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Kathleen J. Green 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 J. Green sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 301 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathleen J. Green 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 J. Green sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kathleen J. Green is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans several domains primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Medicine. The scientist's subfields of study include Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Dermatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics.

Their work covers multiple main research topics involving Skin and Cellular Biology Research, Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, melanin and skin pigmentation, Genetic and rare skin diseases, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, and Skin Protection and Aging.

Kathleen J. Green has published research extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Current Biology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Their notable recent research papers include:

  • Proximity Ligation Assay for Detecting Protein-Protein Interactions and Protein Modifications in Cells and Tissues in Situ, 2020, Current Protocols in Cell Biology
  • Desmosomal Cadherins in Health and Disease, 2021, Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease
  • Scaling up single-cell mechanics to multicellular tissues - the role of the intermediate filament-desmosome network, 2020, Journal of Cell Science
  • Tracing the Evolutionary Origin of Desmosomes, 2020, Current Biology
  • Translational implications of Th17-skewed inflammation due to genetic deficiency of a cadherin stress sensor, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Jennifer L. Koetsier, Joshua A. Broussard, Lisa M. Godsel, Quinn R. Roth-Carter, and Marihan Hegazy. These frequent coauthors have contributed significantly to various projects and publications with Kathleen J. Green.

Kathleen J. Green was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Deconstructing the skin: cytoarchitectural determinants of epidermal morphogenesis.

    Cory L. Simpson;Dipal M. Patel;Kathleen J. Green

  • Are desmosomes more than tethers for intermediate filaments

    Kathleen J. Green;Claire A. Gaudry

  • Desmosomes and hemidesmosomes: structure and function of molecular components.

    Kathleen J. Green;Jonathan C. R. Jones

  • The vertebrate adhesive junction proteins beta-catenin and plakoglobin and the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo form a multigene family with similar properties.

    Mark Peifer;Pierre D. McCrea;Kathleen J. Green;Eric Wieschaus

  • Desmosomes: new perspectives on a classic

    Kathleen J. Green;Cory L. Simpson

  • Working out the strength and flexibility of desmosomes

    Spiro Getsios;Arthur C. Huen;Kathleen J. Green

  • Caspase cleavage of vimentin disrupts intermediate filaments and promotes apoptosis.

    Y. Byun;F. Chen;R. Chang;M. Trivedi

  • Plakins: a family of versatile cytolinker proteins.

    Conrad L. Leung;Kathleen Janee Green;Ronald K.H. Liem

  • Desmosomal Dysfunction due to Mutations in Desmoplakin Causes Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

    Zhao Yang;Neil E. Bowles;Steven E. Scherer;Michael D. Taylor

  • Structure of the human desmoplakins. Implications for function in the desmosomal plaque

    Kathleen Janee Green;D. A.D. Parry;P. M. Steinert;M. L.A. Virata

  • Nomenclature of the desmosomal cadherins.

    R S Buxton;P Cowin;W W Franke;D R Garrod

  • Haploinsufficiency of desmoplakin causes a striate subtype of palmoplantar keratoderma.

    D. Keith B. Armstrong;Kevin E. McKenna;Patricia E. Purkis;Kathleen J. Green

  • Desmoglein 1 deficiency results in severe dermatitis, multiple allergies and metabolic wasting

    Liat Samuelov;Ofer Sarig;Robert M Harmon;Debora Rapaport

  • p120 catenin associates with kinesin and facilitates the transport of cadherin-catenin complexes to intercellular junctions.

    Xinyu Chen;Shin Ichiro Kojima;Gary G. Borisy;Kathleen J. Green

  • The Amino-terminal Domain of Desmoplakin Binds to Plakoglobin and Clusters Desmosomal Cadherin–Plakoglobin Complexes

    Andrew P. Kowalczyk;Elayne A. Bornslaeger;Jeffrey E. Borgwardt;Helena L. Palka

  • Breaking the connection: displacement of the desmosomal plaque protein desmoplakin from cell-cell interfaces disrupts anchorage of intermediate filament bundles and alters intercellular junction assembly.

    Elayne A. Bornslaeger;Connie M. Corcoran;Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck;Kathleen J. Green

  • Intercellular Junction Assembly, Dynamics, and Homeostasis

    Kathleen J. Green;Spiro Getsios;Sergey Troyanovsky;L.M. Godsel

  • Protein binding and functional characterization of plakophilin 2. Evidence for its diverse roles in desmosomes and beta -catenin signaling.

    Xinyu Chen;Stefan Bonné;Mechthild Hatzfeld;Frans Van Roy

  • Desmosomes: intercellular adhesive junctions specialized for attachment of intermediate filaments.

    Andrew P. Kowalczyk;Elayne A. Bornslaeger;Suzanne M. Norvell;Helena L. Palka

  • Antigen-specific immunoadsorption of pathogenic autoantibodies in pemphigus foliaceus.

    Masayuki Amagai;Masayuki Amagai;Takashi Hashimoto;Kathleen J. Green;Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Kowalczyk
Andrew P. Kowalczyk Emory University
Jonathan C. R. Jones
Jonathan C. R. Jones Northwestern University
Robert D. Goldman
Robert D. Goldman Northwestern University
David A.D. Parry
David A.D. Parry Massey University
Noam Shomron
Noam Shomron Tel Aviv University
Alan D. Irvine
Alan D. Irvine Trinity College Dublin
Masayuki Amagai
Masayuki Amagai Keio University
David P. Kelsell
David P. Kelsell Queen Mary University of London
Edel A. O'Toole
Edel A. O'Toole Queen Mary University of London
Horacio D. Espinosa
Horacio D. Espinosa Northwestern University

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