Kirsten Ward

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kirsten Ward is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirsten Ward has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Kirsten Ward's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers). Kirsten Ward is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers). Kirsten Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Denmark. Kirsten Ward's co-authors include Margaret Burke, Fiona Taylor, Shah Ebrahim, George Davey Smith, Ana Filipa Macedo, Hawkins Gay, Theresa HM Moore, Mark D. Huffman, Andrew D Beswick and Karen Rees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Kirsten Ward

20 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

2013 1.3k citations Fiona Taylor, Mark D. Huffman et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirsten Ward United Kingdom	15	899	501	484	470	452	20	2.6k
Giovannella Baggio Italy	37	800 0.9×	529 1.1×	687 1.4×	405 0.9×	279 0.6×	108	4.1k
Kelly Cho United States	26	435 0.5×	419 0.8×	546 1.1×	373 0.8×	252 0.6×	137	2.9k
Emil Hagström Sweden	37	824 0.9×	460 0.9×	1.4k 3.0×	282 0.6×	238 0.5×	119	4.1k
Jeannie K. Lee United States	20	607 0.7×	525 1.0×	589 1.2×	172 0.4×	387 0.9×	68	3.1k
Diane K. Wysowski United States	31	371 0.4×	844 1.7×	496 1.0×	338 0.7×	287 0.6×	49	3.8k
Andrew M. Tershakovec United States	31	1.4k 1.6×	572 1.1×	381 0.8×	617 1.3×	550 1.2×	115	2.8k
Andrew D. Shore United States	33	1.3k 1.5×	236 0.5×	376 0.8×	302 0.6×	174 0.4×	79	4.0k
Tina Shah United States	27	624 0.7×	389 0.8×	1.2k 2.5×	250 0.5×	176 0.4×	70	3.3k
Christopher Ll. Morgan United Kingdom	32	435 0.5×	1.4k 2.7×	346 0.7×	290 0.6×	203 0.4×	80	3.4k
Per Damkier Denmark	34	669 0.7×	417 0.8×	259 0.5×	655 1.4×	88 0.2×	182	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kirsten Ward

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirsten Ward

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jarrar, Zakariya, Kirsten Ward, Massimo Mangino, et al.. (2018). Definitive Zygosity Scores in the Peas in the Pod Questionnaire is a Sensitive and Accurate Assessment of the Zygosity of Adult Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 21(2). 146–154. 12 indexed citations

Bell, Christopher G., Fei Gao, Yuan Wei, et al.. (2017). Obligatory and facilitative allelic variation in the DNA methylome within common disease-associated loci. Nature Communications. 9(1). 8–8. 127 indexed citations

Vidaki, Athina, Elena Carnero‐Montoro, Arwin Ralf, et al.. (2017). Epigenetic discrimination of identical twins from blood under the forensic scenario. Forensic Science International Genetics. 31. 67–80. 35 indexed citations

Fabiane, Stella M., Kirsten Ward, James C. Iatridis, & Frances M. K. Williams. (2016). Does type 2 diabetes mellitus promote intervertebral disc degeneration?. European Spine Journal. 25(9). 2716–2720. 34 indexed citations

Bell, Christopher G., Yudong Xia, Wei Yuan, et al.. (2016). Novel regional age-associated DNA methylation changes within human common disease-associated loci. Genome biology. 17(1). 193–193. 28 indexed citations

Livshits, Gregory, Fei Gao, Ida Malkin, et al.. (2016). Contribution of Heritability and Epigenetic Factors to Skeletal Muscle Mass Variation in United Kingdom Twins. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(6). 2450–2459. 35 indexed citations

Willemsen, Gonneke, Kirsten Ward, Christopher G. Bell, et al.. (2015). The Concordance and Heritability of Type 2 Diabetes in 34,166 Twin Pairs From International Twin Registers: The Discordant Twin (DISCOTWIN) Consortium. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 18(6). 762–771. 116 indexed citations

Rees, Karen, M Dyakova, Nicola Wilson, et al.. (2013). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 84 indexed citations

Taylor, Fiona, Mark D. Huffman, Ana Filipa Macedo, et al.. (2013). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021(9). CD004816–CD004816. 1313 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heyn, Holger, Francisco J. Carmona, Antonio Gómez, et al.. (2012). DNA methylation profiling in breast cancer discordant identical twins identifies DOK7 as novel epigenetic biomarker. Carcinogenesis. 34(1). 102–108. 119 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah, Fiona Taylor, Kirsten Ward, et al.. (2011). Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013(2). CD001561–CD001561. 322 indexed citations

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Turan, Sevgi, et al.. (2009). Evaluating the role of tutors in problem-based learning sessions. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 1(1). 5–8. 6 indexed citations

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Taylor, Fiona, Kirsten Ward, Melissa L. Burke, et al.. (2009). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: caution required. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 63(Suppl 2). 85–85. 2 indexed citations

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Park, Min Hae, Sanjay Kinra, Kirsten Ward, Billy White, & Russell Viner. (2009). Metformin for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Diabetes Care. 32(9). 1743–1745. 122 indexed citations

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Benzinou, Michael, Jean-Claude Chèvre, Kirsten Ward, et al.. (2008). Endocannabinoid receptor 1 gene variations increase risk for obesity and modulate body mass index in European populations. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(13). 1916–1921. 87 indexed citations

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Brunner, Eric J., Karen Rees, Kirsten Ward, Margaret Burke, & Margaret Thorogood. (2007). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002128–CD002128. 90 indexed citations

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Chandak, Giriraj R., Kirsten Ward, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, et al.. (2006). Triglyceride associated polymorphisms of the APOA5gene have very different allele frequencies in Pune, India compared to Europeans. BMC Medical Genetics. 7(1). 76–76. 44 indexed citations

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Elçin, Melih, et al.. (2006). The first medical humanities programme in Turkey. Medical Education. 40(3). 278–282. 8 indexed citations

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Ward, Kirsten, Sian Ellard, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, et al.. (2006). Allelic drop-out may occur with a primer binding site polymorphism for the commonly used RFLP assay for the -1131T>C polymorphism of the Apolipoprotein AV gene. Lipids in Health and Disease. 5(1). 11–11. 10 indexed citations

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Ward, Kirsten, et al.. (2003). Genetic variants in Apolipoprotein AV alter triglyceride concentrations in pregnancy.. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2(1). 9–9. 15 indexed citations

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