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D-Index
53
Citations
8673
World Ranking
4126
National Ranking
1600

Kevin L. Karem publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 103 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Kevin L. Karem D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin L. Karem is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly focusing on Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work extends into subfields including Virology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research topics cover areas such as Poxvirus research and outbreaks, Herpesvirus infections and treatments, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, zoonotic diseases and public health, animal disease management and epidemiology, immunotherapy and immune responses, and syphilis diagnosis and treatment.

The recent significant publications by Kevin L. Karem include:

  • IMVAMUNE® and ACAM2000® Provide Different Protection against Disease When Administered Postexposure in an Intranasal Monkeypox Challenge Prairie Dog Model (2020, Vaccines)
  • The "Bio-Crime Model" of Cross-Border Cooperation Among Veterinary Public Health, Justice, Law Enforcements, and Customs to Tackle the Illegal Animal Trade/Bio-Terrorism and to Prevent the Spread of Zoonotic Diseases Among Human Population (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • Design and Optimization of a Monkeypox virus Specific Serological Assay (2023, Pathogens)
  • Magnitude and diversity of immune response to vaccinia virus is dependent on route of administration (2020, Virology)
  • Development of a Bead-Based Multiplex Assay for Use in Multianalyte Screening and Surveillance of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Syphilis, and Herpes (2022, Journal of Clinical Microbiology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kevin L. Karem include:

  • Michael B. Townsend
  • Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar
  • Inger K. Damon
  • Johanna S. Salzer
  • Nishi Patel

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise. These venues are:

  • Vaccines
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Pathogens
  • Virology
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Quantitative, multiplexed detection of bacterial pathogens: DNA and protein applications of the Luminex LabMAP system.

    Sherry A. Dunbar;Coe A. Vander Zee;Kerry G. Oliver;Kevin L. Karem

  • EXTENDED INTERHUMAN TRANSMISSION OF MONKEYPOX IN A HOSPITAL COMMUNITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 2003

    Lynne A. Learned;Mary G. Reynolds;Demole Wassa Wassa;Yu Li

  • Seroprevalence of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Infection in the United States

    Katherine M. Stone;Kevin L. Karem;Maya R. Sternberg;Geraldine M. McQuillan

  • Human Monkeypox Infection: A Family Cluster in the Midwestern United States

    James J. Sejvar;Yalamanchali Chowdary;Mark Schomogyi;James Stevens

  • Induction of mucosal immunity against herpes simplex virus by plasmid DNA immunization.

    N Kuklin;M Daheshia;K Karem;E Manickan

  • Severe Eczema Vaccinatum in a Household Contact of a Smallpox Vaccinee

    Surabhi Vora;Inger Damon;Vincent Fulginiti;Vincent Fulginiti;Stephen G. Weber

  • Characterization of Acute-Phase Humoral Immunity to Monkeypox: Use of Immunoglobulin M Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Monkeypox Infection during the 2003 North American Outbreak

    Kevin L. Karem;Mary Reynolds;Zach Braden;Gin Lou

  • Assessing Monkeypox Virus Prevalence in Small Mammals at the Human-Animal Interface in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Jeffrey B Doty;Jean M Malekani;Lem's N Kalemba;William T Stanley

  • MONKEYPOX ZOONOTIC ASSOCIATIONS: INSIGHTS FROM LABORATORY EVALUATION OF ANIMALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MULTI-STATE US OUTBREAK

    Christina L. Hutson;Kemba N. Lee;Jason Abel;Darin S. Carroll

  • Human monkeypox outbreak caused by novel virus belonging to Congo Basin clade, Sudan, 2005.

    Pierre Formenty;Mohammed O. Muntasir;Inger K. Damon;Vipul Chowdhary

  • Spectrum of infection and risk factors for human monkeypox, United States, 2003.

    Mary G. Reynolds;Whitni B. Davidson;Aaron T. Curns;Craig S. Conover

  • Nonhuman Primates Are Protected from Smallpox Virus or Monkeypox Virus Challenges by the Antiviral Drug ST-246

    John Huggins;Arthur Goff;Lisa Hensley;Eric Mucker

  • A prairie dog animal model of systemic orthopoxvirus disease using West African and Congo Basin strains of monkeypox virus.

    Christina L. Hutson;Victoria A. Olson;Darin S. Carroll;Jason A. Abel

  • Proteome‐wide analysis of the serological response to vaccinia and smallpox

    D. Huw Davies;Douglas M. Molina;Jens Wrammert;Joe Miller

  • Monkeypox-Induced Immunity and Failure of Childhood Smallpox Vaccination To Provide Complete Protection

    Kevin L. Karem;Mary Reynolds;Christine Hughes;Zach Braden

  • Bartonella henselae, B. quintana, and B. bacilliformis: historical pathogens of emerging significance

    Kevin L Karem;Christopher D Paddock;Russell L Regnery

  • A Silent Enzootic of an Orthopoxvirus in Ghana, West Africa: Evidence for Multi-Species Involvement in the Absence of Widespread Human Disease

    Mary G. Reynolds;Darin S. Carroll;Victoria A. Olson;Christine Hughes

  • DNA Vaccines - A Modern Gimmick or a Boon to Vaccinology?

    Elanchezhiyan Manickan;Kevin L Karem;Barry T Rouse

  • Factors affecting the likelihood of monkeypox's emergence and spread in the post-smallpox era.

    Mary G Reynolds;Darin S Carroll;Kevin L Karem

  • A Phylogeographic Investigation of African Monkeypox

    Yoshinori Nakazawa;Matthew R. Mauldin;Ginny L. Emerson;Mary G. Reynolds

  • Molecular Responses of Microbes to Environmental pH stress

    H K Hall;K L Karem;J W Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Inger K. Damon
Inger K. Damon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary G. Reynolds
Mary G. Reynolds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russell L. Regnery
Russell L. Regnery Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Elizabeth R. Unger
Elizabeth R. Unger Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Barry T. Rouse
Barry T. Rouse University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jorge E. Osorio
Jorge E. Osorio University of Wisconsin–Madison
John W. Foster
John W. Foster University of South Alabama
Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sharon E. Frey
Sharon E. Frey Saint Louis University
Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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