Derek Walsh

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Derek Walsh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Walsh has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Derek Walsh's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (11 papers). Derek Walsh is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (11 papers). Derek Walsh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Derek Walsh's co-authors include Ian Mohr, Mojgan H. Naghavi, Vladimir Jovasevic, Eric Jan, Cesar A. Perez, Yosef Sabo, Carolina Arias, Viacheslav Malikov, Scott G. Morham and Denis Barry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Derek Walsh

47 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Viral subversion of the host protein synthesis machinery

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Walsh United States	25	1.1k	647	435	421	394	49	2.2k
Alessia Ruggieri Germany	27	1.1k 1.0×	519 0.8×	329 0.8×	546 1.3×	670 1.7×	46	2.5k
Iván Ventoso Spain	19	982 0.9×	265 0.4×	190 0.4×	493 1.2×	389 1.0×	33	1.7k
Eran Bacharach Israel	27	1.2k 1.1×	392 0.6×	363 0.8×	918 2.2×	534 1.4×	63	2.7k
Richard Peluso United States	27	1.2k 1.1×	936 1.4×	349 0.8×	192 0.5×	478 1.2×	38	2.7k
Andrew J. Mouland Canada	38	2.4k 2.2×	370 0.6×	1.4k 3.2×	573 1.4×	766 1.9×	90	3.5k
Sibylle Schleich Germany	24	720 0.7×	502 0.8×	663 1.5×	225 0.5×	253 0.6×	29	1.8k
Katinka Döhner Germany	22	625 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	212 0.5×	534 1.3×	223 0.6×	37	1.9k
Jean‐Luc Darlix France	22	1.0k 1.0×	284 0.4×	912 2.1×	463 1.1×	435 1.1×	30	1.8k
Yohei Yamauchi Japan	28	867 0.8×	916 1.4×	122 0.3×	510 1.2×	312 0.8×	57	2.0k
Gavin S. Wilkie United Kingdom	28	1.4k 1.3×	820 1.3×	125 0.3×	358 0.9×	274 0.7×	55	2.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Walsh, Derek, et al.. (2025). Cytomegalovirus disrupts Lamin A/C to control microtubule-mediated nuclear movement and cell migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(48). e2507831122–e2507831122.

Savas, Jeffrey N., et al.. (2025). Ribosome customization and functional diversification among P-stalk proteins regulate late poxvirus protein synthesis. Cell Reports. 44(1). 115119–115119.

Park, Chorong, et al.. (2025). Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff. Nature Microbiology. 10(6). 1535–1549. 1 indexed citations

Walsh, Derek. (2024). Primal FEAR protects against infection. Nature Microbiology. 9(4). 886–888. 1 indexed citations

Chakrabarty, Ram Prosad, et al.. (2023). The poxvirus F17 protein counteracts mitochondrially orchestrated antiviral responses. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7889–7889. 12 indexed citations

Park, Chorong & Derek Walsh. (2022). Ribosomes in poxvirus infection. Current Opinion in Virology. 56. 101256–101256. 6 indexed citations

Zaichick, Sofia, Ewa Bomba-Warczak, Vladimir Jovasevic, et al.. (2021). Herpesviruses assimilate kinesin to produce motorized viral particles. Nature. 599(7886). 662–666. 36 indexed citations

Banerjee, Avik, Masatoshi Nukui, Kevin Kruse, et al.. (2018). The HCMV Assembly Compartment Is a Dynamic Golgi-Derived MTOC that Controls Nuclear Rotation and Virus Spread. Developmental Cell. 45(1). 83–100.e7. 64 indexed citations

Li, Hua, et al.. (2018). Poxviruses Evade Cytosolic Sensing through Disruption of an mTORC1-mTORC2 Regulatory Circuit. Cell. 174(5). 1143–1157.e17. 79 indexed citations

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Walsh, Derek & Mojgan H. Naghavi. (2018). Exploitation of Cytoskeletal Networks during Early Viral Infection. Trends in Microbiology. 27(1). 39–50. 73 indexed citations

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Chai, Qingqing, Vladimir Jovasevic, Viacheslav Malikov, et al.. (2017). HIV-1 counteracts an innate restriction by amyloid precursor protein resulting in neurodegeneration. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1522–1522. 47 indexed citations

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Malikov, Viacheslav, Vladimir Jovasevic, Bianca Schulte, et al.. (2015). HIV-1 capsids bind and exploit the kinesin-1 adaptor FEZ1 for inward movement to the nucleus. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6660–6660. 107 indexed citations

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Walsh, Derek & Ian Mohr. (2014). Coupling 40S ribosome recruitment to modification of a cap-binding initiation factor by eIF3 subunit e. Genes & Development. 28(8). 835–840. 33 indexed citations

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Sabo, Yosef, Derek Walsh, Denis Barry, et al.. (2013). HIV-1 Induces the Formation of Stable Microtubules to Enhance Early Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 14(5). 535–546. 118 indexed citations

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Henry, Michael, et al.. (2012). Recruitment of host translation initiation factor eIF4G by the Vaccinia Virus ssDNA-binding protein I3. Virology. 425(1). 11–22. 21 indexed citations

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Brown, Craig, Scott G. Morham, Derek Walsh, & Mojgan H. Naghavi. (2011). Focal Adhesion Proteins Talin-1 and Vinculin Negatively Affect Paxillin Phosphorylation and Limit Retroviral Infection. Journal of Molecular Biology. 410(5). 761–777. 32 indexed citations

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Arias, Carolina, Derek Walsh, Jack W. Harbell, Angus C. Wilson, & Ian Mohr. (2009). Activation of Host Translational Control Pathways by a Viral Developmental Switch. PLoS Pathogens. 5(3). e1000334–e1000334. 58 indexed citations

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Walsh, Derek & Ian Mohr. (2006). Assembly of an active translation initiation factor complex by a viral protein. Genes & Development. 20(4). 461–472. 71 indexed citations

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Walsh, Derek & Ian Mohr. (2004). Phosphorylation of eIF4E by Mnk-1 enhances HSV-1 translation and replication in quiescent cells. Genes & Development. 18(6). 660–672. 160 indexed citations

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Walsh, Derek, et al.. (2003). Increased levels of the translation initiation factor eIF4E in differentiating epithelial lung tumor cell lines. Differentiation. 71(2). 126–134. 17 indexed citations

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