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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 61 1879 1688 933 823 145 22144

Robert Blelloch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Blelloch between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Blelloch published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2024. 27 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2024. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 7 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 6 publications
1995 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Blelloch: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 7
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 4
2009 14
2010 14
2011 13
2012 12
2013 11
2014 5
2015 10
2016 5
2017 6
2018 17
2019 5
2020 4
2021 3
2022 8
2023 16
2024 21
2025 6
Total 192
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Robert Blelloch 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 Blelloch 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, 137–146 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: 145 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
137–146 158 145
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
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 Blelloch 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 Blelloch 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 61
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
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 Blelloch is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial number of publications within this area.

The main subfields of study covered by their work include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cancer Research
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Their research topics span various important areas such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Robert Blelloch has published several papers recently, including:

  • Single nuclei RNA-seq of mouse placental labyrinth development (2020, eLife)
  • The roles of microRNAs in mouse development (2021, Nature Reviews Genetics)
  • Regionally distinct trophoblast regulate barrier function and invasion in the human placenta (2022, eLife)
  • Cell-surface tethered promiscuous biotinylators enable comparative small-scale surface proteomic analysis of human extracellular vesicles and cells (2022, eLife)
  • Loss of MLL3/4 decouples enhancer H3K4 monomethylation, H3K27 acetylation, and gene activation during embryonic stem cell differentiation (2023, Genome biology)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ryan M. Boileau
  • Jiuling Yang
  • Bryan Marsh
  • Lisa L. Kirkemo
  • James R. Byrnes

Regarding publication venues, Robert Blelloch has a notable presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Cancer Immunology Research
  • Stem Cells
  • Nature Reviews Genetics

Best Publications

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Suppression of Exosomal PD-L1 Induces Systemic Anti-tumor Immunity and Memory

    Mauro Poggio;Tianyi Hu;Chien Chun Pai;Brandon Chu

  • DGCR8 is essential for microRNA biogenesis and silencing of embryonic stem cell self-renewal.

    Yangming Wang;Rostislav Medvid;Collin Melton;Rudolf Jaenisch

  • Mouse ES cells express endogenous shRNAs, siRNAs, and other Microprocessor-independent, Dicer-dependent small RNAs

    Joshua E. Babiarz;J. Graham Ruby;Yangming Wang;David P. Bartel

  • Mammalian microRNAs: experimental evaluation of novel and previously annotated genes

    H. Rosaria Chiang;Lori W. Schoenfeld;J. Graham Ruby;Vincent C. Auyeung

  • Embryonic stem cell specific microRNAs promote induced pluripotency

    Robert Blelloch;Robert Laird Judson;Deepa Subramanyam;Collin Alfred Melton

  • Opposing microRNA families regulate self-renewal in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Collin Melton;Robert L. Judson;Robert Blelloch

  • Embryonic Stem Cell Specific MicroRNAs Regulate the G1/S Transition and Promote Rapid Proliferation

    Yangming Wang;Scott Baskerville;Archana Shenoy;Joshua E Babiarz

  • Multiple targets of miR-302 and miR-372 promote reprogramming of human fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells

    Deepa Subramanyam;Samy Lamouille;Robert L Judson;Jason Y Liu

  • Posttranscriptional Crossregulation between Drosha and DGCR8

    Jinju Han;Jakob S. Pedersen;S. Chul Kwon;Cassandra D. Belair

  • MicroRNA function is globally suppressed in mouse oocytes and early embryos.

    Nayoung Suh;Lauren Baehner;Felix Moltzahn;Collin Melton

  • Reprogramming of a melanoma genome by nuclear transplantation

    Konrad Hochedlinger;Robert Blelloch;Robert Blelloch;Cameron Brennan;Yasuhiro Yamada

  • Loss of Cardiac microRNA-Mediated Regulation Leads to Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure

    Prakash K. Rao;Yumiko Toyama;H. Rosaria Chiang;Sumeet Gupta

  • MicroRNA-29 Regulates T-Box Transcription Factors and Interferon-γ Production in Helper T Cells

    David F. Steiner;Molly F. Thomas;Joyce K. Hu;Zhiyong Yang

  • Nuclear Transplantation, Embryonic Stem Cells, and the Potential for Cell Therapy

    Konrad Hochedlinger;Rudolf Jaenisch

  • Regulation of microRNA function in somatic stem cell proliferation and differentiation.

    Archana Shenoy;Robert H. Blelloch

  • Microfluidic-Based Multiplex qRT-PCR Identifies Diagnostic and Prognostic microRNA Signatures in the Sera of Prostate Cancer Patients

    Felix Moltzahn;Adam B Olshen;Lauren Baehner;Andrew S Peek

  • Reprogramming Efficiency Following Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Is Influenced by the Differentiation and Methylation State of the Donor Nucleus

    Robert Blelloch;Robert Blelloch;Zhongde Wang;Alex Meissner;Steven Pollard

  • Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells in the absence of drug selection.

    Robert Blelloch;Monica Venere;Jonathan Yen;Miguel Ramalho-Santos

  • Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal and mesenchymal-epithelial transitions by microRNAs.

    Samy Lamouille;Deepa Subramanyam;Robert Blelloch;Rik Derynck

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith Kimble
Judith Kimble University of Wisconsin–Madison
Konrad Hochedlinger
Konrad Hochedlinger Harvard University
Yasuhiro Yamada
Yasuhiro Yamada University of Tokyo
Andrei Goga
Andrei Goga University of California, San Francisco
Lynda Chin
Lynda Chin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cameron Brennan
Cameron Brennan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
K. Mark Ansel
K. Mark Ansel University of California, San Francisco
Erik M. Ullian
Erik M. Ullian University of California, San Francisco
Rik Derynck
Rik Derynck University of California, San Francisco

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