P.L. Walker

13.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
272 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

P.L. Walker is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P.L. Walker has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Materials Chemistry, 92 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 76 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P.L. Walker's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (50 papers), Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies (49 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (41 papers). P.L. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (50 papers), Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies (49 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (41 papers). P.L. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. P.L. Walker's co-authors include F.J. Vastola, Robert G. Jenkins, O.P. Mahajan, Shyamapada Nandi, Ljubis̆a R. Radović, E.J. Hippo, Michael Short, Ranju Bansal, Rajib Sinha and Paul C. Painter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

P.L. Walker

264 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Nature of the porosity in American coals

1972 617 citations P.L. Walker et al. Fuel profile →
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE SURFACE AREA IN THE CARBON-OXYGEN REACTION^1,2

1963 519 citations F.J. Vastola, P.L. Walker et al. profile →
Importance of carbon active sites in the gasification of coal chars

1983 413 citations Ljubis̆a R. Radović, P.L. Walker et al. Fuel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P.L. Walker United States	54	4.1k	3.5k	2.6k	1.8k	1.5k	272	10.1k
Paul C. Painter United States	60	3.1k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	256	14.0k
D. H. Everett United Kingdom	34	3.9k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	847 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	115	11.1k
Suresh K. Bhatia Australia	57	6.3k 1.6×	5.9k 1.7×	4.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	347	14.4k
Alan L. Chaffee Australia	41	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	218	7.0k
G.P. Huffman United States	56	2.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	728 0.4×	342 0.2×	202	8.1k
Elliott P. Barrett United Kingdom	5	6.2k 1.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	700 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	7	11.7k
S. J. Gregg United Kingdom	21	5.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	464 0.3×	795 0.5×	69	10.0k
Leslie G. Joyner	7	6.2k 1.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	700 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	7	11.7k
M. M. Dubinin Russia	30	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	624 0.3×	716 0.5×	181	6.7k
Jack B. Howard United States	57	3.7k 0.9×	4.8k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	663 0.4×	456 0.3×	166	12.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.L. Walker

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (2023). Control of white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) through plant-mediated RNA interference. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6477–6477. 13 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., Ian J. Girard, Michael G. Becker, et al.. (2022). Tissue-specific mRNA profiling of the Brassica napus – Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction uncovers novel regulators of plant immunity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(19). 6697–6710. 6 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., Daniel Sullivan, Deirdre Khan, et al.. (2022). Host induced gene silencing of the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ABHYDROLASE-3 gene reduces disease severity in Brassica napus. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0261102–e0261102. 21 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., O.P. Mahajan, & Richard F. Yarzab. (2014). UNIFICATION OF COAL CHAR GASIFICATION REACTIONS.

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Cooper, W.A., et al.. (1994). Polarization enhancement of contrast in infrared ship/background imaging. In AGARD. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1987). Desorption turnover numbers for the carbon-oxygen reaction. 2 indexed citations

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Radović, Ljubis̆a R., P.L. Walker, & Robert G. Jenkins. (1983). IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE SITES IN COAL CHAR AND CARBON GASIFICATION.. 28(1). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1982). Enhancement of Carbon Fiber Cloth Reactivity to Air by Potassium Addition using Ion Exchange. TANSO. 1982(108). 2–8. 2 indexed citations

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Spackman, W., A. Davis, P.L. Walker, et al.. (1982). The characteristics of American coals in relation to their conversion into clean-energy fuels. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L.. (1981). Microporosity in coal: its characterization and its implications for coal utilization. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 300(1453). 65–81. 55 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1979). Catalysis of lignite char gasification by various exchanged cations - dependence of activity on reactive atmosphere. 5 indexed citations

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Hippo, E.J., Robert G. Jenkins, & P.L. Walker. (1979). Enhancement of lignite char reactivity to steam by cation addition. Fuel. 58(5). 338–344. 104 indexed citations

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Mahajan, O.P., et al.. (1977). Catalysis of char gasification by minerals. 6 indexed citations

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Marinković, S., et al.. (1976). Natural Graphite-CVD Carbon Composites. TANSO. 1976(87). 130–134. 3 indexed citations

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Marinković, S., et al.. (1976). Cellulose Carbon-CVD Carbon Composites. TANSO. 1976(84). 7–13. 6 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1970). EFFECT OF BORON ON THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF POLYCRYSTALLINE GRAPHITE. TANSO. 1970(61). 52–59. 6 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1968). Compaction of Natural Graphite. TANSO. 1968(52). 2–8. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1963). Variations in Carbon Body Properties with Coal Tar Pitch Binder Properties. TANSO. 1963(36). 2–9. 3 indexed citations

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Kawahata, Masatoshi, et al.. (1963). Molecular sieve properties of activated anthracite. [19 references]. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, P.L., et al.. (1955). DETERMINATION OF GRAPHITIC AND AMORPHOUS CARBON. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1569916858–1569916858. 5 indexed citations

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