Christopher W. Ward

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

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Christopher W. Ward is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher W. Ward has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christopher W. Ward's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (48 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (42 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (27 papers). Christopher W. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (48 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (42 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (27 papers). Christopher W. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Christopher W. Ward's co-authors include W. Jonathan Lederer, Benjamin L. Prosser, Espen E. Spangenburg, J. H. Williams, Jaclyn P. Kerr, Ramzi J. Khairallah, Richard M. Lovering, Guoli Shi, Ronald D. Cohn and Christel van Erp and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher W. Ward

120 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade attenuates TGF-β–induced failure of muscle regeneration in multiple myopathic states

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher W. Ward United States	43	4.2k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	925	124	6.0k
Eva R. Chin United States	30	2.3k 0.6×	596 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	427 0.4×	823 0.9×	62	3.7k
Simona Boncompagni Italy	37	3.1k 0.7×	859 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	368 0.4×	92	4.5k
Matthias Vorgerd Germany	41	3.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	684 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	183	5.1k
Robert T. Dirksen United States	57	8.0k 1.9×	3.1k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	3.5k 3.1×	579 0.6×	177	9.5k
Steven Reiken United States	49	8.8k 2.1×	7.8k 3.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	453 0.5×	84	11.7k
Jianjie Ma United States	43	4.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	632 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	686 0.7×	97	5.5k
Marco Mongillo Italy	31	3.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	768 0.6×	778 0.7×	568 0.6×	70	4.6k
Stanley C. Froehner United States	62	9.7k 2.3×	1.4k 0.7×	2.8k 2.3×	3.5k 3.2×	2.4k 2.6×	152	11.9k
Stephan E. Lehnart Germany	41	5.8k 1.4×	5.3k 2.7×	545 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	351 0.4×	107	7.9k
Martin F. Schneider United States	38	4.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	590 0.5×	2.3k 2.1×	354 0.4×	113	4.9k

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Kaplan, Aaron D., Liron Boyman, Christopher W. Ward, W. Jonathan Lederer, & Maura Greiser. (2024). Ryanodine receptor stabilization therapy suppresses Ca2+- based arrhythmias in a novel model of metabolic HFpEF. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 195. 68–72. 3 indexed citations

Chung, Tae, Christopher W. Ward, Francesca M. Notarangelo, et al.. (2023). Deletion of quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase gene accelerates frailty phenotypes and neuromuscular decline with aging in a sex‐specific pattern. Aging Cell. 22(7). e13849–e13849. 3 indexed citations

Ward, Christopher W., et al.. (2023). Voltage sensor current, SR Ca²⁺ release, and Ca²⁺ channel current during trains of action potential‐like depolarizations of skeletal muscle fibers. Physiological Reports. 11(9). e15675–e15675.

Bernier, Michel, Ignacio Navas‐Enamorado, Mari Carmen Gómez‐Cabrera, et al.. (2022). Age-dependent impact of two exercise training regimens on genomic and metabolic remodeling in skeletal muscle and liver of male mice. PubMed. 8(1). 8–8. 10 indexed citations

Joca, Humberto C., Laurin M. Hanft, Runchen Zhao, et al.. (2021). Sarcomeric deficits underlie MYBPC1-associated myopathy with myogenic tremor. JCI Insight. 6(19). 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Hengtao, Chaojian Wang, Jaclyn P. Kerr, et al.. (2021). Desmin interacts with STIM1 and coordinates Ca2+ signaling in skeletal muscle. JCI Insight. 6(17). 15 indexed citations

Coleman, Andrew, Humberto C. Joca, Guoli Shi, W. Jonathan Lederer, & Christopher W. Ward. (2021). Tubulin acetylation increases cytoskeletal stiffness to regulate mechanotransduction in striated muscle. The Journal of General Physiology. 153(7). 37 indexed citations

Chan, C. Savio, et al.. (2020). Optogenetic activation of muscle contraction in vivo. Connective Tissue Research. 62(1). 15–23. 13 indexed citations

Coleman, Andrew, et al.. (2020). Increased Microtubule Density and Altered Directionality Occur Commensurate with Myofibrillar Malformation in Dystrophic and Aged Skeletal Muscle. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 121a–121a. 1 indexed citations

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Boyman, Liron, Andrew Coleman, Guiling Zhao, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: Transient and permanent opening events. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 666. 31–39. 47 indexed citations

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Ward, Christopher W., et al.. (2019). Loss of Binding between Giant Obscurin and Titin Results in Cardiac Maladaptation. Biophysical Journal. 116(3). 115a–115a. 1 indexed citations

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Ross, Brian, Brian Tenner, Michele L. Markwardt, et al.. (2018). Single-color, ratiometric biosensors for detecting signaling activities in live cells. eLife. 7. 56 indexed citations

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Joca, Humberto C., Andrew Coleman, Christopher W. Ward, & George S.B. Williams. (2018). Quantitative tests reveal that microtubules tune the healthy heart but underlie arrhythmias in pathology. The Journal of Physiology. 598(7). 1327–1338. 9 indexed citations

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Joca, Humberto C., Robert A. Law, Katrina Williams, et al.. (2017). Microtubules tune mechanotransduction through NOX2 and TRPV4 to decrease sclerostin abundance in osteocytes. Science Signaling. 10(506). 81 indexed citations

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Ward, Christopher W., Benjamin L. Prosser, & W. Jonathan Lederer. (2013). Mechanical Stretch-Induced Activation of ROS/RNS Signaling in Striated Muscle. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(6). 929–936. 72 indexed citations

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Chikando, Aristide C., Liron Boyman, Ramzi J. Khairallah, et al.. (2013). ROS and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Dependent Modulation of Calcium Signaling in the Heart. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 361a–361a. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, Christopher W., Benjamin L. Prosser, Maura Greiser, et al.. (2011). A Novel Assay of Mechano-Transduction in Single Muscle Cells. Biophysical Journal. 100(3). 589a–589a. 1 indexed citations

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Iribe, Gentaro, Christopher W. Ward, Patrizia Camelliti, et al.. (2009). Axial Stretch of Rat Single Ventricular Cardiomyocytes Causes an Acute and Transient Increase in Ca ²⁺ Spark Rate. Circulation Research. 104(6). 787–795. 150 indexed citations

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Shtifman, Alexander, Christopher W. Ward, Jianli Wang, Héctor H. Valdivia, & Martin F. Schneider. (2000). Effects of Imperatoxin A on Local Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Release in Frog Skeletal Muscle. Biophysical Journal. 79(2). 814–827. 51 indexed citations

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Williams, J. H., et al.. (1992). Altered mechanical responses of malignant hyperthermic skeletal muscle during repetitive stimulation. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 86(4). 159–165. 1 indexed citations

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