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Robert J Collier

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
38708
World Ranking
1111
National Ranking
666

Robert J Collier 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 J Collier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 403 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J Collier 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 J Collier sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert J Collier is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans areas in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in immunology and microbiology, and medicine. The scientific work focuses on several interconnected subfields including molecular biology, immunology, physiology, microbiology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's scholarly output covers diverse topics, prominently including:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments
  • Antimicrobial peptides and activities
  • T-cell and B-cell immunology
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study

Frequently publishing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Neuroscience, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, their recent papers include:

  • "Anthrax toxins regulate pain signaling and can deliver molecular cargoes into ANTXR2+ DRG sensory neurons," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "An in vivo selection-derived d-peptide for engineering erythrocyte-binding antigens that promote immune tolerance," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Anthrax Toxin as a Molecular Platform to Target Nociceptive Neurons and Modulate Pain," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Erythrocyte-targeted immunomodulatory antigens enabled by in vivo selection of D-peptides," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Robert J Collier has collaborated regularly with several researchers, highlighting a close network of scientific partnership. Frequent coauthors include Bradley L. Pentelute, Nicole Yang, Jörg Isensee, Dylan V. Neel, and Sai Liu, each having contributed to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Identification of the cellular receptor for anthrax toxin.

    K A Bradley;J Mogridge;J Mogridge;M Mourez;R J Collier

  • Crystal structure of the anthrax toxin protective antigen.

    C Petosa;R.J Collier;K.R Klimpel;S.H Leppla

  • Adaptation to hot climate and strategies to alleviate heat stress in livestock production.

    David Renaudeau;Anne Collin;S. Yahav;V. de Basilio

  • Major Advances Associated with Environmental Effects on Dairy Cattle

    R.J. Collier;G.E. Dahl;M.J. VanBaale

  • Effects of heat stress and plane of nutrition on lactating Holstein cows: I. Production, metabolism, and aspects of circulating somatotropin

    M. L. Rhoads;R. P. Rhoads;M. J. VanBaale;R. J. Collier

  • Potential nutritional strategies for intensively managed cattle during thermal stress

    D.K. Beede;R. J. Collier

  • Diphtheria toxin: mode of action and structure.

    R J Collier

  • Structure of exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 3.0-Angstrom resolution.

    V S Allured;R J Collier;S F Carroll;D B McKay

  • Crystal structure of the zeta isoform of the 14-3-3 protein.

    Dong Liu;J. Bienkowska;C. Petosa;R. J. Collier

  • Influences of environment and its modification on dairy animal health and production.

    R.J. Collier;D.K. Beede;W.W. Thatcher;L.A. Israel

  • Anthrax protective antigen forms oligomers during intoxication of mammalian cells.

    J C Milne;D Furlong;P C Hanna;J S Wall

  • Crystal structure of the anthrax lethal factor

    AD Pannifer;TY Wong;Robert Schwarzenbacher;M Renatus

  • Invited review: genes involved in the bovine heat stress response.

    R.J. Collier;J.L. Collier;R.P. Rhoads;L.H. Baumgard

  • The effect of breed, parity, and stage of lactation on conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in milk fat from dairy cows.

    J.A. Kelsey;B.A. Corl;R.J. Collier;D.E. Bauman

  • Effects of Heat Stress during Pregnancy on Maternal Hormone Concentrations, Calf Birth Weight and Postpartum Milk Yield of Holstein Cows

    R. J. Collier;S. G. Doelger;H. H. Head;W. W. Thatcher

  • Structure and Activity of Diphtheria Toxin I. THIOL-DEPENDENT DISSOCIATION OF A FRACTION OF TOXIN INTO ENZYMICALLY ACTIVE AND INACTIVE FRAGMENTS

    R. J. Collier;Judith Kandel

  • On the role of macrophages in anthrax.

    P C Hanna;D Acosta;D Acosta;R J Collier

  • Understanding the mode of action of diphtheria toxin: a perspective on progress during the 20th century

    R.J Collier

  • Nucleotide sequence of the structural gene for diphtheria toxin carried by corynebacteriophage beta.

    L Greenfield;M J Bjorn;G Horn;D Fong

  • Effects of climatic and management factors on conception rate of dairy cattle in subtropical environment.

    L. Badinga;R.J. Collier;W.W. Thatcher;C.J. Wilcox

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale E. Bauman
Dale E. Bauman Cornell University
C.J. Wilcox
C.J. Wilcox University of Florida
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
Lance H. Baumgard
Lance H. Baumgard Iowa State University
H.H. Head
H.H. Head University of Florida
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Joseph T. Barbieri
Joseph T. Barbieri Medical College of Wisconsin
D.K. Beede
D.K. Beede Michigan State University
John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Philip C. Hanna
Philip C. Hanna University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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