Roberta A. Ballard

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Roberta A. Ballard is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberta A. Ballard has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 50 papers in Surgery and 46 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Roberta A. Ballard's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (94 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (47 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (42 papers). Roberta A. Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (94 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (47 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (42 papers). Roberta A. Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Roberta A. Ballard's co-authors include Philip L. Ballard, Donna M. Ferriero, Peter D. Gluckman, Marianne Thoresen, Andrew Whitelaw, Charlene M.T. Robertson, A. David Edwards, Richard A. Polin, Denis Azzopardi and Alistair J. Gunn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Roberta A. Ballard

111 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial

2005 1.6k citations Peter D. Gluckman, John Wyatt et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roberta A. Ballard United States	40	4.5k	3.8k	1.5k	1.5k	744	112	6.7k
Charlene M.T. Robertson Canada	49	4.5k 1.0×	5.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	160	8.6k
Neil N. Finer United States	51	7.4k 1.6×	4.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	3.2k 2.1×	1.9k 2.6×	160	10.2k
Ronnie Guillet United States	35	2.7k 0.6×	3.9k 1.0×	501 0.3×	827 0.5×	975 1.3×	142	6.2k
Malcolm I. Levene United Kingdom	51	4.5k 1.0×	7.7k 2.0×	577 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	179	9.7k
John Kattwinkel United States	44	5.0k 1.1×	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.7×	1.6k 2.2×	123	7.3k
Po‐Yin Cheung Canada	40	3.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	274	5.9k
Irwin Reiss Netherlands	45	4.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.6×	696 0.5×	252 0.3×	398	7.9k
Ludwig Gortner Germany	41	2.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	826 0.5×	237 0.3×	290	5.5k
Krisa P. Van Meurs United States	40	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	599 0.4×	303 0.4×	128	4.6k
István Seri United States	39	2.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	457 0.3×	209 0.3×	133	4.5k

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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

Ballard, Philip L., Roberta L. Keller, William E. Truog, et al.. (2018). Surfactant status and respiratory outcome in premature infants receiving late surfactant treatment. Pediatric Research. 85(3). 305–311. 12 indexed citations

Askie, Lisa, Lucy Davies, Michael D. Schreiber, et al.. (2017). Race Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 193. 34–39.e2. 30 indexed citations

Wu, Yvonne W., Amit Mathur, Taeun Chang, et al.. (2016). High-Dose Erythropoietin and Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Phase II Trial. PEDIATRICS. 137(6). 164 indexed citations

Wai, Katherine C., Michael A. Kohn, Roberta A. Ballard, et al.. (2016). Early Cumulative Supplemental Oxygen Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in High Risk Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns. The Journal of Pediatrics. 177. 97–102.e2. 57 indexed citations

Poindexter, Brenda B., Rui Feng, Barbara Schmidt, et al.. (2015). Comparisons and Limitations of Current Definitions of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia for the Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 12(12). 1822–1830. 179 indexed citations

Maitre, Nathalie L., Roberta A. Ballard, Jonas H. Ellenberg, et al.. (2015). Respiratory consequences of prematurity: evolution of a diagnosis and development of a comprehensive approach. Journal of Perinatology. 35(5). 313–321. 64 indexed citations

Wu, Yvonne W., Larry A. Bauer, Roberta A. Ballard, et al.. (2012). Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Neonatal Encephalopathy: Safety and Pharmacokinetics. PEDIATRICS. 130(4). 683–691. 152 indexed citations

Walsh, Michele C., Anna Maria Hibbs, Camilia R. Martin, et al.. (2010). Two-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Ventilated Preterm Infants Treated with Inhaled Nitric Oxide. The Journal of Pediatrics. 156(4). 556–561.e1. 33 indexed citations

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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

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Hibbs, Anna Maria, Dennis M. Black, Lisa Palermo, et al.. (2009). Accounting for Multiple Births in Neonatal and Perinatal Trials: Systematic Review and Case Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 156(2). 202–208. 45 indexed citations

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Davis, Christiana, Linda W. Gonzales, Roberta A. Ballard, et al.. (2008). Expression of nitric oxide synthases and endogenous NO metabolism in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric Pulmonology. 43(7). 703–709. 16 indexed citations

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Fiore, Juliann M. Di, Anna Maria Hibbs, Arlene Zadell, et al.. (2007). The effect of inhaled nitric oxide on pulmonary function in preterm infants. Journal of Perinatology. 27(12). 766–771. 9 indexed citations

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Gluckman, Peter D., John Wyatt, Denis Azzopardi, et al.. (2005). Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial. The Lancet. 365(9460). 663–670. 1631 indexed citations breakdown →

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deRegnier, Raye-Ann, Roberta A. Ballard, T. Michael O’Shea, et al.. (2005). Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training in Long-Term Outcomes of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates. Journal of Perinatology. 25(6). 423–425. 3 indexed citations

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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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Merrill, Jeffrey D. & Roberta A. Ballard. (2003). Pulmonary surfactant for neonatal respiratory disorders. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 15(2). 149–154. 28 indexed citations

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Ballard, Roberta A., Philip L. Ballard, Michael B. Bracken, et al.. (1992). Respiratory disease in very-low-birthweight infants after prenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoid. The Lancet. 339(8792). 510–515. 85 indexed citations

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Phibbs, Roderic H., Roberta A. Ballard, Judith A. Clements, et al.. (1991). Initial Clinical Trial of EXOSURF, A Protein-Free Synthetic Surfactant, for the Prophylaxis and Early Treatment of Hyaline Membrane Disease. PEDIATRICS. 88(1). 1–9. 79 indexed citations

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Ballard, Philip L. & Roberta A. Ballard. (1974). Cytoplasmic receptor for glucocorticoids in lung of the human fetus and neonate.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 53(2). 477–486. 108 indexed citations

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