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Kathleen G. Morgan

Kathleen G. Morgan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
14034
World Ranking
7168
National Ranking
3287

Kathleen G. Morgan 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 Kathleen G. Morgan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathleen G. Morgan 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 Kathleen G. Morgan 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.

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

Overview

Kathleen G. Morgan is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these main fields, their work covers subfields such as Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

Their research focuses on a variety of topics, including:

  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Connective Tissue Disorders Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Kathleen G. Morgan has contributed to several recent publications, such as:

  • The brains of aged mice are characterized by altered tissue diffusion properties and cerebral microbleeds, 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Non-muscle myosin II regulates aortic stiffness through effects on specific focal adhesion proteins and the non-muscle cortical cytoskeleton, 2021, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • BCL11B Regulates Arterial Stiffness and Related Target Organ Damage, 2021, Circulation Research
  • The importance of dystrophin and the dystrophin associated proteins in vascular smooth muscle, 2022, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Vascular aging, the vascular cytoskeleton and aortic stiffness, 2021, Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy

Thevenues where they have frequently published include:

  • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • Circulation Research
  • Journal of Translational Medicine
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy

Among their frequent collaborators are Kuldeep Singh, Erik N. Taylor, Nasi Huang, Yandan Wang, and James A. Hamilton. Each of these co-authors has worked with them on multiple publications, contributing to the breadth of their research output.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of smooth muscle contraction

    A. Horowitz;C. B. Menice;R. Laporte;K. G. Morgan

  • Mechanisms of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and the Basis for Pharmacologic Treatment of Smooth Muscle Disorders

    Frank V Brozovich;C. J. Nicholson;C. V. Degen;Yuan Z. Gao

  • Stimulus-specific patterns of intracellular calcium levels in smooth muscle of ferret portal vein.

    K G Morgan

  • Fast and slow dynamics of the cytoskeleton

    Linhong Deng;Linhong Deng;Xavier Trepat;James P. Butler;Emil Millet

  • Invited review: cross-bridge regulation by thin filament-associated proteins.

    Kathleen G. Morgan;Samudra S. Gangopadhyay

  • Vascular smooth muscle: the first recorded Ca2+ transients.

    James P. Morgan;Kathleen G. Morgan

  • HUMAN GASTRIC ATONY WITH TACHYGASTRIA AND GASTRIC RETENTION

    Robert L. Telander;Kathleen G. Morgan;David L. Kreulen;Philip F. Schmalz

  • Intracellular calcium levels in phorbol ester-induced contractions of vascular muscle

    Meei Jyh Jiang;K. G. Morgan

  • Smooth muscle signalling pathways in health and disease.

    H. R. Kim;S. Appel;S. Vetterkind;S. S. Gangopadhyay

  • Alterations in cytoplasmic calcium sensitivity during porcine coronary artery contractions as detected by aequorin.

    A B Bradley;K G Morgan

  • Intracellular electrical activity of canine and human gastric smooth muscle.

    T Y el-Sharkawy;K G Morgan;J H Szurszewski

  • Ca(2+)-independent isoforms of protein kinase C differentially translocate in smooth muscle

    R. A. Khalil;C. Lajoie;M. S. Resnick;K. G. Morgan

  • Calcium-force relationships as detected with aequorin in two different vascular smooth muscles of the ferret.

    T T DeFeo;K G Morgan

  • Alteration of cytoplasmic ionized calcium levels in smooth muscle by vasodilators in the ferret.

    K G Morgan

  • A role for MAP kinase in differentiated smooth muscle contraction evoked by alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation.

    Chantal Dessy;Inkyeom Kim;Carrie L. Sougnez;Regent Laporte;Regent Laporte

  • PKC-mediated redistribution of mitogen-activated protein kinase during smooth muscle cell activation

    R. A. Khalil;K. G. Morgan

  • The mechanism of action of dantrolene sodium.

    K G Morgan;S H Bryant

  • Extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) interaction with actin and the calponin homology (CH) domain of actin-binding proteins.

    B. D. Leinweber;P. C. Leavis;P. C. Leavis;P. C. Leavis;Z. Grabarek;C.-L. A. Wang;C.-L. A. Wang

  • Protein kinase C mediation of Ca2+-independent contractions of vascular smooth muscle

    Michael P. Walsh;Arie Horowitz;Odile Clement-Chomienne;Jacquelyn E. Andrea

  • Calcium and cardiovascular function: Intracellular calcium levels during contraction and relaxation ofmammalian cardiac and vascular smooth muscle as detected with aequorin

    James P. Morgan;Kathleen G. Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank W. Sellke
Frank W. Sellke Brown University
Richard A. Cohen
Richard A. Cohen Boston University
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
Vay Liang W. Go
Vay Liang W. Go University of California, Los Angeles
Gary F. Mitchell
Gary F. Mitchell University of California, Davis
Michael P. Walsh
Michael P. Walsh University of Calgary
Christine Chaponnier
Christine Chaponnier University of Geneva
William Lehman
William Lehman Boston University
Roberto Dominguez
Roberto Dominguez University of Pennsylvania
Andrei I. Ivanov
Andrei I. Ivanov Cleveland Clinic

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