Tom Ball

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Tom Ball is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Ball has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Tom Ball's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (19 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (7 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (7 papers). Tom Ball is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (19 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (7 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (7 papers). Tom Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and United States. Tom Ball's co-authors include Keith A. Smith, Ana Rey, K. E. Dobbie, Franz Conen, J. M. Massheder, Alan Werritty, Josselin Rouillard, Kate V. Heal, Andrew Black and Richard Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Global Change Biology and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Tom Ball

41 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes

2003 779 citations Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball et al. European Journal of Soil Science profile →
Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes

2018 315 citations Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball et al. European Journal of Soil Science profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Ball

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	EDITORIAL — CASCADE-NET – Increasing Civil Society’s Capacity to Deal with Changing Extreme Weather Risk: Negotiating Dichotomies in Theory and Practice 2022 ·Lindsey McEwen, Robin Leichenko, Joanne Garde‐Hansen, Tom Ball	1
2	Natural flood management, lag time and catchment scale: Results from an empirical nested catchment study 2021 ·Journal of Flood Risk Management ·Andrew Black, Leo Peskett, Alan MacDonald, Andy Young, Chris Spray, Tom Ball, Huw Thomas, Alan Werritty	44
3	Social Influences on Flood Preparedness and Mitigation Measures Adopted by People Living with Flood Risk 2021 ·Water ·Donald Houston, Tom Ball, Alan Werritty, Andrew Black	10
4	Opportunities and challenges for breeding perennial ryegrass cultivars with improved livestock production potential 2021 ·Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research ·T. J. Gilliland, Tom Ball, D. Hennessy	7
5	Virtual water flows under projected climate, land use and population change: the case of UK feed barley and meat 2020 ·Heliyon ·David O. Yawson, Sushil Mohan, Frederick Ato Armah, Tom Ball, B. Mulholland, Michael O. Adu, Philip J. White	10
6	Making real options analysis more accessible for climate change adaptation. An application to afforestation as a flood management measure in the Scottish Borders 2019 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Ruth Dittrich, Adam Butler, Tom Ball, Anita Wreford, Dominic Moran	16
7	Assisting After Disaster: A Volunteer Management and Donations Management Training 2018 ·Journal of Extension ·Laura Downey, David R. Buys, (unknown), Tom Ball, (unknown), (unknown)	3
8	Natural variation and planned management in flood risk management: empirical evidence of effects on peak travel times 2018 ·EGUGA ·Andrew Black, Tom Ball, Chris Spray, Alan MacDonald	1
9	Regional variations in potential groundwater recharge from spring barley crop fields in the UK under projected climate change 2018 ·Groundwater for Sustainable Development ·David O. Yawson, Michael O. Adu, B. Mulholland, Tom Ball, Kwame Agyei Frimpong, Sushil Mohan, Philip J. White	12
10	Smith, K.A., Ball, T., Conen, F., Dobbie, K.E., Massheder, J. & Rey, A. 2003. Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes. European Journal of Soil Science , 54, 779–791. 2018 ·European Journal of Soil Science ·Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball, Franz Conen, K. E. Dobbie, Ana Rey	11
11	Eddleston Water Project Report 2016 2017 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·Chris Spray, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrew Black, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom Ball, (unknown), Alan MacDonald, (unknown), H. J. Moir, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Huw Thomas, Ruth Dittrich, John Harrison	4
12	The role of public participation in encouraging changes in rural land use to reduce flood risk 2014 ·Land Use Policy ·Josselin Rouillard, A. D. Reeves, Kate V. Heal, Tom Ball	50
13	2013 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sushil Mohan, David O. Yawson, B. Mulholland, Tom Ball, Philip White	7
14	Impact of institutions on flood policy learning 2011 ·Water Policy ·Josselin Rouillard, Kate V. Heal, A. D. Reeves, Tom Ball	7
15	Flood risk management : (Scotland) Act / 2009 (asp 6) 2010 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·Tom Ball, Sarah Hendry, Alan Werritty, Chris Spray	3
16	Restoration Strategy: Eddleston Water Scoping Study - Final Report 2010 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·Alan Werritty, Tom Ball, Chris Spray, M. Bonell, Josselin Rouillard, (unknown), (unknown), H. J. Moir	2
17	Integrated catchment management: from rhetoric to reality in a Scottish HELP basin 2010 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·Alan Werritty, Chris Spray, Tom Ball, Mike Bonell, Josselin Rouillard, Alan MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown)	2
18	Soil carbon dynamics in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) chronosequence on a peaty gley 2004 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Tom Ball, Keith A. Smith, Maurizio Mencuccini	54
19	Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes breakdown → 2003 ·European Journal of Soil Science ·Keith A. Smith, Tom Ball, Franz Conen, K. E. Dobbie, J. M. Massheder, Ana Rey	779
20	Relationship between ecosystem productivity and photosynthetically active radiation for northern peatlands 1998 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Steve Frolking, Jill L. Bubier, Tim R. Moore, Tom Ball, Lianne M. Bellisario, Anil Bhardwaj, Paul Carroll, Patrick Crill, Peter M. Lafleur, J. H. McCaughey, Nigel T. Roulet, Andrew E. Suyker, Shashi B. Verma, J. M. Waddington, Gary J. Whiting	170

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