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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
21987
World Ranking
4769
National Ranking
2308

Kim Orth 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 Kim Orth sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 200 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kim Orth 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 Kim Orth 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

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Kim Orth is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields where they have focused research include:

  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology
  • Epidemiology

The primary topics of their work cover:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Kim Orth has published extensively in several journals and venues, with a particular focus on areas relevant to microbiology and molecular biology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • mBio

Recent representative papers authored by or involving Kim Orth include:

  • Calcium-stimulated disassembly of focal adhesions mediated by an ORP3/IQSec1 complex, 2020, eLife
  • Exosomes in cancer development, 2021, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Basic Techniques for Growth, Genetic Manipulation, and Analysis of Virulence Factors, 2020, Current Protocols in Microbiology
  • Proteomic Profiling of Small Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells Implicated in Cellular Transformation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Membrane-localized expression, production and assembly of Vibrio parahaemolyticus T3SS2 provides evidence for transertion, 2023, Nature Communications

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Kim Orth are:

  • Lisa N. Kinch
  • Amanda K. Casey
  • Hillery F. Gray
  • Kelly A. Servage
  • Suneeta Chimalapati

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Kim Orth was named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Adenylyl cyclase amino acid sequence: possible channel- or transporter-like structure.

    John Krupinski;Françoise Coussen;Françoise Coussen;Heather A. Bakalyar;Wei Jen Tang

  • Molecular ordering of the cell death pathway. Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL function upstream of the CED-3-like apoptotic proteases.

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Kim A Orth;Karen O'Rourke;Hangjun Duan

  • Yersinia YopJ Acetylates and Inhibits Kinase Activation by Blocking Phosphorylation

    Sohini Mukherjee;Gladys Keitany;Yan Li;Yong Wang

  • Target Protease Specificity of the Viral Serpin CrmA ANALYSIS OF FIVE CASPASES

    Qiao Zhou;Scott Snipas;Kim Orth;Marta Muzio

  • Disruption of signaling by Yersinia effector YopJ, a ubiquitin-like protein protease.

    Kim Orth;Zhaohui Xu;Mary Beth Mudgett;Zhao Qin Bao

  • Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein and gp330 bind similar ligands, including plasminogen activator-inhibitor complexes and lactoferrin, an inhibitor of chylomicron remnant clearance.

    Thomas E. Willnow;Joseph L Goldstein;Kim A Orth;Michael S Brown

  • The CED-3/ICE-like protease Mch2 is activated during apoptosis and cleaves the death substrate lamin A

    Kim A Orth;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Manish Garg;Christopher J. Froelich

  • A Transforming Growth Factor β Receptor Type II Gene Mutation Common in Colon and Gastric but Rare in Endometrial Cancers with Microsatellite Instability

    Lois L. Myeroff;Ramon Parsons;Seong Jin Kim;Lora Hedrick

  • Cleavage of p21Cip1/Waf1 and p27Kip1 Mediates Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells through Activation of Cdk2: Role of a Caspase Cascade

    Bodo Levkau;Hidenori Koyama;Elaine W. Raines;Bruce E. Clurman

  • New Paradigm for Lymphocyte Granule-mediated Cytotoxicity: TARGET CELLS BIND AND INTERNALIZE GRANZYME B, BUT AN ENDOSOMOLYTIC AGENT IS NECESSARY FOR CYTOSOLIC DELIVERY AND SUBSEQUENT APOPTOSIS *

    Christopher J. Froelich;Kim A Orth;Jane Turbov;Prem Seth

  • Inhibition of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Superfamily by a Yersinia Effector

    Kim Orth;Lance E. Palmer;Zhao Qin Bao;Scott Stewart

  • Cleavage of Focal Adhesion Kinase by Caspases during Apoptosis

    Long Ping Wen;Jimothy A. Fahrni;Sergiu Troie;Jun Lin Guan

  • AMPylation of Rho GTPases by Vibrio VopS Disrupts Effector Binding and Downstream Signaling

    Melanie L. Yarbrough;Yan Li;Lisa N. Kinch;Nick V. Grishin

  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell biology and pathogenicity determinants.

    Christopher A. Broberg;Thomas J. Calder;Kim Orth

  • ICE-LAP6, a Novel Member of the ICE/Ced-3 Gene Family, Is Activated by the Cytotoxic T Cell Protease Granzyme B

    Hangjun Duan;Kim A Orth;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Guy G. Poirier

  • Complexes of tissue-type plasminogen activator and its serpin inhibitor plasminogen-activator inhibitor type 1 are internalized by means of the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein/α2-macroglobulin receptor

    Kim Orth;Edwin L. Madison;Mary Jane Gething;Mary Jane Gething;Joseph F. Sambrook

  • Cutting Edge: Salmonella AvrA Effector Inhibits the Key Proinflammatory, Anti-Apoptotic NF-κB Pathway

    Lauren S. Collier-Hyams;Hui Zeng;Jun Sun;Amelia D. Tomlinson

  • Xanthomonas type III effector XopD targets SUMO-conjugated proteins in planta.

    Andrew Hotson;Renee Chosed;Hongjun Shu;Kim A Orth

  • A distinctive role for the Yersinia protein kinase: Actin binding, kinase activation, and cytoskeleton disruption

    Stephen J. Juris;Amy E. Rudolph;Amy E. Rudolph;Don Huddler;Kim Orth

  • Molecular Ordering of Apoptotic Mammalian CED-3/ICE-like Proteases

    Kim Orth;Karen O'Rourke;Guy S. Salvesen;Vishva M. Dixit

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick V. Grishin
Nick V. Grishin The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lisa N. Kinch
Lisa N. Kinch The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Diana R. Tomchick
Diana R. Tomchick The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Vishva M. Dixit
Vishva M. Dixit Genentech
Clive A. Slaughter
Clive A. Slaughter University of Georgia
Christopher J. Froelich
Christopher J. Froelich NorthShore University HealthSystem
Jack E. Dixon
Jack E. Dixon University of California, San Diego
Jeremy C. Allegood
Jeremy C. Allegood Virginia Commonwealth University
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Guy G. Poirier
Guy G. Poirier Université Laval

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Publications: 29

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Publications: 29

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Publications: 28

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