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Robert Gentleman

Robert Gentleman

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
78523
World Ranking
9422
National Ranking
4152

Robert Gentleman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Gentleman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Gentleman 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 Gentleman 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology

Overview

Robert Gentleman is affiliated with Genentech in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Artificial Intelligence, and Oncology.

The scientist's main topics of work include Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and aspects related to Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet.

Robert Gentleman has published several papers in notable journals and conferences. Among the recent publications are:

  • Disease risk scores for skin cancers, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • nhanesA: achieving transparency and reproducibility in NHANES research, 2024, published in Database
  • Demographic, spatial and temporal dietary intake patterns among 526 774 23andMe research participants, 2020, published in Public Health Nutrition
  • BioPlexR and BioPlexPy: integrated data products for the analysis of human protein interactions, 2023, published in Bioinformatics
  • Shared and Distinct Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Domains and Psychiatric Disorder Risk Based on Genome-Wide Data, 2021, published in Biological Psychiatry

The frequent co-authors working with Robert Gentleman include Rafael S. Gonçalves, Stella Aslibekyan, Amelia L.M. Tan, Janie F. Shelton, and Suyash Shringarpure.

The preferred publication venues for Robert Gentleman's research include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Database, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, and Bioinformatics. The majority of publications appear in bioRxiv, followed by the Database journal and arXiv preprints.

Robert Gentleman has received recognition from professional organizations, having been named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2016 and a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology in 2014.

Best Publications

  • R: A Language for Data Analysis and Graphics

    Ross Ihaka;Robert Gentleman

  • Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics

    Robert C Gentleman;Vincent J Carey;Douglas M. Bates;B.M. Bolstad

  • Circulating microRNAs as stable blood-based markers for cancer detection

    Patrick S. Mitchell;Rachael K. Parkin;Evan M. Kroh;Brian R. Fritz;Brian R. Fritz

  • Software for computing and annotating genomic ranges.

    Michael F. Lawrence;Wolfgang Huber;Hervé Pagès;Patrick Aboyoun

  • Orchestrating high-throughput genomic analysis with Bioconductor

    Wolfgang Huber;Vincent J Carey;Robert Gentleman;Simon Anders

  • Using GOstats to test gene lists for GO term association

    S. Falcon;R. Gentleman

  • A Model-Based Background Adjustment for Oligonucleotide Expression Arrays

    Zhijin Wu;Rafael A. Irizarry;Robert C Gentleman;Francisco Martinez-Murillo

  • gplots: Various R Programming Tools for Plotting Data

    GR Warnes;B. Bolker;L. Bonebakker;R. Gentleman

  • Comprehensive genomic analysis identifies SOX2 as a frequently amplified gene in small-cell lung cancer

    Charles M Rudin;Steffen Durinck;Eric W Stawiski;John T Poirier

  • Recurrent R-spondin fusions in colon cancer

    Somasekar Seshagiri;Eric W. Stawiski;Steffen Durinck;Zora Modrusan

  • rtracklayer: an R package for interfacing with genome browsers

    Michael Lawrence;Robert Gentleman;Vincent James Carey

  • Independent filtering increases detection power for high-throughput experiments

    Richard Bourgon;Robert Gentleman;Wolfgang Huber

  • A comprehensive transcriptional portrait of human cancer cell lines

    Christiaan Klijn;Steffen Durinck;Eric W Stawiski;Peter M Haverty

  • The mutation spectrum revealed by paired genome sequences from a lung cancer patient

    William Lee;Zhaoshi Jiang;Jinfeng Liu;Peter M. Haverty

  • ShortRead: a bioconductor package for input, quality assessment and exploration of high-throughput sequence data

    Martin Morgan;Simon Anders;Michael V. Lawrence;Patrick Aboyoun

  • flowCore: a Bioconductor package for high throughput flow cytometry.

    Florian Hahne;Nolwenn LeMeur;Nolwenn LeMeur;Ryan Remy Brinkman;Byron Ellis

  • Genome-wide MyoD Binding in Skeletal Muscle Cells: A Potential for Broad Cellular Reprogramming

    Yi Cao;Zizhen Yao;Deepayan Sarkar;Michael Lawrence

  • Gene expression profile of adult T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia identifies distinct subsets of patients with different response to therapy and survival

    Sabina Chiaretti;Xiaochun Li;Xiaochun Li;Robert Gentleman;Robert Gentleman;Antonella Vitale;Antonella Vitale

  • DUX4 Activates Germline Genes, Retroelements, and Immune Mediators: Implications for Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy

    Linda N. Geng;Zizhen Yao;Lauren Snider;Abraham P. Fong

  • Open source software for the analysis of microarray data.

    Sandrine Dudoit;Robert C Gentleman;John Quackenbush

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Huber
Wolfgang Huber European Bioinformatics Institute
Vincent J. Carey
Vincent J. Carey Harvard Medical School
Stephen J. Tapscott
Stephen J. Tapscott Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Michael S. Lawrence
Michael S. Lawrence Harvard University
Walter L. Ruzzo
Walter L. Ruzzo University of Washington
Rafael A. Irizarry
Rafael A. Irizarry Harvard University
Zemin Zhang
Zemin Zhang Peking University
Martin Morgan
Martin Morgan Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Zizhen Yao
Zizhen Yao Allen Institute for Brain Science

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