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D-Index
85
Citations
42665
World Ranking
858
National Ranking
396

Karen Bush publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen Bush sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 262 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Karen Bush D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen Bush sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karen Bush is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader areas, their work spans subfields including Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Endocrinology.

The main topics covered by Karen Bush's research include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Cassava research and cyanide

Karen Bush has published research articles in a number of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • ClinMicroNow
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Karen Bush include:

  • "Epidemiology of β-Lactamase-Producing Pathogens," 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Classification for β-lactamases: historical perspectives," 2023, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

In collaboration, Karen Bush has frequently worked with several researchers, including:

  • Patricia A. Bradford
  • Robert A. Bonomo
  • Gian María Rossolini
  • Soumya M. Reddy
  • M. Elaine Husni

Best Publications

  • A functional classification scheme for beta-lactamases and its correlation with molecular structure.

    Karen Bush;George A. Jacoby;Andantone A. Medeiros

  • Carbapenemases: the versatile beta-lactamases.

    Anne Marie Queenan;Karen Bush

  • Updated Functional Classification of β-Lactamases

    Karen Bush;George A. Jacoby

  • Novel Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing β-Lactamase, KPC-1, from a Carbapenem-Resistant Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Hesna Yigit;Anne Marie Queenan;Gregory J. Anderson;Antonio Domenech-Sanchez

  • Fluoroquinolone-modifying enzyme: a new adaptation of a common aminoglycoside acetyltransferase

    Ari Robicsek;Jacob Strahilevitz;George A Jacoby;Mark Macielag

  • β-Lactams and β-Lactamase Inhibitors: An Overview

    Karen Bush;Patricia A. Bradford

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance

    Karen Bush;Patrice Courvalin;Gautam Dantas;Julian Davies

  • Past and Present Perspectives on β-Lactamases.

    Karen Bush

  • Epidemiology of β-Lactamase-Producing Pathogens.

    Karen Bush;Patricia A. Bradford

  • Multiple antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella and Escherichia coli in nursing homes.

    Janis Wiener;John P. Quinn;Patricia A. Bradford;Richard V. Goering

  • New β-Lactamases in Gram-Negative Bacteria: Diversity and Impact on the Selection of Antimicrobial Therapy

    George M. Eliopoulos;Karen Bush

  • Imipenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with the combination of ACT-1, a plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase, and the foss of an outer membrane protein.

    P A Bradford;C Urban;N Mariano;S J Projan

  • Alarming β-lactamase-mediated resistance in multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

    Karen Bush

  • Carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases.

    B A Rasmussen;K Bush

  • Epidemiological Expansion, Structural Studies, and Clinical Challenges of New β-Lactamases from Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Karen Bush;Jed F. Fisher

  • Characterization of beta-lactamases.

    K Bush

  • Crystal structure of the wide-spectrum binuclear zinc β-lactamase from Bacteroides fragilis

    N.O. Concha;B.A. Rasmussen;K. Bush;O. Herzberg

  • Interplay between β-lactamases and new β-lactamase inhibitors.

    Karen Bush;Patricia A. Bradford

  • Proliferation and significance of clinically relevant β-lactamases.

    Karen Bush

  • Monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotics produced by bacteria.

    R. B. Sykes;C. M. Cimarusti;D. P. Bonner;K. Bush

  • Azthreonam (SQ 26,776), a synthetic monobactam specifically active against aerobic gram-negative bacteria.

    R B Sykes;D P Bonner;K Bush;N H Georgopapadakou

  • Novel Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing β-Lactamase, KPC-1, from a Carbapenem-Resistant Strain of.

    H Yigit;AM Queenan;GJ Anderson;A Domenech-Sanchez

Frequent Co-Authors

George A. Jacoby
George A. Jacoby Tufts University
Robert K. Flamm
Robert K. Flamm JMI Laboratories
John P. Quinn
John P. Quinn AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Patricia A. Bradford
Patricia A. Bradford AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Malcolm G. P. Page
Malcolm G. P. Page Jacobs University
Michael R. Jacobs
Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University
Fred C. Tenover
Fred C. Tenover University of Dayton
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence

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