Ward Ortmann

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Ward Ortmann is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ward Ortmann has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Immunology, 25 papers in Rheumatology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ward Ortmann's work include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (23 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (17 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (8 papers). Ward Ortmann is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (23 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (17 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (8 papers). Ward Ortmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Spain. Ward Ortmann's co-authors include Timothy W. Behrens, Peter K. Gregersen, Emily C. Baechler, Patrick M. Gaffney, Karl J. Espe, Franak Batliwalla, Katherine B. Shark, George Karypis, Vivek Kapur and William J. Grande and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Ward Ortmann

39 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Interferon-inducible gene expression signature in peripheral blood cells of patients with severe lupus

2003 1.7k citations Emily C. Baechler, Franak Batliwalla et al. profile →
A common haplotype of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) regulates splicing and expression and is associated with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus

2006 502 citations Robert Graham, Sergey V. Kozyrev et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cell-type-specific cis-eQTLs in eight human brain cell types identify novel risk genes for psychiatric and neurological disorders 2022 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Julien Bryois, Daniela Calini, Will Macnair, Lynette C. Foo, Eduard Urich, Ward Ortmann, Victor A. Iglesias, Suresh Selvaraj, Erik Nutma, Manuel Marzin, Sandra Amor, Anna Williams, Gonçalo Castelo‐Branco, Vilas Menon, Philip L. De Jager, Dheeraj Malhotra	106
2	Fc receptor-like 5 and anti-CD20 treatment response in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis 2020 ·JCI Insight ·Kasia Owczarczyk, Matthew D. Cascino, Cécile Holweg, Gaik W. Tew, Ward Ortmann, Timothy W. Behrens, Thomas H. Schindler, Carol A. Langford, E. William St. Clair, Peter A. Merkel, Robert Spiera, Philip Seo, Cees G. M. Kallenberg, Ulrich Specks, Noha Lim, John H. Stone, Paul Brunetta, Marco Prunotto	9
3	Previously reported placebo-response-associated variants do not predict patient outcomes in inflammatory disease Phase III trial placebo arms 2018 ·Genes and Immunity ·Asher Haug-Baltzell, Tushar Bhangale, Diana Chang, Amy Dressen, Brian L. Yaspan, Ward Ortmann, Matthew J. Brauer, Julie Hunkapiller, Jens Reeder, Kiran Mukhyala, Karen T. Cuenco, Jennifer Tom, (unknown), Jan Vogel, William F. Forrest, Timothy W. Behrens, Robert Graham, Arthur Wüster	2
4	Common variants at PVT1, ATG13–AMBRA1, AHI1 and CLEC16A are associated with selective IgA deficiency 2016 ·Nature Genetics ·Paola G. Bronson, Diana Chang, Tushar Bhangale, Michael F. Seldin, Ward Ortmann, Ricardo C. Ferreira, Elena Urcelay, Luis Fernández-Pereira, Javier Martı́n, Alessandro Plebani, Vassilios Lougaris, Vanda Friman, Tomáš Freiberger, Jiří Litzman, Vojtěch Thon, Qiang Pan‐Hammarström, Lennart Hammarström, Robert Graham, Timothy W. Behrens	48
5	The genetics of type I interferon in systemic lupus erythematosus 2012 ·Current Opinion in Immunology ·Paola G. Bronson, Christina Chaivorapol, Ward Ortmann, Timothy W. Behrens, Robert Graham	86
6	High-Density SNP Mapping of the HLA Region Identifies Multiple Independent Susceptibility Loci Associated with Selective IgA Deficiency 2012 ·PLoS Genetics ·Ricardo C. Ferreira, Qiang Pan‐Hammarström, Robert Graham, Gumersindo Fontán, Annette T. Lee, Ward Ortmann, Ning Wang, Elena Urcelay, Miguel Fernández‐Arquero, (unknown), Guðmundur H. Jörgensen, Björn R. Lúdvíksson, Sinikka Koskinen, Katri Haimila, Leonid Padyukov, Peter K. Gregersen, Lennart Hammarström, Timothy W. Behrens	43
7	Differential Genetic Associations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Anti–dsDNA Autoantibody Production 2011 ·PLoS Genetics ·Sharon A. Chung, Robert P. Kimberly, Robert Graham, Joanne Nititham, Annette T. Lee, Ward Ortmann, Chaim O. Jacob, Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme, Betty P. Tsao, John B. Harley, Patrick M. Gaffney, Kathy L. Moser, (unknown), Michelle Petri, F. Yesim Demirci, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Susan Manzi, Peter K. Gregersen, Carl D. Langefeld, Timothy W. Behrens, Lindsey A. Criswell	157
8	Association of IFIH1 and other autoimmunity risk alleles with selective IgA deficiency 2010 ·Nature Genetics ·Ricardo C. Ferreira, Qiang Pan‐Hammarström, Robert Graham, Vesela Gateva, Gumersindo Fontán, Annette T. Lee, Ward Ortmann, Elena Urcelay, Miguel Fernández‐Arquero, (unknown), Guðmundur H. Jörgensen, Björn R. Lúdvíksson, Sinikka Koskinen, Katri Haimila, Hilary Clark, Lars Klareskog, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens, Lennart Hammarström	111
9	Clinical and biological data integration for biomarker discovery 2010 ·Drug Discovery Today ·Marco D. Sorani, Ward Ortmann, (unknown), Timothy W. Behrens	11
10	Review of recent genome‐wide association scans in lupus 2009 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·Robert Graham, Geoffrey Hom, Ward Ortmann, Timothy W. Behrens	98
11	Multiple polymorphisms in the TNFAIP3 region are independently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus 2008 ·Nature Genetics ·Stacy L. Musone, Kimberly E. Taylor, Timothy T. Lu, Joanne Nititham, Ricardo C. Ferreira, Ward Ortmann, Nataliya Tovbis Shifrin, Michelle Petri, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Susan Manzi, Michael F. Seldin, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens, Averil Ma, Pui–Yan Kwok, Lindsey A. Criswell	332
12	Specificity of the STAT4 Genetic Association for Severe Disease Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 2008 ·PLoS Genetics ·Kimberly E. Taylor, Elaine F. Remmers, Annette T. Lee, Ward Ortmann, Robert M. Plenge, Chao Tian, Sharon A. Chung, Joanne Nititham, Geoffrey Hom, Amy Kao, F. Yesim Demirci, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Michelle Petri, Susan Manzi, Daniel L. Kastner, Michael F. Seldin, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens, Lindsey A. Criswell	151
13	An Interferon Signature in the Peripheral Blood of Dermatomyositis Patients is Associated with Disease Activity 2007 ·Molecular Medicine ·Emily C. Baechler, Jason W. Bauer, (unknown), Ward Ortmann, Karl J. Espe, Jill Novitzke, Steven R. Ytterberg, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens, Ann M. Reed	232
14	A common haplotype of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) regulates splicing and expression and is associated with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus breakdown → 2006 ·Nature Genetics ·Robert Graham, Sergey V. Kozyrev, Emily C. Baechler, Mitsu Reddy, Robert M. Plenge, Jason W. Bauer, Ward Ortmann, Thearith Koeuth, (unknown), (unknown), Bernardo A. Pons‐Estel, Michelle Petri, Mark J. Daly, Peter K. Gregersen, Javier Martı́n, David Altshuler, Timothy W. Behrens, Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme	502
15	Elevated Serum Levels of Interferon-Regulated Chemokines Are Biomarkers for Active Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 2006 ·PLoS Medicine ·Jason W. Bauer, Emily C. Baechler, Michelle Petri, Franak Batliwalla, (unknown), Ward Ortmann, Karl J. Espe, Wentian Li, Dhavalkumar D. Patel, Peter K. Gregersen, Timothy W. Behrens	245
16	A distinct inflammatory gene expression profile in patients with psoriatic arthritis 2006 ·Genes and Immunity ·Angela K. Stoeckman, (unknown), Ward Ortmann, Timothy W. Behrens, Clement J. Michet, Erik Peterson	32
17	Expression levels for many genes in human peripheral blood cells are highly sensitive to ex vivo incubation 2004 ·Genes and Immunity ·Emily C. Baechler, Franak Batliwalla, George Karypis, Patrick M. Gaffney, K L Moser, Ward Ortmann, Karl J. Espe, Shankar Balasubramanian, (unknown), (unknown), A. B. Begovich, (unknown), (unknown), Timothy W. Behrens	121
18	Fine mapping chromosome 16q12 in a collection of 231 systemic lupus erythematosus sibpair and multiplex families 2004 ·Genes and Immunity ·(unknown), Carl D. Langefeld, Adrienne H. Williams, Ward Ortmann, Robert Graham, (unknown), Scott Selby, Patrick M. Gaffney, Timothy W. Behrens, K L Moser	6
19	Genetic linkage and transmission disequilibrium of marker haplotypes at chromosome 1q41 in human systemic lupus erythematosus 2001 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Robert Graham, Carl D. Langefeld, Patrick M. Gaffney, Ward Ortmann, Scott Selby, Emily C. Baechler, Katherine B. Shark, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), W. Mark Brown, Sherine E. Gabriel, Ronald P. Messner, Richard A. King, Pavel Hořák, James T. Elder, Philip E. Stuart, Stephen S. Rich, Timothy W. Behrens	32
20	Genome Screening in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from a Second Minnesota Cohort and Combined Analyses of 187 Sib-Pair Families 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Patrick M. Gaffney, Ward Ortmann, Scott Selby, Katherine B. Shark, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael E. Miller, Grainne Kearns, Ronald P. Messner, Richard A. King, Stephen S. Rich, Timothy W. Behrens	174

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