Kimberly A. Walker

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kimberly A. Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kimberly A. Walker has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Kimberly A. Walker's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (11 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (10 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (7 papers). Kimberly A. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (11 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (10 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (7 papers). Kimberly A. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Kimberly A. Walker's co-authors include Dana L. Zeidler, Virginia L. Miller, Michael L. Simmons, Richard A. Young, George W. Bell, Stuart S. Levine, David K. Gifford, Nancy M. Hannett, Megan F. Cole and F. Lewitter and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kimberly A. Walker

44 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Genome-wide Map of Nucleosome Acetylation and Methylation in Yeast

2005 1.1k citations Dmitry Pokholok, Christopher Harbison et al. Cell profile →

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Terry Platt United States

S A Benson United States

Daniel C. Stein United States

Rosemary J. Redfield Canada

Victoria Robinson United Kingdom

Merna Villarejo United States

Quentin Vicens United States

Geoffrey G. Wilson United States

Gary E. Dean United States

Emilio García García Spain

Terry Platt United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kimberly A. Walker

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Tabashsum, Zajeba, Nikki J. Wagner, Liang Chen, et al.. (2025). Antibiotics accumulate in Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses but fail to eliminate antibiotic-tolerant populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(48). e2524436122–e2524436122.

Miner, Taryn A., et al.. (2025). The acquisition of rmpADC can increase virulence of classical Klebsiella pneumoniae in the absence of other hypervirulence-associated genes. mBio. 17(1). e0312225–e0312225.

Broberg, Christopher A., Wei-Sheng Wu, Ravinder Nagpal, et al.. (2025). Klebsiella pneumoniae employs a type VI secretion system to overcome microbiota-mediated colonization resistance. Nature Communications. 16(1). 940–940. 7 indexed citations

Zafar, M. Ammar, Giovanna E. Hernandez, & Kimberly A. Walker. (2025). Mechanisms of bacterial host-to-host transmission. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 89(3). e0025924–e0025924.

Walker, Kimberly A., Dennis J. Doorduijn, Axel B. Janssen, et al.. (2023). Colistin resistance mutations in phoQ can sensitize Klebsiella pneumoniae to IgM-mediated complement killing. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12618–12618. 2 indexed citations

Jenior, Matthew L., Jhansi L. Leslie, Elizabeth M. Garrett, et al.. (2021). Novel Drivers of Virulence in Clostridioides difficile Identified via Context-Specific Metabolic Network Analysis. mSystems. 6(5). e0091921–e0091921. 19 indexed citations

Walker, Kimberly A., et al.. (2020). The Small Protein RmpD Drives Hypermucoviscosity in Klebsiella pneumoniae. mBio. 11(5). 94 indexed citations

Walker, Kimberly A. & Virginia L. Miller. (2020). The intersection of capsule gene expression, hypermucoviscosity and hypervirulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 54. 95–102. 104 indexed citations

Walker, Kimberly A., et al.. (2016). The YsrS Paralog DygS Has the Capacity To Activate Expression of the Yersinia enterocolitica Ysa Type III Secretion System. Journal of Bacteriology. 198(12). 1725–1734. 1 indexed citations

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Kanhere, Aditi, Keijo Viiri, Jane Rasaiyaah, et al.. (2010). Short RNAs Are Transcribed from Repressed Polycomb Target Genes and Interact with Polycomb Repressive Complex-2. Molecular Cell. 38(5). 675–688. 296 indexed citations

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Walker, Kimberly A., et al.. (2010). Development of a Community Mobility Skills Course for People Who Use Mobility Devices. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 64(4). 547–554. 17 indexed citations

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Miller, Virginia L., et al.. (2007). Environmental Stimuli Affecting Expression of the Ysa Type Three Secretion Locus. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 603. 211–216. 10 indexed citations

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Pokholok, Dmitry, Christopher Harbison, Stuart S. Levine, et al.. (2005). Genome-wide Map of Nucleosome Acetylation and Methylation in Yeast. Cell. 122(4). 517–527. 1098 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walker, Kimberly A., et al.. (2004). The Escherichia coli fis Promoter Is Regulated by Changes in the Levels of Its Transcription Initiation Nucleotide CTP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(49). 50818–50828. 35 indexed citations

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Calle, Eugenia E., et al.. (2001). Tubal sterilization and risk of breast cancer mortality in US women. Cancer Causes & Control. 12(2). 127–135. 11 indexed citations

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Walker, Kimberly A., Richard L. Hellmich, & Leslie C. Lewis. (2000). Late-Instar European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Tunneling and Survival in Transgenic Corn Hybrids. Journal of Economic Entomology. 93(4). 1276–1285. 37 indexed citations

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Walker, Kimberly A., et al.. (2000). Multiple Views of the Nature of Science and Socio-Scientific Issues.. 2 indexed citations

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Turker, Mitchell S., et al.. (1995). Spontaneous and ionizing radiation induced mutations involve large events when selecting for loss of an autosomal locus. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 329(2). 97–105. 14 indexed citations

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Mummaneni, Padmaja, et al.. (1995). Epigenetic Gene Inactivation Induced by a Cis-acting Methylation Center. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(2). 788–792. 63 indexed citations

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Khattar, Nada H., C. Darrell Jennings, Kimberly A. Walker, & Mitchell S. Turker. (1995). Isolation and Characterization of Mutations in the Mouse APRT Gene that Encode Functional Enzymes with Resistance to Toxic Adenine Analogs. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 370. 665–670. 2 indexed citations

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