Rod Walker

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Rod Walker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rod Walker has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17 papers in Oncology and 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Rod Walker's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (11 papers). Rod Walker is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (11 papers). Rod Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Qatar. Rod Walker's co-authors include Sascha Dublin, Paul K. Crane, Shelly L. Gray, Eric B. Larson, Melissa L. Anderson, Onchee Yu, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Joseph T. Hanlon, Karla Kerlikowske and Eric B. Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Rod Walker

88 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Cumulative Use of Strong Anticholinergics and Incident Dementia

2015 699 citations Shelly L. Gray, Sascha Dublin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rod Walker United States	26	543	522	519	406	393	90	2.9k
Melissa L. Anderson United States	27	614 1.1×	471 0.9×	407 0.8×	351 0.9×	347 0.9×	86	3.8k
Suzanne Satterfield United States	27	417 0.8×	335 0.6×	1.0k 2.0×	595 1.5×	389 1.0×	37	4.1k
Siu Hui United States	31	644 1.2×	245 0.5×	597 1.2×	364 0.9×	550 1.4×	60	3.9k
Alessandro Blè Italy	30	324 0.6×	336 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	537 1.3×	371 0.9×	49	3.7k
Denise E. Bonds United States	33	309 0.6×	380 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	502 1.2×	593 1.5×	56	5.3k
David Gaist Denmark	42	1.1k 2.0×	281 0.5×	693 1.3×	816 2.0×	303 0.8×	149	5.6k
Ryan M. Carnahan United States	32	775 1.4×	995 1.9×	198 0.4×	368 0.9×	292 0.7×	154	3.7k
Patrick C. Souverein Netherlands	35	887 1.6×	218 0.4×	330 0.6×	501 1.2×	200 0.5×	201	4.4k
Jonathan Hewitt United Kingdom	34	416 0.8×	853 1.6×	484 0.9×	438 1.1×	224 0.6×	109	3.7k
Meltem Halil Türkiye	30	490 0.9×	680 1.3×	1.4k 2.8×	275 0.7×	228 0.6×	187	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rod Walker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rod Walker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Greenwood-Hickman, Mikael Anne, Rod Walker, John Bellettiere, et al.. (2025). Current and historic patterns of chronic disease burden are associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 1032–1032. 2 indexed citations

Harrington, Laura B., J. David Powers, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, et al.. (2024). Current use of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives or hormone therapy and risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization: a population-based cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 193(10). 1417–1425.

Floyd, James S., Rod Walker, Jennifer L. Kuntz, et al.. (2023). Association Between Diabetes Severity and Risks of COVID-19 Infection and Outcomes. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 38(6). 1484–1492. 11 indexed citations

Shortreed, Susan M., Rod Walker, Eric Johnson, et al.. (2023). Complex modeling with detailed temporal predictors does not improve health records-based suicide risk prediction. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 47–47. 15 indexed citations

Lee, Cecilia S., Yu‐Ru Su, Rod Walker, et al.. (2022). Diabetic Retinopathy and Dementia Association, Beyond Diabetes Severity. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 249. 90–98. 11 indexed citations

Shortreed, Susan M., Rod Walker, Sharon Fuller, et al.. (2022). Increased COVID-19 Infection Risk Drives Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe COVID-19 Outcomes. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10(1). 149–159. 26 indexed citations

Dublin, Sascha, Rod Walker, James S. Floyd, et al.. (2020). Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and COVID-19 Infection or Hospitalization: A Cohort Study. American Journal of Hypertension. 34(4). 339–347. 25 indexed citations

Hart, Laura A., Zachary A. Marcum, Shelly L. Gray, et al.. (2019). The Association Between Central Nervous System‐Active Medication Use and Fall‐Related Injury in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 39(5). 530–543. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Salene M. W., Rod Walker, Monica Fujii, et al.. (2018). Financial difficulty, worry about affording care, and benefit finding in long‐term survivors of cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 27(4). 1320–1326. 24 indexed citations

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Marcum, Zachary A., Rod Walker, Jennifer F. Bobb, et al.. (2018). Serum Cholesterol and Incident Alzheimer's Disease: Findings from the Adult Changes in Thought Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66(12). 2344–2352. 23 indexed citations

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Reed, Sarah C., Rod Walker, Rebecca A. Ziebell, et al.. (2017). Cancer Survivors’ Reported Discussions with Health Care Providers About Follow-Up Care and Receipt of Written Care Plans. Journal of Cancer Education. 33(6). 1181–1188. 12 indexed citations

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Zaslavsky, Oleg, Rod Walker, Paul K. Crane, Shelly L. Gray, & Eric B. Larson. (2016). Glucose Levels and Risk of Frailty. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(9). 1223–1229. 92 indexed citations

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Hansen, Ryan N., Rod Walker, Susan M. Shortreed, et al.. (2016). Impact of an opioid risk reduction initiative on motor vehicle crash risk among chronic opioid therapy patients. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 26(1). 47–55. 8 indexed citations

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Korff, Michael Von, Sascha Dublin, Rod Walker, et al.. (2015). The Impact of Opioid Risk Reduction Initiatives on High-Dose Opioid Prescribing for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy. Journal of Pain. 17(1). 101–110. 50 indexed citations

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Dublin, Sascha, Karin Johnson, Rod Walker, et al.. (2014). Trends in Elective Labor Induction for Six United States Health Plans, 2001–2007. Journal of Women s Health. 23(11). 904–911. 18 indexed citations

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Buist, Diana S.M., Rod Walker, Erin J. Aiello Bowles, et al.. (2012). Screening Mammography Use among Current, Former, and Never Hormone Therapy Users May Not Explain Recent Declines in Breast Cancer Incidence. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(5). 720–727. 6 indexed citations

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Dublin, Sascha, Rod Walker, Michael L. Jackson, et al.. (2012). Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor use and pneumonia risk in community‐dwelling older adults: results from a population‐based case–control study. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 21(11). 1173–1182. 14 indexed citations

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Sonnen, Joshua A., Eric B. Larson, Rod Walker, et al.. (2010). O1‐06‐08: Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs are associated with increased neuritic plaques. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 6(4S_Part_3). 1 indexed citations

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Haneuse, Sebastien, et al.. (2009). Neuropathology-Based Risk Scoring for Dementia Diagnosis in the Elderly. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 17(4). 875–885. 9 indexed citations

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Kerlikowske, Karla, Rod Walker, Diana L. Miglioretti, et al.. (2008). Obesity, Mammography Use and Accuracy, and Advanced Breast Cancer Risk. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 100(23). 1724–1733. 76 indexed citations

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