Robert A. Obar
Impact in
- Cell Biology top 1%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Developmental Neuroscience top 5%
Papers in
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- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 7
- Protist diversity and phylogeny 5
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research 4
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks 4
- RNA Research and Splicing 3
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 3
- Cell Biology 13
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 12
- Cellular transport and secretion 7
- Co-authors
- Richard B. Vallee (7 shared papers)James A. Hammarback (3 shared papers)Clifton A. Poodry (1 shared paper)Samuel C. Wadsworth (1 shared paper)Christopher C. Schroeder (1 shared paper)Timothy W. Austin (1 shared paper)Howard S. Shpetner (2 shared papers)Christine A. Collins (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Nature (4 papers)Biosystems (2 papers)Neuron (2 papers)Developmental Biology (1 paper)Fly (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomTürkiye
In The Last Decade
Robert A. Obar
30 papers receiving 1.9k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 103
- Cell Biology 1.1k
- Developmental Neuroscience 93
- Molecular Biology 1.3k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 347
- Aging 29
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | 486 | |
| 2 | 1990 | 310 | |
| 3 | 1989 | 233 | |
| 4 | 1989 | 162 | |
| 5 | 1989 | 125 | |
| 6 | 1994 | 103 | |
| 7 | 1991 | 96 | |
| 8 | 2014 | 65 | |
| 9 | 2006 | 52 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 37 | |
| 11 | 2013 | 35 | |
| 12 | 1996 | 34 | |
| 13 | 2010 | 27 | |
| 14 | 1985 | 23 | |
| 15 | The origin of eukaryotic cells | 1985 | 21 |
| 16 | 2015 | 21 | |
| 17 | 1987 | 18 | |
| 18 | 1985 | 14 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 13 | |
| 20 | 1993 | 12 |
About Robert A. Obar
Robert A. Obar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Genetics and Physiology, having authored 31 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (12 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (5 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (4 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (4 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (1.1k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (93 citations), Molecular Biology (1.3k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (347 citations) and Aging (29 citations). Robert A. Obar has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include Richard B. Vallee, James A. Hammarback, Clifton A. Poodry, Samuel C. Wadsworth, Christopher C. Schroeder, Timothy W. Austin, Howard S. Shpetner, Christine A. Collins, R B Vallee and Lisa McKerracher. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Biosystems, Neuron, Developmental Biology and Fly.
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