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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
125
Citations
57947
World Ranking
509
National Ranking
29

John E. 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 John E. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 441 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John E. 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 John E. Walker sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John E. Walker is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily centers on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology.

The research topics covered by Walker include mitochondrial function and pathology, ATP synthase and ATPases research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, metabolism and genetic disorders, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, biochemical and molecular research, and amoebic infections and treatments.

Walker has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Molecular Metabolism

Their recent papers reflect a concentration on ATP synthase structure and function as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Structure of the dimeric ATP synthase from bovine mitochondria," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Interface mobility between monomers in dimeric bovine ATP synthase participates in the ultrastructure of inner mitochondrial membranes," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "TMEM70 and TMEM242 help to assemble the rotor ring of human ATP synthase and interact with assembly factors for complex I," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Structure of the ATP synthase from Mycobacterium smegmatis provides targets for treating tuberculosis," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Assembly of the peripheral stalk of ATP synthase in human mitochondria," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaborations form an important part of Walker's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jiuya He
  • M.G. Montgomery
  • Joe Carroll
  • Ian M. Fearnley
  • T.E. Spikes

Walker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004. This distinction marks an acknowledgment of contributions within their scientific disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Distantly related sequences in the alpha- and beta-subunits of ATP synthase, myosin, kinases and other ATP-requiring enzymes and a common nucleotide binding fold.

    J.E. Walker;M. Saraste;M.J. Runswick

  • Structure at 2.8 A resolution of F1-ATPase from bovine heart mitochondria.

    Jan Pieter Abrahams;Andrew G. W. Leslie;René Lutter;René Lutter;John E. Walker

  • Over-production of proteins in Escherichia coli: mutant hosts that allow synthesis of some membrane proteins and globular proteins at high levels.

    Bruno Miroux;John E. Walker

  • Molecular architecture of the rotary motor in ATP synthase

    Daniela Stock;Andrew G. W. Leslie;John E. Walker

  • Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding a core protein of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease: identification as the microtubule-associated protein tau

    M Goedert;C M Wischik;R A Crowther;J E Walker

  • Isolation of a fragment of tau derived from the core of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease

    C M Wischik;M Novak;H C Thøgersen;P C Edwards

  • The NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) of respiratory chains.

    John E. Walker

  • Ectopic beta-chain of ATP synthase is an apolipoprotein A-I receptor in hepatic HDL endocytosis.

    Laurent O. Martinez;Sébastien Jacquet;Jean-Pierre Esteve;Corinne Rolland

  • The UNC operon nucleotide sequence, regulation and structure of ATP-synthase

    John E. Walker;Matti Saraste

  • The ATP synthase: the understood, the uncertain and the unknown

    John E. Walker

  • Bioenergetic cost of making an adenosine triphosphate molecule in animal mitochondria

    Ian N. Watt;Martin G. Montgomery;Michael J. Runswick;Andrew G. W. Leslie

  • The Structure of the Central Stalk in Bovine F(1)-ATPase at 2.4 A Resolution.

    Clyde Gibbons;Martin G. Montgomery;Andrew G. W. Leslie;John E. Walker

  • Bovine complex I is a complex of 45 different subunits.

    Joe Carroll;Ian M. Fearnley;J. Mark Skehel;Richard J. Shannon

  • Structure of Bovine Mitochondrial F1-ATPase with Nucleotide Bound to All Three Catalytic Sites: Implications for the Mechanism of Rotary Catalysis

    R.Ian Menz;John E. Walker;John E. Walker;Andrew G.W. Leslie

  • Primary structure and subunit stoichiometry of F1-ATPase from bovine mitochondria

    J.E. Walker;I.M. Fearnley;B.W. Gibson

  • Citrin and aralar1 are Ca2+‐stimulated aspartate/glutamate transporters in mitochondria

    Luigi Palmieri;B. Pardo;F. M. Lasorsa;A. Del Arco;A. Del Arco

  • Mechanism of Inhibition of Bovine F1-ATPase by Resveratrol and Related Polyphenols.

    Jonathan R. Gledhill;Martin G. Montgomery;Andrew G. W. Leslie;John E. Walker

  • The nuclear encoded subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria.

    Judy Hirst;Joe Carroll;Ian M. Fearnley;Richard J. Shannon

  • Analysis of the Subunit Composition of Complex I from Bovine Heart Mitochondria

    Joe Carroll;Ian M. Fearnley;Richard J. Shannon;Judy Hirst

  • Structure of the rotor of the V-Type Na^+-ATPase from Enterococcus hirae

    Takeshi Murata;Ichiro Yamato;Yoshimi Kakinuma;Andrew G. W. Leslie

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Runswick
Michael J. Runswick Medical Research Council
Ian M. Fearnley
Ian M. Fearnley University of Cambridge
Andrew G. W. Leslie
Andrew G. W. Leslie MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Ferdinando Palmieri
Ferdinando Palmieri University of Bari Aldo Moro
Matti Saraste
Matti Saraste European Bioinformatics Institute
Luigi Palmieri
Luigi Palmieri University of Bari Aldo Moro
Jan Pieter Abrahams
Jan Pieter Abrahams Paul Scherrer Institute
J. Mark Skehel
J. Mark Skehel MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
John L. Rubinstein
John L. Rubinstein University of Toronto
Judy Hirst
Judy Hirst University of Cambridge

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