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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 22 3104 2806 161 148 85 2229

A. R. Egan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by A. R. Egan between 1975 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. A. R. Egan published across 44 years, from 1975 to 2018, averaging 2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2002. 3 of the 87 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2002. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication
1975 2018

87 publications in total across all disciplines

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A. R. Egan: publications per year, 1975 to 2018
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 3
2000 3
2001 13
2002 14
2003 6
2004 8
2005 6
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 3
2010 0
2011 3
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 2
2016 0
2017 2
2018 1
Total 87
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A. R. Egan publications per year - data summary

  • A. R. Egan, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, has 87 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1975 to 2018.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1975 and the most recent to 2018.
  • The most productive year is 2002, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1980, 1988, 1989 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 18 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.3 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2014-2018) hold 6 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1975-1989: 11 publications (0.7 per year); 1990-2004: 55 publications (3.7 per year); 2005-2018: 21 publications (1.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

A. R. Egan publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. R. Egan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 84–88 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 85 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105 85
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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A. R. Egan publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 84 ranges running from 29–33 to 442+ publications.
  • A. R. Egan, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, records 85 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than A. R. Egan, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 139–143 publications range, and A. R. Egan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 119–123 publications, holding 109 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 129–133 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 442 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

A. R. Egan D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. R. Egan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 22 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 22 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31 22
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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A. R. Egan D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 20 to 77+ D-Index.
  • A. R. Egan, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, records 22 D-Index - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than A. R. Egan, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 36 D-Index range, and A. R. Egan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 31 D-Index, holding 158 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 43% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 34 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

A. R. Egan is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. The scientist's academic profile reflects an engagement within the research community, primarily based at this institution.

There are no recorded recent papers, book publications, or listed awards associated with A. R. Egan in the available data.

Information on frequent co-authors, publication venues, main fields of study, subfields, or main research topics is not provided, indicating either a limited public bibliometric footprint or an early career stage without publicly indexed outputs in these categories.

Best Publications

  • Novel microbial diversity adherent to plant biomass in the herbivore gastrointestinal tract, as revealed by ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis and rrs gene sequencing.

    Ross Larue;Zhongtang Yu;Victoria A. Parisi;Adrian R. Egan

  • Sexual dimorphism of the somatotrophic axis.

    KL Gatford;AR Egan;IJ Clarke;PC Owens

  • Maternal undernutrition during mid-pregnancy in sheep: variable effects on placental growth

    G. J. McCrabb;A. R. Egan;B. J. Hosking

  • Effect of dietary modification of muscle long-chain n-3 fatty acid on plasma insulin and lipid metabolites, carcass traits, and fat deposition in lambs.

    E N Ponnampalam;A J Sinclair;A R Egan;S J Blakeley

  • An analysis of the nutritive value of heat processed legume seeds for animal production using the DVE/OEB model: a review

    P. Yu;J.O. Goelema;B.J. Leury;S. Tamminga

  • Effect of diets containing n-3 fatty acids on muscle long-chain n-3 fatty acid content in lambs fed low- and medium-quality roughage diets.

    E. N. Ponnampalam;A. J. Sinclair;A. R. Egan;S. J. Blakeley

  • Diurnal variation in ruminal pH on the digestibility of highly digestible perennial ryegrass during continuous culture fermentation.

    W.J. Wales;E.S. Kolver;P.L. Thorne;A.R. Egan

  • Comparison of the color stability and lipid oxidative stability of fresh and vacuum packaged lamb muscle containing elevated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid levels from dietary manipulation

    Eric N. Ponnampalam;Graham R. Trout;Andrew J. Sinclair;Adrian R. Egan

  • Effects of dietary lipid type on muscle fatty acid composition, carcass leanness, and meat toughness in lambs.

    E N Ponnampalam;A J Sinclair;B J Hosking;A R Egan

  • Dietary manipulation of muscle long-chain omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and sensory properties of lamb meat.

    Eric N Ponnampalam;Andrew J Sinclair;Adrian R Egan;Greg R Ferrier

  • Sexual Dimorphism of Circulating Somatotropin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and II, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins, and Insulin: Relationships to Growth Rate and Carcass Characteristics in Growing Lambs

    K L Gatford;T P Fletcher;T P Fletcher;I J Clarke;P C Owens;P C Owens

  • Feed intake, growth, plasma glucose and urea nitrogen concentration, and carcass traits of lambs fed isoenergetic amounts of canola meal, soybean meal, and fish meal with forage based diet

    E.N. Ponnampalam;A.R. Egan;A.J. Sinclair;B.J. Leury

  • Defoliation pattern, foraging behaviour and diet selection by lactating dairy cows in response to sward height and herbage allowance of a ryegrass-dominated pasture

    J. Tharmaraj;W. J. Wales;D. F. Chapman;A. R. Egan

  • Effects of strain of Holstein-Friesian and concentrate supplementation on the fatty acid composition of milk fat of dairy cows grazing pasture in early lactation

    W.J. Wales;E.S. Kolver;A.R. Egan;R. Roche

  • Rumen fermentation characteristics of dairy cows grazing different allowances of Persian clover- or perennial ryegrass-dominant swards in spring

    Y. J. Williams;Y. J. Williams;G. P. Walker;P. T. Doyle;A. R. Egan

  • Purine derivative excretion and ruminal microbial yield in growing lambs fed raw and dry roasted legume seeds as protein supplements.

    P Yu;A.R Egan;L Boon-ek;B.J Leury

  • Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can be used to predict live animal and whole carcass composition of sheep

    T.E. Hunter;D. Suster;F.R. Dunshea;L.J. Cummins

  • Rate of carcass components gain, carcass characteristics, and muscle longissimus tenderness in lambs fed dietary protein sources with a low quality roughage diet

    Eric N. Ponnampalam;Brenton J. Hosking;Adrian R. Egan

  • Effects of a concentrate supplement on the intake and digestion of a low-quality forage by lambs

    P. T. Doyle;H. Dove;M. Freer;F. J. Hart

  • Intake, growth and carcass characteristics of lambs consuming low digestible hay and cereal grain

    E.N Ponnampalam;R.M Dixon;B.J Hosking;A.R Egan

  • Probing Equivocal Effects of Heat Processing of Legume Seeds on Performance of Ruminants - A Review -

    P. Yu;S. Tamminga;A. R. Egan;D. A. Christensen

  • Comparison of raw and roasted narbon beans (Vicia narbonensis) on performance and meat sensory attributes of lambs fed a roughage-based diet

    P. Yu;M. Sprague;A.R. Egan;G.H. Castleman

  • Hypophyseal-portal somatostatin (SRIH) and jugular venous growth hormone secretion in the conscious unrestrained ewe.

    Johannes D. Veldhuis;Terry P. Fletcher;Kathryn L. Gatford;Adrian R. Egan

  • Effects of feeding additional pasture hay in autumn to dairy cows grazing irrigated perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture and supplemented with barley grain

    W. J. Wales;D. W. Dellow;P. T. Doyle;A. R. Egan

  • Increasing the intake of highly digestible Persian clover herbage reduces rumen fluid pH and the rate of degradation of neutral detergent fibre in grazing dairy cows

    Y. J. Williams;Y. J. Williams;P. T. Doyle;A. R. Egan;C. R. Stockdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
Peiqiang Yu
Peiqiang Yu University of Saskatchewan
Eric N. Ponnampalam
Eric N. Ponnampalam University of Melbourne
K.L. Macmillan
K.L. Macmillan University of Melbourne
Andrew J. Sinclair
Andrew J. Sinclair Deakin University
William J. Wales
William J. Wales University of Melbourne
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
Anthony J. Parsons
Anthony J. Parsons Massey University
David A. Christensen
David A. Christensen University of Saskatchewan

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