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Keith D. Robertson

Keith D. Robertson

Mayo Clinic
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
24101
World Ranking
6533
National Ranking
3043

Keith D. Robertson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keith D. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 175 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Keith D. Robertson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keith D. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Keith D. Robertson is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology and hematology as key subfields.

Their work includes significant contributions to epigenetics and DNA methylation, acute myeloid leukemia research, RNA modifications related to cancer, renal cell carcinoma treatment, cancer genomics and diagnostics, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, and ferroptosis and cancer prognosis.

Robertson has published extensively, with some recent notable papers including:

  • Lipid-induced endothelial vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 promotes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis pathogenesis (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • RAS mutations drive proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia via a KMT2A-PLK1 axis (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Interferon drives HCV scarring of the epigenome and creates targetable vulnerabilities following viral clearance (2021, Hepatology)
  • The role of survivin in the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and a novel survivin-targeted therapeutic for PDAC (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Oncogenic gene expression and epigenetic remodeling of cis-regulatory elements in ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (2022, Nature Communications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robertson include:

  • Ryan A. Hlady
  • Moritz Binder
  • Abhishek A. Mangaonkar
  • Mrinal M. Patnaik
  • Jeong-Heon Lee

Robertson's publications appear regularly in specialized journals and venues such as:

  • Cancer Research
  • Hepatology
  • Blood
  • Nature Communications
  • Clinical Epigenetics

The focus on epigenetics and molecular biology research is reflected both in the volume of publications and the selection of research topics spanning cancer, hematology, and liver diseases.

Best Publications

  • DNA METHYLATION AND HUMAN DISEASE

    Keith D. Robertson

  • DNA methylation in health and disease

    Keith D. Robertson;Alan P. Wolffe

  • DNMT1 forms a complex with Rb, E2F1 and HDAC1 and represses transcription from E2F-responsive promoters

    Keith D. Robertson;Slimane Ait-Si-Ali;Tomoki Yokochi;Paul A. Wade

  • The human DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) 1, 3a and 3b: coordinate mRNA expression in normal tissues and overexpression in tumors.

    Keith D. Robertson;Eva Uzvolgyi;Gangning Liang;Cathy Talmadge

  • DNA methylation, methyltransferases, and cancer.

    Keith D Robertson

  • DNA methylation: past, present and future directions.

    Keith D. Robertson;Peter A.Jones

  • DNA Methylation: Superior or Subordinate in the Epigenetic Hierarchy?

    Bilian Jin;Yajun Li;Keith D. Robertson

  • DNA methylation and chromatin - unraveling the tangled web.

    Keith D Robertson

  • DNA Methyltransferases, DNA Damage Repair, and Cancer

    Bilian Jin;Keith D. Robertson

  • The Human ARF Cell Cycle Regulatory Gene Promoter Is a CpG Island Which Can Be Silenced by DNA Methylation and Down-Regulated by Wild-Type p53

    Keith D. Robertson;Peter A. Jones

  • DNA methylation inhibitor 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine induces reversible genome-wide DNA damage that is distinctly influenced by DNA methyltransferases 1 and 3B.

    Stela S. Palii;Beth O. Van Emburgh;Umesh T. Sankpal;Kevin D. Brown

  • Chromatin remodeling, histone modifications, and DNA methylation—how does it all fit together?†

    Theresa M. Geiman;Keith D. Robertson

  • DNA methylation in development and human disease

    Suhasni Gopalakrishnan;Beth O. Van Emburgh;Keith D. Robertson

  • DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) mutations in ICF syndrome lead to altered epigenetic modifications and aberrant expression of genes regulating development, neurogenesis and immune function

    Bilian Jin;Qian Tao;Jinrong Peng;Hui Meng Soo

  • Specific Loss of Histone H3 Lysine 9 Trimethylation and HP1γ/Cohesin Binding at D4Z4 Repeats Is Associated with Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD)

    Weihua Zeng;Jessica C. De Greef;Yen Yun Chen;Richard Chien

  • Butyrate suppresses colonic inflammation through HDAC1-dependent Fas Upregulation and Fas-mediated apoptosis of T cells

    Mary A. Zimmerman;Nagendra Singh;Pamela Moore Martin;Muthusamy Thangaraju

  • Differential mRNA expression of the human DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) 1, 3a and 3b during the G0/G1 to S phase transition in normal and tumor cells

    Keith D. Robertson;Khandan Keyomarsi;Felicidad A. Gonzales;Mihaela Velicescu

  • Human DNA methyltransferase 1 is required for maintenance of the histone H3 modification pattern.

    Jesus Espada;Esteban Ballestar;Mario F. Fraga;Ana Villar-Garea

  • Epigenomic profiling reveals novel and frequent targets of aberrant DNA methylation-mediated silencing in malignant glioma.

    Tae You Kim;Sheng Zhong;C. Robert Fields;Jeong Hoon Kim

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy

    Tae You Kim;Yung Jue Bang;Keith D. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Chen Liu
Chen Liu Yale University
Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico
Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico Mayo Clinic
Terra L. Lasho
Terra L. Lasho Mayo Clinic
Qian Tao
Qian Tao Chinese University of Hong Kong
Richard F. Ambinder
Richard F. Ambinder Johns Hopkins University
Tamas Ordog
Tamas Ordog Mayo Clinic
Peter A. Jones
Peter A. Jones Van Andel Institute
Lewis R. Roberts
Lewis R. Roberts Mayo Clinic
Eric Solary
Eric Solary Institut Gustave Roussy
Ayalew Tefferi
Ayalew Tefferi Mayo Clinic

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