Walter D. Funk

9.5k citations

66 papers · 7.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 38

Molecular Biology top 1%
Physiology top 0.5%
Oncology top 1%
Genetics top 2%
Biotechnology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Woodring E. Wright Carol W. Greider Edwin Chang Bryant Villeponteau Jerry W. Shay Richard H. Karas Daniel T.S. Pak William H. Andrews
Topics: Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (10 papers)Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers)RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers)
Cited by: Aging Physiology Biotechnology
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of the American Chemical Society
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Walter D. Funk

65 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

The RNA Component of Human Telomerase

1995 1.9k citations Junli Feng, Walter D. Funk et al. Science profile →
A transcriptionally active DNA-binding site for human p53 protein complexes.

1992 645 citations Walter D. Funk, Woodring E. Wright et al. profile →
Microarray analysis of replicative senescence

1999 584 citations Dawne N. Shelton, Edwin Chang et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural-Functional Studies of Human Transferrin by Using in vitro Mutagenesis1 2015 ·Current studies in hematology and blood transfusion ·Bkc Chow,Walter D. Funk,David K Banfield,(unknown),Anne B. Mason,Robert C. Woodworth,Ross T. A. MacGillivray	0
2	Identification of Human Embryonic Progenitor Cell Targeting Peptides Using Phage Display 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Paola A. Bignone,Rachel A. Krupa,Hal Sternberg,Walter D. Funk,Evan Y. Snyder,Michael D. West,David LaRocca	8
3	Mouse R-spondin2 is required for apical ectodermal ridge maintenance in the hindlimb 2007 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown),Emily Park,(unknown),Servando Palencia,Xiaoming Zhan,Jackie Lee,Kyuson Yun,Walter D. Funk,Jeong Kyo Yoon	100
4	R-spondin1, A Novel Intestinotrophic Mitogen, Ameliorates Experimental Colitis in Mice 2007 ·Gastroenterology ·Jingsong Zhao,(unknown),Seiko Narushima,Eric X Beck,Servando Palencia,(unknown),(unknown),Yi Liu,Michaël D. Lévy,Daniel Berg,Arie Abo,Walter D. Funk	105
5	IGFL: A secreted family with conserved cysteine residues and similarities to the IGF superfamily 2006 ·Genomics ·Peter Emtage,Paolo Vatta,Matthew Arterburn,(unknown),(unknown),Bryan Boyle,(unknown),(unknown),Walter D. Funk,Yongkai Tang	26
6	Mitogenic Influence of Human R-Spondin1 on the Intestinal Epithelium 2005 ·Science ·Kyung‐Ah Kim,Makoto Kakitani,Jingsong Zhao,Takeshi Oshima,Tom Tang,Minke E. Binnerts,Yi Liu,Bryan Boyle,(unknown),Peter Emtage,Walter D. Funk,Kazuma Tomizuka	449
7	Human Crossveinless-2 is a novel inhibitor of bone morphogenetic proteins 2004 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Minke E. Binnerts,Xiaohui Wen,Kirsten Canté-Barrett,Jessica Bright,(unknown),Vinod Asundi,(unknown),Tom Tang,Bryan Boyle,Walter D. Funk,Fabio Rupp	67
8	Human embryonic stem cells: culture, differentiation, and genetic modification for regenerative medicine applications. 2002 ·PubMed ·Jane Lebkowski,Joseph Gold,Chen Xu,Walter D. Funk,(unknown),Melissa K. Carpenter	68
9	Telomerase Expression Restores Dermal Integrity to in Vitro-Aged Fibroblasts in a Reconstituted Skin Model 2000 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Walter D. Funk,(unknown),Dawne N. Shelton,Calvin B. Harley,(unknown),Warren K. Hoeffler	115
10	The mouse telomerase RNA 5'-end lies just upstream of the telomerase template sequence 1998 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Craig S. Hinkley,Marı́a A. Blasco,Walter D. Funk,Jian-Hu Feng,Bryant Villeponteau,Carol W. Greider,Winship Herr	34
11	Identification and cloning of a sequence homologue of dopamine β-hydroxylase 1998 ·Gene ·(unknown),Leath A. Tonkin,Edwin Chang,Dawne N. Shelton,Maarten H.K. Linskens,Walter D. Funk	14
12	Functional Characterization and Developmental Regulation of Mouse Telomerase RNA 1995 ·Science ·Marı́a A. Blasco,Walter D. Funk,Bryant Villeponteau,Carol W. Greider	301
13	Cataloging altered gene expression in young and senescent cells using enhanced differential display 1995 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Maarten H.K. Linskens,Junli Feng,William H. Andrews,(unknown),(unknown),Leath A. Tonkin,Walter D. Funk,Bryant Villeponteau	197
14	Recombinant Human Erythrocyte Cytochrome b5 1994 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),Juan C. Ferrer,Walter D. Funk,Marcia R. Mauk,A. Grant Mauk	31
15	CASTing for multicomponent DNA-binding complexes 1993 ·Trends in Biochemical Sciences ·Woodring E. Wright,Walter D. Funk	48
16	Characterization of wild-type and an active-site mutant in Escherichia coli of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase from Megasphaera elsdenii 1993 ·Biochemistry ·Donald Becker,J A Fuchs,David K Banfield,Walter D. Funk,Ross T. A. MacGillivray,Marian T. Stankovich	22
17	Cellular and molecular advances in elucidating p53 function 1992 ·Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology ·Jerry W. Shay,Harold Werbin,Walter D. Funk,Woodring E. Wright	17
18	Efficient production and isolation of recombinant amino-terminal half-molecule of human serum transferrin from baby hamster kidney cells 1991 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Anne B. Mason,Walter D. Funk,Ross T. A. MacGillivray,Robert C. Woodworth	40
19	Mutagenic, electrochemical, and crystallographic investigation of the cytochrome b5 oxidation-reduction equilibrium: involvement of asparagine-57, serine-64, and heme propionate-7 1990 ·Biochemistry ·Walter D. Funk,Terence P. Lo,Marcia R. Mauk,Gary D. Brayer,Ross T. A. MacGillivray,A. Grant Mauk	68
20	A C-13 NMR INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CYTOCHROME-C AND CYTOCHROME-B5 1988 ·Biochemical Society Transactions ·Stephen E. J. Rigby,(unknown),(unknown),Walter D. Funk,(unknown),(unknown),Marcia R. Mauk,(unknown)	7

About Walter D. Funk

Walter D. Funk is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology and Aging, having authored 66 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (404 citations), Physiology (2.8k citations) and Biotechnology (707 citations). Walter D. Funk has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Woodring E. Wright, Carol W. Greider, Edwin Chang, Bryant Villeponteau, Jerry W. Shay, Richard H. Karas, Daniel T.S. Pak, William H. Andrews, Junli Feng and Dong‐Hee Choi. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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