2026 Alexandra C. Walls: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Rising Stars	58	177	177	21	21	118	35522
Biology and Biochemistry	59	12240	11265	5230	4686	116	38871

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2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Alexandra C. Walls is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine, with particular attention to infectious diseases. Their work encompasses various subfields such as infectious diseases, animal science and zoology, molecular biology, immunology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Walls' research topics predominantly cover SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including studies on animal virus infections, COVID-19 clinical research, and viral detection methodologies. Additional areas of research include immunotherapy and immune responses, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, as well as viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include David Veesler, Davide Corti, John E. Bowen, M. Alejandra Tortorici, and Neil P. King.

Publication venues where Alexandra C. Walls has contributed significantly are as follows:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature
Cell
Science
Science Translational Medicine

Some of the notable recent papers authored by Alexandra C. Walls include:

Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein, 2020, Cell
Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein, 2020, Cell

Additional influential works related to SARS-CoV-2 research appearing in the same timeframe and venues feature collaborations with other authors, including:

Deep Mutational Scanning of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Reveals Constraints on Folding and ACE2 Binding, 2020, Cell
Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody, 2020, Nature
Mapping Neutralizing and Immunodominant Sites on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain by Structure-Guided High-Resolution Serology, 2020, Cell

Best Publications

Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein.

Alexandra C. Walls;Young Jun Park;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Abigail Wall

12287
Citations
Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody.

Dora Pinto;Young Jun Park;Martina Beltramello;Alexandra C. Walls

2501
Citations
Deep Mutational Scanning of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Reveals Constraints on Folding and ACE2 Binding.

Tyler N. Starr;Allison J. Greaney;Allison J. Greaney;Sarah K. Hilton;Sarah K. Hilton;Daniel Ellis

2069
Citations
Mapping Neutralizing and Immunodominant Sites on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain by Structure-Guided High-Resolution Serology.

Luca Piccoli;Young Jun Park;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Nadine Czudnochowski

1498
Citations
N-terminal domain antigenic mapping reveals a site of vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2.

Matthew McCallum;Anna De Marco;Florian A. Lempp;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici

998
Citations
De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors.

Longxing Cao;Inna Goreshnik;Brian Coventry;James Brett Case

688
Citations
Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies.

Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Anna De Marco;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira;Bo Meng

656
Citations
Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion

Alexandra C. Walls;Xiaoli Xiong;Young Jun Park;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici

648
Citations
Structural basis for human coronavirus attachment to sialic acid receptors.

M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Alexandra C. Walls;Yifei Lang;Chunyan Wang

603
Citations
Tectonic conformational changes of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein promote membrane fusion

Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Joost Snijder;Xiaoli Xiong

594
Citations
Cryo-electron microscopy structure of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein trimer

Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Berend Jan Bosch;Brandon Frenz

584
Citations
Elicitation of Potent Neutralizing Antibody Responses by Designed Protein Nanoparticle Vaccines for SARS-CoV-2.

Alexandra C. Walls;Brooke Fiala;Alexandra Schäfer;Samuel Wrenn

544
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies that maximize breadth and resistance to escape.

Tyler N. Starr;Nadine Czudnochowski;Zhuoming Liu;Fabrizia Zatta

522
Citations
Glycan shield and epitope masking of a coronavirus spike protein observed by cryo-electron microscopy.

Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Brandon Frenz;Joost Snijder

430
Citations
Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020.

Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Moira Zuber;Sarah Nadeau;Sarah Nadeau;Timothy G. Vaughan;Timothy G. Vaughan

401
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion by the B.1.427/B.1.429 variant of concern.

Matthew McCallum;Jessica Bassi;Anna De Marco;Alex Chen

372
Citations
Broad betacoronavirus neutralization by a stem helix-specific human antibody.

Dora Pinto;Dora Pinto;Maximilian M. Sauer;Nadine Czudnochowski;Jun Siong Low;Jun Siong Low

333
Citations
Adjuvanting a subunit COVID-19 vaccine to induce protective immunity.

Prabhu S. Arunachalam;Alexandra C. Walls;Nadia Golden;Caroline Atyeo

324
Citations
Lectins enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence neutralizing antibodies.

Florian A. Lempp;Leah B. Soriaga;Martin Montiel-Ruiz;Fabio Benigni

301
Citations
Deep mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain reveals constraints on folding and ACE2 binding.

Tyler N Starr;Allison J Greaney;Allison J Greaney;Sarah K Hilton;Sarah K Hilton;Katharine H D Crawford;Katharine H D Crawford

56
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Veesler University of Washington

M. Alejandra Tortorici University of Washington

Jesse D. Bloom Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Davide Corti Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland)

Herbert W. Virgin Altos Labs

Félix A. Rey Institut Pasteur

Antonio Lanzavecchia Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare

Amalio Telenti VIR Biotechnology (United States)

Berend Jan Bosch Utrecht University

Frank DiMaio University of Washington

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