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Cheryl L. Walker publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl L. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 289 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Cheryl L. Walker D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl L. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Cheryl L. Walker is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, health toxicology, mutagenesis, sociology, political science, and cell biology.

The main topics covered by their work include epigenetics and DNA methylation, renal cell carcinoma treatment, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, renal and related cancers, cancer-related gene regulation, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include W. Kimryn Rathmell, Cristian Coarfa, Durga Nand Tripathi, Sandra L. Grimm, and Ruhee Dere.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues. Notable venues with multiple publications are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, and Science Advances.

Some recent publications by Cheryl L. Walker include:

  • Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ontogeny and mechanisms of lethality, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • A precision environmental health approach to prevention of human disease, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Epigenome environment interactions accelerate epigenomic aging and unlock metabolically restricted epigenetic reprogramming in adulthood, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Houston hurricane Harvey health (Houston-3H) study: assessment of allergic symptoms and stress after hurricane Harvey flooding, 2021, Environmental Health
  • The Huntingtin-interacting protein SETD2/HYPB is an actin lysine methyltransferase, 2020, Science Advances

Walker's work is situated predominantly in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a prolific output in molecular biology. Their research frequently addresses mechanisms underlying cancer, especially renal cell carcinoma, and includes exploration of environmental impacts on disease prevention and epigenomic aging processes.

Among accolades, Cheryl L. Walker was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • CYCLINS AND CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS

    David G Johnson;C. L. Walker

  • The Energy Sensing LKB1-AMPK Pathway Regulates p27kip1 Phosphorylation Mediating the Decision to Enter Autophagy or Apoptosis

    Jiyong Liang;Shan H. Shao;Shan H. Shao;Zhi Xiang Xu;Bryan Hennessy

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • ATM signals to TSC2 in the cytoplasm to regulate mTORC1 in response to ROS

    Angela Alexander;Sheng Li Cai;Jinhee Kim;Adrian Nanez

  • Uterine Fibroids: The Elephant in the Room

    Cheryl Lyn Walker;Elizabeth A. Stewart

  • Female reproductive disorders: the roles of endocrine-disrupting compounds and developmental timing.

    D. Andrew Crain;Sarah J. Janssen;Thea M. Edwards;Jerrold Heindel

  • Tuberin Regulates p70 S6 Kinase Activation and Ribosomal Protein S6 Phosphorylation A ROLE FOR THE TSC2 TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE IN PULMONARY LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS (LAM)

    Elena A. Goncharova;Dmitry A. Goncharov;Andrew Eszterhas;Deborah S. Hunter

  • Activity of TSC2 is inhibited by AKT-mediated phosphorylation and membrane partitioning.

    Sheng Li Cai;Andrew R. Tee;Johnny D Short;Judith M. Bergeron

  • ATM functions at the peroxisome to induce pexophagy in response to ROS

    Jiangwei Zhang;Durga Nand Tripathi;Ji Jing;Angela Alexander

  • Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ontogeny and mechanisms of lethality.

    Eric Jonasch;Cheryl Lyn Walker;W. Kimryn Rathmell

  • Targeting MET and AXL overcomes resistance to sunitinib therapy in renal cell carcinoma

    Lijun Zhou;Xian-De Liu;Mianen Sun;Xuesong Zhang

  • Is Maternal Influenza or Fever During Pregnancy Associated with Autism or Developmental Delays? Results from the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) Study

    Ousseny Zerbo;Ousseny Zerbo;Ana-Maria Iosif;Cheryl Walker;Sally J Ozonoff

  • The human placenta methylome

    Diane I. Schroeder;John D. Blair;Paul Lott;Hung On Ken Yu

  • Cloning and characterization of murine p16INK4a and p15INK4b genes.

    D E Quelle;R A Ashmun;G J Hannon;P A Rehberger

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A tuberous sclerosis complex signalling node at the peroxisome regulates mTORC1 and autophagy in response to ROS

    Jiangwei Zhang;Jinhee Kim;Angela Alexander;Shengli Cai

  • A phase 2 study of the oral mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, everolimus, in patients with recurrent endometrial carcinoma

    Brian M. Slomovitz;Brian M. Slomovitz;Karen H. Lu;Taren Johnston;Robert L. Coleman

  • Reactive nitrogen species regulate autophagy through ATM-AMPK-TSC2–mediated suppression of mTORC1

    Durga N. Tripathi;Rajdeep Chowdhury;Laura J. Trudel;Andrew R. Tee

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell Broaddus
Russell Broaddus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eric Jonasch
Eric Jonasch The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
W. Kimryn Rathmell
W. Kimryn Rathmell Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nizar M. Tannir
Nizar M. Tannir The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shuk-Mei Ho
Shuk-Mei Ho University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Cristian Coarfa
Cristian Coarfa Baylor College of Medicine
Paul Nettesheim
Paul Nettesheim National Institutes of Health
Karen H. Lu
Karen H. Lu The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University

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