Vincent Ball

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
197 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Vincent Ball is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent Ball has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 63 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 44 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Vincent Ball's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (128 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (37 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (30 papers). Vincent Ball is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (128 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (37 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (30 papers). Vincent Ball collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Italy. Vincent Ball's co-authors include Pierre Schaaf, David Ruch, Valérie Toniazzo, Jean‐Claude Voegel, Markus J. Buehler, Marco d’Ischia, Chun‐Teh Chen, Falk Bernsmann, Marc Michel and Bernard Senger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Vincent Ball

189 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure–Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy

2014 558 citations Marco d’Ischia, Vincent Ball et al. profile →
Dopamine−Melanin Film Deposition Depends on the Used Oxidant and Buffer Solution

2011 506 citations Vincent Ball, Frédéric Addiego et al. Langmuir profile →
Polydopamine at biological interfaces

2022 227 citations Maria Laura Alfieri, Vincent Ball et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Vincent Ball	4.7k	2.5k	2.1k	2.0k	1.8k	197	9.1k
Joseph B. Schlenoff	8.6k 1.8×	4.0k 1.6×	2.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.8×	3.8k 2.1×	186	15.3k
Holger Schönherr	1.7k 0.4×	3.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	307	9.5k
Yung Chang	5.1k 1.1×	5.1k 2.0×	2.7k 1.3×	891 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	287	12.6k
Jiacong Shen	3.6k 0.8×	3.8k 1.5×	4.1k 1.9×	2.4k 1.1×	3.4k 1.9×	388	15.2k
Shengfu Chen	6.6k 1.4×	5.7k 2.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	2.7k 1.5×	163	15.3k
Jiwei Cui	2.6k 0.6×	4.5k 1.8×	4.3k 2.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	244	12.2k
Georgina K. Such	2.6k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	879 0.5×	99	9.1k
Svetlana A. Sukhishvili	4.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	174	9.3k
Sergio Moya	2.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	306	8.9k
Dmitry Volodkin	3.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	746 0.4×	588 0.3×	114	6.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ihiawakrim, Dris, Ovidiu Ersen, Élisa Maillard, et al.. (2025). Electrodeposition of dihydroxypyridine-based films: Strong influence of the used isomer on the film structure. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 716. 136743–136743.

Choquet, Philippe, Vincent Ball, Dominique Bégin, et al.. (2025). Addressing phosphate removal issues during peritoneal dialysis using colloidally stable iron oxide nanoclusters coated with tannic acid. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 717. 164782–164782.

Schurhammer, Rachel, Vincent Ball, Léandro Jacomine, et al.. (2025). Influence of peptide chirality on their protein-triggered supramolecular hydrogelation. Faraday Discussions. 260(0). 310–327.

Ball, Vincent, Ann‐Kathrin Kissmann, Clément Sánchez, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional Thick Films Obtained by Electrodeposition of 1,8-Dihydroxynaphtalene, an Allomelanin Precursor. Langmuir. 41(6). 3971–3985.

Igbokwe, Victor C., et al.. (2024). Sucrose and Glycerol Additives: A Way to Tune the Biological and Physicochemical Properties of Agarose Hydrogels?. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 309(11). 1 indexed citations

Hellé, Sophie, et al.. (2023). Fluorescent bioinspired albumin/polydopamine nanoparticles and their interactions with Escherichia coli cells. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 14. 1208–1224. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yiwei, et al.. (2023). Physical Chemistry Study of Collagen-Based Multilayer Films. Gels. 9(3). 192–192. 1 indexed citations

Favre, Julie, et al.. (2023). Strongly Metal-Adhesive and Self-Healing Gelatin@Polydopamine-Based Hydrogels with Long-Term Antioxidant Activity. Antioxidants. 12(9). 1764–1764. 7 indexed citations

Ball, Vincent. (2023). Crosslinking of Bovine Gelatin Gels by Genipin Revisited Using Ferrule-Top Micro-Indentation. Gels. 9(2). 149–149. 2 indexed citations

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Kharouf, Naji, Salvatore Sauro, Louis Hardan, et al.. (2022). Impacts of Resveratrol and Pyrogallol on Physicochemical, Mechanical and Biological Properties of Epoxy-Resin Sealers. Bioengineering. 9(3). 85–85. 11 indexed citations

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Hardan, Louis, et al.. (2022). Adhesion of Resin to Lithium Disilicate with Different Surface Treatments before and after Salivary Contamination—An In-Vitro Study. Bioengineering. 9(7). 286–286. 1 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent, et al.. (2022). Structure-controlled electrodeposition and electrochemical behavior of films from isomeric diphenols at the solid-liquid interface. Surfaces and Interfaces. 30. 101841–101841. 7 indexed citations

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Kharouf, Naji, Louis Hardan, Rim Bourgi, et al.. (2021). Antibacterial and Bonding Properties of Universal Adhesive Dental Polymers Doped with Pyrogallol. Polymers. 13(10). 1538–1538. 22 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent, et al.. (2019). Polydopamine as a stable and functional nanomaterial. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 186. 110719–110719. 98 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent. (2018). Polydopamine And Protein Based Nanoparticles:A Skin Inspired Biological Tool. 2(5). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent. (2018). Polydopamine Nanomaterials: Recent Advances in Synthesis Methods and Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 6. 109–109. 225 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent & Jérôme F. L. Duval. (2018). Ultra-slow diffusion of hexacyanoferrate anions in poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride)-poly(acrylic acid sodium salt) multilayer films. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 539. 306–314. 5 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent, Bernard Senger, Nihal Engin Vrana, et al.. (2017). Nature of the Polyanion Governs the Antimicrobial Properties of Poly(arginine)/Polyanion Multilayer Films. Chemistry of Materials. 29(7). 3195–3201. 22 indexed citations

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Ball, Vincent, Doriane Del Frari, Valérie Toniazzo, & David Ruch. (2012). Kinetics of polydopamine film deposition as a function of pH and dopamine concentration: Insights in the polydopamine deposition mechanism. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 386(1). 366–372. 354 indexed citations

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Lavall�e, Philippe, et al.. (2011). Dynamic Aspects of Films Prepared by a Sequential Deposition of Species: Perspectives for Smart and Responsive Materials. Advanced Materials. 23(10). 1191–1221. 198 indexed citations

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