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2026

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Immunology

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145
Citations
72466
World Ranking
142
National Ranking
94

Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Peter A. Ward is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Immunology, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Information Systems.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, which include:

  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Software System Performance and Reliability

Peter A. Ward has published extensively, with recent papers covering diverse aspects of immunology and disease mechanisms. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Complement as a Major Inducer of Harmful Events in Infectious Sepsis," 2020, Shock
  • "Role of Complement and Histones in Sepsis," 2020, Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Requirement of Complement C6 for Intact Innate Immune Responses in Mice," 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "Externalized histones fuel pulmonary fibrosis via a platelet-macrophage circuit of TGFβ1 and IL-27," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Differential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation," 2021, Physiological Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Firas S. Zetoune, Fatemeh Fattahi, Jamison Grailer, Mark W. Russell, and Paul Wankadia.

Key publication venues where their work has appeared are Shock, Frontiers in Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology, and Queue.

Peter A. Ward has been recognized with several honors including being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1998, a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1990, and a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Immunodesign of experimental sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture.

    Daniel Rittirsch;Markus S Huber-Lang;Michael A Flierl;Peter A Ward

  • Harmful molecular mechanisms in sepsis

    Daniel Rittirsch;Michael A. Flierl;Peter A. Ward

  • Role of C5a in inflammatory responses

    Ren Feng Guo;Peter A. Ward

  • The complement system.

    J. Vidya Sarma;Peter A. Ward

  • Generation of C5a in the absence of C3: a new complement activation pathway.

    Markus Huber-Lang;J Vidya Sarma;Firas S Zetoune;Daniel Rittirsch

  • Novel strategies for the treatment of sepsis

    Niels C. Riedemann;Ren Feng Guo;Peter A. Ward

  • The NLR gene family: a standard nomenclature

    Jenny P.Y. Ting;Ruth C. Lovering;Emad S. Alnemri;John Bertin

  • Endothelial cell gene expression of a neutrophil chemotactic factor by TNF-alpha, LPS, and IL-1 beta.

    R. M. Strieter;S. L. Kunkel;H. J. Showell;D. G. Remick

  • The enigma of sepsis

    Niels C. Riedemann;Ren Feng Guo;Peter A. Ward

  • Vascular endothelial–cadherin is an important determinant of microvascular integrity in vivo

    Monica Corada;Massimo Mariotti;Gavin Thurston;Kelly Smith

  • The immune system's role in sepsis progression, resolution, and long‐term outcome

    Matthew J. Delano;Peter A. Ward

  • Intravascular activation of complement and acute lung injury. Dependency on neutrophils and toxic oxygen metabolites.

    G O Till;K J Johnson;R Kunkel;P A Ward

  • Future research directions in acute lung injury: Summary of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group

    Michael A. Matthay;Guy A. Zimmerman;Charles Esmon;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Involvement of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 in neutrophil recruitment in vivo

    Ara A. Vaporciyan;Horace M. DeLisser;Horng Chin Yan;Ignacio I. Mendiguren

  • Sepsis-induced immune dysfunction: can immune therapies reduce mortality?

    Matthew J. Delano;Peter A. Ward

  • C5a-induced expression of P-selectin in endothelial cells.

    Kimberly E. Foreman;Ara A. Vaporciyan;Brian K. Bonish;Michael L. Jones

  • Purification and identification of formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine as the major peptide neutrophil chemotactic factor produced by Escherichia coli.

    W A Marasco;S H Phan;H Krutzsch;H J Showell

  • The inflammatory response in sepsis.

    Markus Bosmann;Peter A. Ward

  • Innate immune responses to trauma

    Markus Huber-Lang;John D. Lambris;Peter A. Ward

  • The dark side of C5a in sepsis

    Peter A. Ward

  • Requirements for neutrophil products and L-arginine in ischemia-reperfusion injury.

    Andreas Seekamp;Michael S. Mulligan;Gerd O. Till;Peter A. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Vidya Sarma
J. Vidya Sarma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kent J. Johnson
Kent J. Johnson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Markus Huber-Lang
Markus Huber-Lang University of Ulm
Alex B. Lentsch
Alex B. Lentsch University of Cincinnati
James Varani
James Varani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeffrey S. Warren
Jeffrey S. Warren University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas P. Shanley
Thomas P. Shanley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Masayuki Miyasaka
Masayuki Miyasaka Osaka University
Steven L. Kunkel
Steven L. Kunkel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles N. Serhan
Charles N. Serhan Brigham and Women's Hospital

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