Edward D. Walker

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
227 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

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Edward D. Walker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward D. Walker has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 70 papers in Infectious Diseases and 53 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Edward D. Walker's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (148 papers), Malaria Research and Control (80 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (63 papers). Edward D. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (148 papers), Malaria Research and Control (80 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (63 papers). Edward D. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Edward D. Walker's co-authors include Richard W. Merritt, Uriel Kitron, Gabriel L. Hamer, Marilyn O. Ruiz, Michael G. Kaufman, John Vulule, Tony L. Goldberg, R. H. Dadd, Jeffrey D. Brawn and John E. Gimnig and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Edward D. Walker

225 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

Feeding Behavior, Natural Food, and Nutritional Relationships of Larval Mosquitoes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward D. Walker United States	56	6.7k	3.6k	2.2k	2.0k	1.7k	227	10.0k
John C. Beier United States	64	11.5k 1.7×	2.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.8×	351	14.1k
Steve W. Lindsay United Kingdom	72	11.5k 1.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.8×	253	14.9k
Didier Fontenille France	63	11.5k 1.7×	4.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	316	14.1k
Scott A. Ritchie Australia	55	9.6k 1.4×	4.6k 1.3×	4.5k 2.1×	957 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	243	11.6k
Ricardo Lourenço‐de‐Oliveira Brazil	49	7.9k 1.2×	3.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	839 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	195	8.9k
Thomas R. Burkot Australia	43	5.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	814 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	980 0.6×	151	7.5k
Ralph E. Harbach United Kingdom	52	7.9k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	240	9.3k
William Wint United Kingdom	34	8.6k 1.3×	5.8k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	662 0.3×	759 0.5×	84	12.2k
William C. Black United States	50	4.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	3.4k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	173	8.5k
David J. Rogers United Kingdom	57	4.6k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	251	12.8k

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Keven, John B., Michelle Katusele, Lisa J. Reimer, et al.. (2024). Genetic differentiation and bottleneck effects in the malaria vectors Anopheles farauti and Anopheles punctulatus after an LLIN‐based vector control program in Papua New Guinea. Ecology and Evolution. 14(2). e10917–e10917. 1 indexed citations

Keven, John B., Charles Mangani, Mark L. Wilson, et al.. (2023). Genotyping of Anopheles mosquito blood meals reveals nonrandom human host selection: implications for human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Malaria Journal. 22(1). 115–115. 8 indexed citations

Keven, John B., Michelle Katusele, Manuel W. Hetzel, et al.. (2022). Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an LLIN-based malaria control programme. Malaria Journal. 21(1). 7–7. 8 indexed citations

Abong’o, Bernard, John E. Gimnig, Diana Omoke, Eric Ochomo, & Edward D. Walker. (2022). Screening eaves of houses reduces indoor mosquito density in rural, western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 21(1). 377–377. 12 indexed citations

Gimnig, John E., Maurice Ombok, Nabie Bayoh, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of extended release formulations of Natular™ (spinosad) against larvae and adults of Anopheles mosquitoes in western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 19(1). 436–436. 7 indexed citations

McCann, Robert S., Joseph P. Messina, David W. MacFarlane, et al.. (2014). Modeling larval malaria vector habitat locations using landscape features and cumulative precipitation measures. International Journal of Health Geographics. 13(1). 17–17. 27 indexed citations

Gardner, Allison M., Tavis K. Anderson, Gabriel L. Hamer, et al.. (2013). Terrestrial vegetation and aquatic chemistry influence larval mosquito abundance in catch basins, Chicago, USA. Parasites & Vectors. 6(1). 9–9. 53 indexed citations

Newman, Christina M., Francesco Cerutti, Tavis K. Anderson, et al.. (2011). Culex Flavivirus and West Nile Virus Mosquito Coinfection and Positive Ecological Association in Chicago, United States. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(8). 1099–1105. 101 indexed citations

Mathanga, Don P., Edward D. Walker, Mark L. Wilson, et al.. (2011). Malaria control in Malawi: Current status and directions for the future. Acta Tropica. 121(3). 212–217. 52 indexed citations

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Gatei, Wangeci, Simon Kariuki, Feiko O. ter Kuile, et al.. (2010). Effects of transmission reduction by insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) on parasite genetics population structure: I. The genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum parasites by microsatellite markers in western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 9(1). 353–353. 23 indexed citations

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Huang, Shaoming, Gabriel L. Hamer, Goudarz Molaei, et al.. (2009). Genetic Variation Associated with Mammalian Feeding in Culex pipiens from a West Nile Virus Epidemic Region in Chicago, Illinois. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(6). 637–642. 63 indexed citations

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Boardman, John, et al.. (2009). Soil erosion and risk-assessment for on- and off-farm impacts: A test case using the Midhurst area, West Sussex, UK. Journal of Environmental Management. 90(8). 2578–2588. 87 indexed citations

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Loss, Scott R., Gabriel L. Hamer, Tony L. Goldberg, et al.. (2008). Nestling Passerines Are Not Important Hosts for Amplification of West Nile Virus in Chicago, Illinois. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(1). 13–18. 19 indexed citations

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Hamer, Gabriel L., Edward D. Walker, Jeffrey D. Brawn, et al.. (2008). Rapid Amplification of West Nile Virus: The Role of Hatch-Year Birds. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8(1). 57–68. 97 indexed citations

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Walker, Edward D., Annette P. Thelen, Blair Bullard, et al.. (2007). Identification of field caught Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis by TaqMan single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping. Malaria Journal. 6(1). 23–23. 25 indexed citations

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Huang, Juan, Edward D. Walker, John Vulule, & James R. Miller. (2006). Daily temperature profiles in and around Western Kenyan larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae as related to egg mortality. Malaria Journal. 5(1). 87–87. 25 indexed citations

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Walker, Edward D. & Douglas A. Landis. (1994). Straw itch mite, Pyemotes tritici, infestation in brome seed related to acute dermatitis in Michigan granary workers. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 27(2). 125–128. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, Edward D., et al.. (1992). Ixodes dentatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Michigan: first state records and occurrence on a human.. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 25(4). 303–304. 3 indexed citations

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Walker, Edward D. & John D. Edman. (1986). Influence of Defensive Behavior of Eastern Chipmunks and Gray Squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae) on Feeding Success of Aedes Triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Journal of Medical Entomology. 23(1). 1–10. 17 indexed citations

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Walker, Edward D.. (1984). Field Evidence Against Rodent Burrow Entering by Aedes Triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 17(3). 12. 1 indexed citations

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