2026 Karl Münger: 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	96	1791	1615	987	877	245	49085

Overview

Karl Münger is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology.

Their primary research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Virus-based gene therapy research
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
RNA modifications and cancer
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways

Münger has published research articles in several key scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

mBio
Journal of Virology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Pathogens

Some of their recent papers are:

"The Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in Human Papillomavirus-associated Pathogenesis" (2020, Pathogens)
"A Conserved Amino Acid in the C Terminus of Human Papillomavirus E7 Mediates Binding to PTPN14 and Repression of Epithelial Differentiation" (2020, Journal of Virology)
"Label-free, High-Resolution Optical Metabolic Imaging of Human Cervical Precancers Reveals Potential for Intraepithelial Neoplasia Diagnosis" (2020, Cell Reports Medicine)
"Expression of the Long Noncoding RNA DINO in Human Papillomavirus-Positive Cervical Cancer Cells Reactivates the Dormant TP53 Tumor Suppressor through ATM/CHK2 Signaling" (2020, mBio)
"Beta human papillomaviruses and skin cancer" (2020, Nature)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Miranda Grace
Elizabeth White
Paul F. Lambert
Surendra Sharma
Felicia Goodrum

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
The human papilloma virus-16 E7 oncoprotein is able to bind to the retinoblastoma gene product

Nicholas Dyson;Peter M. Howley;Karl Münger;Ed Harlow

3918
Citations
The E6 and E7 genes of the human papillomavirus type 16 together are necessary and sufficient for transformation of primary human keratinocytes.

K Münger;W C Phelps;V Bubb;P M Howley

1779
Citations
Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis

K. L. Munger;S. M. Zhang;E. O’Reilly;M. A. Hernán

1516
Citations
Complex formation of human papillomavirus E7 proteins with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene product.

K Münger;B A Werness;N Dyson;W C Phelps

1508
Citations
Mechanisms of Human Papillomavirus-Induced Oncogenesis

Karl Münger;Amy Baldwin;Kirsten M. Edwards;Hiroyuki Hayakawa

1364
Citations
Human papillomavirus immortalization and transformation functions.

Karl Münger;Peter M Howley

1108
Citations
The state of the p53 and retinoblastoma genes in human cervical carcinoma cell lines

Martin Scheffner;Karl Münger;Janet C. Byrne;Peter M. Howley

1098
Citations
The human papillomavirus type 16 E7 gene encodes transactivation and transformation functions similar to those of adenovirus E1A

William C. Phelps;Carole L. Yee;Karl Münger;Peter M. Howley

843
Citations
Biological activities and molecular targets of the human papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein

Karl Münger;John R Basile;Stefan Duensing;Alexandra Eichten

805
Citations
TGF-β1 inhibition of c-myc transcription and growth in keratinocytes is abrogated by viral transforming proteins with pRB binding domains

Jennifer A. Pietenpol;Roland W. Stein;Elizabeth Moran;Peter Yaciuk

727
Citations
Human viral oncogenesis: a cancer hallmarks analysis.

Enrique A. Mesri;Mark A. Feitelson;Karl Munger

726
Citations
The human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins cooperate to induce mitotic defects and genomic instability by uncoupling centrosome duplication from the cell division cycle.

Stefan Duensing;Lily Y. Lee;Anette Duensing;John Basile

666
Citations
The human papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein can uncouple cellular differentiation and proliferation in human keratinocytes by abrogating p21Cip1-mediated inhibition of cdk2

D. Leanne Jones;Rhoda M. Alani;Karl Münger

631
Citations
Ki-67, cyclin E, and p16INK4 are complimentary surrogate biomarkers for human papilloma virus-related cervical neoplasia.

Jeffrey T. Keating;Aida Cviko;Sabine Riethdorf;Lutz Riethdorf

575
Citations
Homologous sequences in adenovirus E1A and human papillomavirus E7 proteins mediate interaction with the same set of cellular proteins.

N Dyson;P Guida;K Münger;E Harlow

541
Citations
Mechanisms of genomic instability in human cancer: insights from studies with human papillomavirus oncoproteins.

Stefan Duensing;Karl Münger

520
Citations
The human papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein.

Margaret E. McLaughlin-Drubin;Karl Münger

514
Citations
Viruses associated with human cancer.

Margaret E. McLaughlin-Drubin;Karl Munger

508
Citations
The human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins independently induce numerical and structural chromosome instability.

Stefan Duensing;Karl Münger

503
Citations