2026 Robert G. Roeder: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	188	457	423	300	273	662	126193
Molecular Biology	190	25	23	17	16	628	130634

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2021 - Kyoto Prize in Life sciences Discovery of the Principle of Gene Transcription Mechanisms in Eukaryotes
2012 - Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
2003 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
2000 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1999 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
1999 - Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1988 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Robert G. Roeder is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial work related to medicine. Key subfields of study include molecular biology, immunology, hematology, oncology, and cancer research.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
RNA Research and Splicing
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
RNA modifications and cancer
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Frequent publication venues where Robert G. Roeder's work appears include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Molecular Cell
Nature Communications
Cell

Recent significant papers include:

"Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks" (2023, Cell)
"A Structural Model of the Endogenous Human BAF Complex Informs Disease Mechanisms" (2020, Cell)
"The regulatory enzymes and protein substrates for the lysine β-hydroxybutyrylation pathway" (2021, Science Advances)
"EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis" (2022, Nature Cell Biology)
"Selective Inhibition of HDAC3 Targets Synthetic Vulnerabilities and Activates Immune Surveillance in Lymphoma" (2020, Cancer Discovery)

Robert G. Roeder has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Chi-Shuen Chu, Keiichi Ito, Wei-Yi Chen, Sohail Malik, and Ari Melnick.

The scientist's professional recognition includes multiple awards:

Kyoto Prize in Life Sciences (2021) for the discovery of the principle of gene transcription mechanisms in eukaryotes
Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2012)
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2003)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2000)
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University (1999)
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation (1999)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1995)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1988)

Best Publications

Accurate transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in a soluble extract from isolated mammalian nuclei

John David Dignam;Russell M. Lebovitz;Robert G. Roeder

12992
Citations
Metabolic regulation of gene expression by histone lactylation

Di Zhang;Zhanyun Tang;He Huang;He Huang;Guolin Zhou

3432
Citations
Activation of p53 Sequence-Specific DNA Binding by Acetylation of the p53 C-Terminal Domain

Wei Gu;Robert G Roeder

3390
Citations
Coactivator condensation at super-enhancers links phase separation and gene control

Benjamin R. Sabari;Alessandra Dall’Agnese;Ann Boija;Isaac A. Klein;Isaac A. Klein

2508
Citations
The role of general initiation factors in transcription by RNA polymerase II.

Robert G. Roeder

1550
Citations
Interaction of a gene-specific transcription factor with the adenovirus major late promoter upstream of the TATA box region

Michèle Sawadogo;Robert G. Roeder

1404
Citations
Multiple Forms of DNA-dependent RNA Polymerase in Eukaryotic Organisms

Robert G. Roeder;Robert G. Roeder;William J. Rutter;William J. Rutter

1234
Citations
Transient high glucose causes persistent epigenetic changes and altered gene expression during subsequent normoglycemia

Assam El-Osta;Daniella Brasacchio;Dachun Yao;Alessandro Pocai

1226
Citations
Human PAD4 regulates histone arginine methylation levels via demethylimination.

Yanming Wang;Joanna Wysocka;Joyce Sayegh;Young-Ho Lee

1187
Citations
Eukaryotic gene transcription with purified components.

John D. Dignam;Paul L. Martin;Barkur S. Shastry;Robert G. Roeder

1127
Citations
Specific Inhibition of Nuclear RNA Polymerase II by α-Amanitin

Thomas J. Lindell;Fanyela Weinberg;Paul W. Morris;Robert G. Roeder

1019
Citations
BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID (TFIID)

S. K. Burley;R. G. Roeder

1015
Citations
WDR5 Associates with Histone H3 Methylated at K4 and Is Essential for H3 K4 Methylation and Vertebrate Development

Joanna Wysocka;Tomek Swigut;Thomas A. Milne;Yali Dou

969
Citations
Specific interaction of a purified transcription factor with an internal control region of 5S RNA genes

David R. Engelke;Sun Yu Ng;B. S. Shastry;Robert G. Roeder

878
Citations
Selective and accurate initiation of transcription at the ad2 major late promotor in a soluble system dependent on purified rna polymerase ii and dna

P. Anthony Weil;Donal S. Luse;Jacqueline Segall;Robert G. Roeder

878
Citations
Regulation of MLL1 H3K4 methyltransferase activity by its core components

Yali Dou;Thomas A Milne;Alexander J Ruthenburg;Alexander J Ruthenburg;Seunghee Lee

854
Citations
Chromatin structure analyses identify miRNA promoters

Fatih Ozsolak;Laura L. Poling;Zhengxin Wang;Hui Liu

847
Citations
Synergistic activation of transcription by CBP and p53

Wei Gu;Xiao-Lu Shi;Robert G. Roeder

841
Citations
Ligand induction of a transcriptionally active thyroid hormone receptor coactivator complex.

Joseph D. Fondell;Hui Ge;Robert G. Roeder

818
Citations
Crystal structure of a TFIIB-TBP-TATA-element ternary complex.

Dimitar B. Nikolov;Hua Chen;Hua Chen;Elaine D. Halay;Elaine D. Halay;Anny A. Usheva

783
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Masami Horikoshi University of Tokyo

C. David Allis Rockefeller University

Thomas A. Milne University of Oxford

Brian T. Chait Rockefeller University

Ari Melnick Cornell University

Hua Xiao Michigan State University

Nathaniel Heintz Rockefeller University

Stephen K. Burley Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Tom W. Muir Princeton University

Ananda L. Roy Technical University of Munich

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