Alan Walker

26.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
370 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Alan Walker is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Paleontology and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Walker has authored 370 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Social Psychology, 61 papers in Paleontology and 57 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Alan Walker's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (69 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (61 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (41 papers). Alan Walker is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (69 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (61 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (41 papers). Alan Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Kenya. Alan Walker's co-authors include Mark F. Teaford, Richard E. Leakey, Philip Taylor, Liam Foster, Meave G. Leakey, Christopher B. Ruff, John W. Patrick, Carol V. Ward, Peter S. Ungar and Erik Trinkaus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alan Walker

349 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan Walker 5.0k 4.6k 4.4k 2.3k 2.2k 370 15.7k
Fred L. Bookstein 6.3k 1.3× 1.6k 0.3× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 291 0.1× 336 38.2k
Kristen Hawkes 1.5k 0.3× 2.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 521 0.2× 384 0.2× 104 8.7k
Tim Ingold 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 3.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 263 0.1× 247 12.5k
Kim Hill 827 0.2× 3.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 740 0.3× 823 0.4× 132 11.9k
Peter J. Richerson 1.0k 0.2× 4.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.2× 332 0.1× 1.9k 0.8× 178 19.7k
Hillard Kaplan 474 0.1× 3.3k 0.7× 694 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 289 17.1k
Eric Alden Smith 1.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 534 0.2× 443 0.2× 103 7.6k
John Harris 4.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 3.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 55 0.0× 318 13.8k
Frank W. Marlowe 589 0.1× 2.6k 0.6× 817 0.2× 468 0.2× 936 0.4× 83 11.0k
Henry Harpending 1.3k 0.3× 749 0.2× 1.0k 0.2× 458 0.2× 318 0.1× 95 13.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Walker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Walker. Alan Walker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Foster, Liam & Alan Walker. (2021). Active Ageing across the Life Course: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 6650414–6650414. 49 indexed citations
2.
Anderson, Robert, Mikkel Barslund, Andreas Cebulla, et al.. (2019). Policies for an Ageing WorkforceWork-life balance, working conditions and equal opportunities 2019. Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh). 3 indexed citations
3.
Tomlinson, Mark, Alan Walker, & Liam Foster. (2015). Social Quality and Work: What Impact Does Low Pay Have on Social Quality?. Journal of Social Policy. 45(2). 345–371. 10 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan, et al.. (2012). Social quality : from theory to indicators. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Gasper, Des, et al.. (2011). Connecting ‘Human’ and ‘Social’ Discourses:The Human Development, Human Security, and Social Quality Approaches. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan. (2009). The Social Quality Approach: Bridging Asia and Europe*. Development and Society. 38(2). 209–235. 13 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan & Gerhard Naegele. (2009). Social policy in ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Mollenkopf, Hans‐Joachim & Alan Walker. (2007). Quality of life in old age : international and multi-disciplinary perspectives. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 44 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sudhir, et al.. (2005). Placing confidence limits on the molecular age of the human–chimpanzee divergence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(52). 18842–18847. 116 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan & Chack‐kie Wong. (2005). East Asian welfare regimes in transitionFrom Confucianism to globalisation. Policy Press eBooks.
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Walker, Alan, et al.. (2003). Term-time student employment and the local labour market : analysis and some implications of surveys of Northumbria University students.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 371(9611). 449–50. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan. (2002). The politics of intergenerational relations. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 35(4). 297–303. 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan & Philip Taylor. (1998). Combating Age Barriers in Employment A European Portfolio of Good Practice. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 37 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan, et al.. (1991). Liszt, Carolyne, and the Vatican : the story of a thwarted marriage. 1 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat, Alan Walker, & David P. Bichell. (1985). The Human Skeleton. Harvard University Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Leakey, Richard E. & Alan Walker. (1985). Homo Erectus Unearthed. National geographic/˜The œcomplete National geographic/˜The œNational geographic magazine. 168(5). 624–629. 11 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan. (1983). Micro wear of baboon canine honing mechanisms. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 60(2). 266–267. 3 indexed citations
18.
Walker, Alan & Peter Townsend. (1981). Disability in Britain : a manifesto of rights. 9 indexed citations
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Walker, Alan. (1978). Rural poverty : poverty, deprivation and planning in rural areas. 10 indexed citations
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Martin, R. D., Gerald A. Doyle, & Alan Walker. (1974). Prosimian biology : proceedings of a meeting of the Research Seminar in Archaeology and Related Subjects held at the Institute of Archaeology, London University. University of Pittsburgh Press eBooks.

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