Michael Walker

23.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
187 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Walker has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Surgery and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael Walker's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (39 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (15 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). Michael Walker is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (39 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (15 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). Michael Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Michael Walker's co-authors include Helena Edlund, William J. Rutter, Thomas A. Strike, Glenn E. Sheline, Eben Alexander, William E. Hunt, Joseph Ransohoff, John Mealey, Peter H. Wiernik and Charles B. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Walker

180 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

1995 3.2k citations Michael Walker profile →
Randomized Comparisons of Radiotherapy and Nitrosoureas for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma after Surgery

1980 1.3k citations Michael Walker, Charles B. Wilson et al. profile →
Evaluation of BCNU and/or radiotherapy in the treatment of anaplastic gliomas

1978 1.3k citations Michael Walker, Charles B. Wilson et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Executive Committee for the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study

1995 943 citations Michael Walker, John R. Marler et al. profile →
An analysis of dose-effect relationship in the radiotherapy of malignant gliomas

1979 656 citations Michael Walker et al. profile →
Cell-Specific Expression of the Rat Insulin Gene: Evidence for Role of Two Distinct 5′ Flanking Elements

1985 654 citations Helena Edlund, Michael Walker et al. profile →
Cell-specific expression controlled by the 5′-flanking region of insulin and chymotrypsin genes

1983 584 citations Michael Walker, Helena Edlund et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Walker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Walker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael 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 Michael Walker. Michael 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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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Beta cells intrinsically sense and limit their secretory activity via mTORC1-RhoA signaling 2025 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gil Leibowitz, Kfir Sharabi, Michael Walker, Aharon Helman	0
2	Converting bleomycin into a prodrug that undergoes spontaneous reactivation under physiological conditions 2019 ·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology ·Itzik Cooper, (unknown), Michael Walker, Amnon Horovitz, Mati Fridkin, Yoram Shechter	4
3	GPR41 modulates insulin secretion and gene expression in pancreatic β‐cells and modifies metabolic homeostasis in fed and fasting states 2016 ·The FASEB Journal ·Anna Veprik, (unknown), (unknown), Nir Rubins, Michael Walker	76
4	Science and Maori Development: A Scientists View. 2013 ·Michael Walker	1
5	Disparity between microRNA levels and promoter strength is associated with initiation rate and Pol II pausing 2013 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tali Avnit-Sagi, Michael Walker, Rivka Dikstein	11
6	Regulation of Pancreatic microRNA-7 Expression 2012 ·Experimental Diabetes Research ·Sharon Kredo‐Russo, (unknown), Amitai D. Mandelbaum, Michael Walker, Eran Hornstein	38
7	Reprint of Female C57BL/6 mice show consistent individual differences in spontaneous interaction with environmental enrichment that are predicted by neophobia 2011 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Michael Walker, G. F. Mason	5
8	Gastrazole (JB95008), a novel CCK2/gastrin receptor antagonist, in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer: results from two randomised controlled trials 2006 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Ian Chau, David Cunningham, Christopher Russell, A. Norman, Tom Kurzawinski, Peter Harper, Phil Harrison, Gary Middleton, (unknown), Tamas Hickish, (unknown), Paul J. Ross, B Theis, Robert A. D. Hull, Michael Walker, Nigel P. Shankley, (unknown), Gordon Murray, Angela Gillbanks, (unknown)	62
9	Theory of Elastic Properties of Sr_2RuO 4 at the Superconducting Transition Temperature 2003 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·Pedro Contreras, Michael Walker	4
10	Transcription Factor BETA2 Acts Cooperatively with E2A and PDX1 to Activate the Insulin Gene Promoter 2000 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Eitan Glick, Dena Leshkowitz, Michael Walker	104
11	Everybody Has His Reasons: John Sayles's City of Hope and Lone Star 1999 ·Michael Walker	2
12	Ethics in Clinical Trials Progress ni Acute Stroke Research 1998 ·Stroke ·John R. Marler, Michael Walker	1
13	Differential expression of the protein kinase A regulatory subunit (RIα) in pancreatic endocrine cells 1998 ·FEBS Letters ·Yoav Arava, Konstantin Adamsky, (unknown), Shmuel Shaltiel, Michael Walker	7
14	Brain Tumor Working Group Report on the 9th International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy 1993 ·Journal of Neuro-Oncology ·Dennis F. Deen, (unknown), Elizabeth A. Grimm, John R. Fike, Mark A. Israel, (unknown), Victor A. Levin, Laurence J. Marton, Roger J. Packer, Anthony E. Pegg, Mark L. Rosenblum, Herman D. Suit, Michael Walker, Carol J. Wikstrand, Charles B. Wilson, Albert J. Wong, W.K. Alfred Yung	47
15	B-Cell Factor 1 Is Required for Optimal Expression of the DRA Promoter in B Cells 1992 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Charles F. Voliva, Ami Aronheim, Michael Walker, B. Matija Peterlin	20
16	Demographic, personality, cognitive and behavioral correlates of off-course betting involvement 1990 ·Journal of Gambling Studies ·Mark Dickerson, Michael Walker, (unknown), John Hinchy	27
17	Individual Protein-Binding Domains of the Insulin Gene Enhancer Positively Activate β-Cell-Specific Transcription 1989 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Olof Karlsson, Michael Walker, William J. Rutter, Helena Edlund	23
18	Chemotherapy for malignant gliomas 1988 ·Journal of neurosurgery ·Paul L. Kornblith, Michael Walker	281
19	The Contemporary Role of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumor 1978 ·Neurosurgery ·Michael Walker	10
20	DNA damage in the intracerebral rat gliosarcoma 9L treated with 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea. 1977 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Philip H. Gutin, John Hilton, (unknown), Anne E. Allan, (unknown), Michael Walker	12

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