Mark Walker
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.05%
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Diabetes and associated disorders
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- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Papers in
- Genetics 114
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 106
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- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins 47
- Diabetes Management and Research 16
- Diabetes Treatment and Management 13
- Co-authors
- Andrew Tym Hattersley (43 shared papers)Mark I. McCarthy (42 shared papers)Timothy M. Frayling (34 shared papers)G. A. Hitman (36 shared papers)Audrey E. Brown (9 shared papers)Michael Weedon (16 shared papers)Douglass M. Turnbull (18 shared papers)Katharine R. Owen (17 shared papers)
- Journals
- Diabetes (40 papers)Diabetologia (31 papers)Diabetic Medicine (17 papers)Nature Genetics (10 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesDenmark
In The Last Decade
Mark Walker
225 papers receiving 29.4k citations
Mark Walker's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 185
- Genetics 15.8k
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3.5k
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1.1k
- Molecular Biology 4.4k
- Epidemiology 2.1k
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Mark Walker, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 226 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 3663 |
| 2 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 3536 |
| 3 | Replication of Genome-Wide Association Signals in UK Samples Reveals Risk Loci for Type 2 Diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 1845 |
| 4 | Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 1480 |
| 5 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 1408 |
| 6 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 1258 |
| 7 | The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 845 |
| 8 | Large-Scale Association Studies of Variants in Genes Encoding the Pancreatic β-Cell KATP Channel Subunits Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) and SUR1 (ABCC8) Confirm That the KCNJ11 E23K Variant Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 614 |
| 9 | The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 549 |
| 10 | The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 503 |
| 11 | A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 485 |
| 12 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 483 |
| 13 | Physical Activity Attenuates the Influence of FTO Variants on Obesity Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 218,166 Adults and 19,268 Children Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 468 |
| 14 | 2007 | 312 | |
| 15 | Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 310 |
| 16 | 2013 | 295 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 288 | |
| 18 | 2017 | 277 | |
| 19 | 2009 | 271 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 269 |
About Mark Walker
Mark Walker is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology, having authored 226 papers that have together received 30.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (106 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (47 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (42 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (16 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (14 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (13 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (15.8k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (3.5k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (4.4k citations) and Epidemiology (2.1k citations). Mark Walker has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Andrew Tym Hattersley, Mark I. McCarthy, Timothy M. Frayling, G. A. Hitman, Audrey E. Brown, Michael Weedon, Douglass M. Turnbull, Katharine R. Owen, J Lévy and Mike Sampson. Their work appears in journals such as Diabetes, Diabetologia, Diabetic Medicine, Nature Genetics and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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