Robert Schleif

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Schleif is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Schleif has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Genetics and 54 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert Schleif's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (65 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (57 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (54 papers). Robert Schleif is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (65 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (57 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (54 papers). Robert Schleif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Switzerland. Robert Schleif's co-authors include Pieter C. Wensink, Amos Bairoch, María‐Trinidad Gallegos, Juan L. Ramos, William Hendrickson, John T. Lis, Steven Hahn, Robert B. Lobell, Kay Hofmann and S Ogden and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Schleif

138 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Arac/XylS family of trans... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1997 1981 200 400 600
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. Arac/XylS family of transcriptional regulators
    1997 662 citations Robert Schleif et al. profile →
  2. Practical Methods in Molecular Biology
    1981 427 citations Robert Schleif et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Schleif 6.4k 3.9k 1.3k 1.2k 642 138 8.1k
M J Casadaban 7.2k 1.1× 4.9k 1.3× 902 0.7× 2.1k 1.8× 861 1.3× 50 9.7k
Peter Model 5.8k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 572 0.5× 2.3k 2.0× 498 0.8× 98 7.5k
Stanley Tabor 7.9k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 659 0.5× 2.1k 1.8× 379 0.6× 63 10.1k
Winfried Boos 5.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 593 0.9× 202 9.5k
C C Richardson 10.9k 1.7× 5.6k 1.4× 761 0.6× 3.5k 3.0× 415 0.6× 116 13.9k
Koreaki Ito 10.0k 1.6× 6.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.8× 1.1k 1.6× 186 12.0k
Alan H. Rosenberg 7.3k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 751 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 258 0.4× 19 9.5k
Jonathan Reizer 4.9k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.2k 1.8× 769 0.7× 175 0.3× 127 7.3k
Robert J. Kadner 3.5k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 574 0.5× 795 0.7× 592 0.9× 102 5.6k
F. Pattus 4.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 334 0.3× 611 0.5× 391 0.6× 119 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Schleif

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Schleif

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riazuddin, S. Amer, D. S. Parker, Elyse J. McGlumphy, et al.. (2012). Mutations in LOXHD1, a Recessive-Deafness Locus, Cause Dominant Late-Onset Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 90(3). 533–539. 128 indexed citations
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Cole, Stephanie D. & Robert Schleif. (2012). A new and unexpected domain–domain interaction in the AraC protein. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 80(5). 1465–1475. 6 indexed citations
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Damjanović, Ana, Benjamin T. Miller, & Robert Schleif. (2012). Understanding the basis of a class of paradoxical mutations in AraC through simulations. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 81(3). 490–498. 3 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert, et al.. (2011). Active Role of the Interdomain Linker of AraC. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(20). 5737–5746. 13 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert. (2010). AraC protein, regulation of the l-arabinose operon inEscherichia coli, and the light switch mechanism of AraC action. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 34(5). 779–796. 195 indexed citations
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Timmes, Andrew, Michael E. Rodgers, & Robert Schleif. (2004). Biochemical and Physiological Properties of the DNA Binding Domain of AraC Protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 340(4). 731–738. 27 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert. (2000). Regulation of the l-arabinose operon of Escherichia coli. Trends in Genetics. 16(12). 559–565. 193 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Duc & Robert Schleif. (1998). Isolation and physical characterization of random insertions in staphylococcal nuclease. Journal of Molecular Biology. 282(4). 751–759. 6 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert, et al.. (1998). Apo-AraC actively seeks to loop. Journal of Molecular Biology. 278(3). 529–538. 48 indexed citations
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Soisson, S.M., et al.. (1997). The 1.6 Å crystal structure of the AraC sugar-binding and dimerization domain complexed with d-fucose. Journal of Molecular Biology. 273(1). 226–237. 57 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert, et al.. (1996). In vivo association of protein fragments giving active AraC. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 25(4). 501–505. 7 indexed citations
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Bustos, Silvia A., et al.. (1994). Reaching Out. Journal of Molecular Biology. 242(4). 330–338. 45 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert. (1992). 24 Regulation of the L-Arabinose Catabolic Operon araBAD. PubMed Central. 643–665. 7 indexed citations
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Tobin, James F. & Robert Schleif. (1990). Transcription from the rha operon psr promoter. Journal of Molecular Biology. 211(1). 1–4. 33 indexed citations
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Lobell, Robert B. & Robert Schleif. (1990). DNA Looping and Unlooping by AraC Protein. Science. 250(4980). 528–532. 203 indexed citations
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Brunelle, Alan & Robert Schleif. (1989). Determining residue-base interactions between AraC protein and araI DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 209(4). 607–622. 76 indexed citations
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Tobin, James F. & Robert Schleif. (1987). Positive regulation of the Escherichia coli l-rhamnose operon is mediated by the products of tandemly repeated regulatory genes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 196(4). 789–799. 86 indexed citations
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Martin, Katherine J. & Robert Schleif. (1987). Equilibrium DNA-binding of AraC protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 195(3). 741–744. 22 indexed citations
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Schleif, Robert. (1980). [2] Assaying of organisms for the presence of restriction endonucleases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 65(1). 19–23. 21 indexed citations
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Nathanson, Neil M. & Robert Schleif. (1975). Paucity of sites mutable to constitutivity in the araC activator gene of the l-arabinose operon of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 96(1). 185–199. 11 indexed citations

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