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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14380
World Ranking
7533
National Ranking
585

Robert R. Kay 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 R. Kay sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert R. Kay 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 R. Kay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert R. Kay is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on cell biology and molecular biology as key subfields. Additional areas of study include biophysics, biomedical engineering, and pharmacology.

Their work covers several specialized topics including:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Robert R. Kay has been involved in multiple publications over recent years. Notable papers include:

  • Macropinocytosis: Biology and mechanisms, 2021, published in Cells and Development
  • The Amoebal Model for Macropinocytosis, 2022, published in Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry

In addition to these, several frequently cited papers in related fields but authored by other researchers also represent the broader research environment connected to Kay:

  • Pressure sensing through Piezo channels controls whether cells migrate with blebs or pseudopods, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Formation and closure of macropinocytic cups in Dictyostelium, 2023, Current Biology
  • Multispectral live-cell imaging with uncompromised spatiotemporal resolution, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The most common publication venues where Kay's work appears are:

  • Current Biology
  • Cells and Development
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochemical Society Transactions

Robert R. Kay collaborates regularly with several scientists, including:

  • Judith E. Lutton
  • Jason King
  • Till Bretschneider
  • Tamao Saito
  • Toyonobu Usuki

Best Publications

  • The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum

    L. Eichinger;J. A. Pachebat;J. A. Pachebat;G. Glöckner;M.-A. Rajandream

  • Chemical structure of the morphogen differentiation inducing factor from Dictyostelium discoideum

    Howard R. Morris;Graham W. Taylor;Mark S. Masento;Keith A. Jermyn

  • Cell differentiation without morphogenesis in Dictyostelium discoideum

    C. D. Town;J. D. Gross;R. R. Kay

  • Chemotaxis in the Absence of PIP3 Gradients

    Oliver Hoeller;Robert R. Kay

  • Glycogen synthase kinase 3 regulates cell fate in Dictyostelium.

    A.J Harwood;S.E Plyte;J Woodgett;H Strutt

  • Intracellular pH and the control of cell differentiation in Dictyostelium discoideum

    J. D. Gross;J. Bradbury;R. R. Kay;M. J. Peacey

  • Changing directions in the study of chemotaxis.

    Robert R. Kay;Paul Langridge;Paul Langridge;David Traynor;Oliver Hoeller

  • Direct induction of dictyostelium prestalk gene expression by DIF provides evidence that DIF is a morphogen

    J.G. Williams;A. Ceccarelli;S. McRobbie;H. Mahbubani

  • Uses and abuses of macropinocytosis.

    Gareth Bloomfield;Robert R. Kay

  • The role of DIF-1 signaling in Dictyostelium development.

    Christopher R.L Thompson;Robert R Kay

  • A possible morphogen controlling differentiation in Dictyostelium

    R R Kay;K A Jermyn

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of Dictyostelium discoideum

    Gernot Glöckner;Ludwig Eichinger;Karol Szafranski;Justin A. Pachebat

  • The Dbl-related Protein, Lfc, Localizes to Microtubules and Mediates the Activation of Rac Signaling Pathways in Cells

    Judith A. Glaven;Ian Whitehead;Shubha Bagrodia;Robert Kay

  • Two distinct classes of prestalk-enriched mRNA sequences in Dictyostelium discoideum.

    K.A. Jermyn;M. Berks;R.R. Kay;J.G. Williams

  • An intersection of the cAMP/PKA and two- component signal transduction systems in Dictyostelium

    Peter A. Thomason;David Traynor;Guy Cavet;Wen Tsan Chang

  • Origins of the prestalk-prespore pattern in Dictyostelium development.

    Jeffrey G. Williams;Karen T. Duffy;David P. Lane;Stuart J. McRobbie

  • Defective ribosome assembly in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

    Chi C. Wong;David Traynor;Nicolas Basse;Nicolas Basse;Robert R. Kay

  • A Method for the Rapid Isolation of Nuclear Membranes from Rat Liver

    Robert R. Kay;Derek Fraser;Irving R. Johnston

  • Mechanism of eIF6 release from the nascent 60S ribosomal subunit

    Félix Weis;Emmanuel Giudice;Mark Churcher;Li Jin

  • Comparative genomics of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum and Dictyostelium purpureum

    Richard Sucgang;Alan Kuo;Xiangjun Tian;William J Salerno

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Insall
Robert H. Insall University of Glasgow
Howard R. Morris
Howard R. Morris Imperial College London
Gad Shaulsky
Gad Shaulsky Baylor College of Medicine
Adam Kuspa
Adam Kuspa Welch Foundation
Phillip T. Hawkins
Phillip T. Hawkins Babraham Institute
Richard A. Cerione
Richard A. Cerione Cornell University
Joel B. Dacks
Joel B. Dacks University of Alberta
Robin Antrobus
Robin Antrobus University of Cambridge
Pauline Schaap
Pauline Schaap University of Dundee
Robin F. Irvine
Robin F. Irvine University of Cambridge

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