2026 K. Johan Rosengren: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	49	18103	16615	523	503	200	7595

Overview

K. Johan Rosengren is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, notably:

Biochemical and Structural Characterization
Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Pregnancy-related Medical Research
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Rosengren has published frequently in a number of scientific venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Journal of Natural Products
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent notable publications by K. Johan Rosengren include:

Backbone Cyclization and Dimerization of LL-37-Derived Peptides Enhance Antimicrobial Activity and Proteolytic Stability, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
Secondary Structure Transitions for a Family of Amyloidogenic, Antimicrobial Uperin 3 Peptides in Contact with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, 2022, ChemPlusChem
Heimdallarchaea encodes profilin with eukaryotic-like actin regulation and polyproline binding, 2021, Communications Biology
The genetic origin of evolidine, the first cyclopeptide discovered in plants, and related orbitides, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
Recifin A, Initial Example of the Tyr-Lock Peptide Structural Family, Is a Selective Allosteric Inhibitor of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Richard J. Clark
Colton D. Payne
Mark Fisher
Joshua S. Mylne
Angela Song

Best Publications

Twists, Knots, and Rings in Proteins STRUCTURAL DEFINITION OF THE CYCLOTIDE FRAMEWORK

K. Johan Rosengren;Norelle L. Daly;Manuel R. Plan;Clement Waine

379
Citations
Microcin J25 Has a Threaded Sidechain-to-Backbone Ring Structure and Not a Head-to-Tail Cyclized Backbone

K.J Rosengren;R.J Clark;N.L Daly;U Goransson

308
Citations
Engineering stable peptide toxins by means of backbone cyclization: Stabilization of the α-conotoxin MII

Richard J. Clark;Harald Fischer;Louise Dempster;Norelle L. Daly

292
Citations
Isolation, solution structure, and insecticidal activity of kalata B2, a circular protein with a twist: do Möbius strips exist in nature?

Cameron V. Jennings;K. Johan Rosengren;Norelle L. Daly;Manuel Plan

289
Citations
Solution structures by 1H NMR of the novel cyclic trypsin inhibitor SFTI-1 from sunflower seeds and an acyclic permutant

M. L. J. Korsinczky;H. J. Schirra;K. J. Rosengren;J. West

259
Citations
Discovery, structure and biological activities of cyclotides

Norelle L. Daly;K. Johan Rosengren;David J. Craik

254
Citations
Decoding the membrane activity of the cyclotide kalata B1: the importance of phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipids and lipid organization on hemolytic and anti-HIV activities

Sónia Troeira Henriques;Sónia Troeira Henriques;Yen-Hua Huang;K. Johan Rosengren;Henri G. Franquelim

210
Citations
Alanine Scanning mutagenesis of the prototypic cyclotide reveals a cluster of residues essential for bioactivity

Shane M. Simonsen;Lillian Sando;K. Johan Rosengren;Conan K. Wang

209
Citations
Theoretical and computational strategies for rational molecularly imprinted polymer design

Ian A. Nicholls;Håkan S. Andersson;Christy Charlton;Henning Henschel

207
Citations
Isolation and characterization of novel cyclotides from Viola hederaceae : Solution structure and anti-HIV activity of vhl-1, a leaf-specific expressed cyclotide

Bin Chen;Bin Chen;Michelle L. Colgrave;Norelle L. Daly;K. Johan Rosengren

173
Citations
Identification of crucial residues for the antibacterial activity of the proline-rich peptide, pyrrhocoricin.

Goran Kragol;Ralf Hoffmann;Michael A. Chattergoon;Sandor Lovas

168
Citations
Functional Analysis of the α-Defensin Disulfide Array in Mouse Cryptdin-4

Atsuo Maemoto;Xiaoqing Qu;K. Johan Rosengren;Hiroki Tanabe

153
Citations
Pharmacological characterisation of the highly NaV1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a.

Jennifer R Deuis;Zoltan Dekan;Joshua S. Wingerd;Jennifer J. Smith

135
Citations
Combined X-ray and NMR Analysis of the Stability of the Cyclotide Cystine Knot Fold That Underpins Its Insecticidal Activity and Potential Use as a Drug Scaffold

Conan K. Wang;Shu-Hong Hu;Jennifer L. Martin;Tove Sjögren

127
Citations
The A-chain of Human Relaxin Family Peptides Has Distinct Roles in the Binding and Activation of the Different Relaxin Family Peptide Receptors *

Mohammed Akhter Hossain;K. Johan Rosengren;Linda M. Haugaard-Jönsson;Soude Zhang

107
Citations
Solution Structure and Novel Insights into the Determinants of the Receptor Specificity of Human Relaxin-3

K. Johan Rosengren;Feng Lin;Ross A.D. Bathgate;Geoffrey W. Tregear

107
Citations
Semienzymatic Cyclization of Disulfide-rich Peptides Using Sortase A

Xinying Jia;Xinying Jia;Soohyun Kwon;Ching-I Anderson Wang;Yen-Hua Huang

105
Citations
Relaxin-3/RXFP3 system regulates alcohol-seeking

Philip J. Ryan;Hanna E. Kastman;Elena V. Krstew;K. Johan Rosengren

98
Citations
A single-chain derivative of the relaxin hormone is a functionally selective agonist of the G protein-coupled receptor, RXFP1

Mohammed Akhter Hossain;Mohammed Akhter Hossain;Martina Kocan;Song T. Yao;Simon G. Royce

96
Citations
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of a Single-Chain Peptide Antagonist for the Relaxin-3 Receptor RXFP3

Linda M Haugaard-Kedström;Fazel Shabanpoor;Mohammed Akhter Hossain;Richard J Clark

95
Citations