Michael E. Ballard

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 837 citations indexed

About

Michael E. Ballard is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Ballard has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 837 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Ballard's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Michael E. Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Michael E. Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Michael E. Ballard's co-authors include Harriet de Wit, Edythe D. London, Milky Kohno, Angelica M. Morales, David A. Gallo, Lynne E. Rueter, Mathias Guillard, Valentin Thorey, Pierrick J. Arnal and Eden Debellemanière and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain Research and Neuropsychopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Ballard

23 papers receiving 819 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The Dreem Headband compared to polysomnography for electroencephalographic signal acquisition and sleep staging
    2020 209 citations Pierrick J. Arnal, Valentin Thorey et al. SLEEP profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael E. Ballard United States 15 377 341 167 157 146 24 837
L. Sanjay Nandam Australia 14 344 0.9× 218 0.6× 119 0.7× 120 0.8× 67 0.5× 14 892
Assunta Pompili Italy 17 267 0.7× 209 0.6× 113 0.7× 180 1.1× 73 0.5× 36 845
Rosa Anna Maria Marino United States 14 262 0.7× 390 1.1× 63 0.4× 179 1.1× 96 0.7× 19 823
J. Deckert Germany 10 282 0.7× 363 1.1× 206 1.2× 158 1.0× 87 0.6× 18 982
Jeffrey E. Kelsey United States 10 197 0.5× 221 0.6× 236 1.4× 138 0.9× 124 0.8× 15 689
Giovanni Battistella United States 20 544 1.4× 256 0.8× 88 0.5× 74 0.5× 326 2.2× 42 1.3k
Mischa de Rover Netherlands 16 513 1.4× 255 0.7× 147 0.9× 201 1.3× 32 0.2× 33 929
Panayotis K. Thanos United States 12 280 0.7× 461 1.4× 154 0.9× 150 1.0× 130 0.9× 24 996
Tamzin L. Ripley United Kingdom 21 363 1.0× 718 2.1× 59 0.4× 317 2.0× 129 0.9× 39 1.1k
Anne Millar Canada 18 326 0.9× 214 0.6× 64 0.4× 296 1.9× 148 1.0× 27 850

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael E. Ballard

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All Works

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Westphal, Andrew J., et al.. (2021). Working memory, cortical dopamine tone, and frontoparietal brain recruitment in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 389–389. 14 indexed citations
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Arnal, Pierrick J., Valentin Thorey, Eden Debellemanière, et al.. (2020). The Dreem Headband compared to polysomnography for electroencephalographic signal acquisition and sleep staging. SLEEP. 43(11). 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moeller, Scott J., Kyoji Okita, Chelsea L. Robertson, et al.. (2017). Low Striatal Dopamine D2-type Receptor Availability is Linked to Simulated Drug Choice in Methamphetamine Users. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(4). 751–760. 18 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., Andy C. Dean, M. Mandelkern, & Edythe D. London. (2015). Striatal Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Availability Is Associated with Executive Function in Healthy Controls but Not Methamphetamine Users. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0143510–e0143510. 15 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., M. Mandelkern, John Monterosso, et al.. (2015). Low Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Availability is Associated with Steep Discounting of Delayed Rewards in Methamphetamine Dependence. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 18(7). pyu119–pyu119. 54 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., Jessica Weafer, David A. Gallo, & Harriet de Wit. (2015). Effects of Acute Methamphetamine on Emotional Memory Formation in Humans: Encoding vs Consolidation. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117062–e0117062. 13 indexed citations
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London, Edythe D., Milky Kohno, Angelica M. Morales, & Michael E. Ballard. (2014). Chronic methamphetamine abuse and corticostriatal deficits revealed by neuroimaging. Brain Research. 1628(Pt A). 174–185. 144 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., David A. Gallo, & Harriet de Wit. (2013). Amphetamine Increases Errors During Episodic Memory Retrieval. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 34(1). 85–92. 29 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., David A. Gallo, & Harriet de Wit. (2012). Pre-encoding administration of amphetamine or THC preferentially modulates emotional memory in humans. Psychopharmacology. 226(3). 515–529. 25 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., David A. Gallo, & Harriet de Wit. (2011). Psychoactive drugs and false memory: comparison of dextroamphetamine and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on false recognition. Psychopharmacology. 219(1). 15–24. 28 indexed citations
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Rueter, Lynne E., Marcel M. van Gaalen, Michael E. Ballard, et al.. (2011). The use of the scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment model to translate on-target activity for ABT-894 from rodents/monkeys to humans: Preclinical evidences. Biochemical Pharmacology. 82(8). 1043–1043. 1 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E. & Harriet de Wit. (2010). Combined effects of acute, very-low-dose ethanol and delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in healthy human volunteers. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 97(4). 627–631. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, Michael E. Ballard, Ana M. Basso, et al.. (2010). Behavioral characterization of a mutant mouse strain lacking d-amino acid oxidase activity. Behavioural Brain Research. 217(1). 81–87. 16 indexed citations
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White, David A., et al.. (2008). Acute delta- and kappa-opioid agonist pretreatment potentiates opioid antagonist-induced suppression of water consumption. Brain Research Bulletin. 76(6). 597–604. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, Michael E. Ballard, Leon Unger, et al.. (2007). Effects of antipsychotics and selective D3 antagonists on PPI deficits induced by PD 128907 and apomorphine. Behavioural Brain Research. 182(1). 1–11. 27 indexed citations
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Ballard, Michael E., Ana M. Basso, Kaitlin E. Browman, et al.. (2006). The drug-induced helplessness test: an animal assay for assessing behavioral despair in response to neuroleptic treatment. Psychopharmacology. 190(1). 1–11. 14 indexed citations
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Fox, Gerard B., Jia Bao Pan, K. E. Browman, et al.. (2005). 2. Histaminergic mechanisms in the CNS. Inflammation Research. 54(S1). S23–S24. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, Michael E. Ballard, Kathy L. Kohlhaas, et al.. (2005). Effect of Dopamine D3 Antagonists on PPI in DBA/2J Mice or PPI Deficit Induced by Neonatal Ventral Hippocampal Lesions in Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(7). 1382–1392. 20 indexed citations
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