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Robert J. Fontana

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1966
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionHepatitis C virus researchLiver Disease and TransplantationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis B Virus Studies

Publications

607

Citations

47,519

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

In context
Among 39 established Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics PIs within our index
Citations: 47,519cohort median 2,451
Publications / year (recent): 20.0cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~10 · 16% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 48 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 20.0/year recently
2017: 31 publications172018: 18 publications182019: 32 publications192020: 48 publications48202021: 22 publications212022: 23 publications222023: 23 publications232024: 28 publications242025: 16 publications252026: 10 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator2018: 2 collaborators2019: 1 collaborator2020: 4 collaborators2021: 4 collaborators2022: 2 collaborators2023: 3 collaborators2024: 2 collaborators2025: 1 collaborator1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×30
  • Hepatology×28
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology×19
  • Gastroenterology×13
  • Digestive Diseases and Sciences×13
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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