Brenda E. Ballachey

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Brenda E. Ballachey is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenda E. Ballachey has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Brenda E. Ballachey's work include Marine animal studies overview (25 papers), Marine and fisheries research (12 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers). Brenda E. Ballachey is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (25 papers), Marine and fisheries research (12 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers). Brenda E. Ballachey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Brenda E. Ballachey's co-authors include James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler, David B. Irons, Stanley D. Rice, Jeffrey W. Short, Charles H. Peterson, D.P. Evenson, Donald P. Evenson, W. D. Hohenboken and R. G. Saacke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brenda E. Ballachey

56 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Long-Term Ecosystem Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750 1000
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. Long-Term Ecosystem Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
    2003 1.2k citations Daniel Esler, James L. Bodkin et al. profile →

Peers

Brenda E. Ballachey
Charles D. Rice United States
James R. Clark United States
Marc Suquet France
Jiale Li China
Heather J. Hamlin United States
H. Barnes United Kingdom
Yao Liu China
Dan Yu China
Wayne A. O’Connor Australia
Sylvain De Guise United States
Charles D. Rice United States
Brenda E. Ballachey
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brenda E. Ballachey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bowen, Lizabeth, Julie L. Yee, James L. Bodkin, et al.. (2023). Gene expression and wildlife health: varied interpretations based on perspective. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11.
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Bodkin, James L., Heather A. Coletti, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2022). Evidence of increased mussel abundance related to the Pacific marine heatwave and sea star wasting. Marine Ecology. 43(4). 12 indexed citations
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Bowen, Lizabeth, Susan Knowles, Kathi A. Lefebvre, et al.. (2022). Divergent Gene Expression Profiles in Alaskan Sea Otters: An Indicator of Chronic Domoic Acid Exposure?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 401–418. 2 indexed citations
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Tinker, M. Tim, James L. Bodkin, Lizabeth Bowen, et al.. (2021). Sea otter population collapse in southwest Alaska: assessing ecological covariates, consequences, and causal factors. Ecological Monographs. 91(4). 13 indexed citations
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Bowen, Lizabeth, A. Keith Miles, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2017). Gene transcription patterns in response to low level petroleum contaminants in Mytilus trossulus from field sites and harbors in southcentral Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 147. 27–35. 6 indexed citations
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Coletti, Heather A., James L. Bodkin, Daniel H. Monson, Brenda E. Ballachey, & Thomas A. Dean. (2016). Detecting and inferring cause of change in an Alaska nearshore marine ecosystem. Ecosphere. 7(10). 30 indexed citations
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Ballachey, Brenda E., Daniel H. Monson, George G. Esslinger, et al.. (2014). 2013 update on sea otter studies to assess recovery from the 1989 <i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 7 indexed citations
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Bowen, Lizabeth, A. Keith Miles, Michael J. Murray, et al.. (2011). Gene transcription in sea otters (Enhydra lutris); development of a diagnostic tool for sea otter and ecosystem health. Molecular Ecology Resources. 12(1). 67–74. 31 indexed citations
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Ricca, Mark A., A. Keith Miles, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2010). PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60(6). 861–872. 10 indexed citations
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Esler, Daniel, Kimberly A. Trust, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2010). Cytochrome P4501A biomarker indication of oil exposure in harlequin ducks up to 20 years after theExxon Valdezoil spill. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 29(5). 1138–1145. 50 indexed citations
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Esler, Daniel, Brenda E. Ballachey, Kimberly A. Trust, et al.. (2010). Cytochrome P4501A biomarker indication of the timeline of chronic exposure of Barrow’s goldeneyes to residual Exxon Valdez oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(3). 609–614. 19 indexed citations
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Bodkin, James L., Brenda E. Ballachey, George G. Esslinger, et al.. (2002). Sea Otter Studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. 4 indexed citations
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Monson, Daniel H., et al.. (2001). CHEMICAL ANESTHESIA OF NORTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS): RESULTS OF PAST FIELD STUDIES. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 32(2). 181–189. 33 indexed citations
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Scribner, Kim T., et al.. (1997). Population genetic studies of the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris ): A review and interpretation of available data. 197–208. 10 indexed citations
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Ballachey, Brenda E., et al.. (1997). Hydrocarbon residues in tissues of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) collected from southeast Alaska. 1 indexed citations
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Bodkin, James L. & Brenda E. Ballachey. (1996). Monitoring the status of wild sea otter populations: field studies and techniques. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 13(12). 14–20. 2 indexed citations
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Monson, Daniel H. & Brenda E. Ballachey. (1995). Age distributions of sea otters found dead in Prince William Sound, Alaska, following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine mammal study 6-15. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Ballachey, Brenda E., Donald P. Evenson, & R. G. Saacke. (1988). The Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay Relationship with Alternate Tests of Semen Quality and Heterospermic Performance of Bulls. Journal of Andrology. 9(2). 109–115. 164 indexed citations
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Ballachey, Brenda E., W. D. Hohenboken, & D.P. Evenson. (1987). Heterogeneity of Sperm Nuclear Chromatin Structure and its Relationship to Bull Fertility1. Biology of Reproduction. 36(4). 915–925. 170 indexed citations
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Ballachey, Brenda E., Lorna K. Jost, & D.P. Evenson. (1986). Evaluation of Holstein Bull Sperm Quality by Flow Cytometry. Open PRAIRIE (South Dakota State University).

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