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Michael P. Kavanaugh

Michael P. Kavanaugh

University of Montana
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
17654
World Ranking
9526
National Ranking
4207

Michael P. Kavanaugh publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 124 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael P. Kavanaugh 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 Michael P. Kavanaugh 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael P. Kavanaugh is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work prominently covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Oncology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

Michael P. Kavanaugh has contributed to a variety of peer-reviewed publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Prion protein lowering is a disease-modifying therapy across prion disease stages, strains and endpoints," 2020, published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Leucine Carboxyl Methyltransferase 1 Overexpression Protects Against Cognitive and Electrophysiological Impairments in Tg2576 APP Transgenic Mice," 2021, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "Virtual Site Investigation to Evaluate Conceptual Site Model Development at DNAPL -Impacted Sites," 2022, Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • "Reduced Expression of the PP2A Methylesterase, PME-1, or the PP2A Methyltransferase, LCMT-1, Alters Sensitivity to Beta-Amyloid-Induced Cognitive and Electrophysiological Impairments in Mice," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Generation and characterization of a knock-in mouse model for spastic tetraplegia, thin corpus callosum, and progressive microcephaly (SPATCCM)," 2023, Mammalian Genome

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael P. Kavanaugh include:

  • Derek Silvius
  • Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas
  • Ricardo Torres-Jardón
  • Rose Pitstick
  • Hongtu Zhu

Regarding publication venues, Michael P. Kavanaugh has repeatedly published in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Mammalian Genome
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Best Publications

  • An excitatory amino-acid transporter with properties of a ligand-gated chloride channel.

    Fairman Wa;Vandenberg Rj;Vandenberg Rj;Arriza Jl;Kavanaugh Mp

  • Functional comparisons of three glutamate transporter subtypes cloned from human motor cortex

    Jeffrey L. Arriza;Wendy A. Fairman;Jacques I. Wadiche;Geoffrey H. Murdoch

  • Excitatory amino acid transporter 5, a retinal glutamate transporter coupled to a chloride conductance

    Jeffrey L. Arriza;Scott Eliasof;Michael P. Kavanaugh;Susan G. Amara

  • Flux coupling in a neuronal glutamate transporter

    Noa Zerangue;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Cell-surface receptors for gibbon ape leukemia virus and amphotropic murine retrovirus are inducible sodium-dependent phosphate symporters.

    Michael P. Kavanaugh;Daniel G. Miller;Daniel G. Miller;Weibin Zhang;Wendy Law;Wendy Law

  • Calcium-activated potassium channels expressed from cloned complementary DNAs

    John P. Adelman;Ke Zhong Shen;Michael P. Kavanaugh;Robin A. Warren

  • Ion fluxes associated with excitatory amino acid transport.

    Jacques I. Wadiche;Susan G. Amara;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Cell-surface receptor for ecotropic murine retroviruses is a basic amino-acid transporter

    Hao Wang;M. P. Kavanaugh;R. A. North;D. Kabat

  • Multiple Ionic Conductances of the Human Dopamine Transporter: The Actions of Dopamine and Psychostimulants

    Mark S. Sonders;Si-Jia Zhu;Nancy R. Zahniser;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Kinetics of a human glutamate transporter

    Jacques I Wadiche;Jeffrey L Arriza;Susan G Amara;Michael P Kavanaugh

  • Cloning and expression of a human neutral amino acid transporter with structural similarity to the glutamate transporter gene family

    J. L. Arriza;M. P. Kavanaugh;W. A. Fairman;Yan-Na Wu

  • Macroscopic and microscopic properties of a cloned glutamate transporter/chloride channel.

    Jacques I. Wadiche;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Neuroinflammation, Hyperphosphorylated Tau, Diffuse Amyloid Plaques, and Down-Regulation of the Cellular Prion Protein in Air Pollution Exposed Children and Young Adults

    Lilian Calderón-Garcidueas;Michael Kavanaugh;Michelle Block;Amedeo D'Angiulli

  • ASCT-1 Is a Neutral Amino Acid Exchanger with Chloride Channel Activity *

    Noa Zerangue;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Interaction of L‐cysteine with a human excitatory amino acid transporter.

    N Zerangue;M P Kavanaugh

  • Mutation of an Amino Acid Residue Influencing Potassium Coupling in the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Induces Obligate Exchange

    Michael P. Kavanaugh;Annie Bendahan;Noa Zerangue;Yumin Zhang

  • Glutamine Uptake by Neurons: Interaction of Protons with System A Transporters

    Farrukh A. Chaudhry;Dietmar Schmitz;Richard J. Reimer;Peter Larsson

  • Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters of the Salamander Retina: Identification, Localization, and Function

    Scott Eliasof;Jeffrey L. Arriza;Barbara H. Leighton;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Arginine 447 Plays a Pivotal Role in Substrate Interactions in a Neuronal Glutamate Transporter

    Annie Bendahan;Ayelet Armon;Navid Madani;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Postsynaptic Glutamate Transport at the Climbing Fiber-Purkinje Cell Synapse

    Thomas S. Otis;Michael P. Kavanaugh;Craig E. Jahr

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan G. Amara
Susan G. Amara National Institutes of Health
R. A. North
R. A. North University of Manchester
David Kabat
David Kabat Oregon Health & Science University
A. Richard Chamberlin
A. Richard Chamberlin University of California, Irvine
Baruch I. Kanner
Baruch I. Kanner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nancy R. Zahniser
Nancy R. Zahniser University of Colorado Denver
Ottavio Arancio
Ottavio Arancio Columbia University
Robert H. Edwards
Robert H. Edwards University of California, San Francisco
Jerrel L. Yakel
Jerrel L. Yakel National Institutes of Health
A. Dusty Miller
A. Dusty Miller Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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