k 1.4×	2.2k 0.7×	458 0.5×	850 1.0×	990 1.4×	218	15.0k
Annemarie Poustka Germany	63	12.9k 1.5×	4.0k 1.3×	411 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	230	18.0k

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Williamson, Iain, et al.. (2025). Bystander activation across a TAD boundary supports a cohesin-dependent transcription cluster model for enhancer function. Genes & Development. 39(17-18). 1012–1024. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Duomeng, Tingting Geng, Andrew G. Harrison, et al.. (2024). UBR5 promotes antiviral immunity by disengaging the transcriptional brake on RIG-I like receptors. Nature Communications. 15(1). 780–780. 7 indexed citations

Mellis, David, Katherine Staines, Silvia Peluso, et al.. (2021). Ubiquitin-protein ligase Ubr5 cooperates with hedgehog signalling to promote skeletal tissue homeostasis. PLoS Genetics. 17(4). e1009275–e1009275. 3 indexed citations

Williamson, Iain, Lauren Kane, Paul S. Devenney, et al.. (2019). Developmentally regulated Shh expression is robust to TAD perturbations. Development. 146(19). 98 indexed citations

Williamson, Iain, Laura A. Lettice, Robert E. Hill, & Wendy A. Bickmore. (2016). Shh and ZRS enhancer colocalisation is specific to the zone of polarising activity. Development. 143(16). 2994–3001. 98 indexed citations

Lettice, Laura A., Iain Williamson, Paul S. Devenney, et al.. (2014). Development of five digits is controlled by a bipartite long-range cis -regulator. Development. 141(8). 1715–1725. 55 indexed citations

Anderson, E. S., Paul S. Devenney, Robert E. Hill, & Laura A. Lettice. (2014). Mapping the Shh long-range regulatory domain. Development. 141(20). 3934–3943. 59 indexed citations

Anderson, E. S., Silvia Peluso, Laura A. Lettice, & Robert E. Hill. (2012). Human limb abnormalities caused by disruption of hedgehog signaling. Trends in Genetics. 28(8). 364–373. 73 indexed citations

Mort, Richard L., Panagiotis Douvaras, Steven D. Morley, et al.. (2012). Stem Cells and Corneal Epithelial Maintenance: Insights from the Mouse and Other Animal Models. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 55. 357–394. 56 indexed citations

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Douvaras, Panagiotis, Sheila Webb, Natalie Dorà, et al.. (2011). Rare corneal clones in mice suggest an age-related decrease of stem cell activity and support the limbal epithelial stem cell hypothesis. Stem Cell Research. 8(1). 109–119. 21 indexed citations

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Miller, Kerry A., John Barrow, J. Martin Collinson, et al.. (2007). A highly conserved Wnt-dependent TCF4 binding site within the proximal enhancer of the anti-myogenic Msx1 gene supports expression within Pax3-expressing limb bud muscle precursor cells. Developmental Biology. 311(2). 665–678. 31 indexed citations

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Hecksher‐Sørensen, Jacob, Robert P. Watson, Laura A. Lettice, et al.. (2004). The splanchnic mesodermal plate directs spleen and pancreatic laterality,and is regulated by Bapx1/Nkx3.2. Development. 131(19). 4665–4675. 86 indexed citations

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Hammond, Katherine L., Robert E. Hill, Tanya T. Whitfield, & Peter D. Currie. (2002). Isolation of three zebrafish dachshund homologues and their expression in sensory organs, the central nervous system and pectoral fin buds. Mechanisms of Development. 112(1-2). 183–189. 29 indexed citations

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Gawroński, W., Bogusz Bienkiewicz, & Robert E. Hill. (1992). Pointing-error simulations of the DSS-13 antenna due to wind disturbances. 108. 109–134. 7 indexed citations

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Hill, Robert E.. (1990). The widening horizons of bioanalytical mass spectrometry. Clinica Chimica Acta. 194(1). 1–17. 7 indexed citations

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Hill, Robert E.. (1988). A new algorithm for modeling friction in dynamic mechanical systems. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 95. 51–57. 1 indexed citations

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Hill, Robert E.. (1988). Dynamic models for simulation of the 70-M antenna axis servos. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 95. 32–50. 2 indexed citations

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Hill, Robert E.. (1987). A new state space model for the NASA/JPL 70-meter antenna servo controls. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 91. 247–264. 3 indexed citations

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Hill, Robert E.. (1987). A modern control theory based algorithm for control of the NASA/JPL 70-meter antenna axis servos. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 91. 191–192. 1 indexed citations

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Whelan, Donald T., et al.. (1979). Methylmalonic acidemia: 6 years' clinical experience with two variants unresponsive to vitamin B12 therapy.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 120(10). 1230–5. 19 indexed citations

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