The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert B. Petersen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert B. Petersen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 76 D-Index — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Robert B. Petersen is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Neurology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Nephrology.
The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's Disease mechanisms and treatments, acute kidney injury research, adipose tissue and metabolism, renal and related cancers, nuclear receptors and signaling, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases.
Frequent co-authors in their work include Kun Huang, Bhairavi Srinageshwar, Ling Zheng, Hong Chen, and Dong Yang.
Robert B. Petersen has published in a variety of scientific venues, with multiple papers in Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Other venues where they have published include the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Nature Communications, Theranostics, and the Journal of Hepatology.
Selected recent papers by Robert B. Petersen include:
They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2017.
Akihiko Nunomura;George Perry;Gjumrakch Aliev;Keisuke Hirai;Keisuke Hirai
Keisuke Hirai;Gjumrakch Aliev;Akihiko Nunomura;Akihiko Nunomura;Hisashi Fujioka
Piero Parchi;Rudolph Castellani;Sabina Capellari;Bernardino Ghetti
M A Smith;R K Kutty;P L Richey;S D Yan
L Monari;S G Chen;P Brown;P Parchi
Paula I. Moreira;Xiongwei Zhu;Xinglong Wang;Hyoung gon Lee
Qingzhong Kong;Shenghai Huang;Wenquan Zou;Difernando Vanegas
Daniel R. D. Premkumar;Mark A. Smith;Peggy L. Richey;Robert B. Petersen
Pierluigi Gambetti;Piero Parchi;Robert B. Petersen;Shu G. Chen
Kazuhiro Honda;Gemma Casadesus;Robert B. Petersen;George Perry
Wieslaw Swietnicki;Robert B. Petersen;Pierluigi Gambetti;Witold K. Surewicz
M. Goedert;M. G. Spillantini;R. A. Crowther;S. G. Chen
Atsushi Takeda;George Perry;Nader G. Abraham;Barney E. Dwyer
Gianluigi Zanusso;Dacai Liu;Sergio Ferrari;Ivan Hegyi
Boon Seng Wong;Tong Liu;Ruliang Li;Tao Pan
Gianluigi Zanusso;Robert B. Petersen;Taocong Jin;Yi Jing
Robert B. Petersen;Akihiko Nunomura;Hyoung Gon Lee;Gemma Casadesus
Tao Pan;Boon Seng Wong;Tong Liu;Ruliang Li
R. B. Petersen;H. Goren;M. Cohen;S. L. Richardson
Na Hye Myung;Na Hye Myung;Xiongwei Zhu;Inna I. Kruman;Rudy J. Castellani
Piero Parchi;Rudy Castellani;Pietro Cortelli;Pasquale Montagna
Andrew McShea;Hyoung gon Lee;Robert B. Petersen;Gemma Casadesus
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