Jimmy Walker

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Jimmy Walker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Jimmy Walker has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Endocrinology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Jimmy Walker's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (13 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (11 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (8 papers). Jimmy Walker is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (13 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (11 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (8 papers). Jimmy Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Jimmy Walker's co-authors include Allan Bennett, Anna Davies, George Kafatos, Steven L. Percival, Craig Williams, William G. Mackay, C. W. Keevil, Samuel Collins, Katy‐Anne Thompson and M.G. Brading and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology.

In The Last Decade

Jimmy Walker

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic?

2013 377 citations Anna Davies, George Kafatos et al. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jimmy Walker United Kingdom	16	443	361	342	242	219	35	1.4k
Aaron J. Prussin United States	21	500 1.1×	666 1.8×	282 0.8×	178 0.7×	94 0.4×	39	1.7k
Mark H. Weir United States	19	556 1.3×	235 0.7×	187 0.5×	121 0.5×	253 1.2×	62	1.6k
Martin Exner Germany	28	376 0.8×	759 2.1×	316 0.9×	270 1.1×	103 0.5×	106	2.8k
Marc Veillette Canada	30	531 1.2×	1.0k 2.8×	411 1.2×	117 0.5×	273 1.2×	98	2.4k
Jose‐Luis Sagripanti United States	28	393 0.9×	353 1.0×	652 1.9×	73 0.3×	207 0.9×	68	2.6k
Allan Bennett United Kingdom	29	1.1k 2.5×	465 1.3×	466 1.4×	283 1.2×	115 0.5×	100	2.6k
Ginny Moore United Kingdom	28	451 1.0×	140 0.4×	597 1.7×	109 0.5×	173 0.8×	93	2.4k
Shawn G. Gibbs United States	24	382 0.9×	464 1.3×	290 0.8×	45 0.2×	88 0.4×	123	2.0k
Timothy R. Julian Switzerland	28	417 0.9×	184 0.5×	233 0.7×	168 0.7×	216 1.0×	88	2.4k
Chun‐Chieh Tseng Taiwan	20	455 1.0×	371 1.0×	92 0.3×	75 0.3×	117 0.5×	43	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jimmy Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jimmy Walker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jimmy Walker

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (2024). Water-free patient care: a narrative review of the literature and discussion of the pressing need for a way forward. Journal of Hospital Infection. 152. 36–41. 5 indexed citations

Garvey, M.I., et al.. (2023). The sink splash zone. Journal of Hospital Infection. 135. 154–156. 8 indexed citations

Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (2023). Factors to consider in the safe design of intensive care units – Part 1: historical aspects and ventilation systems. Journal of Infection Prevention. 24(2). 55–59.

Walker, Jimmy, Aggie Bak, Gemma Marsden, et al.. (2022). Final rinse water quality for flexible endoscopy to minimize the risk of post-endoscopic infection. Report from Healthcare Infection Society Working Party. Journal of Hospital Infection. 124. 79–96. 3 indexed citations

Halstead, Fenella, Josh Quick, Marc Niebel, et al.. (2021). Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in augmented care: the molecular ecology and transmission dynamics in four large UK hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection. 111. 162–168. 13 indexed citations

Garvey, M.I., et al.. (2017). A Year in the Life of a Contaminated Heater-Cooler Unit With Mycobacterium chimaera?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 38(6). 705–711. 9 indexed citations

Walker, Jimmy, Ginny Moore, Samuel Collins, et al.. (2017). Microbiological problems and biofilms associated with Mycobacterium chimaera in heater–cooler units used for cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Hospital Infection. 96(3). 209–220. 50 indexed citations

Euser, Sjoerd M., et al.. (2017). Growth of Legionella anisa in a model drinking water system to evaluate different shower outlets and the impact of cast iron rust. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(8). 1295–1308. 17 indexed citations

Collins, Samuel, David Stevenson, Allan Bennett, & Jimmy Walker. (2016). Occurrence of Legionella in UK household showers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(2). 401–406. 37 indexed citations

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Mackay, William G., et al.. (2016). Bioaerosol sampling: sampling mechanisms, bioefficiency and field studies. Journal of Hospital Infection. 93(3). 242–255. 148 indexed citations

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Moore, Ginny, David Stevenson, Katy‐Anne Thompson, et al.. (2015). Biofilm formation in an experimental water distribution system: the contamination of non-touch sensor taps and the implication for healthcare. Biofouling. 31(9-10). 677–687. 14 indexed citations

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Davies, Anna, et al.. (2013). Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic?. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 7(4). 413–418. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walker, Jimmy & Peter Hoffman. (2012). A pragmatic approach to Pseudomonas.. PubMed. 66(6). 23–7. 4 indexed citations

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Wand, Matthew E., et al.. (2011). The effectiveness of sodium dichloroisocyanurate treatments against Clostridium difficile spores contaminating stainless steel. American Journal of Infection Control. 39(3). 199–205. 8 indexed citations

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Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (2007). Hospital and community acquired infection and the built environment – design and testing of infection control rooms. Journal of Hospital Infection. 65. 43–49. 28 indexed citations

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Gilbert, P., David Allison, M.G. Brading, Joanna Verran, & Jimmy Walker. (2001). Biofilm Community Interactions: Chance or Necessity?. 45 indexed citations

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Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (1999). [46] Quantitative assessment of biocide control of biofilms including legionella pneumophila using total viable counts, fluorescence microscopy, and image analysis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 310. 629–637. 7 indexed citations

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Surman, Susanne, Jimmy Walker, D.T. Goddard, et al.. (1996). Comparison of microscope techniques for the examination of biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 25(1). 57–70. 101 indexed citations

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Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (1995). Control ofLegionella pneumophila in a hospital water system by chlorine dioxide. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 15(4). 384–390. 39 indexed citations

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Walker, Jimmy, et al.. (1995). Reporter genes and fluorescent probes for studying the colonisation of biofilms in a drinking water supply line by enteric bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 129(2-3). 183–188. 22 indexed citations

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