Walter Johnson

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Walter Johnson is a scholar working on Genetics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Johnson has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Walter Johnson's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers), Optical Coatings and Gratings (6 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (4 papers). Walter Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers), Optical Coatings and Gratings (6 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (4 papers). Walter Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Walter Johnson's co-authors include Robert K. Selander, Harold M. Nitowsky, Irwin R. Merkatz, James N. Macri, Richard C Lewontin, Suh Y. Yang, Elysse M. Craddock, Arthur S. Link, M. H. Smith and R K Selander and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Walter Johnson

62 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

An association between low maternal serum α-fetoprotein a... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400 500
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. An association between low maternal serum α-fetoprotein and fetal chromosomal abnormalities
    1984 531 citations Walter Johnson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Johnson United States 21 673 519 308 259 257 68 2.1k
James W. Wood United States 34 1.1k 1.6× 476 0.9× 324 1.1× 627 2.4× 108 0.4× 75 4.5k
A. Robertson United Kingdom 26 1.2k 1.9× 64 0.1× 353 1.1× 463 1.8× 427 1.7× 71 3.3k
Mieke Jansen Belgium 24 699 1.0× 261 0.5× 373 1.2× 579 2.2× 140 0.5× 53 2.0k
Sérgio D.J. Pena Brazil 38 1.6k 2.3× 170 0.3× 265 0.9× 1.6k 6.0× 83 0.3× 123 5.0k
Gretchen Vogel United States 24 290 0.4× 90 0.2× 201 0.7× 999 3.9× 90 0.4× 402 2.9k
Allan Pacey United Kingdom 35 315 0.5× 672 1.3× 160 0.5× 416 1.6× 243 0.9× 142 4.3k
James F. Smith United States 47 556 0.8× 786 1.5× 178 0.6× 2.0k 7.7× 1.1k 4.4× 281 7.0k
Kumarasamy Thangaraj India 37 3.1k 4.6× 187 0.4× 225 0.7× 2.7k 10.4× 91 0.4× 323 6.8k
Robert A. Bloodgood United States 24 619 0.9× 34 0.1× 153 0.5× 1.2k 4.6× 131 0.5× 58 2.5k
David W. Smith United States 41 2.5k 3.7× 1.2k 2.3× 241 0.8× 1.8k 7.0× 41 0.2× 184 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walter Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walter Johnson 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 Walter Johnson. Walter Johnson 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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Mehmood, Faisal, Ruth Pachter, Neil R. Murphy, Walter Johnson, & C.V. Ramana. (2016). Effect of oxygen vacancies on the electronic and optical properties of tungsten oxide from first principles calculations. Journal of Applied Physics. 120(23). 38 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter. (2013). Allegories of Empire: Django/Dorner/blackness/blowback. 112(1). 13–21. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter. (2008). Byways in British archaeology. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 8 indexed citations
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Smith, James E., Conchita Co, Glen M. Sizemore, et al.. (2004). Involvement of cholinergic neuronal systems in intravenous cocaine self-administration. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 27(8). 841–850. 39 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hao, Kim L. O’Neill, John T. Grant, et al.. (2004). Variable Refractive Index Polymer Thin Films Prepared by Plasma Copolymerization. Chemistry of Materials. 16(7). 1292–1297. 30 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter. (2001). A Nettlesome Classic Turns Twenty-Five: Re-Reading Eugene D. Genovese’s Roll, Jordan, Roll. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter. (1997). Inconsistency, Contradiction, and Complete Confusion: The Everyday Life of the Law of Slavery. Law & Social Inquiry. 22(2). 405–433. 11 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter. (1995). Direct detection of gas in pre-Tertiary sediments?. The Leading Edge. 14(2). 119–122. 7 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter & Robert L. Crane. (1993). <title>Introduction to rugate filter technology</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2046. 88–108. 26 indexed citations
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Willer, Barry, et al.. (1993). A note concerning misconceptions of the general public about brain injury. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 8(5). 461–465. 58 indexed citations
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Martin, Alice, et al.. (1990). Stylized chromosome images. Cytometry. 11(1). 40–50. 1 indexed citations
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Grossniklaus, Hans E., et al.. (1988). Sex chromosome aneuploidy and Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Ophthalmic Paediatrics and Genetics. 9(1). 37–42. 2 indexed citations
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Kurczynski, Thaddeus W., Jeffrey S. Berns, & Walter Johnson. (1982). Studies of a family with incontinentia pigmenti variably expressed in both sexes.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 19(6). 447–451. 19 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter, et al.. (1979). Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961-1965. Little, Brown eBooks.
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Craddock, Elysse M. & Walter Johnson. (1974). Genetic variability in the Kilauea forest population of Drosophila silvestris.. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 13 indexed citations
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Graham, Otis L., et al.. (1973). The Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson. Journal of American History. 60(2). 417–417. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter & Robert K. Selander. (1971). Protein Variation and Systematics in Kangaroo Rats (Genus Dipodomys). Systematic Zoology. 20(4). 377–377. 89 indexed citations
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Selander, Robert K., Suh Y. Yang, Richard C Lewontin, & Walter Johnson. (1970). GENETIC VARIATION IN THE HORSESHOE CRAB ( LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS ), A PHYLOGENETIC “RELIC”. Evolution. 24(2). 402–414. 158 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter, et al.. (1954). The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes: The First Thousand Days, 1933-1936. The American Historical Review. 59(4). 962–962. 15 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter, et al.. (1952). A Documentary History of the American People.. The Journal of Southern History. 18(2). 269–269. 1 indexed citations

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