David Ballard

16.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
179 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

David Ballard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ballard has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Genetics and 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in David Ballard's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (37 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (33 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (21 papers). David Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (37 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (33 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (21 papers). David Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. David Ballard's co-authors include John W. Hallett, Peter C. O’Brien, F. John Service, M. Molly McMahon, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Bernard J. Gersh, J. Aidan Carney, Alan J. Cameron, Frank A. Lederle and Gary R. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Ballard

176 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prevalence and Associations of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Detected through Screening

1997 632 citations Frank A. Lederle, Gary R. Johnson et al. profile →
Functioning Insulinoma—Incidence, Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival of Patients: A 60-Year Study

1991 628 citations David Ballard et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Exposure to an Aeroallergen as a Possible Precipitating Factor in Respiratory Arrest in Young Patients with Asthma

1991 543 citations David Ballard et al. profile →
Prevalence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus

1990 396 citations Alan J. Cameron, Alan R. Zinsmeister et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Ballard United States	50	3.1k	2.6k	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	179	10.2k
Javier Llorca Spain	62	4.1k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	558 0.4×	479	15.7k
Chul Ahn United States	60	3.4k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	3.0k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	580 0.4×	470	14.3k
M. Schemper Austria	43	2.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	861 0.5×	558 0.4×	186	11.0k
Judith D. Goldberg United States	66	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	397	16.0k
Xavier Bosch Spain	52	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.7×	976 0.6×	384 0.3×	420	11.5k
Svend Juul Denmark	41	1.6k 0.5×	983 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.6×	99	9.3k
Lai‐Chu See Taiwan	57	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	893 0.5×	474 0.3×	300	8.9k
Ingeborg van der Tweel Netherlands	45	1.6k 0.5×	867 0.3×	2.7k 1.4×	952 0.6×	566 0.4×	152	10.5k
Steven M. Edworthy Canada	30	6.0k 2.0×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	502 0.3×	51	24.6k
Alan S. Rigby United Kingdom	40	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	835 0.5×	664 0.4×	135	8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ballard

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20 of 20 papers shown

Court, Denise Syndercombe, et al.. (2023). Biogeographical Ancestry Estimation from Autosomal Short Tandem Repeats in the Sequencing Era. Research Portal (King's College London). 3(4). 123–137. 2 indexed citations

Gettings, Katherine B., Martin Bodner, Lisa A. Borsuk, et al.. (2023). Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on short tandem repeat sequence nomenclature. Forensic Science International Genetics. 68. 102946–102946. 17 indexed citations

Oliveira, Manuela, Luı́sa Azevedo, David Ballard, Wojciech Branicki, & António Amorim. (2023). Using plants in forensics: State-of-the-art and prospects. Plant Science. 336. 111860–111860. 6 indexed citations

Court, Denise Syndercombe, et al.. (2023). Forensic identity SNPs: Characterisation of flanking region variation using massively parallel sequencing. Forensic Science International Genetics. 64. 102847–102847. 12 indexed citations

Haizel, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Detection of a Novel Y-Chromosome Allele Variant for Locus DYS518. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 2(2). 38–41.

Oliveira, Manuela, Gabriella Mason-Buck, David Ballard, Wojciech Branicki, & António Amorim. (2020). Biowarfare, bioterrorism and biocrime: A historical overview on microbial harmful applications. Forensic Science International. 314. 110366–110366. 51 indexed citations

Pośpiech, Ewelina, Jeppe Dyrberg Andersen, M. van den Berge, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of DNA Variants Associated with Androgenetic Alopecia and Their Potential to Predict Male Pattern Baldness. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127852–e0127852. 50 indexed citations

Filardo, Giovanni, Frank A. Lederle, David Ballard, et al.. (2014). Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The American Journal of Cardiology. 114(8). 1281–1286. 5 indexed citations

Ballard, David, et al.. (2013). Report into a discordant result at D16S539 between SGM Plus® and PowerPlex® ESI 16 kits in a criminal case sample and implications for the UK National DNA Database upgrade. Science & Justice. 54(1). 95–97. 5 indexed citations

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Shafi, Shahid, Sunni A. Barnes, David Nicewander, et al.. (2010). Health Care Reform at Trauma Centers—Mortality, Complications, and Length of Stay. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 69(6). 1367–1371. 36 indexed citations

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Ballard, David, et al.. (2010). Impact of a standardized heart failure order set on mortality, readmission, and quality and costs of care. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 22(6). 437–444. 42 indexed citations

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Herrin, Jeph, Jeff Etchason, James P. Kahan, Robert H. Brook, & David Ballard. (1997). Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations. Health Policy. 42(1). 67–81. 25 indexed citations

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Hayes, Risa P., et al.. (1996). HCFA's Health Care Quality Improvement Program: The Medical Informatics Challenge. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 3(1). 15–26. 7 indexed citations

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Farkouh, Michael E., Charanjit S. Rihal, Bernard J. Gersh, et al.. (1994). Influence of coronary heart disease on morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization surgery: A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota (1970–1987). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 24(5). 1290–1296. 40 indexed citations

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Campion, Mary E., James M. Naessens, Cynthia L. Leibson, Dale Shaller, & David Ballard. (1992). The Olmsted County Benchmark Project: Primary Study Findings and Potential Implications for Corporate America. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 67(1). 5–14. 26 indexed citations

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Erie, Jay C., et al.. (1992). Incidence of Enucleation in a Defined Population. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 113(2). 138–144. 43 indexed citations

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Shaller, Dale & David Ballard. (1991). Using Olmsted County "benchmarks" to assess corporate health care utilization and expenditures.. PubMed. 33(3). 273–4. 2 indexed citations

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Calcagno, David, John W. Hallett, David Ballard, et al.. (1991). Late Iliac Artery Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease After Aortic Tube Grafts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Annals of Surgery. 214(6). 733–736. 23 indexed citations

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Cameron, Alan J., Alan R. Zinsmeister, David Ballard, & J. Aidan Carney. (1990). Prevalence of columnar-lined (Barrett's) esophagus. Gastroenterology. 99(4). 918–922. 126 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Sherine E., et al.. (1989). A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Temporal Arteritis: Evidence for an Association between Temporal Arteritis and Degenerative Vascular Disease?. International Journal of Epidemiology. 18(4). 836–841. 56 indexed citations

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