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Robert M. Kelly

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
15744
World Ranking
5737
National Ranking
2713

Robert M. Kelly publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 279 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. Kelly 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 M. Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert M. Kelly is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Kelly's work concentrates on molecular biology, biomedical engineering, ecology, biotechnology, and materials chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Kelly has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (7 publications)
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements (6 publications)
  • Bioresource Technology (4 publications)
  • Environmental Microbiology (3 publications)
  • mSystems (2 publications)

Their recent papers highlight diverse research areas:

  • "Unraveling the functional dark matter through global metagenomics", 2023, Nature
  • "Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production", 2023, Science
  • "The biology of thermoacidophilic archaea from the order Sulfolobales", 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • "Thousands of small, novel genes predicted in global phage genomes", 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Life in hot acid: a genome-based reassessment of the archaeal order Sulfolobales", 2020, Environmental Microbiology

Kelly collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Ryan G. Bing (28 joint publications)
  • Daniel J. Willard (21 joint publications)
  • Michael W. W. Adams (15 joint publications)
  • Mohamad J. H. Manesh (13 joint publications)
  • James R. Crosby (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Persistence in muscle of an adenoviral vector that lacks all viral genes

    Hsiao-Huei Chen;Lisa M. Mack;Robert Kelly;Marcia Ontell

  • Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: Cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda

    Ronald H. Gray;Noah Kiwanuka;Thomas C. Quinn;Nelson K. Sewankambo

  • Extremely thermophilic microorganisms for biomass conversion: status and prospects.

    Sara E. Blumer-Schuette;Irina Kataeva;Irina Kataeva;Janet Westpheling;Janet Westpheling;Michael W. W. Adams;Michael W. W. Adams

  • Extremozymes: Expanding the Limits of Biocatalysis

    Michael W.W. Adams;Francine B. Perler;Robert M. Kelly

  • A randomized, community trial of intensive sexually transmitted disease control for AIDS prevention, Rakai, Uganda.

    Maria J. Wawer;Ronald H. Gray;Nelson K. Sewankambo;David Serwadda

  • Finding and using hyperthermophilic enzymes.

    Michael W.W Adams;Robert M Kelly

  • Global analysis of carbohydrate utilization by Lactobacillus acidophilus using cDNA microarrays

    Rodolphe Barrangou;M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril;Tri Duong;Shannon B. Conners

  • Purification and characterization of extremely thermostable beta-mannanase, beta-mannosidase, and alpha-galactosidase from the hyperthermophilic eubacterium Thermotoga neapolitana 5068.

    G D Duffaud;C M McCutchen;P Leduc;K N Parker

  • Hydrogenase of the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus is an elemental sulfur reductase or sulfhydrogenase: evidence for a sulfur-reducing hydrogenase ancestor

    Kesen Ma;Richard N. Schicho;Robert M. Kelly;Michael W. W. Adams

  • Purification and characterization of an alpha-glucosidase from a hyperthermophilic archaebacterium, Pyrococcus furiosus, exhibiting a temperature optimum of 105 to 115 degrees C.

    H R Costantino;S H Brown;R M Kelly

  • Thermophilic lignocellulose deconstruction

    Sara E. Blumer-Schuette;Sara E. Blumer-Schuette;Steven D. Brown;Kyle B. Sander;Kyle B. Sander;Edward A. Bayer

  • Characterization of Amylolytic Enzymes, Having Both α-1,4 and α-1,6 Hydrolytic Activity, from the Thermophilic Archaea Pyrococcus furiosus and Thermococcus litoralis

    Stephen H. Brown;Robert M. Kelly

  • Hydrogenomics of the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus

    Harmen J. G. van de Werken;Marcel R. A. Verhaart;Amy L. VanFossen;Karin Willquist

  • An Endoglucanase, EglA, from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Hydrolyzes β-1,4 Bonds in Mixed-Linkage (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-Glucans and Cellulose

    Michael W. Bauer;Lance E. Driskill;Walter Callen;Marjory A. Snead

  • ENZYMES FROM MICROORGANISMS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

    Michael W. W. Adams;Robert M. Kelly

  • Comparison of a β-Glucosidase and a β-Mannosidase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus: PURIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, GENE CLONING, AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS

    Michael W. Bauer;Edward J. Bylina;Ronald V. Swanson;Robert M. Kelly

  • Extremely thermophilic microorganisms as metabolic engineering platforms for production of fuels and industrial chemicals

    Benjamin M. Zeldes;Matthew W. Keller;Andrew J. Loder;Christopher T. Straub

  • The genome sequence of the metal-mobilizing, extremely thermoacidophilic archaeon Metallosphaera sedula provides insights into bioleaching-associated metabolism.

    Kathryne S. Auernik;Yukari Maezato;Paul H. Blum;Robert M. Kelly

  • Growth Physiology of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus litoralis: Development of a Sulfur-Free Defined Medium, Characterization of an Exopolysaccharide, and Evidence of Biofilm Formation.

    K D Rinker;R M Kelly

  • Heat shock response by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus.

    Keith R. Shockley;Donald E. Ward;Swapnil R. Chhabra;Shannon B. Conners

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
Saad A. Khan
Saad A. Khan North Carolina State University
Ying Xu
Ying Xu University of Georgia
Robert L. Hettich
Robert L. Hettich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Richard M. Felder
Richard M. Felder North Carolina State University
Giovanni Zangari
Giovanni Zangari University of Virginia
Matthew R. Begley
Matthew R. Begley University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert K. Prud'homme
Robert K. Prud'homme Princeton University
Jody W. Deming
Jody W. Deming University of Washington
Joseph Shiloach
Joseph Shiloach National Institutes of Health

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