Michael Ball

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Ball is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Ball has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 42 papers in Finance and 26 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Michael Ball's work include Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (42 papers), Housing Market and Economics (41 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (25 papers). Michael Ball is often cited by papers focused on Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (42 papers), Housing Market and Economics (41 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (25 papers). Michael Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Michael Ball's co-authors include M. Weeda, Olaf Päpke, A. Lis, Arnold Schecter, Geraldine Pratt, Andrew Wood, Michaël Harloe, Paul J. Maginn, Geoffrey Meen and Christian Nygaard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Michael Ball

142 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

  1. The hydrogen economy – Vision or reality? 1 1This paper is also published as Chapter 11 ‘The hydrogen economy – vision or reality?’ in Compendium of Hydrogen Energy Volume 4: Hydrogen Use, Safety and the Hydrogen Economy, Edited by Michael Ball, Angelo Basile and T. Nejat Veziroglu, published by Elsevier in 2015, ISBN: 978-1-78242-364-5. For further details see: http://www.elsevier.com/books/compendium-of-hydrogen-energy/ball/978-1-78242-364-5.
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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Ball 1.4k 1.1k 907 720 412 147 4.1k
Jiandong Chen 3.2k 2.3× 107 0.1× 893 1.0× 55 0.1× 14 0.0× 137 6.0k
Hui Wang 1.3k 0.9× 96 0.1× 186 0.2× 39 0.1× 14 0.0× 219 4.4k
Yanan Wang 2.5k 1.8× 60 0.1× 758 0.8× 88 0.1× 12 0.0× 205 6.3k
Ling‐Yun He 2.1k 1.6× 536 0.5× 219 0.2× 15 0.0× 25 0.1× 168 3.9k
Lester B. Lave 1.3k 1.0× 87 0.1× 662 0.7× 7 0.0× 154 0.4× 242 5.9k
John Barrett 2.6k 1.9× 38 0.0× 517 0.6× 39 0.1× 23 0.1× 154 8.2k
ZhongXiang Zhang 3.3k 2.4× 99 0.1× 320 0.4× 9 0.0× 72 0.2× 355 7.8k
Ping Jiang 2.3k 1.7× 459 0.4× 432 0.5× 45 0.1× 4 0.0× 151 5.1k
Karen Lucas 611 0.4× 66 0.1× 798 0.9× 492 0.7× 5 0.0× 105 6.1k
Siyu Ren 5.8k 4.2× 122 0.1× 478 0.5× 22 0.0× 7 0.0× 97 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Ball

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ball, Michael, Trasias Mukama, Vilim Štih, et al.. (2024). Strategies for integrating artificial intelligence into mammography screening programmes: a retrospective simulation analysis. The Lancet Digital Health. 6(11). e803–e814. 6 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael, Michael Ball, Michael Ball, et al.. (2009). The Hydrogen Economy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 75 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (2008). Sustainable tourism practices.. Travel and Tourism Analyst. 1–42. 3 indexed citations
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Herrmann, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Status of the PCDD and PCDF contamination of commercial milk caused by milk cartons. Chemosphere. 63(4). 670–675. 7 indexed citations
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Becker, Kerstin, Margarete Seiwert, J. Angerer, et al.. (2006). GerES IV Pilot Study: Assessment of the exposure of German children to organophosphorus and pyrethroid pesticides. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 209(3). 221–233. 147 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (2005). The second home boom. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 16(1). 317–317. 7 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (2005). Mercados de la vivienda europeos: tendencias recientes y perspectivas futuras. Economistas. 23(103). 15–28. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (2002). European housing review 2002. CentAUR (University of Reading). 1 indexed citations
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Päpke, Olaf, et al.. (1996). PCDD/PCDFs in humans, follow-up of background data for Germany, 1994. Chemosphere. 32(3). 575–582. 36 indexed citations
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Schecter, Arnold, James R. Startin, Christopher I. Wright, et al.. (1996). Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in human placental and fetal tissues from the U.S. and in placentas from Yu-Cheng exposed mothers. Chemosphere. 32(3). 551–557. 22 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (1996). Investing in new housing: Lessons for the future. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 7 indexed citations
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Schecter, Arnold, James R. Startin, Christopher Wright, et al.. (1994). Congener-specific levels of dioxins and dibenzofurans in U.S. food and estimated daily dioxin toxic equivalent intake.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 102(11). 962–966. 93 indexed citations
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Schecter, Arnold, Peter Fürst, Christiane Fürst, et al.. (1994). Chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans in human tissues from general populations: a selective review. Environmental Health Perspectives. 102(suppl 1). 159–171. 70 indexed citations
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Päpke, Olaf, et al.. (1994). Transfer of PCDD/PCDF from contaminated soils into carrots, lettuce and peas. Chemosphere. 29(9-11). 2175–2181. 38 indexed citations
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Schecter, Arnold, James R. Startin, Christopher I. Wright, et al.. (1994). Dioxins in U.S. food and estimated daily intake. Chemosphere. 29(9-11). 2261–2265. 50 indexed citations
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Päpke, Olaf, Michael Ball, & A. Lis. (1994). PCDD/PCDF in humans, a 1993-update of background data. Chemosphere. 29(9-11). 2355–2360. 41 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael, et al.. (1991). Housing and Social Change in Europe and the USA. Geographical Journal. 157(3). 331–331. 5 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael, et al.. (1988). Ultrastructural aspects of equine pemphigus foliaceus-like dermatitis. Report of cases.. PubMed. 20(2). 453–61. 2 indexed citations
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Ball, Michael. (1979). A critique of urban economics. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 3(1-3). 309–332. 22 indexed citations

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