Mark Walker

40.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Mark Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Walker has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 47 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mark Walker's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (38 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (30 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers). Mark Walker is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (38 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (30 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers). Mark Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Mark Walker's co-authors include Andrew T. Hattersley, Mark I. McCarthy, Timothy M. Frayling, G. A. Hitman, Audrey E. Brown, Michael N. Weedon, Douglass M. Turnbull, Katharine R. Owen, J Lévy and Mike Sampson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Mark Walker

167 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Large-Scale Association Studies of Variants in Genes Enco... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Large-Scale Association Studies of Variants in Genes Encoding the Pancreatic β-Cell KATP Channel Subunits Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) and SUR1 (ABCC8) Confirm That the KCNJ11 E23K Variant Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes
    2003 538 citations Michael N. Weedon, Katharine R. Owen et al. Diabetes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Walker United Kingdom 50 3.0k 2.4k 2.2k 1.9k 1.7k 169 7.5k
Pierre Bougnères France 44 2.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 153 7.7k
Rebecca L. Hull United States 37 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 3.0k 1.4× 3.1k 1.7× 3.1k 1.9× 84 9.4k
Tommaso Simoncini Italy 52 2.5k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 3.5k 1.6× 940 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 289 10.8k
Asimina Mitrakou Greece 39 1.7k 0.6× 975 0.4× 3.5k 1.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 91 7.0k
G. Pozza Italy 41 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 2.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.0× 301 7.5k
Renato Lauro Italy 52 2.8k 0.9× 733 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 106 6.9k
Veikko A Koivisto Finland 51 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 4.4k 2.0× 1.8k 1.0× 2.8k 1.7× 159 8.8k
Massimo Federici Italy 62 5.1k 1.7× 882 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.4× 253 11.1k
Barbara C. Hansen United States 40 3.5k 1.2× 842 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 3.1k 1.8× 159 9.1k
Jane E.B. Reusch United States 51 2.9k 1.0× 684 0.3× 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 195 8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Walker

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All Works

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Smith, Kieran, Guy Taylor, Mark Walker, et al.. (2023). Pre-Meal Whey Protein Alters Postprandial Insulinemia by Enhancing β-Cell Function and Reducing Insulin Clearance in T2D. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(8). e603–e612. 9 indexed citations
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Yin, Xia, Jing Yang, M. Zhang, et al.. (2022). Serum Metabolic Fingerprints on Bowl-Shaped Submicroreactor Chip for Chemotherapy Monitoring. ACS Nano. 16(2). 2852–2865. 62 indexed citations
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Stewart, Christopher J., Andrew Nelson, Matthew D. Campbell, et al.. (2016). Gut microbiota of Type 1 diabetes patients with good glycaemic control and high physical fitness is similar to people without diabetes: an observational study. Diabetic Medicine. 34(1). 127–134. 46 indexed citations
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Shirley, Mark, et al.. (2016). Inadequate pre-operative glycaemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus adversely influences functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(6). 1801–1806. 11 indexed citations
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Campbell, Matthew D., Javier T. Gonzalez, Penny Rumbold, et al.. (2015). Comparison of appetite responses to high– and low–glycemic index postexercise meals under matched insulinemia and fiber in type 1 diabetes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 101(3). 478–486. 12 indexed citations
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Khamis, Amna, Michael N. Weedon, Mark Walker, et al.. (2011). Sequencing PDX1 (insulin promoter factor 1) in 1788 UK individuals found 5% had a low frequency coding variant, but these variants are not associated with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine. 28(6). 681–684. 10 indexed citations
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Williams, Carmen J., et al.. (2010). Expression of ARL15, a type 2 diabetes risk variant, is increased in cultured human skeletal muscle cells from insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetologia. 53. 1 indexed citations
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Maher, Anthony D., Derek J. Crockford, Henrik Toft, et al.. (2008). Optimization of Human Plasma 1H NMR Spectroscopic Data Processing for High-Throughput Metabolic Phenotyping Studies and Detection of Insulin Resistance Related to Type 2 Diabetes. Analytical Chemistry. 80(19). 7354–7362. 52 indexed citations
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Ying, Howard S., Jing Tian, David L. Guyton, et al.. (2007). Effect of Corrective Strabismus Surgery After Unilateral IV Nerve Palsy in Monkey: I. Vertical Alignment and Head Tilt. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 4869–4869. 1 indexed citations
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Winckler, Wendy, Michael N. Weedon, Robert Graham, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of Common Variants in the Six Known Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) Genes for Association With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 56(3). 685–693. 130 indexed citations
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Singh, Rinki, Ewan R. Pearson, Peter Avery, et al.. (2006). Reduced beta cell function in offspring of mothers with young-onset type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 49(8). 1876–1880. 26 indexed citations
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Singh, Rinki, Ewan R. Pearson, Peter Avery, et al.. (2005). Reduced beta cell function in offspring of mothers with young onset type 2 diabetes. Pediatric Research. 58. 1030–1031. 3 indexed citations
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McIntyre, Emily, Reza Halse, Stephen J. Yeaman, & Mark Walker. (2004). Cultured Muscle Cells from Insulin-Resistant Type 2 Diabetes Patients Have Impaired Insulin, but Normal 5-Amino-4-Imidazolecarboxamide Riboside-Stimulated, Glucose Uptake. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(7). 3440–3448. 31 indexed citations
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Walker, Mark, et al.. (2002). Motor mechanisms of vertical fusion in individuals with superior oblique paresis. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 6(3). 145–153. 18 indexed citations
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Minton, Jayne A.L., Andrew T. Hattersley, Katharine R. Owen, et al.. (2002). Association Studies of Genetic Variation in the WFS1 Gene and Type 2 Diabetes in U.K. Populations. Diabetes. 51(4). 1287–1290. 74 indexed citations
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Butler, T. J., L. A. Barriocanal, & Mark Walker. (2001). Elevated plasma non‐esterified fatty acid levels and insulin secretion in non‐diabetic relatives of type 2 diabetic patients. Clinical Endocrinology. 55(3). 349–355. 9 indexed citations
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Smith, Graeme N., et al.. (1997). Increased incidence of preeclampsia in women conceiving by intrauterine insemination with donor versus partner sperm for treatment of primary infertility. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 177(2). 455–458. 91 indexed citations
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Humphriss, D, Murray Stewart, L. A. Barriocanal, et al.. (1997). Multiple metabolic abnormalities in normal glucose tolerant relatives of NIDDM families. Diabetologia. 40(10). 1185–1190. 49 indexed citations
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Fulcher, Gregory, et al.. (1991). A comparison of measurements of lean body mass derived by bioelectrical impedance, skinfold thickness and total body potassium. A study in obese and non-obese normal subjects. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 51(3). 245–253. 34 indexed citations

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