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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15917
World Ranking
7078
National Ranking
179

Robert N. Pike publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert N. Pike sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert N. Pike 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 N. Pike sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert N. Pike is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia. Their research spans several fields related to medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology, with a focus on both broad and specialized topics within these disciplines.

The primary fields of study associated with Robert N. Pike include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these areas, their subfields of study concentrate on:

  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Genetics
  • Periodontics
  • Physiology

Key topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Robert N. Pike's recent publications cover a range of topics and demonstrate collaboration with various co-authors. Their papers include:

  • "Mapping the binding site of C1-inhibitor for polyanion cofactors," 2020, Molecular Immunology
  • "Effect of a protease-activated receptor-2 antagonist (GB88) on inflammation-related loss of alveolar bone in periodontal disease," 2023, Journal of Periodontal Research
  • "The crystal structure of the toxin EspC from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli reveals the mechanism that governs host cell entry and cytotoxicity," 2025, Gut Microbes
  • "Molecular Interactions Required for Activation of Complement Component C2 Include Exosites Located on the Serine Protease Domain of C1s and Mannose-Binding Lectin Associated Protease-2," 2024, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent co-authors in these projects have been:

  • Lakshmi C. Wijeyewickrema
  • Lilian Hor
  • Jing Pan
  • Nidhish Francis
  • Reza Sanaei

The venues where Robert N. Pike's work has been published include:

  • Journal of Periodontal Research
  • Molecular Immunology
  • Gut Microbes
  • The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • The anticoagulant activation of antithrombin by heparin.

    Lei Jin;Jan Pieter Abrahams;Jan Pieter Abrahams;Richard Skinner;Maurice Petitou

  • An overview of the serpin superfamily

    Ruby H P Law;Qingwei Zhang;Sheena McGowan;Ashley Maurice Buckle

  • Phylogeny of the Serpin Superfamily: Implications of Patterns of Amino Acid Conservation for Structure and Function

    James A. Irving;Robert N. Pike;Arthur M. Lesk;James C. Whisstock

  • A molecular basis for the association of the HLA-DRB1 locus, citrullination, and rheumatoid arthritis

    Stephen Scally;Jan Petersen;Soi Cheng Cheng Law;Nadine Lee Dudek

  • Lysine- and arginine-specific proteinases from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Isolation, characterization, and evidence for the existence of complexes with hemagglutinins.

    R. Pike;W. McGraw;J. Potempa;J. Travis

  • Corruption of innate immunity by bacterial proteases.

    Jan Potempa;Robert Neil Pike

  • PROSPER: An Integrated Feature-Based Tool for Predicting Protease Substrate Cleavage Sites

    Jiangning Song;Jiangning Song;Hao Tan;Andrew J. Perry;Tatsuya Akutsu

  • A Common Fold Mediates Vertebrate Defense and Bacterial Attack

    Carlos J. Rosado;Ashley M. Buckle;Ruby H. P. Law;Rebecca E. Butcher;Rebecca E. Butcher

  • The multiple forms of trypsin-like activity present in various strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis are due to the presence of either Arg-gingipain or Lys-gingipain.

    J Potempa;R Pike;J Travis

  • GABA production by glutamic acid decarboxylase is regulated by a dynamic catalytic loop

    G Fenalti;R.H.P Law;A.M Buckle;C Langendorf

  • Activation of protease-activated receptors by gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis leads to platelet aggregation: a new trait in microbial pathogenicity.

    Afrodite Lourbakos;Yu Ping Yuan;Alison L. Jenkins;James Travis

  • Arginine-specific protease from Porphyromonas gingivalis activates protease-activated receptors on human oral epithelial cells and induces interleukin-6 secretion

    Afrodite Lourbakos;Jan Potempa;James Travis;Michael R. D'Andrea

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis proteinases as virulence factors in the development of periodontitis.

    J. Travis;R. Pike;Takahisa Imamura;J. Potempa

  • Pathogenesis of periodontitis: a major arginine-specific cysteine proteinase from Porphyromonas gingivalis induces vascular permeability enhancement through activation of the kallikrein/kinin pathway.

    Takahisa Imamura;Robert N. Pike;Jan Potempa;James Travis

  • The X-ray crystal structure of full-length human plasminogen

    Ruby H.P. Law;Tom Caradoc-Davies;Nathan Cowieson;Anita J. Horvath

  • Molecular Cloning and Structural Characterization of the Arg-gingipain Proteinase of Porphyromonas gingivalis: BIOSYNTHESIS AS A PROTEINASE-ADHESIN POLYPROTEIN

    Nadine Pavloff;Jan Potempa;Robert N. Pike;Vaclav Prochazka

  • Antithrombin: in control of coagulation.

    Noelene Sheila Quinsey;Ainsley L Greedy;Stephen Paul Bottomley;James C Whisstock

  • Titration and mapping of the active site of cysteine proteinases from Porphyromonas gingivalis (gingipains) using peptidyl chloromethanes

    Jan Potempa;Robert Pike;James Travis

  • Cleavage and activation of proteinase‐activated receptor‐2 on human neutrophils by gingipain‐R from Porphyromonas gingivalis

    Afrodite Lourbakos;Carla Chinni;Philip E Thompson;Jan Potempa

  • Control of the coagulation system by serpins: getting by with a little help from glycosaminoglycans

    Robert Neil Pike;Ashley Maurice Buckle;Bernard Le Bonniec;Frank C Church

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Whisstock
James C. Whisstock Monash University
Eleanor J. Mackie
Eleanor J. Mackie University of Melbourne
Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville
Stephen P. Bottomley
Stephen P. Bottomley Monash University
James Travis
James Travis University of Georgia
Ashley M. Buckle
Ashley M. Buckle Monash University
Phillip I. Bird
Phillip I. Bird Monash University
Anna M. Blom
Anna M. Blom Lund University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Robin W. Carrell
Robin W. Carrell University of Cambridge

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