Alan Ball

1.9k total citations
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Ball is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Ball has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Computational Mechanics, 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alan Ball's work include Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (23 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (15 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (7 papers). Alan Ball is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (23 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (15 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (7 papers). Alan Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and Malaysia. Alan Ball's co-authors include R.E. Smallman, Peter McMullen, G. C. Shephard, J. E. Reeve, Jianguo Lin, Bryan Cheong, Jinjin Zheng, Robert J. Cripps and M. Loftus and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and Journal of Materials Processing Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alan Ball

41 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Ball United Kingdom	19	698	573	294	286	157	42	1.4k
Jens Gravesen Denmark	16	147 0.2×	314 0.5×	50 0.2×	126 0.4×	29 0.2×	56	691
Minoru Tanaka Japan	17	234 0.3×	43 0.1×	124 0.4×	34 0.1×	50 0.3×	159	1.1k
Isaac Fried United States	23	226 0.3×	732 1.3×	103 0.4×	75 0.3×	9 0.1×	73	1.9k
Ivo Doleẑel Czechia	13	396 0.6×	669 1.2×	53 0.2×	51 0.2×	66 0.4×	129	1.4k
Adrián J. Lew United States	22	362 0.5×	917 1.6×	210 0.7×	100 0.3×	14 0.1×	67	1.9k
Rafael Vázquez Italy	18	206 0.3×	1.4k 2.4×	41 0.1×	283 1.0×	23 0.1×	44	1.6k
Jean-Paul Zolésio France	12	77 0.1×	562 1.0×	29 0.1×	44 0.2×	20 0.1×	42	1.4k
Jan Zeman Czechia	27	333 0.5×	201 0.4×	491 1.7×	21 0.1×	39 0.2×	153	2.5k
Milos̋ Zlámal Czechia	19	120 0.2×	1.2k 2.1×	42 0.1×	80 0.3×	15 0.1×	45	1.6k
David Ryckelynck France	17	313 0.4×	396 0.7×	114 0.4×	24 0.1×	25 0.2×	80	1.4k

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Ball, Alan, et al.. (2011). Integrated method for tool path generation in five-axis sculptured surface machining. International Journal of Production Research. 49(22). 6813–6831. 8 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, Robert J. Cripps, Jianguo Lin, & M. Loftus. (2009). Point-based approach to enhance the quality of geometric data for CAE applications. International Journal of Production Research. 48(7). 2003–2010. 4 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, et al.. (2007). Quadric method for cutter orientation in five-axis sculptured surface machining. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 48(7-8). 788–801. 29 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, et al.. (2006). Pattern shape design for ceramic ware: an integrated solution. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 19(3). 287–293. 1 indexed citations

Cheong, Bryan, Jianguo Lin, & Alan Ball. (2003). Modelling the effects of grain-size gradients on necking in superplastic forming. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 134(1). 10–18. 11 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, et al.. (2001). Degree elevation for -sided surfaces. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 18(2). 135–147. 5 indexed citations

Cheong, Bryan, Jianguo Lin, & Alan Ball. (2000). Modelling of the hardening characteristics for superplastic materials. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 35(3). 149–157. 25 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, et al.. (1999). American beauty : the shooting script. 2 indexed citations

Ball, Alan, et al.. (1999). The generalised Cornu spiral and its application to span generation. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 102(1). 37–47. 30 indexed citations

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Lin, Jianguo & Alan Ball. (1998). A Laboratory Project-Based Teaching Approach to Integrated Design. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education. 26(4). 318–326. 2 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan, et al.. (1996). Approximate G1 continuous interpolation of a rectangular network of rational cubic curves. Computer-Aided Design. 28(12). 1007–1016. 3 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan. (1993). consurf. Part 1: Introduction of the conic lofting tile. Computer-Aided Design. 25(8). 513–520. 49 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan, et al.. (1990). An investigation of curvature variations over recursively generated B-spline surfaces. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 9(4). 424–437. 16 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan, et al.. (1986). A matrix approach to the analysis of recursively generated B-spline surfaces. Computer-Aided Design. 18(8). 437–442. 18 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan, et al.. (1984). Recursively generated B-spline surfaces. Computer-Aided Design. 16(2). 104–104. 16 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan. (1980). The interpolation function of a general serendipity rectangular element. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 15(5). 773–778. 17 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan. (1978). It's all about a ball: An autobiography. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan. (1975). CONSURF. Part two: description of the algorithms. Computer-Aided Design. 7(4). 237–242. 59 indexed citations

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McMullen, Peter, G. C. Shephard, J. E. Reeve, & Alan Ball. (1971). Convex polytopes and the upper bound conjecture. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 231 indexed citations

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Ball, Alan & R.E. Smallman. (1966). The deformation properties and electron microscopy studies of the intermetallic compound NiAl. Acta Metallurgica. 14(10). 1349–1355. 156 indexed citations

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