Christine K. Ward

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Christine K. Ward is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine K. Ward has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Christine K. Ward's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (9 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (8 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Christine K. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (9 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (8 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Christine K. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Christine K. Ward's co-authors include René van der Merwe, Eric J. Hansen, David Gossage, Deepak Khatry, Eugene R. Bleecker, Jo L. Latimer, Roland Kolbeck, Sheryl R. Lumbley, Trung N. Tran and Leslie D. Cope and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Immunity and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Christine K. Ward

31 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Benralizumab, an anti-interleukin 5 receptor α monoclonal... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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  1. Benralizumab, an anti-interleukin 5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, versus placebo for uncontrolled eosinophilic asthma: a phase 2b randomised dose-ranging study
    2014 362 citations Eugene R. Bleecker, David Gossage et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christine K. Ward United States 21 982 718 620 312 266 34 2.0k
Arne Egesten Sweden 31 486 0.5× 492 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 283 0.9× 756 2.8× 107 2.9k
Fiona J. Culley United Kingdom 26 312 0.3× 783 1.1× 1.2k 2.0× 250 0.8× 266 1.0× 51 2.7k
Mónica G. Chiaramonte United States 18 345 0.4× 263 0.4× 711 1.1× 150 0.5× 218 0.8× 29 2.0k
Qun Wu United States 21 400 0.4× 266 0.4× 488 0.8× 60 0.2× 448 1.7× 47 1.4k
Rozenn Le Berre France 21 363 0.4× 255 0.4× 232 0.4× 246 0.8× 386 1.5× 79 1.5k
Cathryn Nagler‐Anderson United States 22 518 0.5× 178 0.2× 1.4k 2.3× 495 1.6× 449 1.7× 36 2.8k
Yvonne R. Chan United States 18 327 0.3× 405 0.6× 1.5k 2.4× 168 0.5× 587 2.2× 18 2.8k
Ramzi Fattouh Canada 26 1.0k 1.0× 400 0.6× 883 1.4× 245 0.8× 285 1.1× 46 2.0k
Elena Martín‐Orozco Spain 18 470 0.5× 141 0.2× 1.1k 1.8× 100 0.3× 535 2.0× 47 2.1k
Valérie Julia France 21 581 0.6× 188 0.3× 947 1.5× 168 0.5× 261 1.0× 36 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christine K. Ward

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

All Works

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Chen, Nancy, Kenji Miyazawa, Miao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Clinical and Quantitative Pharmacology Considerations of mRNA Therapeutics and Vaccine Development: Bridging Translational and Platform Gaps for Enhanced Decision Making. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 118(6). 1297–1312.
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Dudek, Arkadiusz Z., Dejan Juric, Afshin Dowlati, et al.. (2021). 476 First-in-human phase 1/2 study of the first-in-class SUMO-activating enzyme inhibitor TAK-981 in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors or relapsed/refractory lymphoma: phase 1 results. Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts. A505–A506. 10 indexed citations
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Calverley, Peter M.A., Sanjay Sethi, Michelle Dawson, et al.. (2017). A randomised, placebo-controlled trial of anti–interleukin-1 receptor 1 monoclonal antibody MEDI8968 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Research. 18(1). 153–153. 74 indexed citations
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Briend, Emmanuel, Gail Ferguson, Michiko Mori, et al.. (2017). IL-18 associated with lung lymphoid aggregates drives IFNγ production in severe COPD. Respiratory Research. 18(1). 159–159. 20 indexed citations
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Damera, Gautam, Tuyet‐Hang Pham, Jianchun Zhang, et al.. (2016). A Sputum Proteomic Signature That Associates with Increased IL-1β Levels and Bacterial Exacerbations of COPD. Lung. 194(3). 363–369. 23 indexed citations
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Kearley, Jennifer, Jonathan S. Silver, Caroline Sandén, et al.. (2015). Cigarette Smoke Silences Innate Lymphoid Cell Function and Facilitates an Exacerbated Type I Interleukin-33-Dependent Response to Infection. Immunity. 42(3). 566–579. 255 indexed citations
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Tran, Trung N., et al.. (2014). Distribution of blood eosinophil in COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P4765–P4765. 1 indexed citations
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Brightling, Christopher E., Eugene R. Bleecker, Reynold A. Panettieri, et al.. (2014). Benralizumab for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sputum eosinophilia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2(11). 891–901. 225 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jie, Simon Message, Yusheng Qiu, et al.. (2014). Airway Inflammation and Illness Severity in Response to Experimental Rhinovirus Infection in Asthma. CHEST Journal. 145(6). 1219–1229. 74 indexed citations
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Tran, Trung N., et al.. (2014). High blood eosinophil count is associated with more frequent asthma attacks in asthma patients. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 113(1). 19–24. 137 indexed citations
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Duffy, Karen E., Roberta J. Lamb, Lani R. San Mateo, et al.. (2010). Novel antagonist antibody to TLR3 blocks poly(I:C)-induced inflammation in vivo and in vitro. Cellular Immunology. 267(1). 9–16. 16 indexed citations
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Lewis, David A., Marla K. Stevens, Jo L. Latimer, et al.. (2001). Characterization ofHaemophilus ducreyi cdtA, cdtB, andcdtCMutants in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems. Infection and Immunity. 69(9). 5626–5634. 42 indexed citations
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Lewis, David A., Julia Klesney‐Tait, Sheryl R. Lumbley, et al.. (1999). Identification of theznuA-Encoded Periplasmic Zinc Transport Protein ofHaemophilus ducreyi. Infection and Immunity. 67(10). 5060–5068. 76 indexed citations
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Ward, Christine K., Sheryl R. Lumbley, Jo L. Latimer, Leslie D. Cope, & Eric J. Hansen. (1998). Haemophilus ducreyi Secretes a Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Like Protein. Journal of Bacteriology. 180(22). 6013–6022. 70 indexed citations
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Ward, Christine K., et al.. (1997). Identification and characterization of a DNA region involved in the export of capsular polysaccharide by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5a. Infection and Immunity. 65(6). 2491–2496. 42 indexed citations
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Payne, Jerri, et al.. (1993). Lumbar Muscle Usage in Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 18(5). 582–586. 70 indexed citations
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Charest, Pierre J., et al.. (1991). Transient expression of foreign chimeric genes in the gymnosperm hybrid larch following electroporation. Canadian Journal of Botany. 69(8). 1731–1736. 10 indexed citations
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MONTI, S. A. & Christine K. Ward. (1971). Competitive migration of -alkyl groups in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation. Tetrahedron Letters. 12(9). 697–698. 5 indexed citations

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