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John P. Walsh is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research work spans multiple fields with a strong focus on endocrinology and metabolism, particularly related to thyroid function and related disorders.

The main fields of study for Walsh are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. In these areas, their contributions are further specialized within subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Walsh's research concentrates on important topics that include:

  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Their published papers cover significant issues such as maternal thyroid function, osteoporosis risk variants, thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy, hyperthyroidism, and cardiovascular implications of thyroid health. Notable papers include:

  • "Association of maternal thyroid function with birthweight: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis" (2020), The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Characterisation of genetic regulatory effects for osteoporosis risk variants in human osteoclasts" (2020), Genome Biology
  • "Association of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities and Thyroid Autoimmunity With Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (2020), Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
  • "Hyperthyroidism" (2024), The Lancet
  • "The optimal healthy ranges of thyroid function defined by the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis" (2023), The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Frequent collaborators in Walsh's research include Suzanne J. Brown, Scott G. Wilson, Kun Zhu, Robin P. Peeters, and Layal Chaker.

The scientist has published extensively in several journals with repeated contributions to:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Thyroid

Best Publications

  • Protecting Their Intellectual Assets: Appropriability Conditions and Why U.S. Manufacturing Firms Patent (or Not)

    Wesley M. Cohen;Richard R. Nelson;John P. Walsh

  • Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D

    Wesley M. Cohen;Richard R. Nelson;John P. Walsh

  • R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States

    Wesley M Cohen;Akira Goto;Akiya Nagata;Richard R Nelson

  • Regulation of the GABA cell phenotype in hippocampus of schizophrenics and bipolars

    Francine M. Benes;Benjamin Lim;David Matzilevich;John P. Walsh

  • Creativity in scientific teams: : Unpacking novelty and impact

    You-Na Lee;John P. Walsh;Jian Wang

  • Where excludability matters: Material versus intellectual property in academic biomedical research

    John P. Walsh;Wesley M. Cohen;Charlene Cho

  • Computer Networks and Scientific Work

    John P. Walsh;Todd Bayma

  • The acquisition and commercialization of invention in American manufacturing: Incidence and impact

    Ashish Arora;Wesley M. Cohen;John P. Walsh

  • View from the Bench: Patents and Material Transfers

    John P. Walsh;John P. Walsh;Charlene Cho;Wesley M. Cohen

  • A typology of ‘innovation districts’: what it means for regional resilience

    Jennifer Clark;Hsin I Huang;John P Walsh

  • Returns to science: computer networks in oceanography

    Bradford W. Hesse;Lee S. Sproull;Sara B. Kiesler;John P. Walsh

  • SELF-SELECTED AND RANDOMLY SELECTED RESPONDENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK SURVEY

    John P. Walsh;Sara Kiesler;Lee S. Sproull;Bradford W. Hesse

  • Openness and innovation in the US: Collaboration form, idea generation and implementation

    John P. Walsh;You-Na Lee;Sadao Nagaoka

  • Connecting minds: computer-mediated communication and scientific work

    John P. Walsh;Stephanie Kucker;Nancy G. Maloney;Shaul Gabbay

  • Collaboration Structure, Communication Media, and Problems in Scientific Work Teams

    John P. Walsh;Nancy G. Maloney

  • Bibliometric fingerprints: name disambiguation based on approximate structure equivalence of cognitive maps

    Li Tang;John P. Walsh

  • Changing demographics of scientific careers: The rise of the temporary workforce

    Staša Milojević;Filippo Radicchi;John P Walsh

  • Evidence and anecdotes: an analysis of human gene patenting controversies

    Timothy Caulfield;Robert M Cook-Deegan;F Scott Kieff;John P Walsh

  • Hip Arthroscopic Surgery With Labral Preservation and Capsular Plication in Patients With Borderline Hip Dysplasia: Minimum 5-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes.

    Benjamin G Domb;Edwin O Chaharbakhshi;Itay Perets;Leslie C Yuen

  • Working through the patent problem

    John P. Walsh;Ashish Arora;Wesley M. Cohen

  • Knowledge Accumulation and Industry Evolution: The effects of research tool patents and licensing on biomedical innovation

    John P. Walsh;Ashish Arora;Wesley M. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wesley M. Cohen
Wesley M. Cohen Duke University
Lee Sproull
Lee Sproull New York University
Ben R. Martin
Ben R. Martin University of Sussex
Sara Kiesler
Sara Kiesler Carnegie Mellon University
Francine M. Benes
Francine M. Benes Harvard University
Bradford W. Hesse
Bradford W. Hesse National Institutes of Health
Timothy Caulfield
Timothy Caulfield University of Alberta

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