LabCompass

K. Gerhardt

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2016
Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsSperm and Testicular FunctionReproductive Biology and FertilityGut microbiota and health

Publications

33

Citations

307

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher develops computational and bioinformatic tools for analyzing microbial genomes and metagenomic sequencing data, including methods for comparing bacterial genomes, detecting antibiotic resistance genes, and annotating genetic elements in genome sequences. Their more recent work (2020s) focuses heavily on genomics software and pipelines, while a set of 2016 publications on reproductive biology topics appear to be brief research highlight or news-style pieces rather than primary research. Prospective students would likely be working on computational microbiology, metagenomics, and genome analysis tool development.

Microbial genomics and metagenomicsBioinformatics tool developmentAntibiotic resistance gene detectionGenome comparison methods (average nucleotide/amino acid identity)Sequence data analysis pipelines

Publication output was minimal or absent for much of the past decade but has increased noticeably since 2022, with the most active years being 2022 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication20212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication23242025: 5 publications5252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Biology of Reproduction×20
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Microbiome×1
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology×1
  • Nucleic Acids Research×1
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap
  • Zhi-Ping Zhong

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

  • Catherine Badel

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Yuzhen Ye

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Lauren Chittick

    Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

  • Ilya B. Slizovskiy

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile