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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 56 2202 1982 173 156 103 11939

Robert J. White publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert J. White between 1958 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert J. White published across 69 years, from 1958 to 2026, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1998. 3 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1998. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 3 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 7 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1958 2026

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert J. White: publications per year, 1958 to 2026
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 3
1963 0
1964 2
1965 1
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 2
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 0
1974 2
1975 2
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 0
1992 5
1993 0
1994 2
1995 4
1996 2
1997 2
1998 14
1999 5
2000 8
2001 9
2002 9
2003 7
2004 4
2005 6
2006 6
2007 6
2008 9
2009 4
2010 8
2011 6
2012 5
2013 1
2014 2
2015 7
2016 1
2017 3
2018 0
2019 4
2020 0
2021 1
2022 7
2023 2
2024 3
2025 2
2026 1
Total 194
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Robert J. White publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 97–106 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 103 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131 103
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Robert J. White D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113 56
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. White is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology.

The scientist's work addresses several specialized subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Cancer Research
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Main topics in their research portfolio consist of:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Robert J. White has contributed to at least five recent scientific papers, including:

  • Use of ubiquitous chromatin opening elements (UCOE) as tools to maintain transgene expression in biotechnology, 2022, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • Target-enriched nanopore sequencing and de novo assembly reveals co-occurrences of complex on-target genomic rearrangements induced by CRISPR-Cas9 in human cells, 2022, Genome Research
  • TFIIIC-based chromatin insulators through eukaryotic evolution, 2022, Gene
  • Dissecting cell death pathways in fed-batch bioreactors, 2023, Biotechnology Journal
  • Impact on Arabidopsis growth and stress resistance of depleting the Maf1 repressor of RNA polymerase III, 2022, Gene

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert J. White include:

  • Rebecca E. Sizer
  • Sienna P. Butterfield
  • Keyi Geng
  • Lara G. Merino
  • Linda Wedemann

Publication venues where Robert J. White has frequently contributed are:

  • Biotechnology Journal
  • Gene
  • Cancers
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

In recognition of professional achievements, Robert J. White was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994 and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Myotonic Dystrophy in Transgenic Mice Expressing an Expanded CUG Repeat

    Ami Mankodi;Eric Logigian;Linda Callahan;Carolyn McClain

  • c-Myc binds to human ribosomal DNA and stimulates transcription of rRNA genes by RNA polymerase I.

    Carla Grandori;Natividad Gomez-Roman;Zoe A. Felton-Edkins;Celine Ngouenet

  • SURVEY AND SUMMARY Transcription by RNA polymerases I and III

    Marvin R. Paule;Robert J. White

  • A Cis-Regulatory Map of the Drosophila Genome

    Nicolas Nègre;Christopher D. Brown;Lijia Ma;Christopher Aaron Bristow

  • Direct activation of RNA polymerase III transcription by c-Myc.

    Natividad Gomez-Roman;Carla Grandori;Robert N. Eisenman;Robert J. White

  • RNA polymerases I and III, growth control and cancer

    Robert J White

  • Transcription by RNA polymerase III: more complex than we thought

    Robert J. White

  • Repression of RNA polymerase III transcription by the retinoblastoma protein

    Robert J. White;Didier Trouche;Didier Trouche;Klaus Martin;Stephen P. Jackson

  • RNA polymerase III transcription and cancer.

    Robert J White

  • Genomic binding profiles of functionally distinct RNA polymerase III transcription complexes in human cells

    Zarmik Moqtaderi;Jie Wang;Debasish Raha;Robert J White

  • 3-Hydroxyanthranilate oxygenase activity is increased in the brains of Huntington disease victims

    Robert Schwarcz;Etsuo Okuno;Robert J. White;Edward D. Bird

  • mTOR associates with TFIIIC, is found at tRNA and 5S rRNA genes, and targets their repressor Maf1.

    Theodoros Kantidakis;Ben A. Ramsbottom;Joanna L. Birch;Sarah N. Dowding

  • P53 IS A GENERAL REPRESSOR OF RNA POLYMERASE III TRANSCRIPTION

    Carol A. Cairns;Robert J. White

  • RNA polymerases I and III, non-coding RNAs and cancer

    Robert J. White

  • Pol II and its associated epigenetic marks are present at Pol III–transcribed noncoding RNA genes

    Artem Barski;Iouri Chepelev;Dritan Liko;Suresh Cuddapah

  • RETRACTED: Elevated tRNAiMet Synthesis Can Drive Cell Proliferation and Oncogenic Transformation

    Lynne Marshall;Niall S. Kenneth;Robert J. White

  • RNA polymerase III transcription factor TFIIIC2 is overexpressed in ovarian tumors

    Andrew G. Winter;George Sourvinos;Simon J. Allison;Kerrie Tosh

  • A role for the TATA-box-binding protein component of the transcription factor IID complex as a general RNA polymerase III transcription factor.

    Robert J. White;Stephen P. Jackson;Peter W. J. Rigby

  • The TATA-binding protein: a central role in transcription by RNA polymerases I, II and III.

    Robert J. White;Stephen P. Jackson

  • Mechanism of TATA-binding protein recruitment to a TATA-less class III promoter

    Robert J. White;Stephen P. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen P. Jackson
Stephen P. Jackson University of Cambridge
Duncan T. Odom
Duncan T. Odom University of Cambridge
Jennifer P. Morton
Jennifer P. Morton University of Glasgow
John C. Marioni
John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute
Robert N. Eisenman
Robert N. Eisenman Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Robert G. Grossman
Robert G. Grossman Houston Methodist
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center
Chao Cheng
Chao Cheng Baylor College of Medicine
Kevin P. White
Kevin P. White National University of Singapore

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