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Robert H. Insall

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13731
World Ranking
9737
National Ranking
743

Robert H. Insall publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 236 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert H. Insall 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. Insall sits on this spectrum.

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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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Robert H. Insall is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial body of work in cell biology, biophysics, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Seeing around corners: Cells solve mazes and respond at a distance using attractant breakdown," 2020, published in Science
  • "Fluorescence lifetime imaging with a megapixel SPAD camera and neural network lifetime estimation," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Self-Generated Gradients Yield Exceptionally Robust Steering Cues," 2020, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Río-Hortega's drawings revisited with fluorescent protein defines a cytoplasm-filled channel system of CNS myelin," 2021, published in Journal of Anatomy
  • "Steering yourself by the bootstraps: how cells create their own gradients for chemotaxis," 2022, published in Trends in Cell Biology

The researcher's collaboration network includes frequent coauthors:

  • Laura M. Machesky (15 joint publications)
  • Luke Tweedy (14 joint publications)
  • Peter A. Thomason (14 joint publications)
  • Peggy Paschke (10 joint publications)
  • Jamie Whitelaw (10 joint publications)

Common venues for publishing research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 8 publications
  • Current Biology with 6 publications
  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 5 publications
  • Cells with 3 publications
  • Methods in molecular biology with 2 publications

The main fields of study encompass:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (63 publications)

Subfields of study are:

  • Cell Biology (36 publications)
  • Biophysics (15 publications)
  • Molecular Biology (12 publications)
  • Biomedical Engineering (11 publications)
  • Artificial Intelligence (8 publications)

The primary scientific topics in their work include:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (44 publications)
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (16 publications)
  • AI in cancer detection (16 publications)
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (14 publications)
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques (14 publications)
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (12 publications)
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (10 publications)

Robert H. Insall was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honor in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Scar1 and the related Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein, WASP, regulate the actin cytoskeleton through the Arp2/3 complex

    Laura M. Machesky;Robert H. Insall

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate induces actin-based movement of raft-enriched vesicles through WASP-Arp2/3

    A.L. Rozelle;L.M. Machesky;M. Yamamoto;M.H.E. Driessens

  • Actin dynamics at the leading edge: from simple machinery to complex networks.

    Robert H. Insall;Laura M. Machesky

  • Chemotaxis in shallow gradients is mediated independently of PtdIns 3-kinase by biased choices between random protrusions

    Natalie Andrew;Robert H Insall

  • Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition restores neutrophil accuracy in the elderly: toward targeted treatments for immunosenescence

    Elizabeth Sapey;Hannah Greenwood;Georgia Walton;Elizabeth Mann

  • Signaling to actin dynamics.

    Laura M. Machesky;Robert H. Insall

  • PIP3, PIP2, and Cell Movement—Similar Messages, Different Meanings?

    Robert H. Insall;Orion D. Weiner

  • WASP and SCAR/WAVE proteins: the drivers of actin assembly

    Alice Y. Pollitt;Robert H. Insall

  • CRAC, a cytosolic protein containing a pleckstrin homology domain, is required for receptor and G protein-mediated activation of adenylyl cyclase in Dictyostelium.

    Robert Insall;Adam Kuspa;Pamela J. Lilly;Gad Shaulsky

  • Chemotaxis: a feedback-based computational model robustly predicts multiple aspects of real cell behaviour.

    Matthew P. Neilson;Douwe M. Veltman;Peter J. M. van Haastert;Steven D. Webb

  • Behavioral and structural differences in migrating peripheral neutrophils from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Elizabeth Sapey;James A. Stockley;Hannah Greenwood;Ali Ahmad

  • The induction of autophagy by mechanical stress.

    Jason S. King;Douwe M. Veltman;Robert H Insall

  • PIR121 Regulates Pseudopod Dynamics and SCAR Activity in Dictyostelium

    Simone L. Blagg;Michael Stewart;Christine Sambles;Robert H. Insall

  • N-WASP coordinates the delivery and F-actin–mediated capture of MT1-MMP at invasive pseudopods

    Xinzi Yu;Tobias Zech;Laura McDonald;Esther Garcia Gonzalez

  • Chemotaxis: finding the way forward with Dictyostelium

    Jason S. King;Robert H. Insall

  • Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis

    Michael Carnell;Tobias Zech;Simon D. Calaminus;Seiji Ura

  • Dynamics of the Dictyostelium Arp2/3 complex in endocytosis, cytokinesis, and chemotaxis

    Robert Insall;Annette Müller-Taubenberger;Laura Machesky;Jana Köhler

  • Understanding eukaryotic chemotaxis: a pseudopod-centred view.

    Robert H. Insall

  • The aimless RasGEF is required for processing of chemotactic signals through G-protein-coupled receptors in Dictyostelium

    Robert H. Insall;Jane Borleis;Peter N. Devreotes

  • Ca2+ signalling is not required for chemotaxis in Dictyostelium

    David Traynor;Jacqueline L.S. Milne;Robert H. Insall;Robert R. Kay

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura M. Machesky
Laura M. Machesky University of Glasgow
Robert R. Kay
Robert R. Kay MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Peter N. Devreotes
Peter N. Devreotes Johns Hopkins University
David A. Knecht
David A. Knecht University of Connecticut
Daniele Faccio
Daniele Faccio University of Glasgow
Thierry Soldati
Thierry Soldati University of Geneva
Owen J. T. McCarty
Owen J. T. McCarty Oregon Health & Science University
Klemens Rottner
Klemens Rottner Technische Universität Braunschweig
Richard A. Firtel
Richard A. Firtel University of California, San Diego
Jim C. Norman
Jim C. Norman University of Glasgow

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