Robert E. Steele

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Steele is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Paleontology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Steele has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Paleontology and 27 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Steele's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (46 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (21 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (15 papers). Robert E. Steele is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (46 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (21 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (15 papers). Robert E. Steele collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Austria. Robert E. Steele's co-authors include Ulrich Technau, Hans R. Bode, Michael A. Miller, Peter M. M. Rae, M. Andrew Shenk, Nicholas A. Stover, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Erika Lindquist, Nicholas H. Putnam and Uffe Hellsten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Steele

104 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repe... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750 1000
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. Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repertoire and Genomic Organization
    2007 1.2k citations Nicholas H. Putnam, Mansi Srivastava et al. Science 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. Steele United States 37 2.6k 1.8k 895 877 671 110 5.1k
Charles N. David Germany 41 2.9k 1.1× 3.6k 2.0× 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 417 0.6× 96 5.2k
Thomas W. Holstein Germany 43 3.7k 1.4× 3.8k 2.1× 1.8k 2.0× 1.3k 1.4× 598 0.9× 110 6.3k
Iñaki Ruiz‐Trillo Spain 44 4.0k 1.5× 1.0k 0.6× 792 0.9× 731 0.8× 1.3k 1.9× 102 5.4k
John R. Finnerty United States 38 4.1k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 390 0.4× 1.3k 2.0× 79 7.0k
Nicole King United States 38 4.4k 1.7× 1.3k 0.7× 706 0.8× 873 1.0× 1.3k 1.9× 72 6.6k
Thomas C. G. Bosch Germany 53 4.1k 1.6× 3.7k 2.0× 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 2.1k 3.2× 189 9.5k
Rudolf A. Raff United States 54 4.8k 1.8× 1.7k 0.9× 2.0k 2.2× 685 0.8× 1.8k 2.6× 191 11.4k
Kazuho Ikeo Japan 45 4.5k 1.7× 500 0.3× 914 1.0× 523 0.6× 573 0.9× 171 7.2k
Christopher J. Lowe United States 36 2.4k 0.9× 803 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 222 0.3× 395 0.6× 74 4.3k
Richard R. Copley United Kingdom 35 3.1k 1.2× 432 0.2× 430 0.5× 360 0.4× 293 0.4× 72 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert E. Steele

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert E. Steele

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Crane, Jackson T., Ben D. Cox, Rosario Spencer, et al.. (2025). Wnt signaling restores evolutionary loss of robust foot regeneration rates in Hydra. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11447–11447.
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Hedde, Per Niklas, et al.. (2023). SPIM-Flow: An Integrated Light Sheet and Microfluidics Platform for Hydrodynamic Studies of Hydra. Biology. 12(1). 116–116. 5 indexed citations
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Laue, Christoph Cramer von, Bianca Bertulat, Willi Salvenmoser, et al.. (2023). A new look at the architecture and dynamics of the Hydra nerve net. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Kon, Tetsuo, et al.. (2023). Chromosome-level genome assembly of Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 6 indexed citations
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Steele, Robert E.. (2023). Mapping the role of intellectuals in Iranian modern and contemporary history. Middle Eastern Studies. 59(4). 682–685. 7 indexed citations
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Dupré, Christophe, Juris A. Grasis, Robert E. Steele, Christine E. Schnitzler, & Celina E. Juliano. (2017). Hydroidfest 2016: celebrating a renaissance in hydrozoan research. EvoDevo. 8(1). 7–7. 3 indexed citations
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Cochet‐Escartin, Olivier, et al.. (2017). Physical Mechanisms Driving Cell Sorting in Hydra. Biophysical Journal. 113(12). 2827–2841. 30 indexed citations
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Carter, Jason A., Callen Hyland, Robert E. Steele, & Eva‐Maria S. Collins. (2016). Dynamics of Mouth Opening in Hydra. Biophysical Journal. 110(5). 1191–1201. 36 indexed citations
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Putnam, Nicholas H., Mansi Srivastava, Uffe Hellsten, et al.. (2007). Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repertoire and Genomic Organization. Science. 317(5834). 86–94. 1165 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steele, Robert E.. (2002). Developmental Signaling in Hydra: What Does It Take to Build a “Simple” Animal?. Developmental Biology. 248(2). 199–219. 101 indexed citations
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Reidling, Jack C., Michael A. Miller, & Robert E. Steele. (2000). Sweet Tooth, a Novel Receptor Protein-tyrosine Kinase with C-type Lectin-like Extracellular Domains. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(14). 10323–10330. 34 indexed citations
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Miller, Michael A. & Robert E. Steele. (2000). Lemon Encodes an Unusual Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinase Expressed during Gametogenesis in Hydra. Developmental Biology. 224(2). 286–298. 43 indexed citations
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Martínez, Daniel E., Marie‐Luise Dirksen, Patricia M. Bode, et al.. (1997). Budhead,a Fork Head/HNF-3 Homologue, Is Expressed during Axis Formation and Head Specification in Hydra. Developmental Biology. 192(2). 523–536. 127 indexed citations
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Kroiher, Michael, Simona Raffioni, & Robert E. Steele. (1995). Single step purification of biologically active recombinant rat basic fibroblast growth factor by immobilized metal affinity chromatography. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1250(1). 29–34. 11 indexed citations
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Steele, Robert E.. (1992). A transcription factor (?) joins the SH2 crowd. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 17(6). 205–206. 2 indexed citations
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Arcoria, Charles J., et al.. (1992). Effects of coaxial CO2/Nd:YAG irradiation on periodontal wound healing. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 12(4). 401–409. 12 indexed citations
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Steele, Robert E.. (1990). Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation: a glimmer of light in the darkness. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 15(4). 124–126. 6 indexed citations
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Palmer, Michael, Brian O’Sullivan, Robert E. Steele, & William J. Mackillop. (1990). Controversies in the management of non-small cell lung cancer: the results of an expert surrogate study. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 19(1). 17–28. 46 indexed citations
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Wong, Wai‐Choong & Robert E. Steele. (1979). Adaptive Coding of Discrete Cosine Transform Video Telephone Pictures. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

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