George R. Walker

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 789 citations indexed

About

George R. Walker is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, George R. Walker has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 789 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Environmental Engineering, 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in George R. Walker's work include Wind and Air Flow Studies (9 papers), Insurance and Financial Risk Management (5 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (5 papers). George R. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Wind and Air Flow Studies (9 papers), Insurance and Financial Risk Management (5 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (5 papers). George R. Walker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. George R. Walker's co-authors include James D. Hardy, Martin L. Dalton, Watts R. Webb, Rade Musulin, Ryan P. Crompton, John McAneney, Mahen Mahendran, P.E. Conen, P. L. Field and James A. Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, JAMA and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

George R. Walker

32 papers receiving 717 citations

Hit Papers

Lung Homotransplantation in Man 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 100 200 300 400
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. Lung Homotransplantation in Man
    1963 459 citations George R. Walker 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
George R. Walker Australia 9 452 166 142 93 80 34 789
Taejin Park South Korea 18 304 0.7× 25 0.2× 257 1.8× 40 0.4× 62 0.8× 105 1.1k
J.P. Roberts United Kingdom 16 108 0.2× 38 0.2× 8 0.1× 16 0.2× 31 0.4× 48 841
G Ruggeri Italy 9 161 0.4× 29 0.2× 89 0.6× 128 1.4× 48 0.6× 24 652
Julie Duncan United States 17 360 0.8× 16 0.1× 69 0.5× 43 0.5× 6 0.1× 69 1.9k
Heinz Bürger Austria 21 907 2.0× 10 0.1× 35 0.2× 31 0.3× 14 0.2× 56 1.2k
Ahmed Ghazi United States 19 700 1.5× 12 0.1× 246 1.7× 497 5.3× 15 0.2× 110 1.1k
Stefano Corbella Italy 32 309 0.7× 3 0.0× 55 0.4× 293 3.2× 88 1.1× 141 3.0k
Kamran Mirza United States 15 80 0.2× 12 0.1× 29 0.2× 45 0.5× 6 0.1× 92 674
Muhammad Masood United States 12 192 0.4× 5 0.0× 28 0.2× 169 1.8× 286 3.6× 56 647
Mohamed A. Foda Egypt 12 169 0.4× 145 0.9× 70 0.5× 16 0.2× 11 0.1× 26 529

Countries citing papers authored by George R. Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by George R. Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George R. Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George R. Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George R. 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 George R. Walker. George R. 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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Walker, George R., et al.. (2023). Geotechnical considerations for assessing the life extension of offshore wind foundations. Ocean Engineering. 284. 115074–115074. 8 indexed citations
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Navaratnam, Satheeskumar, George R. Walker, John Ginger, & David Henderson. (2018). Comparison of truss to top plate triple grip fasteners in theory and practice. 128. 3 indexed citations
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Henderson, David, et al.. (2016). Characterising fatigue macrocrack initiation in profiled steel roof cladding. Engineering Structures. 125. 364–373. 11 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., Matthew S. Mason, Ryan P. Crompton, & Rade Musulin. (2015). Application of insurance modelling tools to climate change adaptation decision-making relating to the built environment. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 12(4). 450–462. 13 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (2011). Modelling the vulnerability of buildings to wind — a review. 27 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (2010). Comparison of the Impacts of Cyclone Tracy and the Newcastle Earthquake on the Australian Building and Insurance Industries. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering. 11(3). 283–293. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Zifa, Tun Lin, & George R. Walker. (2009). Earthquake Risk and Earthquake Catastrophe Insurance for the People's Republic of China. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Munich University). 1 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (2008). Earthquake Insurance: An Australian Perspective. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering. 8(1). 39–48. 11 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., et al.. (2002). The Earthquake Commission's earthquake insurance loss model. 3 indexed citations
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Sidhu, Rajinder S. & George R. Walker. (1999). Resident continuity of care experience in a Canadian general surgery training program.. PubMed. 42(5). 353–7. 8 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., et al.. (1998). Insurance and Climate Change: The Implications for Australia with Respect to Natural Hazards. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 5(2). 81–96. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (1992). Wind engineering beyond the boundary layer wind tunnel. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 41(1-3). 93–104. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (1988). A simplified wind loading code for small buildings in tropical cyclone prone areas. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 30(1-3). 163–171. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., et al.. (1986). The safety of the Denis Browne abduction harness in congenital dislocation of the hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 68-B(2). 275–277. 6 indexed citations
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Walker, George R.. (1985). Discussion of “ Glass Failure Prediction Model ” by W. Lynn Beason and James R. Morgan (February, 1984). Journal of Structural Engineering. 111(9). 2059–2060. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, George R. & Joseph E. Minor. (1980). CYCLONE TRACY IN RETROSPECT: A REVIEW OF ITS IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY. Wind Engineering. 1327–1337. 6 indexed citations
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Nelems, J.M., et al.. (1979). Detection, localization, and treatment of occult bronchogenic carcinoma in nickel workers. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 77(4). 522–525. 8 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., Richard D. Marshall, & Joseph E. Minor. (1975). The Darwin Cyclone — Valuable Lesson in Structural Design. Civil engineering. 45(12). 82–86. 3 indexed citations
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Conen, P.E., George R. Walker, James A. Turner, & P. L. Field. (1962). Invasive Primary Aspergillosis of the Lung with Cerebral Metastasis and Complete Recovery. Diseases of the Chest. 42(1). 88–94. 37 indexed citations
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Walker, George R., P. L. Field, & P.E. Conen. (1960). Cholelithiasis associated with congenital malformation of the cystic duct in a young child. British journal of surgery. 48(207). 78–81. 2 indexed citations

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