Alan W. Walker

23.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
128 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Alan W. Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan W. Walker has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Food Science and 26 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Alan W. Walker's work include Gut microbiota and health (72 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (30 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (21 papers). Alan W. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (72 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (30 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (21 papers). Alan W. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Alan W. Walker's co-authors include Julian Parkhill, Harry J. Flint, Sylvia H. Duncan, Nicholas J. Loman, Trevor D. Lawley, Susannah J. Salter, Christopher Quince, William Cookson, Michael J. Cox and Miriam F. Moffatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alan W. Walker

122 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

Reagent and laboratory contamination can critical... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2014 2010 2017 2007 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses
    2014 2.2k citations Michael J. Cox, William Cookson et al. BMC Biology profile →
  2. Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota
    2010 1.2k citations Alan W. Walker, Sylvia H. Duncan et al. profile →
  3. Shotgun metagenomics, from sampling to analysis
    2017 1.1k citations Alan W. Walker et al. profile →
  4. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota
    2007 818 citations Bärbel Stecher, Alan W. Walker et al. profile →
  5. pH and Peptide Supply Can Radically Alter Bacterial Populations and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Ratios within Microbial Communities from the Human Colon
    2005 610 citations Alan W. Walker, Sylvia H. Duncan et al. profile →
  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 561 citations Alan W. Walker, Julian Parkhill et al. profile →
  7. Intestinal colonization resistance
    2012 434 citations Trevor D. Lawley, Alan W. Walker profile →
  8. Sequencing ancient calcified dental plaque shows changes in oral microbiota with dietary shifts of the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions
    2013 409 citations Alan W. Walker, Julian Parkhill et al. profile →
  9. Targeted Restoration of the Intestinal Microbiota with a Simple, Defined Bacteriotherapy Resolves Relapsing Clostridium difficile Disease in Mice
    2012 404 citations Trevor D. Lawley, Alan W. Walker et al. profile →
  10. Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen
    2018 352 citations Robert D. Stewart, Marc Auffret et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Compendium of 4,941 rumen metagenome-assembled genomes for rumen microbiome biology and enzyme discovery
    2019 338 citations Robert D. Stewart, Marc Auffret et al. profile →
  12. The Intestinal Microbiota Contributes to the Ability of Helminths to Modulate Allergic Inflammation
    2015 325 citations Alan W. Walker et al. profile →
  13. Modulation of the human gut microbiota by dietary fibres occurs at the species level
    2016 317 citations Wing Sun Faith Chung, Alan W. Walker et al. BMC Biology profile →
  14. Human microbiome myths and misconceptions
    2023 105 citations Alan W. Walker, Lesley Hoyles Nature Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan W. Walker United Kingdom 51 9.3k 3.0k 2.6k 2.0k 1.7k 128 15.0k
Scot E. Dowd United States 83 10.9k 1.2× 3.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.5× 289 23.3k
Les Dethlefsen United States 14 9.8k 1.1× 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 18 13.4k
Elisabeth M. Bik United States 27 8.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 45 13.6k
Andrew L. Goodman United States 50 11.2k 1.2× 2.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 97 16.4k
Mark Morrison Australia 65 8.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 281 17.0k
Paul B. Eckburg United States 25 8.7k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 857 0.5× 54 13.1k
Jeremiah J. Faith United States 39 10.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 74 14.6k
Georgina L. Hold United Kingdom 54 9.6k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 818 0.5× 142 15.1k
Brandi L. Cantarel United States 29 11.4k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 3.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 42 16.5k
Omry Koren Israel 49 11.6k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 3.5k 1.8× 2.7k 1.6× 147 20.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Duncan, Sylvia H., Elena Conti, Liviana Ricci, & Alan W. Walker. (2023). Links between Diet, Intestinal Anaerobes, Microbial Metabolites and Health. Biomedicines. 11(5). 1338–1338. 20 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan W., Wendy R. Russell, Nigel Hoggard, et al.. (2023). A grape seed and bilberry extract reduces blood pressure in individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes: the PRECISE study, a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over intervention study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1139880–1139880. 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan W. & Lesley Hoyles. (2023). Human microbiome myths and misconceptions. Nature Microbiology. 8(8). 1392–1396. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Bo, et al.. (2023). Megawatt charging for electric trucks in a multidirectional microgrid. IET conference proceedings.. 2023(24). 102–106. 1 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Paul O., Petra Louis, Eleni Tsompanidou, et al.. (2022). Distribution, organization and expression of genes concerned with anaerobic lactate utilization in human intestinal bacteria. Microbial Genomics. 8(1). 26 indexed citations
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Ricci, Liviana, Joanna Mackie, Megan D. Lenardon, et al.. (2022). Human gut bifidobacteria inhibit the growth of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 98(10). 26 indexed citations
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Holtrop, Grietje, Graham Horgan, Silvia W. Gratz, et al.. (2022). Higher total faecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations correlate with increasing proportions of butyrate and decreasing proportions of branched-chain fatty acids across multiple human studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. e2–e2. 29 indexed citations
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Louis, Petra, et al.. (2021). Dietary fibre complexity and its influence on functional groups of the human gut microbiota. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 80(4). 386–397. 24 indexed citations
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Auffret, Marc, Robert D. Stewart, R.J. Dewhurst, et al.. (2019). Identification of Rumen Microbial Genes Involved in Pathways Linked to Appetite, Growth, and Feed Conversion Efficiency in Cattle. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 701–701. 48 indexed citations
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Olivares, Marta, Alan W. Walker, Amalia Capilla, et al.. (2018). Gut microbiota trajectory in early life may predict development of celiac disease. Microbiome. 6(1). 36–36. 95 indexed citations
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Stewart, Robert D., Marc Auffret, Amanda Warr, et al.. (2018). Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen. Nature Communications. 9(1). 870–870. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dalby, Matthew J., Alexander Ross, Alan W. Walker, & Peter J. Morgan. (2017). Dietary Uncoupling of Gut Microbiota and Energy Harvesting from Obesity and Glucose Tolerance in Mice. Cell Reports. 21(6). 1521–1533. 158 indexed citations
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Liu, Lei, Lynnette Walters, Paul O. Sheridan, et al.. (2017). A convenient and versatile culturomics platform to expand the human gut culturome of Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae. Beneficial Microbes. 16(1). 51–66. 3 indexed citations
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Chung, Wing Sun Faith, Alan W. Walker, Petra Louis, et al.. (2016). Modulation of the human gut microbiota by dietary fibres occurs at the species level. BMC Biology. 14(1). 3–3. 317 indexed citations breakdown →
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Depner, Martin, Markus Ege, Michael J. Cox, et al.. (2016). Bacterial microbiota of the upper respiratory tract and childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 139(3). 826–834.e13. 145 indexed citations
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Stecher, Bärbel, Rémy Denzler, Lisa Maier, et al.. (2012). Gut inflammation can boost horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal Enterobacteriaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(4). 1269–1274. 348 indexed citations
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Lawley, Trevor D., Simon Clare, Alan W. Walker, et al.. (2009). Antibiotic Treatment of Clostridium difficile Carrier Mice Triggers a Supershedder State, Spore-Mediated Transmission, and Severe Disease in Immunocompromised Hosts. Infection and Immunity. 77(9). 3661–3669. 281 indexed citations
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Bryant, Angus, et al.. (2008). Fast Inverter Loss and Temperature Simulation and Silicon Carbide Device Evaluation for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 128(4). 441–449. 11 indexed citations
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Bryant, Angus, et al.. (2008). Fast Inverter Loss and Temperature Simulation and Silicon Carbide Device Evaluation for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives. IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines. 128(4). 441–449.

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