Sara Imari Walker

Sara Imari Walker

Arizona State University

H-index: 31

North America-United States

About Sara Imari Walker

Sara Imari Walker, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Arizona State University, specializes in the field of astrobiology, theoretical physics, origins of life, artificial life, assembly theory.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A Complex Systems Approach to Exoplanet Atmospheric Chemistry: New Prospects for Ruling Out the Possibility of Alien Life-As-We-Know-It

Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution

AssemblyCA: A Benchmark of Open-Endedness for Discrete Cellular Automata

A universal chemical constructor to explore the nature and origin of life

Toward uncovering an operating system in plant organs

Observations of Elemental Composition of Enceladus Consistent with Generalized Models of Theoretical Ecosystems

False positives and the challenge of testing the alien hypothesis

On the non-uniqueness problem in integrated information theory

Sara Imari Walker Information

University

Position

Associate Professor School of Earth and Space Exploration

Citations(all)

3211

Citations(since 2020)

2334

Cited By

1697

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

57

i10Index(since 2020)

50

Email

University Profile Page

Arizona State University

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Sara Imari Walker Skills & Research Interests

astrobiology

theoretical physics

origins of life

artificial life

assembly theory

Top articles of Sara Imari Walker

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A Complex Systems Approach to Exoplanet Atmospheric Chemistry: New Prospects for Ruling Out the Possibility of Alien Life-As-We-Know-It

arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05359

Theresa Fisher

Estelle Janin

Sara Imari Walker

2023/10/9

Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution

Nature

Abhishek Sharma

Dániel Czégel

Michael Lachmann

Christopher P Kempes

Sara I Walker

...

2023/10

AssemblyCA: A Benchmark of Open-Endedness for Discrete Cellular Automata

Keith Yuan Patarroyo

Abhishek Sharma

Sara Walker

Lee Cronin

2023/12/7

A universal chemical constructor to explore the nature and origin of life

Conflicting Models for the Origin of Life

Geoffrey JT Cooper

Sara I Walker

Leroy Cronin

2023/3/6

Toward uncovering an operating system in plant organs

Gwendolyn V Davis

Tatiana de Souza Moraes

Swanand Khanapurkar

Hannah Dromiack

Zaki Ahmad

...

2023/11/29

Observations of Elemental Composition of Enceladus Consistent with Generalized Models of Theoretical Ecosystems

bioRxiv

Daniel Muratore

Sara I Walker

Heather Graham

Christopher H House

Christopher P Kempes

2023

False positives and the challenge of testing the alien hypothesis

Astrobiology

Searra Foote

Pritvik Sinhadc

Cole Mathis

Sara Imari Walker

2023/11/1

On the non-uniqueness problem in integrated information theory

Neuroscience of Consciousness

Jake R Hanson

Sara I Walker

2023/1/1

Scaling laws in enzyme function reveal a new kind of biochemical universality

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

and Sara I. Walker. Gagler

Dylan C.

Bradley Karas

Christopher P. Kempes

John Malloy

...

2022/3/1

Analyzing Bibliometric Networks to Understand Astrobiology's History, Evolution, and Current Structures

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2022

Megan Bromley

Sara Walker

Manfred Laubichler

2022/5

Inferring exoplanet disequilibria with multivariate information in atmospheric reaction networks

The Astronomical Journal

Theresa Fisher

Hyunju Kim

Camerian Millsaps

Michael Line

Sara I Walker

2022/7/15

New Statistical Measures of Atmospheric Disequilibria and Implications for Detecting Life and Technology

Authorea Preprints

Theresa Fisher

Sara Walker

Michael Line

Hyunju Kim

Camerian Millsap

2022/11/30

TRACING THE EVOLVING SCIENCE AND MEDIA IMPACT OF SPACE MISSIONS

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC

Lindsey Wiser

Megan Bromley

Sara Imari Walker

2022

Scaling Patterns in Enzyme Diversity and the Universality of Life

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2022

Veronica Mierzejewski

Bradley Karas

Cole Mathis

Hyunju Kim

Chris Kempes

...

2022/5

Formalising the pathways to life using assembly spaces

Entropy

Stuart M Marshall

Douglas G Moore

Alastair RG Murray

Sara I Walker

Leroy Cronin

2022/6/27

Chemical Complexity: Implications for Bio/Technosignatures

Authorea Preprints

Hikaru Furukawa

Sara Walker

Hyunju Kim

2022/11/22

Assembly theory explains and quantifies the emergence of selection and evolution

arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.02279

Abhishek Sharma

Dániel Czégel

Michael Lachmann

Christopher P Kempes

Sara I Walker

...

2022/6/5

Distinguishing Between Biotic and Abiotic Atmospheres Using Chemical Reaction Network Topology

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2022

Theresa Fisher

Sara Walker

Hyunju Kim

2022/5

A Relational Macrostate Theory Guides Artificial Intelligence to Learn Macro and Design Micro

arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.07374

Yanbo Zhang

Sara Imari Walker

2022/10/13

Exploring the Molecular Limits for Detecting Life Using Mass Spectrometry and Assembly Theory

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2022

John Malloy

Cole Mathis

Leroy Cronin

Sara Walker

2022/5

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Co-Authors

H-index: 94
Lee Cronin

Lee Cronin

University of Glasgow

H-index: 89
Michael Levin

Michael Levin

Tufts University

H-index: 89
George F R Ellis

George F R Ellis

University of Cape Town

H-index: 63
Nicholas V. Hud

Nicholas V. Hud

Georgia Institute of Technology

H-index: 63
Victoria Meadows

Victoria Meadows

University of Washington

H-index: 52
Evgenya Shkolnik

Evgenya Shkolnik

Arizona State University

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