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Brian K. Kay publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian K. Kay sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Brian K. Kay D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian K. Kay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian K. Kay is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research spans areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus also on medicine. The scientist's work covers various subfields such as molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, ecology, oncology, and immunology.

Their publications primarily address topics including monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, peptidase inhibition and analysis, advanced biosensing techniques and applications, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and viral infections and immunology research.

Brian K. Kay has published in a number of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to UNC Libraries. Other notable publication venues include New Biotechnology, Methods in Molecular Biology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Science Signaling.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Expanding the chemical diversity of M13 bacteriophage (2022), Frontiers in Microbiology
  • FN3-based monobodies selective for the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (2021), New Biotechnology
  • Phosphorylated Gβ is a directional cue during yeast gradient tracking (2021), Science Signaling
  • Efficient Cloning of Inserts for Phage Display by Golden Gate Assembly (2023), Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Isolation of Peptide Ligands for the HIV Capsid Protein p24 by Phage-Display (2025), International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including Ashley K. Grahn, Grace L. Allen, Christina Miller, Srinivas S. Thota, and Andrew B. Sparks.

Best Publications

  • The importance of being proline: the interaction of proline-rich motifs in signaling proteins with their cognate domains

    Brian K. Kay;Michael P. Williamson;Marius Sudol

  • Filamentous phage display in the new millennium.

    John W. Kehoe;Brian K. Kay

  • Xenopus laevis : practical uses in cell and molecular biology

    Brian K. Kay;H. Benjamin Peng

  • Distinct ligand preferences of Src homology 3 domains from Src, Yes, Abl, Cortactin, p53bp2, PLCgamma, Crk, and Grb2

    Andrew B. Sparks;James E. Rider;Noah G. Hoffman;Dana M. Fowlkes

  • Endocytic protein intersectin-l regulates actin assembly via Cdc42 and N-WASP

    Natasha K. Hussain;Sarah Jenna;Michael Glogauer;Christopher C. Quinn

  • Phage display of peptides and proteins : a laboratory manual

    Brian K. Kay;Jill Winter;John McCafferty

  • Intersectin, a novel adaptor protein with two Eps15 homology and five Src homology 3 domains

    Montarop Yamabhai;Noah G. Hoffman;Nancy L. Hardison;Peter S. McPherson

  • SH3-domain-containing proteins function at distinct steps in clathrin-coated vesicle formation.

    Fiona Simpson;Natasha K. Hussain;Britta Qualmann;Regis B. Kelly

  • Inhibition of human complement by a C3-binding peptide isolated from a phage-displayed random peptide library.

    Arvind Sahu;Brian Kay;John D. Lambris

  • Molecular Basis of Human Cardiac Troponin T Isoforms Expressed in the Developing, Adult, and Failing Heart

    Page A. W. Anderson;Ann Greig;Trisha M. Mark;Nadia N. Malouf

  • A Novel, Multifunctional c-Cbl Binding Protein in Insulin Receptor Signaling in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

    Vered Ribon;Vered Ribon;John A. Printen;John A. Printen;Noah G. Hoffman;Brian K. Kay

  • Signaling on the endocytic pathway.

    Peter S. McPherson;Brian K. Kay;Natasha K. Hussain

  • Totally synthetic affinity reagents

    Brian K. Kay;Dana M. Fowlkes

  • Cloning of ligand targets: Systematic isolation of SH3 domain-containing proteins

    Andrew B. Sparks;Noah G. Hoffman;Stephen J. McConnell;Dana M. Fowlkes;Dana M. Fowlkes

  • Biological sensors based on Brownian relaxation of magnetic nanoparticles

    S. H. Chung;A. Hoffmann;S. D. Bader;C. Liu

  • An M13 phage library displaying random 38-amino-acid peptides as a source of novel sequences with affinity to selected targets.

    Brian K. Kay;Nils B. Adey;He Yun-Sheng;John P. Manfredi

  • Characterization of phage that bind plastic from phage-displayed random peptide libraries

    Nils B. Adey;Anthea H. Mataragnon;James E. Rider;J.Mark Carter

  • Identification and characterization of Src SH3 ligands from phage-displayed random peptide libraries.

    Andrew B. Sparks;Lawrence A. Quilliam;Judith M. Thorn;Channing J. Der

  • Identification of Novel Human WW Domain-containing Proteins by Cloning of Ligand Targets

    Gregorio Pirozzi;Stephen J. McConnell;Albert J. Uveges;J. Mark Carter

  • SPLICE VARIANTS OF INTERSECTIN ARE COMPONENTS OF THE ENDOCYTIC MACHINERY IN NEURONS AND NONNEURONAL CELLS

    Natasha K. Hussain;Montarop Yamabhai;Antoine R. Ramjaun;A. Michelle Guy

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter S. McPherson
Peter S. McPherson Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Channing J. Der
Channing J. Der University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bernard Weisblum
Bernard Weisblum University of Wisconsin–Madison
Matthew T. Gillespie
Matthew T. Gillespie Monash University
John D. Lambris
John D. Lambris University of Pennsylvania
Alan R. Saltiel
Alan R. Saltiel University of California, San Diego
Axel Hoffmann
Axel Hoffmann University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John C. Cambier
John C. Cambier University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Raymond P. Roos
Raymond P. Roos University of Chicago
S. D. Bader
S. D. Bader Argonne National Laboratory

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