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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
19654
World Ranking
4379
National Ranking
2134

Robert E. Rhoads publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 214 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Robert E. Rhoads D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert E. Rhoads is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research spans several domains within the broader categories of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The primary subfields they contribute to include Molecular Biology and Oncology.

The scientist's published work covers topics such as RNA modifications and cancer, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and peptidase inhibition and analysis. Their scholarly output includes collaboration with a range of coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary research efforts. Frequent collaborators include Michael K. Slevin, Stacie Meaux, Joshua D. Welch, Rebecca S. Bigler, and Paula L. Miliani de Marval.

Among their recent publications is an article titled Deep Sequencing Shows Multiple Oligouridylations Are Required for 3' to 5' Degradation of Histone mRNAs on Polyribosomes, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries.

Publication venues for their work are primarily drawn from UNC Libraries, indicating engagement with academic repositories relevant to their fields of study.

  • Deep Sequencing Shows Multiple Oligouridylations Are Required for 3' to 5' Degradation of Histone mRNAs on Polyribosomes, 2020, UNC Libraries

  • Michael K. Slevin
  • Stacie Meaux
  • Joshua D. Welch
  • Rebecca S. Bigler
  • Paula L. Miliani de Marval

  • UNC Libraries

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Best Publications

  • A computer program for choosing optimal oligonucleotides for filter hybridization, sequencing and in vitro amplification of DNA

    Wojciech Rychlik;Robert E. Rhoads

  • Mapping of functional domains in eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4G (eIF4G) with picornaviral proteases. Implications for cap-dependent and cap-independent translational initiation

    Barry J. Lamphear;Regina Kirchweger;Tim Skern;Robert E. Rhoads

  • Enteroviral protease 2A cleaves dystrophin: Evidence of cytoskeletal disruption in an acquired cardiomyopathy

    Cornel Badorff;Gil-Hwan Lee;Barry J. Lamphear;Maryann E. Martone

  • Regulation of eukaryotic protein synthesis by initiation factors.

    R E Rhoads

  • Novel “anti-reverse” cap analogs with superior translational properties

    Jacek Jemielity;Tolvert Fowler;Joanna Zuberek;Janusz Stepinski

  • Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.

    A De Benedetti;R E Rhoads

  • Chromatographic resolution of in vivo phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF-4E: increased cap affinity of the phosphorylated form

    W B Minich;M L Balasta;D J Goss;R E Rhoads

  • Mapping the cleavage site in protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4 gamma of the 2A proteases from human Coxsackievirus and rhinovirus.

    Barry J. Lamphear;Riqiang Yan;Fang Yang;Debra Waters

  • Stimulation of protein synthesis, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E phosphorylation, and PHAS-I phosphorylation by insulin requires insulin receptor substrate 1 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

    Raul Mendez;Martin G. Myers;Morris F. White;Robert E. Rhoads

  • Signal transduction pathways that regulate eukaryotic protein synthesis.

    Robert E. Rhoads

  • Cleavage of Poly(A)-Binding Protein by Coxsackievirus 2A Protease In Vitro and In Vivo: Another Mechanism for Host Protein Synthesis Shutoff?

    Vaishali Kerekatte;Brett D. Keiper;Cornel Badorff;Aili Cai

  • The nucleotide sequence of tobacco vein mottling virus RNA

    Leslie L. Domier;Kathleen M. Franklin;Muhammed Shahabuddin;Gary M. Hellmann

  • Potyviral proteins share amino acid sequence homology with picorna-, como-, and caulimoviral proteins

    Leslie L. Domier;John G. Shaw;Robert E. Rhoads

  • Phosphorylation of Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis Initiation Factor 4E at Ser-209

    Bhavesh Joshi;Ai-Li Cai;Brett D. Keiper;Waldemar B. Minich

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus leader proteinase: purification of the Lb form and determination of its cleavage site on eIF-4 gamma.

    R Kirchweger;E Ziegler;B J Lamphear;D Waters

  • Immunological detection of the messenger RNA cap-binding protein.

    L S Hiremath;N R Webb;R E Rhoads

  • Phosphorothioate cap analogs stabilize mRNA and increase translational efficiency in mammalian cells.

    Ewa Grudzien-Nogalska;Jacek Jemielity;Joanna Kowalska;Edward Darzynkiewicz

  • Insulin induction of ornithine decarboxylase. Importance of mRNA secondary structure and phosphorylation of eucaryotic initiation factors eIF-4B and eIF-4E.

    J. M. Manzella;W. Rychlik;R. E. Rhoads;J. W. B. Hershey

  • The COOH-terminal Tyrosine Phosphorylation Sites on IRS-1 Bind SHP-2 and Negatively Regulate Insulin Signaling

    Martin G. Myers;Raul Mendez;Ping Shi;Jacalyn H. Pierce

  • Translation Initiation Factor eIF4G-1 Binds to eIF3 through the eIF3e Subunit

    Aaron K. LeFebvre;Nadejda L. Korneeva;Marjan Trutschl;Urska Cvek

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Darzynkiewicz
Edward Darzynkiewicz University of Warsaw
William R. Markesbery
William R. Markesbery University of Kentucky
Leslie L. Domier
Leslie L. Domier United States Department of Agriculture
Arthur G. Hunt
Arthur G. Hunt University of Kentucky
Said A. Ghabrial
Said A. Ghabrial University of Kentucky
Dieter Blaas
Dieter Blaas Medical University of Vienna
Stephen W. Scheff
Stephen W. Scheff University of Kentucky
John W. B. Hershey
John W. B. Hershey University of California, Davis
William C. Merrick
William C. Merrick Case Western Reserve University
William F. Marzluff
William F. Marzluff University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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