David Ward

9.2k total citations
218 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

David Ward is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ward has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 90 papers in Ecology and 72 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David Ward's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (133 papers), Plant and animal studies (52 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (26 papers). David Ward is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (133 papers), Plant and animal studies (52 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (26 papers). David Ward collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Israel and United States. David Ward's co-authors include Kerstin Wiegand, David Saltz, Sergei Volis, Christoph A. Rohner, Samuel Mendlinger, Tineke Kraaij, Florian Jeltsch, Katrin Meyer, Stephan Getzin and Zuzana Münzbergová and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Ward

212 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Ward South Africa 48 3.5k 2.5k 2.0k 1.8k 1.6k 218 6.8k
S. McIntyre Australia 42 5.5k 1.6× 3.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 107 8.8k
Robin J. Pakeman United Kingdom 46 4.1k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 215 7.0k
Brian J. Wilsey United States 40 4.1k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 107 6.9k
Amy J. Symstad United States 22 4.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 50 7.8k
William D. Stock Australia 41 3.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 124 6.9k
Anke Jentsch Germany 46 3.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 3.5k 1.9× 2.2k 1.3× 182 8.2k
Suzanne M. Prober Australia 38 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.0× 939 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 162 5.7k
Marcelo Cabido Argentina 46 6.7k 1.9× 3.2k 1.3× 3.8k 1.9× 2.9k 1.6× 2.7k 1.7× 118 10.1k
Norbert Hölzel Germany 42 2.9k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 158 5.6k
Shahid Naeem United States 16 4.9k 1.4× 3.7k 1.5× 2.6k 1.3× 3.0k 1.7× 2.2k 1.4× 25 9.7k

Countries citing papers authored by David Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David 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 David Ward. David 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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Mong, Tony W., et al.. (2025). Predator activity and scent cues influence white-tailed deer behavior in a multi-predator landscape. Behavioral Ecology. 36(5). 2 indexed citations
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Ward, David, Kevin Kirkman, & Craig Morris. (2023). Long‐term subtropical grassland plots take a long time to change: Replacement is more important than richness differences for beta diversity. Ecology and Evolution. 13(6). 6 indexed citations
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Ward, David, et al.. (2023). Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 41(2). 117–124. 4 indexed citations
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Ward, David, et al.. (2022). Changes in white oak (Quercus alba) phytochemistry in response to periodical cicadas: Before, during, and after an emergence. Ecology and Evolution. 12(4). e8839–e8839. 3 indexed citations
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Ward, David, et al.. (2022). Reinvasion of Native Invasive Trees After a Tree-Thinning Experiment in an African Savanna. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 81. 69–77. 7 indexed citations
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Chivenge, Pauline, et al.. (2021). Soil organic carbon and nitrogen in soil physical fractions in woody encroached grassland in South African savannas. Soil Research. 59(6). 595–608. 5 indexed citations
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Ward, David, et al.. (2021). The effects of tree canopies on invasive Lantana camara: a follow-up study 18 years later. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 38(4). 291–295. 4 indexed citations
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Tsvuura, Zivanai & David Ward. (2021). Does a reciprocal transplant experiment of neighboring Vachellia karroo populations demonstrate local adaptation?. South African Journal of Botany. 144. 316–324. 2 indexed citations
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Ward, David, Kevin Kirkman, Zivanai Tsvuura, Craig Morris, & Richard W.S. Fynn. (2020). Are there common assembly rules for different grasslands? Comparisons of long‐term data from a subtropical grassland with temperate grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science. 31(5). 780–791. 18 indexed citations
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Bello, Francesco de, Enrique Valencia, David Ward, & Lauren M. Hallett. (2020). Why westillneed permanent plots for vegetation science. Journal of Vegetation Science. 31(5). 679–685. 29 indexed citations
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Ward, David. (2020). Shade is the most important factor limiting growth of a woody range expander. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0242003–e0242003. 6 indexed citations
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Ward, David, Kevin Kirkman, & Zivanai Tsvuura. (2017). An African grassland responds similarly to long-term fertilization to the Park Grass experiment. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177208–e0177208. 31 indexed citations
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Sankaran, Mahesh, David Ward, Aristides Moustakas, Kerstin Wiegand, & Katrin Meyer. (2010). Learning new tricks from old trees: revisiting the savanna question. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations
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Mbatha, Khanyisile R. & David Ward. (2010). Effects of herbivore exclosures on variation in quality and quantity of plants among management and habitat types in a semiarid savanna. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 27(1). 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Saltz, David, et al.. (2006). Signal selection in a desert lily, Pancratium sickenbergeri. Evolutionary ecology research. 8(8). 1461–1474. 2 indexed citations

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