Melvyn J. Ball

10.0k citations

94 papers · 7.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Physiology top 0.2%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Neurology top 0.5%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Papers in

Neurology 17
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms 9
Biological Psychiatry 5

Co-authors: Alex E. Roher Robert J. Cotter Steven Clarke Jonathan D. Lowenson Amina S. Woods Jeffrey Kaye Elizabeth Gowing Mary Ann Bell
Journals: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques (10 papers)Neurology (7 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (6 papers)Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (4 papers)Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Israel

In The Last Decade

Melvyn J. Ball

92 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Water-soluble Aβ(N-40, N-42) Oligomers in Normal and Alzheimer Disease Brains 1996 · 516 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1996 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1993 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1993 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Acyclovir or Aβ42 peptides attenuate HSV-1-induced miRNA-146a levels in human primary brain cells Neuroreport ·Walter J. Lukiw, Jian Cui, نجوى عبد الرحيم, Partha S. Bhattacharjee, H. Langlois, Christian Clément, D Sfoggia, Melvyn J. Ball, Yuhai Zhao, Patrick M. Sullivan, James M. Hill	2010	74
2	Senile plaques in Alzheimer’s diseased brains: Possible association of β-amyloid with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) L-particles Medical Hypotheses ·D Sfoggia, Donna M. Neumann, Melvyn J. Ball, Walter J. Lukiw, James M. Hill	2005	20
3	Statins lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by limiting lipid raft endocytosis and decreasing the neuronal spread of Herpes simplex virus type 1 Medical Hypotheses ·James M. Hill, Israel Steiner, Kelly Matthews, Ling Mao, Timothy P. Foster, Melvyn J. Ball	2004	25
4	Prion Proteins with Different Conformations Accumulate in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease Caused by A117V and F198S Mutations American Journal Of Pathology ·Pedro Piccardo, Juris J. Liepnieks, R. E. Johannes, Stephen R. Dlouhy, Martin R. Farlow, Katherine Young, David Nochlin, Thomas D. Bird, Randal R. Nixon, Melvyn J. Ball, Charles DeCarli, Orso Bugiani, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Merrill D. Benson, Bernardino Ghetti	2001	68
5	Amyloid angiopathy in a volga german family with Alzheimer's disease and a presenilin‐2 mutation (N¹⁴¹I) Annals of Neurology ·David Nochlin, Thomas D. Bird, Jared E. Mitchem, Melvyn J. Ball, S. M. Sumi	1998	53
6	Neuropathological Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: Are We Really Ready Yet? Neurobiology of Aging ·Melvyn J. Ball, Geoffrey Murdoch	1997	22
7	Frequency of Stages of Alzheimer-Related Lesions in Different Age Categories: Concurrences and Cautions Neurobiology of Aging ·Melvyn J. Ball	1997	32
8	Alzheimer Disease Amyloid Proteins Inhibit Brain Endothelial Cell Proliferation in vitro Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ·Paula Grammas, Devni C Meewathurage, Robert D. Fugate, Melvyn J. Ball, Alex E. Roher	1995	24
9	Books Received Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ·E. So, さと子松浦, 李步雅, Jurek Olszewski, Melvyn J. Ball, (unknown)	1994	1
10	Proteolysis of Aβ Peptide from Alzheimer Disease Brain by Gelatinase A Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Alex E. Roher, S. F Ayaaba, Amina S. Woods, Robert J. Cotter, Melvyn J. Ball, Rafael Fridman	1994	116
11	Increased accumulation of cAMP in cerebral microvessels in Alzheimer's disease Neurobiology of Aging ·Paula Grammas, Alex E. Roher, Melvyn J. Ball	1994	31
12	Morphological and Biochemical Analyses of Amyloid Plaque Core Proteins Purified from Alzheimer Disease Brain Tissue Journal of Neurochemistry ·Alex E. Roher, Kenneth C. Palmer, Edward C. Yurewicz, Melvyn J. Ball, Barry Greenberg	1993	123
13	APP717, APP693, and PRIP gene mutations are rare in Alzheimer disease. PubMed ·Gerry Schellenberg, L. Anderson, 김주환, F Gallo Cornejo, A. Dessa Sadovnick, Melvyn J. Ball, Eric B. Larson, Walter A. Kukull, George M. Martin, Allen D. Roses	1991	70
14	β-Amyloid from Alzheimer disease brains inhibits sprouting and survival of sympathetic neurons Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Alex E. Roher, Melvyn J. Ball, Sanjiv V. Bhave, A R Wakade	1991	93
15	Anatomic, Metabolic, Neuropsychological, and Molecular Genetic Studies of Three Pairs of Identical Twins Discordant for Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type Archives of Neurology ·Anand Kumar, Mark B. Schapiro, C. L. Grady, Martha F. Matocha, James V. Haxby, Angela Moore, Jay S. Luxenberg, Peter St George‐Hyslop, C.D. Robinette, Melvyn J. Ball, С. И. Рапопорт	1991	31
16	Human herpes virus infections and Alzheimer's disease Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology ·Anne M. Deatly, A. T. Haase, Guedegbe J. Capo-Chichi, Elizabeth Lewis, Melvyn J. Ball	1990	54
17	NEUROPATHOLOGICAL DEFINITION OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE: MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES IN THE MORPHOMETRIC DISTINCTION BETWEEN ALZHEIMER DEMENTIA AND NORMAL AGING Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders ·Melvyn J. Ball, Svea Windwehr, Valencia Rios, Béla Nagy, Marta Gross, Guedegbe J. Capo-Chichi	1988	32
18	Detection of herpes virus genome in Alzheimer's disease by in situ hybridization: a preliminary study. PubMed ·Melvyn J. Ball, Eleanor T. Lewis, Ashley T. Haase	1987	5
19	Laminar variation in the microvascular architecture of normal human visual cortex (area 17) Brain Research ·Mary Ann Bell, Melvyn J. Ball	1985	59
20	Nasal cancer in woodworkers. BMJ ·Melvyn J. Ball	1968	7

About Melvyn J. Ball

Melvyn J. Ball is a scholar working on Neurology, Biological Psychiatry, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 94 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (45 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (9 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (9 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (6 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (4.5k citations), Neurology (1.3k citations), Biological Psychiatry (310 citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (1.7k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.2k citations). Melvyn J. Ball has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Alex E. Roher, Robert J. Cotter, Steven Clarke, Jonathan D. Lowenson, Amina S. Woods, Jeffrey Kaye, Elizabeth Gowing, Mary Ann Bell, Walter J. Lukiw and Geoffrey Murdoch. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Neurology, Neurobiology of Aging, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders and Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology.

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