John E. Walker

47.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
356 papers, 38.7k citations indexed

About

John E. Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Walker has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 38.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 279 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 22 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in John E. Walker's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (188 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (166 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (59 papers). John E. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (188 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (166 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (59 papers). John E. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. John E. Walker's co-authors include Andrew G. W. Leslie, M J Runswick, Ian M. Fearnley, N Gay, M Saraste, Michael J. Runswick, Bruno Miroux, Jan Pieter Abrahams, René Lutter and M.G. Montgomery and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John E. Walker

353 papers receiving 37.7k citations

Hit Papers

Distantly related sequences in the alpha- and beta-subuni... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1982 1994 1996 1999 1988 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Distantly related sequences in the alpha- and beta-subunits of ATP synthase, myosin, kinases and other ATP-requiring enzymes and a common nucleotide binding fold.
    1982 4.6k citations John E. Walker et al. profile →
  2. Structure at 2.8 Â resolution of F1-ATPase from bovine heart mitochondria
    1994 2.4k citations Andrew G. W. Leslie, John E. Walker et al. profile →
  3. Over-production of Proteins inEscherichia coli: Mutant Hosts that Allow Synthesis of some Membrane Proteins and Globular Proteins at High Levels
    1996 1.6k citations John E. Walker et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  4. Molecular Architecture of the Rotary Motor in ATP Synthase
    1999 1.0k citations Andrew G. W. Leslie, John E. Walker et al. Science profile →
  5. Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding a core protein of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease: identification as the microtubule-associated protein tau.
    1988 858 citations John E. Walker et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Isolation of a fragment of tau derived from the core of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease.
    1988 776 citations John E. Walker et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. The NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) of respiratory chains
    1992 668 citations John E. Walker profile →
  8. The ATP synthase: the understood, the uncertain and the unknown
    2013 453 citations John E. Walker profile →
  9. The UNC operon nucleotide sequence, regulation and structure of ATP-synthase
    1984 450 citations John E. Walker et al. profile →
  10. Primary structure and subunit stoichiometry of F1-ATPase from bovine mitochondria
    1985 448 citations John E. Walker, Ian M. Fearnley et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  11. SEROLOGICAL TESTS IN DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS
    1965 398 citations John E. Walker profile →
  12. Mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit c storage in the ceroid‐lipofuscinoses (Batten disease)
    1992 314 citations Ian M. Fearnley, John E. Walker et al. profile →
  13. Internal sequence repeats and the path of polypeptide in mitochondrial ADP/ATP translocase
    1982 268 citations John E. Walker et al. profile →
  14. Sequence and structure of D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
    1977 265 citations John E. 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
John E. Walker United Kingdom 100 30.8k 3.8k 3.3k 2.9k 2.7k 356 38.7k
Hermann Schägger Germany 62 21.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 122 28.0k
Hans Jörnvall Sweden 92 17.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 542 31.0k
Naoyuki Taniguchi Japan 98 23.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 4.9k 1.5× 2.6k 0.9× 840 0.3× 1.1k 41.6k
Raymond C. Stevens United States 105 32.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 3.3k 1.2× 363 42.8k
Michael P. Murphy United Kingdom 121 33.6k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 12.0k 3.7× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 535 56.2k
Jagannathan Netherlands 3 13.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 4 24.3k
Ernesto Carafoli Switzerland 97 24.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 4.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 784 0.3× 493 33.3k
Joshua D. Rabinowitz United States 110 30.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 4.9k 1.5× 2.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 328 49.1k
Arne Holmgren Sweden 111 34.3k 1.1× 891 0.2× 3.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 3.5k 1.3× 386 45.9k
Christopher J. Schofield United Kingdom 96 27.9k 0.9× 653 0.2× 2.8k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 1.9k 0.7× 803 45.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walker, John E.. (2024). The rotary mechanism of ATP synthase; how it is regulated and influences the assembly of the enzyme. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1865. 149111–149111.
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Carroll, Joe, Ian N. Watt, Charlotte J Wright, et al.. (2024). The inhibitor protein IF1 from mammalian mitochondria inhibits ATP hydrolysis but not ATP synthesis by the ATP synthase complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3). 105690–105690. 3 indexed citations
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Montgomery, M.G., et al.. (2021). Interface mobility between monomers in dimeric bovine ATP synthase participates in the ultrastructure of inner mitochondrial membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(8). 30 indexed citations
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Montgomery, M.G., et al.. (2021). Structure of the ATP synthase from Mycobacterium smegmatis provides targets for treating tuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(47). 33 indexed citations
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Montgomery, M.G., et al.. (2020). Structure of the dimeric ATP synthase from bovine mitochondria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(38). 23519–23526. 148 indexed citations
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Bason, John V., M.G. Montgomery, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2014). Pathway of binding of the intrinsically disordered mitochondrial inhibitor protein to F 1 -ATPase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(31). 11305–11310. 69 indexed citations
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Rhein, Virginie, Joe Carroll, Shujing Ding, Ian M. Fearnley, & John E. Walker. (2014). Human METTL20 methylates lysine residues adjacent to the recognition loop of the electron transfer flavoprotein in mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837. e114–e114. 2 indexed citations
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Vassilopoulos, Athanassios, J. Daniel Pennington, Þorkell Andrésson, et al.. (2013). SIRT3 Deacetylates ATP Synthase F 1 Complex Proteins in Response to Nutrient- and Exercise-Induced Stress. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(4). 551–564. 144 indexed citations
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Baker, Lindsay A., Ian N. Watt, Michael J. Runswick, John E. Walker, & John L. Rubinstein. (2012). Arrangement of subunits in intact mammalian mitochondrial ATP synthase determined by cryo-EM. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(29). 11675–11680. 107 indexed citations
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Mizutani, K., K. Suzuki, Ichiro Yamato, et al.. (2011). Structure of the rotor ring modified with N , N ′ -dicyclohexylcarbodiimide of the Na + -transporting vacuolar ATPase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(33). 13474–13479. 35 indexed citations
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Watt, Ian N., M.G. Montgomery, Michael J. Runswick, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2010). Bioenergetic cost of making an adenosine triphosphate molecule in animal mitochondria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(39). 16823–16827. 407 indexed citations
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Rees, David M., Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2009). The structure of the membrane extrinsic region of bovine ATP synthase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(51). 21597–21601. 143 indexed citations
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Gledhill, Jonathan, M.G. Montgomery, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2007). How the regulatory protein, IF 1 , inhibits F 1 -ATPase from bovine mitochondria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(40). 15671–15676. 165 indexed citations
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Bowler, Matthew W., M.G. Montgomery, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2006). How azide inhibits ATP hydrolysis by the F-ATPases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(23). 8646–8649. 200 indexed citations
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Murata, Takeshi, Ichiro Yamato, Yoshimi Kakinuma, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2005). Structure of the Rotor of the V-Type Na + -ATPase from Enterococcus hirae. Science. 308(5722). 654–659. 301 indexed citations
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Cabezón, Elena, M.G. Montgomery, Andrew G. W. Leslie, & John E. Walker. (2003). The structure of bovine F1-ATPase in complex with its regulatory protein IF1. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 10(9). 744–750. 166 indexed citations
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Sazanov, Leonid A. & John E. Walker. (2000). Cryo-electron crystallography of two sub-complexes of bovine complex I reveals the relationship between the membrane and peripheral arms 1 1Edited by W. Baumeister. Journal of Molecular Biology. 302(2). 455–464. 60 indexed citations
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Walker, John E.. (1995). Determination of the structures of respiratory enzyme complexes from mammalian mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1271(1). 221–227. 32 indexed citations
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Oh, Se‐Kyung, et al.. (1993). Partial Purification and Identification of an Immunosuppressive Factor in AIDS Sera. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(4). 365–373. 7 indexed citations
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Pilkington, Stephanie J. & John E. Walker. (1993). Complementary DNA sequence of bovine cpn10 (Hsp10), a chaperone protein from mitochondria. DNA sequence. 3(5). 291–295. 7 indexed citations

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