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Kenneth D. Poss

Kenneth D. Poss

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
27381
World Ranking
4706
National Ranking
2280

Kenneth D. Poss 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 Kenneth D. Poss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth D. Poss 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 Kenneth D. Poss sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth D. Poss is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the life sciences, including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The primary subfields of study comprise molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and surgery.

Poss's work covers several main research topics, notably:

  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Developmental biology and gene regulation
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Zebrafish biomedical research applications
  • Coronary artery anomalies
  • Pluripotent stem cells research
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering

Their recent scientific publications include:

  • "Enteroendocrine cells sense bacterial tryptophan catabolites to activate enteric and vagal neuronal pathways" (2020), published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Gene regulatory programmes of tissue regeneration" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Genetics
  • "Control of osteoblast regeneration by a train of Erk activity waves" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Transgenic mice for in vivo epigenome editing with CRISPR-based systems" (2021), published in Nature Methods
  • "Identification and requirements of enhancers that direct gene expression during zebrafish fin regeneration" (2020), published in Development

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kenneth D. Poss include Jianhong Ou, Stefano Di Talia, Valentina Cigliola, Aravind Asokan, and Junsu Kang.

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Development
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • eLife
  • UNC Libraries

Poss has contributed to academic literature through books published by Springer Science+Business Media, including "Cardiac Regeneration" (2020) and "Zebrafish" (2023).

In recognition of contributions to science, Kenneth D. Poss was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Heart Regeneration in Zebrafish

    Kenneth D. Poss;Lindsay G. Wilson;Mark T. Keating

  • Reduced stress defense in heme oxygenase 1-deficient cells

    Kenneth D. Poss;Susumu Tonegawa

  • Heme oxygenase 1 is required for mammalian iron reutilization

    Kenneth D. Poss;Susumu Tonegawa

  • Primary contribution to zebrafish heart regeneration by gata4+ cardiomyocytes

    Kazu Kikuchi;Jennifer E. Holdway;Andreas A. Werdich;Ryan M. Anderson

  • A dynamic epicardial injury response supports progenitor cell activity during zebrafish heart regeneration.

    Alexandra Lepilina;Ashley N. Coon;Kazu Kikuchi;Jennifer E. Holdway

  • Transplantation and in vivo imaging of multilineage engraftment in zebrafish bloodless mutants

    David Traver;Barry H Paw;Kenneth D Poss;W Todd Penberthy

  • Expression of heme oxygenase-1 can determine cardiac xenograft survival

    M. P. Soares;Y. Lin;J. Anrather;E. Csizmadia

  • Haem oxygenase-1 prevents cell death by regulating cellular iron

    Christopher D. Ferris;Samie R. Jaffrey;Akira Sawa;Masaaki Takahashi

  • The zebrafish as a model for complex tissue regeneration

    Matthew Gemberling;Travis J. Bailey;David R. Hyde;Kenneth D. Poss

  • Retinoic acid production by endocardium and epicardium is an injury response essential for zebrafish heart regeneration

    Kazu Kikuchi;Jennifer E. Holdway;Robert J. Major;Nicola Blum

  • Tales of regeneration in zebrafish.

    Kenneth D. Poss;Mark T. Keating;Alex Nechiporuk

  • Advances in understanding tissue regenerative capacity and mechanisms in animals

    Kenneth D. Poss

  • Heme oxygenase-1 gene ablation or expression modulates cisplatin-induced renal tubular apoptosis.

    Fumie Shiraishi;Lisa M. Curtis;Leigh Truong;Kenneth Poss

  • Roles for Fgf Signaling during Zebrafish Fin Regeneration

    Kenneth D. Poss;Jiaxiang Shen;Alex Nechiporuk;Gerald McMahon

  • The regenerative capacity of zebrafish reverses cardiac failure caused by genetic cardiomyocyte depletion

    Jinhu Wang;Daniela Panáková;Kazu Kikuchi;Jennifer E. Holdway

  • Cardiac regeneration strategies: Staying young at heart

    Eldad Tzahor;Kenneth D. Poss

  • Fgf signaling instructs position-dependent growth rate during zebrafish fin regeneration.

    Yoonsung Lee;Sara Grill;Angela Sanchez;Maureen Murphy-Ryan

  • Nrg1 is an injury-induced cardiomyocyte mitogen for the endogenous heart regeneration program in zebrafish

    Matthew Gemberling;Ravi Karra;Amy L Dickson;Kenneth D Poss

  • Clonally dominant cardiomyocytes direct heart morphogenesis

    Vikas Gupta;Kenneth D. Poss

  • Cardiac Regenerative Capacity and Mechanisms

    Kazu Kikuchi;Kenneth D. Poss

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Y. R. Stainier
Didier Y. R. Stainier Max Planck Society
Mark T. Keating
Mark T. Keating Yarrow Biotechnology
Deborah Yelon
Deborah Yelon University of California, San Diego
Susumu Tonegawa
Susumu Tonegawa MIT
Calum A. MacRae
Calum A. MacRae Brigham and Women's Hospital
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David R. Hyde
David R. Hyde University of Notre Dame
Leonard I. Zon
Leonard I. Zon Harvard University
Qingyou Xia
Qingyou Xia Southwest University
Wouter de Laat
Wouter de Laat Utrecht University

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