Bruce D. Walker

95.5k total citations · 17 hit papers
583 papers, 52.4k citations indexed

About

Bruce D. Walker is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce D. Walker has authored 583 papers receiving a total of 52.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 468 papers in Virology, 361 papers in Immunology and 160 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Bruce D. Walker's work include HIV Research and Treatment (468 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (321 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (173 papers). Bruce D. Walker is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (468 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (321 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (173 papers). Bruce D. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Bruce D. Walker's co-authors include Georg M. Lauer, Spyros A. Kalams, Eric Rosenberg, Philip Goulder, Marcus Altfeld, Christian Brander, Alicja Trocha, Xu G. Yu, Todd M. Allen and Florencia Pereyra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bruce D. Walker

577 papers receiving 51.4k citations

Hit Papers

Hepatitis C Virus Infection 1987 2026 2000 2013 2001 1999 1997 2000 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Hepatitis C Virus Infection
    2001 2.4k citations Georg M. Lauer, Bruce D. Walker profile →
  2. Latent infection of CD4+ T cells provides a mechanism for lifelong persistence of HIV-1, even in patients on effective combination therapy
    1999 1.6k citations Eric Rosenberg, Bruce D. Walker et al. profile →
  3. Vigorous HIV-1-Specific CD4 + T Cell Responses Associated with Control of Viremia
    1997 1.5k citations Eric Rosenberg, Bruce D. Walker et al. Science profile →
  4. Analysis of Successful Immune Responses in Persons Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
    2000 1.1k citations Raymond T. Chung, Paul Klenerman et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  5. HIV-1 Nef protein protects infected primary cells against killing by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
    1998 820 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. profile →
  6. Immune control of HIV-1 after early treatment of acute infection
    2000 791 citations Eric Rosenberg, Philip Goulder et al. profile →
  7. HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in seropositive individuals
    1987 661 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. profile →
  8. The Critical Need for CD4 Help in Maintaining Effective Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses
    1998 550 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  9. Comprehensive Epitope Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)-Specific T-Cell Responses Directed against the Entire Expressed HIV-1 Genome Demonstrate Broadly Directed Responses, but No Correlation to Viral Load
    2003 532 citations Xu G. Yu, Christian Brander et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  10. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Controllers: Mechanisms of Durable Virus Control in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy
    2007 524 citations Steven G. Deeks, Bruce D. Walker Immunity profile →
  11. Cervicovaginal Bacteria Are a Major Modulator of Host Inflammatory Responses in the Female Genital Tract
    2015 520 citations Melis N. Anahtar, Musie Ghebremichael et al. Immunity profile →
  12. Intrahepatic cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for hepatitis C virus in persons with chronic hepatitis
    1992 418 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. profile →
  13. Comprehensive serological profiling of human populations using a synthetic human virome
    2015 278 citations Thumbi Ndung’u, Christian Brander et al. Science profile →
  14. HLA class I-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for hepatitis C virus. Identification of multiple epitopes and characterization of patterns of cytokine release.
    1995 273 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. profile →
  15. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize epitopes in the core and envelope proteins of HCV
    1993 255 citations Bruce D. Walker et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  16. T cell reactivity to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is preserved in most but not all individuals
    2022 157 citations Bruce D. Walker, Gaurav D. Gaiha et al. profile →
  17. Phenotypic signatures of immune selection in HIV-1 reservoir cells
    2023 84 citations Xiaodong Lian, Eric Rosenberg et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce D. Walker United States 120 32.6k 27.6k 15.3k 13.0k 9.6k 583 52.4k
David D. Ho United States 115 38.3k 1.2× 19.2k 0.7× 27.4k 1.8× 10.9k 0.8× 7.7k 0.8× 350 54.2k
Joseph Sodroski United States 118 42.6k 1.3× 27.5k 1.0× 19.0k 1.2× 9.9k 0.8× 15.8k 1.7× 446 56.3k
Richard A. Koup United States 102 22.9k 0.7× 24.4k 0.9× 13.9k 0.9× 9.4k 0.7× 6.4k 0.7× 309 42.6k
Douglas D. Richman United States 113 39.2k 1.2× 10.2k 0.4× 37.2k 2.4× 13.0k 1.0× 7.1k 0.7× 509 55.6k
George M. Shaw United States 91 25.1k 0.8× 11.9k 0.4× 14.2k 0.9× 7.7k 0.6× 5.4k 0.6× 236 32.1k
Andrew J. McMichael United Kingdom 109 15.0k 0.5× 33.7k 1.2× 8.4k 0.5× 11.9k 0.9× 8.9k 0.9× 471 49.5k
John P. Moore United States 110 30.2k 0.9× 16.8k 0.6× 14.1k 0.9× 6.0k 0.5× 10.0k 1.0× 384 37.5k
Daniel C. Douek United States 104 19.1k 0.6× 26.6k 1.0× 11.1k 0.7× 9.5k 0.7× 6.2k 0.6× 338 44.9k
Dennis R. Burton United States 127 26.5k 0.8× 19.8k 0.7× 12.9k 0.8× 11.1k 0.8× 21.9k 2.3× 481 54.4k
Lawrence Corey United States 131 15.7k 0.5× 11.7k 0.4× 22.1k 1.4× 41.4k 3.2× 4.4k 0.5× 840 63.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Magombedze, Gesham, Elena Vendrame, Devi SenGupta, et al.. (2024). Early Viral Dynamics Predict Human Immunodeficiency Virus Posttreatment Control After Analytic Treatment Interruption. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 231(2). e419–e428. 1 indexed citations
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Collins, David R., Jonathan M. Urbach, Karen A. Power, et al.. (2021). Functional impairment of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells precedes aborted spontaneous control of viremia. Immunity. 54(10). 2372–2384.e7. 30 indexed citations
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Gaiha, Gaurav D., Elizabeth J. Rossin, Jonathan M. Urbach, et al.. (2019). Structural topology defines protective CD8 + T cell epitopes in the HIV proteome. Science. 364(6439). 480–484. 92 indexed citations
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Joglekar, Alok V., Jeffrey K. Weber, Yong Ouyang, et al.. (2018). T cell receptors for the HIV KK10 epitope from patients with differential immunologic control are functionally indistinguishable. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(8). 1877–1882. 15 indexed citations
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Shasha, David, et al.. (2016). Elite controller CD8+ T cells exhibit comparable viral inhibition capacity, but better sustained effector properties compared to chronic progressors. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 100(6). 1425–1433. 21 indexed citations
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Toyoda, Mako, Yoko Ogata, Yosuke Maeda, et al.. (2015). Differential Ability of Primary HIV-1 Nef Isolates To Downregulate HIV-1 Entry Receptors. Journal of Virology. 89(18). 9639–9652. 21 indexed citations
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Payne, Rebecca, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Jaclyn K. Mann, et al.. (2014). Impact of HLA-driven HIV adaptation on virulence in populations of high HIV seroprevalence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(50). E5393–400. 62 indexed citations
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Varadarajan, Navin, Douglas S. Kwon, Kenneth Law, et al.. (2012). Rapid, efficient functional characterization and recovery of HIV-specific human CD8 + T cells using microengraving. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(10). 3885–3890. 87 indexed citations
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Hersperger, Adam R., Jeffrey N. Martin, Lucy Y. Shin, et al.. (2011). Increased HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell cytotoxic potential in HIV elite controllers is associated with T-bet expression. Blood. 117(14). 3799–3808. 136 indexed citations
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Ranasinghe, Srinika, Michael Flanders, Damien Z. Soghoian, et al.. (2011). HIV-Specific CD4 T Cell Responses to Different Viral Proteins Have Discordant Associations with Viral Load and Clinical Outcome. Journal of Virology. 86(1). 277–283. 77 indexed citations
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Bansal, Anju, Jonathan M. Carlson, Malinda Schaefer, et al.. (2010). CD8 T cell response and evolutionary pressure to HIV-1 cryptic epitopes derived from antisense transcription. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(1). 51–59. 61 indexed citations
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Brockman, Mark A., Douglas S. Kwon, David F. Pavlik, et al.. (2009). IL-10 is up-regulated in multiple cell types during viremic HIV infection and reversibly inhibits virus-specific T cells. Blood. 114(2). 346–356. 225 indexed citations
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Schneidewind, Arne, Zabrina L. Brumme, Chanson J. Brumme, et al.. (2008). Transmission and Long-Term Stability of Compensated CD8 Escape Mutations. Journal of Virology. 83(8). 3993–3997. 49 indexed citations
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Lichterfeld, Mathias, Danlei Mou, Thai Cung, et al.. (2008). Telomerase activity of HIV-1–specific CD8+ T cells: constitutive up-regulation in controllers and selective increase by blockade of PD ligand 1 in progressors. Blood. 112(9). 3679–3687. 59 indexed citations
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Minkis, Kira, Daniel G. Kavanagh, Galit Alter, et al.. (2008). Type 2 Bias of T Cells Expanded from the Blood of Melanoma Patients Switched to Type 1 by IL-12p70 mRNA–Transfected Dendritic Cells. Cancer Research. 68(22). 9441–9450. 46 indexed citations
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Rousseau, Christine, Gerald H. Learn, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, et al.. (2007). Extensive Intrasubtype Recombination in South African Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Infections. Journal of Virology. 81(9). 4492–4500. 52 indexed citations
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Lauer, Georg M., Michaela Lucas, Jörg Timm, et al.. (2005). Full-Breadth Analysis of CD8 + T-Cell Responses in Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Early Therapy. Journal of Virology. 79(20). 12979–12988. 85 indexed citations
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Zavala‐Ruiz, Zarixia, et al.. (2004). A hairpin turn in a class II MHC-bound peptide orients residues outside the binding groove for T cell recognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(36). 13279–13284. 55 indexed citations
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Zolla‐Pazner, Susan, Bonnie J. Mathieson, Mary Clare Walker, & Bruce D. Walker. (1992). Summary: Clinical Immunology Working Group. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(8). 1441–1443. 1 indexed citations

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