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89
Citations
25867
World Ranking
2592
National Ranking
186

Stephen A. Ward publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen A. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 428 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Stephen A. Ward D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen A. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen A. Ward is affiliated with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focused subfield concentration in Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science, Ecology, and Pharmacology.

Their scientific contributions include research topics such as Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment, Malaria Research and Control, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Prioritization of Anti-SARS-Cov-2 Drug Repurposing Opportunities Based on Plasma and Target Site Concentrations Derived from their Established Human Pharmacokinetics (2020) in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Dose prediction for repurposing nitazoxanide in SARS-CoV-2 treatment or chemoprophylaxis (2020) in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • Therapeutic Potential of Nitazoxanide: An Appropriate Choice for Repurposing versus SARS-CoV-2? (2020) in ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Anti-Wolbachia drugs for filariasis (2021) in Trends in Parasitology
  • Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts (2024) in Nature Microbiology

Frequent co-authors of this researcher include Paul M. O'Neill, Giancarlo A. Biagini, W. David Hong, Mark J. Taylor, and Shaun H. Pennington.

Publication venues most associated with this scientist include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), ACS Infectious Diseases, Frontiers in Microbiology, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Best Publications

  • Artemisinins target the SERCA of Plasmodium falciparum

    U. Eckstein-Ludwig;R. J. Webb;I. D. A. van Goethem;J. M. East

  • The molecular mechanism of action of artemisinin - the debate continues.

    Paul M. O’Neill;Victoria E. Barton;Stephen A. Ward

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor is subjected to glucose modification and oxidation in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Omar Kassaar;Marta Pereira Morais;Suying Xu;Emily L. Adam

  • A research agenda for malaria eradication: drugs.

    PL Alonso;Q Bassat

  • 4-Aminoquinolines—Past, present, and future; A chemical perspective

    P M O'Neill;P G Bray;S R Hawley;S A Ward

  • Pentamidine uptake and resistance in pathogenic protozoa: past, present and future

    Patrick G. Bray;Michael P. Barrett;Stephen A. Ward;Harry P. de Koning

  • Artemisinin activity-based probes identify multiple molecular targets within the asexual stage of the malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum 3D7

    Hanafy M. Ismail;Victoria Barton;Matthew Phanchana;Sitthivut Charoensutthivarakul

  • A critical role for PfCRT K76T in Plasmodium falciparum verapamil-reversible chloroquine resistance

    Viswanathan Lakshmanan;Patrick G Bray;Dominik Verdier-Pinard;David J Johnson

  • Access to Hematin: The Basis of Chloroquine Resistance

    Patrick G. Bray;Mathirut Mungthin;Robert G. Ridley;Stephen A. Ward

  • Defining the role of PfCRT in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance.

    Patrick G. Bray;Rowena E. Martin;Leann Tilley;Stephen A. Ward

  • Evidence for a central role for PfCRT in conferring Plasmodium falciparum resistance to diverse antimalarial agents.

    David J. Johnson;David J. Johnson;David A. Fidock;Mathirut Mungthin;Viswanathan Lakshmanan

  • Propranolol's metabolism is determined by both mephenytoin and debrisoquin hydroxylase activities.

    Stephen A Ward;Stephen A Ward;Thomas Walle;Thomas Walle;U Kristina Walle;U Kristina Walle;Grant R Wilkinson;Grant R Wilkinson

  • Relationship between Antimalarial Drug Activity, Accumulation, and Inhibition of Heme Polymerization in Plasmodium falciparum In Vitro

    Shaun R. Hawley;Patrick G. Bray;Mathirut Mungthin;Jill D. Atkinson

  • Chloroquine resistance before and after its withdrawal in Kenya

    Leah Mwai;Leah Mwai;Edwin Ochong;Abdi Abdirahman;Steven M Kiara

  • Pharmacokinetics of primaquine in man: identification of the carboxylic acid derivative as a major plasma metabolite.

    GW Mihaly;SA Ward;G Edwards;ML Orme

  • P-Glycoprotein and transporter MRP1 reduce HIV protease inhibitor uptake in CD4 cells: potential for accelerated viral drug resistance?

    Jones K;Bray Pg;Khoo Sh;Davey Ra

  • Developmental toxicity of artesunate and an artesunate combination in the rat and rabbit

    Robert L. Clark;Tacey E.K. White;Sally A. Clode;Ian Gaunt

  • Cellular uptake of chloroquine is dependent on binding to ferriprotoporphyrin IX and is independent of NHE activity in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Patrick G. Bray;Omar Janneh;Kaylene J. Raynes;Mathirut Mungthin

  • Pharmacokinetics of halofantrine in man: effects of food and dose size.

    KA Milton;G Edwards;SA Ward;ML Orme

  • Antimalarial drugs and pregnancy: safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacovigilance

    Stephen A Ward;Esperanca J P Sevene;Ian M Hastings;François Nosten;François Nosten

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. O'Neill
Paul M. O'Neill University of Liverpool
Patrick G. Bray
Patrick G. Bray Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Neil G. Berry
Neil G. Berry University of Liverpool
B. Kevin Park
B. Kevin Park University of Liverpool
Mark J. Taylor
Mark J. Taylor Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
James L. Maggs
James L. Maggs University of Liverpool
David Back
David Back University of Liverpool
Malcolm E. Molyneux
Malcolm E. Molyneux Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Joseph D. Turner
Joseph D. Turner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Saye Khoo
Saye Khoo University of Liverpool

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