David M. Ball

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

David M. Ball is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Ball has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David M. Ball's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (4 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (4 papers). David M. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (4 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (4 papers). David M. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. David M. Ball's co-authors include Kirk E. Hevener, Richard Lee, Jianjun Qi, Kerim Babaoglu, Stephen W. White, Wei Zhao, Pak C. Sham, David Nutt, Paul Glue and Sue Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The FASEB Journal and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

David M. Ball

21 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Validation of Molecular Docking Programs for Virtual Scre... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. Validation of Molecular Docking Programs for Virtual Screening against Dihydropteroate Synthase
    2009 459 citations Kirk E. Hevener, David M. Ball 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
David M. Ball United Kingdom 13 382 231 206 173 148 23 1.1k
Y. Nancy Wong United States 19 657 1.7× 171 0.7× 247 1.2× 328 1.9× 90 0.6× 38 2.0k
Darrell D. Mousseau Canada 25 680 1.8× 498 2.2× 67 0.3× 92 0.5× 197 1.3× 89 1.9k
Hassan Pajouhesh United States 14 966 2.5× 382 1.7× 331 1.6× 465 2.7× 63 0.4× 30 2.1k
Magid Abou‐Gharbia United States 28 914 2.4× 319 1.4× 162 0.8× 703 4.1× 87 0.6× 112 2.3k
Tomoko Ishizuka Japan 19 305 0.8× 183 0.8× 49 0.2× 95 0.5× 82 0.6× 52 1.8k
Cody J. Wenthur United States 17 426 1.1× 356 1.5× 91 0.4× 132 0.8× 91 0.6× 43 987
Heinz H. Pertz Germany 25 980 2.6× 316 1.4× 58 0.3× 370 2.1× 68 0.5× 82 2.0k
Artur Wnorowski Poland 19 341 0.9× 77 0.3× 82 0.4× 150 0.9× 99 0.7× 59 1.0k
Eva Marina Schmidt Hungary 17 467 1.2× 243 1.1× 49 0.2× 68 0.4× 237 1.6× 32 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David M. Ball

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David M. Ball

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ball, David M., et al.. (2014). From All Sides. Pedagogy Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature Language Composition and Culture. 15(1). 103–118. 7 indexed citations
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Ball, David M.. (2013). Allusive Confessions: The Literary Lives of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. 1 indexed citations
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Marshall, E. Jane, Keith Humphreys, David M. Ball, & Griffith Edwards. (2010). The Treatment of Drinking Problems. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Marshall, E. J., et al.. (2009). The Role of AA Sponsors: A Pilot Study. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 44(4). 416–422. 26 indexed citations
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Marshall, E. J., et al.. (2008). Diagnosis and management of alcohol use disorders. BMJ. 336(7642). 496–501. 24 indexed citations
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Hevener, Kirk E., David M. Ball, John K. Buolamwini, & Richard Lee. (2008). Quantitative structure–activity relationship studies on nitrofuranyl anti-tubercular agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 16(17). 8042–8053. 45 indexed citations
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Chen, Chih-Ken, Xun Hu, Shih‐Ku Lin, et al.. (2004). Association analysis of dopamine D2-like receptor genes and methamphetamine abuse. Psychiatric Genetics. 14(4). 223–226. 32 indexed citations
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Ball, David M., et al.. (2003). Design of a team of soccer playing robots. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 183–192. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Xiehe Liu, Jinghua Zhao, et al.. (2002). Allelic association analysis of the dopamine D2, D3, 5‐HT2A, and GABAAγ2 receptors and serotonin transporter genes with heroin abuse in Chinese subjects. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 114(3). 329–335. 66 indexed citations
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Deehan, Ann, Jim McCambridge, David M. Ball, & John Strang. (2002). Increasing practice nurse access to alcohol training. Drug and Alcohol Review. 21(3). 281–286. 8 indexed citations
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Ball, David M., et al.. (2001). Can Semiempirical Quantum Mechanics Be Used To Predict the Spin State of Transition Metal Complexes? An Application of De Novo Prediction. Inorganic Chemistry. 41(1). 152–156. 21 indexed citations
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Al‐Chalabi, Ammar, Marjan Bakker, Christopher E. Shaw, et al.. (1996). Association of apolipoprotein E ∈4 allele with bulbar-onset motor neuron disease. The Lancet. 347(8995). 159–160. 81 indexed citations
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Sodhi, Monika, María J. Arranz, David M. Ball, et al.. (1996). Association between clozapine response and allelic variation in the 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor genes. Schizophrenia Research. 18(2-3). 165–165. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, David M., David Sherman, John Powell, et al.. (1995). No association between the c2 allele at the cytochrome P450IIE1 gene and alcohol induced liver disease, alcohol Korsakoff's syndrome or alcohol dependence syndrome. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 39(3). 181–184. 11 indexed citations
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Sodhi, Monsheel, María J. Arranz, David Curtis, et al.. (1995). Association between clozapine response and allelic variation in the 5-HT2C receptor gene. Neuroreport. 7(1). 169–172. 150 indexed citations
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Sodhi, Monsheel, María J. Arranz, David Curtis, et al.. (1995). Association between clozapine response and allelic variation in the 5-HT2C receptor gene. Neuroreport. 7(1). 169–172. 12 indexed citations
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Ball, David M. & Robin Murray. (1994). Genetics of alcohol misuse. British Medical Bulletin. 50(1). 18–35. 23 indexed citations
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Glue, Paul, Elizabeth J. White, Sue Wilson, David M. Ball, & David Nutt. (1991). Pharmacology of saccadic eye movements in man. Psychopharmacology. 105(3). 368–373. 35 indexed citations
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Ball, David M., Paul Glue, Sue Wilson, & David Nutt. (1991). Pharmacology of saccadic eye movements in man. Psychopharmacology. 105(3). 361–367. 80 indexed citations

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