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D-Index
79
Citations
19293
World Ranking
1235
National Ranking
549

Robert A. Burne publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert A. Burne sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 232 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Robert A. Burne D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert A. Burne sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert A. Burne is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected scientific fields, including Dentistry, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The subfields of their work primarily focus on Periodontics, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Food Science.

Their research topics cover areas such as Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, and HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations.

Burne has contributed articles to multiple publication venues with repeated frequency, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Journal of Bacteriology

Frequently collaborating with others, Burne's notable coauthors include Lin Zeng, Alejandro R. Walker, Brinta Chakraborty, Lauren M. O'Connell, and Vincent P. Richards.

Some of the recent research papers authored or coauthored by Burne include:

  • Mutanofactin promotes adhesion and biofilm formation of cariogenic Streptococcus mutans, 2021, Nature Chemical Biology
  • Repurposing the Streptococcus mutans CRISPR-Cas9 System to Understand Essential Gene Function, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Site-Specific Profiling of the Dental Mycobiome Reveals Strong Taxonomic Shifts during Progression of Early-Childhood Caries, 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Molecular mechanisms controlling fructose-specific memory and catabolite repression in lactose metabolism by Streptococcus mutans, 2020, Molecular Microbiology
  • The Route of Sucrose Utilization by Streptococcus mutans Affects Intracellular Polysaccharide Metabolism, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Burne has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2004.

Best Publications

  • Oral Biofilms: Pathogens, Matrix, and Polymicrobial Interactions in Microenvironments.

    William H. Bowen;Robert A. Burne;Hui Wu;Hyun Koo

  • Impact of engineered surface microtopography on biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus

    Kenneth K. Chung;James F. Schumacher;Edith M. Sampson;Robert A. Burne

  • Role of the Streptococcus mutans gtf genes in caries induction in the specific-pathogen-free rat model.

    Y Yamashita;W H Bowen;R A Burne;H K Kuramitsu

  • Alkali production by oral bacteria and protection against dental caries.

    Robert A Burne;Robert E Marquis

  • Bacterial ureases in infectious diseases

    Robert A Burne;Yi-Ywan M Chen

  • Streptococcus mutans Extracellular DNA Is Upregulated during Growth in Biofilms, Actively Released via Membrane Vesicles, and Influenced by Components of the Protein Secretion Machinery

    Sumei Liao;Marlise I. Klein;Kyle P. Heim;Yuwei Fan

  • A model of efficiency: stress tolerance by Streptococcus mutans

    José A. Lemos;Robert A. Burne

  • Oral Streptococci... Products of Their Environment

    R.A. Burne

  • Functional Genomics Approach to Identifying Genes Required for Biofilm Development by Streptococcus mutans

    Zezhang T. Wen;Robert A. Burne

  • LuxS-Mediated Signaling in Streptococcus mutans Is Involved in Regulation of Acid and Oxidative Stress Tolerance and Biofilm Formation

    Zezhang T. Wen;Robert A. Burne

  • Responses of cariogenic streptococci to environmental stresses.

    José A C Lemos;Jacqueline Abranches;Robert A Burne

  • Correlations of oral bacterial arginine and urea catabolism with caries experience.

    M. M. Nascimento;V.V. Gordan;C. W. Garvan;C. M. Browngardt

  • Characteristics of biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans in the presence of saliva.

    Sug-Joon Ahn;Sug-Joon Ahn;Sang-Joon Ahn;Zezhang T. Wen;L. Jeannine Brady

  • Multilevel Control of Competence Development and Stress Tolerance in Streptococcus mutans UA159

    Sang-Joon Ahn;Zezhang T. Wen;Robert A. Burne

  • Evolutionary and Population Genomics of the Cavity Causing Bacteria Streptococcus mutans

    Omar E. Cornejo;Tristan Lefébure;Paulina D. Pavinski Bitar;Ping Lang

  • Biofilm formation and virulence expression by Streptococcus mutans are altered when grown in dual-species model

    Zezhang T Wen;David Yates;Sang-Joon Ahn;Robert A Burne

  • Progress toward understanding the contribution of alkali generation in dental biofilms to inhibition of dental caries

    Ya-Ling Liu;Marcelle Nascimento;Robert A Burne

  • The collagen-binding protein Cnm is required for Streptococcus mutans adherence to and intracellular invasion of human coronary artery endothelial cells.

    Jacqueline Abranches;James H. Miller;Alaina R. Martinez;Patricia J. Simpson-Haidaris

  • Microbiomes of Site-Specific Dental Plaques from Children with Different Caries Status.

    Vincent P. Richards;Andres J. Alvarez;Amy R. Luce;Molly Bedenbaugh

  • Fueling the caries process: carbohydrate metabolism and gene regulation by Streptococcus mutans.

    Zachary D. Moye;Lin Zeng;Robert A. Burne

  • Regulation of expression of the fructan hydrolase gene of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 by induction and carbon catabolite repression.

    Robert A. Burne;Zezhang Thomas Wen;Yi-Ywan M. Chen;Jana E. C. Penders

Frequent Co-Authors

William H. Bowen
William H. Bowen University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael J. Stanhope
Michael J. Stanhope Cornell University
Hyun Koo
Hyun Koo University of Pennsylvania
Richard J. Lamont
Richard J. Lamont University of Louisville
Robert E. Marquis
Robert E. Marquis University of Rochester Medical Center
Henry V. Baker
Henry V. Baker University of Florida
Xuedong Zhou
Xuedong Zhou Sichuan University
Bruce J. Paster
Bruce J. Paster Harvard University
Adam Siepel
Adam Siepel Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Roya Maboudian
Roya Maboudian University of California, Berkeley

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