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Researcher · Jisc · United Kingdom

Simon Ball

Simon Ball publishes mostly in Education, Computer Science Applications and Human Factors and Ergonomics, on topics such as Digital Accessibility for Disabilities, Open Education and E-Learning and Higher Education Learning Practices.

ORCID 0009-0001-9886-8945 OpenAlex
World rank
#3,867,398
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United Kingdom
#249,290
of 367,258
Works
30
Citations
289
Citations per work
9.6
h-index
6
i10-index 6Top 43% in Education
Simon Ball

What does Simon Ball research?

Simon Ball's work is mostly in Social Sciences (40%), Computer Science (21%), Health Professions (3%).

Social Sciences: 12 works · 39.8% of their workSocial Sciences: 12 works · 39.8% of their workEducation: 7 works · 22.1% of their workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 4 works · 11.8% of their workSafety Research: 2 works · 5.9% of their workEverything else: 11 works · 36.7% of their workPhysical Sciences: 6 works · 20.6% of their workComputer Science: 6 works · 20.6% of their workComputer Science Applications: 4 works · 14.7% of their workInformation Systems: 2 works · 5.9% of their workHealth Sciences: 1 works · 2.9% of their workHealth Professions: 1 works · 2.9% of their workOccupational Therapy: 1 works · 2.9% of their workTHEIR WORKSimon Ball30works
Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences40%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1239.8%
  2. Everything else1136.7%
    1. Computer Science620.6%
    1. Health Professions12.9%
  1. 1Education22% of their works
  2. 2Computer Science Applications15% of their works
  3. 3Human Factors and Ergonomics12% of their works
  4. 4Information Systems6% of their works
  5. 5Safety Research6% of their works
  6. 6Occupational Therapy3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Simon Ball's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Online Learning, Disability Divide, Web Accessibility, Quality of Life, Learning Object Repositories, Open Educational Resources, Prior Learning and Recognition.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Online Learning92 topics
  2. Disability Divide81 topic
  3. Web Accessibility81 topic
  4. Quality of Life62 topics
  5. Learning Object Repositories51 topic
  6. Open Educational Resources51 topic
  7. Prior Learning51 topic
  8. Recognition51 topic
  9. Educational Data Mining41 topic
  10. Learning Analytics41 topic
  11. Self-Determination41 topic
  12. Universal Design for Learning41 topic
  13. Usability42 topics
  14. Assistive Technology21 topic
  15. Augmentative and Alternative Communication21 topic
  16. Human-Computer Interaction21 topic
  17. Training Pathways21 topic
  18. User-Centered Design21 topic
  19. Vocational Education21 topic

Where does Simon Ball work?

Simon Ball's main affiliation in the publication record is Jisc, United Kingdom.

How many publications and citations does Simon Ball have?

OpenAlex counts 30 works and 289 citations for Simon Ball, an h-index of 6, ranking #3,867,398 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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