David Walker

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

David Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Walker has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David Walker's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). David Walker is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). David Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. David Walker's co-authors include Yadong Huang, John M. Taylor, Qin Xu, Maureen E. Balestra, Aubrey Bernardo, Robert W. Mahley, Seo Yeon Yoon, Leslie M. Tong, Gang Li and Karen Ring and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Walker

24 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Direct Reprogramming of Mouse and Human Fibroblasts into Multipotent Neural Stem Cells with a Single Factor

2012 411 citations Karen Ring, Leslie M. Tong et al. Cell stem cell profile →
Gain of toxic apolipoprotein E4 effects in human iPSC-derived neurons is ameliorated by a small-molecule structure corrector

2018 284 citations Chengzhong Wang, Ramsey Najm et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Walker United States	20	1.4k	940	564	430	308	24	2.5k
G. William Rebeck United States	25	1.1k 0.8×	1.9k 2.0×	663 1.2×	199 0.5×	431 1.4×	42	2.7k
Michio Tamatani Japan	24	1.7k 1.3×	453 0.5×	659 1.2×	163 0.4×	333 1.1×	43	3.0k
Ritchie Williamson United Kingdom	25	1.1k 0.8×	946 1.0×	437 0.8×	231 0.5×	204 0.7×	39	2.3k
Young Ho Suh South Korea	34	1.5k 1.1×	577 0.6×	798 1.4×	284 0.7×	265 0.9×	77	2.8k
Lars P. van der Heide Netherlands	19	1.4k 1.1×	622 0.7×	353 0.6×	155 0.4×	229 0.7×	25	2.4k
Robert Spoelgen Germany	16	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	579 1.0×	111 0.3×	178 0.6×	21	2.4k
Douglas N. Ishii United States	29	1.1k 0.8×	567 0.6×	891 1.6×	231 0.5×	118 0.4×	42	2.5k
Arantxa Tabernero Spain	35	1.8k 1.3×	518 0.6×	763 1.4×	157 0.4×	322 1.0×	74	2.8k
Tatsuro Koike Japan	24	948 0.7×	314 0.3×	594 1.1×	266 0.6×	200 0.6×	50	2.1k
Dominique Langui France	20	680 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	453 0.8×	168 0.4×	316 1.0×	37	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David 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 Walker. David Walker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Chengzhong, Ramsey Najm, Qin Xu, et al.. (2018). Gain of toxic apolipoprotein E4 effects in human iPSC-derived neurons is ameliorated by a small-molecule structure corrector. Nature Medicine. 24(5). 647–657. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

Knöferle, Johanna, Seo Yeon Yoon, David Walker, et al.. (2014). Apolipoprotein E4 Produced in GABAergic Interneurons Causes Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(42). 14069–14078. 73 indexed citations

Fong, Helen, Chengzhong Wang, Johanna Knöferle, et al.. (2013). Genetic Correction of Tauopathy Phenotypes in Neurons Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 1(3). 226–234. 89 indexed citations

Bien‐Ly, Nga, Anna K. Gillespie, David Walker, Seo Yeon Yoon, & Yadong Huang. (2012). Reducing Human Apolipoprotein E Levels Attenuates Age-Dependent Aβ Accumulation in Mutant Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Transgenic Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(14). 4803–4811. 124 indexed citations

Ring, Karen, Leslie M. Tong, Maureen E. Balestra, et al.. (2012). Direct Reprogramming of Mouse and Human Fibroblasts into Multipotent Neural Stem Cells with a Single Factor. Cell stem cell. 11(1). 100–109. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

Jain, Sachi, Seo Yeon Yoon, Lei Zhu, et al.. (2012). Arf4 Determines Dentate Gyrus-Mediated Pattern Separation by Regulating Dendritic Spine Development. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46340–e46340. 33 indexed citations

Andrews‐Zwilling, Yaisa, Seo Yeon Yoon, Sachi Jain, et al.. (2012). Apolipoprotein E4 Causes Age- and Sex-Dependent Impairments of Hilar GABAergic Interneurons and Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e53569–e53569. 87 indexed citations

Chen, Hung-Kai, Zhaoping Liu, Anke Meyer‐Franke, et al.. (2011). Small Molecule Structure Correctors Abolish Detrimental Effects of Apolipoprotein E4 in Cultured Neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(8). 5253–5266. 115 indexed citations

Bahadorani, Sepehr, et al.. (2010). A Drosophila model of Menkes disease reveals a role for DmATP7 in copper absorption and neurodevelopment. Journal of Cell Science. 123(3). e1–e1. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Qin, David Walker, Aubrey Bernardo, et al.. (2008). Intron-3 Retention/Splicing Controls Neuronal Expression of Apolipoprotein E in the CNS. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(6). 1452–1459. 90 indexed citations

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Elshourbagy, Nabil A., et al.. (2007). Structure and Evolution of Human Apolipoprotein Genes: Identification of Regulatory Elements of the Human Apolipoprotein E Gene. Novartis Foundation symposium. 130. 70–98. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Qin, et al.. (2006). Profile and Regulation of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) Expression in the CNS in Mice with Targeting of Green Fluorescent Protein Gene to the ApoE Locus. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(19). 4985–4994. 382 indexed citations

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Grehan, Sharon, et al.. (2001). Expression of the Apolipoprotein E Gene in the Skin is Controlled by a Unique Downstream Enhancer. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 116(1). 77–84. 21 indexed citations

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Nicol, Marcus, et al.. (1997). Effect of alteration of maternal plasma progesterone concentrations on fetal behavioural state during late gestation. Journal of Endocrinology. 152(3). 379–386. 39 indexed citations

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Dang, Qi, David Walker, Stacy Taylor, et al.. (1995). Structure of the Hepatic Control Region of the Human Apolipoprotein E/C-I Gene Locus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(38). 22577–22585. 62 indexed citations

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Allan, Charles M., David Walker, Jere P. Segrest, & John M. Taylor. (1995). Identification and Characterization of a New Human Gene (APOC4) in the Apolipoprotein E, C-I, and C-II Gene Locus. Genomics. 28(2). 291–300. 67 indexed citations

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Allan, Charles M., David Walker, & John M. Taylor. (1995). Evolutionary Duplication of a Hepatic Control Region in the Human Apolipoprotein E Gene Locus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(44). 26278–26281. 56 indexed citations

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Taylor, John M., W. Scott Simonet, Stephen J. Lauer, Guoming Zhu, & David Walker. (1993). Regulation and expression of the human apolipoprotein E gene in transgenic mice. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 4(2). 84–89. 12 indexed citations

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Lauer, SJ, David Walker, Nabil A. Elshourbagy, et al.. (1988). Two copies of the human apolipoprotein C-I gene are linked closely to the apolipoprotein E gene.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(15). 7277–7286. 117 indexed citations

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Walker, David, et al.. (1959). Evaluation of Off-Odor in Malathion-Treated Wheat1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 52(5). 1013–1013. 3 indexed citations

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