| Advances in applied zoo animal welfare science SJ Ward, S Sherwen, FE Clark Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 21 (sup1), 23-33, 2018 | 108 | 2018 |
| Keeper-animal interactions: Differences between the behaviour of zoo animals affect stockmanship SJ Ward, V Melfi PloS one 10 (10), e0140237, 2015 | 100 | 2015 |
| Indoors or outdoors? An international exploration of owner demographics and decision making associated with lifestyle of pet cats R Foreman-Worsley, LR Finka, SJ Ward, MJ Farnworth Animals 11 (2), 253, 2021 | 92 | 2021 |
| The implications of husbandry training on zoo animal response rates SJ Ward, V Melfi Applied Animal Behaviour Science 147 (1-2), 179-185, 2013 | 81 | 2013 |
| Conservation education: Are zoo animals effective ambassadors and is there any cost to their welfare? SL Spooner, MJ Farnworth, SJ Ward, KM Whitehouse-Tedd Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 2 (1), 41-65, 2021 | 63 | 2021 |
| Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures E Williams, A Carter, J Rendle, SJ Ward Applied Animal Behaviour Science 236, 105253, 2021 | 58 | 2021 |
| A comparison of the prevalence of gastric ulceration in feral and domesticated horses in the UK S Ward, BW Sykes, H Brown, A Bishop, LA Penaluna Equine Veterinary Education 27 (12), 655-657, 2015 | 52 | 2015 |
| Problematic animals in the zoo: The issue of charismatic megafauna G Hosey, V Melfi, SJ Ward Problematic wildlife II: New conservation and management challenges in the …, 2020 | 43 | 2020 |
| Impacts of COVID-19 on animals in zoos: A longitudinal multi-species analysis E Williams, A Carter, J Rendle, SJ Ward Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 2 (2), 130-145, 2021 | 42 | 2021 |
| Zoo animal learning and training VA Melfi, NR Dorey, SJ Ward John Wiley & Sons, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
| Using Qualitative Behaviour Assessment to Investigate Human-Animal Relationships in Zoo-Housed Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) F Patel, F Wemelsfelder, SJ Ward Animals 9 (6), 381, 2019 | 38 | 2019 |
| Using zoo welfare assessments to identify common issues in developing country zoos SJ Ward, E Williams, G Groves, S Marsh, D Morgan Animals 10 (11), 2101, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
| Is wounding aggression in zoo‐housed chimpanzees and ring‐tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers? G Hosey, V Melfi, I Formella, SJ Ward, M Tokarski, D Brunger, S Brice, ... Zoo Biology 35 (3), 205-209, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| The need for a convergence of agricultural/laboratory and zoo-based approaches to animal welfare SJ Ward, G Hosey Journal of applied animal welfare science 23 (4), 484-492, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Zoo animals SJ Ward, SL Sherwen Anthrozoology: Human-animal interactions in domesticated and wild animals …, 2018 | 30 | 2018 |
| A systematic review into the suitability of urban refugia for the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris K Fingland, SJ Ward, AJ Bates, S Bremner‐Harrison Mammal Review 52 (1), 26-38, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| Welfare implications of zoo animal training VA Melfi, SJ Ward Zoo animal learning and training, 271-288, 2020 | 24 | 2020 |
| The impact of visitors on non-primate species in zoos: a quantitative review E Williams, V Hunton, G Hosey, SJ Ward Animals 13 (7), 1178, 2023 | 18 | 2023 |
| The impact of COVID-19 zoo closures on behavioural and physiological parameters of welfare in primates E Williams, A Carter, J Rendle, S Fontani, ND Walsh, S Armstrong, ... Animals 12 (13), 1622, 2022 | 18 | 2022 |
| Can we meet the needs of social species in zoos? An overview of the impact of group housing on welfare in socially housed zoo mammals E Williams, S Bremner-Harrison, SJ Ward Nova Science Publishers, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
