2026 Karen P. Day: 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	62	11019	10158	299	289	174	10815

Overview

Karen P. Day is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on malaria and infectious diseases, with significant work in molecular biology, genetics, and public health. The scientist's expertise spans across medical fields and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to studying disease dynamics and control strategies.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of malaria biology, epidemiology, and control:

Histone modifications associated with gene expression and genome accessibility are dynamically enriched at Plasmodium falciparum regulatory sequences (2020, Epigenetics & Chromatin)
Age-specific patterns of DBLα var diversity can explain why residents of high malaria transmission areas remain susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infection throughout life (2022, International Journal for Parasitology)
Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana (2022, PLOS Global Public Health)
Neutral vs. non-neutral genetic footprints of Plasmodium falciparum multiclonal infections (2023, PLoS Computational Biology)
Comparison of molecular surveillance methods to assess changes in the population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum in high transmission (2023, Frontiers in Parasitology)

Their frequent co-authors include:

Kathryn E. Tiedje
Mercedes Pascual
Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez
Mun Hua Tan
Samantha Deed

Common publication venues for their work include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Parasitology
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Nature Communications
eLife

The main fields of study Karen P. Day works in are:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of study are:

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Ecology

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

Malaria Research and Control
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
Viral Infections and Vectors
Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Best Publications

Microsatellite markers reveal a spectrum of population structures in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Timothy J. C. Anderson;Bernhard Haubold;Jeff T. Williams;Jose G. Estrada-Franco§

919
Citations
Twelve microsatellite markers for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum from finger-prick blood samples.

T. J.C. Anderson;Xin Zhuan Su;M. Bockarie;M. Lagog

385
Citations
Mating patterns in malaria parasite populations of Papua New Guinea

R. E. L. Paul;M. J. Packer;M. Walmsley;M. Lagog

351
Citations
Within‐population variation in prevalence and lineage distribution of avian malaria in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus

Matthew J. Wood;Catherine L. Cosgrove;Teddy A. Wilkin;Sarah C. L. Knowles

266
Citations
Cross-species interactions between malaria parasites in humans.

Marian C. Bruce;Christl A. Donnelly;Michael P. Alpers;Mary R. Galinski

263
Citations
Attitudes towards health-care robots in a retirement village.

Elizabeth Broadbent;Rie Tamagawa;Anna Patience;Brett Knock

263
Citations
Structural diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigen 2

Jason A. Smythe;Ross L. Coppel;Karen P. Day;Rodger K. Martin

246
Citations
Antigenic diversity and the transmission dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum

Sunetra Gupta;Katharine Trenholme;Roy M. Anderson;Karen P. Day

238
Citations
Recent Origin of Plasmodium falciparum from a Single Progenitor

Sarah K. Volkman;Alyssa E. Barry;Alyssa E. Barry;Emily J. Lyons;Emily J. Lyons;Kaare M. Nielsen;Kaare M. Nielsen

232
Citations
Genes necessary for expression of a virulence determinant and for transmission of Plasmodium falciparum are located on a 0.3-megabase region of chromosome 9

K P Day;K P Day;F Karamalis;J Thompson;D A Barnes

209
Citations
Population Genomics of the Immune Evasion (var) Genes of Plasmodium falciparum

Alyssa E Barry;Aleksandra Leliwa-Sytek;Livingston Tavul;Heather Imrie

209
Citations
NATURALLY ACQUIRED-IMMUNITY TO PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

Karen P. Day;Kevin Marsh

207
Citations
PARASITE VIRULENCE AND DISEASE PATTERNS IN PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM MALARIA

Sunetra Gupta;Adrian V. S. Hill;Dominic Kwiatkowski;Alice M. Greenwood

203
Citations
Seasonal variation in Plasmodium prevalence in a population of blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

Catherine L. Cosgrove;Matthew J. Wood;Karen P. Day;Ben C. Sheldon

198
Citations
Polymorphism at the merozoite surface protein-3alpha locus of Plasmodium vivax: global and local diversity.

Marian C. Bruce;Mary R. Galinski;John W. Barnwell;Georges Snounou

173
Citations
Plasmodium falciparum ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen is released from merozoite dense granules after erythrocyte invasion.

J G Culvenor;K P Day;R F Anders

172
Citations
Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections by PCR: a comparative multicentre study

A. Färnert;A.P. Arez;H.A. Babiker;H.P. Beck

171
Citations
Application of genetic markers to the identification of recrudescent Plasmodium falciparum infections on the northwestern border of Thailand

A. Brockman;R. E L Paul;T. J C Anderson;I. Hackford

170
Citations
Gametocyte sex ratios as indirect measures of outcrossing rates in malaria

A. F. Read;A. Narara;S. Nee;A. E. Keymer

161
Citations
Genetic diversity and dynamics of plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax populations in multiply infected children with asymptomatic malaria infections in Papua New Guinea.

M. C. Bruce;M. R. Galinski;J. W. Barnwell;C. A. Donnelly

158
Citations