Ben A. Ward

3.5k total citations
44 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ben A. Ward is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben A. Ward has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Oceanography, 18 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ben A. Ward's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Ben A. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Ben A. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Ben A. Ward's co-authors include Michael J. Follows, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Andrew D. Barton, Oliver Jahn, Zoe V. Finkel, Andreas Oschlies, Fanny Monteiro, Thomas Kiørboe, C. Mark Moore and Boris Sauterey and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Ben A. Ward

41 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben A. Ward United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.1k 473 309 238 44 2.2k
Philippe Pondaven France 22 1.5k 0.9× 645 0.6× 277 0.6× 314 1.0× 480 2.0× 40 2.0k
Frederico Pereira Brandini Brazil 26 1.2k 0.7× 910 0.9× 567 1.2× 346 1.1× 268 1.1× 90 1.9k
Marc Picheral France 33 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 741 1.6× 290 0.9× 283 1.2× 60 3.1k
Robert T. O’Malley United States 13 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 2.3× 237 0.8× 372 1.6× 20 2.9k
Irena Kaczmarska Canada 25 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 216 0.5× 497 1.6× 366 1.5× 83 2.3k
Atsushi Tsuda Japan 35 2.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.6× 969 2.0× 416 1.3× 530 2.2× 118 3.6k
Karen E. Selph United States 27 2.0k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 374 0.8× 202 0.7× 242 1.0× 78 2.3k
CM Turley United Kingdom 17 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 671 1.4× 317 1.0× 272 1.1× 26 2.3k
Stéphane Gasparini France 23 1.4k 0.8× 882 0.8× 762 1.6× 278 0.9× 83 0.3× 43 1.9k
Liam Fernand United Kingdom 25 1.2k 0.7× 433 0.4× 631 1.3× 298 1.0× 217 0.9× 47 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben A. Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben A. Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben A. Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben A. 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 Ben A. Ward. Ben A. Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ward, Ben A., Anke Kremp, Miklós Bálint, et al.. (2025). Ideas and perspectives: How sediment archives can improve model projections of marine ecosystem change. Biogeosciences. 22(10). 2363–2380. 2 indexed citations
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Khatiwala, Samar, et al.. (2024). Using Shortened Spin‐Ups to Speed Up Ocean Biogeochemical Model Optimization. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 16(9).
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Monteiro, Fanny, Katharine Hendry, Jamie D. Wilson, et al.. (2024). A diatom extension to the cGEnIE Earth system model – EcoGEnIE 1.1. Geoscientific model development. 17(4). 1729–1748. 3 indexed citations
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Rogers, Peter J., James E. Smith, & Ben A. Ward. (2023). Citizen Science and Soundscape Perception during Covid restrictions in the UK. NOISE-CON proceedings. 265(2). 5981–5992. 1 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., et al.. (2022). Linking Plankton Size Spectra and Community Composition to Carbon Export and Its Efficiency. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 36(5). 27 indexed citations
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Sauterey, Boris & Ben A. Ward. (2021). Environmental control of marine phytoplankton stoichiometry in the North Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(1). 19 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., et al.. (2021). Testing the Skill of a Species Distribution Model Using a 21st Century Virtual Ecosystem. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(22). 8 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Samantha J., Paul R. Bown, Ben A. Ward, et al.. (2020). Algal plankton turn to hunting to survive and recover from end-Cretaceous impact darkness. Science Advances. 6(44). 25 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., Sinéad Collins, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, et al.. (2019). Considering the Role of Adaptive Evolution in Models of the Ocean and Climate System. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 11(11). 3343–3361. 27 indexed citations
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Grigoratou, Maria, Fanny Monteiro, Daniela N. Schmidt, et al.. (2019). A trait-based modelling approach to planktonic foraminifera ecology. Biogeosciences. 16(7). 1469–1492. 23 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., Jamie D. Wilson, Ros Death, et al.. (2018). EcoGEnIE 1.0: plankton ecology in the cGEnIE Earth system model. Geoscientific model development. 11(10). 4241–4267. 30 indexed citations
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Schartau, Markus, Philip Wallhead, John Hemmings, et al.. (2017). Reviews and syntheses: parameter identification in marine planktonic ecosystem modelling. Biogeosciences. 14(6). 1647–1701. 47 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., Jamie D. Wilson, Ros Death, et al.. (2017). EcoGEnIE 0.1: Plankton Ecology in the cGENIE Earth system model. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 2 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A., Emilio Marañón, Boris Sauterey, Jonathan Rault, & David Claessen. (2016). The Size Dependence of Phytoplankton Growth Rates: A Trade-Off between Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism. The American Naturalist. 189(2). 170–177. 52 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A.. (2015). Temperature-Correlated Changes in Phytoplankton Community Structure Are Restricted to Polar Waters. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135581–e0135581. 45 indexed citations
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Dutkiewicz, Stephanie, Ben A. Ward, Jeffery R. Scott, & Michael J. Follows. (2014). Understanding predicted shifts in diazotroph biogeography using resource competition theory. Biogeosciences. 11(19). 5445–5461. 49 indexed citations
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Vallina, Sergio M., Ben A. Ward, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, & Michael J. Follows. (2013). Maximal feeding with active prey-switching: A kill-the-winner functional response and its effect on global diversity and biogeography. Progress In Oceanography. 120. 93–109. 78 indexed citations
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Ward, Ben A. & Joanna J Waniek. (2007). Phytoplankton growth conditions during autumn and winter in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 334. 47–61. 24 indexed citations

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