Robert W. Roberson

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Roberson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Roberson has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Cell Biology and 36 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Roberson's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (22 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (20 papers). Robert W. Roberson is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (22 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (20 papers). Robert W. Roberson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. Robert W. Roberson's co-authors include Salomón Bartnicki-Garcı́a, Rosa R. Mouriño‐Pérez, Wim Vermaas, Allison van de Meene, Melvin S. Fuller, Michael Freitag, Martin F. Hohmann‐Marriott, Dennis P. McDaniel, Gregory Bonito and Mary L. Berbee and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Plant Cell and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Roberson

93 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data

2016 858 citations Mary L. Berbee, Gregory Bonito et al. Mycologia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Roberson United States	32	2.1k	1.9k	1.4k	502	366	94	3.6k
I. Brent Heath Canada	43	3.4k 1.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	466 0.9×	725 2.0×	135	5.2k
Alan Kuo United States	22	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	695 0.5×	601 1.2×	272 0.7×	46	3.5k
Richard J. Howard United States	34	2.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.9×	2.1k 1.6×	566 1.1×	459 1.3×	64	5.1k
Meritxell Riquelme Mexico	30	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	992 0.7×	442 0.9×	177 0.5×	68	2.7k
Robin A. Ohm Netherlands	31	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	369 1.0×	60	3.9k
Salomón Bartnicki-Garcı́a United States	31	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	910 0.7×	424 0.8×	258 0.7×	55	2.7k
Ross E. Beever New Zealand	28	631 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	772 0.6×	265 0.5×	745 2.0×	82	2.8k
Richard C. Staples United States	35	2.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.5×	852 0.6×	355 0.7×	350 1.0×	116	4.1k
Charles W. Mims United States	27	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	927 0.7×	268 0.5×	337 0.9×	118	2.5k
Andreas Brachmann Germany	34	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	531 0.4×	275 0.5×	216 0.6×	91	3.6k

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Roberson, Robert W., et al.. (2024). A bird’s-eye view of the endoplasmic reticulum in filamentous fungi. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 88(1). e0002723–e0002723. 4 indexed citations

Rizzo, Juliana, Thibault Chaze, Kildare Miranda, et al.. (2020). Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles Produced by Aspergillus fumigatus Protoplasts. mSphere. 5(4). 53 indexed citations

Desirò, Alessandro, Julian Liber, Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci, et al.. (2018). Mycoplasma-related endobacteria within Mortierellomycotina fungi: diversity, distribution and functional insights into their lifestyle. The ISME Journal. 12(7). 1743–1757. 52 indexed citations

Longcore, Joyce E., et al.. (2015). Cytology and molecular phylogenetics of Monoblepharidomycetes provide evidence for multiple independent origins of the hyphal habit in the Fungi. Mycologia. 107(4). 710–728. 35 indexed citations

Nguyen, Hai D. T., Denise Chabot, Yuuri Hirooka, Robert W. Roberson, & Keith A. Seifert. (2015). Basidioascus undulatus: genome, origins, and sexuality. IMA Fungus. 6(1). 215–231. 7 indexed citations

Riquelme, Meritxell, Erin Bredeweg, Robert W. Roberson, et al.. (2014). The Neurospora crassa exocyst complex tethers Spitzenkörper vesicles to the apical plasma membrane during polarized growth. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(8). 1312–1326. 71 indexed citations

Bentivenga, Stephen P., et al.. (2013). Cellular organization in germ tube tips of Gigaspora and its phylogenetic implications. Mycologia. 105(5). 1087–1099. 13 indexed citations

Toome, Merje, Robert W. Roberson, & M. Catherine Aime. (2013). Meredithblackwellia eburnea gen. et sp. nov., Kriegeriaceae fam. nov. and Kriegeriales ord. nov.—toward resolving higher-level classification in Microbotryomycetes. Mycologia. 105(2). 486–495. 33 indexed citations

Kumar, T. K. Arun, Meredith Blackwell, Peter M. Letcher, Robert W. Roberson, & David J. McLaughlin. (2013). Research and teaching with the AFTOL SBD: an informatics resource for fungal subcellular and biochemical data. IMA Fungus. 4(2). 259–263. 2 indexed citations

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Beauvais, Anne, Silvia Bozza, Olaf Kniemeyer, et al.. (2013). Deletion of the α-(1,3)-Glucan Synthase Genes Induces a Restructuring of the Conidial Cell Wall Responsible for the Avirulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathogens. 9(11). e1003716–e1003716. 97 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W., et al.. (2012). Coronin Is a Component of the Endocytic Collar of Hyphae of Neurospora crassa and Is Necessary for Normal Growth and Morphogenesis. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e38237–e38237. 44 indexed citations

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Flynn, Charles R., et al.. (2010). Internalization and Intracellular Trafficking of a PTD-Conjugated Anti-Fibrotic Peptide, AZX100, in Human Dermal Keloid Fibroblasts. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 99(7). 3100–3121. 19 indexed citations

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Amicucci, Antonella, Raffaella Balestrini, Annegret Kohler, et al.. (2010). Hyphal and cytoskeleton polarization in Tuber melanosporum: A genomic and cellular analysis. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 48(6). 561–572. 11 indexed citations

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Uchida, Maho, Rosa R. Mouriño‐Pérez, Michael Freitag, Salomón Bartnicki-Garcı́a, & Robert W. Roberson. (2007). Microtubule dynamics and the role of molecular motors in Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 45(5). 683–692. 27 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W., et al.. (1996). Functional, organizational, and biochemical analysis of actin in hyphal tip cells of Allomyces macrogynus. Mycologia. 88(1). 57–70. 38 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W.. (1992). The Actin Cytoskeleton in Hyphal Cells of Sclerotium Rolfsii. Mycologia. 84(1). 41–51. 61 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W. & E. S. Luttrell. (1989). Dolipore Septa in Tilletia. Mycologia. 81(4). 650–652. 8 indexed citations

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Mims, Charles W., Robert W. Roberson, & Elizabeth A. Richardson. (1988). Ultrastructure of Freeze-Substituted and Chemically Fixed Basidiospores of Gymnosporangium Juniperi-Virginianae. Mycologia. 80(3). 356–364. 33 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W. & E. S. Luttrell. (1987). Ultrastructure of Teliospore Ontogeny in Tilletia Indica. Mycologia. 79(5). 753–763. 17 indexed citations

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Roberson, Robert W., et al.. (1985). Pharmacological Modification of Corneal Endothelial Intracellular pH, Intracellular Electrical Potential Difference, and Corneal Swelling and Deswelling Rates. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1(4). 343–352. 2 indexed citations

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