J. William O. Ballard

12.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
167 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

J. William O. Ballard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. William O. Ballard has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Ecology and 40 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in J. William O. Ballard's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (26 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (24 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (23 papers). J. William O. Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (26 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (24 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (23 papers). J. William O. Ballard collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. J. William O. Ballard's co-authors include Michael C. Whitlock, Richard G. Melvin, Martin Kreitman, Nicolas Pichaud, Stephen J. Simpson, Avis C. James, David Raubenheimer, David M. Rand, Robert C. Brooks and A. M. Chiodi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

J. William O. Ballard

161 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

The incomplete natural history of mitochondria

2003 1.7k citations J. William O. Ballard et al. profile →
Seaglider: a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle for oceanographic research

2001 823 citations J. William O. Ballard et al. profile →
Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila : New insights from nutritional geometry

2008 804 citations Kwang Pum Lee, Stephen J. Simpson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Ratio of Macronutrients, Not Caloric Intake, Dictates Cardiometabolic Health, Aging, and Longevity in Ad Libitum-Fed Mice

2014 692 citations J. William O. Ballard, Richard G. Melvin et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. William O. Ballard Australia	42	3.1k	2.9k	2.1k	2.0k	1.5k	167	9.6k
Colin N. Dewey United States	27	11.0k 3.6×	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	53	19.2k
Jesper Givskov Sørensen Denmark	46	2.1k 0.7×	3.2k 1.1×	5.3k 2.5×	2.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.5×	186	9.4k
Jianzhi Zhang United States	71	10.4k 3.4×	5.0k 1.7×	998 0.5×	557 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	303	17.4k
Filip Pattyn Belgium	25	10.3k 3.4×	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	746 0.4×	444 0.3×	42	18.5k
Katleen De Preter Belgium	36	11.6k 3.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	732 0.4×	444 0.3×	117	20.6k
Maido Remm Estonia	31	6.5k 2.1×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	691 0.3×	791 0.5×	93	12.7k
Davis J. McCarthy Australia	20	21.0k 6.9×	4.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	40	35.2k
Marc Robinson‐Rechavi Switzerland	42	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	741 0.3×	371 0.2×	530 0.4×	143	6.2k
Alicia Oshlack Australia	45	11.8k 3.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	603 0.3×	657 0.4×	98	18.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Miller, Susan M., Benjamin L. Allen, Rose L. Andrew, et al.. (2024). Isolation, small population size, and management influence inbreeding and reduced genetic variation in K’gari dingoes. Conservation Genetics. 25(4). 955–971. 3 indexed citations

Youngson, Neil A., Susan Corley, Justin C. St. John, et al.. (2022). Ancestral dietary change alters the development of Drosophila larvae through MAPK signalling. Fly. 16(1). 298–310. 4 indexed citations

Ballard, J. William O., et al.. (2020). Towards understanding the evolutionary dynamics of mtDNA. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 31(8). 355–364. 5 indexed citations

Horan, Martin, Jon N. Rumbley, Richard G. Melvin, David G. Le Couteur, & J. William O. Ballard. (2013). Quaternary protein modeling to predict the function of DNA variation found in human mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. Journal of Human Genetics. 58(3). 127–134. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Kwang Pum, Stephen J. Simpson, Fiona J. Clissold, et al.. (2008). Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila : New insights from nutritional geometry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(7). 2498–2503. 804 indexed citations breakdown →

Voorhies, Wayne A. Van, Richard G. Melvin, J. William O. Ballard, & Joseph B. Williams. (2008). Validation of manometric microrespirometers for measuring oxygen consumption in small arthropods. Journal of Insect Physiology. 54(7). 1132–1137. 10 indexed citations

Katewa, Subhash D. & J. William O. Ballard. (2007). Sympatric Drosophila simulans flies with distinct mtDNA show age related differences in mitochondrial metabolism. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37(9). 923–932. 12 indexed citations

Melvin, Richard G. & J. William O. Ballard. (2006). Intraspecific variation in survival and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in wild‐caught Drosophila simulans. Aging Cell. 5(3). 225–233. 39 indexed citations

James, Andrew, et al.. (2002). Dynamics of double and single Wolbachia infections in Drosophila simulans from New Caledonia. Heredity. 88(3). 182–189. 40 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O. & Martin Kreitman. (1995). Is mitochondrial DNA a strictly neutral marker?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 10(12). 485–488. 231 indexed citations

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McCoy, P T, et al.. (1993). Factors associated with driving performance of older drivers. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1405(1405). 64–71. 40 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O.. (1991). Colonization of Perspex Strips by Larvae of Austrosimulium-Bancrofti (Taylor) Near Willawarin, Nsw. Australian Journal of Zoology. 39(2). 201–210. 1 indexed citations

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McCoy, P T, et al.. (1990). SAFETY COMPARISON OF TYPES OF PARKING ON URBAN STREETS IN NEBRASKA. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 9 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O. & P T McCoy. (1988). COMPUTER SIMULATION STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANES ON URBAN FOUR-LANE ROADWAYS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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McCoy, P T, et al.. (1988). TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANE GUIDELINES FOR URBAN FOUR-LANE ROADWAYS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O. & P T McCoy. (1983). OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANES ON TWO-WAY, FOUR-LANE STREETS (ABRIDGMENT). Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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McCoy, P T, et al.. (1982). OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANES ON TWO-WAY TWO-LANE STREETS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O.. (1978). Projective Modules for Finite Chevalley Groups. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 245. 221–221. 3 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O.. (1977). Groups with an Abelian Sylow Subgroup. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 67(2). 206–206. 1 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O.. (1977). Groups with an abelian Sylow subgroup. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 67(2). 206–208. 2 indexed citations

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