Karl J. Kramer

17.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
250 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

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Karl J. Kramer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl J. Kramer has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 147 papers in Insect Science and 72 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Karl J. Kramer's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (97 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (72 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (60 papers). Karl J. Kramer is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (97 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (72 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (60 papers). Karl J. Kramer collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Japan. Karl J. Kramer's co-authors include Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Theodore L. Hopkins, Yasuyuki Arakane, Richard W. Beeman, Michael R. Kanost, Thomas D. Morgan, Charles A. Specht, Daizo Koga, John H. Law and Mi Young Noh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Karl J. Kramer

246 papers receiving 12.5k citations

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A Model of the Kinetics of Insulin in Man

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional importance of groups I and II chitinases in cuticle chitin turnover during molting in a wood-boring beetle, Monochamus alternatus 2023 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown), Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, (unknown), Hiroko Tabunoki, Yasuyuki Arakane, Mi Young Noh	5
2	Chitin deacetylases are necessary for insect femur muscle attachment and mobility 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Seulgi Mun, Mi Young Noh, Erika R. Geisbrecht, Karl J. Kramer, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Yasuyuki Arakane	9
3	Temporal changes in the physical and mechanical properties of beetle elytra during maturation 2022 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Neal T. Dittmer, Karl J. Kramer, Michael R. Kanost, Stevin H. Gehrke	13
4	Yellow-g and Yellow-g2 proteins are required for egg desiccation resistance and temporal pigmentation in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus 2020 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Mi Young Noh, Sung Hyun Kim, Maureen J. Gorman, Karl J. Kramer, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Yasuyuki Arakane	27
5	Gene functions in adult cuticle pigmentation of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor 2019 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Seulgi Mun, Mi Young Noh, Karl J. Kramer, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Yasuyuki Arakane	49
6	Tribolium castaneum RR-1 Cuticular Protein TcCPR4 Is Required for Formation of Pore Canals in Rigid Cuticle 2015 ·PLoS Genetics ·Mi Young Noh, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, Yasuyuki Arakane	76
7	Functional Specialization Among Members Of Knickkopf Family Of Proteins In Insect Cuticle Organization 2014 ·PLoS Genetics ·Sujata S. Chaudhari, Bernard Moussian, Charles A. Specht, Yasuyuki Arakane, Karl J. Kramer, Richard W. Beeman, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	18
8	Mechanical properties of elytra from Tribolium castaneum wild-type and body color mutant strains 2010 ·Journal of Insect Physiology ·Joseph Lomakin, Yasuyuki Arakane, Karl J. Kramer, Richard W. Beeman, Michael R. Kanost, Stevin H. Gehrke	34
9	Identification, mRNA expression and functional analysis of several yellow family genes in Tribolium castaneum 2010 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Yasuyuki Arakane, Neal T. Dittmer, Yoshinori Tomoyasu, Karl J. Kramer, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Richard W. Beeman, Michael R. Kanost	54
10	Functional analysis of four neuropeptides, EH, ETH, CCAP and bursicon, and their receptors in adult ecdysis behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum 2008 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Yasuyuki Arakane, Bin Li, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Richard W. Beeman, Karl J. Kramer, Yoonseong Park	146
11	Sequences of cDNAs and expression of genes encoding chitin synthase and chitinase in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda 2005 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Renata Bolognesi, Yasuyuki Arakane, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, Walter R. Terra, Clélia Ferreira	82
12	Compensatory proteolytic responses to dietary proteinase inhibitors in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) 2005 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology ·Brenda Oppert, Thomas D. Morgan, Kris Hartzer, Karl J. Kramer	63
13	Computational identification of novel chitinase-like proteins in the Drosophila melanogaster genome 2004 ·Bioinformatics ·Qingsong Zhu, Youping Deng, (unknown), Susan J. Brown, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer	67
14	Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of an active site tryptophan of insect chitinase 2002 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Hong Zhang, Xin Huang, Tamo Fukamizo, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer	35
15	Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Catechol–Histidine Adducts from Insect Cuticle 1999 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·James L. Kerwin, František Tureček, Rongda Xu, Karl J. Kramer, Theodore L. Hopkins, Christine L. Gatlin, John R. Yates	53
16	Insect resistance of transgenic tobacco expressing an insect chitinase gene 1998 ·Transgenic Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Lowell B. Johnson, Frank F. White, Xiaorong Wang, Thomas D. Morgan, Karl J. Kramer, (unknown)	119
17	Altered Protoxin Activation by Midgut Enzymes from a Bacillus thuringiensis Resistant Strain of Plodia interpunctella 1994 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Brenda Oppert, Karl J. Kramer, D. E. Johnson, Susan MacIntosh, W. H. McGaughey	102
18	Properties of Barley Seed Chitinases and Release of Embryo-Associated Isoforms during Early Stages of Imbibition 1992 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Karl J. Kramer, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	71
19	Rice cystatin: Bacterial expression, purification, cysteine proteinase inhibitory activity, and insect growth suppressing activity of a truncated form of the protein 1992 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Ming‐Shun Chen, Barbara J. Johnson, Lisa Wen, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, Thomas D. Morgan, Gerald R. Reeck	69
20	Susceptibility of stored product insects to chitin inhibitors LY-131215 and LY-127063. 1980 ·Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society ·Karl J. Kramer, (unknown)	1

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