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D-Index
33
Citations
4394
World Ranking
1978
National Ranking
110

Drewe Ferguson 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 Drewe Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 78 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Drewe Ferguson 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 Drewe Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Drewe Ferguson is a researcher affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Neonatal skin health care

Ferguson's publication record includes research articles published in various scientific venues. Notable recent papers cover both human and animal health aspects and include:

  • 52 mg Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System as a Long-Term Contraceptive Option, 2025, Journal of Women s Health
  • Early postpartum development of pup urine preference in mothers, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Early Postpartum Development of Pup Urine Preference in Mothers, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Estrogen Therapy Use in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Survivors, 2025, Journal of Women s Health
  • What is the optimal time for bone density screening in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency?, 2025, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

The scientist has published most frequently in the Journal of Women s Health, with additional work appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sara Shihab, Suneela Vegunta, Valentine Andreu, R. N. Sen, and Nour El Houda Mimouni. These coauthors have appeared multiple times alongside Ferguson, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Have we underestimated the impact of pre-slaughter stress on meat quality in ruminants?

    D.M. Ferguson;R.D. Warner

  • Genetic and environmental effects on meat quality

    R.D. Warner;P.L. Greenwood;D.W. Pethick;D.M. Ferguson

  • Cattle temperament: persistence of assessments and associations with productivity, efficiency, carcass and meat quality traits.

    Linda Cafe;Dorothy L Robinson;Drewe Ferguson;Drewe Ferguson;Brooke Louise McIntyre

  • Factors affecting beef palatability — farmgate to chilled carcass

    D. M. Ferguson;H. L. Bruce;J. M. Thompson;A. F. Egan

  • Methods used in the CRC program for the determination of carcass yield and beef quality

    D. Perry;W. R. Shorthose;D. M. Ferguson;J. M. Thompson

  • Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of animal, carcass, and meat quality traits from temperate and tropically adapted beef breeds. 4. Correlations among animal, carcass, and meat quality traits *

    A. Reverter;D. J. Johnston;D. M. Ferguson;D. Perry

  • Epistasis Between Calpain 1 and Its Inhibitor Calpastatin Within Breeds of Cattle

    W. Barendse;B. E. Harrison;R. J. Hawken;D. M. Ferguson

  • Acute stress induced by the preslaughter use of electric prodders causes tougher beef meat

    R. D. Warner;D. M. Ferguson;J. J. Cottrell;B. W. Knee

  • Genetics of flight time and other measures of temperament and their value as selection criteria for improving meat quality traits in tropically adapted breeds of beef cattle

    Meridy J. Kadel;David J. Johnston;David J. Johnston;Heather M. Burrow;Hans-U. Graser

  • The influence of land transport on animal welfare in extensive farming systems

    Andrew D. Fisher;Ian G. Colditz;Caroline Lee;Drewe M. Ferguson

  • The effects of 12, 30, or 48 hours of road transport on the physiological and behavioral responses of sheep.

    A. D. Fisher;D. O. Niemeyer;J. M. Lea;C. Lee

  • Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of animal, carcass, and meat quality traits from temperate and tropically adapted beef breeds. 3. Meat quality traits

    David Johnston;Antonio Reverter;DM Ferguson;John Mitchell Thompson

  • Effect of electrical stimulation on protease activity and tenderness of M. longissimus from cattle with different proportions of Bos indicus content

    Drewe M Ferguson;Shann-Tzong Jiang;Helen Hearnshaw;Samantha R Rymill

  • Regulation of post-mortem glycolysis in ruminant muscle

    D. M. Ferguson;D. E. Gerrard

  • Consumer sensory requirements for beef and their implications for the Australian beef industry

    A. F. Egan;D. M. Ferguson;J. M. Thompson

  • Temperament and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function are related and combine to affect growth, efficiency, carcass, and meat quality traits in Brahman steers.

    Linda Cafe;Dorothy L Robinson;Drewe Ferguson;Drewe Ferguson;Geert Geesink

  • Current situation and future prospects for the Australian beef industry — A review

    Paul L Greenwood;Graham E Gardner;Drewe M Ferguson

  • Acute exercise stress and electrical stimulation influence the consumer perception of sheep meat eating quality and objective quality traits

    R. D. Warner;D. M. Ferguson;M. B. McDonagh;H. A. Channon

  • Are hungry sheep more pessimistic? The effects of food restriction on cognitive bias and the involvement of ghrelin in its regulation.

    Else Verbeek;Drewe Ferguson;Caroline Lee

  • Objective on-line assessment of marbling: a brief review

    D. M. Ferguson

  • Acute stress enhances sensitivity to a highly attractive food reward without affecting judgement bias in laying hens

    Carlos E Hernandez;Carlos E Hernandez;Geoffrey Hinch;Jim Lea;Drewe Ferguson

  • Generating positive affective states in sheep: The influence of food rewards and opioid administration

    Else Verbeek;Drewe Ferguson;Patrick Quinquet de Monjour;Caroline Lee

  • Genetic evaluation of maternal behaviour and temperament in Australian sheep

    D.J. Brown;N.M. Fogarty;C.L. Iker;D.M. Ferguson

  • Preference of beef cattle for feedlot or pasture environments

    Caroline Lee;Andrew D. Fisher;Ian G. Colditz;Jim M. Lea

  • Sources of variation in mechanical shear force measures of tenderness in beef from tropically adapted genotypes, effects of data editing and their implications for genetic parameter estimation

    D. J. Johnston;A. Reverter;D. L. Robinson;D. M. Ferguson

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew D. Fisher
Andrew D. Fisher University of Melbourne
Caroline Lee
Caroline Lee Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John Mitchell Thompson
John Mitchell Thompson University of New England
Geoffrey Hinch
Geoffrey Hinch University of New England
Robyn D. Warner
Robyn D. Warner University of Melbourne
Paul L. Greenwood
Paul L. Greenwood University of New England
Dominique Blache
Dominique Blache University of Western Australia
Graham E. Gardner
Graham E. Gardner Murdoch University
Raymond Nowak
Raymond Nowak François Rabelais University

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