Rafael Ball

721 total citations
47 papers, 367 citations indexed

About

Rafael Ball is a scholar working on Museology, Information Systems and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Ball has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 367 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Museology, 9 papers in Information Systems and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Rafael Ball's work include Libraries and Information Services (11 papers), Dental Education, Practice, Research (6 papers) and scientometrics and bibliometrics research (5 papers). Rafael Ball is often cited by papers focused on Libraries and Information Services (11 papers), Dental Education, Practice, Research (6 papers) and scientometrics and bibliometrics research (5 papers). Rafael Ball collaborates with scholars based in Germany and Switzerland. Rafael Ball's co-authors include Dirk Tunger, Maja Jokić and Aloysius Wild and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology and Scientometrics.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Ball

31 papers receiving 317 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael Ball Germany 9 114 88 51 35 34 47 367
Antonio González-Molina Spain 7 199 1.7× 79 0.9× 13 0.3× 32 0.9× 40 1.2× 19 437
Richard D Jones Norway 5 234 2.1× 101 1.1× 25 0.5× 67 1.9× 21 0.6× 6 444
Ben F. Johnson United States 4 221 1.9× 74 0.8× 21 0.4× 58 1.7× 22 0.6× 11 431
Stefan Hornbostel Germany 12 130 1.1× 64 0.7× 10 0.2× 35 1.0× 49 1.4× 54 397
Cristóbal Urbano Spain 12 130 1.1× 151 1.7× 31 0.6× 52 1.5× 18 0.5× 53 366
Elea Giménez‐Toledo Spain 15 305 2.7× 134 1.5× 58 1.1× 49 1.4× 50 1.5× 81 640
Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez Spain 11 204 1.8× 138 1.6× 38 0.7× 47 1.3× 18 0.5× 34 454
Lois Buttlar United States 10 70 0.6× 276 3.1× 37 0.7× 31 0.9× 22 0.6× 23 624
Sandra Miguel Argentina 13 249 2.2× 114 1.3× 16 0.3× 64 1.8× 50 1.5× 56 549
Bikun Chen China 5 193 1.7× 54 0.6× 27 0.5× 81 2.3× 35 1.0× 7 360

Countries citing papers authored by Rafael Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Ball

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rafael Ball. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rafael Ball. The network helps show where Rafael Ball may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Ball

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rafael Ball. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rafael 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 Rafael Ball. Rafael 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, Rafael. (2023). Viruses in all Dimensions. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (2016). Scientific profiling instead of bibliometrics: Key performance indicators of the future. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 17–19. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael, et al.. (2010). Various Correlations between the H-Index and Citation Rate (CPP) in Neuroscience and Quantum Physics: New Findings. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 8(1). 1–19. 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (2009). Satysfakcja Klienta Jako Kluczowy Czynnik Sukcesu Biblioteki. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg).
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Ball, Rafael, et al.. (2008). Die Einbindung von Bibliotheken in das integrative Wissenschaftskonzept: E-Science und Bibliotheken. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael & Dirk Tunger. (2006). Wissdex: das bdw-Wissenschaftsranking. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 48–53. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael, et al.. (2006). Die Kehrseite der Medaille : Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken in Singapur. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg).
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Ball, Rafael & Dirk Tunger. (2006). Science indicators revisited – Science Citation Index versus SCOPUS: A bibliometric comparison of both citation databases. Information Services & Use. 26(4). 293–301. 89 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (2006). Der Hirschfaktor - ein neuer "Stern" am bibliometrischen Indikatorenhimmel. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael & Dirk Tunger. (2004). Bibliometrische Analysen - ein neues Geschäftsfeld für Bibliotheken?: Die Unterstützung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung durch Wahrnehmungs- und Trendanalysen. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael, et al.. (2003). Bibliometrische Analysen als Instrument des Bestandsmanagements in Bibliotheken. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 2 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (2003). Libraries and Distance Education – a German View. Libri. 53(2). 4 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (1999). Die Diversifizierung von Bibliotheksdienstleistungen als Überlebensstrategie. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 3 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael, et al.. (1999). Zur Archivsituation in der deutschen Großforschung : Hintergründe, Theorie, Praxis. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (1996). Practical marketing for dentistry. 1. What is marketing?. BDJ. 180(10). 385–388. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (1996). Practical marketing for dentistry. 3. Relationship marketing and patient/customer satisfaction. BDJ. 180(12). 467–472. 11 indexed citations
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Ball, Rafael. (1996). Practical marketing for dentistry. 5. Buyer behaviour. BDJ. 181(2). 66–71. 2 indexed citations

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