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Graham C. Walker

Graham C. Walker

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 113 485 463 247 235 374 51615

Graham C. Walker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Graham C. Walker between 1961 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Graham C. Walker published across 66 years, from 1961 to 2026, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1985. 11 of the 417 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1985. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 12 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 20 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 2 publications
1961 2026

417 publications in total across all disciplines

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Graham C. Walker: publications per year, 1961 to 2026
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 4
1975 3
1976 0
1977 2
1978 3
1979 4
1980 4
1981 6
1982 7
1983 12
1984 7
1985 20
1986 4
1987 4
1988 8
1989 9
1990 13
1991 15
1992 7
1993 8
1994 6
1995 4
1996 8
1997 6
1998 16
1999 9
2000 6
2001 16
2002 8
2003 6
2004 5
2005 6
2006 15
2007 18
2008 14
2009 14
2010 20
2011 10
2012 10
2013 7
2014 13
2015 6
2016 5
2017 8
2018 7
2019 3
2020 5
2021 2
2022 6
2023 4
2024 0
2025 9
2026 2
Total 417
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Graham C. Walker publications per year - data summary

  • Graham C. Walker, a Genetics scholar from MIT, has 417 publications recorded across 66 years, from 1961 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1961 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 1985 and 2010, with 20 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1961, with 1 publication.
  • 13 of the 66 years in the span carry no publications at all (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.9 per year counting only the 53 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 21 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1961-1982: 36 publications (1.6 per year); 1983-2004: 197 publications (9.0 per year); 2005-2026: 184 publications (8.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Graham C. Walker publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Graham C. Walker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 365–374 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 374 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47 374
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Graham C. Walker publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Graham C. Walker, a Genetics scholar from MIT, records 374 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Graham C. Walker, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Graham C. Walker ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Graham C. Walker D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Graham C. Walker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25 113
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Graham C. Walker D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Graham C. Walker, a Genetics scholar from MIT, records 113 D-Index - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Graham C. Walker, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Graham C. Walker ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Graham C. Walker is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work prominently covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Oncology, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as DNA Repair Mechanisms, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

Frequent coauthors associated with their research include Siva Sankari, Vignesh M. P. Babu, Ke Bian, Michael T. Hemann, and Charley C. Gruber.

Publication venues where Graham C. Walker frequently appears consist of:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Emergency Medicine News
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Cell chemical biology

Recent papers detail the scope of their research contributions:

  • "A haem-sequestering plant peptide promotes iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "REV1 inhibitor JH-RE-06 enhances tumor cell response to chemotherapy by triggering senescence hallmarks," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Increased energy demand from anabolic-catabolic processes drives β-lactam antibiotic lethality," 2022, Cell chemical biology
  • "Molecular mechanism of SbmA, a promiscuous transporter exploited by antimicrobial peptides," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Rev7 loss alters cisplatin response and increases drug efficacy in chemotherapy-resistant lung cancer," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, Graham C. Walker has received recognition through various awards. These include becoming a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2013, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1984.

Best Publications

  • DNA Repair and Mutagenesis

    Errol C. Friedberg;Graham C. Walker;Wolfram Siede

  • Mutagenesis and inducible responses to deoxyribonucleic acid damage in Escherichia coli.

    G C Walker

  • Mechanisms of DNA damage, repair, and mutagenesis.

    Nimrat Chatterjee;Graham C. Walker

  • A genetic basis for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm antibiotic resistance

    Thien-Fah Mah;Betsey Pitts;Brett Pellock;Brett Pellock;Graham C. Walker

  • How rhizobial symbionts invade plants: the Sinorhizobium – Medicago model

    Kathryn M. Jones;Hajime Kobayashi;Bryan William Davies;Michiko E. Taga

  • The Y-Family of DNA Polymerases

    Haruo Ohmori;Errol C. Friedberg;Robert P.P. Fuchs;Myron F. Goodman

  • Antibiotics induce redox-related physiological alterations as part of their lethality

    Daniel J. Dwyer;Peter A. Belenky;Jason H. Yang;I. Cody MacDonald

  • Inducible DNA repair systems.

    Graham C. Walker

  • Exopolysaccharide-deficient mutants of Rhizobium meliloti that form ineffective nodules

    John A. Leigh;Ethan R. Signer;Graham C. Walker

  • Eukaryotic Translesion Polymerases and Their Roles and Regulation in DNA Damage Tolerance

    Lauren S. Waters;Brenda K. Minesinger;Mary Ellen Wiltrout;Sanjay D'Souza

  • DNA-damaging agents stimulate gene expression at specific loci in Escherichia coli.

    Cynthia J. Kenyon;Graham C. Walker

  • Succinoglycan Is Required for Initiation and Elongation of Infection Threads during Nodulation of Alfalfa by Rhizobium meliloti

    Hai-Ping Cheng;Graham C. Walker

  • Oxidation of the Guanine Nucleotide Pool Underlies Cell Death by Bactericidal Antibiotics

    James J. Foti;Babho Devadoss;Jonathan A. Winkler;James J. Collins;James J. Collins

  • Bactericidal Antibiotics Induce Toxic Metabolic Perturbations that Lead to Cellular Damage

    Peter Belenky;Peter Belenky;Jonathan D. Ye;Caroline B.M. Porter;Caroline B.M. Porter;Caroline B.M. Porter;Nadia R. Cohen;Nadia R. Cohen

  • RecA-mediated cleavage activates UmuD for mutagenesis: mechanistic relationship between transcriptional derepression and posttranslational activation

    Takehiko Nohmi;John R. Battista;Lori A. Dodson;Graham C. Walker

  • Molecular Determinants of a Symbiotic Chronic Infection

    Katherine E. Gibson;Hajime Kobayashi;Graham C. Walker

  • A novel exopolysaccharide can function in place of the Calcofluor-binding exopolysaccharide in nodulation of alfalfa by Rhizobium meliloti

    Jane Glazebrook;Graham C. Walker

  • Site-directed insertion and deletion mutagenesis with cloned fragments in Escherichia coli.

    S C Winans;S J Elledge;J H Krueger;G C Walker

  • Oxidation of the Guanine Nucleotide Pool Underlies Cell Death by Bactericidal Antibiotics

    James J. Foti;Babho Devadoss;Graham C. Walker;Jonathan A. Winkler

  • Bactericidal Antibiotics Induce Toxic Metabolic Perturbations that Lead to Cellular Damage

    Peter Belenky;Jonathan D. Ye;Nadia R. Cohen;Thomas Ferrante

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Glazebrook
Jane Glazebrook University of Minnesota
Stephen J. Elledge
Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University
Nelson J. Leonard
Nelson J. Leonard University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alessio Mengoni
Alessio Mengoni University of Florence
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
Omid C. Farokhzad
Omid C. Farokhzad Harvard Medical School

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