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Sue Jinks-Robertson

Sue Jinks-Robertson

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
54
Citations
9351
World Ranking
3660
National Ranking
1586

Sue Jinks-Robertson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sue Jinks-Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 120 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Sue Jinks-Robertson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sue Jinks-Robertson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research expertise spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on Molecular Biology. The work also intersects Medicine, particularly in areas such as Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, and Oncology.

The scientist's research contributions include a concentration on DNA repair mechanisms, fungal infections and studies, CRISPR and genetic engineering, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, fungal and yeast genetics research, and genomics and chromatin dynamics.

Recent publications reflect active involvement in these topics. Among these are:

  • Transposon mobilization in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus is mutagenic during infection and promotes drug resistance in vitro, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genome-wide analysis of heat stress-stimulated transposon mobility in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus deneoformans, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Recurrent mutations in topoisomerase IIα cause a previously undescribed mutator phenotype in human cancers, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Characterization of long G4-rich enhancer-associated genomic regions engaging in a novel loop:loop 'G4 Kissing' interaction, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Trapped topoisomerase II initiates formation of de novo duplications via the nonhomologous end-joining pathway in yeast, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They frequently publish in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • DNA Repair
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Collaborations are a significant part of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Samantha Shaltz
  • Jonathan D. Williams
  • Asiya Gusa
  • Eva Mei Shouse
  • Joseph Heitman

The scientist has been recognized with membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2019 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • DNA Mismatch Repair and Genetic Instability

    Brian D Harfe;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Transcription as a source of genome instability

    Nayun Kim;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Association of increased spontaneous mutation rates with high levels of transcription in yeast.

    Abhijit Datta;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Mutagenic Processing of Ribonucleotides in DNA by Yeast Topoisomerase I

    Nayun Kim;Shar Yin N Huang;Jessica S. Williams;Yue C. Li

  • Expression of rRNA and tRNA genes in Escherichia coli: Evidence for feedback regulation by products of rRNA operons

    Sue Jinks-Robertson;Richard L. Gourse;Masayasu Nomura

  • Dual roles for DNA sequence identity and the mismatch repair system in the regulation of mitotic crossing-over in yeast

    Abhijit Datta;Miyono Hendrix;Marc Lipsitch;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Overlapping specificities of base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, recombination, and translesion synthesis pathways for DNA base damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Rebecca L. Swanson;Natalie J. Morey;Paul W. Doetsch;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms and the Bypass of DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Serge Boiteux;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Substrate length requirements for efficient mitotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    S. Jinks-Robertson;M. Michelitch;Shari Ramcharan

  • The role of the mismatch repair machinery in regulating mitotic and meiotic recombination between diverged sequences in yeast.

    Wenliang Chen;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Genetic control of microsatellite stability

    Elaine Ayres Sia;Sue Jinks-Robertson;Thomas D Petes

  • Transcription-Associated Mutagenesis

    Sue Jinks-Robertson;Ashok S. Bhagwat

  • Chromosomal translocations generated by high-frequency meiotic recombination between repeated yeast genes.

    Sue Jinks-Robertson;Thomas D. Petes

  • TRANSCRIPTION-ASSOCIATED MUTAGENESIS IN YEAST IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE LEVEL OF GENE EXPRESSION AND INFLUENCED BY THE DIRECTION OF DNA REPLICATION

    Nayun Kim;Amy L. Abdulovic;Regan Gealy;Malcolm J. Lippert

  • Discrete in vivo roles for the MutL homologs Mlh2p and Mlh3p in the removal of frameshift intermediates in budding yeast

    Brian D. Harfe;Brenda K. Minesinger;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Mismatch Repair Proteins Regulate Heteroduplex Formation during Mitotic Recombination in Yeast

    Wenliang Chen;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Regulation of mitotic homeologous recombination in yeast. Functions of mismatch repair and nucleotide excision repair genes.

    Ainsley Nicholson;Miyono Hendrix;Sue Jinks-Robertson;Gray F. Crouse

  • An examination of adaptive reversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    David F. Steele;Sue Jinks-Robertson

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ntg1p and Ntg2p: broad specificity N-glycosylases for the repair of oxidative DNA damage in the nucleus and mitochondria.

    Ho Jin You;Rebecca L. Swanson;Cindy Harrington;Anita H. Corbett

  • Destabilization of Simple Repetitive DNA Sequences by Transcription in Yeast

    Monika Wierdl;Christopher N. Greene;Abhijit Datta;Sue Jinks-Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas D. Petes
Thomas D. Petes Duke University
Brian D. Harfe
Brian D. Harfe University of Florida
Paul W. Doetsch
Paul W. Doetsch National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
James M. Berger
James M. Berger Johns Hopkins University
Yves Pommier
Yves Pommier National Institutes of Health
John L. Nitiss
John L. Nitiss University of Illinois at Chicago
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
R. Michael Liskay
R. Michael Liskay Oregon Health & Science University
Hannah L. Klein
Hannah L. Klein New York University
Martin Kupiec
Martin Kupiec Tel Aviv University

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