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Frank W. Nicholas

Frank W. Nicholas

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 37 1455 1343 86 80 166 7699

Frank W. Nicholas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank W. Nicholas between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank W. Nicholas published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 8 of the 188 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1972 2025

188 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank W. Nicholas: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 3
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 7
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 2
1989 4
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 6
1997 2
1998 3
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 4
2004 4
2005 10
2006 9
2007 12
2008 7
2009 13
2010 16
2011 13
2012 5
2013 5
2014 2
2015 4
2016 2
2017 1
2018 2
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
2024 3
2025 5
Total 188
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Frank W. Nicholas 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. Nicholas 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, 164–168 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: 166 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
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 53 166
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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Frank W. Nicholas 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. Nicholas 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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
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 37
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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Overview

Frank W. Nicholas is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans subfields including genetics, molecular biology, neurology, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and philosophy.

The scientist's work covers several key topics such as:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Biomedical text mining and ontologies
  • Animal genetics and reproduction
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals
  • Dental development and anomalies
  • Forensic and genetic research
  • Genomics and rare diseases

Frank W. Nicholas has published in various venues, most frequently contributing to:

  • Genome Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Animal Genetics
  • Mammalian Genome
  • Animals

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture" (2023), published in Genome Biology
  • "Mondo: Unifying diseases for the world, by the world" (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a record of advances in animal genetics, freely available on the Internet for 25 years" (2020), published in Animal Genetics
  • "Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a genetic resource for vertebrate animals" (2024), published in Mammalian Genome
  • "Equus in Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA)" (2024), published in Animals

Frequent co-authors working alongside Frank W. Nicholas include:

  • Imke Tammen
  • Tosso Leeb
  • Marius Mather
  • Jennifer R. S. Meadows
  • Guodong Wang

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Ross L. Tellam;Kim C. Worley;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

    Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Min Xie;Wenbin Chen;Richard Talbot

  • Increased rates of genetic change in dairy cattle by embryo transfer and splitting

    F. W. Nicholas;C. Smith

  • A genome wide survey of SNP variation reveals the genetic structure of sheep breeds.

    James W. Kijas;David Townley;Brian P. Dalrymple;Michael P. Heaton

  • Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals

    Stephen Bishop;R. F. E. Axford;F. W. Nicholas;J. B. Owen

  • Extent of genome-wide linkage disequilibrium in Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle based on a high-density SNP panel

    Mehar S. Khatkar;Frank W. Nicholas;Andrew R. Collins;Kyall R. Zenger

  • Genetic improvement through reproductive technology

    F.W. Nicholas

  • Using comparative genomics to reorder the human genome sequence into a virtual sheep genome.

    Brian P Dalrymple;Ewen F Kirkness;Mikhail Nefedov;Sean McWilliam

  • A Primary Assembly of a Bovine Haplotype Block Map Based on a 15,036-Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel Genotyped in Holstein-Friesian Cattle

    Mehar S. Khatkar;Kyall R. Zenger;Matthew Hobbs;Rachel J. Hawken

  • Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture

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  • A physical map of the bovine genome.

    Warren M Snelling;Readman Chiu;Jacqueline E Schein;Matthew Hobbs

  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a comparative knowledgebase of genetic disorders and other familial traits in non-laboratory animals.

    Frank W. Nicholas

  • Bulldog dwarfism in Dexter cattle is caused by mutations in ACAN.

    Julie A. L. Cavanagh;Imke Tammen;Peter A. Windsor;John F. Bateman;John F. Bateman

  • OMIA (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals): an enhanced platform and integration into the Entrez search interface at NCBI

    Johann Lenffer;Frank W. Nicholas;Kao Castle;Arjun Rao

  • The relationships among ecto- and endoparasite levels, class I antigens of the bovine major histocompatibility system, immunoglobulin E levels and weight gain

    M. J. Stear;D. J S Hetzel;S. C. Brown;Laurel J Gershwin

  • Some Practical Solutions to Welfare Problems in Dog Breeding

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  • Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals (2nd edition)

    R F E Axford;S C Bishop;F W Nicholas;J B Owen

  • ESTIMATION OF HERITABILITY BY BOTH REGRESSION OF OFFSPRING ON PARENT AND INTRA-CLASS CORRELATION OF SIBS IN ONE EXPERIMENT

    W. G. Hill;F. W. Nicholas

  • Genome sequence of an Australian kangaroo, Macropus eugenii, provides insight into the evolution of mammalian reproduction and development (vol 12, pg R81, 2011)

    MB Renfree;AT Papenfuss;JE Deakin;J Lindsay

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. I. A new male framework linkage map and QTL for growth rate and body weight

    Herman W Raadsma;Peter C Thomson;Kyall R Zenger;Colin Cavanagh;Colin Cavanagh

  • Detection and mapping of quantitative trait loci in farm animals

    H. Bovenhuis;J. A. M. van Arendonk;G. Davis;J.-M. Elsen

  • A genealogical survey of Australian registered dog breeds.

    Mohammad R. Shariflou;John W. James;Frank W. Nicholas;Claire M. Wade

  • BoLA antigens are associated with increased frequency of persistent lymphocytosis in bovine leukaemia virus infected cattle and with increased incidence of antibodies to bovine leukaemia virus.

    M. J. Stear;C. K. Dimmock;M. J. Newman;F. W. Nicholas

  • A first-generation metric linkage disequilibrium map of bovine chromosome 6.

    Mehar S. Khatkar;Andrew Collins;Julie A. L. Cavanagh;Rachel J. Hawken

  • Mutation discovery for Mendelian traits in non-laboratory animals: a review of achievements up to 2012.

    Frank W Nicholas;Matthew Hobbs

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman W. Raadsma
Herman W. Raadsma University of Sydney
Peter C. Thomson
Peter C. Thomson University of Sydney
Chris Moran
Chris Moran Curtin University
Claire M. Wade
Claire M. Wade University of Sydney
Michael J. Stear
Michael J. Stear La Trobe University
Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop University of Edinburgh
Brian P. Dalrymple
Brian P. Dalrymple University of Western Australia
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves La Trobe University
John C. McEwan
John C. McEwan AgResearch
Janine E. Deakin
Janine E. Deakin University of Canberra

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