2026 Eric Ward: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	54	15345	14086	6404	5720	92	22708

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

15345

14086

6404

5720

22708

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

22708

World Ranking

15345

National Ranking

6404

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

2353
Citations
A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance

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

2210
Citations
Coordinate Gene Activity in Response to Agents That Induce Systemic Acquired Resistance.

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

1833
Citations
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

1508
Citations
Increase in Salicylic Acid at the Onset of Systemic Acquired Resistance in Cucumber

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

1360
Citations
Acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.

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

1337
Citations
Induction of Systemic Acquired Disease Resistance in Plants by Chemicals

Helmut Kessmann;Theo Staub;Christina Hofmann;Thomas Maetzke

1042
Citations
Arabidopsis mutants simulating disease resistance response

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

923
Citations
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

815
Citations
Increased tolerance to two oomycete pathogens in transgenic tobacco expressing pathogenesis-related protein 1a

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

810
Citations
Systemic Acquired Resistance

John Ryals;Scott Uknes;Eric Ward

704
Citations
Methods of selecting plants, plant tissue or plant cells resistant to a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor

Eric R. Ward;Sandra Volrath

472
Citations
Functional analysis of regulatory sequences controlling PR-1 gene expression in Arabidopsis.

Edouard Lebel;Peter Heifetz;Leigh Thorne;Scott Uknes

439
Citations
Induced Systemic Resistance in Cucumber in Response to 2,6-Dichloro-Isonicotinic Acid and Pathogens

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

395
Citations
Biological induction of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis

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

360
Citations
Emerging Strategies for Enhancing Crop Resistance to Microbial Pathogens

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

283
Citations
Regulation of pathogenesis-related protein-1a gene expression in tobacco.

Scott Uknes;Sandra Dincher;Leslie Friedrich;David Negrotto

277
Citations
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

256
Citations
Gene targeting in Arabidopsis.

Moez Hanin;Sandra Volrath;Augustyn Bogucki;Markus Briker

203
Citations
Regulation of a hevein-like gene in Arabidopsis.

Potter S;Uknes S;Lawton K;Winter Am

201
Citations