R. C. Ball

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
153 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

R. C. Ball is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Ball has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Materials Chemistry, 52 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 28 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in R. C. Ball's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (52 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (48 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (28 papers). R. C. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (52 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (48 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (28 papers). R. C. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. R. C. Ball's co-authors include J. R. Melrose, Paul Meakin, H. M. Lindsay, R. Michael Brady, D. A. Weitz, Tom McLeish, M. Y. Lin, R. Klein, David A. Weitz and Leonard M. Sander and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Ball

149 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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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.

Universality in colloid aggregation

1989 815 citations M. Y. Lin, H. M. Lindsay et al. profile →
Ballistic deposition on surfaces

1986 483 citations Paul Meakin, R. C. Ball et al. profile →
Universal reaction-limited colloid aggregation

1990 418 citations M. Y. Lin, H. M. Lindsay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. C. Ball United Kingdom	48	3.5k	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	153	8.6k
H. L. Frisch United States	56	4.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	3.4k 2.7×	549 0.5×	403	14.1k
A. Blumen Germany	54	3.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	751 0.5×	957 0.7×	762 0.6×	331	11.3k
Julio M. Ottino United States	64	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	2.8k 2.2×	6.7k 5.7×	265	14.4k
Eric R. Weeks United States	46	5.5k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	2.3k 1.8×	966 0.8×	107	9.5k
C. M. Sorensen United States	64	7.2k 2.0×	1.2k 0.7×	884 0.5×	2.9k 2.3×	1.0k 0.9×	313	15.0k
Mark O. Robbins United States	65	5.0k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	2.1k 1.8×	183	13.5k
James E. Martin United States	50	3.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	434 0.3×	2.0k 1.5×	397 0.3×	177	7.8k
H. T. Davis United States	74	5.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	4.8k 3.8×	2.4k 2.0×	381	18.1k
D. Weaire Ireland	53	7.1k 2.0×	2.0k 1.0×	266 0.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	314	11.8k
Jörg Kärger Germany	70	8.4k 2.4×	1.0k 0.5×	391 0.2×	3.7k 2.9×	411 0.3×	543	20.1k

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Panja, Debabrata, et al.. (2018). Generalized Langevin equation formulation for anomalous diffusion in the Ising model at the critical temperature. Physical review. E. 98(1). 12124–12124. 8 indexed citations

Blumenfeld, Raphaël, S. F. Edwards, & R. C. Ball. (2005). Granular matter and the marginal rigidity state. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 17(24). S2481–S2487. 31 indexed citations

Bowler, Neill E. & R. C. Ball. (2005). Off-lattice noise reduced diffusion-limited aggregation in three dimensions. Physical Review E. 71(1). 11403–11403. 5 indexed citations

Melrose, J. R. & R. C. Ball. (2004). Continuous shear thickening transitions in model concentrated colloids—The role of interparticle forces. Journal of Rheology. 48(5). 937–960. 125 indexed citations

Ball, R. C. & Ellák Somfai. (2003). Diffusion-controlled growth: Theory and closure approximations. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 67(2). 5 indexed citations

Ball, R. C. & Raphaël Blumenfeld. (2002). Stress Field in Granular Systems: Loop Forces and Potential Formulation. Physical Review Letters. 88(11). 115505–115505. 120 indexed citations

Ball, R. C., et al.. (2000). The 3-D weight functions for a quasi-static planar crack. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 37(37). 5079–5096. 7 indexed citations

Gisler, Thomas, David A. Weitz, & R. C. Ball. (1998). Strain Hardening in Fractal Colloidal Gels. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 1 indexed citations

Ball, R. C. & D. V. Grinev. (1998). The Stress Transmission Universality Classes of Rigid Grain Powders. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations

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Makse, Hernán A., R. C. Ball, H. Eugene Stanley, & Stephen Warr. (1998). Dynamics of granular stratification. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 58(3). 3357–3367. 63 indexed citations

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Melrose, J. R., J. H. van Vliet, Robert S. Farr, & R. C. Ball. (1997). Continuous Shear Thickenning and Colloid Surfaces. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Fink, Thomas & R. C. Ball. (1997). Robustness and efficiency in inverse protein folding. Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena. 107(2-4). 199–203. 5 indexed citations

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Huntley, J. M., et al.. (1997). Contact Force Distribution Beneath a Three-Dimensional Granular Pile. Journal de Physique II. 7(10). 1521–1532. 77 indexed citations

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Ball, R. C., et al.. (1996). Irreversible Growth Algorithm for Branched Polymers (Lattice Animals), and Their Relation to Colloidal Cluster-Cluster Aggregates. Journal de Physique I. 6(3). 357–371. 4 indexed citations

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Melrose, J. R. & R. C. Ball. (1995). The Pathological Behaviour of Sheared Hard Spheres with Hydrodynamic Interactions. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 32(6). 535–540. 75 indexed citations

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Ball, R. C. & J. R. Melrose. (1995). Lubrication breakdown in hydrodynamic simulations of concentrated colloids. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 59. 19–30. 87 indexed citations

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Ball, R. C., et al.. (1990). The interpretation and measurement of the f(α) spectrum of a multifractal measure. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 23(22). 5295–5307. 15 indexed citations

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Lin, M. Y., H. M. Lindsay, D. A. Weitz, et al.. (1989). Universality of fractal aggregates as probed by light scattering. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 423(1864). 71–87. 129 indexed citations

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Ball, R. C., et al.. (1989). Diffusion-controlled growth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 423(1864). 123–132. 5 indexed citations

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Ball, R. C., et al.. (1988). Mutual diffusion in blends of long and short entangled polymer chains. Macromolecules. 21(1). 235–239. 48 indexed citations

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