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Robert W. Burgess

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
10514
World Ranking
5692
National Ranking
2514

Robert W. Burgess publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 113 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Robert W. Burgess D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert W. Burgess is affiliated with The Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Neuroscience. Within these broader fields, their work addresses subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Neurology, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist's research centers on topics including Hereditary Neurological Disorders, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA regulation and disease, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, and Signaling Pathways in Disease.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert W. Burgess include:

  • Abigail L. D. Tadenev
  • Timothy J. Hines
  • Joshua A. Weiner
  • Courtney L. Hatton
  • George Murray

Their publications appear regularly in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Science, Journal of Neuroscience, and Brain Research.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert W. Burgess include:

  • "Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction" (2021) published in Redox Biology
  • "The integrated stress response contributes to tRNA synthetase-associated peripheral neuropathy" (2021) published in Science
  • "tRNA overexpression rescues peripheral neuropathy caused by mutations in tRNA synthetase" (2021) published in Science
  • "tRNA Dysregulation in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Diseases" (2023) published in Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "NCAM1 and GDF15 are biomarkers of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in patients and mice" (2022) published in Brain

Best Publications

  • Distinct roles of nerve and muscle in postsynaptic differentiation of the neuromuscular synapse

    Weichun Lin;Robert W. Burgess;Bertha Dominguez;Samuel L. Pfaff

  • Corepressor-Dependent Silencing of Chromosomal Regions Encoding Neuronal Genes

    Victoria V. Lunyak;Robert Burgess;Robert Burgess;Gratien G. Prefontaine;Charles Nelson

  • Imaging axonal transport of mitochondria in vivo.

    Thomas Misgeld;Thomas Misgeld;Martin Kerschensteiner;Martin Kerschensteiner;Florence M Bareyre;Florence M Bareyre;Robert W Burgess

  • Roles of neurotransmitter in synapse formation: development of neuromuscular junctions lacking choline acetyltransferase.

    Thomas Misgeld;Robert W Burgess;Renate M Lewis;Jeanette M Cunningham

  • Genetic evidence that relative synaptic efficacy biases the outcome of synaptic competition

    Mario Buffelli;Robert W. Burgess;Guoping Feng;Guoping Feng;Corrinne G. Lobe

  • Neurite arborization and mosaic spacing in the mouse retina require DSCAM

    Peter G. Fuerst;Amane Koizumi;Amane Koizumi;Richard H. Masland;Robert W. Burgess

  • Alternatively spliced isoforms of nerve- and muscle-derived agrin: their roles at the neuromuscular junction.

    Robert W Burgess;Quyen T Nguyen;Young-Jin Son;Jeff W Lichtman

  • Distinct requirements for evoked and spontaneous release of neurotransmitter are revealed by mutations in the Drosophila gene neuronal-synaptobrevin.

    David L. Deitcher;Atsushi Ueda;Bryan A. Stewart;Robert W. Burgess

  • An Active Dominant Mutation of Glycyl-tRNA Synthetase Causes Neuropathy in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2D Mouse Model

    Kevin L. Seburn;Leslie A. Nangle;Gregory A. Cox;Paul Schimmel

  • DSCAM and DSCAML1 Function in Self-Avoidance in Multiple Cell Types in the Developing Mouse Retina

    Peter G. Fuerst;Freyja Bruce;Miao Tian;Wei Wei

  • Agrin isoforms with distinct amino termini: differential expression, localization, and function.

    Robert W. Burgess;William C. Skarnes;Joshua R. Sanes

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Impaired protein translation in Drosophila models for Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy caused by mutant tRNA synthetases

    Sven Niehues;Julia Bussmann;Georg Steffes;Ines Erdmann

  • Two-Photon NADH Imaging Exposes Boundaries of Oxygen Diffusion in Cortical Vascular Supply Regions:

    Karl A Kasischke;Elton M Lambert;Ben Panepento;Anita Sun

  • Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction.

    James R. Tribble;Amin Otmani;Shanshan Sun;Sevannah A. Ellis

  • Identification and characterization of Drosophila genes for synaptic vesicle proteins

    A DiAntonio;RW Burgess;AC Chin;DL Deitcher

  • Rab3 Dynamically Controls Protein Composition at Active Zones

    Ethan R. Graf;Richard W. Daniels;Robert W. Burgess;Thomas L. Schwarz

  • CMT2D neuropathy is linked to the neomorphic binding activity of glycyl-tRNA synthetase

    Weiwei He;Ge Bai;Huihao Zhou;Na Wei

  • A novel mouse model of Niemann–Pick type C disease carrying a D1005G-Npc1 mutation comparable to commonly observed human mutations

    Robert A. Maue;Robert W. Burgess;Bing Wang;Christine M. Wooley

  • Evidence for a conserved function in synapse formation reveals Phr1 as a candidate gene for respiratory failure in newborn mice

    Robert W. Burgess;Kevin A. Peterson;Michael J. Johnson;Jeffrey J. Roix

  • Impaired protein translation in Drosophila models for Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy caused by mutant tRNA synthetases

    Sven Niehues;Julia Bussmann;Georg Steffes;Ines Erdmann

  • Disruption of glomerular basement membrane charge through podocyte-specific mutation of agrin does not alter glomerular permselectivity. Commentary. Author's reply

    Yashpal S. Kanwar;Farhad R. Danesh;Sumant S. Chugh;Scott J. Harvey

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Kevin Talbot
Kevin Talbot University of Oxford
Thomas Schwarz
Thomas Schwarz Boston Children's Hospital
Xiang-Lei Yang
Xiang-Lei Yang Scripps Research Institute
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
Giampietro Schiavo
Giampietro Schiavo University College London
David L.H. Bennett
David L.H. Bennett University of Oxford
Samuel L. Pfaff
Samuel L. Pfaff Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Albena Jordanova
Albena Jordanova University of Antwerp
Susan L. Ackerman
Susan L. Ackerman University of California, San Diego

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