2026 I. M. Ward: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	97	1186	45	762	43030

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

I. M. Ward was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned a range of topics within the social sciences, particularly focusing on political science, law, and health-related subjects. Ward contributed extensively to discussions around Commonwealth and Australian politics as well as federalism, legal culture, and various health conditions.

The main fields of study covered by Ward's publications included:

Social Sciences

Their work was frequently categorized within several subfields:

Political Science and International Relations
Law
Epidemiology
Dermatology
General Health Professions

Key topics examined in Ward's research and publications were:

Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism
Law in Society and Culture
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
Skin Diseases and Diabetes
Magnetic confinement fusion research
Interferon and immune responses

Ward co-authored multiple papers with a consistent group of frequent collaborators, including Glenn Kefford, Hannah Murphy-Gregory, Lloyd Cox, Andrea Carson, and Stewart Jackson.

Their research papers appeared in several publication venues, the most frequent being:

Fusion Engineering and Design
Pólemos
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
Nature Communications
JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Significant publications by Ward include:

"Genotoxic stress and viral infection induce transient expression of APOBEC3A and pro-inflammatory genes through two distinct pathways," 2021, Nature Communications
"Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Value of Ro52/SSA Antibodies in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies," 2023, JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
"Assessing the Utility of Mental Health First Aid Training for Physician Assistant Students," 2022, The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
"Self-consistent equilibrium and transport simulations for NSTX-U plasmas enhanced via machine learning surrogate models," 2025, Fusion Engineering and Design
"A tour through brexit Britain," 2023, Liverpool Law Review

Ward also published several books with a focus on political and constitutional history and law, including:

The Trials of Charles I, 2022, Bloomsbury Academic eBooks
Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century, 2020, Cambridge University Press
The Reformation of the Constitution, 2024, Hart Publishing eBooks

Best Publications

Mechanical properties of solid polymers

I. M. Ward

4624
Citations
An introduction to the mechanical properties of solid polymers

Ian M. Ward;D.W. Hadley

1338
Citations
Structure and properties of oriented polymers

I. M. Ward

861
Citations
Modelling of the energy absorption by polymer composites upon ballistic impact

S.S Morye;P.J Hine;R.A Duckett;D.J Carr

453
Citations
Ultrahigh Modulus Polymers

I M Ward

412
Citations
Preparation of ultra-high modulus linear polyethylenes; effect of molecular weight and molecular weight distribution on drawing behaviour and mechanical properties

G. Capaccio;I.M. Ward

383
Citations
Review: The yield behaviour of polymers

I. M. Ward

370
Citations
Failure mechanisms in polyolefines: The role of crazing, shear yielding and the entanglement network

Rudy A.C. Deblieck;D.J.M. van Beek;Klaas Remerie;Ian M. Ward

369
Citations
Optical and Mechanical Anisotropy in Crystalline Polymers

I M Ward

355
Citations
The science and technology of hot compaction

I.M. Ward;P.J. Hine

336
Citations
Developments in oriented polymers

I. M. Ward

313
Citations
The hot compaction of high modulus melt-spun polyethylene fibres

P. J. Hine;I. M. Ward;R. H. Olley;D. C. Bassett

306
Citations
Dynamic mechanical behaviour and longitudinal crystal thickness measurements on ultra-high modulus linear polyethylene: a quantitative model for the elastic modulus

A.G. Gibson;G.R. Davies;I.M. Ward

293
Citations
Fiber packing and elastic properties of a transversely random unidirectional glass/epoxy composite

Andrei A. Gusev;Peter J. Hine;Ian M. Ward

287
Citations
The mechanical properties and structure of poly(m‐methylene terephthalate) fibers

I. M. Ward;M. A. Wilding;H. Brody

282
Citations
The drawing behavior of linear polyethylene. I. Rate of drawing as a function of polymer molecular weight and initial thermal treatment

G. Capaccio;T. A. Crompton;I. M. Ward

262
Citations
Infra-red and Raman spectra of poly(m-methylene terephthalate) polymers

I.M. Ward;M.A. Wilding

259
Citations
The strain-rate, temperature and pressure dependence of yield of isotropic poly(methylmethacrylate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate)

R. A. Duckett;S. Rabinowitz;I. M. Ward

253
Citations
The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the shear yield behaviour of polymers

S. Rabinowitz;I. M. Ward;J. S. C. Parry

252
Citations
Crystal deformation in aromatic polyesters

R. Jakeways;I. M. Ward;M. A. Wilding;I. H. Hall

238
Citations
The mechanical properties of solid polymers

I M Ward;P R Pinnock

152
Citations