Robert Olson

30.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Olson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Olson has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Robert Olson's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Robert Olson is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Robert Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Portugal. Robert Olson's co-authors include Rick Stevens, James J. Davis, Robert A. Edwards, Ross Overbeek, Veronika Vonstein, Maulik Shukla, Gordon D. Pusch, Fangfang Xia, Alice R. Wattam and Svetlana Gerdes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert Olson

40 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

The SEED and the Rapid Annotation of microbial genomes u... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2013 2015 2006 2022 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Olson United States 22 4.5k 3.0k 1.4k 948 857 46 7.9k
Gordon D. Pusch United States 17 5.0k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 741 0.8× 841 1.0× 22 7.7k
Alice R. Wattam United States 20 3.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 817 0.9× 890 1.0× 45 6.8k
Veronika Vonstein United States 16 4.2k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 743 0.8× 811 0.9× 22 6.7k
Maulik Shukla United States 20 4.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 862 0.9× 850 1.0× 44 7.3k
James J. Davis United States 20 4.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 858 1.0× 35 7.1k
Marie Touchon France 42 4.4k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 76 7.3k
Vladislav Saveliev Russia 6 4.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 919 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 6 7.9k
Bruce Parrello United States 7 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 680 0.7× 729 0.9× 14 5.8k
Nicholas H. Bergman United States 28 6.0k 1.3× 2.5k 0.8× 2.5k 1.8× 659 0.7× 768 0.9× 36 9.6k
Anton Korobeynikov Russia 29 4.6k 1.0× 2.9k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 588 0.6× 633 0.7× 51 8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Olson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Olson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Olson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wallace, Zachary S., James J. Davis, Anna Maria Niewiadomska, et al.. (2022). Early detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest for experimental evaluation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1020189–1020189. 2 indexed citations
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Christensen, Paul, Randall J. Olsen, Sheng Long, et al.. (2022). Signals of Significantly Increased Vaccine Breakthrough, Decreased Hospitalization Rates, and Less Severe Disease in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Caused by the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Houston, Texas. American Journal Of Pathology. 192(4). 642–652. 127 indexed citations breakdown →
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Olsen, Randall J., Paul Christensen, S. Wesley Long, et al.. (2021). Trajectory of Growth of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants in Houston, Texas, January through May 2021, Based on 12,476 Genome Sequences. American Journal Of Pathology. 191(10). 1754–1773. 10 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Marcus, et al.. (2020). Predicting antimicrobial resistance using conserved genes. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(10). e1008319–e1008319. 31 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Marcus, S. Wesley Long, Patrick F. McDermott, et al.. (2018). Using Machine Learning To Predict Antimicrobial MICs and Associated Genomic Features for Nontyphoidal Salmonella. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 57(2). 182 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Marcus, Thomas Brettin, S. Wesley Long, et al.. (2018). Developing an in silico minimum inhibitory concentration panel test for Klebsiella pneumoniae. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 421–421. 123 indexed citations
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Faria, José P., James J. Davis, Janaka N. Edirisinghe, et al.. (2016). Computing and Applying Atomic Regulons to Understand Gene Expression and Regulation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1819–1819. 5 indexed citations
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Brettin, Thomas, James J. Davis, Terry Disz, et al.. (2015). RASTtk: A modular and extensible implementation of the RAST algorithm for building custom annotation pipelines and annotating batches of genomes. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8365–8365. 1988 indexed citations breakdown →
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Olson, Robert, et al.. (2014). A software framework for patient data handling in emergencies and disasters. 553–557. 4 indexed citations
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Overbeek, Ross, Robert Olson, Gordon D. Pusch, et al.. (2013). The SEED and the Rapid Annotation of microbial genomes using Subsystems Technology (RAST). Nucleic Acids Research. 42(D1). D206–D214. 3521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Edwards, Robert A., Robert Olson, Terry Disz, et al.. (2012). Real Time Metagenomics: Using k-mers to annotate metagenomes. Bioinformatics. 28(24). 3316–3317. 36 indexed citations
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Disz, Terry, Sajia Akhter, Daniel Cuevas, et al.. (2010). Accessing the SEED Genome Databases via Web Services API: Tools for Programmers. BMC Bioinformatics. 11(1). 319–319. 104 indexed citations
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Anderson, Kelsi L., Christelle M. Roux, Matthew W. Olson, et al.. (2010). Characterizing the effects of inorganic acid and alkaline shock on theStaphylococcus aureustranscriptome and messenger RNA turnover. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 60(3). 208–250. 53 indexed citations
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Angly, Florent, Ben Felts, Mya Breitbart, et al.. (2006). The Marine Viromes of Four Oceanic Regions. PLoS Biology. 4(11). e368–e368. 709 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hausner, Georg, Robert Olson, Dawn M. Simon, et al.. (2005). Origin and Evolution of the Chloroplast trnK (matK) Intron: A Model for Evolution of Group II Intron RNA Structures. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23(2). 380–391. 76 indexed citations
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Foster, Ian, Robert Olson, & Steven Tuecke. (1995). Productive parallel programming: the PCN approach. IEEE Computer Society Press eBooks. 358–373. 7 indexed citations
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Butler, Ralph, Terry Disz, Ewing Lusk, et al.. (1988). Scheduling OR-Parallelism: An Argonne Perspective.. International Conference on Lightning Protection. 1590–1605. 21 indexed citations
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Gonyou, H. W., et al.. (1988). Effects of Amperozide and Azaperone on Aggression and Productivity of Growing-Finishing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 66(11). 2856–2856. 42 indexed citations
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Olson, Robert. (1986). Realtime Response on a Message Based Multiprocessor.. 28–35. 1 indexed citations
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Olson, Robert, et al.. (1984). Appendices For: Dewatering Well Assessment for the Highway Drainage System at Four Sites in the East St. Louis Area, Illinois (Phase 2). Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 1 indexed citations

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