Walker Downie

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Walker Downie is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Walker Downie has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Rheumatology, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Walker Downie's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (8 papers), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders (7 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (7 papers). Walker Downie is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (8 papers), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders (7 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (7 papers). Walker Downie collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. Walker Downie's co-authors include G. M. Wilson, Ronald M. Harden, Mark Stevenson, V M Rhind, V Wright, P A Leatham, Jane Anderson, João A. Branco, W. Watson Buchanan and W C Dick and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Heart.

In The Last Decade

Walker Downie

46 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Studies with pain rating scales. 1975 2026 1992 2009 1978 1975 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Studies with pain rating scales.
    1978 1.5k citations Walker Downie, P A Leatham et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  2. Assessment of clinical competence using objective structured examination.
    1975 1.1k citations Ronald M. Harden, Mark Stevenson et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walker Downie United Kingdom 18 1.1k 689 661 597 449 49 3.3k
Stephen Markwell United States 34 687 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 296 0.4× 144 0.2× 456 1.0× 109 3.8k
R. Taylor United Kingdom 46 1.2k 1.1× 961 1.4× 528 0.8× 65 0.1× 1.0k 2.3× 157 7.3k
H Mann Germany 8 524 0.5× 658 1.0× 267 0.4× 46 0.1× 376 0.8× 19 3.8k
Kathleen A. Lane United States 40 288 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 360 0.5× 139 0.2× 532 1.2× 124 4.4k
Alice Pressman United States 33 509 0.5× 1.0k 1.5× 487 0.7× 89 0.1× 287 0.6× 119 5.1k
Mukaila A. Raji United States 34 750 0.7× 343 0.5× 334 0.5× 86 0.1× 710 1.6× 111 3.7k
Patrick G. O’Malley United States 31 369 0.3× 850 1.2× 275 0.4× 132 0.2× 308 0.7× 81 3.4k
G. Rhys Williams United States 20 913 0.8× 1.3k 1.9× 509 0.8× 43 0.1× 1000 2.2× 47 6.1k
Melissa L. Anderson United States 27 347 0.3× 347 0.5× 656 1.0× 69 0.1× 407 0.9× 86 3.8k
Michael Denkinger Germany 37 507 0.5× 377 0.5× 411 0.6× 84 0.1× 830 1.8× 185 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walker Downie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walker Downie

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walker Downie. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walker Downie 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 Walker Downie. Walker Downie is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Downie, Walker. (1993). Diclofenac/Misoprostol. Drugs. 45(Supplement 1). 1–6. 8 indexed citations
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Rhind, V M, et al.. (1982). NAPROXEN AND INDOMETHACIN IN PERIARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER. Lara D. Veeken. 21(1). 51–53. 28 indexed citations
3.
Darragh, Austin, et al.. (1981). INVESTIGATION IN MAN OF THE EFFICACY OF A BENZODIAZEPINE ANTAGONIST, Ro 15-1788. The Lancet. 318(8236). 8–10. 91 indexed citations
4.
Dixon, Jonathan S., et al.. (1981). Biochemical indices of response to hydroxychloroquine and sodium aurothiomalate in rheumatoid arthritis.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 40(5). 480–488. 18 indexed citations
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Rhind, V M, et al.. (1978). A Comparative Study of Floctafenine (Idarac) and Ibuprofen in the Treatment of Osteoarthrosis. Journal of International Medical Research. 6(1). 11–13. 4 indexed citations
6.
Downie, Walker, et al.. (1977). Steroid cards: patient compliance.. BMJ. 1(6058). 428–428. 8 indexed citations
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Downie, Walker, et al.. (1977). Hypercalcaemic crisis as presentation of Addison's disease.. BMJ. 1(6054). 145–146. 17 indexed citations
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Brooks, Peter, W. Watson Buchanan, Megan L. Grove, & Walker Downie. (1976). Effects of enzyme induction on metabolism of prednisolone. Clinical and laboratory study.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 35(4). 339–343. 30 indexed citations
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Harden, Ronald M., Mark Stevenson, Walker Downie, & G. M. Wilson. (1975). Assessment of clinical competence using objective structured examination.. BMJ. 1(5955). 447–451. 1144 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wasson, John H., Walker Downie, Alan Shenkin, et al.. (1975). The effects of morphine and nalorphine on the plasma 11-hydroxy corticosteroid response to insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 3(3). 163–168. 1 indexed citations
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Nuki, G., et al.. (1973). Clinical trial of pentazocine in rheumatoid arthritis. Observations on the value of potent analgesics and placebos.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 32(5). 436–443. 18 indexed citations
12.
Stenlake, J B, A.G. Davidson, W. D. Williams, & Walker Downie. (1970). THE INTERFERENCE OF FREE AND ESTERIFIED CHOLESTEROL IN THE SPECTROFLUORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF PLASMA 11-HYDROXYSTEROIDS. Journal of Endocrinology. 46(2). 209–220. 4 indexed citations
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Shenkin, A., G. Nuki, R M Lindsay, et al.. (1970). THE LYSINE-VASOPRESSIN TEST: AN EVALUATION OF TWO METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION IN NON-CORTICOSTEROID-TREATED AND CORTICOSTEROID-TREATED PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Journal of Endocrinology. 47(1). 1–11. 4 indexed citations
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Whaley, K, Walker Downie, W. Carson Dick, et al.. (1969). Clinical Trial of Lincomycin Hydrochloride in Reiter's Disease. BMJ. 2(5654). 421–422. 1 indexed citations
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Dick, P., G. Nuki, K Whaley, et al.. (1969). Effect of Anti-inflammatory Drug Therapy on Clearance of 133Xe from Knee Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. BMJ. 3(5665). 278–280. 10 indexed citations
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Whaley, K, D. M. Chisholm, R. B. Goudie, et al.. (1969). Salivary duct autoantibody in Sjøgren's syndrome: correlation with focal sialadenitis in the labial mucosa. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 4(3). 273–8. 36 indexed citations
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Whaley, K, W. P. Soutter, W C Dick, G. Nuki, & Walker Downie. (1969). ASSESSMENT OF A TEST OF ADRENOCORTICAL FUNCTION USING β1–25 CORTICOTROPHIN. Journal of Endocrinology. 44(4). 513–516. 1 indexed citations
18.
Whaley, K, et al.. (1969). Liver palms in rheumatoid arthritis.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 28(6). 602–606. 2 indexed citations
19.
Jasani, M K, et al.. (1968). Cardiovascular and Plasma Cortisol Responses to Surgery in Corticosteroid-Treated R. A. Patients. Acta Rheumatologica Scandinavica. 14(1-4). 65–70. 11 indexed citations
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Downie, Walker, K Whaley, Mark A. Wright, M. Anne Bell, & A. Taylor. (1968). Comparison of the Adrenocorticotrophic Activities of Two Synthetic Polypeptides: Synacthen and DW 75. BMJ. 4(5629). 487–489. 1 indexed citations

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