Jim Ball

954 total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 685 citations indexed

About

Jim Ball is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Insect Science and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Jim Ball has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 685 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Aerospace Engineering, 1 paper in Insect Science and 1 paper in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Jim Ball's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (1 paper), Insect Utilization and Effects (1 paper) and Rocket and propulsion systems research (1 paper). Jim Ball is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (1 paper), Insect Utilization and Effects (1 paper) and Rocket and propulsion systems research (1 paper). Jim Ball collaborates with scholars based in . Jim Ball's co-authors include Tim Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Forestry Review.

In The Last Decade

Jim Ball

3 papers receiving 649 citations

Hit Papers

Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security
    2014 651 citations Jim Ball The International Forestry Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jim Ball 3 598 353 166 86 54 4 685
Martina Bednářová Czechia 12 613 1.0× 369 1.0× 172 1.0× 114 1.3× 104 1.9× 32 732
Darja Dobermann United Kingdom 8 446 0.7× 293 0.8× 124 0.7× 63 0.7× 38 0.7× 12 528
Monica A. Ayieko Kenya 17 832 1.4× 574 1.6× 241 1.5× 89 1.0× 57 1.1× 39 969
Marta Gariglio Italy 14 544 0.9× 330 0.9× 134 0.8× 96 1.1× 24 0.4× 39 694
Benedict Purschke Austria 8 613 1.0× 293 0.8× 146 0.9× 95 1.1× 88 1.6× 10 692
Abdelbasset Benzertiha Poland 10 476 0.8× 250 0.7× 86 0.5× 114 1.3× 51 0.9× 12 546
Andrea Roncolini Italy 11 646 1.1× 345 1.0× 152 0.9× 118 1.4× 50 0.9× 14 759
José Manuel Pino Mexico 6 423 0.7× 220 0.6× 143 0.9× 100 1.2× 43 0.8× 7 466
James P. Egonyu Kenya 14 679 1.1× 362 1.0× 184 1.1× 201 2.3× 48 0.9× 68 856
Valerie J. Stull United States 14 370 0.6× 247 0.7× 114 0.7× 116 1.3× 44 0.8× 24 619

Countries citing papers authored by Jim Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jim Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jim Ball

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jim Ball. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jim 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 Jim Ball. Jim Ball is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
1.
Ball, Jim. (2014). Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security. The International Forestry Review. 16(1). 112–114. 651 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Evans, Tim & Jim Ball. (2008). Subject: Synthesis Report "Health Equity through Intersectoral Action: An Analysis of 18 Country Case Studies" WHO and PHAC. 30 indexed citations
3.
Ball, Jim, et al.. (1997). High-alpha space trucks. 1119–1124. 3 indexed citations
4.
Ball, Jim, et al.. (1995). It starts with F, and that stands for food.. 27(4). 39–44. 1 indexed citations

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