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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 278 1 1 1 1 711 324770

Michael Karin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Karin between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Karin published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 19.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2023. 35 of the 934 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2023. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 21 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 56 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 21 publications
1979 2025

934 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Karin: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 3
1981 4
1982 3
1983 6
1984 8
1985 6
1986 5
1987 11
1988 13
1989 15
1990 21
1991 15
1992 12
1993 15
1994 23
1995 12
1996 18
1997 11
1998 18
1999 18
2000 23
2001 24
2002 17
2003 20
2004 31
2005 29
2006 28
2007 32
2008 37
2009 28
2010 37
2011 36
2012 32
2013 26
2014 34
2015 26
2016 31
2017 14
2018 16
2019 14
2020 26
2021 19
2022 25
2023 56
2024 14
2025 21
Total 934
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Michael Karin publications per year - data summary

  • Michael Karin, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of California, San Diego, has 934 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 56 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1979, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 19.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.9 per year counting only the 47 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 135 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 161 publications (10.1 per year); 1995-2010: 383 publications (23.9 per year); 2011-2025: 390 publications (26.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michael Karin publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Karin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 711 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 711
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Michael Karin publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Michael Karin, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 711 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Michael Karin, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Michael Karin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Michael Karin D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Karin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 145+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 278 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100 278
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Michael Karin D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Michael Karin, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 278 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Michael Karin, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Michael Karin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Michael Karin is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine, with 148 publications, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing 108 publications.

The subfields within these areas include Molecular Biology (57 publications), Immunology (41), Oncology (33), Epidemiology (30), and Cancer Research (23). Their research topics cover a range of biomedical and clinical subjects, including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Among the most cited recent papers associated with Michael Karin are:

  • Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death, 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Oxidized DNA fragments exit mitochondria via mPTP- and VDAC-dependent channels to activate NLRP3 inflammasome and interferon signaling, 2022, Immunity
  • Metformin inhibition of mitochondrial ATP and DNA synthesis abrogates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pulmonary inflammation, 2021, Immunity
  • Targeting cancer-promoting inflammation - have anti-inflammatory therapies come of age?, 2021, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • ATF4 suppresses hepatocarcinogenesis by inducing SLC7A11 (xCT) to block stress-related ferroptosis, 2023, Journal of Hepatology

Frequent collaborators include Shabnam Shalapour, Hua Su, Junlai Liu, Tatiana Kisseleva, and David A. Brenner, each contributing multiple coauthored publications.

Michael Karin has published extensively in notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 12 publications, Nature (9), Cell Metabolism (6), Nature Communications (5), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5).

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, including the recent title "ARDS in COVID-19 - Insights for Treatment" (2023), published by Frontiers Media.

Michael Karin has been recognized by election to prestigious bodies including the National Academy of Sciences in 2005 and the National Academy of Medicine in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer

    Sergei I. Grivennikov;Florian R. Greten;Michael Karin

  • Mammalian MAP kinase signalling cascades

    Lufen Chang;Michael Karin

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Phosphorylation meets ubiquitination: the control of NF-[kappa]B activity.

    Michael Karin;Yinon Ben-Neriah

  • Nuclear factor-kappaB: a pivotal transcription factor in chronic inflammatory diseases.

    Peter J. Barnes;Michael Karin

  • Nuclear factor-kappaB in cancer development and progression.

    Michael Karin

  • Missing Pieces in the NF-κB Puzzle

    Sankar Ghosh;Michael Karin

  • The role of Jun, Fos and the AP-1 complex in cell-proliferation and transformation.

    Peter Angel;Michael Karin

  • A central role for JNK in obesity and insulin resistance

    Jiro Hirosumi;Gürol Tuncman;Lufen Chang;Cem Z. Görgün

  • JNK1: A protein kinase stimulated by UV light and Ha-Ras that binds and phosphorylates the c-Jun activation domain

    Benoit Dérijard;Benoit Dérijard;Masahiko Hibi;I-Huan Wu;I-Huan Wu;Tamera Barrett

  • NF-kappaB: linking inflammation and immunity to cancer development and progression.

    Michael Karin;Florian R. Greten

  • Phorbol ester-inducible genes contain a common cis element recognized by a TPA-modulated trans-acting factor.

    Peter Angel;Masayoshi Imagawa;Robert Chiu;Bernd Stein

  • NF-κB at the crossroads of life and death

    Michael Karin;Anning Lin

  • AP-1 function and regulation.

    Michael Karin;Zheng-gang Liu;Ebrahim Zandi

  • The regulation of AP-1 activity by mitogen-activated protein kinases.

    Michael Karin

  • AP-1 as a regulator of cell life and death

    Eitan Shaulian;Michael Karin

  • The two NF-κB activation pathways and their role in innate and adaptive immunity

    Giuseppina Bonizzi;Michael Karin

  • NF-κB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit

    Michael Karin;Yixue Cao;Florian R. Greten;Zhi-Wei Li

  • IKKbeta links inflammation and tumorigenesis in a mouse model of colitis-associated cancer.

    Florian R. Greten;Lars Eckmann;Tim F. Greten;Jin Mo Park

  • Immunosuppression by Glucocorticoids: Inhibition of NF-κB Activity Through Induction of IκB Synthesis

    Nathalie Auphan;Joseph A. DiDonato;Caridad Rosette;Arno Helmberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergei I. Grivennikov
Sergei I. Grivennikov Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Florian R. Greten
Florian R. Greten Goethe University Frankfurt
Lars Eckmann
Lars Eckmann University of California, San Diego
David A. Brenner
David A. Brenner University of California, San Diego
Anning Lin
Anning Lin University of Chicago
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego
Atsushi Matsuzawa
Atsushi Matsuzawa Tohoku University
Joseph A. DiDonato
Joseph A. DiDonato Cleveland Clinic
Maria T. Diaz-Meco
Maria T. Diaz-Meco Cornell University
Mark H. Ellisman
Mark H. Ellisman University of California, San Diego

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