Michael P. Ward

23.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
595 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Michael P. Ward is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael P. Ward has authored 595 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 146 papers in Infectious Diseases and 111 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael P. Ward's work include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (154 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (83 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (75 papers). Michael P. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (154 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (83 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (75 papers). Michael P. Ward collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Michael P. Ward's co-authors include Robert Topel, Navneet K. Dhand, Victoria Brookes, William Butz, Mark Kelman, Tim E. Carpenter, Salome Dürr, Matthew J. Ellington, J. Coelho and Samuel Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Ward

569 papers receiving 14.1k 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.

Multiplex PCR for genes encoding prevalent OXA carbapenemases in Acinetobacter spp.

2006 925 citations Michael P. Ward et al. profile →
Job Mobility and the Careers of Young Men

1992 794 citations Michael P. Ward et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael P. Ward Australia	54	2.9k	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	1.9k	595	14.9k
Kuldeep Dhama India	83	8.6k 3.0×	1.5k 0.6×	5.4k 2.5×	3.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	923	28.6k
Christl A. Donnelly United Kingdom	74	6.7k 2.3×	3.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	3.9k 1.8×	1.4k 0.7×	354	20.1k
Wei Liu China	67	9.6k 3.3×	583 0.2×	5.1k 2.3×	3.4k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k	24.3k
Marius Gilbert Belgium	52	3.8k 1.3×	3.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.3×	753 0.4×	180	15.9k
James O. Lloyd‐Smith United States	45	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	117	9.4k
David M. Morens United States	58	6.9k 2.4×	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	6.7k 3.0×	754 0.4×	170	17.2k
Oliver G. Pybus United Kingdom	79	10.7k 3.7×	2.5k 1.0×	4.8k 2.2×	10.4k 4.7×	4.0k 2.1×	303	27.7k
Neil M. Ferguson United Kingdom	76	8.5k 2.9×	2.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	8.5k 3.8×	1.7k 0.9×	296	25.4k
Mark Woolhouse United Kingdom	68	6.1k 2.1×	4.8k 2.1×	2.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.6×	330	20.6k
Bryan T. Grenfell United States	94	8.4k 2.9×	3.8k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	9.8k 4.4×	6.3k 3.3×	407	38.2k

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Norris, Jacqueline M., et al.. (2025). Emerging human and canine leptospirosis in New South Wales: insights from a One Health geospatial study. PubMed. 4. 100126–100126.

Lee, Rogan, et al.. (2025). Rainfall- and Temperature-Driven Emergence of Neural Angiostrongyliasis in Eastern Australia, 2020–2024. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(1). e150–e158. 1 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2025). The spread of canine rabies in eastern Indonesia and risks to Australia. Microbiology Australia. 46(1). 29–33.

Chen, Xi, Yuanhua Liu, Jiaqi Huang, et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal filtering modeling of hand, foot, and mouth disease: a case study from East China, 2009–2015. Epidemiology and Infection. 153. e61–e61.

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Investigation of landscape risk factors for the recent spread of varroa mite (<i>Varroa destructor</i>) in European honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) colonies in New South Wales, Australia. Geospatial health. 19(1). 3 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Optimization of Screening Strategies for COVID-19: Scoping Review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e44349–e44349. 2 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Serological evidence of exposure of healthy dogs to Leptospira in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal. 102(4). 215–221. 5 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2024). Comparison of Reported Fatalities, Falls and Injuries in Thoroughbred Horse Jumps and Flat Races in the 2022 and 2023 Jumps Race Seasons in Victoria, Australia. Animals. 14(5). 804–804. 2 indexed citations

Norris, Jacqueline M., et al.. (2023). Landscape, Socioeconomic, and Meteorological Risk Factors for Canine Leptospirosis in Urban Sydney (2017–2023): A Spatial and Temporal Study. Veterinary Sciences. 10(12). 697–697. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuanhua, Michael P. Ward, Wei Tu, et al.. (2023). Impacts of sample ratio and size on the performance of random forest model to predict the potential distribution of snail habitats. Geospatial health. 18(2). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Ke, Shi Jin, Xin Liu, et al.. (2022). Early warning signals for Omicron outbreaks in China: A retrospective study. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28341–e28341. 6 indexed citations

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Halasa, Tariq, Jim Young, Michael P. Ward, et al.. (2021). The impact of African swine fever virus on smallholder village pig production: An outbreak investigation in Lao PDR. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68(5). 2897–2908. 23 indexed citations

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Sadler, Rohan J., et al.. (2020). Mycoplasma bovisoutbreak in New Zealand cattle: An assessment of transmission trends using surveillance data. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68(6). 3381–3395. 10 indexed citations

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Xia, Congcong, Yi Hu, Michael P. Ward, et al.. (2019). Identification of high-risk habitats of Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host of schistosoma japonium in the Poyang Lake region, China: A spatial and ecological analysis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(6). e0007386–e0007386. 19 indexed citations

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Beukers, Alicia G., Rahat Zaheer, Shaun R. Cook, et al.. (2018). Comparison of antimicrobial resistance genes in feedlots and urban wastewater.. PubMed. 82(1). 24–38. 9 indexed citations

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Leahy, Michael F., Syed Aqif Mukhtar, Shannon L. Farmer, et al.. (2013). A pragmatic approach to embedding patient blood management in a tertiary hospital. Transfusion. 54(4). 1133–1145. 67 indexed citations

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Mullan, Siobhan, et al.. (2011). Welfare science into practice: a successful case example of working with industry. Animal Welfare. 20(4). 597–601. 7 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Annette M., Jan M. Sargeant, Ian A. Gardner, et al.. (2010). The REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials for livestock and food safety. Journal of Swine Health and Production. 18(1). 18–26. 12 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2007). Airtraq rescues failed fibreoptic intubation.. PubMed. 153(3). 220–220. 1 indexed citations

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Laffan, Shawn W., et al.. (2007). A Geographic Automata System for Modelling Disease Outbreaks. UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney). 1 indexed citations

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