2026 Robert S. Adelstein: 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	95	1933	1744	1059	938	226	28468

Overview

Robert S. Adelstein is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms.

Adelstein's recent publications cover a variety of topics related to cytoskeletal dynamics, cell migration, gene targeting, and cardiac repair. Notable papers include:

Nonmuscle myosin 2 regulates cortical stability during sprouting angiogenesis, 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
Mutations in non-muscle myosin 2A disrupt the actomyosin cytoskeleton in Sertoli cells and cause male infertility, 2020, Developmental Biology
PAK3 controls the tangential to radial migration switch of cortical interneurons by coordinating changes in cell shape and polarity, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Investigation of the molecular biology underlying the pronounced high gene targeting frequency at the Myh9 gene locus in mouse embryonic stem cells, 2020, PLoS ONE
Abstract We020: Myh9 plays a vital role in cardiac myofibroblast differentiation and is indispensable for cardiac repair after myocardial infarction, 2024, Circulation Research

The coauthors with whom Adelstein has frequently collaborated include:

Xuefei Ma
Derek C. Sung
Mohsin Ahmad
Connie B. Lerma Cervantes
Yingfan Zhang

Adelstein has contributed to various publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology of the Cell
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PLoS ONE
Circulation Research

The main fields of study for Adelstein's work are:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Within these broader disciplines, their research subfields include:

Molecular Biology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Reproductive Medicine
Rheumatology
Genetics

The primary research topics addressed in Adelstein's studies encompass:

Renal and related cancers
Sperm and Testicular Function
Urologic and reproductive health conditions
Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
Connective tissue disorders research
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Best Publications

Non-muscle myosin II takes centre stage in cell adhesion and migration.

Miguel Vicente-Manzanares;Xuefei Ma;Robert S. Adelstein;Alan Rick Horwitz

2212
Citations
Myosin IIA regulates cell motility and actomyosin–microtubule crosstalk

Sharona Even-Ram;Andrew D. Doyle;Mary Anne Conti;Kazue Matsumoto

593
Citations
Phosphorylation of platelet myosin increases actin-activated myosin ATPase activity.

Robert S. Adelstein;Mary Anne Conti

541
Citations
Complete Amino-Acid Sequence of Actin of Rabbit Skeletal Muscle

Marshall Elzinga;John H. Collins;W. Michael Kuehl;Robert S. Adelstein

522
Citations
Phosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase by the catalytic subunit of adenosine 3': 5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase.

Robert S. Adelstein;Mary Anne Conti;David R. Hathaway;Claude B. Klee

512
Citations
Human platelet myosin light chain kinase requires the calcium-binding protein calmodulin for activity.

David R. Hathaway;Robert S. Adelstein

491
Citations
Identification of Neuronal Nuclei (NeuN) as Fox-3, a New Member of the Fox-1 Gene Family of Splicing Factors

Kee K. Kim;Robert S. Adelstein;Sachiyo Kawamoto

489
Citations
Nonmuscle myosin II moves in new directions

Mary Anne Conti;Robert S. Adelstein

483
Citations
Nonmuscle myosin II-B is required for normal development of the mouse heart

Antonella N. Tullio;Domenico Accili;Victor J. Ferrans;Zu-Xi Yu

415
Citations
Identification and Characterization of Nonmuscle Myosin II-C, a New Member of the Myosin II Family

Eliahu Golomb;Eliahu Golomb;Xuefei Ma;Siddhartha S. Jana;Yvette A. Preston

403
Citations
Effect of phosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin on actin activation and Ca2+ regulation.

Samuel Chacko;Mary Anne Conti;Robert S. Adelstein

394
Citations
Defects in cell adhesion and the visceral endoderm following ablation of nonmuscle myosin heavy chain II-A in mice.

Mary Anne Conti;Sharona Even-Ram;Chengyu Liu;Kenneth M. Yamada

392
Citations
Basic mechanism of three-dimensional collagen fibre transport by fibroblasts

Adam S. Meshel;Qize Wei;Robert S. Adelstein;Michael P. Sheetz

389
Citations
Human nonmuscle myosin heavy chains are encoded by two genes located on different chromosomes.

M Simons;M Wang;O W McBride;S Kawamoto

368
Citations
Myosin II isoforms identify distinct functional modules that support integrity of the epithelial zonula adherens.

Michael Smutny;Hayley L. Cox;Joanne M. Leerberg;Eva M. Kovacs

356
Citations
Differential localization of myosin-II isozymes in human cultured cells and blood cells.

Pamela Maupin;Carrie L. Phillips;Robert S. Adelstein;Thomas D. Pollard

352
Citations
Phorbol ester-induced activation of human platelets is associated with protein kinase C phosphorylation of myosin light chains

Michiko Naka;Masakatsu Nishikawa;Robert S. Adelstein;Hiroyoshi Hidaka

349
Citations
Protein kinase C modulates in vitro phosphorylation of the smooth muscle heavy meromyosin by myosin light chain kinase.

M Nishikawa;J R Sellers;R S Adelstein;H Hidaka

334
Citations
Myosin IIB is required for growth cone motility.

Paul C. Bridgman;Sonya Dave;Clara F. Asnes;Antonella N. Tullio

319
Citations
Phosphorylation of Smooth Muscle Myosin Light Chain Kinase by the Catalytic Subunit of Adenosine 3': 5'-Monophosphate-dependent

Robert S. Adelstein;Mary Anne Conti;R David;Claude B. Klee

0
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