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Kevin C. Kain publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin C. Kain sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 436 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kevin C. Kain D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin C. Kain sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin C. Kain is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and has a substantial body of work in the field of medicine, with a focus on public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, immunology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Their research topics include:

  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Notable recent papers by Kevin C. Kain include:

  • COVID-19 risk stratification algorithms based on sTREM-1 and IL-6 in emergency department, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Endothelial Activation, Acute Kidney Injury, and Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Severe Malaria, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Prediction of donor related lung injury in clinical lung transplantation using a validated ex vivo lung perfusion inflammation score, 2021, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Risk-stratification of febrile African children at risk of sepsis using sTREM-1 as basis for a rapid triage test, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Require a Special Focus During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Frontiers in Global Women s Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kevin C. Kain include:

  • Andrea L. Conroy
  • Andrea M. Weckman
  • Kathleen Zhong
  • Michelle Ngai
  • Michael Hawkes

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • EBioMedicine
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • PLoS Medicine
  • BMJ Open

Kevin C. Kain's research emphasizes the development of diagnostic and predictive tools for infectious diseases and immune response, frequently addressing challenges in pediatric and pregnancy-related health contexts. Their contributions to the literature span clinical studies, biomarker analysis, and translational research, particularly concerning sepsis and malaria.

Best Publications

  • Interferon alfacon-1 plus corticosteroids in severe acute respiratory syndrome: a preliminary study.

    Mona R. Loutfy;Lawrence M. Blatt;Katharine A. Siminovitch;Sarah Ward

  • Imported Malaria: Prospective Analysis of Problems in Diagnosis and Management

    Kevin C. Kain;Mary Anne Harrington;Shan Tennyson;Jay S. Keystone

  • Fever in Returned Travelers: Results from the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

    Mary E. Wilson;Mary E. Wilson;Leisa H. Weld;Andrea Boggild;Andrea Boggild;Jay S. Keystone;Jay S. Keystone

  • Illness in travelers visiting friends and relatives: a review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network.

    Charles D. Ericsson;Christoph Hatz;Karin Leder;Karin Leder;Steven Tong

  • Illness after International Travel

    Edward T Ryan;Mary E Wilson;Kevin C Kain

  • Nonopsonic monocyte/macrophage phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes: a role for CD36 in malarial clearance

    Ian D. McGilvray;Lena Serghides;Andras Kapus;Ori D. Rotstein

  • Genome-scale protein expression and structural biology of Plasmodium falciparum and related Apicomplexan organisms.

    Masoud Vedadi;Jocelyne Lew;Jennifer Artz;Mehrnaz Amani

  • Parasight F test compared with the polymerase chain reaction and microscopy for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travelers.

    Atul Humar;Colin Ohrt;Mary Anne Harrington;Dylan Pillai

  • Atovaquone-Proguanil versus Mefloquine for Malaria Prophylaxis in Nonimmune Travelers: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind Study

    David Overbosch;Herbert Schilthuis;Ulrich Bienzle;Ronald H. Behrens

  • Malaria in travelers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network.

    Karin Sharona Leder;Jim Black;Daniel O'Brien;Zoe Greenwood

  • Convergence of quantum dot barcodes with microfluidics and signal processing for multiplexed high-throughput infectious disease diagnostics.

    Jesse M. Klostranec;Qing Xiang;Gabriella A. Farcas;Jeongjin A. Lee

  • Seasonality, annual trends, and characteristics of dengue among ill returned travelers, 1997-2006.

    Eli Schwartz;Leisa H. Weld;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Frank von Sonnenburg

  • Serology and eosinophil count in the diagnosis and management of strongyloidiasis in a non-endemic area.

    Mona R Loutfy;Marianna Wilson;Jay S Keystone;Kevin C Kain

  • Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 as clinically informative prognostic biomarkers of morbidity and mortality in severe sepsis.

    Daniel R. Ricciuto;Claudia C. dos Santos;Michael Hawkes;Lisa J. Toltl

  • Complicated and fatal Strongyloides infection in Canadians: risk factors, diagnosis and management

    Sue Lim;Kevin Katz;Sigmund Krajden;Milan Fuksa

  • Impact of Microscopy Error on Estimates of Protective Efficacy in Malaria-Prevention Trials

    Colin Ohrt;Purnomo;M. Awalludin Sutamihardja;Douglas Tang

  • Serum angiopoietin-1 and -2 levels discriminate cerebral malaria from uncomplicated malaria and predict clinical outcome in African children.

    Fiona E. Lovegrove;Noppadon Tangpukdee;Robert O. Opoka;Erin I. Lafferty

  • Health advice and immunizations for travelers.

    Edward T. Ryan;Kevin C. Kain

  • Determination of genetic variation within Plasmodium falciparum by using enzymatically amplified DNA from filter paper disks impregnated with whole blood.

    K C Kain;D E Lanar

  • Interferon Alfacon-1 Plus Corticosteroids in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Mona R. Loutfy;Lawrence M. Blatt;Katharine A. Siminovitch;Sarah Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Conrad Liles
W. Conrad Liles University of Washington
Malcolm E. Molyneux
Malcolm E. Molyneux Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
David E. Lanar
David E. Lanar Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Joseph Torresi
Joseph Torresi University of Melbourne
Chansuda Wongsrichanalai
Chansuda Wongsrichanalai United States Department of the Army
Brian J. Ward
Brian J. Ward McGill University Health Centre
Sharon Walmsley
Sharon Walmsley University Health Network
D. Channe Gowda
D. Channe Gowda University of Mysore
Graham Brown
Graham Brown University of Melbourne
Wafaie W. Fawzi
Wafaie W. Fawzi Harvard University

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