2026 Robert E. Braun: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	63	1790	1612	894	791	113	16539

Overview

Robert E. Braun is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Medicine. Within these broad areas, their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Surgery.

The main topics of Robert E. Braun's scientific work cover a diverse range of subjects. These include:

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA regulation and disease
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Their publication record features multiple recent papers, reflecting ongoing engagement in cutting-edge genetic research. Some of the latest published works include:

"Human and mouse essentiality screens as a resource for disease gene discovery," 2020, Nature Communications
"ADAD1 and ADAD2, testis-specific adenosine deaminase domain-containing proteins, are required for male fertility," 2020, Scientific Reports
"The Deep Genome Project," 2020, Genome Biology
"Mouse mutant phenotyping at scale reveals novel genes controlling bone mineral density," 2020, PLoS Genetics
"Whole genome analysis for 163 gRNAs in Cas9-edited mice reveals minimal off-target activity," 2023, Communications Biology

Robert E. Braun frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors. The most common collaborators associated with their work are:

Stephen A. Murray
Jacqueline K. White
Lauryl M. J. Nutter
Jason D. Heaney
K. C. Kent Lloyd

Their publications appear regularly in a select group of venues, which include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Reports
PLoS Genetics
Communications Biology
Nature Communications

Best Publications

High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes

Mary E. Dickinson;Ann M. Flenniken;Xiao Ji;Lydia Teboul

1232
Citations
Plzf is required in adult male germ cells for stem cell self-renewal.

F William Buaas;Andrew L Kirsh;Manju Sharma;Derek J McLean

986
Citations
Differential Regulation of KiSS-1 mRNA Expression by Sex Steroids in the Brain of the Male Mouse

Jeremy Troy Smith;Heather M Dungan;Elizabeth A Stoll;Michelle L Gottsch

774
Citations
DICER1 deficit induces Alu RNA toxicity in age-related macular degeneration

Hiroki Kaneko;Sami Dridi;Valeria Tarallo;Bradley D. Gelfand

708
Citations
Androgen receptor function is required in Sertoli cells for the terminal differentiation of haploid spermatids.

Robert W. Holdcraft;Robert E. Braun

600
Citations
Functional Hierarchy and Reversibility Within the Murine Spermatogenic Stem Cell Compartment

Toshinori Nakagawa;Manju Sharma;Yo-ichi Nabeshima;Robert E. Braun

517
Citations
Genetically haploid spermatids are phenotypically diploid

Robert E. Braun;Richard R. Behringer;Jacques J. Peschon;Ralph L. Brinster

479
Citations
Pathway to Totipotency: Lessons from Germ Cells

Geraldine Seydoux;Robert E. Braun

479
Citations
Androgens regulate the permeability of the blood–testis barrier

Jing Meng;Robert W. Holdcraft;James E. Shima;Michael D. Griswold

448
Citations
Cre recombinase activity specific to postnatal, premeiotic male germ cells in transgenic mice.

Patricia I. Sadate-Ngatchou;Christopher J. Payne;Andrea T. Dearth;Robert E. Braun

392
Citations
Packaging paternal chromosomes with protamine

Robert E. Braun

367
Citations
Autoregulation of the DNA replication gene dnaA in E. coli K-12.

Robert E. Braun;Kathy O'Day;Andrew Wright

364
Citations
Premature translation of protamine 1 mRNA causes precocious nuclear condensation and arrests spermatid differentiation in mice

Keesook Lee;Harald S. Haugen;Christopher H. Clegg;Robert E. Braun

329
Citations
Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis

Robert W. Holdcraft;Robert E. Braun

323
Citations
Protamine 3'-untranslated sequences regulate temporal translational control and subcellular localization of growth hormone in spermatids of transgenic mice.

Robert E. Braun;Jacques J. Peschon;Richard R. Behringer;Ralph L. Brinster

314
Citations
Germ cell defects and hematopoietic hypersensitivity to gamma- interferon in mice with a targeted disruption of the Fanconi anemia C gene

MA Whitney;G Royle;MJ Low;MA Kelly

314
Citations
Germline Stem Cells

Allan Spradling;Margaret T. Fuller;Robert E. Braun;Shosei Yoshida

307
Citations
TEX14 is essential for intercellular bridges and fertility in male mice

Michael P. Greenbaum;Wei Yan;Meng-Hsieh Wu;Yi-Nan Lin

299
Citations
Prevalence of sexual dimorphism in mammalian phenotypic traits

Natasha A. Karp;Natasha A. Karp;Jeremy Mason;Arthur L. Beaudet;Yoav Benjamini

281
Citations
A double-stranded RNA binding protein required for activation of repressed messages in mammalian germ cells.

Jun Zhong;Antoine H.F.M. Peters;Keesook Lee;Robert E. Braun

243
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin McKerlie Hospital for Sick Children

Arthur L. Beaudet Baylor College of Medicine

Kevin C K Lloyd University of California, Davis

James H. Price University of Toledo

Yann Herault Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology

Elissa J. Chesler University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Helen Parkinson European Bioinformatics Institute

Damian Smedley Queen Mary University of London

David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute

Richard D. Palmiter University of Washington

External Links

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