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D-Index
63
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14162
World Ranking
267
National Ranking
20

Michael P. Ward publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael P. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 494 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Michael P. Ward D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael P. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael P. Ward is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily covers Medicine with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, and Genetics.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics such as Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael P. Ward include:

  • COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China, 2021, Nature Communications
  • African Swine Fever spread across Asia, 2018-2019, 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • The role of climate during the COVID-19 epidemic in New South Wales, Australia, 2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: a time-series analysis, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Ravinay Bhindi
  • U. Allahwala
  • Zhijie Zhang
  • Jacqueline M. Norris
  • Victoria Brookes

Michael P. Ward has published extensively in a range of venues, prominently including:

  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Australian Veterinary Journal
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis.

    Hongchao Qi;Shuang Xiao;Runye Shi;Michael P. Ward

  • Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China.

    Zhong-Jie Li;Hai-Yang Zhang;Li-Li Ren;Qing-Bin Lu

  • Methods and Processes of Developing the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology - Veterinary (STROBE-Vet) Statement.

    J M Sargeant;J M Sargeant;A M O'Connor;I R Dohoo;H N Erb

  • Adverse events diagnosed within three days of vaccine administration in dogs

    George E. Moore;Lynn F. Guptill;Michael P. Ward;Nita W. Glickman

  • Prevalence of and risk factors for leptospirosis among dogs in the United States and Canada: 677 cases (1970-1998).

    Michael P. Ward;Lawrence T. Glickman;Lynn F. Guptill

  • The REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating Reporting Guidelines For Randomized Controlled Trials for livestock and food safety

    Annette M. O'Connor;Jan M. Sargeant;I. A. Gardner;James S. Dickson

  • Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of Bhutan.

    Tenzin;Navneet K. Dhand;Tashi Gyeltshen;Simon Firestone

  • Techniques for analysis of disease clustering in space and in time in veterinary epidemiology.

    Michael P Ward;Tim E Carpenter

  • Seasonality of canine leptospirosis in the United States and Canada and its association with rainfall.

    Michael P Ward

  • African Swine Fever spread across Asia, 2018-2019.

    Ellen Mighell;Michael P Ward

  • One Health surveillance - More than a buzz word?

    Katharina D.C. Stärk;Montserrat Arroyo Kuribreña;Gwenaelle Dauphin;Sandra Vokaty

  • The equine influenza epidemic in Australia: spatial and temporal descriptive analyses of a large propagating epidemic.

    Brendan Cowled;Michael P. Ward;Samuel Hamilton;Graeme Garner

  • Analysis of time–space clustering in veterinary epidemiology

    Michael P Ward;Tim E Carpenter

  • Improving epidemiologic data analyses through multivariate regression modelling

    Fraser I Lewis;Michael P Ward

  • Risk factors for death from canine parvoviral-related disease in Australia.

    Monika Ling;Jacqueline M. Norris;Mark Kelman;Michael P. Ward

  • Use of spatial statistics and monitoring data to identify clustering of bovine tuberculosis in Argentina.

    Andres M. Perez;Michael P. Ward;Pedro Torres;Viviana Ritacco

  • Serovar-specific prevalence and risk factors for leptospirosis among dogs: 90 cases (1997–2002)

    Michael P Ward;Lynn F Guptill;Annalisa Prahl;Ching Ching Wu

  • Evaluation of environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs: 36 cases (1997-2002)

    Michael P. Ward;Lynn F. Guptill;Ching Ching Wu

  • Explanation and Elaboration Document for the STROBE-Vet Statement: Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-Veterinary Extension.

    A.M. O'Connor;J.M. Sargeant;I.R. Dohoo;H.N. Erb

  • Antiplatelet effects and pharmacodynamics of clopidogrel in cats.

    Daniel F. Hogan;Dina A. Andrews;Henry W. Green;Kristen K. Talbott

  • Real-time PCR, compared to liquid and solid culture media and ELISA, for the detection of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis

    Catherine A. Alinovi;Michael P. Ward;Tsang Long Lin;George E. Moore

  • Review of rabies epidemiology and control in South, South East and East Asia: past, present and prospects for elimination.

    Tenzin;M. P. Ward

  • The potential role of wild and feral animals as reservoirs of foot-and-mouth disease

    Michael P. Ward;Shawn W. Laffan;Linda D. Highfield

  • Clustering of reported cases of leptospirosis among dogs in the United States and Canada.

    Michael P Ward

  • Environmental and anthropogenic risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 outbreaks in Romania, 2005−2006

    Michael P. Ward;Michael P. Ward;Daniel Maftei;Cristian Apostu;Adrian Suru

  • Geographic information systems: introduction.

    Paolo Calistri;Annamaria Conte;Jerome E Freier;Michael P Ward

  • African Swine Fever spread across Asia, 2018---2019

    Michael Ward;Ellen Mighell

Frequent Co-Authors

Navneet K. Dhand
Navneet K. Dhand University of Sydney
Tim E. Carpenter
Tim E. Carpenter University of California, Davis
Andres M Perez
Andres M Perez University of Minnesota
Shawn W. Laffan
Shawn W. Laffan University of New South Wales
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
Gwendolyn L. Gilbert University of Sydney
Dirk U. Pfeiffer
Dirk U. Pfeiffer City University of Hong Kong
Hollis N. Erb
Hollis N. Erb Cornell University
Cheryl L. Waldner
Cheryl L. Waldner University of Saskatchewan
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph

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