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53
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50621
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3673
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1592

Robert J. Dodson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Dodson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 67 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Robert J. Dodson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Dodson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert J. Dodson is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specialization in Molecular Biology as a subfield.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Among the recent academic contributions, Dodson co-authored a paper titled The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine, published in 2020 in the journal Nucleic Acids Research. This publication has been cited extensively, reflecting its impact within the research community.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dodson include:

  • Seth Carbon
  • Eric Douglass
  • Benjamin M. Good
  • Deepak Unni
  • Nomi L. Harris

Dodson's scholarly output is associated chiefly with the journal Nucleic Acids Research.

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Jean-F. Tomb;Owen White;Anthony R. Kerlavage;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine

    Seth Carbon;Eric Douglass;Benjamin M Good

  • Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome”

    Hervé Tettelin;Vega Masignani;Michael J. Cieslewicz;Claudio Donati

  • Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi

    Claire M. Fraser;Sherwood Casjens;Wai Mun Huang;Granger G. Sutton

  • DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

    John F. Heidelberg;Jonathan A. Eisen;William C. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima

    Karen E. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton;Steven R. Gill;Michelle L. Gwinn

  • The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus

    Hans-Peter Klenk;Rebecca A. Clayton;Jean-Francois Tomb;Owen White

  • Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    H. Tettelin;K. E. Nelson;I. T. Paulsen;Jonathan A Eisen

  • Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440

    K. E. Nelson;C. Weinel;I. T. Paulsen;R. J. Dodson

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema pallidum, the Syphilis Spirochete

    Claire M. Fraser;Steven J. Norris;George M. Weinstock;Owen White

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

    Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries

  • Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

    O. White;J. A. Eisen;J. F. Heidelberg;E. K. Hickey

  • Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

    I. T. Paulsen;L. Banerjei;G. S. A. Myers;K. E. Nelson

  • The complete genome sequence of the Arabidopsis and tomato pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000

    C. Robin Buell;Vinita Joardar;Magdalen Lindeberg;Jeremy Selengut

  • A bacterial genome in flux: the twelve linear and nine circular extrachromosomal DNAs in an infectious isolate of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Sherwood Casjens;Nanette Palmer;René Van Vugt;Wai Mun Huang

  • Insights on Evolution of Virulence and Resistance from the Complete Genome Analysis of an Early Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain and a Biofilm-Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strain

    Steven R. Gill;Derrick E. Fouts;Gordon L. Archer;Emmanuel F. Mongodin

  • Genome sequence of the dissimilatory metal ion-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis.

    John F. Heidelberg;Ian T. Paulsen;Karen E. Nelson;Eric J. Gaidos;Eric J. Gaidos

  • Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

    Naomi L. Ward;Jean F. Challacombe;Jean F. Challacombe;Peter H. Janssen;Peter H. Janssen;Bernard Henrissat

  • The genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames and comparison to closely related bacteria

    Timothy D. Read;Timothy D. Read;Scott N. Peterson;Scott N. Peterson;Nicolas Tourasse;Les W. Baillie;Les W. Baillie

  • Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39

    T. D. Read;R. C. Brunham;C. Shen;S. R. Gill

Frequent Co-Authors

Claire M. Fraser
Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore
William C. Nelson
William C. Nelson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
Robert T. DeBoy
Robert T. DeBoy J. Craig Venter Institute
Sean C. Daugherty
Sean C. Daugherty University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hoda Khouri
Hoda Khouri J. Craig Venter Institute
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Daniel H. Haft
Daniel H. Haft National Institutes of Health
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute
John F. Heidelberg
John F. Heidelberg University of Southern California

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