William W. Ballard

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

William W. Ballard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William W. Ballard has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 4 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in William W. Ballard's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (8 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers). William W. Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (8 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers). William W. Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and France. William W. Ballard's co-authors include Charles B. Kimmel, Bonnie Ullmann, Thomas F. Schilling, J. Mellinger, Henri Lechenault and Anna S. Ginsburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Developmental Biology and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

William W. Ballard

24 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish

1995 9.6k citations Charles B. Kimmel, William W. Ballard et al. Developmental Dynamics profile →

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Bonnie Ullmann United States

Monte Westerfield United States

Thomas F. Schilling United States

Marc Ekker Canada

Stephan C. F. Neuhauss Switzerland

Christine Thisse France

Stephen L. Johnson United States

Mary C. Mullins United States

Bernard Thisse France

Pascal Haffter Germany

Bonnie Ullmann United States

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All Works

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Ballard, William W., et al.. (2001). Normal embryonic stages of the Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus. BMC Developmental Biology. 1(1). 6–6. 44 indexed citations

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Kimmel, Charles B., et al.. (1995). Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics. 203(3). 253–310. 9647 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ballard, William W., J. Mellinger, & Henri Lechenault. (1993). A series of normal stages for development of Scyliorhinus canicula, the lesser spotted dogfish (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 267(3). 318–336. 265 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1986). Morphogenetic movements and a provisional fate map of development in the holostean fish Amia calva. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 238(3). 355–372. 17 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1984). Morphogenetic Movements in Embryos of the Holostean Fish,Amia calva: A Progress Report. American Zoologist. 24(3). 539–543. 3 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1982). Morphogenetic movements and fate map of the cypriniform teleost, Catostomus commersoni (lacepede). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 219(3). 301–321. 30 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1981). Morphogenetic Movements and Fate Maps of Vertebrates. American Zoologist. 21(2). 391–399. 102 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W. & Anna S. Ginsburg. (1980). Morphogenetic movements in acipenserid embryos. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 213(1). 69–103. 42 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1973). Morphogenetic movements in Salmo gairdneri Richardson. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 184(1). 27–48. 53 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1973). Normal embryonic stages for salmonid fishes, based on Salmo gairdneri Richardson and Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 184(1). 7–25. 155 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1973). A new fate map for Salmo gairdneri. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 184(1). 49–73. 57 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1970). Archenteric origin of midgut lumen in amphibia. Developmental Biology. 21(3). 424–439. 2 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1968). History of the hypoblast in Salmo. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 168(2). 257–272. 13 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W., et al.. (1968). The morphogenetic movements at the lower surface of the blastodisc in salmonid embryos. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 168(1). 67–83. 18 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1966). The role of the cellular envelope in the morphogenetic movements of teleost embryos. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 161(2). 193–200. 37 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1966). Origin of the hypoblast in Salmo. II. Outward movement of deep central cells. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 161(2). 211–219. 26 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1966). Origin of the hypoblast in Salmo. I. Does the blastodisc edge turn inward?. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 161(2). 201–209. 25 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1964). Comparative Anatomy and Embryology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W., et al.. (1964). Normal embryonic stages of Polyodon spathula (Walbaum). Journal of Morphology. 114(3). 465–477. 37 indexed citations

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Ballard, William W.. (1955). Cortical ingression during cleavage of Amphibian eggs, studied by means of vital dyes. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 129(1). 77–98. 23 indexed citations

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