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2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
83
Citations
23365
World Ranking
59
National Ranking
5

Frank R. Dunshea 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 Frank R. Dunshea sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 706 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank R. Dunshea 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 Frank R. Dunshea sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2017 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2013 - Nonruminant Nutrition Research Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2009 - Animal Growth and Development Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Frank R. Dunshea is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their work spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a principal focus on animal science and related disciplines. The main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Subfields prominently covered are Animal Science and Zoology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Plant Science, and Small Animals.

Their research touches on several specific topics, including:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Frequent publication venues for Dunshea include:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Animals
  • Food Reviews International
  • Antioxidants
  • Foods

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Dunshea:

  • Screening and Characterization of Phenolic Compounds and Their Antioxidant Capacity in Different Fruit Peels, 2020, Foods
  • Resilience of Small Ruminants to Climate Change and Increased Environmental Temperature: A Review, 2020, Animals
  • The Importance of Dietary Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress, Meat and Milk Production, and Their Preservative Aspects in Farm Animals: Antioxidant Action, Animal Health, and Product Quality-Invited Review, 2022, Animals
  • Valorization of Food Waste to Produce Value-Added Products Based on Its Bioactive Compounds, 2023, Processes
  • Meat tenderness: advances in biology, biochemistry, molecular mechanisms and new technologies, 2021, Meat Science

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, with multiple joint publications with:

  • Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria
  • Jeremy J. Cottrell
  • Colin J. Barrow
  • Surinder S. Chauhan
  • Robyn D. Warner

Over the course of their career, Frank R. Dunshea has received several awards, including:

  • Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science, 2017
  • Nonruminant Nutrition Research Award, American Society of Animal Science, 2013
  • Animal Growth and Development Award, American Society of Animal Science, 2009

Best Publications

  • Vaccination of boars with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance.

    F R Dunshea;C Colantoni;K Howard;I McCauley

  • Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acids Increase Lean Tissue and Decrease Fat Deposition in Growing Pigs

    Ewa Ostrowska;Morley Muralitharan;Reg F. Cross;Dale E. Bauman

  • Review: Adaptation of animals to heat stress.

    V. Sejian;R. Bhatta;J. B. Gaughan;F. R. Dunshea

  • Effects of heat stress on animal physiology, metabolism, and meat quality: A review.

    Paula A Gonzalez-Rivas;Surinder S Chauhan;Minh Ha;Narelle Fegan

  • Plant bioactives for ruminant health and productivity

    Simone Rochfort;Anthony J Parker;Frank R. Dunshea

  • Effects of dietary factors and other metabolic modifiers on quality and nutritional value of meat

    F.R. Dunshea;D.N. D’Souza;D.W. Pethick;G.S. Harper

  • Central administration of leptin to ovariectomized ewes inhibits food intake without affecting the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland: evidence for a dissociation of effects on appetite and neuroendocrine function.

    Belinda A. Henry;James W. Goding;Warren S. Alexander;Alan J. Tilbrook

  • Screening and characterization of phenolic compounds and their antioxidant capacity in different fruit peels

    Hafiz A R Suleria;Hafiz A R Suleria;Colin J Barrow;Frank R Dunshea;Frank R Dunshea

  • Effects of nutrition and management on the production and composition of milk fat and protein: a review

    G. P. Walker;F. R. Dunshea;P. T. Doyle

  • The effects of immuno- and surgical-castration on the behaviour and consequently growth of group-housed, male finisher pigs

    G.M Cronin;F.R Dunshea;K.L Butler;I McCauley

  • The effect of dietary magnesium aspartate supplementation on pork quality.

    D N D'Souza;R D Warner;B J Leury;F R Dunshea

  • Interrelationships between sex and ractopamine on protein and lipid deposition in rapidly growing pigs.

    F. R. Dunshea;R. H. King;R. G. Campbell;R. D. Sainz

  • Intracerebroventricular infusion of leptin elevates the secretion of luteinising hormone without affecting food intake in long-term food-restricted sheep, but increases growth hormone irrespective of bodyweight.

    Belinda Anne Henry;J W Goding;A J Tilbrook;Frank Dunshea

  • Resilience of Small Ruminants to Climate Change and Increased Environmental Temperature: A Review

    Aleena Joy;Frank R Dunshea;Brian J Leury;Iain J Clarke

  • The Importance of Dietary Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress, Meat and Milk Production, and Their Preservative Aspects in Farm Animals: Antioxidant Action, Animal Health, and Product Quality—Invited Review

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  • Valorization of Food Waste to Produce Value-Added Products Based on Its Bioactive Compounds

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  • Dietary antioxidants at supranutritional doses improve oxidative status and reduce the negative effects of heat stress in sheep.

    Surinder S Chauhan;Pietro Celi;Brian J Leury;Iain J Clarke

  • Wheat bran affects the site of fermentation of resistant starch and luminal indexes related to colon cancer risk: a study in pigs

    M J A P Govers;N J Gannon;F R Dunshea;P R Gibson

  • Somatotropin in lactating cows: effect on response to epinephrine and insulin.

    S. J. Sechen;F. R. Dunshea;D. E. Bauman

  • Meat tenderness: advances in biology, biochemistry, molecular mechanisms and new technologies

    Robyn Warner;Tommy L. Wheeler;Minh Ha;Xin Li

  • Selenium and vitamin E together improve intestinal epithelial barrier function and alleviate oxidative stress in heat‐stressed pigs

    Fan Liu;Jeremy J. Cottrell;John B. Furness;John B. Furness;Leni R. Rivera;Leni R. Rivera

  • LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterisation of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Vegetables and Their Potential Antioxidant Activities

    Chunhe Gu;Kate Howell;Frank R. Dunshea;Hafiz A. R. Suleria

  • Effects of a synbiotic containing Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4962 on plasma lipid profiles and morphology of erythrocytes in hypercholesterolaemic pigs on high-and low-fat diets

    Min Tze Liong;Frank R. Dunshea;Nagendra P. Shah

  • LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Medicinal Plants (Hops and Juniper Berries) and Their Antioxidant Activity.

    Jiafei Tang;Frank R Dunshea;Hafiz A R Suleria

  • Effect of porcine somatotropin on in vivo glucose kinetics and lipogenesis in growing pigs.

    F. R. Dunshea;D. M. Harris;D. E. Bauman;R. D. Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
John R. Pluske
John R. Pluske Australasian Pork Research Institute
Robyn D. Warner
Robyn D. Warner University of Melbourne
B.P. Mullan
B.P. Mullan Government of Western Australia
D.N. D'Souza
D.N. D'Souza SunPork Group
David W. Pethick
David W. Pethick Murdoch University
Eric N. Ponnampalam
Eric N. Ponnampalam University of Melbourne
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Pietro Celi
Pietro Celi University of Melbourne
David L. Hopkins
David L. Hopkins Charles Sturt University

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