Tara L. Walker

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Tara L. Walker is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tara L. Walker has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Tara L. Walker's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (30 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers). Tara L. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (30 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (9 papers). Tara L. Walker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United States. Tara L. Walker's co-authors include Gerd Kempermann, Perry F. Bartlett, Odette Leiter, Chris Collet, Saul Purton, Douglas K. Becker, Rupert W. Overall, Zhi Ping Xu, Helen M. Cooper and Gao Qing Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Tara L. Walker

65 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing

2025 21 citations Atefe R. Tari, Tara L. Walker et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tara L. Walker Australia	27	858	687	390	365	297	69	2.4k
Jiadong Chen China	18	1.2k 1.4×	508 0.7×	201 0.5×	644 1.8×	102 0.3×	51	2.4k
Rodrigo R. Resende Brazil	37	1.9k 2.2×	312 0.5×	300 0.8×	590 1.6×	152 0.5×	131	4.1k
Yongjie Yang China	35	1.5k 1.7×	341 0.5×	658 1.7×	739 2.0×	58 0.2×	81	3.9k
Lan Nguyễn United States	32	1.8k 2.1×	317 0.5×	752 1.9×	345 0.9×	133 0.4×	98	4.3k
Marcus Frank Germany	24	1.8k 2.1×	840 1.2×	290 0.7×	1.6k 4.3×	96 0.3×	96	3.9k
Jun Cai United States	35	1.6k 1.8×	1.1k 1.6×	388 1.0×	480 1.3×	28 0.1×	88	3.6k
Yali Chen China	29	1.1k 1.3×	190 0.3×	235 0.6×	364 1.0×	47 0.2×	142	3.5k
Bradley R. Miller United States	18	1.1k 1.3×	318 0.5×	124 0.3×	539 1.5×	47 0.2×	26	2.5k
Xin‐Ming Ma United States	33	733 0.9×	182 0.3×	126 0.3×	782 2.1×	190 0.6×	73	2.9k
Yuki Miura Japan	19	1.2k 1.4×	359 0.5×	162 0.4×	487 1.3×	49 0.2×	51	2.1k

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Bowman, Angela, et al.. (2025). The B.R.I.D.G.E. Program as an Exemplar of Nurse Led Multimodal Approaches to Address Colorectal Cancer Disparities and Opioid Deaths in Metro Detroit. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 62. 2886950799–2886950799.

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Nebie, Ouada, Émilie Faivre, Liling Delila, et al.. (2025). Platelet concentrate-derived extracellular vesicles promote adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Biomaterials. 328. 123838–123838.

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Tari, Atefe R., et al.. (2025). Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing. The Lancet. 405(10484). 1093–1118. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tari, Atefe R., Javaid Nauman, Carl Foster, et al.. (2024). Survival of the fittest? Peak oxygen uptake and all-cause mortality among older adults in Norway. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 89. 25–34. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L., et al.. (2024). The Active Place Avoidance (APA) Test, an Effective, Versatile and Repeatable Spatial Learning Task for Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

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Tari, Atefe R., et al.. (2024). The relationship between adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(10). 7369–7383. 12 indexed citations

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Leiter, Odette, David Brici, Stephen J. Fletcher, et al.. (2023). Platelet-derived exerkine CXCL4/platelet factor 4 rejuvenates hippocampal neurogenesis and restores cognitive function in aged mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4375–4375. 63 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L., et al.. (2023). Reflective Journaling: Assessing Competencies for Advanced Practice Nursing Students. Nurse Educator. 48(4). 203–203.

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Zhuo, Zhan, et al.. (2023). Selenium supplementation provides potent neuroprotection following cerebral ischemia in mice. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 43(7). 1060–1076. 11 indexed citations

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Chou, Ming‐Li, et al.. (2023). Blood–brain crosstalk: the roles of neutrophils, platelets, and neutrophil extracellular traps in neuropathologies. Trends in Neurosciences. 46(9). 764–779. 37 indexed citations

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Blackmore, Daniel G., David Brici, & Tara L. Walker. (2022). Protocol for three alternative paradigms to test spatial learning and memory in mice. STAR Protocols. 3(3). 101500–101500. 7 indexed citations

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Leiter, Odette, Rupert W. Overall, Beáta Ramasz, et al.. (2019). Exercise-Induced Activated Platelets Increase Adult Hippocampal Precursor Proliferation and Promote Neuronal Differentiation. Stem Cell Reports. 12(4). 667–679. 78 indexed citations

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Leiter, Odette & Tara L. Walker. (2019). Platelets: The missing link between the blood and brain?. Progress in Neurobiology. 183. 101695–101695. 63 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L., Sonja Schallenberg, Nicole Rund, et al.. (2018). T Lymphocytes Contribute to the Control of Baseline Neural Precursor Cell Proliferation but Not the Exercise-Induced Up-Regulation of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2856–2856. 8 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L., et al.. (2017). e-Prescribing in the Acute Care Setting. CIN Computers Informatics Nursing. 35(8). 392–400. 1 indexed citations

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Leiter, Odette, Gerd Kempermann, & Tara L. Walker. (2016). A Common Language: How Neuroimmunological Cross Talk Regulates Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 1681590–1681590. 22 indexed citations

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Overall, Rupert W., et al.. (2016). Different Mechanisms Must Be Considered to Explain the Increase in Hippocampal Neural Precursor Cell Proliferation by Physical Activity. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 10. 362–362. 37 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L., Jeffrey K. Huang, & Kaylene M. Young. (2016). Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells in Nervous System Function and Therapy. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 1890568–1890568. 13 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L. & Gerd Kempermann. (2014). One Mouse, Two Cultures: Isolation and Culture of Adult Neural Stem Cells from the Two Neurogenic Zones of Individual Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 33 indexed citations

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Walker, Tara L. & Gerd Kempermann. (2014). One Mouse, Two Cultures: Isolation and Culture of Adult Neural Stem Cells from the Two Neurogenic Zones of Individual Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e51225–e51225. 114 indexed citations

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