Robert S. Ball

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 496 citations indexed

About

Robert S. Ball is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Ball has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 496 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 1 paper in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Ball's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (2 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (1 paper). Robert S. Ball is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (2 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (1 paper). Robert S. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert S. Ball's co-authors include James H. Hunter, S. T. Gottesman and Edward S. Holden and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Cambridge University Press eBooks and Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution).

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Ball

3 papers receiving 468 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Treatise on the Theory of Screws

1998 470 citations Robert S. Ball Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Ball United States	3	375	170	151	82	31	8	496
Michael Griffis United States	9	514 1.4×	261 1.5×	159 1.1×	55 0.7×	19 0.6×	17	585
Yong-Mo Moon United States	8	317 0.8×	102 0.6×	156 1.0×	143 1.7×	76 2.5×	11	490
Jyh‐Jone Lee Taiwan	14	369 1.0×	193 1.1×	233 1.5×	45 0.5×	73 2.4×	42	577
Jiegao Wang Canada	11	578 1.5×	247 1.5×	171 1.1×	55 0.7×	20 0.6×	18	668
Xinxue Chai China	12	318 0.8×	155 0.9×	116 0.8×	57 0.7×	26 0.8×	30	434
Qi Su China	10	180 0.5×	105 0.6×	99 0.7×	55 0.7×	37 1.2×	32	386
Zhijun Yang China	10	211 0.6×	43 0.3×	108 0.7×	33 0.4×	37 1.2×	57	324
Dae Gab Gweon South Korea	9	156 0.4×	104 0.6×	61 0.4×	47 0.6×	14 0.5×	31	261
Kyo-Il Lee South Korea	12	179 0.5×	63 0.4×	145 1.0×	30 0.4×	32 1.0×	27	326
Volkert van der Wijk Netherlands	11	231 0.6×	112 0.7×	102 0.7×	25 0.3×	14 0.5×	32	293

Countries citing papers authored by Robert S. Ball

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert S. Ball

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Ball

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

1.

Ball, Robert S.. (2014). A Primer of Astronomy. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

2.

Ball, Robert S.. (2013). A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy. Cambridge University Press eBooks.

3.

Ball, Robert S., et al.. (2008). Reminiscences and letters of Sir Robert Ball. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

4.

Ball, Robert S.. (2006). Natural Sources Of Power. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

5.

Ball, Robert S. & Edward S. Holden. (2002). Essays in astronomy.

6.

Ball, Robert S.. (2001). Experimental Mechanics: A Course of Lectures, Delivered at the Royal College of Science for Ireland. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew).

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Ball, Robert S.. (1998). A Treatise on the Theory of Screws. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hunter, James H., Robert S. Ball, & S. T. Gottesman. (1984). Exact solutions for a generalized Mestel disc, and for truncated Toomre discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 208(1). 1–14. 20 indexed citations

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