Ball State University

9.5k papers and 193.6k indexed citations

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with Ball State University have published 9.5k papers, which have received a total of 193.6k indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 1.4k papers in Sociology and Political Science, 1.1k papers in Education and 999 papers in Social Psychology on the topics of Sports Performance and Training (358 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (306 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (245 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Sociology and Political Science (27.5k citations), Social Psychology (21.9k citations) and Clinical Psychology (20.4k citations). Authors at Ball State University collaborate with scholars in United States, Canada and China and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Cell and Chemical Reviews. Some of Ball State University's most productive authors include Pankaj C. Patel, Bernard E. Whitley, D. L. Costill, Thomas Holtgraves, Scott Trappe, Jatinder N.D. Gupta, John Pichtel, Michael W. Wiederman, W. Holmes Finch and Jocelyn H. Bolin.

In The Last Decade

Ball State University

8.3k papers receiving 188.3k citations

Fields of papers published by authors at Ball State University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at Ball State University

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