D.I. Ball

725 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 525 citations indexed

About

D.I. Ball is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D.I. Ball has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 525 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in D.I. Ball's work include Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (5 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). D.I. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (5 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). D.I. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Netherlands. D.I. Ball's co-authors include Robert A. Coleman, Anthony T. Nials, Lawrence H. C. Lunts, Michelle Stewart, Andrew S.C. Rice, Malcolm Johnson, Alison Ritchie, James R. Gray, David Jack and Alan Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and British Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

D.I. Ball

15 papers receiving 510 citations

Hit Papers

Does age matter? The impact of rodent age on study outcomes 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200
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. Does age matter? The impact of rodent age on study outcomes
    2016 249 citations Samuel J. Jackson, Nick Andrews et al. Laboratory Animals profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.I. Ball United Kingdom 8 190 184 96 89 76 15 525
Edgar Flores‐Soto Mexico 19 231 1.2× 307 1.7× 133 1.4× 57 0.6× 47 0.6× 62 852
Jeremiah T. Herlihy United States 16 305 1.6× 393 2.1× 48 0.5× 124 1.4× 32 0.4× 36 1.0k
K Becker Germany 14 79 0.4× 159 0.9× 37 0.4× 44 0.5× 51 0.7× 44 533
Stefano Loizzo Italy 16 173 0.9× 222 1.2× 33 0.3× 111 1.2× 26 0.3× 45 656
Juan M. García‐Segura Spain 18 83 0.4× 383 2.1× 79 0.8× 174 2.0× 71 0.9× 44 930
Jose F. Perez‐Zoghbi United States 20 349 1.8× 481 2.6× 215 2.2× 174 2.0× 37 0.5× 43 1.2k
Nitza M. Cintrón United States 17 349 1.8× 226 1.2× 54 0.6× 37 0.4× 19 0.3× 27 803
Kinya Ashida Japan 14 352 1.9× 317 1.7× 34 0.4× 57 0.6× 25 0.3× 39 830
Wei Ni China 19 127 0.7× 453 2.5× 68 0.7× 180 2.0× 39 0.5× 47 979

Countries citing papers authored by D.I. Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by D.I. Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D.I. Ball. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D.I. Ball based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D.I. Ball. D.I. Ball is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Robinson, Eve, D.I. Ball, Heather L. Reid, et al.. (2021). Multimodal imaging of drug and excipients in rat lungs following an inhaled administration of controlled-release drug laden PLGA microparticles. The Analyst. 146(10). 3378–3390. 4 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., Jan Klapwijk, Rory T. Steven, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Oral, Intranasal and Aerosol Administration of Amiodarone in Rats as a Model of Pulmonary Phospholipidosis. Pharmaceutics. 11(7). 345–345. 12 indexed citations
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Dexter, Alex, Rory T. Steven, Lea Ann Dailey, et al.. (2019). Imaging drugs, metabolites and biomarkers in rodent lung: a DESI MS strategy for the evaluation of drug-induced lipidosis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 411(30). 8023–8032. 25 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., Jan Klapwijk, Abhinav Kumar, et al.. (2017). Morphometric Characterization of Rat and Human Alveolar Macrophage Cell Models and their Response to Amiodarone using High Content Image Analysis. Pharmaceutical Research. 34(12). 2466–2476. 13 indexed citations
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Jackson, Samuel J., Nick Andrews, D.I. Ball, et al.. (2016). Does age matter? The impact of rodent age on study outcomes. Laboratory Animals. 51(2). 160–169. 249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ball, D.I., Peter Brown, & Marco Cardinale. (2003). IN VIVO CONTRACTILE CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN MUSCLE. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 35(Supplement 1). S389–S389. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., et al.. (1993). Effects of the non-peptide, tachykinin-receptor antagonists, (±)CP99994 and (±)SR48968, on guinea-pig airways. Neuropeptides. 24(4). 190–190. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Paul W., Andrew B. McElroy, John M. Pritchard, et al.. (1993). Low molecular weight neurokinin NK2 antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 3(5). 931–936. 13 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I. & R.L.G. Sheldrick. (1992). Investigation of the neurokinin receptors mediating plasma-protein extravasation and bronchoconstriction in guinea-pig lung in vivo. Neuropeptides. 22(1). 5–5. 1 indexed citations
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Hagan, R.M., I.J.M. Beresford, Peter J. Elliott, et al.. (1992). NK2 antagonists and the role of NK2 receptors. Regulatory Peptides. 37. S8–S8. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., R T Brittain, Robert A. Coleman, et al.. (1991). Salmeterol, a novel, long‐acting β2‐adrenoceptor agonist: characterization of pharmacological activityin vitroandin vivo. British Journal of Pharmacology. 104(3). 665–671. 163 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., et al.. (1991). A novel method for the evaluation of bronchoactive agents in the conscious guinea pig. Journal of Pharmacological Methods. 26(3). 187–202. 7 indexed citations
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Ball, D.I., et al.. (1990). Characterisation of the Neurokinin Receptors Mediating Contraction of Isolated Tracheal Preparations from a Variety of Species. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 31. 205–209. 13 indexed citations

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