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60830
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Robert D. Burk publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 602 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Robert D. Burk D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 128 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1941 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert D. Burk is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, focusing principally on areas involving molecular biology, epidemiology, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and genetics.

The research output reflects significant engagement with topics related to gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, cervical cancer and HPV research, nutritional studies and diet, reproductive tract infections research, HIV-related health complications and treatments, as well as cardiovascular health and risk factors.

Recent notable publications by Robert D. Burk include:

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Cervicovaginal microbiome and natural history of HPV in a longitudinal study, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Host and gut microbial tryptophan metabolism and type 2 diabetes: an integrative analysis of host genetics, diet, gut microbiome and circulating metabolites in cohort studies, 2021, Gut
  • A study of type-specific HPV natural history and implications for contemporary cervical cancer screening programs, 2020, EClinicalMedicine
  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors associated with Robert D. Burk's work include:

  • Qibin Qi
  • Robert C. Kaplan
  • Mykhaylo Usyk
  • Rob Knight
  • Martha L. Daviglus

Common venues for publishing include:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Nature Communications

The main academic fields of study for Robert D. Burk predominantly encompass medicine along with biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their subfields highlight expertise in molecular biology, epidemiology, physiology, public health alongside environmental and occupational health, and genetics.

Awards received include election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015, reflecting recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Natural history of cervicovaginal papillomavirus infection in young women

    Gloria Y.F. Ho;Robert Bierman;Leah Beardsley;Chee J. Chang

  • Classification of Papillomaviruses (PVs) Based on 189 PV Types and Proposal of Taxonomic Amendments

    Hans Ulrich Bernard;Robert D. Burk;Zigui Chen;Koenraad van Doorslaer

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Persistent genital human papillomavirus infection as a risk factor for persistent cervical dysplasia

    Gloria Y.F. Ho;Robert D. Burk;Sara Klein;Anna S. Kadish

  • Population-Based Study of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Neoplasia in Rural Costa Rica

    Rolando Herrero;Allan Hildesheim;Concepcion Bratti;Mark E. Sherman

  • Natural History and Possible Reactivation of Human Papillomavirus in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Women

    Howard D. Strickler;Robert D. Burk;Melissa Fazzari;Kathryn Anastos

  • The carcinogenicity of human papillomavirus types reflects viral evolution

    Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Rob DeSalle;Allan Hildesheim

  • Neutrophil ageing is regulated by the microbiome

    Dachuan Zhang;Grace Chen;Deepa Manwani;Arthur Mortha

  • Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

    Marc J. Gunter;Donald R. Hoover;Herbert Yu;Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller

  • Rapid Clearance of Human Papillomavirus and Implications for Clinical Focus on Persistent Infections

    Ana Cecilia Rodríguez;Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Sholom Wacholder

  • Germline mutations in the ribonuclease L gene in families showing linkage with HPC1.

    J. Carpten;N. Nupponen;S. Isaacs;R. Sood

  • Targeted downregulation of caveolin‐1 is sufficient to drive cell transformation and hyperactivate the p42/44 MAP kinase cascade

    Ferruccio Galbiati;Daniela Volonté;Jeffrey A. Engelman;Genichi Watanabe

  • Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV)-Positive and High-Risk HIV-Negative Women

    Joel M. Palefsky;Howard Minkoff;Leslie A. Kalish;Alexandra Levine

  • PCR detection of human papillomavirus: comparison between MY09/MY11 and GP5+/GP6+ primer systems.

    Weimin Qu;Gang Jiang;Yvette Cruz;Chee Jen Chang

  • A prospective study of age trends in cervical human papillomavirus acquisition and persistence in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

    Philip E. Castle;Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Allan Hildesheim

  • Epidemiologic Profile of Type-Specific Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Neoplasia in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

    Rolando Herrero;Philip E Castle;Mark Schiffman;M. Concepción Bratti

  • Hepatitis B virus DNA contains a glucocorticoid-responsive element.

    Ran Tur-Kaspa;Robert D. Burk;Yosef Shaul;David A. Shafritz

  • Human papillomavirus genome variants.

    Robert D. Burk;Ariana Harari;Zigui Chen

  • Natural History of Cervicovaginal Papillomavirus Infection in Young Women Gyf Ho

    R Bierman;L Beardsley;C J Chang;R D Burk

  • Population-based Study of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Neoplasia in Rural Costa Rica

    Rolando Herrero;Allan Hildesheim;Concepcion Bratte;Mark E. Sherman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Zigui Chen
Zigui Chen Chinese University of Hong Kong
Allan Hildesheim
Allan Hildesheim National Institutes of Health
Mark E. Sherman
Mark E. Sherman Mayo Clinic
Sholom Wacholder
Sholom Wacholder National Institutes of Health
Joel M. Palefsky
Joel M. Palefsky University of California, San Francisco
Kathryn Anastos
Kathryn Anastos Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Philip E. Castle
Philip E. Castle National Institutes of Health

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