Norma Ford Walker

969 total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 755 citations indexed

About

Norma Ford Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Norma Ford Walker has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 755 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Norma Ford Walker's work include Congenital limb and hand anomalies (1 paper), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (1 paper) and Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction (1 paper). Norma Ford Walker is often cited by papers focused on Congenital limb and hand anomalies (1 paper), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (1 paper) and Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction (1 paper). Norma Ford Walker collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Norma Ford Walker's co-authors include Oliver Smithies, C.P. Rance, Margaret Thompson, Helen I. Battle, David M. Shlaes, D. H. Carr, F. R. Sergovich, Murray L. Barr and Hubert C. Soltan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Norma Ford Walker

18 papers receiving 577 citations

Hit Papers

Notation for Serum-Protein Groups and the Genes controlli... 1955 2026 1978 2002 1956 1955 50 100 150 200
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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. Notation for Serum-Protein Groups and the Genes controlling their Inheritance
    1956 202 citations Oliver Smithies, Norma Ford Walker Nature profile →
  2. Genetic Control of some Serum Proteins in Normal Humans
    1955 184 citations Oliver Smithies, Norma Ford Walker Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norma Ford Walker Canada 9 240 206 182 146 99 18 755
Stanley W. Wright United States 18 358 1.5× 41 0.2× 201 1.1× 257 1.8× 49 0.5× 47 997
R Turpin France 10 703 2.9× 27 0.1× 258 1.4× 412 2.8× 62 0.6× 43 1.3k
A.D. Merritt United States 22 219 0.9× 70 0.3× 56 0.3× 454 3.1× 264 2.7× 53 1.1k
M. A. C. Ridler United States 17 328 1.4× 40 0.2× 153 0.8× 183 1.3× 21 0.2× 36 572
Susan H. Black United States 20 505 2.1× 69 0.3× 632 3.5× 275 1.9× 45 0.5× 41 1.2k
B C Nisula United States 19 176 0.7× 40 0.2× 112 0.6× 318 2.2× 51 0.5× 33 1.2k
Joëlle Boué France 16 991 4.1× 41 0.2× 664 3.6× 667 4.6× 76 0.8× 36 1.9k
Wayne H. Finley United States 15 199 0.8× 11 0.1× 130 0.7× 225 1.5× 51 0.5× 39 561
Horace C. Thuline United States 21 706 2.9× 22 0.1× 193 1.1× 693 4.7× 19 0.2× 41 1.3k
William D. Loughman United States 11 192 0.8× 21 0.1× 199 1.1× 160 1.1× 11 0.1× 19 603

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norma Ford Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norma Ford Walker

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Walker, Norma Ford, et al.. (2009). Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal. 1 indexed citations
2.
Walker, Norma Ford, et al.. (1986). Sterility of preloaded insulin syringes. American Journal of Infection Control. 14(4). 180–183. 3 indexed citations
3.
Battle, Helen I., Norma Ford Walker, & Margaret Thompson. (1973). Mackinder's hereditary brachydactyly: phenotypic, radiological, dermatoglyphic and genetic observations in an Ontario family. Annals of Human Genetics. 36(4). 415–424. 8 indexed citations
4.
Walker, Norma Ford. (1964). Pharmacogenetics Heredity and the Response to Drugs. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 6(1). 118–119. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford, D. H. Carr, F. R. Sergovich, Murray L. Barr, & Hubert C. Soltan. (1963). TRISOMY‐21 AND 13–15/21 TRANSLOCATION CHROMOSOME PATTERNS IN RELATED MONGOL DEEECTIVES. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 7(2). 150–163. 5 indexed citations
6.
Walker, Norma Ford, et al.. (1959). Coxa Plana, Its Genetic Aspects and Results of Treatment with the Long Taylor Walking Caliper. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 41(1). 135–146. 17 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1958). The Use of Dermal Configurations in the Diagnosis of Mongolism. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 5(2). 531–543. 79 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1957). DETERMINATION OF THE ZYGOSITY OF TWINS. Human Heredity. 7(1). 33–38. 48 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1957). The use of dermal configurations in the diagnosis of mongolism. The Journal of Pediatrics. 50(1). 19–26. 121 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1957). Inkless methods of finger palm, and sole printing. The Journal of Pediatrics. 50(1). 27–29. 35 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1956). A SUGGESTED ASSOCIATION OF MONGOLISM AND SCHIZOPHRENIA. Human Heredity. 6(1). 132–142. 7 indexed citations
12.
Smithies, Oliver & Norma Ford Walker. (1956). Notation for Serum-Protein Groups and the Genes controlling their Inheritance. Nature. 178(4535). 694–695. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
13.
Smithies, Oliver & Norma Ford Walker. (1955). Genetic Control of some Serum Proteins in Normal Humans. Nature. 176(4496). 1265–1266. 184 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Walker, Norma Ford. (1955). Psychotic and Neurotic Illnesses in Twins. Medical Research Council, Special Report Series, No. 278. American Journal of Psychiatry. 111(8). 633–634. 10 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford & C.P. Rance. (1954). Inheritance of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.. PubMed. 6(3). 354–8. 17 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1952). Cooperation Among Animals with Human Implications. American Journal of Psychiatry. 109(2). 158–a. 7 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1952). A Discussion of the Zygosity and Asymmetries of Two Pairs of Conjoined Twins. Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae. 1(2). 136–152. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Norma Ford. (1951). Tooth size and occlusion in twins. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 3(1). 77–77. 7 indexed citations

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