2026 Robert G. Parton: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	161	125	107	1	1	593	88371

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Biology and Biochemistry

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88371

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
2021 - Australian Laureate Fellowship

Overview

Robert G. Parton is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions in cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, biochemistry, and immunology. The scientist's work spans several interconnected areas of cellular function and molecular processes.

Parton's recent notable publications include:

Key principles and methods for studying the endocytosis of biological and nanoparticle therapeutics (2021, Nature Nanotechnology)
Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense (2020, Science)
Volume electron microscopy (2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers)
Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating Antibodies (2020, Cell)
Caveolae: Formation, dynamics, and function (2020, Current Opinion in Cell Biology)

The scientist has frequently collaborated with the following co-authors:

James Rae
Thomas E. Hall
Nicholas Ariotti
Brett M. Collins
Nick Martel

Their research has been published in several prominent venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Nature Communications
The Journal of Cell Biology
eLife

Key research topics covered by Robert G. Parton include:

Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
Cellular transport and secretion
Erythrocyte function and pathophysiology
Cellular mechanics and interactions
RNA research and splicing
Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
Lipid membrane structure and behavior

Parton's research integrates a broad understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms, with particular attention to caveolae and endocytosis. Their work encompasses cellular membrane dynamics, immune system interactions, and imaging techniques such as volume electron microscopy.

Among professional recognitions, the scientist received the Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2021.

Best Publications

The multiple faces of caveolae

Robert G. Parton;Kai Simons

1851
Citations
The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway.

Cecilia Bucci;Robert G. Parton;Ian H. Mather;Henk Stunnenberg

1696
Citations
Rab11 regulates recycling through the pericentriolar recycling endosome.

O Ullrich;S Reinsch;S Urbé;M Zerial

1586
Citations
Localization of low molecular weight GTP binding proteins to exocytic and endocytic compartments.

Philippe Chavrier;Robert G. Parton;Hans Peter Hauri;Kai Simons

1438
Citations
Kidney organoids from human iPS cells contain multiple lineages and model human nephrogenesis

Minoru Takasato;Minoru Takasato;Pei X. Er;Han Sheng Chiu;Barbara Maier

1400
Citations
Lipid droplets: a unified view of a dynamic organelle

Sally Martin;Robert G. Parton

1368
Citations
Key principles and methods for studying the endocytosis of biological and nanoparticle therapeutics

Joshua J. Rennick;Angus P. R. Johnston;Robert G. Parton

1302
Citations
Localization of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate in yeast and mammalian cells.

David J. Gillooly;Isabel C. Morrow;Margaret Lindsay;Robert Gould

1285
Citations
Inhibition of rab5 GTPase activity stimulates membrane fusion in endocytosis.

Harald Alfred Stenmark;Robert G. Parton;Olivia Steele-Mortimer;Anne Lütcke

1142
Citations
Regulated internalization of caveolae.

R G Parton;B Joggerst;K Simons

993
Citations
Caveolae as plasma membrane sensors, protectors and organizers

Robert G. Parton;Miguel A. del Pozo

973
Citations
Cells Respond to Mechanical Stress by Rapid Disassembly of Caveolae

Bidisha Sinha;Darius Köster;Darius Köster;Richard Ruez;Richard Ruez;Pauline Gonnord;Pauline Gonnord

957
Citations
Direct visualization of ras proteins in spatially distinct cell surface microdomains

Ian A. Prior;Cornelia Muncke;Robert G. Parton;John F. Hancock

908
Citations
Eea1, An Early Endosome-Associated Protein - Eea1 Is a Conserved Alpha-Helical Peripheral Membrane-Protein Flanked by Cysteine Fingers and Contains a Calmodulin-Binding Iq Motif

Fi Tjen Mu;Judy M. Callaghan;Olivia Steele-Mortimer;Harald Stenmark

902
Citations
A lipid associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome regulates endosome structure and function

T Kobayashi;E Stang;K S Fang;P de Moerloose

880
Citations
Biogenesis of phagolysosomes proceeds through a sequential series of interactions with the endocytic apparatus

M Desjardins;LA Huber;RG Parton;G Griffiths

858
Citations
Role of LBPA and Alix in Multivesicular Liposome Formation and Endosome Organization

Hirotami Matsuo;Julien Chevallier;Nathalie Mayran;Isabelle Le Blanc

834
Citations
Membrane microdomains and caveolae

T V Kurzchalia;R G Parton

820
Citations
PTRF-Cavin, a Conserved Cytoplasmic Protein Required for Caveola Formation and Function

Michelle M. Hill;Michele Bastiani;Robert Luetterforst;Matthew Kirkham

813
Citations
The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway

C. Bucci;R.G. Parton;I.H. Mather;H. Stunnenberg

12
Citations