Karen Donaldson

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Karen Donaldson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Donaldson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Karen Donaldson's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (2 papers). Karen Donaldson is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (2 papers). Karen Donaldson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Karen Donaldson's co-authors include Alan F. Wahl, Denise A. Galloway, G W Demers, Frank Lee, Scott A. Foster, Mary C. Horne, Michael Neubauer, Johannes Hell, Philip M. Wallace and John F. MacMaster and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karen Donaldson

13 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Loss of normal p53 function confers sensitization to Taxol by increasing G2/M arrest and apoptosis

1996 557 citations Alan F. Wahl, Karen Donaldson et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Donaldson United States	10	693	689	206	187	109	14	1.2k
Virginie Dangles-Marie France	8	787 1.1×	459 0.7×	258 1.3×	185 1.0×	113 1.0×	8	1.3k
Mercedes Lioni United States	11	697 1.0×	833 1.2×	180 0.9×	209 1.1×	132 1.2×	11	1.4k
Qian Zhan United States	21	729 1.1×	948 1.4×	262 1.3×	186 1.0×	260 2.4×	36	1.6k
JEFF EVANS United Kingdom	6	397 0.6×	617 0.9×	278 1.3×	272 1.5×	122 1.1×	24	1.2k
Miriam Zimmermann United Kingdom	7	715 1.0×	461 0.7×	201 1.0×	247 1.3×	64 0.6×	7	1.4k
V. М. Perelmuter Russia	20	600 0.9×	511 0.7×	390 1.9×	196 1.0×	160 1.5×	108	1.3k
Kazuharu Kai Japan	18	577 0.8×	487 0.7×	443 2.2×	178 1.0×	83 0.8×	38	1.2k
William Court United Kingdom	16	978 1.4×	940 1.4×	480 2.3×	243 1.3×	112 1.0×	20	2.0k
Louis‐Bastien Weiswald France	17	886 1.3×	681 1.0×	440 2.1×	197 1.1×	114 1.0×	31	1.7k
М. V. Zavyalova Russia	19	578 0.8×	475 0.7×	322 1.6×	138 0.7×	226 2.1×	76	1.1k

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14 of 14 papers shown

Donaldson, Karen, et al.. (2025). Co-design methodology for rapid prototyping of modular robots in care settings. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 12. 1581506–1581506.

Sayed, Mohammed E., Karen Donaldson, Boyang Li, et al.. (2022). Modular Robots for Enabling Operations in Unstructured Extreme Environments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). 23 indexed citations

Roche, Aidan D., Karen Donaldson, Ken Stewart, et al.. (2022). Personalised 3D printed respirators for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 963541–963541. 2 indexed citations

Stewart, Andrew, Brad deYoung, Michael Smit, et al.. (2019). The Development of a Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS). Frontiers in Marine Science. 6. 5 indexed citations

Pitts, William J., Wayne Vaccaro, Tram Huynh, et al.. (2004). Identification of purine inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(11). 2955–2958. 38 indexed citations

Wahl, Alan F., Karen Donaldson, Bruce Mixan, Pamela A. Trail, & Clay B. Siegall. (2001). Selective tumor sensitization to taxanes with the mAb-drug conjugate cBR96-doxorubicin. International Journal of Cancer. 93(4). 590–600. 30 indexed citations

Wallace, Philip M., John F. MacMaster, Katherine A. Rouleau, et al.. (1999). Regulation of Inflammatory Responses by Oncostatin M. The Journal of Immunology. 162(9). 5547–5555. 98 indexed citations

Wahl, Alan F. & Karen Donaldson. (1999). Centrifugal Elutriation to Obtain SynchronousPopulations of Cells. Current Protocols in Cell Biology. 2(1). Unit 8.5–Unit 8.5. 3 indexed citations

Donaldson, Karen, Andrew McShea, & Alan F. Wahl. (1997). Separation by counterflow centrifugal elutriation and analysis of T- and B-lymphocytic cell lines in progressive stages of cell division cycle. Journal of Immunological Methods. 203(1). 25–33. 20 indexed citations

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Horne, Mary C., et al.. (1997). Cyclin G2 Is Up-regulated during Growth Inhibition and B Cell Antigen Receptor-mediated Cell Cycle Arrest. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(19). 12650–12661. 106 indexed citations

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Horne, Mary C., et al.. (1996). Cyclin G1 and Cyclin G2 Comprise a New Family of Cyclins with Contrasting Tissue-specific and Cell Cycle-regulated Expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(11). 6050–6061. 136 indexed citations

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Wahl, Alan F., Karen Donaldson, Frank Lee, et al.. (1996). Loss of normal p53 function confers sensitization to Taxol by increasing G2/M arrest and apoptosis. Nature Medicine. 2(1). 72–79. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gombotz, Wayne R., et al.. (1994). The Stabilization of a Human IgM Monoclonal Antibody with Poly(vinylpyrrolidone). Pharmaceutical Research. 11(5). 624–632. 45 indexed citations

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Donaldson, Karen, et al.. (1994). Cytotoxicity of the anticancer agents cisplatin and taxol during cell proliferation and the cell cycle. International Journal of Cancer. 57(6). 847–855. 165 indexed citations

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