David H. Walker

26.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
413 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

David H. Walker is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David H. Walker has authored 413 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 274 papers in Parasitology, 189 papers in Infectious Diseases and 112 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David H. Walker's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (265 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (151 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (95 papers). David H. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (265 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (151 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (95 papers). David H. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Colombia. David H. Walker's co-authors include Vsevolod L. Popov, Jere W. McBride, Xue‐jie Yu, Nahed Ismail, Juan P. Olano, Gustavo Valbuena, Donald H. Bouyer, Marcelo B. Labruna, J. Stephen Dumler and Hui-Min Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David H. Walker

394 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

Exogenous and endogenous glycolipid antigens activate NKT... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2004 2017 250 500 750
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. Exogenous and endogenous glycolipid antigens activate NKT cells during microbial infections
    2005 895 citations Nahed Ismail, David H. Walker et al. profile →
  2. RickettsiaSpecies InfectingAmblyomma cooperiTicks from an Area in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Where Brazilian Spotted Fever Is Endemic
    2004 535 citations Marcelo B. Labruna, Jere W. McBride et al. profile →
  3. A review of the global epidemiology of scrub typhus
    2017 347 citations David H. Walker et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases profile →

Peers

David H. Walker
Yasuko Rikihisa United States
J. Stephen Dumler United States
Justin D. Radolf United States
Sam R. Telford United States
Guy H. Palmer United States
Christopher D. Paddock United States
Alan G. Barbour United States
Vsevolod L. Popov United States
Erol Fikrig United States
Jorge L. Benach United States
Yasuko Rikihisa United States
David H. Walker
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Fields of papers citing papers by David H. Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David H. Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David H. Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David H. 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 David H. Walker. David H. 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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Vu, Michelle N., Yiyang Zhou, Kumari G. Lokugamage, et al.. (2025). The furin cleavage site is required for pathogenesis, but not transmission, of SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Virology. 99(7). e0046725–e0046725. 1 indexed citations
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Blanton, Lucas S., Susie Muir, Nicole L. Mendell, & David H. Walker. (2025). Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis Resembling Sweet Syndrome: A Differential Diagnosis for Critical Discussion. Infectious Disease Reports. 17(3). 45–45.
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Willson, Richard C., Yingxin Zhao, Lucas S. Blanton, et al.. (2025). Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0312819–e0312819.
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Hanesiak, John, et al.. (2024). ERA5‐Based Significant Tornado Environments in Canada Between 1980 and 2020. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 129(8). 2 indexed citations
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Carton, Jill M., Hillary J. Millar, David H. Walker, et al.. (2024). A Novel, Universal Targeting Receptor-Adaptor CAR Platform Demonstrates Versatile, Flexible, and Controlled Tumor Inhibition in an Ipsc-Derived T-Cell. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 7181–7181. 1 indexed citations
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Schindewolf, Craig, Kumari G. Lokugamage, Michelle N. Vu, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Uses Nonstructural Protein 16 To Evade Restriction by IFIT1 and IFIT3. Journal of Virology. 97(2). e0153222–e0153222. 23 indexed citations
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Walker, David H., et al.. (2023). Insomnia and Migraine: A Review of Evidence-Based, Biobehavioral Interventions. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 27(2). 19–25. 3 indexed citations
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Manning, John T., Junki Maruyama, Alexey Seregin, et al.. (2020). A single mutation (V64G) within the RING Domain of Z attenuates Junin virus. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(9). e0008555–e0008555. 8 indexed citations
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Üstünışık, Gökçe, Roger L. Nielsen, & David H. Walker. (2020). The Missing Magmas of MOR. Goldschmidt Abstracts. 2654–2654. 1 indexed citations
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Paul, Siba Prosad & David H. Walker. (2013). At a glance: brain tumours in children.. PubMed. 23(5). 29–32. 1 indexed citations
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Doyle, C. Kuyler, Marcelo B. Labruna, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, et al.. (2005). Detection of Medically Important Ehrlichia by Quantitative Multicolor TaqMan Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction of the dsb Gene. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 7(4). 504–510. 195 indexed citations
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Murphy, Frederick A., Charles H. Calisher, Robert B. Tesh, & David H. Walker. (2004). 
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1929–2004. Emerging infectious diseases. 10(4). 762–765. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, David H.. (2004). SHOPPING AND FERVOUR: MODERN LITERATURE AND THE CONSUMER SOCIETY. French Studies. 58(1). 29–46. 1 indexed citations
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Srikanth, Sujata, Daniel P. Normolle, & David H. Walker. (2000). Hemostatic/fibrinolytic protein changes in c3h/ hen mice infected with rickettsia conorii - a model for rocky mountain spotted fever. Blood. 96. 6 indexed citations
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McGinnis, Michael R., Stanley M. Lemon, David H. Walker, Sybren de Hoog, & Gerhard Haase. (1999). Fatal cerebritis caused by a new species of Cladophialophora. Studies in Mycology. 1999(43). 166–171. 14 indexed citations
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Walker, David H., et al.. (1999). Monoclonal antibody-based immunohistochemical diagnosis of rickettsialpox: the macrophage is the principal target.. PubMed. 12(5). 529–33. 35 indexed citations
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Walker, David H.. (1992). Global infectious diseases : prevention, control, and eradication. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, David H.. (1988). Biology of rickettsial diseases. CRC Press eBooks. 141 indexed citations
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Walker, David H., et al.. (1979). Ultrastructural and virological aspects of Langat virus-induced SSPE in suckling hamsters.. PubMed Central. 60(6). 604–12. 1 indexed citations

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