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D-Index
34
Citations
4542
World Ranking
1860
National Ranking
536

Frank W. Edens 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 W. Edens sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 138 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank W. Edens 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 W. Edens sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank W. Edens is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, specifically Animal Science and Zoology. Their work also spans into related subfields such as Pharmacology, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Small Animals.

The main topics covered in Edens' research include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

Edens has published several recent papers, reflecting ongoing research interests and collaborations. Some of these works are:

  • Combining supervised machine learning with statistics reveals differential gene expression patterns related to energy metabolism in the jejuna of chickens divergently selected for antibody response to sheep red blood cells, 2023, Poultry Science
  • Tissue cytokines in chickens from lines selected for high or low humoral antibody responses, given supplemental Limosilactobacillus reuteri and challenged with Histomonas meleagridis, 2024, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Effect of Limestone Particle Size and Potassium Supplementation on Growth Performance, Blood Physiology, and Breast Muscle Myopathy of Male Broiler Chickens, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Growth of White Leghorn Chicken Immune Organs after Long-Term Divergent Selection for High or Low Antibody Response to Sheep Red Blood Cells, 2024, Animals
  • The Expression of Social Behaviors in Broiler Chickens Grown in Either Conventional or Environmentally Modified Houses During the Summer Season, 2025, Poultry

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Edens include:

  • P.B. Siegel
  • Robert L. Taylor
  • Christa F. Honaker
  • Shelly J. Nolin
  • Christopher M. Ashwell

Edens' research has appeared across multiple publication venues, with contributions to:

  • Poultry Science
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Animals
  • Poultry

Best Publications

  • Influence of selenium sources on age-related and mild heat stress-related changes of blood and liver glutathione redox cycle in broiler chickens (Gallus domesticus)

    Kamel Z Mahmoud;F.W Edens

  • Water-holding properties of thermally preconditioned chicken breast and leg meat

    J K Northcutt;E A Foegeding;F W Edens

  • Ascorbic acid decreases heat shock protein 70 and plasma corticosterone response in broilers (Gallus gallus domesticus) subjected to cyclic heat stress

    Kamel Z. Mahmoud;F.W. Edens;E.J. Eisen;G.B. Havenstein

  • Microarchitecture and Spatial Relationship Between Bacteria and Ileal, Cecal, and Colonic Epithelium in Chicks Fed a Direct-Fed Microbial, PrimaLac, and Salinomycin

    M. Chichlowski;W.J. Croom;F.W. Edens;B.W. McBride

  • Adrenal responses in high and low ACTH response lines of chickens during acute heat stress

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  • Principles of ex ovo competitive exclusion and in ovo administration of Lactobacillus reuteri

    F. W. Edens;C. R. Parkhurst;I. A. Casas;W. J. Dobrogosz

  • Effects of Hen Age, Bio-Mos,® and Flavomycin® on Poult Susceptibility to Oral Escherichia coli Challenge

    A. S. Fairchild;J. L. Grimes;F. T. Jones;M. J. Wineland

  • Heat conditioning induces heat shock proteins in broiler chickens and turkey poults

    Shiying Wang;F. W. Edens

  • Influence of organic selenium on hsp70 response of heat-stressed and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-challenged broiler chickens (Gallus gallus).

    Kamel Z. Mahmoud;F.W. Edens

  • Changes in Shell Conductance, Pores, and Physical Dimensions of Egg and Shell During the First Breeding Cycle of Turkey Hens

    H. Rahn;V. L. Christensen;F. W. Edens

  • Dietary copper effects on lipid metabolism and circulating catecholamine concentrations in finishing steers.

    T. E. Engle;J. W. Spears;L. Xi;F. W. Edens

  • Fasting and diet affect the tolerance of young chickens exposed to acute heat stress.

    Charles C. McCormick;J. D. Garlich;Frank W. Edens

  • SELENIUM YEAST EFFECT ON BROILER PERFORMANCE

    J. Robert Upton;Frank W. Edens;Peter R. Ferket

  • Toxicity of Dietary Lead in Japanese Quail

    G. W. Morgan;F. W. Edens;P. Thaxton;C. R. Parkhurst

  • Agonistic behavior and neurochemistry in grouped Japanese quail.

    F.W Edens

  • Potassium Chloride Improves the Thermotolerance of Chickens Exposed to Acute Heat Stress

    Abdellah Ait-Boulahsen;Jim D. Garlich;Frank W. Edens

  • Isolation of a reovirus from poult enteritis and mortality syndrome and its pathogenicity in turkey poults.

    C. L. Heggen-Peay;M. A. Qureshi;F. W. Edens;B. Sherry

  • Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency in Young Chickens Exposed to a High Ambient Temperature

    F. W. Edens

  • Effect of ascorbic acid and acute heat exposure on heat shock protein 70 expression by young white Leghorn chickens.

    Kamel Z Mahmoud;F W Edens;E J Eisen;G B Havenstein

  • Immune system dysfunction during exposure to poult enteritis and mortality syndrome agents.

    MA Qureshi;FW Edens;GB Havenstein

  • Lead-Induced Egg Production Decrease in Leghorn and Japanese Quail Hens

    F. W. Edens;J. D. Garlich

  • Effect of fasting and acute heat stress on body temperature, blood acid-base and electrolyte status in chickens.

    A Ait-Boulahsen;J.D Garlich;F.W Edens

Frequent Co-Authors

Muquarrab A. Qureshi
Muquarrab A. Qureshi North Carolina State University
J. D. Garlich
J. D. Garlich North Carolina State University
V. L. Christensen
V. L. Christensen North Carolina State University
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University
J. Brake
J. Brake North Carolina State University
Jesse L. Grimes
Jesse L. Grimes North Carolina State University
M. J. Wineland
M. J. Wineland North Carolina State University
Jerry W. Spears
Jerry W. Spears North Carolina State University
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Terry E. Engle
Terry E. Engle Colorado State University

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