B. Sonny Bal

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
204 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

B. Sonny Bal is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Oral Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Sonny Bal has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Surgery, 72 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 31 papers in Oral Surgery. Recurrent topics in B. Sonny Bal's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (76 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (72 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (48 papers). B. Sonny Bal is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (76 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (72 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (48 papers). B. Sonny Bal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. B. Sonny Bal's co-authors include Mohamed N. Rahaman, Qiang Fu, Delbert E. Day, Lynda F. Bonewald, Steven B. Jung, Antoni P. Tomsia, Bryan J. McEntire, Giuseppe Pezzotti, Roger F. Brown and Michael D. Ries and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

B. Sonny Bal

194 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Bioactive glass in tissue engineering

2011 1.4k citations Mohamed N. Rahaman, B. Sonny Bal et al. Acta Biomaterialia profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Sonny Bal

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Biomechanical Evaluation of Cervical Interbody Fusion Cages for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Variations in Morphology: A Finite Element Analysis 2025 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Ryan M. Bock, B. Sonny Bal, Sandipan Roy, Shubhabrata Datta	0
2	A Novel Antipathogenic Agent for Nonwoven Fabric 2022 ·Biomedical Materials & Devices ·Sydney Simpson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen Dewhurst, Changyong Feng, B. Sonny Bal, Ryan M. Bock, Bryan J. McEntire	2
3	Pattern of ocular manifestations and the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in tears of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients 2021 ·Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), B. Sonny Bal, (unknown)	3
4	Surface Functionalization of Polyethylene by Silicon Nitride Laser Cladding 2020 ·Applied Sciences ·Matteo Zanocco, Elia Marin, Francesco Boschetto, Tetsuya Adachi, Toshiro Yamamoto, Narisato Kanamura, Wenliang Zhu, Bryan J. McEntire, B. Sonny Bal, (unknown), Osam Mazda, Giuseppe Pezzotti	19
5	Medicolegal Sidebar: Peer Review of Professional Competence 2020 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·(unknown), (unknown), B. Sonny Bal	0
6	Medicolegal Sidebar: Unnecessary Medical Care and Physician Liability 2018 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·(unknown), (unknown), B. Sonny Bal	1
7	Bioactive silicon nitride: A new therapeutic material for osteoarthropathy 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Giuseppe Pezzotti, Elia Marin, Tetsuya Adachi, Alfredo Rondinella, Francesco Boschetto, Wenliang Zhu, Nobuhiko Sugano, Ryan M. Bock, Bryan J. McEntire, B. Sonny Bal	75
8	DEBUNKING THE MYTH THAT CERAMICS ARE BIOINERT: COMPARISON OF ALUMINA VERSUS SILICON NITRIDE 2016 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume ·B. Sonny Bal, Bryan J. McEntire, Mohamed N. Rahaman, Giuseppe Pezzotti	1
9	Reconciling in vivo and in vitro kinetics of the polymorphic transformation in zirconia-toughened alumina for hip joints: I. Phenomenology 2016 ·Materials Science and Engineering C ·B. Sonny Bal, Wenliang Zhu, Matteo Zanocco, Elia Marin, Nobuhiko Sugano, Bryan J. McEntire, Giuseppe Pezzotti	21
10	Reconciling in vivo and in vitro kinetics of the polymorphic transformation in zirconia-toughened alumina for hip joints: III. Molecular scale mechanisms 2016 ·Materials Science and Engineering C ·Giuseppe Pezzotti, B. Sonny Bal, Matteo Zanocco, Elia Marin, Nobuhiko Sugano, Bryan J. McEntire, Wenliang Zhu	18
11	Clinical Faceoff: Anterior Total Hip Versus Mini-Posterior: Which One is Better? 2014 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·B. Sonny Bal	3
12	The Judgment Defense in Medical Malpractice 2013 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·B. Sonny Bal, (unknown)	1
13	Hollow hydroxyapatite microspheres: A novel bioactive and osteoconductive carrier for controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein-2 in bone regeneration 2013 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Wei Xiao, Hailuo Fu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, (unknown), B. Sonny Bal	85
14	Mechanical properties of bioactive glass (13-93) scaffolds fabricated by robotic deposition for structural bone repair 2013 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Xin Liu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, Gregory E. Hilmas, B. Sonny Bal	162
15	Corporate Malfeasance, Off-Label Use, and Surgeon Liability 2012 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·B. Sonny Bal, (unknown)	6
16	Silicate, borosilicate, and borate bioactive glass scaffolds with controllable degradation rate for bone tissue engineering applications. II. In vitro and in vivo biological evaluation 2010 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·Qiang Fu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, B. Sonny Bal, Lynda F. Bonewald, Keiichi Kuroki, Roger F. Brown	135
17	Septic Arthritis of the Hip in an Immune Competent Adult: The Significance of the Differential Diagnosis 2007 ·The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine ·(unknown), B. Sonny Bal	9
18	Transcriptional Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in the Chondrocyte and Synoviocyte Cells Is Regulated via a Novel Mechanism: Evidence for Functional Cooperation between Serum Amyloid A-Activating Factor-1 and AP-1 2005 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Alpana Ray, B. Sonny Bal, Bimal K. Ray	39
19	Induction of matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene expression is regulated by inflammation‐responsive transcription factor SAF‐1 in osteoarthritis 2003 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Alpana Ray, Keiichi Kuroki, James L. Cook, B. Sonny Bal, Keith Kenter, Gabriela Aust, Bimal K. Ray	25
20	Polyethylene wear in cases using femoral stems of similar geometry, but different metals, porous layer, and modularity 1998 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·B. Sonny Bal, (unknown), (unknown), Murali Jasty, William H. Harris	8

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