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18911
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Philip L. Ballard publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philip L. Ballard sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 276 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Philip L. Ballard D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philip L. Ballard sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Philip L. Ballard is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily centers on medicine, with a specific focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Additional areas of study include nutrition and dietetics, surgery, and clinical biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover neonatal respiratory health, infant nutrition and health, infant development and preterm care, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, respiratory support and mechanisms, birth, development, and health, as well as metabolism and genetic disorders.

Philip L. Ballard has contributed to a number of papers recently published in various academic journals. Some notable publications include:

  • Dose-escalation trial of budesonide in surfactant for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age high-risk newborns, 2020, Pediatric Research
  • Blood metabolomics in infants enrolled in a dose escalation pilot trial of budesonide in surfactant, 2021, Pediatric Research
  • The hydrocortisone-responsive urinary metabolome of premature infants, 2023, Pediatric Research
  • Composition and origin of lung fluid proteome in premature infants and relationship to respiratory outcome, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The Urinary Metabolomic Fingerprint in Extremely Preterm Infants on Total Parenteral Nutrition vs Enteral Feeds, 2023, Preprints.org

Their frequent coauthors include Cheryl Chapin, Dara Torgerson, Miguel Guardado, Ryan D. Hernandez, and Roberta A. Ballard.

Key publication venues for Philip L. Ballard include:

  • Pediatric Research
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • Metabolites
  • PLoS ONE
  • Preprints.org

Best Publications

  • Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes: NIH Consensus Development Panel on the Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes

    Larry C. Gilstrap;Robert Christensen;William H. Clewell;Mary E. D'Alton

  • Scientific basis and therapeutic regimens for use of antenatal glucocorticoids.

    Philip L. Ballard;Roberta A. Ballard

  • Inhaled nitric oxide in preterm infants undergoing mechanical ventilation.

    Roberta A. Ballard;William E. Truog;Avital Cnaan;Richard John Martin

  • General presence of glucocorticoid receptors in mammalian tissues.

    Philip L. Ballard;John D. Baxter;Stephen J. Higgins;Guy G. Rousseau

  • Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids and outcome of premature neonates

    Beverly A. Banks;Avital Cnaan;Mark A. Morgan;Julian T. Parer

  • Hormonal regulation of pulmonary surfactant

    Philip L. Ballard

  • Wnt/beta-catenin signaling acts upstream of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling to regulate proximal-distal patterning in the lung.

    Weiguo Shu;Susan Guttentag;Zhishan Wang;Thomas Andl

  • Glucocorticoid levels in maternal and cord serum after prenatal betamethasone therapy to prevent respiratory distress syndrome.

    P L Ballard;P Granberg;R A Ballard

  • Ontogeny of tracheal fluid, pulmonary surfactant, and plasma corticoids in the fetal lamb.

    E. J. Mescher;A. C. Platzker;P. L. Ballard;J. A. Kitterman

  • Low molecular weight human pulmonary surfactant protein (SP5): isolation, characterization, and cDNA and amino acid sequences.

    R G Warr;S Hawgood;D I Buckley;T M Crisp

  • Identification of LBM180, a Lamellar Body Limiting Membrane Protein of Alveolar Type II Cells, as the ABC Transporter Protein ABCA3

    Surafel Mulugeta;Joseph M. Gray;Kathleen L. Notarfrancesco;Linda W. Gonzales

  • Glucocorticoids and thyroid hormones stimulate biochemical and morphological differentiation of human fetal lung in organ culture

    Linda W. Gonzales;Philip L. Ballard;Robert Ertsey;Mary C. Williams

  • Regulation of messenger RNAs for the hydrophobic surfactant proteins in human lung.

    H G Liley;R T White;R G Warr;B J Benson

  • Hormones and Lung Maturation

    Philip L. Ballard

  • Plasma 3-Nitrotyrosine Is Elevated in Premature Infants Who Develop Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

    Beverly A. Banks;Harry Ischiropoulos;Molly McClelland;Philip L. Ballard

  • Differentiation of human pulmonary type II cells in vitro by glucocorticoid plus cAMP.

    Linda W. Gonzales;Susan H. Guttentag;Kelly C. Wade;Anthony D. Postle

  • Delivery and transport of glucocorticoids to target cells.

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  • Cytoplasmic receptor for glucocorticoids in lung of the human fetus and neonate.

    P L Ballard;R A Ballard

  • Partial Deficiency of Surfactant Protein B in an Infant With Chronic Lung Disease

    Philip L. Ballard;Lawrence M. Nogee;Michael F. Beers;Roberta A. Ballard

  • Steroid and growth hormone levels in premature infants after prenatal betamethasone therapy to prevent respiratory distress syndrome.

    Philip L Ballard;Philip L Ballard;Peter D Gluckman;Peter D Gluckman;Graham C Liggins;Graham C Liggins;Selna L Kaplan;Selna L Kaplan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael F. Beers
Michael F. Beers University of Pennsylvania
Melvin M. Grumbach
Melvin M. Grumbach University of California, San Francisco
Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Avital Cnaan
Avital Cnaan Children’s National Health System
Rashmin C. Savani
Rashmin C. Savani The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dennis M. Black
Dennis M. Black University of California, San Francisco
Mary C. Williams
Mary C. Williams Boston University
James M. Roberts
James M. Roberts University of Pittsburgh
Ronald I. Clyman
Ronald I. Clyman University of California, San Francisco
Samuel Hawgood
Samuel Hawgood University of California, San Francisco

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