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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 105 579 52 339 49989
Medicine 105 6692 645 361 50080
Molecular Biology 99 547 43 278 44135

Robin A. Weiss publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robin A. Weiss between 1966 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robin A. Weiss published across 57 years, from 1966 to 2022, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1997. 4 of the 388 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1997. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications
1966 2022

388 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robin A. Weiss: publications per year, 1966 to 2022
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 2
1974 1
1975 3
1976 4
1977 8
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 4
1983 4
1984 6
1985 6
1986 11
1987 4
1988 13
1989 11
1990 11
1991 16
1992 8
1993 8
1994 9
1995 16
1996 19
1997 21
1998 14
1999 15
2000 11
2001 18
2002 8
2003 10
2004 9
2005 8
2006 5
2007 6
2008 9
2009 10
2010 15
2011 7
2012 11
2013 9
2014 4
2015 9
2016 2
2017 6
2018 2
2019 2
2020 0
2021 0
2022 4
Total 388
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Robin A. Weiss publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robin A. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 277–286 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 278 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49 278
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Robin A. Weiss D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robin A. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 98–99 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39 99
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Robin A. Weiss is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with subfields focused on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed to topics including:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Recent publications by Robin A. Weiss include:

  • Identification of host-pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Emergence of epidemic diseases: zoonoses and other origins, 2022, Faculty Reviews
  • A perspective on the early days of RAS research, 2020, Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  • Structural basis for llama nanobody recognition and neutralization of HIV-1 at the CD4-binding site, 2022, Structure
  • Structural Repertoire of HIV-1-Neutralizing Antibodies Targeting the CD4 Supersite in 14 Donors, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weiss include:

  • Neeraja Sankaran
  • Tongqing Zhou
  • Mark K. Louder
  • Baoshan Zhang
  • Lawrence Shapiro

They have published multiple papers across various venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Faculty Reviews
  • Structure
  • Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Robin A. Weiss has been recognized by several scientific bodies, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2013, fellowship of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 1997, and membership in Academia Europaea since 1993.

Best Publications

  • The CD4 (T4) antigen is an essential component of the receptor for the AIDS retrovirus

    Angus G. Dalgleish;Peter C. L. Beverley;Paul R. Clapham;Dorothy H. Crawford

  • The T4 gene encodes the AIDS virus receptor and is expressed in the immune system and the brain.

    Paul Jay Maddon;Angus G. Dalgleish;J.Steven McDougal;Paul R. Clapham

  • Infection of human cells by an endogenous retrovirus of pigs

    Clive Patience;Yasuhiro Takeuchi;Robin A. Weiss

  • RNA tumor viruses

    Robin Weiss;A. Bernstein

  • Molecular Mimicry of Human Cytokine and Cytokine Response Pathway Genes by KSHV

    Patrick S. Moore;Chris Boshoff;Robin A. Weiss;Yuan Chang

  • How does HIV cause AIDS

    Robin A. Weiss

  • Social and environmental risk factors in the emergence of infectious diseases

    Robin A Weiss;Anthony J McMichael

  • Slim disease: a new disease in Uganda and its association with HTLV-III infection.

    D. Serwadda;N.K. Sewankambo;J.W. Carswell;A.C. Bayley

  • HHV-8 is associated with a plasmablastic variant of Castleman disease that is linked to HHV-8-positive plasmablastic lymphoma.

    Nicolas Dupin;Tim L. Diss;Paul Kellam;Micheline Tulliez

  • High-titer packaging cells producing recombinant retroviruses resistant to human serum.

    F.-L. Cosset;Y. Takeuchi;J.-L. Battini;R. A. Weiss

  • Human immunodeficiency viruses.

    John Coffin;Ashley Haase;Jay A. Levy;Luc Montagnier

  • Dissociation of gp120 from HIV-1 virions induced by soluble CD4.

    John P. Moore;Jane A. McKeating;Robin A. Weiss;Quentin J. Sattentau

  • Neutralization of human T-lymphotropic virus type III by sera of AIDS and AIDS-risk patients.

    Robin A. Weiss;Paul R. Clapham;Rachanee Cheingsong-Popov;Angus G. Dalgleish

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Chris Boshoff;Robin A. Weiss

  • Angiogenic and HIV-Inhibitory Functions of KSHV-Encoded Chemokines

    Chris Boshoff;Yoshio Endo;Paul D. Collins;Yasuhiro Takeuchi

  • AIDS-related malignancies.

    Chris Boshoff;Robin Weiss

  • The CD4 antigen: physiological ligand and HIV receptor.

    Quentin J. Sattentau;Robin A. Weiss

  • HIV testing on all pregnant women.

    Douglas Black;Walter Bodmer;David Cox;Richard Doll

  • Identification of transforming gene in two human sarcoma cell lines as a new member of the ras gene family located on chromosome 1

    Alan Hall;Christopher J. Marshall;Nigel K. Spurr;Robin A. Weiss

  • Clonal Origin and Evolution of a Transmissible Cancer

    Claudio Murgia;Jonathan K. Pritchard;Su Yeon Kim;Ariberto Fassati

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Clapham
Paul R. Clapham University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Yasuhiro Takeuchi University College London
Chris Boshoff
Chris Boshoff Pfizer (Germany)
Thomas F. Schulz
Thomas F. Schulz Hannover Medical School
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Nigel J. Temperton
Nigel J. Temperton University of Kent
Áine McKnight
Áine McKnight Queen Mary University of London
Jane A. McKeating
Jane A. McKeating University of Oxford
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Antonio Lanzavecchia Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare
Paul Kellam
Paul Kellam Imperial College London

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