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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
15774
World Ranking
6744
National Ranking
3126

Katherine L. Wilson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Katherine L. Wilson 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 Katherine L. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1961 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Katherine L. Wilson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology as the main subfield. Additional subfields of their work include Safety Research, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine

Katherine L. Wilson's recent publications demonstrate activity across several scientific journals and collaborative efforts. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Lamins: The backbone of the nucleocytoskeleton interface," 2024, published in Current Opinion in Cell Biology
  • "Helping Scholars Overcome Socioeconomic Barriers to Medical and Biomedical Careers: Creating a Pipeline Initiative," 2020, Teaching and Learning in Medicine
  • "Choreography of lamina-associated domains: structure meets dynamics," 2023, FEBS Letters
  • "Genomic Action of Sigma-1 Receptor Chaperone Relates to Neuropathic Pain," 2021, Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Acute downregulation of emerin alters actomyosin cytoskeleton connectivity and function," 2023, Biophysical Journal

The frequent publication venues for Wilson's research include Molecular Neurobiology, Current Opinion in Cell Biology, FEBS Letters, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, and Biophysical Journal.

Wilson has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Nicholas S. Alagna, Karen Reddy, Shao-Ming Wang, Nino Goguadze, and Yuriko Kimura. Each of these coauthors has contributed to multiple publications alongside Wilson.

Katherine L. Wilson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 1961.

Best Publications

  • The nuclear lamina comes of age

    Yosef Gruenbaum;Ayelet Margalit;Robert D. Goldman;Dale K. Shumaker

  • The nuclear envelope lamina network has elasticity and a compressibility limit suggestive of a molecular shock absorber.

    Kris Noel Dahl;Samuel M. Kahn;Katherine L. Wilson;Dennis E. Discher

  • Distinct structural and mechanical properties of the nuclear lamina in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome

    Kris Noel Dahl;Paola Scaffidi;Mohammad F. Islam;Arjun G. Yodh

  • A lamin-independent pathway for nuclear envelope assembly.

    John W. Newport;Katherine L. Wilson;William G. Dunphy

  • Distinct functional domains in emerin bind lamin A and DNA-bridging protein BAF.

    Kenneth K. Lee;Tokuko Haraguchi;Richard S. Lee;Takako Koujin

  • The nucleoskeleton as a genome-associated dynamic 'network of networks'.

    Dan N. Simon;Katherine L. Wilson

  • Nesprin-1α self-associates and binds directly to emerin and lamin A in vitro

    John M.K Mislow;James M Holaska;Marian S Kim;Kenneth K Lee

  • Lamin-binding Proteins

    Katherine L. Wilson;Roland Foisner

  • Transcriptional repression, apoptosis, human disease and the functional evolution of the nuclear lamina.

    Merav Cohen;Yosef Gruenbaum;Kenneth K Lee;Katherine L Wilson

  • BAF is required for emerin assembly into the reforming nuclear envelope.

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Takako Koujin;Miriam Segura-Totten;Kenneth K. Lee

  • Transcriptional repressor germ cell-less (GCL) and barrier to autointegration factor (BAF) compete for binding to emerin in vitro.

    James M. Holaska;Kenneth K. Lee;Amy K. Kowalski;Katherine L. Wilson

  • SUN-domain proteins: 'Velcro' that links the nucleoskeleton to the cytoskeleton.

    Yonatan B. Tzur;Katherine L. Wilson;Yosef Gruenbaum

  • The nuclear envelope, muscular dystrophy and gene expression.

    Katherine L Wilson

  • Proteins that bind A-type lamins: integrating isolated clues.

    Michael S. Zastrow;Sylvia Vlcek;Katherine L. Wilson

  • Emerin caps the pointed end of actin filaments: evidence for an actin cortical network at the nuclear inner membrane.

    James M Holaska;Amy K Kowalski;Katherine L Wilson

  • MAN1 and emerin have overlapping function(s) essential for chromosome segregation and cell division in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Jun Liu;Kenneth K. Lee;Miriam Segura-Totten;Ester Neufeld

  • Solution structure of the constant region of nuclear envelope protein LAP2 reveals two LEM-domain structures: one binds BAF and the other binds DNA.

    Mengli Cai;Ying Huang;Rodolfo Ghirlando;Katherine L. Wilson

  • Review: nuclear lamins--structural proteins with fundamental functions.

    Yosef Gruenbaum;Katherine L. Wilson;Amnon Harel;Michal Goldberg

  • LAP2 binds to BAF.DNA complexes: requirement for the LEM domain and modulation by variable regions

    Dale K. Shumaker;Kenneth K. Lee;Yvette C. Tanhehco;Robert Craigie

  • Phosphorylation of myosin-II regulatory light chain by cyclin-p34cdc2: a mechanism for the timing of cytokinesis.

    L. L. Satterwhite;M. J. Lohka;K. L. Wilson;T. Y. Scherson

Frequent Co-Authors

Yosef Gruenbaum
Yosef Gruenbaum Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Robert Craigie
Robert Craigie National Institutes of Health
Tokuko Haraguchi
Tokuko Haraguchi Osaka University
Yasushi Hiraoka
Yasushi Hiraoka Osaka University
Donald F. Hunt
Donald F. Hunt University of Virginia
Robert D. Goldman
Robert D. Goldman Northwestern University
Roland Foisner
Roland Foisner Medical University of Vienna
Henrik J. Ditzel
Henrik J. Ditzel University of Southern Denmark
Brian Burke
Brian Burke Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Terence D Allen
Terence D Allen University of Manchester

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Colin L. Stewart

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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Eric C. Schirmer

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Publications: 44

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Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Publications: 41

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Jan Lammerding

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Publications: 40

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