Robert Kaiser

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
85 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Kaiser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Kaiser has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Kaiser's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers) and Soviet and Russian History (8 papers). Robert Kaiser is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers) and Soviet and Russian History (8 papers). Robert Kaiser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Robert Kaiser's co-authors include Leroy Hood, Jane Z. Sanders, G. Miskolczy, Ulf Landegren, Lloyd M. Smith, Cheryl Heiner, Peter J. Hughes, Christine E. R. Dodd, Stephen B. H. Kent and Charles R. Connell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Kaiser

78 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fluorescence detection in automated DNA sequence analysis

1986 1.1k citations Jane Z. Sanders, Robert Kaiser et al. profile →
Chemically modified guide RNAs enhance CRISPR-Cas genome editing in human primary cells

2015 813 citations Ayal Hendel, Rasmus O. Bak et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
A Ligase-Mediated Gene Detection Technique

1988 602 citations Robert Kaiser, Jane Z. Sanders et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Kaiser United States	27	3.2k	1.1k	710	409	330	85	5.5k
Stanley J. Stein United States	41	4.7k 1.5×	708 0.7×	393 0.6×	328 0.8×	704 2.1×	176	10.7k
Robert F. Murphy United States	54	5.5k 1.7×	584 0.5×	664 0.9×	184 0.4×	739 2.2×	277	14.4k
Richard J. Gilbert United States	58	1.9k 0.6×	770 0.7×	296 0.4×	127 0.3×	171 0.5×	281	13.6k
Robert J. Fisher United States	62	3.9k 1.2×	596 0.5×	436 0.6×	217 0.5×	2.1k 6.5×	301	13.2k
David L. Lewis United States	44	2.4k 0.8×	272 0.3×	824 1.2×	128 0.3×	814 2.5×	176	6.9k
John A. G. Briggs Germany	68	6.8k 2.2×	445 0.4×	818 1.2×	196 0.5×	449 1.4×	173	14.3k
John E. Butler United States	47	1.5k 0.5×	293 0.3×	604 0.9×	99 0.2×	483 1.5×	168	11.0k
Adrian Veres United States	15	4.1k 1.3×	951 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	61 0.1×	488 1.5×	18	7.4k
David D. Roberts United States	77	10.0k 3.2×	693 0.6×	826 1.2×	118 0.3×	259 0.8×	324	18.1k
Michael Taussig United Kingdom	39	2.6k 0.8×	292 0.3×	309 0.4×	148 0.4×	384 1.2×	144	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Kaiser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Kaiser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Kaiser

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kaiser, Robert. (2017). The Geography of Nationalism in Russia and the USSR. Princeton University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

Hendel, Ayal, Rasmus O. Bak, Joseph T. Clark, et al.. (2015). Chemically modified guide RNAs enhance CRISPR-Cas genome editing in human primary cells. Nature Biotechnology. 33(9). 985–989. 813 indexed citations breakdown →

Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (2015). The Degradation of dG Phosphoramidites in Solution. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 34(10). 691–707. 13 indexed citations

Kaiser, Robert. (2015). The institutional foundation of innovativeness and competitiveness of two German industries: biotechnology and mechanical engineering compared. Economic Change and Restructuring. 49(2-3). 289–307. 2 indexed citations

Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (2012). On the optimization of legislative periods — Similarities to the optimization of rotation periods. Forest Policy and Economics. 27. 1–7. 4 indexed citations

Gustilo, Estella M., Kimberly A. Harris, Hrvoje Lusic, et al.. (2010). The Human Mitochondrial tRNAMet: Structure/Function Relationship of a Unique Modification in the Decoding of Unconventional Codons. Journal of Molecular Biology. 406(2). 257–274. 47 indexed citations

Kaiser, Robert. (2010). The Organization of Policy Coordination in Multi-level Spaces: Implications for EU International S&T Policy. Chapters. 1 indexed citations

Kaiser, Robert. (2008). Innovationspolitik. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks. 3 indexed citations

Kaiser, Robert. (2006). Empire of Nations: Ethnographic Knowledge and the Making of the Soviet Union. 111(5). 1635–1636. 3 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Robert & Heiko Prange. (2005). Missing the Lisbon Target? Multi-Level Innovation and EU Policy Coordination. Journal of Public Policy. 25(2). 241–263. 25 indexed citations

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Marshall, William S. & Robert Kaiser. (2004). Recent advances in the high-speed solid phase synthesis of RNA. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 8(3). 222–229. 59 indexed citations

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Waarden, Frans van, et al.. (2003). National Systems of Innovation and Networks in the Idea-Innovation Chain in Science based Industries. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Robert. (2001). Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad. By David D. Laitin. The Wilder House Series in Politics, History, and Culture. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. xiv, 417 pp. Appendix. Notes. Index. Figures. Tables. $55.00, hard bound. $22.50, paper.. Slavic Review. 60(1). 201–202.

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Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (1993). [11] Specific primer-directed DNA sequence analysis using automated fluorescence detection and labeled primers. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 218. 122–153. 2 indexed citations

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Nickerson, Deborah A., Charles E. Whitehurst, Cecilie Boysen, et al.. (1992). Identification of clusters of biallelic polymorphic sequence-tagged sites (pSTSs) that generate highly informative and automatable markers for genetic linkage mapping. Genomics. 12(2). 377–387. 43 indexed citations

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Bond, Andrew R., Michael Bradshaw, George J. Demko, et al.. (1992). PANEL ON PATTERNS OF DISINTEGRATION IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. 33(6). 347–404. 9 indexed citations

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Hunkapiller, Tim, Robert Kaiser, Ben F. Koop, & Leroy Hood. (1991). Large-scale DNA sequencing. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 2(1). 92–101. 15 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (1989). Specific-primer-directed DNA sequencing using automated fluorescence detection. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(15). 6087–6102. 30 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (1971). Recovery of oil from water with magnetic liquids. 8(12). 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Robert, et al.. (1958). Adapting the Group Discussion Technique for Use with Large Classes. Academic Medicine. 33(2). 152–163. 3 indexed citations

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