Alexander D. Ball

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander D. Ball is a scholar working on Genetics, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander D. Ball has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Genetics, 12 papers in Paleontology and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Alexander D. Ball's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). Alexander D. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). Alexander D. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Alexander D. Ball's co-authors include Jon Slate, Jessica Stapley, Robert Ekblom, Juan Galindo, Andrew P. Beckerman, Julia Reger, Philine G. D. Feulner, Clair Bennison, Carole M. Smadja and Terry Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Scientific Reports and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alexander D. Ball

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptation genomics: the next generation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Adaptation genomics: the next generation
    2010 485 citations Jessica Stapley, Robert Ekblom et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander D. Ball United Kingdom 17 679 445 385 299 197 48 1.5k
Robert A. Haney United States 20 615 0.9× 440 1.0× 177 0.5× 655 2.2× 85 0.4× 41 1.5k
Matthew D. Herron United States 19 643 0.9× 539 1.2× 436 1.1× 925 3.1× 161 0.8× 36 2.2k
Maurizio Sarà Italy 25 363 0.5× 1.2k 2.6× 459 1.2× 116 0.4× 224 1.1× 114 1.9k
Nikolaj Scharff Denmark 24 2.0k 2.9× 494 1.1× 1.3k 3.4× 452 1.5× 445 2.3× 62 2.9k
Vanessa L. González United States 16 307 0.5× 503 1.1× 240 0.6× 384 1.3× 248 1.3× 31 1.2k
Bernard Ball United States 11 456 0.7× 449 1.0× 528 1.4× 461 1.5× 292 1.5× 19 1.4k
Douglas J. Eernisse United States 23 317 0.5× 697 1.6× 426 1.1× 622 2.1× 476 2.4× 53 2.1k
Jesús Lozano-Fernández Spain 21 493 0.7× 228 0.5× 387 1.0× 513 1.7× 393 2.0× 30 1.4k
Sarah L. Boyer United States 18 271 0.4× 739 1.7× 495 1.3× 383 1.3× 651 3.3× 47 1.6k
Isa Schön Belgium 21 467 0.7× 651 1.5× 392 1.0× 216 0.7× 482 2.4× 70 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander D. Ball

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All Works

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Klimov, Pavel B., Dmitry Vorontsov, Alexander D. Ball, et al.. (2025). The evolutionary history and timeline of mites in ancient soils. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 13555–13555.
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Georgieva, Magdalena N., et al.. (2018). Data from: Microbial-tubeworm associations in a 440 million year old hydrothermal vent community. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Alexander D., et al.. (2017). SEM‐microphotogrammetry, a new take on an old method for generating high‐resolution 3D models from SEM images. Journal of Microscopy. 267(2). 214–226. 13 indexed citations
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Paterson, Gordon, Dan Sykes, Sarah Faulwetter, et al.. (2014). The pros and cons of using micro-computed tomography in gross and microanatomical assessments of polychaetous annelids. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 71. 237–246. 24 indexed citations
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Dawson, Deborah A., Alexander D. Ball, Lewis G. Spurgin, et al.. (2013). High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 176–176. 65 indexed citations
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Dawson, Deborah A., Gavin J. Horsburgh, Andrew P. Krupa, et al.. (2012). Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus. Molecular Ecology Resources. 12(3). 501–523. 41 indexed citations
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Dauphin, Yannicke, Alexander D. Ball, Hiram Castillo‐Michel, et al.. (2012). In situ distribution and characterization of the organic content of the oyster shell Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Micron. 44. 373–383. 39 indexed citations
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Ball, Alexander D., Jessica Stapley, Deborah A. Dawson, et al.. (2010). A comparison of SNPs and microsatellites as linkage mapping markers: lessons from the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). BMC Genomics. 11(1). 218–218. 74 indexed citations
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Santure, Anna W., Jessica Stapley, Alexander D. Ball, et al.. (2010). On the use of large marker panels to estimate inbreeding and relatedness: empirical and simulation studies of a pedigreed zebra finch population typed at 771 SNPs. Molecular Ecology. 19(7). 1439–1451. 118 indexed citations
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Dawson, Deborah A., Gavin J. Horsburgh, Clemens Küpper, et al.. (2009). New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high cross‐species utility – as demonstrated for birds. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10(3). 475–494. 132 indexed citations
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Cuif, Jean‐Pierre, Alexander D. Ball, Yannicke Dauphin, et al.. (2008). Structural, Mineralogical, and Biochemical Diversity in the Lower Part of the Pearl Layer of Cultivated Seawater Pearls from Polynesia. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 14(5). 405–417. 23 indexed citations
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Dauphin, Yannicke, Alexander D. Ball, Marine Cotte, et al.. (2008). Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 390(6). 1659–1669. 76 indexed citations
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Taylor, John D., Emily A. Glover, Melita Peharda, Gregório Bigatti, & Alexander D. Ball. (2004). Extraordinary flexible shell sculpture: the structure and formation of calcified periostracal lamellae in Lucina pensylvanica (Bivalvia: Lucinidae). Malacologia. 46(2). 277–294. 18 indexed citations
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Baker, Anne S., et al.. (2004). A method for preparing lightly sclerotized mites for examination by transmission electron microscopy. Systematic and Applied Acarology. 9(0). 3–3. 4 indexed citations
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Ball, Alexander D., John D. Taylor, & Elizabeth B. Andrews. (1997). DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACINOUS AND ACCESSORY SALIVARY GLANDS IN NUCELLA LAPILLUS. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 63(2). 245–260. 11 indexed citations

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