Robert Yuan

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Yuan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Yuan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Yuan's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (15 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (10 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers). Robert Yuan is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (15 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (10 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers). Robert Yuan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Poland. Robert Yuan's co-authors include Matthew Meselson, Daniel L. Hamilton, Thomas A. Bickle, Christine Brack, Jean Burckhardt, Sheikh M. Hadi, Daniel C. Stein, Helen Eberle, Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay and F. William Studier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Yuan

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

DNA Restriction Enzyme from E. coli 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 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. DNA Restriction Enzyme from E. coli
    1968 628 citations Matthew Meselson, Robert Yuan 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 Yuan United States 19 1.2k 527 338 223 101 38 1.6k
Richard C. Stewart United States 27 1.5k 1.2× 734 1.4× 207 0.6× 97 0.4× 270 2.7× 67 2.2k
S A Benson United States 24 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 2.0× 381 1.1× 172 0.8× 123 1.2× 52 2.1k
Quentin Vicens United States 27 2.3k 1.9× 485 0.9× 319 0.9× 97 0.4× 115 1.1× 57 2.6k
Nancy E. Thompson United States 25 2.0k 1.7× 547 1.0× 302 0.9× 46 0.2× 102 1.0× 60 2.6k
Francis J. Ryan United States 18 583 0.5× 421 0.8× 155 0.5× 44 0.2× 89 0.9× 67 1.1k
Millard Susman United States 11 642 0.5× 361 0.7× 512 1.5× 95 0.4× 57 0.6× 27 1.1k
Mar Carrió Spain 21 1.1k 0.9× 329 0.6× 150 0.4× 280 1.3× 20 0.2× 43 1.7k
Wade H. Bingle Canada 13 317 0.3× 122 0.2× 171 0.5× 135 0.6× 31 0.3× 23 620
Ronald D. Klein United States 22 871 0.7× 216 0.4× 523 1.5× 23 0.1× 356 3.5× 49 1.8k
A. Malcolm Campbell United States 18 491 0.4× 117 0.2× 76 0.2× 130 0.6× 72 0.7× 50 869

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Yuan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Yuan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Yuan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Yuan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Yuan 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 Yuan. Robert Yuan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yuan, Robert, et al.. (2026). Clinico-genomic characterization of RAS-mutant acute myeloid leukemia. Annals of Hematology. 105(3). 99–99.
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Yuan, Robert, Andrew McGeehan, Sihong Zhou, et al.. (2025). The Anti-FRα Antibody–Drug Conjugate Luveltamab Tazevibulin Demonstrates Efficacy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Preclinical Models and Induces Immunogenic Cell Death. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 24(9). 1428–1441. 1 indexed citations
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Chikhale, Rupesh V., et al.. (2022). Identification of sugar-containing natural products that interact with i-motif DNA. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 73. 128886–128886. 8 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert, et al.. (2011). Caspase-8 isoform 6 promotes death effector filament formation independent of microtubules. APOPTOSIS. 17(3). 229–235. 6 indexed citations
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Marbach‐Ad, Gili, Volker Briken, Kenneth A. Frauwirth, et al.. (2007). A Faculty Team Works to Create Content Linkages among Various Courses to Increase Meaningful Learning of Targeted Concepts of Microbiology. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 6(2). 155–162. 32 indexed citations
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Smith, Ann C., et al.. (2005). Introductory Biology Courses: A Framework To Support Active Learning in Large Enrollment Introductory Science Courses. PubMed. 4(2). 143–156. 72 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert & S A Benson. (2000). Teamwork and Research at the Frontiers of Learning. New Directions for Higher Education. 2000(109). 51–57. 2 indexed citations
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Piekarowicz, Andrzej, Robert Yuan, & Daniel C. Stein. (1991). A new method for the rapid identification of genes encoding restriction and modification enzymes. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(8). 1831–1835. 31 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert & Mark D. Dibner. (1990). Japanese Biotechnology. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Piekarowicz, Andrzej, Robert Yuan, & Daniel C. Stein. (1989). Cleavage of DNA byHaeII is inhibited by the presence of 5-methylcytosine at the second cytosine within the recognition sequence. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(23). 10132–10132. 3 indexed citations
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Piekarowicz, Andrzej, Robert Yuan, & Daniel C. Stein. (1988). Identification of a new restriction endonuclease, R.NgoBI, fromNeisseria gonorrhoeae. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(20). 9868–9868. 7 indexed citations
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Piekarowicz, Andrzej, Robert Yuan, & Daniel C. Stein. (1988). Construction of a temperature-sensitive mutation for the direct identification of plasmids encoding DNA methyltransferases. Gene. 74(1). 233–235. 4 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert & Daniel L. Hamilton. (1982). Restriction and modification of DNA by a complex protein.. PubMed. 70(1). 61–9. 5 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Daniel L., Robert Yuan, & Yoshiko Kikuchi. (1981). The nature of the complexes formed between the Int protein and DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 152(1). 163–169. 12 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert, Daniel L. Hamilton, & Jean Burckhardt. (1980). DNA translocation by the restriction enzyme from E. coli K. Cell. 20(1). 237–244. 99 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert, Daniel L. Hamilton, Sheikh M. Hadi, & Thomas A. Bickle. (1980). Role of ATP in the cleavage mechanism of the EcoP15 restriction endonuclease. Journal of Molecular Biology. 144(4). 501–519. 22 indexed citations
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Brack, Christine, Thomas A. Bickle, & Robert Yuan. (1975). The relation of single-stranded regions in bacteriophage PM2 supercoiled DNA to the early melting sequences. Journal of Molecular Biology. 96(4). 693–702. 72 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert, et al.. (1972). ATP Hydrolysis by Restriction Endonuclease from E. coli K. Nature New Biology. 240(97). 42–43. 45 indexed citations
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Yuan, Robert & Matthew Meselson. (1970). A Specific Complex between a Restriction Endonuclease and Its DNA Substrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 65(2). 357–362. 31 indexed citations

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