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Alister C. Ward

Alister C. Ward

Deakin University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11563
World Ranking
11496
National Ranking
313

Alister C. Ward publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alister C. Ward D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alister C. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alister C. Ward is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines, focusing primarily on immunology, molecular biology, and medicine. Ward's extensive publication record reflects a commitment to exploring complex biological mechanisms and disease processes.

Ward's main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their research targets significant subfields such as:

  • Immunology
  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

The central topics of Ward's work involve detailed analysis of immune functions and pathways, including:

  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cells in Cancer

Ward has authored research papers in a range of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in these publication venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Biomolecules
  • Biomedicines
  • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ward include:

  • SOCS Proteins in Immunity, Inflammatory Diseases, and Immune-Related Cancer (2021) published in Frontiers in Medicine
  • STAT proteins: a kaleidoscope of canonical and non-canonical functions in immunity and cancer (2021) published in Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • ADAMTS-15 Has a Tumor Suppressor Role in Prostate Cancer (2020) published in Biomolecules
  • Acute Plasmodium berghei Mouse Infection Elicits Perturbed Erythropoiesis With Features That Overlap With Anemia of Chronic Disease (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Janus Kinase 3 (JAK3): A Critical Conserved Node in Immunity Disrupted in Immune Cell Cancer and Immunodeficiency (2024) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Ward frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a network of scholarly partnerships. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Clifford Liongue
  • Faiza Basheer
  • Mohamed Luban Sobah
  • Gábor Marth
  • Isabelle Cooperstein

Best Publications

  • Morphologic and functional characterization of granulocytes and macrophages in embryonic and adult zebrafish

    Graham J. Lieschke;Andrew C. Oates;Andrew C. Oates;Meredith O. Crowhurst;Meredith O. Crowhurst;Alister C. Ward;Alister C. Ward

  • Cytokine receptor signaling through the Jak-Stat-Socs pathway in disease.

    Lynda A. O'Sullivan;Clifford Liongue;Rowena S. Lewis;Sarah E.M. Stephenson

  • The Jak-Stat pathway in normal and perturbed hematopoiesis

    Alister C. Ward;Ivo Touw;Akihiko Yoshimura

  • Cross talk of signals between EGFR and IL-6R through JAK2/STAT3 mediate epithelial-mesenchymal transition in ovarian carcinomas.

    M Colomiere;A C Ward;C Riley;M K Trenerry

  • Cisplatin treatment of primary and metastatic epithelial ovarian carcinomas generates residual cells with mesenchymal stem cell-like profile.

    Ardian Latifi;Khalid Abubaker;Khalid Abubaker;Natalie Castrechini;Alister C Ward

  • The Ikaros gene family: transcriptional regulators of hematopoiesis and immunity.

    Liza B. John;Alister C. Ward

  • Zebrafish SPI-1 (PU.1) marks a site of myeloid development independent of primitive erythropoiesis: implications for axial patterning.

    Graham J. Lieschke;Andrew C. Oates;Barry H. Paw;Margaret A. Thompson

  • Recent advances in graphene quantum dots: synthesis, properties, and applications

    Enamul Haque;Enamul Haque;Enamul Haque;Jeonghun Kim;Victor Malgras;Kakarla Raghava Reddy

  • SOCS proteins in development and disease.

    Monique C Trengove;Alister C Ward

  • Sustained Receptor Activation and Hyperproliferation in Response to Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor (G-CSF) in Mice with a Severe Congenital Neutropenia/Acute Myeloid Leukemia-derived Mutation in the G-CSF Receptor Gene

    Mirjam H.A. Hermans;Claudia Antonissen;Alister C. Ward;Angelique E.M. Mayen

  • From transcriptome to biological function: environmental stress in an ectothermic vertebrate, the coral reef fish Pomacentrus moluccensis

    Karin S Kassahn;Karin S Kassahn;Ross H Crozier;Alister C Ward;Glenn Stone

  • Evolution of JAK-STAT Pathway Components: Mechanisms and Role in Immune System Development

    Clifford Liongue;Lynda A. O'Sullivan;Monique C. Trengove;Alister C. Ward

  • STAT3-mediated differentiation and survival and of myeloid cells in response to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor: role for the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1).

    J P de Koning;A A Soede-Bobok;A C Ward;A M Schelen

  • Regulation of granulopoiesis by transcription factors and cytokine signals.

    A. C. Ward;D. M. Loeb;A. A. Soede-Bobok;I. P. Touw

  • The myeloproliferative disorder-associated JAK2 V617F mutant escapes negative regulation by suppressor of cytokine signaling 3

    Michelle B. Hookham;Joanne Elliott;Yvonne Suessmuth;Judith Staerk;Judith Staerk

  • Zebrafish as a Model to Evaluate Nanoparticle Toxicity.

    Enamul Haque;Alister C Ward

  • A domain of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr containing repeated H(S/F)RIG amino acid motifs causes cell growth arrest and structural defects.

    Ian G. Macreadie;Laura A. Castelli;Dean R. Hewish;Alan Kirkpatrick

  • Evolution of Class I cytokine receptors

    Clifford Liongue;Alister C Ward

  • Tyrosine-dependent and -independent mechanisms of STAT3 activation by the human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor are differentially utilized depending on G-CSF concentration.

    Alister C. Ward;Mirjam H.A. Hermans;Louise Smith;Yvette M. van Aesch

  • Defective Internalization and Sustained Activation of Truncated Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor Found in Severe Congenital Neutropenia/Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Alister C. Ward;Yvette M. van Aesch;Anita M. Schelen;Ivo P. Touw

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivo P. Touw
Ivo P. Touw Erasmus University Rotterdam
Graham J. Lieschke
Graham J. Lieschke Monash University
John A. Hamilton
John A. Hamilton University of Melbourne
Jock K. Findlay
Jock K. Findlay Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Mimi L.K. Tang
Mimi L.K. Tang Royal Children's Hospital
Jennifer J. Koplin
Jennifer J. Koplin University of Queensland
Katrina J. Allen
Katrina J. Allen University of Melbourne
Leonard I. Zon
Leonard I. Zon Harvard University
Barry H. Paw
Barry H. Paw Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Cameron-Smith
David Cameron-Smith Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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