Robert K. Tran

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert K. Tran is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert K. Tran has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert K. Tran's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (4 papers). Robert K. Tran is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (4 papers). Robert K. Tran collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Robert K. Tran's co-authors include Steven Henikoff, Daniel Zilberman, Tracy Ballinger, Mary Gehring, David C. Bloom, Luca Comai, Helen Tsai, Cristóbal Uauy, Jorge Dubcovsky and Renata Fava Ditt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Robert K. Tran

24 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Genome-wide analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation uncovers an interdependence between methylation and transcription

2006 1.0k citations Daniel Zilberman, Mary Gehring et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert K. Tran United States	16	1.4k	1.3k	465	304	208	25	2.5k
John Brestelli United States	17	148 0.1×	939 0.7×	488 1.0×	345 1.1×	719 3.5×	20	1.9k
Jakob Hedegaard Denmark	23	214 0.1×	1.0k 0.8×	417 0.9×	130 0.4×	249 1.2×	43	1.8k
Catherine W. Ernst United States	28	291 0.2×	615 0.5×	1.2k 2.5×	76 0.3×	51 0.2×	107	2.1k
Samantha Flood United States	5	155 0.1×	821 0.6×	252 0.5×	163 0.5×	53 0.3×	6	1.6k
Kandhadayar G. Srinivasan Singapore	16	397 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	229 0.5×	138 0.5×	34 0.2×	18	1.7k
Anthony R. Odden United States	9	1.2k 0.9×	982 0.7×	238 0.5×	131 0.4×	24 0.1×	9	2.0k
E C Almira United States	16	414 0.3×	641 0.5×	271 0.6×	49 0.2×	85 0.4×	26	1.3k
Joshua G Vandersteen United States	5	251 0.2×	923 0.7×	270 0.6×	152 0.5×	26 0.1×	5	1.6k
Tetsuya Yoshida Japan	18	563 0.4×	400 0.3×	168 0.4×	311 1.0×	26 0.1×	60	1.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tran, Robert K., et al.. (2025). Comparing P300 flashing paradigms in online typing with language models. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0303390–e0303390.

Bloom, David C., Robert K. Tran, Joyce A. Feller, & Richard Voellmy. (2018). Immunization by Replication-Competent Controlled Herpesvirus Vectors. Journal of Virology. 92(16). 13 indexed citations

Tsai, Helen, Victor Missirian, Kathie J. Ngo, et al.. (2013). Production of a High-Efficiency TILLING Population through Polyploidization . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 161(4). 1604–1614. 38 indexed citations

Abbott, Sharon L., et al.. (2011). Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostic Characteristics and Cytotoxigenic Potential of Hafnia alvei and Hafnia paralvei Strains. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49(9). 3122–3126. 29 indexed citations

Tsai, Helen, T. A. Howell, Rebecca Nitcher, et al.. (2011). Discovery of Rare Mutations in Populations: TILLING by Sequencing . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 156(3). 1257–1268. 167 indexed citations

Ramos, Edward, Janet M. Young, Robert K. Tran, et al.. (2009). Tissue-specific variation in DNA methylation levels along human chromosome 1. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 2(1). 7–7. 45 indexed citations

Uauy, Cristóbal, Francine Paraiso, Pasqualina Colasuonno, et al.. (2009). A modified TILLING approach to detect induced mutations in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat. BMC Plant Biology. 9(1). 115–115. 223 indexed citations

Zilberman, Daniel, Mary Gehring, Robert K. Tran, Tracy Ballinger, & Steven Henikoff. (2006). Genome-wide analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation uncovers an interdependence between methylation and transcription. Nature Genetics. 39(1). 61–69. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Jiafang, Galen Cortina, Sujuan Wu, et al.. (2006). Mutant Neurogenin-3 in Congenital Malabsorptive Diarrhea. New England Journal of Medicine. 355(3). 270–280. 217 indexed citations

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Tran, Robert K., et al.. (2006). Tissue-Specific Splicing of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript (LAT) Intron in LAT Transgenic Mice. Journal of Virology. 80(19). 9414–9423. 16 indexed citations

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Tran, Robert K., Jorja G. Henikoff, Daniel Zilberman, et al.. (2005). DNA Methylation Profiling Identifies CG Methylation Clusters in Arabidopsis Genes. Current Biology. 15(2). 154–159. 175 indexed citations

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Tran, Robert K., Daniel Zilberman, Renata Fava Ditt, et al.. (2005). Chromatin and siRNA pathways cooperate to maintain DNA methylation of small transposable elements in Arabidopsis. Genome biology. 6(11). R90–R90. 94 indexed citations

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Ziring, David, Robert K. Tran, Sue V. McDiarmid, et al.. (2005). Infectious Enteritis After Intestinal Transplantation: Incidence, Timing, and Outcome. Transplantation. 79(6). 702–709. 69 indexed citations

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Tabbaa, Sawsan, Thomas D. Corso, Lawrence C. Jenkins, et al.. (2005). In vivo gene transfer to the brain cortex using a single injection of HSV-1 vector into the medial septum.. PubMed. 64(4). 273–81. 2 indexed citations

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Bhattacharjee, Partha S., Robert K. Tran, Koichi Maruyama, et al.. (2003). Overlapping subdeletions within a 348-bp in the 5′ exon of the LAT region that facilitates epinephrine-induced reactivation of HSV-1 in the rabbit ocular model do not further define a functional element. Virology. 312(1). 151–158. 7 indexed citations

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Vallur, Aarthy C., et al.. (2002). Effects of Hydrogen Bonding within a Damaged Base Pair on the Activity of Wild Type and DNA-intercalating Mutants of Human Alkyladenine DNA Glycosylase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(35). 31673–31678. 31 indexed citations

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Marquart, Mary E., Xiaodong Zheng, Robert K. Tran, et al.. (2001). A cAMP Response Element within the Latency-Associated Transcript Promoter of HSV-1 Facilitates Induced Ocular Reactivation in a Mouse Hyperthermia Model. Virology. 284(1). 62–69. 14 indexed citations

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Tabbaa, Sawsan, Robert K. Tran, Agnieszka Lis, et al.. (2000). Gene transfer into the central nervous system using herpes simplex virus-1 vectors.. PubMed. 59(4). 221–32. 9 indexed citations

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Jalil, Abdelali, Lorenzo Moja, Claude Lambert, et al.. (2000). Decreased Production of Local Immunoglobulin A toPneumocystis cariniiin Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients. Infection and Immunity. 68(3). 1054–1060. 6 indexed citations

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Bloom, David C., Jack G. Stevens, James M. Hill, & Robert K. Tran. (1997). Mutagenesis of a cAMP Response Element within the Latency-Associated Transcript Promoter of HSV-1 Reduces Adrenergic Reactivation. Virology. 236(1). 202–207. 33 indexed citations

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