Robert J. Robson

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Robson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Robson has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Organic Chemistry and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Robson's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (3 papers). Robert J. Robson is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (3 papers). Robert J. Robson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Robert J. Robson's co-authors include Edward A. Dennis, Dov Lichtenberg, H. G. Khorana, Rahul Radhakrishnan, Alonzo H. Ross, Mary F. Roberts, Yohtaroh Takagaki, Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, Chhitar M. Gupta and Anupa Majumdar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Accounts of Chemical Research and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Robson

12 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Solubilization of phospholipids by detergents structural ... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1983 1977 200 400 600
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. Solubilization of phospholipids by detergents structural and kinetic aspects
    1983 604 citations Dov Lichtenberg, Robert J. Robson et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes profile →
  2. The size, shape, and hydration of nonionic surfactant micelles. Triton X-100
    1977 380 citations Robert J. Robson, Edward A. Dennis The Journal of Physical Chemistry 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 J. Robson United States 10 823 548 230 179 168 12 1.4k
J. Suurkuusk Sweden 16 721 0.9× 418 0.8× 154 0.7× 281 1.6× 132 0.8× 17 1.3k
E.G. Finer United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.6× 425 0.8× 407 1.8× 137 0.8× 371 2.2× 34 2.1k
L. Saunders United Kingdom 18 607 0.7× 274 0.5× 233 1.0× 73 0.4× 83 0.5× 77 1.2k
Toshizo Isemura Japan 18 739 0.9× 258 0.5× 190 0.8× 134 0.7× 88 0.5× 101 1.3k
Abraham H. Parola Israel 19 705 0.9× 452 0.8× 82 0.4× 291 1.6× 108 0.6× 70 1.7k
И.В. Березин Russia 23 1.3k 1.6× 476 0.9× 351 1.5× 108 0.6× 85 0.5× 96 2.0k
Carl Lagercrantz Sweden 19 384 0.5× 382 0.7× 168 0.7× 189 1.1× 42 0.3× 81 1.2k
Savo Lapanje Slovenia 19 1.1k 1.3× 350 0.6× 284 1.2× 155 0.9× 167 1.0× 71 1.9k
Arindam Chatterjee India 18 500 0.6× 782 1.4× 118 0.5× 164 0.9× 102 0.6× 58 1.4k
R. W. King United Kingdom 23 1.2k 1.4× 466 0.9× 219 1.0× 263 1.5× 43 0.3× 40 1.9k

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Strachan, Patricia H., Heather M. Arthur, Catherine Demers, & Robert J. Robson. (2013). The complexity of prognosis communication in heart failure: Patient and cardiologists’ preferences in the outpatient clinical setting. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases. 3(1). 108–117. 2 indexed citations
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Burnett, Bruce K., Robert J. Robson, Yohtaroh Takagaki, Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, & H. G. Khorana. (1985). Synthesis of phospholipids containing photoactivatable carbene precursors in the headgroups and their crosslinking with membrane proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 815(1). 57–67. 12 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg, Dov, Robert J. Robson, & Edward A. Dennis. (1983). Solubilization of phospholipids by detergents structural and kinetic aspects. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes. 737(2). 285–304. 604 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robson, Robert J. & Edward A. Dennis. (1983). Micelles of nonionic detergents and mixed micelles with phospholipids. Accounts of Chemical Research. 16(7). 251–258. 59 indexed citations
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Ross, Alonzo H., Rahul Radhakrishnan, Robert J. Robson, & H. G. Khorana. (1982). The transmembrane domain of glycophorin A as studied by cross-linking using photoactivatable phospholipids.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 257(8). 4152–4161. 91 indexed citations
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Radhakrishnan, Ramachandran, Robert J. Robson, Yohtaroh Takagaki, & H. G. Khorana. (1981). [29] Synthesis of modified fatty acids and glycerophospholipid analogs. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 72. 408–433. 32 indexed citations
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Radhakrishnan, Ramachandran, Robert J. Robson, Yohtaroh Takagaki, & H. G. Khorana. (1981). Addendum to article [29]. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 72. 793–794. 4 indexed citations
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Radhakrishnan, Rahul, Chhitar M. Gupta, Bernhard Erni, et al.. (1980). Phospholipids Containing Photoactivable Groups in Studies of Biological Membranes *. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 346(1). 165–198. 21 indexed citations
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Roberts, Mary F., et al.. (1979). Phospholipid activation of cobra venom phospholipase A2. 1. Lipid-lipid or lipid-enzyme interaction. Biochemistry. 18(15). 3301–3308. 73 indexed citations
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Robson, Robert J. & Edward A. Dennis. (1979). Mixed micelles of sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine with nonionic surfactants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 573(3). 489–500. 31 indexed citations
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Robson, Robert J. & Edward A. Dennis. (1978). Characterization of mixed micelles of phospholipids of various classes and a synthetic, homogeneous analogue of the nonionic detergent triton X-100 containing nine oxyethylene groups. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 508(3). 513–524. 71 indexed citations
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Robson, Robert J. & Edward A. Dennis. (1977). The size, shape, and hydration of nonionic surfactant micelles. Triton X-100. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 81(11). 1075–1078. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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