Standout Papers

Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically im... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2.2k
  1. Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses (2014)
    Susannah J. Salter, Michael J. Cox et al. BMC Biology
  2. Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota (2010)
    Alan W. Walker, Jennifer Ince et al. The ISME Journal
  3. Shotgun metagenomics, from sampling to analysis (2017)
    Christopher Quince, Alan W. Walker et al. Nature Biotechnology
  4. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota (2007)
    Bärbel Stecher, Alan W. Walker et al. PLoS Biology
  5. pH and Peptide Supply Can Radically Alter Bacterial Populations and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Ratios within Microbial Communities from the Human Colon (2005)
    Alan W. Walker, Sylvia H. Duncan et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  6. High-throughput clone library analysis of the mucosa-associated microbiota reveals dysbiosis and differences between inflamed and non-inflamed regions of the intestine in inflammatory bowel disease (2011)
    Alan W. Walker, Jeremy Sanderson et al. BMC Microbiology
  7. Intestinal colonization resistance (2012)
    Trevor D. Lawley, Alan W. Walker Immunology
  8. Targeted Restoration of the Intestinal Microbiota with a Simple, Defined Bacteriotherapy Resolves Relapsing Clostridium difficile Disease in Mice (2012)
    Trevor D. Lawley, Simon Clare et al. PLoS Pathogens
  9. Sequencing ancient calcified dental plaque shows changes in oral microbiota with dietary shifts of the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions (2013)
    Christina Adler, Keith Dobney et al. Nature Genetics
  10. Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen (2018)
    Robert D. Stewart, Marc Auffret et al. Nature Communications
  11. The Intestinal Microbiota Contributes to the Ability of Helminths to Modulate Allergic Inflammation (2015)
    Mario M. Zaiss, Alexis Rapin et al. Immunity
  12. Compendium of 4,941 rumen metagenome-assembled genomes for rumen microbiome biology and enzyme discovery (2019)
    Robert D. Stewart, Marc Auffret et al. Nature Biotechnology
  13. Modulation of the human gut microbiota by dietary fibres occurs at the species level (2016)
    Wing Sun Faith Chung, Alan W. Walker et al. BMC Biology
  14. Human microbiome myths and misconceptions (2023)
    Alan W. Walker, Lesley Hoyles Nature Microbiology

Immediate Impact

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Works of Alan W. Walker being referenced

The Impact of Different DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories upon the Assessment of Human Gut Microbiota Composition by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
2014
Intestinal colonization resistance
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan W. Walker 9040 2538 2913 120 14.5k
Andrew L. Goodman 10933 2019 2716 96 15.9k
Gérard Corthier 6832 2519 2854 117 10.6k
Georgina L. Hold 9350 2189 2463 141 14.6k
Omry Koren 11229 1701 2490 144 19.4k
Jeremiah J. Faith 9796 1729 2501 73 14.1k
Scot E. Dowd 10689 2514 3397 285 22.6k
Elisabeth M. Bik 8461 2320 2746 44 13.2k
Levi Waldron 12914 1738 2240 89 20.9k
Kyle Bittinger 13025 2075 3473 156 20.3k
Mark Morrison 8198 1719 1737 273 16.4k

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