Brian J. Ward

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Ward is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Ward has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Epidemiology, 73 papers in Infectious Diseases and 48 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Ward's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (52 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (36 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (34 papers). Brian J. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (52 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (36 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (34 papers). Brian J. Ward collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Zimbabwe. Brian J. Ward's co-authors include Diane E. Griffin, Nathalie Landry, Lawrence H. Moulton, Sonia Trépanier, Peter Iliff, Kusum Nathoo, Jean H. Humphrey, Lynn S. Zijenah, Stéphane Pillet and Edmore Marinda and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Ward

234 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Phase 1 randomized trial of a plant-derived virus-like pa... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Phase 1 randomized trial of a plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine for COVID-19
    2021 214 citations Brian J. Ward, Philipe Gobeil et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian J. Ward Canada 53 4.2k 3.1k 2.1k 1.3k 1.2k 236 8.9k
Jerald Sadoff United States 59 4.2k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 4.5k 2.1× 2.9k 2.3× 1.7k 1.4× 188 12.7k
Tobias R. Kollmann Canada 49 2.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 3.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.4× 635 0.5× 165 8.0k
Jeffrey P. Davis United States 41 2.5k 0.6× 3.8k 1.2× 608 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 142 8.6k
Edward T. Ryan United States 52 1.2k 0.3× 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 259 8.7k
Antonio Cassone Italy 66 6.0k 1.4× 9.1k 3.0× 2.3k 1.1× 3.1k 2.3× 2.1k 1.7× 311 14.9k
John B. Robbins United States 69 6.0k 1.5× 4.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.2× 3.8k 2.9× 1.1k 0.9× 275 16.1k
Geert Leroux‐Roels Belgium 58 6.9k 1.7× 2.2k 0.7× 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 745 0.6× 297 11.5k
Stanley A. Plotkin United States 70 10.6k 2.5× 7.4k 2.4× 3.6k 1.7× 3.6k 2.7× 1.3k 1.1× 461 20.2k
Gregory A. Poland United States 65 7.7k 1.8× 4.7k 1.5× 3.9k 1.8× 3.7k 2.9× 1.0k 0.9× 411 16.2k
Michael W. Russell United States 62 2.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 4.1k 2.0× 2.1k 1.6× 1.7k 1.4× 198 11.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian J. Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. Ward

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All Works

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Shapiro, Janna R., Guadalupe Andreani, Mélanie Bérubé, et al.. (2023). Development and characterization of a plant-derived norovirus-like particle vaccine. Vaccine. 41(41). 6008–6016. 4 indexed citations
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Lavoie, Pierre‐Olivier, et al.. (2022). Elimination of receptor binding by influenza hemagglutinin improves vaccine-induced immunity. npj Vaccines. 7(1). 42–42. 11 indexed citations
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Poeta, Maurizio Del, Brian J. Ward, Benjamin Greenberg, et al.. (2022). Cryptococcal Meningitis Reported With Fingolimod Treatment. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 9(3). 17 indexed citations
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McClymont, Elisabeth, Jason Brophy, Vinita Dubey, et al.. (2021). Is ‘conflict of interest’ a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 18(1). 1879580–1879580. 1 indexed citations
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Machado, Marina Amaral de Ávila, Cristiano Soares de Moura, Michał Abrahamowicz, et al.. (2021). Relative effectiveness of influenza vaccines in elderly persons in the United States, 2012/2013-2017/2018 seasons. npj Vaccines. 6(1). 108–108. 10 indexed citations
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Ward, Brian J., Philipe Gobeil, Annie Séguin, et al.. (2021). Phase 1 randomized trial of a plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine for COVID-19. Nature Medicine. 27(6). 1071–1078. 214 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hemmer, Bernhard, Bruce Cree, Benjamin Greenberg, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Infection in Fingolimod- or Siponimod-Treated Patients. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 9(1). 25 indexed citations
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Gomord, Véronique, Anne‐Catherine Fitchette, Elizabeth D. Fixman, et al.. (2020). Design, production and immunomodulatory potency of a novel allergen bioparticle. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0242867–e0242867. 12 indexed citations
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Макарков, А. И., Makan Golizeh, Sabrina Chierzi, et al.. (2019). Plant-derived virus-like particle vaccines drive cross-presentation of influenza A hemagglutinin peptides by human monocyte-derived macrophages. npj Vaccines. 4(1). 17–17. 24 indexed citations
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Ang, Jann C., Biao Wang, Florian Krammer, et al.. (2019). Comparative Immunogenicity of the 2014–2015 Northern Hemisphere Trivalent IIV and LAIV against Influenza A Viruses in Children. Vaccines. 7(3). 87–87. 8 indexed citations
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Pillet, Stéphane, et al.. (2019). A plant-derived VLP influenza vaccine elicits a balanced immune response even in very old mice with co-morbidities. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210009–e0210009. 15 indexed citations
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Guak, Hannah, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the innate stimulatory capacity of plant-derived virus-like particles bearing influenza hemagglutinin. Vaccine. 36(52). 8028–8038. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Biao, Margaret L. Russell, Jennifer Newton, et al.. (2017). Single radial haemolysis compared to haemagglutinin inhibition and microneutralization as a correlate of protection against influenza A H3N2 in children and adolescents. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 11(3). 283–288. 16 indexed citations
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Mutasa, Kuda, Robert Ntozini, Andrew J. Prendergast, et al.. (2012). Impact of Six-week Viral Load on Mortality in HIV-infected Zimbabwean Infants. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31(9). 948–950. 6 indexed citations
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Pasetti, Marcela F., Aldo Arturo Reséndiz‐Albor, Karina Ramírez, et al.. (2007). Heterologous Prime–Boost Strategy to Immunize Very Young Infants against Measles: Pre-clinical Studies in Rhesus Macaques. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 82(6). 672–685. 27 indexed citations
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Ward, Brian J., et al.. (1997). Association between measles infection and the occurrence of chronic inflammatory bowel disease.. PubMed. 23(1). 1–5; discussion 5. 5 indexed citations
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Bamber, Sheila, et al.. (1980). Transplantation of the gonads of hypogonadal ( hpg ) mice. Reproduction. 58(1). 249–252. 11 indexed citations

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