K. Savage

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

K. Savage is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Savage has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomaterials, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in K. Savage's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (6 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (3 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (2 papers). K. Savage is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (6 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (3 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (2 papers). K. Savage collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. K. Savage's co-authors include John M. Gosline, Paul A. Guerette, Christine Ortlepp, M. A. Lillie, Emily Carrington, Sidney Omelon, Marc D. Grynpas and Debbie Chachra and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Biomacromolecules and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

K. Savage

7 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The mechanical design of spider silks: from fibroin sequence to mechanical function

1999 949 citations John M. Gosline, Paul A. Guerette et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →
Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties

2002 649 citations John M. Gosline, M. A. Lillie et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Savage Canada	7	1.4k	591	294	290	266	7	1.8k
Christine Ortlepp Canada	5	1.3k 0.9×	515 0.9×	280 1.0×	265 0.9×	246 0.9×	6	1.7k
Paul A. Guerette Singapore	16	2.1k 1.5×	962 1.6×	424 1.4×	361 1.2×	309 1.2×	24	2.8k
D.P. Knight United Kingdom	18	1.1k 0.8×	557 0.9×	179 0.6×	176 0.6×	228 0.9×	30	1.7k
Gustavo R. Plaza Spain	28	1.8k 1.3×	782 1.3×	444 1.5×	292 1.0×	635 2.4×	66	2.4k
Cheryl Wong Po Foo United States	16	971 0.7×	503 0.9×	277 0.9×	137 0.5×	111 0.4×	19	1.5k
Sarah Weisman Australia	20	913 0.7×	745 1.3×	265 0.9×	376 1.3×	217 0.8×	25	1.6k
Regina Valluzzi United States	20	2.3k 1.6×	887 1.5×	640 2.2×	240 0.8×	252 0.9×	24	3.0k
Chris Holland United Kingdom	34	2.6k 1.9×	790 1.3×	577 2.0×	358 1.2×	665 2.5×	99	3.6k
Kosuke Ohgo Japan	18	1.0k 0.7×	274 0.5×	243 0.8×	189 0.7×	186 0.7×	32	1.2k
Mickey G. Huson Australia	24	983 0.7×	440 0.7×	330 1.1×	215 0.7×	97 0.4×	36	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by K. Savage

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Savage

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Savage

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Savage. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Savage based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. Savage. K. Savage is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Omelon, Sidney, et al.. (2008). A new tool to assess the mechanical properties of bone due to collagen degradation. Bone. 44(5). 840–848. 16 indexed citations

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Savage, K. & John M. Gosline. (2008). The role of proline in the elastic mechanism of hydrated spider silks. Journal of Experimental Biology. 211(12). 1948–1957. 75 indexed citations

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Savage, K. & John M. Gosline. (2008). The effect of proline on the network structure of major ampullate silks as inferred from their mechanical and optical properties. Journal of Experimental Biology. 211(12). 1937–1947. 86 indexed citations

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Savage, K., Paul A. Guerette, & John M. Gosline. (2004). Supercontraction Stress in Spider Webs. Biomacromolecules. 5(3). 675–679. 59 indexed citations

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Gosline, John M., M. A. Lillie, Emily Carrington, et al.. (2002). Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 357(1418). 121–132. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gosline, John M., Paul A. Guerette, Christine Ortlepp, & K. Savage. (1999). Molecular and mechanical design of spider's silks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 124. S34–S34. 9 indexed citations

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Gosline, John M., Paul A. Guerette, Christine Ortlepp, & K. Savage. (1999). The mechanical design of spider silks: from fibroin sequence to mechanical function. Journal of Experimental Biology. 202(23). 3295–3303. 949 indexed citations breakdown →

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