Alex Ward

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alex Ward is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Ecology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Ward has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 3 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alex Ward's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (3 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (3 papers). Alex Ward is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (3 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (3 papers). Alex Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Alex Ward's co-authors include H. Michael Arrighi, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Catherine A. Dye, Catherine J. Mercaldi, Michael N. Cook, Sheila Crean, Jenna Collins, Dylan Boyd, Stephan Lanes and D Rosenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Alzheimer s & Dementia.

In The Last Decade

Alex Ward

10 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mild cognitive impairment: Disparity of incidence and pre... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Mild cognitive impairment: Disparity of incidence and prevalence estimates
    2012 414 citations Alex Ward, H. Michael Arrighi et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Ward United Kingdom 7 580 426 171 160 152 11 1.3k
Jeremiah A. Aakre United States 29 862 1.5× 655 1.5× 196 1.1× 201 1.3× 235 1.5× 55 2.2k
Willa D. Brenowitz United States 23 615 1.1× 666 1.6× 88 0.5× 201 1.3× 216 1.4× 65 1.6k
Seong Yoon Kim South Korea 24 762 1.3× 394 0.9× 70 0.4× 210 1.3× 243 1.6× 81 1.7k
Katherine A. Gifford United States 23 634 1.1× 331 0.8× 151 0.9× 208 1.3× 289 1.9× 87 1.4k
Hsiu-Chih Liu Taiwan 23 713 1.2× 447 1.0× 72 0.4× 141 0.9× 229 1.5× 42 1.5k
Silvan Licher Netherlands 21 579 1.0× 408 1.0× 82 0.5× 150 0.9× 72 0.5× 41 1.6k
Sara E. Berman United States 22 470 0.8× 323 0.8× 281 1.6× 177 1.1× 164 1.1× 40 1.3k
Alexandra J. Weigand United States 22 682 1.2× 396 0.9× 95 0.6× 239 1.5× 318 2.1× 65 1.2k
Victoria A. Nelson United States 16 385 0.7× 251 0.6× 94 0.5× 73 0.5× 141 0.9× 39 1.2k
D Darby Australia 8 735 1.3× 649 1.5× 93 0.5× 147 0.9× 302 2.0× 10 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alex Ward. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alex Ward. The network helps show where Alex Ward may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Ward based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Ward. Alex Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Lachs, Liam, Alex Ward, Alasdair J. Edwards, et al.. (2025). Rising cover amid population density decline: the unstable demography of a reef-building coral. Royal Society Open Science. 12(7).
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Humanes, Adriana, Liam Lachs, John C. Bythell, et al.. (2024). Selective breeding enhances coral heat tolerance to marine heatwaves. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8703–8703. 19 indexed citations
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Lachs, Liam, Adriana Humanes, Peter J. Mumby, et al.. (2024). High coral heat tolerance at local-scale thermal refugia. PLOS Climate. 3(7). e0000453–e0000453. 6 indexed citations
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Ward, Alex, et al.. (2013). Rate of Conversion from Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease to Alzheimer's Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 320–332. 289 indexed citations
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Ward, Alex, et al.. (2012). Mild cognitive impairment: Disparity of incidence and prevalence estimates. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 8(1). 14–21. 414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Collard, Harold R., et al.. (2012). Burden of illness in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Journal of Medical Economics. 15(5). 829–835. 150 indexed citations
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Ward, Alex, Sheila Crean, Catherine J. Mercaldi, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of Apolipoprotein E4 Genotype and Homozygotes (APOE e4/4) among Patients Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neuroepidemiology. 38(1). 1–17. 240 indexed citations
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Crean, Sheila, Alex Ward, Catherine J. Mercaldi, et al.. (2010). Apolipoprotein E ε4 Prevalence in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Varies across Global Populations: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 31(1). 20–30. 112 indexed citations
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Arrighi, H. Michael, Sheila Crean, Alex Ward, et al.. (2010). P3‐067: A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis of apolipoprotein E ∊4 prevalence in Alzheimer patients. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 6(4S_Part_15). 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Judith A., et al.. (2009). Economic Burden Associated With Parkinson Disease. 21 indexed citations

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