2026 Robin A. Weiss: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	105	579	52	339	49989
Molecular Biology	99	547	43	278	44135
Medicine	105	6693	648	361	50080

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.

47 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.

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.

40 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.

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

5059
Citations
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

2848
Citations
Infection of human cells by an endogenous retrovirus of pigs

Clive Patience;Yasuhiro Takeuchi;Robin A. Weiss

1539
Citations
RNA tumor viruses

Robin Weiss;A. Bernstein

1337
Citations
Molecular Mimicry of Human Cytokine and Cytokine Response Pathway Genes by KSHV

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

1124
Citations
How does HIV cause AIDS

Robin A. Weiss

990
Citations
Social and environmental risk factors in the emergence of infectious diseases

Robin A Weiss;Anthony J McMichael

861
Citations
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

848
Citations
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

832
Citations
High-titer packaging cells producing recombinant retroviruses resistant to human serum.

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

832
Citations
Human immunodeficiency viruses.

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

788
Citations
Dissociation of gp120 from HIV-1 virions induced by soluble CD4.

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

786
Citations
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

611
Citations
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

Chris Boshoff;Robin A. Weiss

602
Citations
Angiogenic and HIV-Inhibitory Functions of KSHV-Encoded Chemokines

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

589
Citations
AIDS-related malignancies.

Chris Boshoff;Robin Weiss

584
Citations
The CD4 antigen: physiological ligand and HIV receptor.

Quentin J. Sattentau;Robin A. Weiss

579
Citations
HIV testing on all pregnant women.

Douglas Black;Walter Bodmer;David Cox;Richard Doll

568
Citations
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

562
Citations
Clonal Origin and Evolution of a Transmissible Cancer

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

556
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Clapham University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Yasuhiro Takeuchi University College London

Chris Boshoff Pfizer (Germany)

Thomas F. Schulz Hannover Medical School

Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London

Nigel J. Temperton University of Kent

Áine McKnight Queen Mary University of London

Jane A. McKeating University of Oxford

Antonio Lanzavecchia Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare

Paul Kellam Imperial College London

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