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Michael R. Kanost 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 R. Kanost sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 219 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael R. Kanost 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 R. Kanost sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael R. Kanost is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States and has a research focus centered on insect biochemistry, immunology, and molecular biology. Their work spans several fields including immunology and microbiology, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research contributions include multiple publications in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues feature:

  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Research Square
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cardiometry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Michael R. Kanost's main fields of study cover:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

They also work extensively in several subfields, including:

  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Hematology

The scientist's research topics highlight a focus on insect-related biological processes, such as:

  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Among recent publications are:

  • Hemolymph protease-5 links the melanization and Toll immune pathways in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Iron binding and release properties of transferrin-1 from Drosophila melanogaster and Manduca sexta: Implications for insect iron homeostasis, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • A mechanistic analysis of bacterial recognition and serine protease cascade initiation in larval hemolymph of Manduca sexta, 2022, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Changes in composition and levels of hemolymph proteins during metamorphosis of Manduca sexta, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Temporal changes in the physical and mechanical properties of beetle elytra during maturation, 2022, Acta Biomaterialia

Michael R. Kanost collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Haobo Jiang
  • Yang Wang
  • Hiroko Tabunoki
  • Jacob J. Weber
  • Maureen J. Gorman

The scientist is recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • BIOLOGICAL MEDIATORS OF INSECT IMMUNITY

    Jeremy P. Gillespie;Michael R. Kanost;Tina Trenczek

  • Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera

    J D Evans;K Aronstein;Y P Chen;C Hetru

  • RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Olle Terenius;Alexie Papanicolaou;Alexie Papanicolaou;Jennie S. Garbutt;Ioannis Eleftherianos

  • Innate immune responses of a lepidopteran insect, Manduca sexta

    Michael R. Kanost;Haobo Jiang;Xiao-Qiang Yu

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Immune-Related Genes and Pathways in Disease-Vector Mosquitoes

    Robert M. Waterhouse;Evgenia V. Kriventseva;Stephan Meister;Zhiyong Xi

  • Serine proteinase inhibitors in arthropod immunity.

    Michael R. Kanost

  • Insect Haemolymph Proteins

    M. R. Kanost;J. K. Kawooya;J. H. Law;R. O. Ryan

  • The clip-domain family of serine proteinases in arthropods.

    Haobo Jiang;Michael R. Kanost

  • Laccase 2 is the phenoloxidase gene required for beetle cuticle tanning

    Yasuyuki Arakane;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan;Richard W. Beeman;Michael R. Kanost

  • Immunity in lepidopteran insects.

    Haobo Jiang;Andreas Vilcinskas;Michael R. Kanost

  • Serine proteases and their homologs in the Drosophila melanogaster genome: an initial analysis of sequence conservation and phylogenetic relationships

    Jeremy Ross;Haobo Jiang;Michael R Kanost;Yang Wang

  • The Tribolium chitin synthase genes TcCHS1 and TcCHS2 are specialized for synthesis of epidermal cuticle and midgut peritrophic matrix.

    Y. Arakane;S. Muthukrishnan;K. J. Kramer;K. J. Kramer;C. A. Specht

  • Pro-phenol oxidase activating proteinase from an insect, Manduca sexta: A bacteria-inducible protein similar to Drosophila easter

    Haobo Jiang;Yang Wang;Michael R. Kanost

  • Immulectin-2, a Lipopolysaccharide-specific Lectin from an Insect, Manduca sexta, Is Induced in Response to Gram-negative Bacteria *

    Xiao-Qiang Yu;Michael R. Kanost

  • A β1,3-Glucan Recognition Protein from an Insect, Manduca sexta, Agglutinates Microorganisms and Activates the Phenoloxidase Cascade

    Congcong Ma;Michael R. Kanost

  • Molecular structure of an apolipoprotein determined at 2.5-A resolution.

    Deborah R. Breiter;Michael R. Kanost;Matthew M. Benning;Gary Wesenberg

  • Oxidative conjugation of catechols with proteins in insect skeletal systems

    Karl J Kramer;Michael R Kanost;Theodore L Hopkins;Haobo Jiang

  • Immulectin, an inducible C-type lectin from an insect, Manduca sexta, stimulates activation of plasma prophenol oxidase

    Xiao-Qiang Yu;Hong Gan;Michael R. Kanost

  • Nonproteolytic serine proteinase homologs are involved in prophenoloxidase activation in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

    Xiao-Qiang Yu;Haobo Jiang;Yang Wang;Michael R. Kanost

Frequent Co-Authors

Haobo Jiang
Haobo Jiang Oklahoma State University
Karl J. Kramer
Karl J. Kramer Kansas State University
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan Kansas State University
Xiao-Qiang Yu
Xiao-Qiang Yu South China Normal University
Richard W. Beeman
Richard W. Beeman Agricultural Research Service
Gary W. Blissard
Gary W. Blissard Boyce Thompson Institute
Michael A. Wells
Michael A. Wells University of Arizona
Andreas Vilcinskas
Andreas Vilcinskas University of Giessen
Charles A. Specht
Charles A. Specht University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

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