2026 Robert H. Insall: 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	64	9737	8988	743	692	236	13731

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

1191
Citations
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

637
Citations
Actin dynamics at the leading edge: from simple machinery to complex networks.

Robert H. Insall;Laura M. Machesky

500
Citations
Chemotaxis in shallow gradients is mediated independently of PtdIns 3-kinase by biased choices between random protrusions

Natalie Andrew;Robert H Insall

438
Citations
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition restores neutrophil accuracy in the elderly: toward targeted treatments for immunosenescence

Elizabeth Sapey;Hannah Greenwood;Georgia Walton;Elizabeth Mann

392
Citations
Signaling to actin dynamics.

Laura M. Machesky;Robert H. Insall

336
Citations
PIP3, PIP2, and Cell Movement—Similar Messages, Different Meanings?

Robert H. Insall;Orion D. Weiner

260
Citations
WASP and SCAR/WAVE proteins: the drivers of actin assembly

Alice Y. Pollitt;Robert H. Insall

238
Citations
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

206
Citations
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

193
Citations
Behavioral and structural differences in migrating peripheral neutrophils from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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

191
Citations
The induction of autophagy by mechanical stress.

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

190
Citations
PIR121 Regulates Pseudopod Dynamics and SCAR Activity in Dictyostelium

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

189
Citations
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

184
Citations
Chemotaxis: finding the way forward with Dictyostelium

Jason S. King;Robert H. Insall

184
Citations
Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis

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

184
Citations
Dynamics of the Dictyostelium Arp2/3 complex in endocytosis, cytokinesis, and chemotaxis

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

178
Citations
Understanding eukaryotic chemotaxis: a pseudopod-centred view.

Robert H. Insall

175
Citations
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

170
Citations
Ca2+ signalling is not required for chemotaxis in Dictyostelium

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

162
Citations