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Robert F. Mullins

Robert F. Mullins

University of Iowa
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
22414
World Ranking
4087
National Ranking
2008

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
22675
World Ranking
17145
National Ranking
8591

Robert F. Mullins publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 413 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert F. Mullins 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 F. Mullins sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert F. Mullins is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and ophthalmology, with additional work intersecting radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, artificial intelligence, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's main areas of study include retinal development and disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, and retinal imaging and analysis. They have also worked on glaucoma and retinal disorders, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, CRISPR and genetic engineering, as well as adversarial robustness in machine learning.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert F. Mullins include:

  • Spectacle: An interactive resource for ocular single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis, 2020, Experimental Eye Research
  • Single-cell profiling reveals an endothelium-mediated immunomodulatory pathway in the eye choroid, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Cell-Matrix Interactions in the Eye: From Cornea to Choroid, 2021, Cells
  • The SWELL1-LRRC8 complex regulates endothelial AKT-eNOS signaling and vascular function, 2021, eLife
  • Bulk and single-cell gene expression analyses reveal aging human choriocapillaris has pro-inflammatory phenotype, 2020, Microvascular Research

Frequent collaborators associated with Robert F. Mullins include:

  • Budd A. Tucker
  • Edwin M. Stone
  • Ian C. Han
  • Andrew P. Voigt
  • Nathaniel K. Mullin

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Burn Care & Research
  • Experimental Eye Research
  • Human Molecular Genetics

Best Publications

  • An Integrated Hypothesis That Considers Drusen as Biomarkers of Immune-Mediated Processes at the RPE-Bruch's Membrane Interface in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Gregory S. Hageman;Phil J. Luthert;N.H. Victor Chong;N.H. Victor Chong;Lincoln V. Johnson

  • A role for local inflammation in the formation of drusen in the aging eye.

    Don H Anderson;Robert F Mullins;Gregory S Hageman;Lincoln V Johnson

  • Drusen associated with aging and age-related macular degeneration contain proteins common to extracellular deposits associated with atherosclerosis, elastosis, amyloidosis, and dense deposit disease

    Robert F. Mullins;Stephen R. Russell;Don H. Anderson;Gregory S. Hageman

  • Retinal neurodegeneration may precede microvascular changes characteristic of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus.

    Elliott H. Sohn;Hille W. van Dijk;Chunhua Jiao;Pauline H. B. Kok

  • T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 1 (TIM-1) is a receptor for Zaire Ebolavirus and Lake Victoria Marburgvirus

    Andrew S Kondratowicz;Nicholas J Lennemann;Patrick L Sinn;Robert A Davey

  • Bbs2-null mice have neurosensory deficits, a defect in social dominance, and retinopathy associated with mislocalization of rhodopsin

    Darryl Y. Nishimura;Melissa Fath;Robert F. Mullins;Charles Searby

  • Choriocapillaris vascular dropout related to density of drusen in human eyes with early age-related macular degeneration.

    Robert F. Mullins;Micaela N. Johnson;Elizabeth A. Faidley;Jessica M. Skeie

  • Clinically Focused Molecular Investigation of 1000 Consecutive Families with Inherited Retinal Disease.

    Edwin M. Stone;Edwin M. Stone;Jeaneen L. Andorf;Jeaneen L. Andorf;S. Scott Whitmore;S. Scott Whitmore;Adam P. DeLuca;Adam P. DeLuca

  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 4 (BBS4)-null mice implicate Bbs4 in flagella formation but not global cilia assembly.

    Kirk Mykytyn;Robert F. Mullins;Michael Andrews;Annie P. Chiang

  • Non-secretion of mutant proteins of the glaucoma gene myocilin in cultured trabecular meshwork cells and in aqueous humor

    Nasreen Jacobson;Michael Andrews;Allan R. Shepard;Darryl Nishimura

  • Mutations in the novel protocadherin PCDH15 cause Usher syndrome type 1F

    Kumar N. Alagramam;Huijun Yuan;Markus H. Kuehn;Crystal L. Murcia

  • Local cellular sources of apolipoprotein E in the human retina and retinal pigmented epithelium: implications for the process of drusen formation.

    Don H Anderson;Shiro Ozaki;Matthew Nealon;Jay Neitz

  • A knockin mouse model of the Bardet–Biedl syndrome 1 M390R mutation has cilia defects, ventriculomegaly, retinopathy, and obesity

    Roger E. Davis;Ruth E. Swiderski;Kamal Rahmouni;Darryl Y. Nishimura

  • Single-cell transcriptomics of the human retinal pigment epithelium and choroid in health and macular degeneration.

    Andrew P. Voigt;Kelly Mulfaul;Kelly Mulfaul;Nathaniel K. Mullin;Nathaniel K. Mullin;Miles J. Flamme-Wiese;Miles J. Flamme-Wiese

  • Structure and composition of drusen associated with glomerulonephritis: implications for the role of complement activation in drusen biogenesis.

    Robert F Mullins;Natalia Aptsiauri;Gregory S Hageman

  • Decreased Thickness and Integrity of the Macular Elastic Layer of Bruch's Membrane Correspond to the Distribution of Lesions Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    N.H. Victor Chong;N.H. Victor Chong;Jason Keonin;Phil J. Luthert;Christina I. Frennesson

  • Vitronectin is a constituent of ocular drusen and the vitronectin gene is expressed in human retinal pigmented epithelial cells.

    Gregory S. Hageman;Robert F. Mullins;Stephen R. Russell;Lincoln V. Johnson

  • Exome sequencing and analysis of induced pluripotent stem cells identify the cilia-related gene male germ cell-associated kinase (MAK) as a cause of retinitis pigmentosa

    Budd A. Tucker;Todd E. Scheetz;Robert F. Mullins;Adam P. DeLuca

  • Identical mutation in a novel retinal gene causes progressive rod-cone degeneration in dogs and retinitis pigmentosa in humans.

    Barbara Zangerl;Orly Goldstein;Alisdair R. Philp;Sarah J.P. Lindauer

  • PERSPECTIVE A Role for Local Inflammation in the Formation of Drusen in the Aging Eye

    Don H. Anderson;Robert F. Mullins;Gregory S. Hageman;Lincoln V. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin M. Stone
Edwin M. Stone University of Iowa
Budd A. Tucker
Budd A. Tucker University of Iowa
Todd E. Scheetz
Todd E. Scheetz University of Iowa
Gregory S. Hageman
Gregory S. Hageman University of Utah
Val C. Sheffield
Val C. Sheffield University of Iowa
John H. Fingert
John H. Fingert University of Iowa
Michael D. Abràmoff
Michael D. Abràmoff University of Iowa
Milan Sonka
Milan Sonka University of Iowa
Andrew J. Lotery
Andrew J. Lotery University of Southampton
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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