2026 Robert M. Kelly: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	74	5737	5289	2713	2432	279	15744

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

395
Citations
Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: Cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda

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

356
Citations
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

327
Citations
Extremozymes: Expanding the Limits of Biocatalysis

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

291
Citations
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

277
Citations
Finding and using hyperthermophilic enzymes.

Michael W.W Adams;Robert M Kelly

248
Citations
Global analysis of carbohydrate utilization by Lactobacillus acidophilus using cDNA microarrays

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

245
Citations
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

237
Citations
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

229
Citations
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

212
Citations
Thermophilic lignocellulose deconstruction

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

208
Citations
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

208
Citations
Hydrogenomics of the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus

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

200
Citations
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

199
Citations
ENZYMES FROM MICROORGANISMS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Michael W. W. Adams;Robert M. Kelly

191
Citations
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

182
Citations
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

181
Citations
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

179
Citations
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

176
Citations
Heat shock response by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus.

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

169
Citations