William P. Robins

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

William P. Robins is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Robins has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Endocrinology, 10 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William P. Robins's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (10 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). William P. Robins is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (10 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). William P. Robins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Bangladesh. William P. Robins's co-authors include John J. Mekalanos, Matthew K. Waldor, Andrew C. Kruse, Thomas G. Bernhardt, Wenjing Zhao, Florence Caro, Paula I. Watnick, Suzanne Walker, Daniel Kahne and Eammon P. Riley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William P. Robins

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Origin of the Haitian Cholera Outbreak Strain

2010 524 citations Chen-Shan Chin, Jon M. Sorenson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
SEDS proteins are a widespread family of bacterial cell wall polymerases

2016 350 citations Alexander J. Meeske, Eammon P. Riley et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William P. Robins United States	13	725	637	442	369	356	20	1.7k
Sinem Beyhan United States	20	1.4k 1.9×	1.0k 1.6×	418 0.9×	259 0.7×	362 1.0×	40	2.1k
Miguel Regué Spain	25	791 1.1×	476 0.7×	415 0.9×	359 1.0×	322 0.9×	59	1.6k
Roman G. Gerlach Germany	23	742 1.0×	600 0.9×	485 1.1×	415 1.1×	327 0.9×	47	1.9k
Médéric Diard Switzerland	18	925 1.3×	607 1.0×	429 1.0×	312 0.8×	250 0.7×	22	1.9k
Gunnar N. Schroeder United Kingdom	20	605 0.8×	956 1.5×	242 0.5×	114 0.3×	358 1.0×	34	1.5k
Xavier Charpentier France	22	899 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	461 1.0×	241 0.7×	303 0.9×	46	1.8k
Eleonora Garcı́a Véscovi Argentina	24	1.1k 1.5×	843 1.3×	960 2.2×	345 0.9×	157 0.4×	49	2.5k
Akiko Takaya Japan	23	578 0.8×	512 0.8×	398 0.9×	234 0.6×	139 0.4×	53	1.5k
Thilo M. Fuchs Germany	28	978 1.3×	357 0.6×	525 1.2×	255 0.7×	116 0.3×	67	2.1k
Nhat Khai Bui United Kingdom	20	766 1.1×	881 1.4×	577 1.3×	327 0.9×	113 0.3×	21	1.8k

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Toska, Jonida, et al.. (2024). A coordinated attack by a bacterial secretion system and a small molecule drives prey specificity. Communications Biology. 7(1). 958–958. 4 indexed citations

Robins, William P., et al.. (2024). DdmABC-dependent death triggered by viral palindromic DNA sequences. Cell Reports. 43(7). 114450–114450. 7 indexed citations

Robins, William P. & John J. Mekalanos. (2022). Covariance predicts conserved protein residue interactions important for the emergence and continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 as a human pathogen. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270276–e0270276. 1 indexed citations

Coyne, Michael J., Alexey Fomenkov, Jonathan Livny, et al.. (2020). Analysis of a phase-variable restriction modification system of the human gut symbiont Bacteroides fragilis. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(19). 11040–11053. 11 indexed citations

Williams, Allison H., Richard Wheeler, Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, et al.. (2020). Defective lytic transglycosylase disrupts cell morphogenesis by hindering cell wall de-O-acetylation in Neisseria meningitidis. eLife. 9. 8 indexed citations

Zheng, Sanduo, Lok‐To Sham, Kelly P. Brock, et al.. (2018). Structure and mutagenic analysis of the lipid II flippase MurJ from Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(26). 6709–6714. 50 indexed citations

Zhao, Wenjing, Florence Caro, William P. Robins, & John J. Mekalanos. (2018). Antagonism toward the intestinal microbiota and its effect on Vibrio cholerae virulence. Science. 359(6372). 210–213. 152 indexed citations

Vongkamjan, Kitiya, et al.. (2018). Modification of an agar well diffusion technique to isolate yeasts that inhibit Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the causative agent of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease. Aquaculture Research. 49(12). 3838–3844. 3 indexed citations

Kamareddine, Layla, William P. Robins, Cristin D. Berkey, John J. Mekalanos, & Paula I. Watnick. (2018). The Drosophila Immune Deficiency Pathway Modulates Enteroendocrine Function and Host Metabolism. Cell Metabolism. 28(3). 449–462.e5. 122 indexed citations

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Mittraparp‐arthorn, Pimonsri, et al.. (2017). Isolation of Bdellovibrio and like organisms and potential to reduce acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 124(3). 223–232. 29 indexed citations

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Meeske, Alexander J., Eammon P. Riley, William P. Robins, et al.. (2016). SEDS proteins are a widespread family of bacterial cell wall polymerases. Nature. 537(7622). 634–638. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hang, Saiyu, Alexandra E. Purdy, William P. Robins, et al.. (2014). The Acetate Switch of an Intestinal Pathogen Disrupts Host Insulin Signaling and Lipid Metabolism. Cell Host & Microbe. 16(5). 592–604. 90 indexed citations

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Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, et al.. (2014). Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Specific Bacteriophages as an Indicator in Cockles (Anadara granosa) for the Risk of V. parahaemolyticus Infection in Southern Thailand. Microbial Ecology. 67(4). 849–856. 7 indexed citations

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Robins, William P. & John J. Mekalanos. (2014). Genomic Science in Understanding Cholera Outbreaks and Evolution of Vibrio cholerae as a Human Pathogen. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 379. 211–229. 20 indexed citations

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Kamruzzaman, Muhammad, William P. Robins, S. M. Nayeemul Bari, et al.. (2014). RS1 Satellite Phage Promotes Diversity of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae by Driving CTX Prophage Loss and Elimination of Lysogenic Immunity. Infection and Immunity. 82(9). 3636–3643. 14 indexed citations

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Robins, William P., Shah M. Faruque, & John J. Mekalanos. (2013). Coupling mutagenesis and parallel deep sequencing to probe essential residues in a genome or gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(9). E848–57. 32 indexed citations

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Mandlik, Anjali, Jonathan Livny, William P. Robins, et al.. (2011). RNA-Seq-Based Monitoring of Infection-Linked Changes in Vibrio cholerae Gene Expression. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(2). 165–174. 171 indexed citations

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Robins, William P., et al.. (2010). The Role of the T7 Gp2 Inhibitor of Host RNA Polymerase in Phage Development. Journal of Molecular Biology. 402(1). 118–126. 32 indexed citations

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Chin, Chen-Shan, Jon M. Sorenson, Jason B. Harris, et al.. (2010). The Origin of the Haitian Cholera Outbreak Strain. New England Journal of Medicine. 364(1). 33–42. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robins, William P., et al.. (2000). The internal head protein Gp16 controls DNA ejection from the bacteriophage T7 virion 1 1Edited by M. Gottesman. Journal of Molecular Biology. 301(1). 35–45. 34 indexed citations

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