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Richard J. Albertini

Richard J. Albertini

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
58
Citations
10258
World Ranking
2107
National Ranking
1045

Richard J. Albertini publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Albertini sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 184 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Richard J. Albertini D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Albertini sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard J. Albertini is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focuses on cancer research, health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, with notable work also in molecular biology, immunology, and plant science.

The scientist's primary research topics include carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, air quality and health impacts, climate change and health impacts, DNA repair mechanisms, immune cell function and interaction, pesticide exposure and toxicity, and genetically modified organisms research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard J. Albertini illustrate engagements with various aspects of toxicology and mutagenesis:

  • "Genotoxicity as a toxicologically relevant endpoint to inform risk assessment: A case study with ethylene oxide," 2020, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
  • "Using mechanistic information to support evidence integration and synthesis: a case study with inhaled formaldehyde and leukemia," 2020, Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • "Acrylonitrile's genotoxicity profile: mutagenicity in search of an underlying molecular mechanism," 2023, Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • "Mutagenicity monitoring in humans: Global versus specific origin of mutations," 2020, Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • "Molecular characterization of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase mutant T cells in human blood: The concept of surrogate selection for immunologically relevant cells," 2022, Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research

Frequent collaborators of Richard J. Albertini include Nadia I. Georgieva, Radim J. Šrám, Pamela M. Vacek, Vernon E. Walker, and James A. Swenberg. Each has co-authored multiple publications alongside Albertini, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

The scientist's work is commonly published in several key venues, reflecting their areas of expertise:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
  • Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology

Best Publications

  • IPCS guidelines for the monitoring of genotoxic effects of carcinogens in humans

    Richard J Albertini;Diana Anderson;George R Douglas;Lars Hagmar

  • T cells responsive to myelin basic protein in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Mark Allegretta;Janice A. Nicklas;Subramaniam Sriram;Richard J. Albertini

  • In Vivo Somatic Mutations in Humans: Measurement and Analysis

    R J Albertini;J A Nicklas;J P O'Neill;S H Robison

  • Enumeration of 6-thioguanine-resistant peripheral blood lymphocytes in man as a potential test for somatic cell mutations arising in vivo.

    Gary H. Strauss;Richard J. Albertini

  • Refinement of a T-lymphocyte cloning assay to quantify the in vivo thioguanine-resistant mutant frequency in humans

    J.P. O'Neill;M.J. McGinniss;J.K. Berman;L.M. Sullivan

  • Mitochondrial Genome Damage Associated with Cigarette Smoking

    Scott W. Ballinger;T. Glen Bouder;Gerald S. Davis;Stephen A. Judice

  • Alterations of the hprt gene in human in vivo-derived 6-thioguanine-resistant T lymphocytes.

    Richard J. Albertini;J. Patrick O'Neill;Janice A. Nicklas;Nicholas H. Heintz

  • Biomarkers in Toxicology and Risk Assessment : Informing Critical Dose-Response Relationships

    James A. Swenberg;Elizabeth Fryar-Tita;Yo Chan Jeong;Gunnar Boysen

  • Genotoxicity of Radiofrequency Radiation

    Genetox Expert Panel;David Brusick;Richard Albertini

  • Somatic gene mutations in vivo as indicated by the 6-thioguanine-resistant T-lymphocytes in human blood

    Richard J. Albertini

  • Health effects of depleted uranium on exposed Gulf War veterans: a 10-year follow-up.

    Melissa A. McDiarmid;Susan Engelhardt;Marc Oliver;Patricia Gucer

  • V(D)J recombinase-like activity mediates hprt gene deletion in human fetal T-lymphocytes.

    Fuscoe Jc;Zimmerman Lj;Lippert Mj;Nicklas Ja

  • HPRT mutations in humans: biomarkers for mechanistic studies.

    Richard J. Albertini

  • An analysis of in vivo hprt mutant frequency in circulating T-lymphocytes in the normal human population: a comparison of four datasets☆

    Derek R. Robinson;Kevin Goodall;Richard J. Albertini;J.Patrick O'Neill

  • High Frequency in Vivo Loss of Heterozygosity Is Primarily a Consequence of Mitotic Recombination

    P K Gupta;A Sahota;S A Boyadjiev;S Bye

  • In Utero DNA Damage from Environmental Pollution Is Associated with Somatic Gene Mutation in Newborns

    Frederica Perera;Karl Hemminki;Wieslaw Jedrychowski;Robin Whyatt

  • Gene mutations with characteristic deletions in cord blood T lymphocytes associated with passive maternal exposure to tobacco smoke.

    B.A. Finette;J.P. O'Neill;P.M. Vacek;R.J. Albertini

  • Diploid azaguanine-resistant mutants of cultured human fibroblasts.

    Richard J. Albertini;Robert DeMars

  • Mosaicism of peripheral blood lymphocyte populations in females heterozygous for the Lesch-Nyhan mutation.

    Richard J. Albertini;Robert DeMars

  • Use of T-cell receptor gene probes to quantify the in vivo hprt mutations in human T-lymphocytes.

    Janice A. Nicklas;J.Patrick O'Neill;Richard J. Albertini

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Swenberg
James A. Swenberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jay A. Tischfield
Jay A. Tischfield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Raymond R. Tice
Raymond R. Tice National Institutes of Health
Martyn T. Smith
Martyn T. Smith University of California, Berkeley
Frederica P. Perera
Frederica P. Perera Columbia University
Betsy A. Hirsch
Betsy A. Hirsch University of Minnesota
Paul M. Sondel
Paul M. Sondel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Lisa M. Sullivan
Lisa M. Sullivan Boston University
Robert H. Heflich
Robert H. Heflich United States Food and Drug Administration

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