2026 Robert J. Duronio: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	54	2323	2091	1146	1020	126	10755

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. Duronio is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a total of 116 publications. Within these, the most significant subfield is Molecular Biology, which accounts for 110 publications. They have also contributed to Plant Science, Immunology, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA Research and Splicing
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Cancer-related gene regulation
DNA Repair Mechanisms

Among their recent papers are the following, which illustrate their research focus and publication record:

CDK-Regulated Phase Separation Seeded by Histone Genes Ensures Precise Growth and Function of Histone Locus Bodies, 2020, published in Developmental Cell
Coordinating transcription and replication to mitigate their conflicts in early Drosophila embryos, 2022, published in Cell Reports
Superresolution light microscopy of the Drosophila histone locus body reveals a core-shell organization associated with expression of replication-dependent histone genes, 2021, published in Molecular Biology of the Cell
Distinct roles for canonical and variant histone H3 lysine-36 in Polycomb silencing, 2023, published in Science Advances
Drosophila histone locus body assembly and function involves multiple interactions, 2020, published in Molecular Biology of the Cell

Frequent coauthors in their research network include:

William F. Marzluff (19 joint publications)
Daniel J. McKay (17 joint publications)
A. Gregory Matera (13 joint publications)
James P. Kemp (9 joint publications)
Christina A. Hill (9 joint publications)

Duronio's work is regularly published in key venues such as:

UNC Libraries (40 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (4 publications)
Genetics (4 publications)
Molecular Cell (2 publications)

In recognition of their contributions to science, Robert J. Duronio was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

Metabolism and regulation of canonical histone mRNAs: life without a poly(A) tail

William F. Marzluff;Eric J. Wagner;Robert J. Duronio

847
Citations
Endoreplication: polyploidy with purpose

Hyun O. Lee;Jean M. Davidson;Robert J. Duronio

637
Citations
Signaling Pathways that Control Cell Proliferation

Robert J. Duronio;Yue Xiong

404
Citations
Distinct molecular mechanisms regulate cell cycle timing at successive stages of Drosophila embryogenesis

Brace A. Edgar;Frank Sprenger;Robert J. Duronio;Pierre Leopold

372
Citations
Lipid modifications of G protein subunits.: Myristoylation of Goα increases its affinity for βγ

Maurine E. Linder;Iok Hou Pang;Robert J. Duronio;Jeffrey I. Gordon

360
Citations
Endoreplication and polyploidy: insights into development and disease

Donald T. Fox;Robert J. Duronio

357
Citations
Protein N-myristoylation

Jeffrey Gordon;R. J. Duronio;David Rudnick;S. P. Adams

348
Citations
Histone mRNA expression: multiple levels of cell cycle regulation and important developmental consequences.

William F Marzluff;Robert J Duronio

315
Citations
The transcription factor E2F is required for S phase during Drosophila embryogenesis.

R. J. Duronio;P. H. O'farrell;Jing-Er Xie;A. Brook

315
Citations
Protein N-myristoylation in Escherichia coli: reconstitution of a eukaryotic protein modification in bacteria.

Robert J. Duronio;Emily Jackson-Machelski;Robert O. Heuckeroth;Peter O. Olins

314
Citations
Developmental control of the G1 to S transition in Drosophila: cyclin Eis a limiting downstream target of E2F.

Robert J Duronio;Patrick H. O'Farrell

310
Citations
Disruption of the yeast N-myristoyl transferase gene causes recessive lethality

Robert J. Duronio;Dwight A. Towler;Robert O. Heuckeroth;Jeffrey I. Gordon

246
Citations
Intrinsic Negative Cell Cycle Regulation Provided by PIP Box- and Cul4Cdt2-Mediated Destruction of E2f1 during S Phase

Shusaku T. Shibutani;Aida Flor A. de la Cruz;Vuong Tran;William J. Turbyfill

173
Citations
WD40 protein FBW5 promotes ubiquitination of tumor suppressor TSC2 by DDB1–CUL4–ROC1 ligase

Jian Hu;Sima Zacharek;Sima Zacharek;Yizhou Joseph He;Hyun Lee

173
Citations
New insights into cell cycle control from the Drosophila endocycle

Mary A Lilly;Robert J Duronio

170
Citations
Control of Drosophila endocycles by E2F and CRL4 CDT2

Norman Zielke;Norman Zielke;Kerry J. Kim;Vuong Tran;Shusaku T. Shibutani

170
Citations
Drosophila stem loop binding protein coordinates accumulation of mature histone mRNA with cell cycle progression

Eileen Sullivan;Carlos Santiago;Carlos Santiago;Emily D. Parker;Zbigniew Dominski

162
Citations
Interrogating the function of metazoan histones using engineered gene clusters

Daniel J. McKay;Stephen Klusza;Taylor J.R. Penke;Michael P. Meers

162
Citations
E2F-induced S phase requires cyclin E.

Robert J Duronio;Adam Brook;Nicholas Dyson;Patrick H. O'Farrell

158
Citations
Coordinating cell cycle-regulated histone gene expression through assembly and function of the Histone Locus Body

Robert J. Duronio;William F. Marzluff

156
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William F. Marzluff University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jeffrey I. Gordon Washington University in St. Louis

A. Gregory Matera University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brian D. Strahl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Patrick H. O'Farrell University of California, San Francisco

Karen Adelman Harvard University

Yue Xiong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bruce A. Edgar Huntsman Cancer Institute

Nicholas J. Dyson Harvard University

Michael Y. Tolstorukov Harvard University

External Links

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