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Robert Roberts publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 492 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Robert Roberts D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert Roberts is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers multiple research topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, RNA modifications and cancer, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Congenital heart defects research, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants" (2021, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Genetic Risk Stratification" (2021, JACC Basic to Translational Science)
  • "Genetic Predisposition to Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" (2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine)
  • "Genetics, its role in preventing the pandemic of coronary artery disease" (2021, Clinical Cardiology)

Frequent co-authors associated with Roberts' work include John Danesh, Anuj Goel, Stavroula Kanoni, Paul S. de Vries, and Moritz von Scheidt.

Their publications have appeared in several notable scientific venues such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Nature Genetics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), JACC Basic to Translational Science, and Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine.

Robert Roberts has received awards including the Distinguished Fellowship Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 1998, as well as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Myocardial infarction redefined - A consensus document of the Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction

    J. S. Alpert;E. Antman;F. Apple;P. W. Armstrong

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Impairment of endothelium-dependent arterial relaxation by lysolecithin in modified low-density lipoproteins.

    Kiyotaka Kugiyama;Scott A. Kerns;Joel D. Morrisett;Robert Roberts

  • It’s Time for a Change to a Troponin Standard

    Allan S. Jaffe;Jan Ravkilde;Robert Roberts;Ulf Naslund

  • Identification of a Genetic Locus for Familial Atrial Fibrillation

    Ramon Brugada;Terry Tapscott;Grazyna Z. Czernuszewicz;A.J. Marian

  • Tissue Doppler Imaging Consistently Detects Myocardial Abnormalities in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Provides a Novel Means for an Early Diagnosis Before and Independently of Hypertrophy

    Sherif F. Nagueh;Linda L. Bachinski;Denise Meyer;Rita Hill

  • A common allele on chromosome 9 associated with coronary heart disease

    Ruth Mcpherson;Alexander Pertsemlidis;Nihan Kavaslar;Alexandre Stewart

  • Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction

    Ron Do;Ron Do;Nathan O. Stitziel;Hong Hee Won;Hong Hee Won;Anders Berg Jørgensen

  • Identification of ADAMTS7 as a novel locus for coronary atherosclerosis and association of ABO with myocardial infarction in the presence of coronary atherosclerosis: two genome-wide association studies

    Muredach P Reilly;Mingyao Li;Jing He;Jane F Ferguson

  • Direct evidence that oxygen-derived free radicals contribute to postischemic myocardial dysfunction in the intact dog

    Roberto Bolli;Mohamed O. Jeroudi;Bharat S. Patel;Coit M. Dubose

  • A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium

    Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo;Tim D Spector;Massimo Mangino;Brigitte Kühnel

  • The Molecular Genetic Basis for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    A. J. Marian;Robert Roberts

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Influence of coronary collateral vessels on myocardial infarct size in humans. Results of phase I thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) trial. The TIMI Investigators.

    G B Habib;J Heibig;S A Forman;B G Brown

  • Desmin Mutation Responsible for Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Duanxiang Li;Terry Tapscoft;Oscar Gonzalez;Paula E. Burch

  • A common allele on chromosome 9 associated with coronary heart disease

    Ruth McPherson;Alexander Pertsemlidis;Nihan Kavaslar;Alexandre Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Quinones
Miguel A. Quinones Houston Methodist
Roberto Bolli
Roberto Bolli University of Louisville
Mario S. Verani
Mario S. Verani Baylor College of Medicine
Neal S. Kleiman
Neal S. Kleiman Houston Methodist
Sherif F. Nagueh
Sherif F. Nagueh Houston Methodist
Lloyd H. Michael
Lloyd H. Michael Baylor College of Medicine
James B. Young
James B. Young Cleveland Clinic
William A. Zoghbi
William A. Zoghbi Houston Methodist
Mark L. Entman
Mark L. Entman Baylor College of Medicine
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa

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