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David G. Robinson

David G. Robinson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
41963
World Ranking
1048
National Ranking
70

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

David G. Robinson was affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work focused on various plant science topics and intersected with molecular and cellular biology disciplines.

Their research spanned several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Key topics covered in Robinson's publications involved:

  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Their recent papers included:

  • "Debunking a myth: plant consciousness," 2020, PROTOPLASMA
  • "Anesthetics and plants: no pain, no brain, and therefore no consciousness," 2020, PROTOPLASMA
  • "Mother trees, altruistic fungi, and the perils of plant personification," 2023, Trends in Plant Science
  • "Plant Golgi ultrastructure," 2020, Journal of Microscopy
  • "Plant "intelligence" changes nothing," 2020, EMBO Reports

They collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors, including Andreas Draguhn, Lincoln Taiz, Michael R. Blatt, Jon Mallatt, and Fernando Aniento.

Robinson published regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple articles appearing in PROTOPLASMA, Trends in Plant Science, Animal Sentience, EMBO Reports, and the Journal of Microscopy.

Best Publications

  • Valuation waves and merger activity: The empirical evidence ☆

    Matthew Rhodes–Kropf;David T. Robinson;S. Viswanathan

  • δ15N as an integrator of the nitrogen cycle

    David Robinson

  • Industry Concentration and Average Stock Returns

    Kewei Hou;David T. Robinson

  • The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms

    Alicia M. Robb;David T. Robinson

  • Optimism and economic choice.

    Manju Puri;Manju Puri;David T. Robinson

  • The responses of plants to non-uniform supplies of nutrients.

    David Robinson

  • Are microorganisms more effective than plants at competing for nitrogen

    Angela Hodge;David Robinson;Alastair Fitter

  • Clathrin-Mediated Constitutive Endocytosis of PIN Auxin Efflux Carriers in Arabidopsis

    Pankaj Dhonukshe;Fernando Aniento;Inhwan Hwang;David G. Robinson

  • The 15N natural abundance (δ15N) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability

    L.L. Handley;A.T. Austin;D. Robinson;C.M. Scrimgeour

  • Brefeldin A: deciphering an enigmatic inhibitor of secretion

    Andreas Nebenführ;Christophe Ritzenthaler;David G. Robinson

  • The Market for Mergers and the Boundaries of the Firm

    Matthew Rhodes-Kropf;David T. Robinson

  • Endocytic and Secretory Traffic in Arabidopsis Merge in the Trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome, an Independent and Highly Dynamic Organelle

    Corrado Viotti;Julia Bubeck;York-Dieter Stierhof;Melanie Krebs

  • Identification of Multivesicular Bodies as Prevacuolar Compartments in Nicotiana tabacum BY-2 Cells

    Yu Chung Tse;Beixin Mo;Stefan Hillmer;Min Zhao

  • Public policy to promote entrepreneurship: a call to arms

    Zoltan J. Acs;Zoltan J. Acs;Thomas Åstebro;David B. Audretsch;David T. Robinson

  • Reevaluation of the Effects of Brefeldin A on Plant Cells Using Tobacco Bright Yellow 2 Cells Expressing Golgi-Targeted Green Fluorescent Protein and COPI Antisera

    Christophe Ritzenthaler;Andreas Nebenführ;Ali Movafeghi;Christiane Stussi-Garaud

  • Plant root proliferation in nitrogen–rich patches confers competitive advantage

    David Robinson;Angela Hodge;Bryan S. Griffiths;Alastair H. Fitter

  • Why plants bother: root proliferation results in increased nitrogen capture from an organic patch when two grasses compete

    A. Hodge;D. Robinson;B. S. Griffiths;A. H. Fitter

  • A phenotypically and functionally distinct human TH2 cell subpopulation is associated with allergic disorders

    Erik Wambre;Veronique Bajzik;Jonathan H. DeLong;Kimberly O’Brien

  • Subcellular volumes and metabolite concentrations in spinach leaves

    Heike Winter;David G. Robinson;Hans Walter Heldt

  • The 15N natural abundance (d15N) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability

    L.L. Handley;A.T. Austin;D. Robinson;C.M. Scrimgeour

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Kwok
William W. Kwok University of Washington
Alastair Fitter
Alastair Fitter University of York
Charles M. Scrimgeour
Charles M. Scrimgeour James Hutton Institute
Liwen Jiang
Liwen Jiang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bryan S. Griffiths
Bryan S. Griffiths Scotland's Rural College
Angela Hodge
Angela Hodge University of York
Manju Puri
Manju Puri Duke University
Yuanhe Yang
Yuanhe Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Eddie A. James
Eddie A. James Virginia Mason Medical Center
Steven N. Kaplan
Steven N. Kaplan University of Chicago

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