Lydia Ballam

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lydia Ballam is a scholar working on Surgery, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lydia Ballam has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lydia Ballam's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (3 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Lydia Ballam is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (3 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Lydia Ballam collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Lydia Ballam's co-authors include David P. Strachan, Michael A. Mendall, P Patel, T.C. Northfield, Julia E. Morris, Maxwell A. Asante, Iain M. Carey, George J. Miller, Derek G. Cook and Peter H. Whincup and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Heart and Journal of Clinical Pathology.

In The Last Decade

Lydia Ballam

9 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

C Reactive protein and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors: a population based cross sectional study

1996 715 citations Michael A. Mendall, P Patel et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

Lydia Ballam

EPIDE

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CCM

PHEOH

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Marie-Reine Losser France

Peggy J. Whalley United States

Elisabeth Qvigstad Norway

Nándor Ács Hungary

Carita Eklund Finland

K. J. Gorter Netherlands

Anath Oren Netherlands

Ashok P. Sarnaik United States

Matthias W. Wichmann Germany

Paul L. Ogburn United States

Marie-Reine Losser France

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833 ×1.1

EPIDE

401 ×1.1

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163 ×0.5

CCM

175 ×0.6

PHEOH

162 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Lydia Ballam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lydia Ballam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lydia Ballam

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Ballam, Lydia, et al.. (2000). Western blotting is useful in the salivary diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 53(4). 314–317. 17 indexed citations

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Cook, Derek G., Peter H. Whincup, Iain M. Carey, et al.. (2000). C-reactive protein concentration in children: relationship to adiposity and other cardiovascular risk factors. Atherosclerosis. 149(1). 139–150. 367 indexed citations

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Strachan, D. P., D Carrington, Michael A. Mendall, et al.. (1999). Relation of Chlamydia pneumoniae serology to mortality and incidence of ischaemic heart disease over 13 years in the Caerphilly prospective heart disease study Commentary: Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and ischaemic heart disease. BMJ. 318(7190). 1035–1040. 107 indexed citations

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Asante, Maxwell A., et al.. (1999). Relationship between Helicobacter pylori, gastric parietal cell antibodies and heat shock proteins. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 11(12). 1365–1370. 9 indexed citations

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Asante, Maxwell A., Michael A. Mendall, Caroline Finlayson, Lydia Ballam, & Timothy C. Northfield. (1998). Screening dyspeptic patients for Helicobacter pylori prior to endoscopy. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 10(10). 843–846. 11 indexed citations

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Asante, Maxwell A., et al.. (1998). A randomized trial of endoscopy vs no endoscopy in the management of seronegative Helicobacter pylori dyspepsia. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 10(12). 983–990. 29 indexed citations

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Ballam, Lydia, et al.. (1998). Western blotting (WB) is useful in the salivary diagnosis of H. pylori infection. Gastroenterology. 114. A64–A64. 2 indexed citations

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Mendall, Michael A., P Patel, Maxwell A. Asante, et al.. (1997). Relation of serum cytokine concentrations to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary heart disease.. Heart. 78(3). 273–277. 328 indexed citations

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Mendall, Michael A., P Patel, Lydia Ballam, David P. Strachan, & T.C. Northfield. (1996). C Reactive protein and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors: a population based cross sectional study. BMJ. 312(7038). 1061–1065. 715 indexed citations breakdown →

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