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Karen P. Day 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 Karen P. Day sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen P. Day 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 Karen P. Day sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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§

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

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

  • Mating patterns in malaria parasite populations of Papua New Guinea

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

  • 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

  • Cross-species interactions between malaria parasites in humans.

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

  • Attitudes towards health-care robots in a retirement village.

    Elizabeth Broadbent;Rie Tamagawa;Anna Patience;Brett Knock

  • Structural diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigen 2

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

  • Antigenic diversity and the transmission dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • NATURALLY ACQUIRED-IMMUNITY TO PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

    Karen P. Day;Kevin Marsh

  • PARASITE VIRULENCE AND DISEASE PATTERNS IN PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM MALARIA

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Gametocyte sex ratios as indirect measures of outcrossing rates in malaria

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercedes Pascual
Mercedes Pascual University of Chicago
Freya J. I. Fowkes
Freya J. I. Fowkes Burnet Institute
Alyssa E. Barry
Alyssa E. Barry Deakin University
Michael P. Alpers
Michael P. Alpers Curtin University
Philippe Deloron
Philippe Deloron Université Paris Cité
Sunetra Gupta
Sunetra Gupta University of Oxford
Tim J. Anderson
Tim J. Anderson Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Gil McVean
Gil McVean University of Oxford
Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Daniel L. Hartl
Daniel L. Hartl Harvard University

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