Melissa Walker

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Melissa Walker is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Walker has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 10 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Walker's work include Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (8 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (6 papers). Melissa Walker is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (8 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (6 papers). Melissa Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Melissa Walker's co-authors include Nicholas A. Vick, Henry Brem, Gérard Mohr, P. C. Burger, Steven Brem, S. Clifford Schold, Michael B. Sisti, Steven Piantadosi, Keith L. Black and Richard B. Morawetz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Walker

40 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Placebo-controlled trial of safety and efficacy of intraoperative controlled delivery by biodegradable polymers of chemotherapy for recurrent gliomas

1995 1.1k citations Henry Brem, Steven Piantadosi et al. The Lancet profile →
Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Studies of CYT-6091, a Novel PEGylated Colloidal Gold-rhTNF Nanomedicine

2010 540 citations Melissa Walker et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Walker United States	18	701	577	562	536	472	40	2.5k
Shin Young Jeong South Korea	34	299 0.4×	561 1.0×	195 0.3×	565 1.1×	575 1.2×	157	4.0k
Takayoshi Ishimori Japan	33	331 0.5×	881 1.5×	252 0.4×	235 0.4×	561 1.2×	99	3.7k
Rutger‐Jan Swijnenburg Netherlands	31	442 0.6×	740 1.3×	309 0.5×	883 1.6×	1.1k 2.3×	134	3.6k
Robert A. Fenstermaker United States	35	587 0.8×	383 0.7×	152 0.3×	252 0.5×	718 1.5×	132	3.5k
Rolf M. Mesters Germany	38	651 0.9×	500 0.9×	280 0.5×	435 0.8×	1.4k 2.9×	155	5.7k
Jason M. Warram United States	32	182 0.3×	767 1.3×	263 0.5×	1.8k 3.3×	549 1.2×	91	3.2k
Won Jun Kang South Korea	29	295 0.4×	568 1.0×	138 0.2×	253 0.5×	342 0.7×	148	2.9k
Michael Hofmann Germany	23	423 0.6×	300 0.5×	276 0.5×	186 0.3×	835 1.8×	43	2.9k
Karen Chang United States	30	368 0.5×	418 0.7×	115 0.2×	117 0.2×	804 1.7×	95	2.9k
Michelle Alonso‐Basanta United States	26	594 0.8×	700 1.2×	176 0.3×	301 0.6×	335 0.7×	82	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa 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 Melissa Walker. Melissa 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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Walker, Melissa, Anjana Chandran, Natasha Milligan, et al.. (2021). Sex differences in uterine artery Doppler during gestation in pregnancies complicated by placental dysfunction. Biology of Sex Differences. 12(1). 19–19. 6 indexed citations

George, Hannah, Melissa Walker, Anjana Chandran, et al.. (2021). Sex differences in fetal Doppler parameters during gestation. Biology of Sex Differences. 12(1). 26–26. 3 indexed citations

Xie, Changqing, Austin G. Duffy, Gagandeep Brar, et al.. (2020). Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Combination with Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(10). 2318–2326. 65 indexed citations

Walker, Melissa, et al.. (2020). Pregnancy of unknown location. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 192(39). E1132–E1132. 4 indexed citations

Floudas, Charalampos S., Gagandeep Brar, Austin G. Duffy, et al.. (2019). A Pilot Study of the PD-1 Targeting Agent AMP-224 Used With Low-Dose Cyclophosphamide and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 18(4). e349–e360. 36 indexed citations

Walker, Melissa, Michelle Jacobson, & Mara Sobel. (2019). Management of ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 191(32). E886–E893. 11 indexed citations

Walker, Melissa & Mara Sobel. (2018). Diagnosing ovarian cancer. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 190(42). E1259–E1259. 2 indexed citations

Walker, Melissa, Hashem B. El‐Serag, Yvonne H. Sada, et al.. (2016). Cirrhosis is under‐recognised in patients subsequently diagnosed with hepatocellular cancer. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 43(5). 621–630. 63 indexed citations

Duffy, Austin G., Oxana V. Makarova‐Rusher, Drew Pratt, et al.. (2016). A pilot study of immune checkpoint inhibition (tremelimumab and/or MEDI4736) in combination with radiation therapy in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34(4_suppl). TPS470–TPS470. 5 indexed citations

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Duffy, Austin G., Oxana V. Makarova‐Rusher, Drew Pratt, et al.. (2016). A pilot study of AMP-224, a PD-L2 Fc fusion protein, in combination with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34(4_suppl). 560–560. 19 indexed citations

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Makarova‐Rusher, Oxana V., Austin G. Duffy, Susanna V. Ulahannan, et al.. (2015). Phase I/II study of ISIS 183750 in combination with irinotecan for advanced solid tumors or colorectal cancer: Final results.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(3_suppl). 639–639. 2 indexed citations

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Lausman, Andrea, Fergus P. McCarthy, Melissa Walker, & John‏ Kingdom. (2012). Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 34(1). 17–28. 67 indexed citations

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Costantini, Daniela, Melissa Walker, Natasha Milligan, Sarah Keating, & John‏ Kingdom. (2012). Pathologic basis of improving the screening utility of 2-dimensional placental morphology ultrasound. Placenta. 33(10). 845–849. 10 indexed citations

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Davis, Jeremy L., Prakash K. Pandalai, R. Taylor Ripley, et al.. (2011). Regional Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: RECLAP Trial. Trials. 12(1). 129–129. 17 indexed citations

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Best, Simon R., Patrick K. Ha, Ray Blanco, et al.. (2011). Factors associated with pharyngoesophageal stricture in patients treated with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head & Neck. 33(12). 1727–1734. 27 indexed citations

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Kerkar, Sid P., Clinton D. Kemp, Austin G. Duffy, et al.. (2009). The GYMSSA trial: a prospective randomized trial comparing gastrectomy, metastasectomy plus systemic therapy versus systemic therapy alone. Trials. 10(1). 121–121. 49 indexed citations

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Alkazaleh, Fawaz, Sandra Viero, Michal J. Simchen, et al.. (2004). Ultrasound diagnosis of severe thrombotic placental damage in the second trimester: an observational study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 23(5). 472–476. 22 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Sarah E., Graeme N. Smith, & Melissa Walker. (2001). Maternal plasma homocysteine levels in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes. Medical Hypotheses. 56(1). 85–90. 16 indexed citations

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Walker, Melissa, et al.. (2000). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in a crossbred dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 41(2). 67–70. 19 indexed citations

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Brem, Henry, Steven Piantadosi, P. C. Burger, et al.. (1995). Placebo-controlled trial of safety and efficacy of intraoperative controlled delivery by biodegradable polymers of chemotherapy for recurrent gliomas. The Lancet. 345(8956). 1008–1012. 1052 indexed citations breakdown →

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