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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 63 267 244 20 18 494 14162

Michael P. Ward publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael P. Ward between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael P. Ward published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2020. 30 of the 644 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2020. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 47 publications 2020: 59 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

644 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael P. Ward: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 6
1995 6
1996 8
1997 4
1998 3
1999 1
2000 5
2001 5
2002 6
2003 11
2004 14
2005 11
2006 10
2007 8
2008 10
2009 17
2010 13
2011 17
2012 29
2013 20
2014 20
2015 38
2016 23
2017 35
2018 25
2019 47
2020 59
2021 48
2022 45
2023 31
2024 35
2025 29
2026 1
Total 644
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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.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 442+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99 494
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21 63
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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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

  • 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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