John D. Ward

13.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
76 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

John D. Ward is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Ward has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Neurology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in John D. Ward's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (38 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (17 papers) and Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications (15 papers). John D. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (38 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (17 papers) and Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications (15 papers). John D. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. John D. Ward's co-authors include Sung C. Choi, Harold F. Young, Donald P. Becker, Anthony Marmarou, Richard P. Greenberg, J. Douglas Miller, J. Paul Muizelaar, Anthony Marmarou, Raj K. Narayan and Christos Manes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Diabetes Care and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

John D. Ward

76 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Vascular Risk Factors and Diabetic Neuropathy

2005 966 citations John D. Ward et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Adverse effects of prolonged hyperventilation in patients with severe head injury: a randomized clinical trial

1991 691 citations J. Paul Muizelaar, Anthony Marmarou et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
The outcome from severe head injury with early diagnosis and intensive management

1977 644 citations Donald P. Becker, John D. Ward et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma

1981 607 citations Donald P. Becker, John D. Ward et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Significance of intracranial hypertension in severe head injury

1977 571 citations Donald P. Becker, John D. Ward et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
Impact of ICP instability and hypotension on outcome in patients with severe head trauma

1991 553 citations Anthony Marmarou, John D. Ward et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2014 345 citations Brett E. Skolnick, Andrew I.R. Maas et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Dynamic Foot Pressure and Other Studies as Diagnostic and Management Aids in Diabetic Neuropathy

1983 342 citations Andrew J.M. Boulton, John D. Ward et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
John D. Ward	6.4k	2.2k	2.1k	1.9k	1.3k	76	9.4k
Robert C. Tasker	3.8k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	293	9.2k
Jack E. Wilberger	6.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.8×	78	9.8k
Ralph G. Dacey	5.4k 0.8×	548 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	227	9.2k
David O. Okonkwo	4.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	3.3k 2.6×	345	10.6k
Joseph C. Maroon	4.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	5.2k 2.4×	759 0.4×	4.2k 3.2×	248	12.8k
Nino Stocchetti	8.3k 1.3×	3.7k 1.7×	4.3k 2.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	214	12.0k
Andrés M. Rubiano	4.5k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	861 0.4×	964 0.7×	146	7.7k
Michael N. Diringer	11.6k 1.8×	1.1k 0.5×	5.5k 2.6×	1.4k 0.7×	890 0.7×	207	14.9k
Mauro Oddo	5.0k 0.8×	4.9k 2.2×	3.1k 1.5×	865 0.4×	745 0.6×	200	9.8k
Thomas Kossmann	4.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	875 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	124	8.9k

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Skolnick, Brett E., Andrew I.R. Maas, Raj K. Narayan, et al.. (2014). A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(26). 2467–2476. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

Watson, Joseph C., Gary Tye, & John D. Ward. (2013). Delayed Repair of Myelomeningoceles. World Neurosurgery. 81(2). 428–430. 12 indexed citations

Mann, Nirmal S. & John D. Ward. (2010). Acute pancreatitis associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Systematic evaluation of 99,483 procedures with qualitative meta-analysis. 17(1). 25–33. 2 indexed citations

Krach, Linda E., Robert L. Kriel, Richard Gilmartin, et al.. (2005). GMFM 1 year after continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion. Pediatric Rehabilitation. 8(3). 207–213. 39 indexed citations

Krach, Linda E., Robert L. Kriel, Richard Gilmartin, et al.. (2004). Hip status in cerebral palsy after one year of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion. Pediatric Neurology. 30(3). 163–168. 37 indexed citations

Broaddus, William C., Kathryn L. Holloway, Charles Winters, et al.. (2002). Titanium miniplates or stainless steel wire for cranial fixation: a prospective randomized comparison. Journal of neurosurgery. 96(2). 244–247. 39 indexed citations

Ritter, Ann M., et al.. (2000). Central nervous system leiomyosarcoma in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Journal of neurosurgery. 92(4). 688–692. 40 indexed citations

Marmarou, Anthony, Panos P. Fatouros, Pál Barzó, et al.. (2000). Contribution of edema and cerebral blood volume to traumatic brain swelling in head-injured patients. Journal of neurosurgery. 93(2). 183–193. 222 indexed citations

Gibbs, John W., et al.. (1998). Physiological analysis of Rasmussen's encephalitis: patch clamp recordings of altered inhibitory neurotransmitter function in resected frontal cortical tissue. Epilepsy Research. 31(1). 13–27. 10 indexed citations

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Bullock, Ross, Alois Zauner, John J. Woodward, et al.. (1998). Factors affecting excitatory amino acid release following severe human head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 89(4). 507–518. 406 indexed citations

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Blakemore, Alexandra I. F., Angela Cox, Ana-Maria González, et al.. (1996). Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist allele (ILIRN*2) associated with nephropathy in diabetes mellitus. Human Genetics. 97(3). 369–374. 126 indexed citations

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Marmarou, Anthony, Kuniaki Bandoh, Masaaki Yoshihara, et al.. (1996). Posttraumatic ventriculomegaly: hydrocephalus or atrophy? A new approach for diagnosis using CSF dynamics. Journal of neurosurgery. 85(6). 1026–1035. 127 indexed citations

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Myseros, John S., et al.. (1994). Atlantooccipital Subluxation in a Neonate with Down’s Syndrome. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 21(1). 55–58. 6 indexed citations

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Ward, John D.. (1994). Pediatric Head Injury: A Further Experience. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 20(3). 183–185. 12 indexed citations

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Marmarou, Anthony, et al.. (1993). Effect of continuous rotational therapy on intracranial pressure in the severely brain-injured patient. Critical Care Medicine. 21(7). 1005–1011. 7 indexed citations

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Muizelaar, J. Paul, Anthony Marmarou, John D. Ward, et al.. (1991). Adverse effects of prolonged hyperventilation in patients with severe head injury: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of neurosurgery. 75(5). 731–739. 691 indexed citations breakdown →

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Muizelaar, J. Paul, John D. Ward, Anthony Marmarou, Pauline G. Newlon, & Akihiko Wachi. (1989). Cerebral blood flow and metabolism in severely head-injured children. Journal of neurosurgery. 71(1). 72–76. 168 indexed citations

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Sosenko, Jay M., Andrew J.M. Boulton, Maria T. Gadia, John D. Ward, & Jay S. Skyler. (1988). The association between symptomatic sensory neuropathy and body stature in diabetic patients. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 4(2). 95–98. 15 indexed citations

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Maset, Angelo L., Anthony Marmarou, John D. Ward, et al.. (1987). Pressure-volume index in head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 67(6). 832–840. 105 indexed citations

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Alberico, Anthony, John D. Ward, Sung C. Choi, Anthony Marmarou, & Harold F. Young. (1987). Outcome after severe head injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 67(5). 648–656. 244 indexed citations

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