Michael Karin Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Michael Karin's h-index is 290 (713 i10-index, 377,823+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Michael Karin is affiliated with UCSD,School of Medicine.
Michael Karin is a researcher affiliated with UCSD,School of Medicine, specializing in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Biology. Their work has been cited 377,823 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Michael Karin's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications. Of these, 18 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 290
- i10-Index
- 713
- Total Citations
- 377,823
- Citing Countries
- 54
As of October 2026.
Michael Karin has an h-index of 290 and 377,823 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 54 countries.
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Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer
201014,052
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The researcher established the foundational role of NF-κB in chronic inflammation and elucidated its regulatory mechanisms through post-translational modifications.
The researcher published a seminal 2010 Cell paper linking immunity, inflammation, and cancer, establishing a foundational framework for the field with over 13,000 citations.
The researcher provided a seminal synthesis of mammalian MAP kinase signaling cascades, establishing a foundational framework for understanding these critical cellular pathways.
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Citation Trend (Last 10 Years)
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About Michael Karin's research
Michael Karin is a researcher in Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Biology at UCSD,School of Medicine. Their work has been cited 377,823 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 290), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer” (2010), has accumulated 14,052 citations. Other influential works include “Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018.” (2018) with 8,170 citations and “Mammalian MAP kinase signalling cascades” (2001) with 7,014 citations.
Citations of Michael Karin's research come primarily from China, United States and India, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
