Robea Ballo

415 total citations
19 papers, 281 citations indexed

About

Robea Ballo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robea Ballo has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 281 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robea Ballo's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Robea Ballo is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Robea Ballo collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Robea Ballo's co-authors include Peter Beighton, Raj Ramesar, M. Iqbal Parker, Collet Dandara, Jack Goldblatt, Allie Moosa, Robert G. Knowlton, Michael D. Briggs, Daniel H. Cohn and Vladimir B. Bajić and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cancer Letters and American Journal of Medical Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Robea Ballo

19 papers receiving 276 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robea Ballo South Africa 7 137 79 45 39 37 19 281
Maria Rosaria Piemontese Italy 12 248 1.8× 141 1.8× 17 0.4× 21 0.5× 17 0.5× 23 393
Alison Millson United States 12 155 1.1× 58 0.7× 53 1.2× 68 1.7× 7 0.2× 17 339
Miriam Moscovitch‐Lopatin United States 7 81 0.6× 51 0.6× 33 0.7× 41 1.1× 9 0.2× 11 354
Malcolm Rabie Israel 9 108 0.8× 23 0.3× 65 1.4× 32 0.8× 12 0.3× 17 312
Batoul Baz Saudi Arabia 10 124 0.9× 68 0.9× 30 0.7× 15 0.4× 6 0.2× 19 273
Caterina Marconi Italy 8 86 0.6× 47 0.6× 39 0.9× 38 1.0× 16 0.4× 18 243
Tatsuo Itakura United States 12 203 1.5× 33 0.4× 41 0.9× 11 0.3× 12 0.3× 21 463
Anne Katrine Wiencke Denmark 13 175 1.3× 21 0.3× 53 1.2× 36 0.9× 28 0.8× 23 461
Sarina Meinen Switzerland 10 338 2.5× 43 0.5× 43 1.0× 57 1.5× 10 0.3× 13 466
Cristina Dias United Kingdom 11 172 1.3× 143 1.8× 34 0.8× 26 0.7× 27 0.7× 16 359

Countries citing papers authored by Robea Ballo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robea Ballo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robea Ballo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robea Ballo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robea Ballo 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 Robea Ballo. Robea Ballo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Burman, Richard J., Lauren M. Watson, Joseph V. Raimondo, et al.. (2021). Molecular and electrophysiological features of spinocerebellar ataxia type seven in induced pluripotent stem cells. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247434–e0247434. 7 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, et al.. (2021). Hyperglycaemia-Induced Contractile Dysfunction and Apoptosis in Cardiomyocyte-Like Pulsatile Cells Derived from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 21(9). 695–709. 2 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, et al.. (2021). Organisational alteration of cardiac myofilament proteins by hyperglycaemia in mouse embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 42(3-4). 419–428. 1 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, et al.. (2019). Mseleni joint disease: an endemic arthritis of unknown cause. The Lancet Rheumatology. 2(1). e8–e9. 2 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Leslie S., et al.. (2016). Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the Western Cape, South Africa: Where do we come from and where are we going?. South African Medical Journal. 106(6). 67–67. 5 indexed citations
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Watson, Lyn, Janine Scholefield, Robea Ballo, et al.. (2016). Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 in South Africa: Epidemiology, pathogenesis and therapy. South African Medical Journal. 106(6). 107–107. 5 indexed citations
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Kidson, S.H., Robea Ballo, & Leslie S. Greenberg. (2016). The rise of developmental genetics – a historical account of the fusion of embryology and cell biology with human genetics and the emergence of the Stem Cell Initiative. South African Medical Journal. 106(6). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Jacquie, et al.. (2015). Towards guidelines for informed consent for prospective stem cell research. South African Journal of Bioethics and Law. 8(2). 46–46. 3 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, Leslie S. Greenberg, & Susan H. Kidson. (2012). A New Class of Stem Cells in South Africa: Introducing Induced Pluripotent Stem cells (iPS cells). South African Medical Journal. 103(1). 16–16. 4 indexed citations
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Heckmann, Jeannine M., et al.. (2009). A functional SNP in the regulatory region of the decay-accelerating factor gene associates with extraocular muscle pareses in myasthenia gravis. Genes and Immunity. 11(1). 1–10. 30 indexed citations
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Dandara, Collet, Robea Ballo, & M. Iqbal Parker. (2004). CYP3A5 genotypes and risk of oesophageal cancer in two South African populations. Cancer Letters. 225(2). 275–282. 51 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, Dong-Ping Li, & M. Iqbal Parker. (2003). Genotyping of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Type 2 and 3 Using a Two-Buffer Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis System. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 41(3). 298–301. 2 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, Peter Beighton, & Raj Ramesar. (1998). Stickler-like syndrome due to a dominant negative mutation in the COL2A1 gene. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 80(1). 6–11. 39 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, Michael D. Briggs, Daniel H. Cohn, et al.. (1997). Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, ribbing type: A novel point mutation in the COMP gene in a South African family. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 68(4). 396–400. 42 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, Denis Viljoen, Marco Antônio Machado, et al.. (1996). Mseleni joint disease--a molecular genetic approach to defining the aetiology.. PubMed. 86(8). 956–8. 6 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, et al.. (1994). Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy prevalence in South Africa and molecular findings in 128 persons affected.. South African Medical Journal. 84(8 Pt 1). 494–7. 39 indexed citations
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Ballo, Robea, H. W. Hitzeroth, & Peter Beighton. (1991). Duchenne muscular dystrophy--a molecular service.. PubMed. 79(4). 209–12. 3 indexed citations
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Goldblatt, Jack, et al.. (1989). X‐linked spastic paraplegia: evidence for homogeneity with a variable phenotype. Clinical Genetics. 35(2). 116–120. 37 indexed citations
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Goldblatt, Jack, et al.. (1987). Duchenne muscular dystrophy in South Africa. Prevention by molecular techniques.. PubMed. 72(12). 835–7. 2 indexed citations

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