Megan Walker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Megan Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Walker has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Megan Walker's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers) and IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases (2 papers). Megan Walker is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers) and IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases (2 papers). Megan Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Megan Walker's co-authors include Barbara J. Trask, Janet M. Young, B. Lakshmi, Michael Wigler, James Hicks, Andrew H. Reiner, John Healy, Pär Lundin, Robert Lucito and Hillary F. Massa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Blood and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Megan Walker

22 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Large-Scale Copy Number P... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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 Copy Number Polymorphism in the Human Genome
    2004 1.8k citations Janet M. Young, Megan Walker et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Megan Walker 1.5k 1.1k 619 237 218 25 2.1k
Sigurjón A. Guðjónsson 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 433 0.7× 90 0.4× 108 0.5× 15 2.4k
Jürgen Horst 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 142 0.2× 330 1.4× 94 0.4× 74 2.9k
Corinne D. Boehm 812 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 223 0.4× 470 2.0× 117 0.5× 38 3.3k
Susan A. Ledbetter 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 464 0.7× 201 0.8× 84 0.4× 28 2.0k
Jeffrey R. MacDonald 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 587 0.9× 233 1.0× 378 1.7× 18 2.5k
Tomas Fitzgerald 906 0.6× 911 0.8× 248 0.4× 153 0.6× 240 1.1× 43 1.6k
Cordelia Langford 591 0.4× 1.7k 1.6× 196 0.3× 88 0.4× 420 1.9× 26 2.5k
Peter M. Kroisel 658 0.4× 935 0.9× 172 0.3× 148 0.6× 65 0.3× 38 1.5k
Rebecca J. Oakey 1.5k 1.0× 2.4k 2.2× 571 0.9× 548 2.3× 227 1.0× 83 3.2k
Jason R. Willer 507 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 73 0.1× 66 0.3× 170 0.8× 31 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Megan Walker. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Megan Walker. The network helps show where Megan Walker may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Walker

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Olsen, Rachelle R., et al.. (2024). Transcription factor 4 is a key mediator of oncogenesis in neuroblastoma by promoting MYC activity. Molecular Oncology. 19(3). 808–824. 1 indexed citations
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Shah, Chirag, et al.. (2023). S938 Clinical Outcomes of Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Upper Gastrointestinal Crohn’s Disease-Associated Strictures: A Cohort Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(10S). S702–S703. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Megan, Yichao Li, Antonio Morales‐Hernández, et al.. (2022). An NFIX-mediated regulatory network governs the balance of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during hematopoiesis. Blood Advances. 7(17). 4677–4689. 12 indexed citations
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Al-Ahmady, Zahraa S., Ben Dickie, Dhifaf A. Jasim, et al.. (2022). Selective brain entry of lipid nanoparticles in haemorrhagic stroke is linked to biphasic blood-brain barrier disruption. Theranostics. 12(10). 4477–4497. 16 indexed citations
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Walker, Megan, et al.. (2022). Sclerosing Mesenteritis Complicated With Mesenteric Lymphoma Responsive to Ustekinumab. ACG Case Reports Journal. 9(5). e00757–e00757. 3 indexed citations
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Jansson‐Knodell, Claire, Megan Walker, & Monika Fischer. (2020). Pancytopenia in a Young Male Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology. 160(5). 1483–1485.
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Walker, Megan, et al.. (2020). 3143 – CHARACTERIZATION OF GENOME-WIDE BINDING OF NFIX IN HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS. Experimental Hematology. 88. S82–S82. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Megan, et al.. (2019). Educational Intervention Improves Proton Pump Inhibitor Stewardship in Outpatient Gastroenterology Clinics. Gastroenterology Research. 12(6). 305–311. 6 indexed citations
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Walker, Megan, et al.. (2019). Effective patient education techniques for preventing unintended pregnancies. JAAPA. 32(6). 19–23. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Megan, et al.. (2019). 2060 Sclerosing Mesenteritis Treated Successfully With Ustekinumab: An Off-Label Use of Infliximab and Ustekinumab. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 114(1). S1153–S1153.
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Fischer, Monika & Megan Walker. (2019). 2059 A Case of Hepatosplenic T-cell Lymphoma in a Patient on Vedolizumab for Crohn’s Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 114(1). S1152–S1153.
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Walker, Megan, Jeffrey T. Bates, Joan A. Friedland, et al.. (2018). Impact of a Resident-Centered Interprofessional Quality Improvement Intervention on Acute Care Length of Stay. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 41(4). 212–219. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Trent, Megan Walker, Miguel Ganuza, et al.. (2018). Nfix Promotes Survival of Immature Hematopoietic Cells via Regulation of c-Mpl. Stem Cells. 36(6). 943–950. 14 indexed citations
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Hall, Trent, Megan Walker, Per Holmfeldt, et al.. (2017). Nfix  Promotes Survival of Immature Hematopoietic Cells Via Regulation of C-Mpl. Blood. 130. 2423. 1 indexed citations
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Rudd, M. Katharine, Cynthia Friedman, Megan Walker, et al.. (2008). Comparative sequence analysis of primate subtelomeres originating from a chromosome fission event. Genome Research. 19(1). 33–41. 16 indexed citations
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Young, Janet M., et al.. (2008). Extensive Copy-Number Variation of the Human Olfactory Receptor Gene Family. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 83(2). 228–242. 104 indexed citations
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Olesnicky, Eugenia C., Ava E. Brent, Megan Walker, et al.. (2006). AcaudalmRNA gradient controls posterior development in the waspNasonia. Development. 133(20). 3973–3982. 73 indexed citations
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Young, Janet M., Benjamin Shykind, Robert P. Lane, et al.. (2003). Odorant receptor expressed sequence tags demonstrate olfactory expression of over 400 genes, extensive alternate splicing and unequal expression levels. Genome biology. 4(11). 93 indexed citations

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