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D-Index
102
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47808
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490
National Ranking
274

David C. Ward publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 301 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

David C. Ward D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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This scientist: 102 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David C. Ward was affiliated with the Nevada Cancer Research Foundation in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields including Environmental Science and Medicine, with notable contributions in subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Physiology, Surgery, and Forestry.

The scientific work of David C. Ward covered several main topics, including:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Agroforestry and Silvopastoral Systems
  • Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments
  • Genetic and Rare Skin Diseases
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Their publication record includes contributions to a range of journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues included:

  • The Rangeland Journal
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Gynecologic Oncology Reports
  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by David C. Ward include:

  • "The impact of tree removal on standing grass biomass, seedling establishment and growth of woody species" (2022), published in The Rangeland Journal
  • "Using activity densities as an alternative approach to measuring ungulate giving-up densities in the presence of non-target species" (2022), published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • "Isolated vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis" (2021), published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports
  • "Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah" (2024), published in African Journal of Ecology
  • "Abstract C125: University of Guam/University of Hawaii Cancer Center partnership: Fifteen years of progress in addressing cancer health disparities in Pacific Islanders" (2020), published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

David C. Ward collaborated frequently with several fellow researchers. Common co-authors included:

  • Matthew A. Wuensch
  • Piet Monegi
  • Nkonzo Mkhize
  • Tlou Julius Tjelele
  • Zivanai Tsvuura

Award recognition in their career included election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Mutation in the DNA mismatch repair gene homologue hMLH 1 is associated with hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer

    Bronner Ce;Baker Sm;Morrison Pt;Warren G

  • Mutation detection and single-molecule counting using isothermal rolling-circle amplification

    Paul M. Lizardi;Xiaohua Huang;Zhengrong Zhu;Patricia Bray-Ward

  • Karyotyping human chromosomes by combinatorial multi-fluor FISH

    M. R. Speicher;S. G. Gwyn Ballard;D. C. Ward

  • Enzymatic synthesis of biotin-labeled polynucleotides: novel nucleic acid affinity probes

    Pennina R. Langer;Alex A. Waldrop;David C. Ward

  • High-resolution mapping of human chromosome 11 by in situ hybridization with cosmid clones.

    Peter Lichter;Chieh-Ju Chang Tang;Katherine Call;Gary Hermanson

  • Rapid and sensitive colorimetric method for visualizing biotin-labeled DNA probes hybridized to DNA or RNA immobilized on nitrocellulose: Bio-blots.

    Jeffry J. Leary;David J. Brigati;David C. Ward

  • Delineation of individual human chromosomes in metaphase and interphase cells by in situ suppression hybridization using recombinant DNA libraries

    Peter Lichter;Thomas Cremer;J. Borden;L. Manuelidis

  • Detection of viral genomes in cultured cells and paraffin-embedded tissue sections using biotin-labeled hybridization probes

    David J. Brigati;David Myerson;David Myerson;Jeffry J. Leary;Barbara Spalholz

  • Immunological method for mapping genes on Drosophila polytene chromosomes

    Pennina R. Langer-Safer;Michael Levine;David C. Ward

  • Modified nucleotides and methods of preparing and using same

    David C. Ward;Alexander A. Waldrop;Pennina R. Langer

  • Fusion of the TEL gene on 12p13 to the AML1 gene on 21q22 in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    T R Golub;G F Barker;S K Bohlander;S W Hiebert

  • Nuclear foci of mammalian Rad51 recombination protein in somatic cells after DNA damage and its localization in synaptonemal complexes.

    T. Haaf;E. I. Golub;Gurucharan Reddy;C. M. Radding

  • Immunoassays with rolling circle DNA amplification: a versatile platform for ultrasensitive antigen detection.

    Barry Schweitzer;Steven Wiltshire;Jeremy Lambert;Shawn O'Malley

  • Detection of chromosome aberrations in metaphase and interphase tumor cells by in situ hybridization using chromosome-specific library probes

    Thomas Cremer;Peter Lichter;J. Borden;D. C. Ward

  • Serum protein markers for early detection of ovarian cancer

    Gil Mor;Irene Visintin;Yinglei Lai;Hongyu Zhao

  • Comparison of statistical methods for classification of ovarian cancer using mass spectrometry data

    Baolin Wu;Tom Abbott;David Fishman;Walter McMurray

  • Widespread presence of histologically occult cytomegalovirus.

    David Myerson;Robert C. Hackman;Jay A. Nelson;David C. Ward

  • Simultaneous visualization of seven different DNA probes by in situ hybridization using combinatorial fluorescence and digital imaging microscopy

    Thomas Ried;Antonio Baldini;Timothy C. Rand;David C. Ward

  • Origin of human chromosome 2: an ancestral telomere-telomere fusion.

    J W IJdo;A Baldini;D C Ward;S T Reeders

  • Metaphase and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of the rice genome with bacterial artificial chromosomes

    Jiming Jiang;Bikram S. Gill;Guo-Liang Wang;Pamela C. Ronald

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
William H. Prusoff
William H. Prusoff Yale University
Charles M. Radding
Charles M. Radding Yale University
Antonio Baldini
Antonio Baldini University of Naples Federico II
Thomas Ried
Thomas Ried National Institutes of Health
Thomas Cremer
Thomas Cremer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Laura Manuelidis
Laura Manuelidis Yale University
Kenneth K. Kidd
Kenneth K. Kidd Yale University
Raju Kucherlapati
Raju Kucherlapati Harvard University
Yung-Chi Cheng
Yung-Chi Cheng Yale University

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