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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
22708
World Ranking
15345
National Ranking
6404

Eric Ward publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 92 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric 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 Eric Ward sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric Ward is affiliated with AgBiome in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

Their work focuses on several main topics related to plant genetics and pathology, including:

  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding

Among recent publications, Eric Ward has contributed to the following papers:

  • "Aegilops sharonensis genome-assisted identification of stem rust resistance gene Sr62," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "The barley immune receptor Mla recognizes multiple pathogens and contributes to host range dynamics," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Reference genome-assisted identification of stem rust resistance gene Sr62 encoding a tandem kinase," 2021, published in Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Eric Ward include:

  • Matthew Moscou
  • Inmaculada Hernández-Pinzón
  • Phon Green
  • Brian J. Steffenson
  • Brande B. H. Wulff

Eric Ward's research has appeared chiefly in the publication venues of Nature Communications and Research Square, reflecting the focus on plant disease resistance and genomics.

Best Publications

  • Requirement of Salicylic Acid for the Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance

    Thomas Gaffney;Leslie Friedrich;Bernard Vernooij;David Negrotto

  • A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance

    Terrence P. Delaney;Scott Uknes;Bernard Vernooij;Leslie Friedrich

  • Coordinate Gene Activity in Response to Agents That Induce Systemic Acquired Resistance.

    Eric R. Ward;Scott J. Uknes;Shericca C. Williams;Sandra S. Dincher

  • Benzothiadiazole, a novel class of inducers of systemic acquired resistance, activates gene expression and disease resistance in wheat.

    Jorn Gorlach;Sandra Volrath;Gertrud Knauf-Beiter;Georges Hengy

  • Increase in Salicylic Acid at the Onset of Systemic Acquired Resistance in Cucumber

    J. P. Métraux;H. Signer;J. Ryals;E. Ward

  • Acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.

    Scott Uknes;Brigitte Mauch-Mani;Mary Moyer;Sharon Potter

  • Induction of Systemic Acquired Disease Resistance in Plants by Chemicals

    Helmut Kessmann;Theo Staub;Christina Hofmann;Thomas Maetzke

  • Arabidopsis mutants simulating disease resistance response

    Robert A. Dietrich;Terrence P. Delaney;Scott J. Uknes;Eric R. Ward

  • Salicylic Acid Is Not the Translocated Signal Responsible for Inducing Systemic Acquired Resistance but Is Required in Signal Transduction.

    Bernard Vernooij;Leslie Friedrich;Alison Morse;Roland Reist

  • Increased tolerance to two oomycete pathogens in transgenic tobacco expressing pathogenesis-related protein 1a

    D Alexander;R M Goodman;M Gut-Rella;C Glascock

  • Systemic Acquired Resistance

    John Ryals;Scott Uknes;Eric Ward

  • Methods of selecting plants, plant tissue or plant cells resistant to a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor

    Eric R. Ward;Sandra Volrath

  • Functional analysis of regulatory sequences controlling PR-1 gene expression in Arabidopsis.

    Edouard Lebel;Peter Heifetz;Leigh Thorne;Scott Uknes

  • Induced Systemic Resistance in Cucumber in Response to 2,6-Dichloro-Isonicotinic Acid and Pathogens

    J. P. Metraux;P. Ahlgoy;Th. Staub;J. Speich

  • Biological induction of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis

    S. Uknes;A. M. Winter;T. Delaney;B. Vernooij

  • Emerging Strategies for Enhancing Crop Resistance to Microbial Pathogens

    Christopher J. Lamb;John A. Ryals;Eric R. Ward;Richard A. Dixon

  • Regulation of pathogenesis-related protein-1a gene expression in tobacco.

    Scott Uknes;Sandra Dincher;Leslie Friedrich;David Negrotto

  • Expression of a soybean cytochrome P450 monooxygenase cDNA in yeast and tobacco enhances the metabolism of phenylurea herbicides

    Balazs Siminszky;Frederick T. Corbin;Eric R. Ward;Thomas J. Fleischmann

  • Gene targeting in Arabidopsis.

    Moez Hanin;Sandra Volrath;Augustyn Bogucki;Markus Briker

  • Regulation of a hevein-like gene in Arabidopsis.

    Potter S;Uknes S;Lawton K;Winter Am

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ryals
John Ryals Metabolon (United States)
Robert M. Goodman
Robert M. Goodman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Frederick Meins
Frederick Meins Friedrich Miescher Institute
Brande B. H. Wulff
Brande B. H. Wulff King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jean-Pierre Métraux
Jean-Pierre Métraux University of Fribourg
Masaharu Mizutani
Masaharu Mizutani Kobe University
Burkhard Steuernagel
Burkhard Steuernagel John Innes Centre
Jonathan D. G. Jones
Jonathan D. G. Jones University of East Anglia
Christopher J. Lamb
Christopher J. Lamb John Innes Centre
Jeffery L. Dangl
Jeffery L. Dangl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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