Donald L. Ballantyne

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Donald L. Ballantyne is a scholar working on Surgery, Dermatology and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald L. Ballantyne has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Dermatology and 9 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Donald L. Ballantyne's work include Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (9 papers), Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research (9 papers) and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques (7 papers). Donald L. Ballantyne is often cited by papers focused on Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (9 papers), Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research (9 papers) and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques (7 papers). Donald L. Ballantyne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Donald L. Ballantyne's co-authors include Thomas D. Rees, John Marquis Converse, D. M. Gibson, O. Smithies, Ellen Fanning, J. G. Gilman, Irving Seidman, J Smahel, Franklin L. Ashley and Dicran Goulian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Donald L. Ballantyne

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Quantitative procedures for use with the Edman-Begg seque... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 200 400 600
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  1. Quantitative procedures for use with the Edman-Begg sequenator. Partial sequences of two unusual immunoglobulin light chains, Rzf and Sac
    1971 651 citations O. Smithies, D. M. Gibson et al. Biochemistry profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald L. Ballantyne United States 20 561 524 213 181 151 59 1.8k
Jill E. Bishop United States 32 489 0.9× 796 1.5× 240 1.1× 128 0.7× 195 1.3× 42 3.0k
Hideya Takenaka Japan 23 354 0.6× 779 1.5× 295 1.4× 211 1.2× 313 2.1× 71 2.5k
C. I. Levene United Kingdom 27 320 0.6× 602 1.1× 48 0.2× 100 0.6× 59 0.4× 66 2.3k
Tomasz Grzela Poland 22 431 0.8× 521 1.0× 105 0.5× 146 0.8× 278 1.8× 111 2.0k
Hideki Nakanishi Japan 27 657 1.2× 1.1k 2.1× 178 0.8× 133 0.7× 122 0.8× 141 2.5k
U Kiistala Finland 23 202 0.4× 290 0.6× 713 3.3× 56 0.3× 217 1.4× 58 2.0k
Carlotta Castagnoli Italy 25 233 0.4× 416 0.8× 312 1.5× 71 0.4× 307 2.0× 55 1.5k
Décio dos Santos Pinto Júnior Brazil 26 456 0.8× 790 1.5× 83 0.4× 203 1.1× 34 0.2× 139 2.4k
Tanja Schmidt Germany 20 478 0.9× 239 0.5× 207 1.0× 68 0.4× 60 0.4× 41 1.3k
Peter A. Steerenberg Netherlands 30 198 0.4× 515 1.0× 48 0.2× 185 1.0× 66 0.4× 108 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (2002). 18 Lifelines. Earthquake Spectra. 18(1S). 343–361. 2 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1991). 7 Lifelines. Earthquake Spectra. 7(2S). 93–117. 5 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1983). Stereomicroscopy as a diagnostic aid in evaluating the viability of island flaps: An experimental study. Microsurgery. 4(2). 87–94. 2 indexed citations
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Greco, M. Alba, et al.. (1981). The effects of preservation on microvascular vein grafts in rats. Microsurgery. 3(2). 65–71. 5 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1980). Computer interpretation of pulmonary function tests.. PubMed. 10(4). 19–24. 2 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1980). The effects of short‐term preservation on microvascular free groin flaps in rats. Microsurgery. 2(2). 101–105. 4 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L. & John Marquis Converse. (1979). Experimental Skin Grafts and Transplantation Immunity. 5 indexed citations
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Converse, John Marquis, et al.. (1975). Inosculation of vessels of skin graft and host bed: A fortuitous encounter. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 28(4). 274–282. 96 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1973). Vascular changes in the suprapannicular skin wounds in rats. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 26(3). 287–295. 4 indexed citations
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Rees, Thomas D., Donald L. Ballantyne, & Irving Seidman. (1971). Eyelid deformities caused by the injection of silicone fluid. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 24(2). 125–128. 12 indexed citations
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Smithies, O., et al.. (1971). Quantitative procedures for use with the Edman-Begg sequenator. Partial sequences of two unusual immunoglobulin light chains, Rzf and Sac. Biochemistry. 10(26). 4912–4921. 651 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rees, Thomas D., et al.. (1968). EFFECTS OF SILASTIC SHEET IMPLANTS UNDER SIMULTANEOUS SKIN AUTOGRAFTS IN RATS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 42(4). 339–342. 13 indexed citations
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Rees, Thomas D., et al.. (1968). THE EFFECTS OF DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE FLUID ON RAT SKIN AUTOGRAFTS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 41(2). 153–156. 5 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L. & Paul Nathan. (1968). USE OF SEQUENTIAL SKIN ALLOGRAFTS TO DEMONSTRATE SENSITIZATION INDUCED BY SHORT-TERM KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS. Transplantation. 6(3). 342–350. 2 indexed citations
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Ben-Hur, N, Donald L. Ballantyne, Thomas D. Rees, & Irving Seidman. (1967). Local and Systemic Effects of Dimethylpolysiloxane Fluid in Micea. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 39(4). 423–426. 68 indexed citations
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Rother, U., Donald L. Ballantyne, Carl Cohen, & Klaus Rother. (1967). ALLOGRAFT REJECTION IN C'6 DEFECTIVE RABBITS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 126(4). 565–579. 13 indexed citations
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Converse, John Marquis, et al.. (1965). An experimental evaluation of a histochemical diagnosis of burn depth. Journal of Surgical Research. 5(12). 547–551. 10 indexed citations
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Rees, Thomas D., et al.. (1965). AN INVESTIGATION OF CUTANEOUS RESPONSE TO DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE (SILICONE LIQUID) IN ANIMALS AND HUMANS-A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 35(2). 131–139. 62 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L., et al.. (1963). THE BEHAVIOR OF MASSIVE SKIN HOMOGRAFTS IN ADOPTIVELY AND ACTIVELY IMMUNIZED RATS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 32(3). 310–317. 4 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Donald L. & John Marquis Converse. (1959). FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF HAIR-SKIN CYCLES AND THE SURVIVAL OF SKIN HOMOGRAFTS IN RATS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 23(1). 93–96. 3 indexed citations

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