James B. Walker

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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James B. Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Walker has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cell Biology and 19 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in James B. Walker's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (19 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (18 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (17 papers). James B. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (19 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (18 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (17 papers). James B. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Tanzania. James B. Walker's co-authors include Margaret S. Walker, Thomas M Annesley, Ann L. Miller, David M. Turner, Jack Myers, H. Louis Harkey, Mark S. Walker, Eddie Perkins, L A Lucher and Yuezhou Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James B. Walker

81 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Creatine: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Function

1979 394 citations James B. Walker Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James B. Walker United States	29	975	732	395	276	259	81	2.1k
W. G. Duncombe United Kingdom	12	690 0.7×	236 0.3×	175 0.4×	555 2.0×	63 0.2×	26	2.1k
Ren-jye Ho United States	18	1.0k 1.0×	273 0.4×	125 0.3×	716 2.6×	70 0.3×	42	2.4k
O. Neal Miller United States	25	663 0.7×	182 0.2×	86 0.2×	412 1.5×	89 0.3×	97	2.0k
L.J. Machlin United States	29	667 0.7×	225 0.3×	76 0.2×	377 1.4×	245 0.9×	79	3.0k
John R. Trevithick Canada	28	1.1k 1.1×	289 0.4×	88 0.2×	373 1.4×	85 0.3×	76	2.0k
John G. Bieri United States	24	850 0.9×	187 0.3×	61 0.2×	443 1.6×	287 1.1×	43	3.1k
Fred A. Kummerow United States	31	983 1.0×	146 0.2×	58 0.1×	341 1.2×	190 0.7×	134	3.1k
C. Deby Belgium	26	427 0.4×	100 0.1×	188 0.5×	373 1.4×	147 0.6×	99	2.1k
Koichi Itaya Japan	10	771 0.8×	229 0.3×	61 0.2×	409 1.5×	51 0.2×	24	1.8k
Walter H. Glinsmann United States	26	975 1.0×	297 0.4×	59 0.1×	405 1.5×	59 0.2×	55	2.6k

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Walker, James B., Eddie Perkins, & H. Louis Harkey. (2009). A NOVEL SIMULATION MODEL FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY. Operative Neurosurgery. 65(6). ons188–ons195. 30 indexed citations

Walker, James B., H. Louis Harkey, & Razvan Buciuc. (2008). PERCUTANEOUS PLACEMENT OF AN EXTERNAL DRAIN OF THE CISTERNA MAGNA USING INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN A PATIENT WITH A PERSISTENT CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA. Neurosurgery. 63(2). E375–E375. 7 indexed citations

Walker, James B., et al.. (1988). Utilization of the Synthetic Phosphagen Cyclocreatine Phosphate by a Simple Brain Model During Stimulation by Neuroexcitatory Amino Acids. Journal of Neurochemistry. 50(5). 1640–1647. 2 indexed citations

Turner, David M. & James B. Walker. (1987). Enhanced ability of skeletal muscle containing cyclocreatine phosphate to sustain ATP levels during ischemia following beta-adrenergic stimulation.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(14). 6605–6609. 17 indexed citations

Turner, David M. & James B. Walker. (1985). Relative abilities of phosphagens with different thermodynamic or kinetic properties to help sustain ATP and total adenylate pools in heart during ischemia. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 238(2). 642–651. 18 indexed citations

Walker, James B.. (1979). Creatine: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Function. Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects. 50. 177–242. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

Walker, James B., et al.. (1979). FORMATION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL LONG TIME‐CONSTANT RESERVOIR OF HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE BY BRAIN IN VIVO AND IN VITRO AND ITS REVERSIBLE DEPLETION BY POTASSIUM DEPOLARIZATION. Journal of Neurochemistry. 33(1). 75–80. 21 indexed citations

Walker, James B., et al.. (1976). Creatine biosynthesis during embryonic development. False feedback suppression of liver amidinotransferase by N-acetimidoylsarcosine and 1-carboxymethyl-2-iminoimidazolidine (cyclocreatine). Biochemistry. 15(12). 2519–2522. 22 indexed citations

Walker, James B.. (1975). [25] l-Arginine:Inosamine-P amidinotransferase(s). Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 43. 451–458. 7 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1975). [24] ATP: Inosamine phosphotransferase(s). Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 43. 444–451. 4 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1975). [23] l-Glutamine: Keto-scyllo-inositol aminotransferase. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 43. 439–443. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, James B., et al.. (1973). Phosphorylation of Streptomycin and Dihydrostreptomycin by Streptomyces. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 248(7). 2435–2440. 34 indexed citations

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Walker, Margaret S. & James B. Walker. (1970). Streptomycin Biosynthesis and Metabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 245(24). 6683–6689. 55 indexed citations

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Walker, James B. & Margaret S. Walker. (1968). Streptomycin biosynthesis: Enzymatic synthesis of scyllo-inosamine from scyllo-inosose and l-glutamine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 170(1). 219–220. 6 indexed citations

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Walker, Margaret S. & James B. Walker. (1966). Enzymic Studies on the Biosynthesis of Streptomycin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(6). 1262–1270. 30 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1965). End-product Repression and Tissue Phenotype. Nature. 206(4988). 1043–1043. 3 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1963). Formamidine group transfer in extracts of human pancreas, liver, and kidney. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 73(2). 241–247. 5 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1963). End-product repression in the creatine pathway of the developing chick embryo. Advances in Enzyme Regulation. 1. 151–168. 13 indexed citations

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Walker, James B. & Margaret S. Walker. (1959). The Enzymatic Reduction of Hydroxyguanidine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(6). 1481–1484. 33 indexed citations

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Walker, James B.. (1956). Strontium inhibition of calcium utilization by a green alga. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 60(1). 264–265. 5 indexed citations

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