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D-Index
84
Citations
39403
World Ranking
14854
National Ranking
7512

Joan L. Walker publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 360 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Joan L. Walker D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joan L. Walker is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on reproductive medicine, oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, epidemiology, and surgery.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Joan L. Walker has published in prominent venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Their recent papers include:

  • "Accuracy and Efficiency of Deep-Learning-Based Automation of Dual Stain Cytology in Cervical Cancer Screening" (2020) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "Association of HPV35 with cervical carcinogenesis among women of African ancestry: Evidence of viral-host interaction with implications for disease intervention" (2020) published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Mutations in the HPV16 genome induced by APOBEC3 are associated with viral clearance" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "GOG 244 - The Lymphedema and Gynecologic cancer (LeG) study: The impact of lower-extremity lymphedema on quality of life, psychological adjustment, physical disability, and function" (2020) published in Gynecologic Oncology
  • "Identification of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Experiencing the Highest Benefit From Bevacizumab in the First-Line Setting on the Basis of Their Tumor-Intrinsic Chemosensitivity (KELIM): The GOG-0218 Validation Study" (2022) published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers, including:

  • Krishnansu S. Tewari
  • Robert S. Mannel
  • Kathleen N. Moore
  • Paul DiSilvestro
  • Bradley J. Monk

Best Publications

  • Intraperitoneal Cisplatin and Paclitaxel in Ovarian Cancer

    Deborah K. Armstrong;Brian Bundy;Lari Wenzel;Helen Q. Huang

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Cisplatin, radiation, and adjuvant hysterectomy compared with radiation and adjuvant hysterectomy for bulky stage IB cervical carcinoma

    Henry M. Keys;Brian N. Bundy;Frederick B. Stehman;Laila I. Muderspach

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Laparoscopy Compared With Laparotomy for Comprehensive Surgical Staging of Uterine Cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2

    Joan L. Walker;Marion R. Piedmonte;Nick M. Spirtos;Scott M. Eisenkop

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Recurrence and Survival After Random Assignment to Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy for Comprehensive Surgical Staging of Uterine Cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group LAP2 Study

    Joan L. Walker;Marion R. Piedmonte;Nick M. Spirtos;Scott M. Eisenkop

  • Bevacizumab and paclitaxel–carboplatin chemotherapy and secondary cytoreduction in recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer (NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study GOG-0213): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

    Robert L. Coleman;Mark F. Brady;Thomas J. Herzog;Paul Sabbatini

  • Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

    Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • A randomized trial on the management of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion cytology interpretations

    Joan Walker

  • Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

    Franz X. Schaub;Varsha Dhankani;Ashton C. Berger;Mihir Trivedi

  • Intraperitoneal catheter outcomes in a phase III trial of intravenous versus intraperitoneal chemotherapy in optimal stage III ovarian and primary peritoneal cancer : A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

    Joan L. Walker;Deborah K. Armstrong;Helen Q. Huang;Jeffrey Fowler

  • Quality of life of patients with endometrial cancer undergoing laparoscopic international federation of gynecology and obstetrics staging compared with laparotomy: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study.

    Alice B. Kornblith;Helen Q. Huang;Joan L. Walker;Nick M. Spirtos

  • Weekly vs. Every-3-Week Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for Ovarian Cancer

    John K. Chan;Mark F. Brady;Richard T. Penson;Helen Huang

  • Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

    Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Reanne Bowlby;Yuexin Liu

  • Performance of p16/Ki-67 Immunostaining to Detect Cervical Cancer Precursors in a Colposcopy Referral Population

    Nicolas Wentzensen;Lauren Schwartz;Rosemary E. Zuna;Katie Smith

  • Society of Gynecologic Oncology recommendations for the prevention of ovarian cancer

    Joan L. Walker;C. Bethan Powell;Lee May Chen;Jeanne Carter

  • Weekly Vs. Every-3-Week Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for Ovarian Cancer ; New England Journal of Medicine

    John K. Chan;Mark F. Brady;Richard T. Penson;Helen Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Mannel
Robert S. Mannel University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Nicolas Wentzensen
Nicolas Wentzensen National Institutes of Health
Kathleen N. Moore
Kathleen N. Moore University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
David E. Cohn
David E. Cohn The Ohio State University
Sophia S. Wang
Sophia S. Wang City Of Hope National Medical Center
Mark E. Sherman
Mark E. Sherman Mayo Clinic
David M. O'Malley
David M. O'Malley The Ohio State University
Robert L. Coleman
Robert L. Coleman The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carol Aghajanian
Carol Aghajanian Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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