Alexandra C. Walls

36.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
32 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Alexandra C. Walls is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra C. Walls has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra C. Walls's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers). Alexandra C. Walls is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (22 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers). Alexandra C. Walls collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Netherlands. Alexandra C. Walls's co-authors include David Veesler, M. Alejandra Tortorici, Young‐Jun Park, Andrew T. McGuire, Abigail Wall, F.A. Rey, Berend‐Jan Bosch, John E. Bowen, Frank DiMaio and Joost Snijder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra C. Walls

32 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Structure, Function, and ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein
    2020 5.9k citations Alexandra C. Walls, Young‐Jun Park et al. Cell profile →
  2. Deep Mutational Scanning of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Reveals Constraints on Folding and ACE2 Binding
    2020 1.1k citations Tyler N. Starr, Allison J. Greaney et al. Cell profile →
  3. Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein
    2020 697 citations Alexandra C. Walls, Young‐Jun Park et al. Cell profile →
  4. De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors
    2020 451 citations Longxing Cao, Inna Goreshnik et al. Science profile →
  5. Structural basis for human coronavirus attachment to sialic acid receptors
    2019 419 citations M. Alejandra Tortorici, Alexandra C. Walls et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  6. Cryo-electron microscopy structure of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein trimer
    2016 386 citations Alexandra C. Walls, M. Alejandra Tortorici et al. Nature profile →
  7. Tectonic conformational changes of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein promote membrane fusion
    2017 372 citations Alexandra C. Walls, M. Alejandra Tortorici et al. profile →
  8. Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion
    2019 370 citations Alexandra C. Walls, Xiaoli Xiong et al. Cell profile →
  9. Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron immune evasion and receptor engagement
    2022 311 citations Matthew McCallum, Nadine Czudnochowski et al. Science profile →
  10. Glycan shield and epitope masking of a coronavirus spike protein observed by cryo-electron microscopy
    2016 306 citations Alexandra C. Walls, M. Alejandra Tortorici et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  11. ACE2 binding is an ancestral and evolvable trait of sarbecoviruses
    2022 108 citations Tyler N. Starr, Samantha K. Zepeda et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra C. Walls United States 26 9.5k 3.8k 1.6k 1.1k 1.0k 32 11.9k
M. Alejandra Tortorici United States 27 9.5k 1.0× 3.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 902 0.9× 40 11.6k
Daniel Wrapp United States 17 7.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 979 0.6× 751 0.7× 957 0.9× 26 9.1k
David Veesler United States 48 10.8k 1.1× 5.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 111 15.7k
Nianshuang Wang United States 13 7.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 784 0.7× 857 0.8× 16 8.6k
Young‐Jun Park United States 42 6.5k 0.7× 4.8k 1.3× 819 0.5× 854 0.8× 757 0.7× 131 12.3k
Xinquan Wang China 39 5.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 924 0.8× 791 0.8× 134 10.3k
Kizzmekia S. Corbett United States 16 6.7k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 975 0.6× 741 0.7× 797 0.8× 23 8.2k
Jian Shang China 19 7.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 893 0.8× 643 0.6× 58 9.7k
Andrew T. McGuire United States 25 6.3k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 773 0.5× 727 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 51 9.2k
Benjamin W. Neuman United States 32 6.2k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 607 0.5× 475 0.5× 70 9.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Addetia, Amin, Young‐Jun Park, Tyler N. Starr, et al.. (2023). Structural changes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike E406W mutant escaping a clinical monoclonal antibody cocktail. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112621–112621. 7 indexed citations
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McCallum, Matthew, Nadine Czudnochowski, Laura E. Rosen, et al.. (2022). Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron immune evasion and receptor engagement. Science. 375(6583). 864–868. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Starr, Tyler N., Samantha K. Zepeda, Alexandra C. Walls, et al.. (2022). ACE2 binding is an ancestral and evolvable trait of sarbecoviruses. Nature. 603(7903). 913–918. 108 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walls, Alexandra C., Kaitlin R. Sprouse, John E. Bowen, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections elicit potent, broad, and durable neutralizing antibody responses. Cell. 185(5). 872–880.e3. 101 indexed citations
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Sauer, Maximilian M., M. Alejandra Tortorici, Young‐Jun Park, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for broad coronavirus neutralization. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 28(6). 478–486. 100 indexed citations
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McCallum, Matthew, Alexandra C. Walls, Kaitlin R. Sprouse, et al.. (2021). Molecular basis of immune evasion by the Delta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science. 374(6575). 1621–1626. 172 indexed citations
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Cao, Longxing, Inna Goreshnik, Brian Coventry, et al.. (2020). De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors. Science. 370(6515). 426–431. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dingens, Adam S., Katharine H. D. Crawford, Amanda Adler, et al.. (2020). Serological identification of SARS-CoV-2 infections among children visiting a hospital during the initial Seattle outbreak. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4378–4378. 44 indexed citations
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McCallum, Matthew, Alexandra C. Walls, John E. Bowen, Davide Corti, & David Veesler. (2020). Structure-guided covalent stabilization of coronavirus spike glycoprotein trimers in the closed conformation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(10). 942–949. 107 indexed citations
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Walls, Alexandra C., Xiaoli Xiong, Young‐Jun Park, et al.. (2020). Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion. Cell. 183(6). 1732–1732. 21 indexed citations
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Walls, Alexandra C., Young‐Jun Park, M. Alejandra Tortorici, et al.. (2020). Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein. Cell. 181(2). 281–292.e6. 5918 indexed citations breakdown →
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Starr, Tyler N., Allison J. Greaney, Sarah K. Hilton, et al.. (2020). Deep Mutational Scanning of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Reveals Constraints on Folding and ACE2 Binding. Cell. 182(5). 1295–1310.e20. 1130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walls, Alexandra C., Xiaoli Xiong, Young‐Jun Park, et al.. (2019). Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion. Cell. 176(5). 1026–1039.e15. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Park, Young‐Jun, Alexandra C. Walls, Zhaoqian Wang, et al.. (2019). Structures of MERS-CoV spike glycoprotein in complex with sialoside attachment receptors. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(12). 1151–1157. 179 indexed citations
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Tortorici, M. Alejandra, Alexandra C. Walls, Yifei Lang, et al.. (2019). Structural basis for human coronavirus attachment to sialic acid receptors. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(6). 481–489. 419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Frenz, Brandon, Sebastian Rämisch, Andrew J. Borst, et al.. (2018). Automatically Fixing Errors in Glycoprotein Structures with Rosetta. Structure. 27(1). 134–139.e3. 52 indexed citations
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Frenz, Brandon, Alexandra C. Walls, Edward H. Egelman, David Veesler, & Frank DiMaio. (2017). RosettaES: a sampling strategy enabling automated interpretation of difficult cryo-EM maps. Nature Methods. 14(8). 797–800. 89 indexed citations
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Walls, Alexandra C., M. Alejandra Tortorici, Brandon Frenz, et al.. (2016). Glycan shield and epitope masking of a coronavirus spike protein observed by cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 23(10). 899–905. 306 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walls, Alexandra C., M. Alejandra Tortorici, Berend‐Jan Bosch, et al.. (2016). Cryo-electron microscopy structure of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein trimer. Nature. 531(7592). 114–117. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heider, Margaret R., Mingyu Gu, Anne M. Mirza, et al.. (2015). Subunit connectivity, assembly determinants and architecture of the yeast exocyst complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 23(1). 59–66. 99 indexed citations

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