Walther Parson

28.7k citations

433 papers · 15.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 67

Impact in

Genetics top 0.05%
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Race, Genetics, and Society
Archeology top 0.05%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Genetics 254
- Forensic and Genetic Research 226
- Genetic diversity and population structure 56
- Race, Genetics, and Society 26
Archeology 48
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 46

Co-authors: Harald Niederstätter (73 shared papers)Arne Dür (9 shared papers)Burkhard Berger (42 shared papers)Arieh Warshel (2 shared papers)Peter M. Schneider (33 shared papers)Anita Kloss‐Brandstätter (29 shared papers)Martin Steinlechner (17 shared papers)Thomas J. Parsons (16 shared papers)
Journals: Forensic Science International Genetics (109 papers)International Journal of Legal Medicine (48 papers)Genes (16 papers)Forensic Science International (14 papers)PLoS ONE (11 papers)
Partner nations: Austria United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Walther Parson

418 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Modeling electrostatic effects in proteins 2006 · 440 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics

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1	Modeling electrostatic effects in proteins Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics ·Arieh Warshel, Pankaz K. Sharma, Mitsunori Kato, Walther Parson Hit paper breakdown →	2006	440
2	Lack of Antibody Production Following Immunization in Old Age: Association with CD8+CD28− T Cell Clonal Expansions and an Imbalance in the Production of Th1 and Th2 Cytokines The Journal of Immunology ·M. Saurwein-Teissl, Thomas L. Lung, Florentine Marx, Claudio Gschösser, Esther Asch, Imrich Blasko, Walther Parson, Günther Böck, Diether Schönitzer, Emanuelle Trannoy, Beatrix Grubeck‐Loebenstein	2002	382
3	Species identification by means of the cytochrome b gene International Journal of Legal Medicine ·Walther Parson, K. Pegoraro, Harald Niederst�tter, M. F�ger, Martin Steinlechner	2000	305
4	EMPOP—A forensic mtDNA database Forensic Science International Genetics ·Walther Parson, Arne Dür	2007	294
5	DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics: Revised and extended guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing Forensic Science International Genetics ·Walther Parson, Leonor Gusmão, Douglas R. Hares, J. A. G. Irwin, Wolfgang R. Mayr, Niels Morling, Eric G. Pokorak, Mechthild Prinz, Antonio Salas, Peter M. Schneider, Thomas J. Parsons	2014	230
6	Electrostatic control of charge separation in bacterial photosynthesis Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Walther Parson, Zhen-Tao Chu, Arieh Warshel	1990	200
7	DNA Extraction and Quantitation of Forensic Samples Using the Phenol–Chloroform Method and Real-Time PCR Humana Press eBooks ·Silvano Köchl, Harald Niederstätter, Walther Parson	2004	186
8	Massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs: Considerations of the DNA commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on minimal nomenclature requirements Forensic Science International Genetics ·Walther Parson, David Ballard, Bruce Budowle, John M. Butler, Katherine B. Gettings, Peter Gill, Leonor Gusmão, Douglas R. Hares, Jodi A. Irwin, Jonathan L. King, Peter de Knijff, Niels Morling, Mechthild Prinz, Peter M. Schneider, Christophe Van Neste, Sascha Willuweit, Christopher Phillips	2016	174
9	ISFG: Recommendations regarding the use of non-human (animal) DNA in forensic genetic investigations Forensic Science International Genetics ·Adrian Linacre, Leonor Gusmão, W. Hecht, Andreas Hellmann, Wolfgang R. Mayr, Walther Parson, Mechthild Prinz, Peter M. Schneider, Niels Morling	2010	165
10	Computer Simulations of Electron-Transfer Reactions in Solution and in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers Annual Review of Physical Chemistry ·A. Warshel, Walther Parson	1991	164
11	Inhibition of the Acetyltransferases p300 and CBP Reveals a Targetable Function for p300 in the Survival and Invasion Pathways of Prostate Cancer Cell Lines Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Frédéric R. Santer, Philipp P.S. Höschele, Su Jung Oh, Holger H.H. Erb, Jan Bouchal, Ilaria T. Cavarretta, Walther Parson, David J. Meyers, Philip A. Cole, Zoran Čulig	2011	163
12	Population data for 101 Austrian Caucasian mitochondrial DNA d-loop sequences: Application of mtDNA sequence analysis to a forensic case International Journal of Legal Medicine ·Walther Parson, Thomas J. Parsons, R Scheithauer, Mitchell M. Holland	1998	150
13	Similar qualitative and quantitative changes of mitochondrial respiration following strength and endurance training in normoxia and hypoxia in sedentary humans American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology ·Dominik Pesta, Florian Hoppel, Christian Macek, Hubert Messner, Martin Faulhaber, Conrad Kobel, Walther Parson, Martin Burtscher, Michael Schocke, Erich Gnaiger	2011	150
14	DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: Recommendations on the evaluation of STR typing results that may include drop-out and/or drop-in using probabilistic methods Forensic Science International Genetics ·Phillipa Gill, Leonor Gusmão, Hinda Haned, Wolfgang R. Mayr, Niels Morling, Walther Parson, Lourdes Prieto, Mechthild Prinz, H. Schneider, Peter M. Schneider, Bruce S. Weir	2012	143
15	High-quality and high-throughput massively parallel sequencing of the human mitochondrial genome using the Illumina MiSeq Forensic Science International Genetics ·Jonathan L. King, Bobby LaRue, Nicole M.M. Novroski, Monika Stoljarova, Seung Bum Seo, Xiangpei Zeng, David H. Warshauer, Carey Davis, Walther Parson, Antti Sajantila, Bruce Budowle	2014	140
16	Evaluation of next generation mtGenome sequencing using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) Forensic Science International Genetics ·Walther Parson, Christina Strobl, Gabriela Huber, Bettina Zimmermann, Sibylle M. Gomes, Luís Souto, Liane Fendt, Rhena Delport, Reina Langit, Sharon Wootton, Robert Lagacé, Jodi A. Irwin	2013	140
17	GeneMarker® HID: A Reliable Software Tool for the Analysis of Forensic STR Data Journal of Forensic Sciences ·Mitchell M. Holland, Walther Parson	2010	140
18	Modern Optical Spectroscopy DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Walther Parson	2007	140
19	Investigation of Heteroplasmy in the Human Mitochondrial DNA Control Region: A Synthesis of Observations from More Than 5000 Global Population Samples Journal of Molecular Evolution ·Jodi A. Irwin, Jessica L. Saunier, Harald Niederstätter, Katharine Strouss, Kimberly A. Sturk, Toni M. Diegoli, Anita Kloss‐Brandstätter, Walther Parson, Thomas J. Parsons	2009	131
20	Inferring Continental Ancestry of Argentineans from Autosomal, Y‐Chromosomal and Mitochondrial DNA Annals of Human Genetics ·Daniel Corach, Óscar Lao, Cecilia Bobillo, Kristiaan J. van der Gaag, Sofia B. Zuniga, Mark Vermeulen, Kate van Duijn, Miriam Goedbloed, Peter M. Vallone, Walther Parson, Peter de Knijff, Manfred Kayser	2009	128

About Walther Parson

Walther Parson is a scholar working on Genetics, Archeology, Molecular Biology, Space and Planetary Science and Clinical Biochemistry, having authored 433 papers that have together received 15.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Forensic and Genetic Research (226 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (132 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (56 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (46 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (44 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (38 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (37 papers) and Race, Genetics, and Society (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (8.2k citations), Archeology (1.7k citations), Molecular Biology (9.1k citations), Ecology (1.7k citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (440 citations). Walther Parson has collaborated with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Harald Niederstätter, Arne Dür, Burkhard Berger, Arieh Warshel, Peter M. Schneider, Anita Kloss‐Brandstätter, Martin Steinlechner, Thomas J. Parsons, Niels Morling and Guy Hollifield. Their work appears in journals such as Forensic Science International Genetics, International Journal of Legal Medicine, Genes, Forensic Science International and PLoS ONE.

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