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Robert A. Colbert 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 Robert A. Colbert sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. Colbert 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 Robert A. Colbert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert A. Colbert is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in the subfields of Rheumatology, Hematology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Genetics.

The main topics of their work include autoimmune and inflammatory disorders research, spondyloarthritis studies and treatments, inflammasome and immune disorders, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, and bone metabolism and diseases.

Robert A. Colbert has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology (6 publications)
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology (4 publications)
  • The Journal of Rheumatology (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Immunology (3 publications)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2 publications)

Recent papers include:

  • mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants, 2021, Nature
  • Somatic Mutations in UBA1 and Severe Adult-Onset Autoinflammatory Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Somatic Mutations in UBA1 Define a Distinct Subset of Relapsing Polychondritis Patients With VEXAS, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological classification of childhood arthritis: roadmap to a molecular nomenclature, 2021, Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Frequent co-authors include Fatemeh Navid, Hemalatha Srinivasalu, Pamela F. Weiss, Peter A. Nigrović, and Nicolino Ruperto.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Late escape from an immunodominant cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response associated with progression to AIDS.

    P. J. R. Goulder;R. E. Phillips;R. A. Colbert;S. Mcadam

  • mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants.

    Zijun Wang;Fabian Schmidt;Yiska Weisblum;Frauke Muecksch

  • Somatic Mutations in UBA1 and Severe Adult-Onset Autoinflammatory Disease.

    David B. Beck;Marcela A. Ferrada;Keith A. Sikora;Amanda K. Ombrello

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Joel D. Taurog;Avneesh Chhabra;Robert A. Colbert

  • Evolution and transmission of stable CTL escape mutations in HIV infection

    Philip J. R. Goulder;Christian Brander;Yanhua Tang;Cecile Tremblay

  • American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis.

    Michael M. Ward;Atul Deodhar;Elie A. Akl;Andrew Lui

  • Immunoproteasome assembly: cooperative incorporation of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma)-inducible subunits.

    Thomas A. Griffin;Dipankar Nandi;Miguel Cruz;Hans Jörg Fehling

  • JAK1/2 inhibition with baricitinib in the treatment of autoinflammatory interferonopathies

    Gina A. Montealegre Sanchez;Adam L Reinhardt;Suzanne Ramsey;Helmut Wittkowski

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Therapeutic Approaches for Non-Systemic Polyarthritis, Sacroiliitis, and Enthesitis

    Sarah Ringold;Sheila T. Angeles-Han;Timothy Beukelman;Daniel Lovell

  • HLA-B27 misfolding and the unfolded protein response augment interleukin-23 production and are associated with Th17 activation in transgenic rats.

    Monica L. DeLay;Matthew J. Turner;Erin I. Klenk;Judith A. Smith

  • Misfolding of HLA-B27 as a Result of Its B Pocket Suggests a Novel Mechanism for Its Role in Susceptibility to Spondyloarthropathies

    John P. Mear;Kathy L. Schreiber;Christian Münz;Xiaoming Zhu

  • Gene expression profiling of peripheral blood from patients with untreated new‐onset systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis reveals molecular heterogeneity that may predict macrophage activation syndrome

    Ndate Fall;Michael Barnes;Sherry Thornton;Lorie Luyrink

  • Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) is a disorder of innate immunity and Th1 activation responsive to IL-1 blockade

    Silvia Stojanov;Sivia Lapidus;Puja Chitkara;Henry Feder

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis

    Sheila T Angeles-Han;Sarah Ringold;Timothy Beukelman;Daniel Lovell

  • HLA-B27 misfolding in transgenic rats is associated with activation of the unfolded protein response.

    Matthew J. Turner;Dawn P. Sowders;Monica L. DeLay;Rajashree Mohapatra

  • HLA-B27 Misfolding Is Associated with Aberrant Intermolecular Disulfide Bond Formation (Dimerization) in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Nandita S. Dangoria;Monica L. DeLay;Daniel J. Kingsbury;John P. Mear

  • HLA-B27 and Human β2-Microglobulin Affect the Gut Microbiota of Transgenic Rats

    Phoebe Lin;Mary Bach;Mark Asquith;Aaron Y. Lee

  • Review: The interleukin-23/interleukin-17 axis in spondyloarthritis pathogenesis: Th17 and beyond.

    Judith A. Smith;Robert A. Colbert

  • HLA-B27 misfolding and ankylosing spondylitis.

    Robert A. Colbert;Tri M. Tran;Gerlinde Layh-Schmitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan D. Thompson
Susan D. Thompson Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Joel D. Taurog
Joel D. Taurog The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James T. Rosenbaum
James T. Rosenbaum Oregon Health & Science University
Sarah Rowland-Jones
Sarah Rowland-Jones University of Sheffield
John D. Reveille
John D. Reveille The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Peter A. Nigrovic
Peter A. Nigrovic Boston Children's Hospital
Massimo Gadina
Massimo Gadina National Institutes of Health
Walter P. Maksymowych
Walter P. Maksymowych University of Alberta
Robert D. Inman
Robert D. Inman University of Toronto
Michael H. Weisman
Michael H. Weisman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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