Alan C. Ward

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Alan C. Ward is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan C. Ward has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Pharmacology and 19 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alan C. Ward's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (37 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (19 papers). Alan C. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (37 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (19 papers). Alan C. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. Alan C. Ward's co-authors include Michael Goodfellow, Alan T. Bull, James E. M. Stach, Luís A. Maldonado, Karen L. Goa, Jean Swings, Martin Maiden, Erko Stackebrandt, Peter Kämpfer and Wilhelm Frederiksen and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Analytical Biochemistry and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alan C. Ward

131 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Report of the ad hoc committee for the re-evaluation of the species definition in bacteriology.

2002 1.2k citations Jean Swings, Alan C. Ward et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan C. Ward United Kingdom	40	3.7k	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	1.0k	135	6.8k
Ye-Seul Kim South Korea	18	5.0k 1.4×	698 0.4×	2.7k 1.8×	662 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	77	7.1k
Lan Liu China	47	3.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	597 0.4×	980 0.8×	884 0.9×	340	6.8k
Yong-Ha Park South Korea	49	3.9k 1.0×	297 0.2×	2.3k 1.6×	774 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	186	6.6k
Svetlana Gerdes United States	27	5.0k 1.4×	428 0.3×	2.4k 1.6×	537 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	40	8.0k
Sean F. Brady United States	53	6.0k 1.6×	3.6k 2.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	733 0.7×	134	8.9k
David A. Hopwood United Kingdom	77	13.3k 3.6×	10.9k 6.5×	2.1k 1.4×	2.7k 2.3×	4.7k 4.6×	298	21.0k
Seong Woon Roh South Korea	40	3.4k 0.9×	152 0.1×	1.9k 1.3×	400 0.3×	831 0.8×	236	6.4k
Lei Wang China	55	4.4k 1.2×	263 0.2×	2.3k 1.6×	601 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	342	10.8k
Fusao Tomita Japan	43	3.7k 1.0×	904 0.5×	184 0.1×	1.0k 0.9×	748 0.7×	177	7.3k

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Belousoff, Matthew J., Alan C. Ward, Gregory L. Challis, et al.. (2024). Mode of Action and Mechanisms of Resistance to the Unusual Polyglycosylated Thiopeptide Antibiotic Persiathiacin A. ACS Infectious Diseases. 11(1). 155–163. 1 indexed citations

Ward, Alan C., et al.. (2013). Polyunsaturated fatty acid production by marine bacteria. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 36(11). 1641–1652. 25 indexed citations

Sani, Yahaya Muhammad, et al.. (2010). Effect of growth media modifications on cell biomass and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) production from Shewanella frigidimarina. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(52). 8928–8933. 1 indexed citations

Maldonado, Luís A., James E. M. Stach, Alan C. Ward, Alan T. Bull, & Michael Goodfellow. (2008). Characterisation of micromonosporae from aquatic environments using molecular taxonomic methods. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 94(2). 289–298. 25 indexed citations

Bora, Nagamani, Marc Vancanneyt, Roberto Gelsomino, et al.. (2008). Mycetocola reblochoni sp. nov., isolated from the surface microbial flora of Reblochon cheese. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(12). 2687–2693. 14 indexed citations

Getha, K., et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Streptomyces sp. strain g10 for suppression of Fusarium wilt and rhizosphere colonization in pot-grown banana plantlets. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 32(1). 24–32. 100 indexed citations

Brandão, P., Luís A. Maldonado, Alan C. Ward, Alan T. Bull, & Michael Goodfellow. (2001). Gordonia namibiensis sp. nov., a Novel Nitrile MetabolisingActinomycete Recovered from an African Sand. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 24(4). 510–515. 22 indexed citations

Goodfellow, Michael, et al.. (2000). Rapid characterisation of deep-sea actinomycetes for biotechnology screening programmes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 77(4). 359–367. 20 indexed citations

Maldonado, Luís A., J.V. Hookey, Alan C. Ward, & Michael Goodfellow. (2000). The Nocardia salmonicida clade, including descriptions of Nocardia cummidelens sp. nov., Nocardia fluminea sp. nov. and Nocardia soli sp. nov.. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 78(3-4). 367–377. 50 indexed citations

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Manfio, Gilson P., et al.. (2000). Biosystematic studies on novel streptomycetes from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 77(4). 337–353. 68 indexed citations

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Lee, Dae Hoon, et al.. (1998). Rapid and quantitative analysis of clavulanic acid production by the combination of pyrolysis mass spectrometry and artificial neural network. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 8(5). 523–530. 3 indexed citations

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Freeman, R., et al.. (1997). A Highly Discriminatory Method for the Direct Comparison of Two Closely Related Bacterial Populations by Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 285(2). 285–290. 1 indexed citations

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Ignova, M., et al.. (1997). Bioprocess supervision: neural networks and knowledge based systems. Journal of Biotechnology. 52(3). 201–205. 39 indexed citations

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O’Donnell, Anthony G., et al.. (1994). Biosystematics and diversity amongst novel carboxydotrophic actinomycetes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 64(3-4). 325–340. 82 indexed citations

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Chun, Jongsik, et al.. (1993). Artificial neural network analysis of pyrolysis mass spectrometric data in the identification ofStreptomycesstrains. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 107(2-3). 321–325. 38 indexed citations

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Goodfellow, Michael, et al.. (1993). Numerical Classification of Acidophilic Actinomycetes Isolated from Acid Soil in Korea. 미생물학회지. 31(5). 355–363. 13 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyoung-Tae, et al.. (1992). Numerical Identification of a Streptomyces Strain Producing Spores in Submerged Culture. Korean Journal of Microbiology. 30(4). 278–285. 5 indexed citations

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Ward, Alan C., et al.. (1990). A mathematical model for the growth of mycelial fungi in submerged culture. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 35(8). 820–830. 40 indexed citations

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Young, Ronald A. & Alan C. Ward. (1988). Milrinone. Drugs. 36(2). 158–192. 71 indexed citations

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Singh, Bramah N., Prakash Deedwania, Koonlawee Nademanee, Alan C. Ward, & Eugene M. Sorkin. (1987). Sotalol. Drugs. 34(3). 311–349. 68 indexed citations

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