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Karl Swann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
14259
World Ranking
7163
National Ranking
545

Karl Swann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karl Swann 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 Karl Swann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Karl Swann is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and specializes in research within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Reproductive Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Ovarian function and disorders, Sperm and Testicular Function, Birth, Development, and Health, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Seed Germination and Physiology, and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy.

Karl Swann has contributed to several scientific papers, notably:

  • SPERM FACTORS AND EGG ACTIVATION: The structure and function relationship of sperm PLCZ1, 2022, Reproduction
  • The role of ATP in the differential ability of Sr2+ to trigger Ca2+ oscillations in mouse and human eggs, 2020, Molecular Human Reproduction
  • The soluble sperm factor that activates the egg: PLCzeta and beyond, 2020, Reproduction
  • Sperm-Induced Ca2+ Release in Mammalian Eggs: The Roles of PLCζ, InsP3, and ATP, 2023, Cells
  • A primary effect of palmitic acid on mouse oocytes is the disruption of the structure of the endoplasmic reticulum, 2021, Reproduction

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Michail Nomikos
  • Timothy Ostler
  • Thomas E. Woolley
  • Katerina Kaouri
  • Angelos Thanassoulas

Karl Swann commonly publishes in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions noted in:

  • Reproduction
  • Molecular Human Reproduction
  • Cells
  • Biomedicines
  • Biology Open

Best Publications

  • PLC zeta: a sperm-specific trigger of Ca(2+) oscillations in eggs and embryo development.

    Christopher Matthew Saunders;Mark Graham Larman;John Parrington;Llewellyn J. Cox

  • A cytosolic sperm factor stimulates repetitive calcium increases and mimics fertilization in hamster eggs

    K. Swann

  • Calcium oscillations in mammalian eggs triggered by a soluble sperm protein

    J Parrington;K Swann;V I Shevchenko;A K Sesay

  • Dynamics of the calcium signal that triggers mammalian egg activation.

    Karl Swann;Jean-Pierre Ozil

  • Lighting the fuse at fertilization

    Mj Whitaker;K. Swann

  • Sperm phospholipase Czeta from humans and cynomolgus monkeys triggers Ca2+ oscillations, activation and development of mouse oocytes

    L J Cox;M G Larman;C M Saunders;K Hashimoto

  • PLCζ(zeta): A sperm protein that triggers Ca2+ oscillations and egg activation in mammals

    K Swann;C M Saunders;N T Rogers;F A Lai

  • The part played by inositol trisphosphate and calcium in the propagation of the fertilization wave in sea urchin eggs.

    Karl Swann;Michael Whitaker

  • Sperm-triggered [Ca2+] oscillations and Ca2+ homeostasis in the mouse egg have an absolute requirement for mitochondrial ATP production.

    Rémi Dumollard;Petros Marangos;Greg Fitzharris;Karl Swann

  • Mitochondrial function and redox state in mammalian embryos.

    Remi Dumollard;John Graham Carroll;Michael R Duchen;K Campbell

  • Redistribution of mitochondria leads to bursts of ATP production during spontaneous mouse oocyte maturation

    Yuansong Yu;Remi Dumollard;Andreas Rossbach;F. Anthony Lai

  • Different triggers for calcium oscillations in mouse eggs involve a ryanodine-sensitive calcium store.

    K Swann

  • Sperm-egg fusion is the prelude to the initial Ca2+ increase at fertilization in the mouse

    Yvonne Lawrence;Michael Whitaker;Karl Swann

  • Spontaneous cytosolic calcium oscillations driven by inositol trisphosphate occur during in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes.

    John Carroll;Karl Swann

  • The cytosolic sperm factor that triggers Ca2+ oscillations and egg activation in mammals is a novel phospholipase C: PLCζ

    K Swann;M G Larman;C M Saunders;F A Lai

  • Fertilization and early embryology: A cytosolic sperm factor triggers calcium oscillations and membrane hyperpolarizations in human oocytes

    Sheryl T. Homa;Karl Swann

  • Fertilization and early embryology: The role of calcium in mammalian oocyte maturation and egg activation

    S.T. Homa;J. Carroll;K. Swann

  • Phospholipase Cζ causes Ca2+ oscillations and parthenogenetic activation of human oocytes

    N. T. Rogers;E. Hobson;S. Pickering;Francis Anthony Lai

  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular [Ca2+](i) oscillations during the growth and meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes

    John Carroll;Karl Swann;David Whittingham;Michael Whitaker

  • Redistribution of Mitochondria Leads to Bursts of ATP Production During Spontaneous Mouse

    Yuansong Yu;Remi Dumollard;Andreas Rossbach;F. Anthony Lai

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Carroll
John L. Carroll University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
John Parrington
John Parrington University of Oxford
Keith T. Jones
Keith T. Jones University of Sussex
Michael Whitaker
Michael Whitaker Newcastle University
Antony Galione
Antony Galione University of Oxford
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz California Institute of Technology
Michael R. Duchen
Michael R. Duchen University College London
Anthony K. Campbell
Anthony K. Campbell Cardiff University
Trevor Clive Dale
Trevor Clive Dale Cardiff University
Tomohiro Kono
Tomohiro Kono Tokyo University of Agriculture

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