Shane Ward

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Shane Ward is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Shane Ward has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Shane Ward's work include Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics (21 papers), Forest Biomass Utilization and Management (17 papers) and Food Supply Chain Traceability (13 papers). Shane Ward is often cited by papers focused on Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics (21 papers), Forest Biomass Utilization and Management (17 papers) and Food Supply Chain Traceability (13 papers). Shane Ward collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Italy. Shane Ward's co-authors include Philip Owende, Kevin McDonnell, Nicholas M. Holden, Francis Butler, P. B. McNulty, Raffaele Spinelli, Enda Cummins, Úrsula Gonzales-Barrón, Marie E. Kirby and Michael K. Theodorou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Shane Ward

116 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Evaluation of energy efficiency of various biogas production and utilization pathways

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Shane Ward	579	552	491	470	445	124	3.3k
Tom L. Richard	400 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	391 0.8×	246 0.5×	544 1.2×	192	5.8k
David Styles	909 1.6×	576 1.0×	146 0.3×	382 0.8×	965 2.2×	130	5.0k
Per‐Anders Hansson	224 0.4×	635 1.2×	178 0.4×	682 1.5×	841 1.9×	100	3.1k
Carles M. Gasol	457 0.8×	540 1.0×	171 0.3×	167 0.4×	330 0.7×	49	2.9k
Andrea Colantoni	225 0.4×	552 1.0×	340 0.7×	144 0.3×	224 0.5×	159	3.8k
Antonio Messineo	576 1.0×	1.0k 1.8×	768 1.6×	147 0.3×	115 0.3×	97	3.1k
C. Igathinathane	161 0.3×	943 1.7×	671 1.4×	302 0.6×	291 0.7×	133	3.0k
Luís Arroja	544 0.9×	344 0.6×	120 0.2×	280 0.6×	684 1.5×	87	3.0k
Kevin McDonnell	197 0.3×	1.4k 2.6×	427 0.9×	338 0.7×	161 0.4×	142	3.6k
Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen	196 0.3×	289 0.5×	760 1.5×	415 0.9×	583 1.3×	156	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Shane Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shane Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shane Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shane Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shane 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 Shane Ward. Shane Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Hoverd, Eleanor, Sophie Staniszewska, Jeremy Dale, et al.. (2025). Understanding Inclusion and Participation of People From Black African Diaspora Communities in Health and Care Research: A Realist Review. Health Expectations. 28(3). e70298–e70298.

Hoverd, Eleanor, Ify Sargeant, Shane Ward, et al.. (2024). Understanding the inclusion and participation of adults from Black African Diaspora Communities (BAFDC) in health and care research in the UK: a realist review protocol. BMJ Open. 14(3). e082564–e082564. 1 indexed citations

Ward, Shane, et al.. (2023). From Lab to Field: An Empirical Study on the Generalization of Convolutional Neural Networks towards Crop Disease Detection. European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research. 8(2). 33–40. 6 indexed citations

Costa, Tamíris Pacheco da, James B. Gillespie, Xavier Cama-Moncunill, et al.. (2022). A Systematic Review of Real-Time Monitoring Technologies and Its Potential Application to Reduce Food Loss and Waste: Key Elements of Food Supply Chains and IoT Technologies. Sustainability. 15(1). 614–614. 60 indexed citations

Huang, Iona Yuelu, et al.. (2021). Creating sustainable value through food waste management: does retail customer value proposition matter?. British Food Journal. 124(10). 3201–3219. 5 indexed citations

Holden, Nicholas M., et al.. (2013). The Effects of Peripheral Canopy on DGPS Performance on Forest Roads. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 12(1). 4 indexed citations

Ward, Shane, et al.. (2013). Monitoring environmental parameters in poultry production facilities. Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin). 258. 278–282. 18 indexed citations

Connolly, John, Nicholas M. Holden, John Connolly, et al.. (2011). Detecting recent disturbance on Montane blanket bogs in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland using the MODIS enhanced vegetation index. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 32(9). 2377–2393. 17 indexed citations

Connolly, J.P., Nigel T. Roulet, Jonathan Seaquist, et al.. (2009). Using MODIS derived fPAR with ground based flux tower measurements to derive the light use efficiency for two Canadian peatlands. Carleton University's Institutional Repository (MacOdrum Library, Carleton University). 26 indexed citations

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Gonzales-Barrón, Úrsula, Francis Butler, Kevin McDonnell, & Shane Ward. (2009). The end of the identity crisis? Advances in biometric markers for animal identification.. 62(3). 204–208. 14 indexed citations

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Holden, Nicholas M., et al.. (2007). Microwave Dielectric Properties of Horticultural Peat Products. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 12 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ultan, et al.. (2006). Electronic Tracking and Tracing in Food and Feed Traceability. Logforum. 2(2). 1–17. 7 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Kevin, et al.. (2005). A Light-Meter Method for Assessment of Blind Areas in Operator Field of View. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 11(3). 373–377. 1 indexed citations

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Cummins, Enda, Kevin McDonnell, & Shane Ward. (2005). Dispersion modelling and measurement of emissions from the co-combustion of meat and bone meal with peat in a fluidised bed. Bioresource Technology. 97(7). 903–913. 26 indexed citations

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Cummins, Enda, et al.. (2002). BSE: Risk, Uncertainty, and Policy Change. University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester). 13(1). 7. 1 indexed citations

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Martin, Aisling, et al.. (2001). Designation of timber extraction routes in a gis using road maintenance cost data. Forest Products Journal. 51(10). 32–38. 20 indexed citations

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Owende, Philip, et al.. (2000). A Timber Extraction Method Based On Pavement Serviceability and Forest Inventory Data. Forest Science. 46(1). 76–85. 5 indexed citations

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Dowley, L. J., et al.. (2000). The effect of air assistance on spray deposition and biological effect in the control of Phytophthora infestans in potatoes.. Aspects of applied biology. 57(57). 243–249. 4 indexed citations

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Martin, Aisling, Philip Owende, M.J. O’Mahony, & Shane Ward. (1999). Estimation of the Serviceability of Forest Access Roads. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 10(2). 10 indexed citations

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Holden, Nicholas M. & Shane Ward. (1997). The physical properties of stockpiled milled peat from midland production bogs.. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research. 36(2). 205–218. 8 indexed citations

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