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Robert D. Patton

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1968Rising activity

Publications

111

Citations

1,220

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

59

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
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Robert D. Patton's research focuses on analyzing cell-free DNA circulating in the blood to detect and characterize cancer non-invasively, particularly advanced prostate cancer. This work uses patterns of nucleosome positioning and DNA fragmentation to infer gene activity in tumors and to predict disease subtypes and pregnancy-related complications like preeclampsia, aiming to develop blood-based diagnostic tools that avoid the need for tissue biopsies.

Liquid biopsy and cell-free DNA analysisCancer genomics and epigenomicsProstate cancer detection and profilingComputational and deep learning methods for diagnosticsPrenatal and reproductive health screening

Publication output was low and steady through 2017-2022, then spiked sharply in 2023 (largely supplementary materials tied to a single major study) before settling to a more moderate but still elevated pace in 2024-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 28 publications28232024: 1 publication242025: 9 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • Nature Communications×3
  • Cell Reports×1
  • Cancer Discovery×1
  • The EMBO Journal×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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