Helen L. Ball

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Helen L. Ball is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pharmacy and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen L. Ball has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 34 papers in Pharmacy and 29 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Helen L. Ball's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (50 papers), Infant Health and Development (33 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (27 papers). Helen L. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (50 papers), Infant Health and Development (33 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (27 papers). Helen L. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Helen L. Ball's co-authors include James J. McKenna, Kristin P. Tully, Lee T. Gettler, Denise Howel, Martin Ward Platt, Peter J. Kelly, Cecília Tomori, John Wright, Caroline Jones and Catherine M. Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Helen L. Ball

96 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen L. Ball United Kingdom 27 875 559 556 419 403 101 2.1k
Phyllis Zelkowitz Canada 37 80 0.1× 203 0.4× 351 0.6× 1.8k 4.2× 1.3k 3.3× 139 3.9k
Cristina Padez Portugal 29 77 0.1× 149 0.3× 100 0.2× 1.6k 3.9× 444 1.1× 140 2.7k
Michael W. Yogman United States 23 55 0.1× 203 0.4× 163 0.3× 855 2.0× 903 2.2× 46 3.9k
David A. Levine United States 20 126 0.1× 34 0.1× 96 0.2× 1.0k 2.4× 564 1.4× 39 2.8k
Jane Squires United States 33 50 0.1× 139 0.2× 152 0.3× 419 1.0× 1.8k 4.4× 112 3.4k
Heather Rowe Australia 29 35 0.0× 109 0.2× 251 0.5× 1.5k 3.5× 660 1.6× 123 2.7k
Marilyn Stern United States 28 24 0.0× 296 0.5× 95 0.2× 613 1.5× 613 1.5× 124 2.0k
James C. Spilsbury United States 25 278 0.3× 23 0.0× 41 0.1× 303 0.7× 192 0.5× 63 2.5k
Emmanuelle Godeau France 32 37 0.0× 47 0.1× 565 1.0× 890 2.1× 355 0.9× 96 3.6k
Amanda Cooklin Australia 31 30 0.0× 60 0.1× 395 0.7× 1.2k 2.8× 383 1.0× 83 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Renz‐Polster, Herbert, Peter S Blair, Helen L. Ball, Oskar G. Jenni, & Freia De Bock. (2024). Death from Failed Protection? An Evolutionary-Developmental Theory of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Human Nature. 35(2). 153–196. 2 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2023). The impact of swaddling upon breastfeeding: A critical review. American Journal of Human Biology. 35(6). e23878–e23878. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2023). Multiagency approaches to preventing sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI): a review and analysis of UK policies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e000017–e000017. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Stuart, et al.. (2022). Maternal Depression and Early Parenting: A Comparison Between Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Australian born Mothers. Australasian Psychiatry. 30(1). 119–125. 2 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2021). Lost in translation—the influence of language on infant sleep research. Sleep Health. 8(1). 96–100. 4 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2021). Biologically normal sleep in the mother‐infant dyad. American Journal of Human Biology. 33(5). e23589–e23589. 26 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2020). Development and evaluation of ‘Sleep, Baby & You’—An approach to supporting parental well-being and responsive infant caregiving. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237240–e0237240. 18 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2020). Parental knowledge of safe infant sleep and sudden infant death syndrome is inadequate in Croatia. Acta Paediatrica. 109(9). 1887–1888. 1 indexed citations
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Gabbe, Belinda J., et al.. (2020). Workplace intervention programmes for decreasing alcohol use in military personnel: a systematic review. BMJ Military Health. 167(3). 192–200. 2 indexed citations
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Galbally, Megan, Stuart Watson, Helen L. Ball, & Andrew J. Lewis. (2018). Breastfeeding, Antidepressants, and Depression in the Mercy Pregnancy and Emotional Well-Being Study. Journal of Human Lactation. 35(1). 127–136. 15 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2018). Discrepancies in maternal reports of infant sleep vs. actigraphy by mode of feeding. Sleep Medicine. 49. 90–98. 28 indexed citations
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Bartick, Melissa, Cecília Tomori, & Helen L. Ball. (2017). Babies in boxes and the missing links on safe sleep: Human evolution and cultural revolution. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(2). e12544–e12544. 19 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2017). Sleep and cognitive function in young children.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2016). Bed‐sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed‐shares and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration?. Acta Paediatrica. 105(6). 628–634. 51 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2015). Bed-sharing, co-sleeping and parent education : a time for change.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2015). Where might my baby sleep? Design and evaluation of a novel discussion tool for parent education.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 2 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L.. (2012). The latest on bed-sharing and breastfeeding.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L.. (2009). Bed-sharing and co-sleeping : research overview.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 4 indexed citations
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Ball, Helen L., et al.. (2007). Anthropology of caesarean section birth and breastfeeding : rationale for evolutionary medicine on the postnatal ward.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1 indexed citations

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