Jane Ball

11.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
109 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Jane Ball is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine and Research and Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Ball has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in General Health Professions, 28 papers in Emergency Medicine and 23 papers in Research and Theory. Recurrent topics in Jane Ball's work include Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (29 papers), Nursing education and management (23 papers) and Nursing Roles and Practices (20 papers). Jane Ball is often cited by papers focused on Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (29 papers), Nursing education and management (23 papers) and Nursing Roles and Practices (20 papers). Jane Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Jane Ball's co-authors include Peter Griffiths, Anne Marie Rafferty, Chiara Dall’Ora, Linda H. Aiken, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, Maria Reinius, Trevor Murrells, Luk Bruyneel, Antonello Maruotti and Douglas M. Sloane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medical Care.

In The Last Decade

Jane Ball

104 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Burnout in nursing: a theoretical re... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2020 2016 2013 2013 2012 200 400 600
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. Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review
    2020 645 citations Chiara Dall’Ora, Jane Ball et al. profile →
  2. Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care
    2016 497 citations Linda H. Aiken, Peter Griffiths et al. profile →
  3. ‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care
    2013 490 citations Jane Ball, Trevor Murrells et al. profile →
  4. Prevalence, patterns and predictors of nursing care left undone in European hospitals: results from the multicountry cross-sectional RN4CAST study
    2013 433 citations Anne Marie Rafferty, Jane Ball et al. profile →
  5. Nurses’ intention to leave their profession: A cross sectional observational study in 10 European countries
    2012 394 citations Jane Ball et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →
  6. The association between nurse staffing and omissions in nursing care: A systematic review
    2018 389 citations Peter Griffiths, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo et al. Journal of Advanced Nursing profile →
  7. Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study
    2017 379 citations Jane Ball, Linda H. Aiken et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →
  8. What impact does nursing care left undone have on patient outcomes? Review of the literature
    2017 305 citations Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, Chiara Dall’Ora et al. profile →
  9. Association of 12 h shifts and nurses’ job satisfaction, burnout and intention to leave: findings from a cross-sectional study of 12 European countries
    2015 268 citations Chiara Dall’Ora, Peter Griffiths et al. BMJ Open profile →
  10. Nurse staffing, nursing assistants and hospital mortality: retrospective longitudinal cohort study
    2018 228 citations Peter Griffiths, Antonello Maruotti et al. profile →
  11. Patient satisfaction with hospital care and nurses in England: an observational study
    2018 220 citations Linda H. Aiken, Jane Ball et al. BMJ Open profile →
  12. Nursing workload, nurse staffing methodologies and tools: A systematic scoping review and discussion
    2019 171 citations Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane Ball United Kingdom 32 5.1k 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 893 109 7.5k
Luk Bruyneel Belgium 30 4.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 926 0.7× 717 0.8× 94 7.2k
Teresa Moreno‐Casbas Spain 22 3.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 671 0.5× 568 0.6× 84 5.7k
Anne Marie Rafferty United Kingdom 38 6.9k 1.3× 2.5k 1.5× 2.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 164 10.7k
Eileen T. Lake United States 34 5.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 607 0.7× 63 7.3k
Matthew D. McHugh United States 39 4.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 773 0.9× 131 6.9k
Sean P. Clarke United States 49 7.7k 1.5× 3.2k 1.9× 2.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 145 11.8k
Koen Van den Heede Belgium 26 3.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 849 0.6× 627 0.7× 133 6.1k
René Schwendimann Switzerland 35 3.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 903 0.7× 584 0.7× 94 6.9k
Peter I. Buerhaus United States 48 5.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 2.8k 1.9× 1.4k 1.0× 503 0.6× 178 8.8k
Beatrice J. Kalisch United States 42 3.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 519 0.6× 143 6.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jane Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Ball

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carthy, Vera J. C. Mc, Noeleen Brady, Aileen Murphy, et al.. (2025). The Impact of a Planned Change to Nurse Staffing Levels in Emergency Departments: A Pre‐Test, Post‐Test Design. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81(12). 8714–8723. 1 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, et al.. (2025). Consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of workforce configurations in English acute hospitals. PubMed. 13(25). 1–107.
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Ellis, Jaimie, Liying Sun, Jane Ball, et al.. (2025). Values and Workplace Expectations to Facilitate Retention: Perspectives From Nurses at Two Ends of the Career Spectrum. Journal of Nursing Management. 2025(1). 9912825–9912825.
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Turnbull, Joanne, Iain Atherton, Anne Marie Rafferty, et al.. (2024). What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages. BMJ Open. 14(2). e075066–e075066. 4 indexed citations
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Turner, Lesley, et al.. (2024). The association between midwifery staffing and reported harmful incidents: a cross-sectional analysis of routinely collected data. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 391–391. 3 indexed citations
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Dall’Ora, Chiara, et al.. (2023). Shift work characteristics and burnout among nurses: cross-sectional survey. Occupational Medicine. 73(4). 199–204. 37 indexed citations
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Rubbo, Bruna, Christina Saville, Chiara Dall’Ora, et al.. (2023). Staffing levels and hospital mortality in England: a national panel study using routinely collected data. BMJ Open. 13(5). e066702–e066702. 6 indexed citations
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Maben, Jill, Jane Ball, & Amy C. Edmondson. (2023). Workplace Conditions. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Ball, Jane, Keith Couper, Jill Maben, et al.. (2022). The impact of COVID ‐19 on nurses ( ICON ) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 79(1). 343–357. 11 indexed citations
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Murphy, Aileen, Peter Griffiths, Christine Duffield, et al.. (2021). Estimating the economic cost of nurse sensitive adverse events amongst patients in medical and surgical settings. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(8). 3379–3388. 22 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, et al.. (2020). Performance of the Safer Nursing Care Tool to measure nurse staffing requirements in acute hospitals: a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open. 10(5). e035828–e035828. 13 indexed citations
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Alenius, Lisa Smeds, Rikard Lindqvist, Jane Ball, et al.. (2020). Between a rock and a hard place: Registered nurses’ accounts of their work situation in cancer care in Swedish acute care hospitals. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 47. 101778–101778. 7 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, Jane Ball, Karen Bloor, et al.. (2018). Nurse staffing levels, missed vital signs and mortality in hospitals: retrospective longitudinal observational study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(38). 1–120. 102 indexed citations
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Dall’Ora, Chiara, Jane Ball, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, & Peter Griffiths. (2016). Characteristics of shift work and their impact on employee performance and wellbeing: A literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 57. 12–27. 188 indexed citations
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Murrells, Trevor, Jane Ball, Jill Maben, Mark Ashworth, & Peter Griffiths. (2015). Nursing consultations and control of diabetes in general practice: a retrospective observational study. British Journal of General Practice. 65(639). e642–e648. 21 indexed citations
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Ball, Jane. (2012). "Insufficient staffing makes good care nigh on impossible".. PubMed. 108(14-15). 7–7. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Jane & Howard Catton. (2011). Workforce. Make sure nurse numbers add up.. PubMed. 121(6256). 20–2.
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Rafferty, Anne Marie, Jane Ball, & Linda H. Aiken. (2001). Are teamwork and professional autonomy compatible, and do they result in improved hospital care?. PubMed. 10 Suppl 2. ii32–7. 204 indexed citations
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Buchan, James, Jane Ball, & Fiona O’May. (1998). Beyond hierarchy? An assessment of the early phase of implementation of the Beyond Hierarchy Initiative at North Staffordshire NHS Trust. Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University). 1 indexed citations

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