Robert M. Hughes

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Hughes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Hughes has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Hughes's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (9 papers) and Light effects on plants (8 papers). Robert M. Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (9 papers) and Light effects on plants (8 papers). Robert M. Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Robert M. Hughes's co-authors include Marcey L. Waters, Chandra L. Tucker, Michael Ehlers, Matthew J. Kennedy, Joel Schwartz, David S. Lawrence, Gopal P. Pathak, Amir Taslimi, Brian D. Zoltowski and Jose G. Miranda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Hughes

49 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid blue-light–mediated induction of protein interactio... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
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. Rapid blue-light–mediated induction of protein interactions in living cells
    2010 878 citations Matthew J. Kennedy, Robert M. Hughes et al. Nature Methods 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 M. Hughes United States 21 1.6k 828 627 340 296 50 2.4k
Rebekka M. Wachter United States 29 2.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 265 0.4× 367 1.1× 228 0.8× 63 3.5k
James H. Geiger United States 31 2.5k 1.5× 319 0.4× 309 0.5× 479 1.4× 411 1.4× 87 3.5k
Fedor V. Subach Russia 26 1.8k 1.1× 648 0.8× 178 0.3× 239 0.7× 142 0.5× 64 2.8k
Dominique Bonnet France 28 883 0.5× 325 0.4× 217 0.3× 342 1.0× 405 1.4× 104 2.2k
Christoph Biskup Germany 29 1.2k 0.8× 410 0.5× 615 1.0× 167 0.5× 104 0.4× 62 2.8k
Moritoshi Sato Japan 41 4.0k 2.5× 1.2k 1.5× 754 1.2× 427 1.3× 335 1.1× 120 5.4k
David von Stetten Germany 30 2.0k 1.2× 917 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 394 1.2× 56 0.2× 58 2.7k
Stefania Abbruzzetti Italy 30 1.3k 0.8× 387 0.5× 223 0.4× 489 1.4× 202 0.7× 110 2.5k
Mats Ormö Sweden 12 2.4k 1.5× 779 0.9× 92 0.1× 336 1.0× 230 0.8× 17 3.4k
Hironari Kamikubo Japan 29 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 102 0.2× 782 2.3× 241 0.8× 101 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Hughes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walker, Joi P., et al.. (2024). Evolution of a Biocatalysis CURE for Organic Chemistry Students. Journal of Chemical Education. 101(8). 3163–3170.
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Lulla, Aleksei, Matthew I. J. Raybould, Timo N. Kohler, et al.. (2024). Rapid discovery of monoclonal antibodies by microfluidics-enabled FACS of single pathogen-specific antibody-secreting cells. Nature Biotechnology. 43(6). 960–970. 10 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2022). Design, Heterologous Expression, and Application of an Immobilized Protein Kinase. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 34(1). 204–211. 2 indexed citations
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Patel, Tulsi, et al.. (2020). Covalent and non-covalent strategies for the immobilization of Tobacco Etch Virus protease (TEVp) on superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Biotechnology. 322. 1–9. 8 indexed citations
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Murashov, Alexander K., et al.. (2020). CofActor: A light- and stress-gated optogenetic clustering tool to study disease-associated cytoskeletal dynamics in living cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(32). 11231–11245. 6 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., Sungsool Wi, Ivan Hung, et al.. (2019). Transthyretin Aggregation Pathway toward the Formation of Distinct Cytotoxic Oligomers. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 33–33. 38 indexed citations
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O’Banion, Colin P., Melanie A. Priestman, Robert M. Hughes, et al.. (2017). Design and Profiling of a Subcellular Targeted Optogenetic cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase. Cell chemical biology. 25(1). 100–109.e8. 30 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2016). Phototriggered Secretion of Membrane Compartmentalized Bioactive Agents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(52). 16080–16083. 28 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2015). Optogenetic Apoptosis: Light‐Triggered Cell Death. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(41). 12064–12068. 55 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Zachary L., Robert M. Hughes, Laura M. Doherty, et al.. (2015). B12-Mediated, Long Wavelength Photopolymerization of Hydrogels. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(9). 3372–3378. 42 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M. & David S. Lawrence. (2014). Optogenetic Engineering: Light‐Directed Cell Motility. Angewandte Chemie. 126(41). 11084–11087. 6 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2014). Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Phototherapeutics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(41). 10945–10948. 42 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2014). Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Phototherapeutics. Angewandte Chemie. 126(41). 11125–11128. 8 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M. & David S. Lawrence. (2014). Optogenetic Engineering: Light‐Directed Cell Motility. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(41). 10904–10907. 20 indexed citations
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Macedo, Diego Rodrigues, Raphael Ligeiro, Wander R. Ferreira, et al.. (2012). Parâmetros biológicos e de habitats físicos para a avaliação de bacias no sudeste do Brasil. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2012). Light-mediated control of DNA transcription in yeast. Methods. 58(4). 385–391. 67 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Matthew J., et al.. (2010). Rapid blue-light–mediated induction of protein interactions in living cells. Nature Methods. 7(12). 973–975. 878 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2008). Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of the Reorientational Dynamics of Fullerene C70 in Various Aromatic Solvents. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 112(18). 4186–4193. 9 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M., et al.. (2007). Effects of Chain Length and N‐Methylation on a Cation–π Interaction in a β‐Hairpin Peptide. Chemistry - A European Journal. 13(20). 5753–5764. 60 indexed citations
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Hughes, Robert M. & Marcey L. Waters. (2005). Influence ofN-Methylation on a Cation−π Interaction Produces a Remarkably Stable β-Hairpin Peptide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(18). 6518–6519. 78 indexed citations

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