Robert Speight

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Speight is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Speight has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Robert Speight's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (17 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (13 papers). Robert Speight is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (17 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (13 papers). Robert Speight collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and China. Robert Speight's co-authors include Kostya Ostrikov, Renwu Zhou, Laura Navone, Rusen Zhou, Kateryna Bazaka, Zhi Fang, Karthika Prasad, Ian M. O’Hara, Cheng Yan and Jihong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert Speight

87 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

  1. Cold atmospheric plasma activated water as a prospective disinfectant: the crucial role of peroxynitrite
    2018 391 citations Renwu Zhou, Robert Speight et al. 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 Speight Australia 25 719 656 398 305 252 94 2.2k
Kazuaki Ninomiya Japan 33 787 1.1× 1.6k 2.5× 98 0.2× 190 0.6× 208 0.8× 123 2.9k
Kouichi Kuroda Japan 31 1.7k 2.3× 849 1.3× 352 0.9× 98 0.3× 717 2.8× 166 3.0k
Zhen Jiao China 25 382 0.5× 283 0.4× 431 1.1× 184 0.6× 105 0.4× 141 2.1k
Amy M. Grunden United States 28 1.2k 1.6× 561 0.9× 135 0.3× 166 0.5× 189 0.8× 92 2.6k
Wen‐Chien Lee Taiwan 28 939 1.3× 936 1.4× 84 0.2× 122 0.4× 272 1.1× 117 2.3k
Lin Yan China 23 1.2k 1.7× 1.6k 2.4× 81 0.2× 106 0.3× 232 0.9× 107 3.0k
Bradley A. Saville Canada 24 433 0.6× 746 1.1× 137 0.3× 195 0.6× 80 0.3× 65 2.1k
Shen‐Long Tsai Taiwan 25 979 1.4× 758 1.2× 69 0.2× 245 0.8× 216 0.9× 69 2.1k
C. Perry Chou Canada 29 2.5k 3.4× 1.2k 1.9× 251 0.6× 84 0.3× 321 1.3× 101 3.7k
Wei Shen China 29 1.6k 2.2× 522 0.8× 122 0.3× 61 0.2× 398 1.6× 120 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Speight

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Speight

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Speight

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Speight. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Speight based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Speight. Robert Speight is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ramirez, Jerome, Margaret C. M. Smith, Robert Speight, & Ian M. O’Hara. (2025). Framing synthetic biology as an innovation-driven market. Trends in biotechnology. 43(8). 1817–1820. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Changrong, Robert Speight, Ian M. O’Hara, et al.. (2024). Pretreated sugarcane bagasse matches performance of synthetic media for lipid production with Yarrowia lipolytica. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131558–131558. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Zeyu, Lian Liu, Gert Talbo, et al.. (2024). LowTempGAL: a highly responsive low temperature-inducibleGALsystem inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(12). 7367–7383. 3 indexed citations
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Harrer, Stefan, Rahul Rane, & Robert Speight. (2024). Generative AI agents are transforming biology research: high resolution functional genome annotation for multiscale understanding of life. EBioMedicine. 109. 105446–105446. 6 indexed citations
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Weng, Yilun, Xiaojing Chen, Bingyin Peng, et al.. (2023). Improving phytase production in Pichia pastoris fermentations through de‐repression and methanol induction optimization. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 120(11). 3276–3287. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhenling, et al.. (2023). An enhanced electron transport chain improved astaxanthin production in Phaffia rhodozyma. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 120(5). 1382–1398. 8 indexed citations
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Renouf, Marguerite, et al.. (2022). SeqFLoW: A systematic approach to identify and select food waste valorisation opportunities. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 189. 106732–106732. 8 indexed citations
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Strong, Peter, et al.. (2022). Filamentous fungi for future functional food and feed. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 76. 102729–102729. 51 indexed citations
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Li, Wenshao, Raveendra Anangi, Renwu Zhou, et al.. (2022). Oxidative stress induced by plasma-activated water stimulates astaxanthin production in Phaffia rhodozyma. Bioresource Technology. 369. 128370–128370. 24 indexed citations
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Navone, Laura, et al.. (2021). Disulfide bond engineering of AppA phytase for increased thermostability requires co-expression of protein disulfide isomerase in Pichia pastoris. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 80–80. 31 indexed citations
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Navone, Laura & Robert Speight. (2020). Enzymatic removal of dags from livestock: an agricultural application of enzyme technology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(13). 5739–5748. 4 indexed citations
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Forde, Gareth M., Thomas J. Rainey, Robert Speight, Warren Batchelor, & Leonard K. Pattenden. (2016). Matching the biomass to the bioproduct. Physical Sciences Reviews. 1(11). 5 indexed citations
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Forde, Gareth M., Thomas J. Rainey, Robert Speight, Warren Batchelor, & Leonard K. Pattenden. (2016). Matching the biomass to the bioproduct:Summary of up and downstream bioprocesses. Physical Sciences Reviews. 1(11). 4 indexed citations
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Abad, Sandra, Jozef Nahálka, Margit Winkler, et al.. (2011). High-level expression of Rhodotorula gracilisd-amino acid oxidase in Pichia pastoris. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 12 indexed citations
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Cass, Tony, Jim M. Dunwell, Lawrence P. Wackett, et al.. (2002). Biotechnology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 13(1). 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Hart, Darren J., Robert Speight, John D. Sutherland, & Jonathan M. Blackburn. (2001). Analysis of the NF-κB p50 dimer interface by diversity screening 1 1Edited by J. Wells. Journal of Molecular Biology. 310(3). 563–575. 16 indexed citations
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Speight, Robert, Darren J. Hart, John D. Sutherland, & Jonathan M. Blackburn. (2001). A new plasmid display technology for the in vitro selection of functional phenotype–genotype linked proteins. Chemistry & Biology. 8(10). 951–965. 1 indexed citations

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