2026 Robert Clarke: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	108	5875	5519	578	550	704	68957

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert Clarke is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their main research topics include:

Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Estrogen and related hormone effects
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
BRCA gene mutations in cancer

Robert Clarke has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

High p16 expression and heterozygous RB1 loss are biomarkers for CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in ER+ breast cancer, 2022, Nature Communications
Preclinical In Vivo Validation of the RAD51 Test for Identification of Homologous Recombination-Deficient Tumors and Patient Stratification, 2022, Cancer Research
Time-resolved single-cell analysis of Brca1 associated mammary tumourigenesis reveals aberrant differentiation of luminal progenitors, 2021, Nature Communications
International multidisciplinary consensus on the integration of radiotherapy with new systemic treatments for breast cancer: European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)-endorsed recommendations, 2024, The Lancet Oncology
Targeting STAT3 signaling using stabilised sulforaphane (SFX-01) inhibits endocrine resistant stem-like cells in ER-positive breast cancer, 2020, Oncogene

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Sacha J. Howell
Bruno M. Simões
Angélica Santiago-Gómez
Elisabetta Marangoni
Katherine Spence

Their work has appeared in several publication venues with repeated contributions to:

Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Oncogene

Recognition in their field includes being awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

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

10661
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Patient-derived xenograft models: an emerging platform for translational cancer research.

Manuel Hidalgo;Frederic Amant;Andrew V. Biankin;Eva Budinská

1614
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
Dissociation between Steroid Receptor Expression and Cell Proliferation in the Human Breast

Robert B. Clarke;Anthony Howell;Christopher S. Potten;Elizabeth Anderson

836
Citations
Cadmium mimics the in vivo effects of estrogen in the uterus and mammary gland.

Michael D Johnson;Nicholas Kenney;Adriana Stoica;Leena Hilakivi-Clarke

714
Citations
Aberrant Activation of Notch Signaling in Human Breast Cancer

Spyros Stylianou;Robert B Clarke;Keith Brennan

704
Citations
Meta-Analysis of Soy Intake and Breast Cancer Risk

Bruce J. Trock;Leena Hilakivi-Clarke;Robert Clarke

685
Citations
Association of increased basement membrane invasiveness with absence of estrogen receptor and expression of vimentin in human breast cancer cell lines.

Erik W. Thompson;Soonmyoung Paik;Nils Brünner;Connie L. Sommers

674
Citations
The properties of high-dimensional data spaces: implications for exploring gene and protein expression data

Robert Clarke;Habtom W. Ressom;Antai Wang;Jianhua Xuan

658
Citations
Regulation of Breast Cancer Stem Cell Activity by Signaling through the Notch4 Receptor

Hannah Harrison;Gillian Farnie;Sacha J. Howell;Rebecca E. Rock

651
Citations
Interrogating open issues in cancer precision medicine with patient-derived xenografts

Annette T. Byrne;Denis G. Alférez;Frédéric Amant;Daniela Annibali

630
Citations
Antiestrogen resistance in breast cancer and the role of estrogen receptor signaling

Robert Clarke;Minetta C Liu;Kerrie B Bouker;Zhiping Gu

623
Citations
Multidrug resistance in breast cancer: A meta-analysis of MDR1/gp170 expression and its possible functional significance

Bruce J. Trock;Fabio Leonessa;Robert Clarke

619
Citations
Identification of a putative intestinal stem cell and early lineage marker; musashi-1.

Christopher S. Potten;Catherine Booth;Gregory L. Tudor;Dawn Booth

589
Citations
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology of Antiestrogen Action and Resistance

Robert Clarke;Fabio Leonessa;James N. Welch;Todd C. Skaar

531
Citations
Critical research gaps and translational priorities for the successful prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

Suzanne A. Eccles;Eric O. Aboagye;Simak Ali;Annie S. Anderson

523
Citations
Mammary Stem Cells and Breast Cancer—Role of Notch Signalling

Gillian Farnie;Robert B. Clarke

467
Citations
Risk determination and prevention of breast cancer

Anthony Howell;Annie S Anderson;Robert B Clarke;Stephen W Duffy

458
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rory Collins University of Oxford

Zhengming Chen University of Oxford

Hugh Watkins University of Oxford

Yue Wang Zhejiang University

Martin Farrall University of Oxford

Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute

Liming Li Peking University

Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

Derrick A. Bennett University of Oxford

Richard Peto University of Oxford

External Links

Personal website of Robert Clarke

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