Philip L. Ballard

17.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
201 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

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Philip L. Ballard is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip L. Ballard has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 86 papers in Surgery and 66 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Philip L. Ballard's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (167 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (77 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (66 papers). Philip L. Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (167 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (77 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (66 papers). Philip L. Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Philip L. Ballard's co-authors include James W. Tetrud, Ian Irwin, J. William Langston, Roberta A. Ballard, Linda W. Gonzales, Susan H. Guttentag, Gordon M. Tomkins, Robert Ertsey, Roger White and Helen G. Liley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Philip L. Ballard

197 papers receiving 11.9k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip L. Ballard United States	58	6.1k	3.0k	2.9k	2.6k	2.1k	201	12.5k
Susan J. Vannucci United States	57	1.4k 0.2×	3.6k 1.2×	980 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	120	11.0k
Frank M. Faraci United States	75	1.7k 0.3×	5.1k 1.7×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	307	19.0k
Carina Mallard Sweden	65	4.1k 0.7×	3.2k 1.1×	399 0.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	248	14.9k
Paul A. Rosenberg United States	66	2.2k 0.4×	5.8k 1.9×	441 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	646 0.3×	184	17.1k
Praveen Ballabh United States	43	1.8k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	507 0.2×	876 0.3×	573 0.3×	81	7.8k
Patricia D. Hurn United States	71	1.1k 0.2×	4.5k 1.5×	490 0.2×	1.8k 0.7×	467 0.2×	182	16.1k
Curt D. Sigmund United States	67	838 0.1×	6.7k 2.3×	1.3k 0.4×	582 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	315	15.3k
Michael D. Norenberg United States	61	1.1k 0.2×	4.2k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	223 0.1×	148	12.8k
John M. Hallenbeck United States	64	1.2k 0.2×	4.7k 1.6×	619 0.2×	1.9k 0.7×	364 0.2×	206	14.1k
Steven H. Graham United States	65	915 0.1×	6.2k 2.1×	1.4k 0.5×	2.9k 1.1×	238 0.1×	163	14.0k

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Steurer, Martina A., et al.. (2023). The Urinary Metabolomic Fingerprint in Extremely Preterm Infants on Total Parenteral Nutrition vs. Enteral Feeds. Metabolites. 13(9). 971–971.

Torgerson, Dara G., Philip L. Ballard, Roberta L. Keller, et al.. (2018). Ancestry and genetic associations with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 315(5). L858–L869. 20 indexed citations

Barrette, Anne Marie, Jessica K. Roberts, Cheryl Chapin, et al.. (2016). Antiinflammatory Effects of Budesonide in Human Fetal Lung. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 55(5). 623–632. 28 indexed citations

LaFemina, Michael J., Trevor Bentley, Linda W. Gonzales, et al.. (2014). Claudin-18 Deficiency Results in Alveolar Barrier Dysfunction and Impaired Alveologenesis in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 51(4). 550–558. 80 indexed citations

Ballard, Philip L., Jae Wook Lee, Xiaohui Fang, et al.. (2010). Regulated gene expression in cultured type II cells of adult human lung. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 299(1). L36–L50. 40 indexed citations

McCurnin, Donald, Richard A. Pierce, Brigham C. Willis, et al.. (2009). Postnatal Estradiol Up-regulates Lung Nitric Oxide Synthases and Improves Lung Function in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(6). 492–500. 23 indexed citations

Posencheg, Michael A., Andrew J. Gow, William E. Truog, et al.. (2009). Inhaled nitric oxide in premature infants: effect on tracheal aspirate and plasma nitric oxide metabolites. Journal of Perinatology. 30(4). 275–280. 9 indexed citations

Cheong, Naeun, Muniswamy Madesh, Linda W. Gonzales, et al.. (2006). Functional and Trafficking Defects in ATP Binding Cassette A3 Mutants Associated with Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(14). 9791–9800. 154 indexed citations

Ballard, Philip L., Jeffrey D. Merrill, Rodolfo I. Godinez, et al.. (2003). Surfactant Protein Profile of Pulmonary Surfactant in Premature Infants. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(9). 1123–1128. 48 indexed citations

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Mulugeta, Surafel, Kathleen L. Notarfrancesco, Linda W. Gonzales, et al.. (2002). Identification of LBM180, a Lamellar Body Limiting Membrane Protein of Alveolar Type II Cells, as the ABC Transporter Protein ABCA3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(25). 22147–22155. 168 indexed citations

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Guttentag, Susan H., Philip L. Ballard, Linda W. Gonzales, et al.. (1999). Expression of surfactant components in infants deficient in surfactant protein B. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 47(2). 1 indexed citations

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Dulkerian, Susan J., Linda W. Gonzales, Yi Ning, & Philip L. Ballard. (1996). Regulation of Surfactant Protein D in Human Fetal Lung. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 15(6). 781–786. 74 indexed citations

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Chinoy, Mala R., et al.. (1995). Elemental Composition of Lamellar Bodies from Fetal and Adult Human Lung. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 13(1). 99–108. 11 indexed citations

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Ertsey, Robert, et al.. (1993). Differential Glucocorticoid Regulation of the Pulmonary Hydrophobic Surfactant Proteins SP-B and SP-C. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 8(2). 222–228. 68 indexed citations

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Gonzales, Linda W., Robert Ertsey, Philip L. Ballard, et al.. (1990). Glucocorticoid stimulation of fatty acid synthesis in explants of human fetal lung. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1042(1). 1–12. 37 indexed citations

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Liley, Helen G., et al.. (1989). Regulation of messenger RNAs for the hydrophobic surfactant proteins in human lung.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 83(4). 1191–1197. 147 indexed citations

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Liley, Helen G., Roger White, B J Benson, & Philip L. Ballard. (1988). Glucocorticoids both stimulate and inhibit production of pulmonary surfactant protein A in fetal human lung.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(23). 9096–9100. 93 indexed citations

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Ballard, Philip L., Helen G. Liley, Linda W. Gonzales, Robert Ertsey, & Samuel Hawgood. (1987). SURFACTANT SYNTHESIS IN ISOLATED LUNG CELLS. Pediatric Research. 21(4). 209A–209A. 2 indexed citations

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Ballard, Roberta A., et al.. (1979). Prenatal administration of betamethasone for prevention of respiratory distress syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 94(1). 97–101. 50 indexed citations

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Ballard, Philip L., B J Benson, & Arlette Bréhier. (1977). Glucocorticoid effects in the fetal lung.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 115(6 Pt 2). 29–36. 29 indexed citations

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