Nick Ball

1.9k total citations
79 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nick Ball is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Ball has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nick Ball's work include Sports Performance and Training (60 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (59 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (20 papers). Nick Ball is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (60 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (59 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (20 papers). Nick Ball collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Serbia. Nick Ball's co-authors include Joanna Scurr, Jennie M. Scarvell, Benjamin G. Serpell, Kevin Thompson, Paul N. Smith, Kate L. Pumpa, Wayne Spratford, Jocelyn K. Mara, Gordon Waddington and Kevin R. Woods and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nick Ball

71 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nick Ball Australia 21 1.1k 510 274 152 109 79 1.3k
Guillaume Laffaye France 24 1.4k 1.3× 647 1.3× 268 1.0× 288 1.9× 124 1.1× 50 1.6k
Dragan M. Mirkov Serbia 21 1.3k 1.2× 704 1.4× 220 0.8× 286 1.9× 111 1.0× 65 1.5k
Atle Hole Sæterbakken Norway 23 1.4k 1.3× 806 1.6× 292 1.1× 186 1.2× 165 1.5× 97 1.8k
Randall L. Jensen United States 22 1.4k 1.3× 696 1.4× 221 0.8× 168 1.1× 272 2.5× 101 1.6k
Matt Greig United Kingdom 26 1.8k 1.7× 486 1.0× 409 1.5× 430 2.8× 145 1.3× 107 2.1k
Thomas M. Comyns Ireland 23 1.6k 1.5× 525 1.0× 233 0.9× 304 2.0× 201 1.8× 97 1.8k
Bas Van Hooren Netherlands 18 1.0k 1.0× 632 1.2× 137 0.5× 118 0.8× 229 2.1× 62 1.4k
Jürgen Freiwald Germany 21 1.0k 1.0× 302 0.6× 231 0.8× 161 1.1× 170 1.6× 84 1.3k
Shyam Chavda United Kingdom 19 1.2k 1.2× 554 1.1× 190 0.7× 241 1.6× 92 0.8× 48 1.3k
Vidar Andersen Norway 19 842 0.8× 445 0.9× 170 0.6× 134 0.9× 120 1.1× 77 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Ball

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nick Ball. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nick 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 Nick Ball. Nick 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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Wallwork, Sarah B., et al.. (2024). The effect of a combined compression-tactile stimulating sock on postural stability. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 6. 1516182–1516182. 1 indexed citations
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Wallwork, Sarah B., et al.. (2023). The effect of compression and combined compression-tactile stimulation on lower limb somatosensory acuity. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5. 1235611–1235611. 2 indexed citations
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Wollin, Martin, et al.. (2023). Impaired pre-competition wellbeing measures can negatively impact running performance in developmental youth female soccer players. Biology of Sport. 41(1). 145–152. 2 indexed citations
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McKune, Andrew J., et al.. (2023). The Effects of a Field-Based Priming Session on Perceptual, Physiological, and Performance Markers in Female Rugby Sevens Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 18(9). 944–952. 1 indexed citations
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Newman, Phil, et al.. (2021). What did the ankle say to the knee? Estimating knee dynamics during landing — A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 25(2). 183–191. 12 indexed citations
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Wollin, Martin, et al.. (2021). Do conditioning focused various-sided training games prepare elite youth male soccer players for the demands of competition?. Biology of Sport. 39(4). 825–832. 4 indexed citations
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Coltman, Celeste E., et al.. (2021). Identifying problems that female soldiers experience with current-issue body armour. Applied Ergonomics. 94. 103384–103384. 18 indexed citations
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Ball, Nick, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Acute Body Unloading on Somatosensory Performance, Motor Activation, and Visuomotor Tasks. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 318–318. 9 indexed citations
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Warmenhoven, John, et al.. (2016). INVESTIGATION OF ATM PROPULSION FORCE-TIME PROFILES USING FUNCTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS ON FRONT CRAWL SPRINT SWIMMERS. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 33(1). 3 indexed citations
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Serpell, Benjamin G., Jennie M. Scarvell, Mark R. Pickering, et al.. (2015). Medial and lateral hamstrings and quadriceps co-activation affects knee joint kinematics and ACL elongation: a pilot study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 16(1). 348–348. 25 indexed citations
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Mara, Jocelyn K., Kevin Thompson, Kate L. Pumpa, & Nick Ball. (2015). Periodization and Physical Performance in Elite Female Soccer Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 10(5). 664–669. 60 indexed citations
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McKeown, Ian, et al.. (2015). Time Course of Improvements in Power Characteristics in Elite Development Netball Players Entering a Full-Time Training Program. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30(5). 1308–1315. 7 indexed citations
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Ball, Nick, et al.. (2014). INVESTIGATION OF COACH RATINGS OF TECHNIQUE AND FORCE-TIME PROFILES IN ELITE MALE FRONT CRAWL SPRINT SWIMMERS. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 2 indexed citations
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Serpell, Benjamin G., Jennie M. Scarvell, Nick Ball, & Paul N. Smith. (2014). Vertical stiffness and muscle strain in professional Australian football. Journal of Sports Sciences. 32(20). 1924–1930. 7 indexed citations
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Martin, Kristy, Kevin Thompson, Richard Keegan, Nick Ball, & Ben Rattray. (2014). Mental fatigue does not affect maximal anaerobic exercise performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 115(4). 715–725. 88 indexed citations
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Mason, Bruce R., et al.. (2012). INTRA-RELIABILITY OF ACTIVE DRAG VALUES USING THE ASSISTED TOWING METHOD (ATM) APPROACH. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Nick, et al.. (2012). Relationship Between Reactive Strength Variables in Horizontal and Vertical Drop Jumps. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 26(5). 1407–1412. 25 indexed citations
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Ball, Nick, et al.. (2011). Anthropometrical, Physiological, and Tracked Power Profiles of Elite Taekwondo Athletes 9 Weeks before the Olympic Competition Phase. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 25(10). 2752–2763. 51 indexed citations
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Scurr, Joanna, et al.. (2010). Quadriceps EMG muscle activation during accurate soccer instep kicking. Journal of Sports Sciences. 29(3). 247–251. 29 indexed citations
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Ball, Nick & Joanna Scurr. (2009). Bilateral Neuromuscular and Force Differences During a Plyometric Task. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 23(5). 1433–1441. 16 indexed citations

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