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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 82 945 839 501 435 256 18325

Robert A. Bambara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert A. Bambara between 1971 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert A. Bambara published across 53 years, from 1971 to 2023, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1996. 1 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1996. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication
1971 2023

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert A. Bambara: publications per year, 1971 to 2023
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 3
1975 4
1976 1
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 5
1982 1
1983 4
1984 3
1985 3
1986 5
1987 5
1988 3
1989 6
1990 5
1991 6
1992 10
1993 7
1994 6
1995 8
1996 14
1997 8
1998 7
1999 5
2000 6
2001 7
2002 11
2003 10
2004 13
2005 8
2006 12
2007 3
2008 9
2009 8
2010 10
2011 9
2012 7
2013 10
2014 4
2015 0
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
Total 257
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Robert A. Bambara 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 Robert A. Bambara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 256 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63 256
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Robert A. Bambara 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 Robert A. Bambara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60 82
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Robert A. Bambara is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable work in molecular biology as a subfield. The scientist's work encompasses several major topics including DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, DNA repair mechanisms, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA interference and gene delivery, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and cancer therapeutics and mechanisms.

Among recent publications attributed to Robert A. Bambara are:

  • G-quadruplex ligands targeting telomeres do not inhibit HIV promoter activity and cooperate with latency reversing agents in killing latently infected cells, 2020, published in Cell Cycle
  • DNA Polymerase Delta Exhibits Altered Catalytic Properties on Lysine Acetylation, 2023, published in Genes
  • Mechanism of Stimulation of Human DNA Ligase I by the Rad9-Rad1-Hus1 Checkpoint Complex, 2021, published in UNC Libraries
  • Long Patch Base Excision Repair Proceeds via Coordinated Stimulation of the Multienzyme DNA Repair Complex, 2020, published in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bambara include:

  • Lata Balakrishnan (collaborated on 2 publications)
  • Laura A. Lindsey-Boltz (2 publications)
  • Aziz Sancar (2 publications)
  • Dorota Piekna-Przybylska (1 publication)
  • Sanjay B. Maggirwar (1 publication)

Most publications featuring Robert A. Bambara have appeared in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries (2 publications)
  • Cell Cycle (1 publication)
  • Genes (1 publication)

The research contributions are centered on the mechanisms underlying DNA repair and nucleic acid chemistry, which includes examining enzymatic activities such as those of DNA polymerase and DNA ligase. Some work also involves exploring interactions relevant to cancer and viral latency, as well as advancing biosensing techniques for biochemical research applications.

Best Publications

  • Enzymes and Reactions at the Eukaryotic DNA Replication Fork

    Robert A. Bambara;Richard S. Murante;Leigh A. Henricksen

  • Flap Endonuclease 1: A Central Component of DNA Metabolism

    Yuan Liu;Hui-I Kao;Robert A. Bambara

  • DNA sequence analysis: a general, simple and rapid method for sequencing large oligodeoxyribonucleotide fragments by mapping

    Ernest Jay;Robert Bambara;R. Padmanabhan;Ray Wu

  • Macrophage Tropism of HIV-1 Depends on Efficient Cellular dNTP Utilization by Reverse Transcriptase

    Tracy L. Diamond;Mikhail Roshal;Varuni K. Jamburuthugoda;Holly M. Reynolds

  • Calf 5' to 3' exo/endonuclease must slide from a 5' end of the substrate to perform structure-specific cleavage.

    Richard S. Murante;Lynn Rust;Robert A. Bambara

  • Flap Endonuclease 1

    Lata Balakrishnan;Robert A. Bambara

  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) and ATM and Rad3-related Protein Exhibit Selective Target Specificities in Response to Different Forms of DNA Damage

    Christopher E. Helt;William A. Cliby;Peter C. Keng;Robert A. Bambara

  • Sequence Requirements for Estrogen Receptor Binding to Estrogen Response Elements

    Mark D. Driscoll;G. Sathya;Mesut Muyan;Carolyn M. Klinge

  • Enzymatic completion of mammalian lagging-strand DNA replication.

    John Turchi;Lin Huang;Richard S. Murante;Yong Kim;Yong Kim

  • Size classes of products synthesized processively by DNA polymerase III and DNA polymerase III holoenzyme of Escherichia coli.

    P J Fay;K O Johanson;C S McHenry;R A Bambara

  • Mechanism whereby proliferating cell nuclear antigen stimulates flap endonuclease 1.

    Samson Tom;Leigh A. Henricksen;Robert A. Bambara

  • Single-Chain Estrogen Receptors (ERs) Reveal that the ERα/β Heterodimer Emulates Functions of the ERα Dimer in Genomic Estrogen Signaling Pathways

    Xiaodong Li;Jing Huang;Ping Yi;Robert A. Bambara

  • Polymerization and RNase H activities of the reverse transcriptases from avian myeloblastosis, human immunodeficiency, and Moloney murine leukemia viruses are functionally uncoupled.

    J J DeStefano;R G Buiser;L M Mallaber;T W Myers

  • The calf 5'- to 3'-exonuclease is also an endonuclease with both activities dependent on primers annealed upstream of the point of cleavage

    Richard S. Murante;Lin Huang;John J. Turchi;Robert A. Bambara

  • Cleavage specificity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae flap endonuclease 1 suggests a double-flap structure as the cellular substrate.

    Hui-I Kao;Leigh A. Henricksen;Yuan Liu;Robert A. Bambara

  • Purification and characterization of two new high molecular weight forms of DNA polymerase delta.

    James J. Crute;Alan F. Wahl;Robert A. Bambara

  • Requirement for proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression during stages of the Chinese hamster ovary cell cycle.

    Yin Chang Liu;Robert L. Marraccino;Peter C. Keng;Robert A. Bambara

  • Influence of human immunodeficiency virus nucleocapsid protein on synthesis and strand transfer by the reverse transcriptase in vitro.

    Lorna Rodrguez-Rodrguez;Zenta Tsuchihashi;Gloria M. Fuentes;Robert A. Bambara

  • Strand transfer events during HIV-1 reverse transcription

    Vandana Purohit Basu;Min Song;Lu Gao;Sean T. Rigby

  • Requirements for strand transfer between internal regions of heteropolymer templates by human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase.

    J J DeStefano;L M Mallaber;L Rodriguez-Rodriguez;P J Fay

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip J. Fay
Philip J. Fay University of Rochester
Russell Hilf
Russell Hilf University of Rochester
Carolyn M. Klinge
Carolyn M. Klinge University of Louisville
Judith L. Campbell
Judith L. Campbell California Institute of Technology
Bernard P. Roques
Bernard P. Roques Université Paris Cité
Baek Kim
Baek Kim Emory University
Peter C. Keng
Peter C. Keng University of Rochester
Stephen Dewhurst
Stephen Dewhurst University of Rochester
Vicente Planelles
Vicente Planelles University of Utah
Ray Wu
Ray Wu Cornell University

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