Robert W. Ward

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Ward is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Ward has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Ward's work include Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (8 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (8 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers). Robert W. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (8 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (8 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers). Robert W. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Robert W. Ward's co-authors include David G. Smith, Les Ebdon, Steve J. Hill, David Haigh, Brian P. Slingsby, Darren A.E. Cross, Ainsley A. Culbert, Vincent Bordas, Jason Witherington and David Mills and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Ward

65 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Selective small molecule inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3 modulate glycogen metabolism and gene transcription

2000 771 citations Matthew P. Coghlan, Ainsley A. Culbert et al. Chemistry & Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Ward United Kingdom	18	999	573	231	168	164	69	2.2k
Anna María Marini Italy	33	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	83 0.4×	279 1.7×	208 1.3×	177	3.7k
David A. Keire United States	30	1.3k 1.3×	232 0.4×	185 0.8×	378 2.3×	162 1.0×	126	2.8k
Michał Woźniak Poland	30	1.3k 1.3×	462 0.8×	52 0.2×	97 0.6×	232 1.4×	147	3.4k
Graham E. Jackson South Africa	23	406 0.4×	384 0.7×	55 0.2×	124 0.7×	356 2.2×	134	1.8k
Michael Wagner Germany	30	936 0.9×	757 1.3×	31 0.1×	144 0.9×	166 1.0×	117	2.6k
David R. Taylor United Kingdom	30	1.5k 1.5×	264 0.5×	192 0.8×	83 0.5×	124 0.8×	136	2.9k
Pramod C. Nair Australia	19	1.2k 1.2×	434 0.8×	54 0.2×	129 0.8×	276 1.7×	47	2.6k
Giuseppe Caliendo Italy	31	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	56 0.2×	406 2.4×	101 0.6×	167	3.6k
Kiyoshi Tsuji United States	29	1.0k 1.0×	263 0.5×	271 1.2×	177 1.1×	117 0.7×	115	3.2k
Ray Bakhtiar United States	32	944 0.9×	245 0.4×	327 1.4×	102 0.6×	264 1.6×	101	2.9k

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Williams, Hywel D., et al.. (2010). A liquid chromatography method for quantifying caffeine dissolution from pharmaceutical formulations into colloidal, fat-rich media. Journal of Chromatography B. 878(21). 1739–1745. 8 indexed citations

Williams, Hywel D., et al.. (2009). The extended release properties of HPMC matrices in the presence of dietary sugars. Journal of Controlled Release. 138(3). 251–259. 41 indexed citations

Witherington, Jason, Benjamin R. Bellenie, David K. Dean, et al.. (2008). Aryl sulphonyl amides as potent agonists of the growth hormone secretagogue (ghrelin) receptor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(3). 684–687. 2 indexed citations

Ward, Robert W.. (2004). Options and options trading : a simplified course that takes you from coin tosses to Black-Scholes. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Witherington, Jason, Vincent Bordas, Alessandra Gaiba, et al.. (2003). 6-Aryl-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines: potent inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(18). 3055–3057. 103 indexed citations

Sammes, Peter G., et al.. (2001). Steric acceleration of an uncatalysed ene reaction at room temperature. Chemical Communications. 2062–2063. 10 indexed citations

Chan, Wai N., Michael S. Hadley, John D. Harling, et al.. (2000). Evaluation of a Series of Anticonvulsant 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolinyl-benzamides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 8(8). 2085–2094. 8 indexed citations

Coghlan, Matthew P., Ainsley A. Culbert, Darren A.E. Cross, et al.. (2000). Selective small molecule inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3 modulate glycogen metabolism and gene transcription. Chemistry & Biology. 7(10). 793–803. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, David G., Andrew D. Gribble, David Haigh, et al.. (1999). The inhibition of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) protease by hydroxylamine derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(21). 3137–3142. 14 indexed citations

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Sennitt, Matthew V., Alberto J. Kaumann, Peter Molenaar, et al.. (1998). The contribution of classical (beta1/2-) and atypical beta-adrenoceptors to the stimulation of human white adipocyte lipolysis and right atrial appendage contraction by novel beta3-adrenoceptor agonists of differing selectivities.. PubMed. 285(3). 1084–95. 53 indexed citations

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Chan, Wai N., Michael S. Hadley, John D. Harling, et al.. (1998). Identification of a series of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl- benzamides with potential anticonvulsant activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(20). 2903–2906. 12 indexed citations

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Myers, Kevin J., Robert W. Ward, & André Bakker. (1997). A Digital Particle Image Velocimetry Investigation of Flow Field Instabilities of Axial-Flow Impellers. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 119(3). 623–632. 51 indexed citations

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Ebdon, Les, et al.. (1988). Coupled chromatography-atomic spectrometry for arsenic speciation—a comparative study. The Analyst. 113(8). 1159–1165. 61 indexed citations

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Ebdon, Les, Steve J. Hill, & Robert W. Ward. (1987). Directly coupled chromatography-atomic spectroscopy. Part 2. Directly coupled liquid chromatography-atomic spectroscopy. A review. The Analyst. 112(1). 1–1. 80 indexed citations

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Clayman, B. P., B. Farnworth, & Robert W. Ward. (1978). Far infrared single crystal study of p-diiodobenzene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(11). 4930–4932. 5 indexed citations

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Barltrop, J. A., A. C. Day, & Robert W. Ward. (1978). Phototransposition of 2-cyanopyrroles: evidence for the intermediacy of 5-azabicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-enes. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 131–131. 9 indexed citations

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Ward, Robert W. & B. P. Clayman. (1974). Molecular Model Calculations of Pair–Modes in Alkali Halides. Canadian Journal of Physics. 52(16). 1492–1501. 7 indexed citations

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Ward, Robert W. & B. P. Clayman. (1974). Observation of electronic transitions in the far-infrared absorption spectrum of CaF₂:Er³⁺. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 7(16). L322–L324. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, Robert W., B. P. Clayman, & S. S. Jaswal. (1974). A pair-mode in the far infrared absorption spectrum of KI:Cl-. Solid State Communications. 14(12). 1335–1337. 7 indexed citations

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Ward, Robert W. & T. Timusk. (1972). Impurity-Induced Far-Infrared Absorption in KBr and KCl. Physical review. B, Solid state. 5(6). 2351–2359. 22 indexed citations

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