Robert Olson

27.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
326 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Olson is a scholar working on Ecology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Olson has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Ecology, 71 papers in Surgery and 71 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert Olson's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (66 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (45 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers). Robert Olson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (66 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (45 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers). Robert Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Robert Olson's co-authors include Sallie W. Chisholm, Heidi M. Sosik, Brian J. Binder, Richard Devereux, Rudolf Amann, David A. Stahl, Erik Zettler, Michele D. DuRand, Ralf Goericke and Alexi Shalapyonok and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Olson

312 papers receiving 16.3k 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.

Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations

1990 3.4k citations Robert Olson, Sallie W. Chisholm et al. profile →
A novel free-living prochlorophyte abundant in the oceanic euphotic zone

1988 813 citations Sallie W. Chisholm, Robert Olson 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 Olson United States	65	7.8k	6.3k	3.1k	2.5k	1.8k	326	17.2k
Michael Kühl Denmark	70	7.5k 1.0×	5.7k 0.9×	4.9k 1.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	387	17.2k
Jack A. Gilbert United States	92	13.6k 1.8×	2.0k 0.3×	18.0k 5.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	383	38.9k
Shing Yip Lee Australia	58	8.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	374 0.2×	306	13.7k
Joan O. Grimalt Spain	87	4.5k 0.6×	3.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	4.4k 2.4×	596	29.8k
Gary L. Andersen United States	70	10.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.2×	15.7k 5.0×	974 0.4×	2.4k 1.3×	216	34.5k
Eoin Brodie United States	68	10.1k 1.3×	832 0.1×	12.8k 4.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.5k 1.4×	185	29.7k
Matthew Collins United Kingdom	101	6.3k 0.8×	4.5k 0.7×	13.3k 4.2×	15.3k 6.0×	890 0.5×	557	44.9k
Manning Feinleib United States	56	3.6k 0.5×	849 0.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	633 0.3×	144	24.0k
Eugene Rosenberg Israel	76	9.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.4×	6.5k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	269	22.5k
Brian J. Haas United States	48	6.4k 0.8×	873 0.1×	13.4k 4.3×	590 0.2×	1.1k 0.6×	100	25.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Olson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Olson

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Huang, Ryan S., David Chen, Andrew Mihalache, et al.. (2025). Patient-Reported Outcomes as Prognostic Indicators for Overall Survival in Cancer. JAMA Oncology. 11(11). 1303–1303.

Tang, Chad, Alexander D. Sherry, Hyunsoo Hwang, et al.. (2025). World-wide oligometastatic prostate cancer (omPC) meta-analysis leveraging individual patient data (IPD) from randomized trials (WOLVERINE): An analysis from the X-MET collaboration.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(5_suppl). 15–15. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Yoona, Minjung Lee, Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, et al.. (2024). AI-assisted clinical summary and treatment planning for cancer care: A comparative study of human vs. AI-based approaches.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 1523–1523. 2 indexed citations

Sit, Daegan, et al.. (2022). Association Between EGFR and ALK Mutation Status on Patient-Reported Symptoms After Palliative Radiation for Bone Pain in NSCLC. JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 3(8). 100371–100371. 2 indexed citations

Duzenli, Cheryl, Elisa Chan, Joel Singer, et al.. (2022). Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Moist Desquamation among Breast Radiotherapy Patients. Current Oncology. 29(7). 4734–4747. 2 indexed citations

Margulies, Daniel, et al.. (2021). Spawning and early development of captive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 11 indexed citations

Olson, Robert, et al.. (2021). Association of Pre-Operative Full-Body Surgical Preparation with Reduced Incidence of Surgical Site Infection at a Large, Urban Safety-Net Medical Center. Surgical Infections. 23(1). 1–4. 2 indexed citations

Sit, Daegan, Jeremy Hamm, Eric Tran, et al.. (2021). External Beam Radiation Therapy in pT4 Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 405 Patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 111(2). 468–478. 5 indexed citations

Lefresne, Shilo, Joshua Giambattista, Paris‐Ann Ingledew, et al.. (2020). Radiation Oncology Resident and Program Director Perceptions of the Job Market and Impact on Well-being. Cureus. 12(3). e7187–e7187. 3 indexed citations

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Chan, Matthew, David W. Ferguson, Ren Yuan, et al.. (2020). Patients with pretreatment leukoencephalopathy and older patients have more cognitive decline after whole brain radiotherapy. Radiation Oncology. 15(1). 271–271. 5 indexed citations

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Pethybridge, Heidi, C. Anela Choy, John M. Logan, et al.. (2018). A global meta‐analysis of marine predator nitrogen stable isotopes: Relationships between trophic structure and environmental conditions. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27(9). 1043–1055. 57 indexed citations

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Fraser, Ian, et al.. (2018). Palliative Radiation Therapy Near the End of Life in Lung Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Analysis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 102(3). e661–e661. 1 indexed citations

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Neubert, Michael G., et al.. (2016). Physiological and ecological drivers of early spring blooms of a coastal phytoplankter. Science. 354(6310). 326–329. 83 indexed citations

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Lefresne, Shilo, Ivo A. Olivotto, Howard Joe, Paul Blood, & Robert Olson. (2012). Impact of Quality Assurance Rounds in a Canadian Radiation Therapy Department. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 85(3). e117–e121. 43 indexed citations

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Olson, Robert, et al.. (2010). Green/Sustainable IT/IS: Concepts and Cases. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 104. 10 indexed citations

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Brookshire, David S., et al.. (1997). 7. Direct and Indirect Economic Losses from Earthquake Damage. Earthquake Spectra. 13(4). 683–701. 118 indexed citations

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King, Stephanie, Anne S. Kiremidjian, Nesrin Basöz, et al.. (1997). 1. Methodologies for Evaluating the Socio‐Economic Consequences of Large Earthquakes. Earthquake Spectra. 13(4). 565–584. 28 indexed citations

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Olson, Robert & W. Henry Lambright. (1990). 6. Base Isolation: What we need to know to Diffuse this Technology. Earthquake Spectra. 6(2). 277–282. 2 indexed citations

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Olson, Robert, Daniel Vaulot, & Sallie W. Chisholm. (1986). Effects of Environmental Stresses on the Cell Cycle of Two Marine Phytoplankton Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 80(4). 918–925. 97 indexed citations

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Olson, Robert, et al.. (1986). Parallelizing Large Existing Programs: Methodology and Experiences.. 458–466. 9 indexed citations

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