Ward, P. L., 1995, Subduction cycles under western North America during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, in Miller, D. M., and Busby, C., eds., Jurassic Magmatism and Tectonics of the North American Cordillera, Geological Society of America Special Paper 299, p. 1-45. (PDF)
Armstrong, R., Ward, P., Caldwell, W., and Kauffman, E., 1993, Late Triassic to earliest Eocene magmatism in the North American Cordillera: implications for the western interior basin: Evolution of the western interior basin: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper, v. 39, p. 49-72, (PDF)
Armstrong, R. L., and Ward, P. L., 1991, Evolving geographic patterns of Cenozoic magmatism in the North American Cordillera: The temporal and spatial association of magmatism and metamorphic core complexes: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, v. 96, no. B8, p. 13201-13224. (PDF)
Ward, P. L., and Pitt, A. M., 1991, Seismic evidence for magma in the vicinity of Mt. Katmai, Alaska: Geophysical Research Letters, 18, p. 1537-1540. (PDF)
Ward, P. L., 1991, On plate tectonics and the geological evolution of southwestern North America: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, no. B7, p. 12,479-12,496. (PDF)
Ward, P. L., 1990, Global data collection and the surveillance of active volcanoes: Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, 89, p. 263-267. PDF
Ward, P. L., and Page, R. A., 1989, The Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989: U. S. Geological Survey Pamphlet, 100,000 copies distributed, 16 p. PDF
Ward, P. L., 1981, Earthquake Prediction: McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, McGraw Hill. PDF
Ward, P. L., 1979, Earthquake prediction, Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 17( 2), p.343-353. PDF
Unger, J. D., and Ward, P. L., 1979, A large, deep Hawaiian earthquake — the Honomu, Hawaii event of April 26, 1973: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, 69(6), p. 1771-1781. PDF
Ward, P. L., 1978, Earthquake Prediction: in Geophysical Predictions, National Academy of Sciences, p. 37-46. PDF
Ward, P. L., Gibbs, James, Harlow, D. H., and Aburto, A. Q., 1974, Aftershocks of the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake and the tectonic significance of the Tiscape fault: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, 64, p. 1017-1029. PDF
Ward, P. L., Endo, E. T., Harlow, D. H., Allen, R. V., and Eaton, J. P., 1974, A new method for monitoring global volcanic activity: in Third Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1 Symposium: NASA SP 351, 1, p. 681-690.
Endo, E. T., Ward, P. L., Harlow, D. H., Allen, R. V., and Eaton, J. P., 1974, A prototype global volcano surveillance system monitoring seismic activity and tilt: Bulletin Volcanologique, 38(2), p. 315-344. PDF
Ward, P. L., and Gregersen, Soren, 1973, Comparison of earthquake locations determined with data from a network of stations and small tripartite arrays on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, 63, p. 679-711. PDF
R.D. Brown, Jr., P. L. Ward, and George Plafker, 1974, Geologic and seismologic aspects of the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquakes of December 23, 1972: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 838, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 64 (4): 1031. PDF
Brown, R. D., Ward, P. L., and Plafker, George, 1973, Geologic and seismologic aspects of the December 23, 1972 earthquakes at Managua, Nicaragua: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 838, 34 p.
Ward, P. L., 1973, A prototype global volcano surveillance system and other studies in Central America: Bulletin Volcanologique, 37(3), p. 438-442.
French, B. M., Muller, E. H., and Ward, P. L., 1972, Savonoski Crater, Alaska: A possible meteorite impact structure: Meteoritics, 7, p. 97-108. PDF
Ward, P. L., 1972, Microearthquakes: Prospecting tool and possible hazard in the development of geothermal resources: Geothermics, 1, p. 3-12. PDF
Ward, P. L., 1971, New interpretation of the geology of Iceland: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 82, no. 11, p. 2991-3012. PDF
Ward, P. L., and Bjornsson, S., 1971, Microearthquakes, swarms, and the geothermal areas of Iceland: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 76, p. 3953-3982. PDF
Ward, P. L., and Jacob, K. H., 1971, Microearthquakes in the Ahuachapan geothermal field, El Salvador, Central America: Science, 173. p. 328-330. PDF
Tobin, D. L., Ward, P. L., and Drake, C. L., 1969, Microearthquakes in the Rift Valley of Kenya: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 80, 2043-2046. PDF
Ward, P. L., Pálmason, G., and Drake, C., 1969, Microearthquake survey and the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 74, no. 2, p. 665-684. PDF
Ward, P. L., and Matumoto, Toshimatsu, 1967, A summary of volcanic and seismic activity in Katmai National Monument, Alaska: Bulletin Volcanologique, 31, p. 107-129. PDF
Matumoto, Toshimatsu, and Ward, P. L., 1967, Microearthquake study of Mt. Katmai and vicinity, Alaska: Journal of Geophysical Research, 72(10), p. 2557-2568. PDF