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Best Scientists 168 946 867 561 502 1599 109320
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Robert H. Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert H. Brown between 1955 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert H. Brown published across 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, averaging 23.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 96 publications in 2010. 20 of the 1,646 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1955 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 96. Peak 96 publications in 2010. 1955: 2 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 2 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 17 publications 1987: 24 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 23 publications 1992: 26 publications 1993: 31 publications 1994: 26 publications 1995: 27 publications 1996: 27 publications 1997: 31 publications 1998: 33 publications 1999: 36 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 29 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 49 publications 2006: 75 publications 2007: 68 publications 2008: 88 publications 2009: 73 publications 2010: 96 publications 2011: 58 publications 2012: 81 publications 2013: 67 publications 2014: 65 publications 2015: 66 publications 2016: 57 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications
1955 2025

1,646 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert H. Brown: publications per year, 1955 to 2025
Year Publications
1955 2
1956 0
1957 2
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 1
1962 0
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 6
1980 2
1981 7
1982 7
1983 6
1984 10
1985 11
1986 17
1987 24
1988 17
1989 15
1990 20
1991 23
1992 26
1993 31
1994 26
1995 27
1996 27
1997 31
1998 33
1999 36
2000 29
2001 29
2002 34
2003 32
2004 39
2005 49
2006 75
2007 68
2008 88
2009 73
2010 96
2011 58
2012 81
2013 67
2014 65
2015 66
2016 57
2017 43
2018 41
2019 36
2020 23
2021 29
2022 19
2023 13
2024 12
2025 8
Total 1,646
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Robert H. Brown 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 H. Brown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,028+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,202 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100 1,202
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Robert H. Brown 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 H. Brown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 162–163 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 162 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13 162
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award

Overview

Robert H. Brown is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research output covers a broad area within medicine, particularly focused on neurological and genetic disorders.

The main fields of study for Robert H. Brown are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their subfields of study include Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work are:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert H. Brown include:

  • Alexandra Weiss (12 joint publications)
  • Catherine Douthwright (10 joint publications)
  • James D. Berry (9 joint publications)
  • Diane McKenna-Yasek (9 joint publications)
  • Robert Bowser (9 joint publications)

Key publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 9 publications
  • Nature Communications with 5 publications
  • Nature Medicine with 3 publications
  • Annals of Neurology with 3 publications
  • Muscle & Nerve with 2 publications

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert H. Brown include:

  • Immediate and long-term consequences of COVID-19 infections for the development of neurological disease, 2020, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
  • SOD1 Suppression with Adeno-Associated Virus and MicroRNA in Familial ALS, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Suppression of mutant C9orf72 expression by a potent mixed backbone antisense oligonucleotide, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Childhood amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by excess sphingolipid synthesis, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Extracellular microRNAs in human circulation are associated with miRISC complexes that are accessible to anti-AGO2 antibody and can bind target mimic oligonucleotides, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Dystrophin: The protein product of the duchenne muscular dystrophy locus

    Eric P. Hoffman;Robert H. Brown;Louis M. Kunkel;Louis M. Kunkel

  • Mutations in the FUS/TLS gene on chromosome 16 cause familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    T. J. Kwiatkowski;D. A. Bosco;D. A. Bosco;A. L. LeClerc;A. L. LeClerc;E. Tamrazian

  • Decoding ALS: from genes to mechanism

    J. Paul Taylor;Robert H. Brown;Don W. Cleveland;Don W. Cleveland

  • Motor neurons in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-deficient mice develop normally but exhibit enhanced cell death after axonal injury.

    Andrew. G. Reaume;Jeffrey L. Elliott;Eric K. Hoffman;Neil W. Kowall;Neil W. Kowall

  • Molecular biology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from genetics.

    Piera Pasinelli;Robert H. Brown

  • Wild-type nonneuronal cells extend survival of SOD1 mutant motor neurons in ALS mice.

    A. M. Clement;M. D. Nguyen;E. A. Roberts;E. A. Roberts;M. L. Garcia;M. L. Garcia

  • Mutant dynactin in motor neuron disease.

    Imke Puls;Catherine Jonnakuty;Bernadette H. LaMonte;Erika L.F. Holzbaur

  • Characterization of dystrophin in muscle-biopsy specimens from patients with Duchenne's or Becker's muscular dystrophy

    Hoffman Ep;Fischbeck Kh;Brown Rh;Johnson M

  • Dysferlin, a novel skeletal muscle gene, is mutated in Miyoshi myopathy and limb girdle muscular dystrophy

    Jing Liu;Masashi Aoki;Isabel Illa;Chenyan Wu

  • Exome sequencing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identifies risk genes and pathways

    Elizabeth T. Cirulli;Brittany N Lasseigne;Slave Petrovski;Peter C Sapp

  • Evidence of increased oxidative damage in both sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Ferrante Rj;Browne Se;Shinobu La;Bowling Ac

  • Superoxide Dismutase Activity, Oxidative Damage, and Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Bowling Ac;Schulz Jb;Brown Rh;Beal Mf

  • A gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2.

    Shinji Hadano;Collette K. Hand;Hitoshi Osuga;Yoshiko Yanagisawa

  • Insulin-regulatable tissues express a unique insulin-sensitive glucose transport protein.

    David E. James;Robert Brown;Javier Navarro;Paul F. Pilch

  • ANG mutations segregate with familial and 'sporadic' amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Matthew J Greenway;Peter M Andersen;Carsten Russ;Sean Ennis

  • Superoxide dismutase 1 with mutations linked to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis possesses significant activity

    David R. Borchelt;Michael K. Lee;Hilda S. Slunt;Michael Guarnieri

  • Wild-type and mutant SOD1 share an aberrant conformation and a common pathogenic pathway in ALS

    Daryl A. Bosco;Gerardo A. Morfini;Gerardo A. Morfini;N. Murat Karabacak;Yuyu Song;Yuyu Song

  • Mutant FUS proteins that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis incorporate into stress granules.

    Daryl Bosco;Nathan Lemay;Hae Kyung Ko;Hongru Zhou

  • Mutations in the Profilin 1 Gene Cause Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Chi Hong Wu;Claudia Fallini;Nicola Ticozzi;Pamela J. Keagle

  • Epidemiology of mutations in superoxide dismutase in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    M. E. Cudkowicz;D. McKenna-Yasek;P. E. Sapp;P. E. Sapp;W. Chin;W. Chin

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger N. Clark
Roger N. Clark Planetary Science Institute
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Jason W. Barnes
Jason W. Barnes University of Idaho
Dale P. Cruikshank
Dale P. Cruikshank University of Central Florida
Christophe Sotin
Christophe Sotin Jet Propulsion Lab
S. Le Mouélic
S. Le Mouélic University of Nantes
Katrin Stephan
Katrin Stephan German Aerospace Center
P. Drossart
P. Drossart Université Paris Cité
Sebastien Rodriguez
Sebastien Rodriguez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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