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Gordon E. Carstens

Gordon E. Carstens

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
3954
World Ranking
2009
National Ranking
582

Gordon E. Carstens 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 Gordon E. Carstens sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 113 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gordon E. Carstens 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 Gordon E. Carstens 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

Gordon E. Carstens is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of medicine, with significant contributions in epidemiology and infectious diseases. They have also worked in modeling and simulation, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their work covers a range of topics including respiratory viral infections, influenza virus research, COVID-19 epidemiology, data-driven disease surveillance, and cerebrospinal fluid studies. Specific research areas also include SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing and studies connected to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

Some of the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Carstens include:

  • Co-infection dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory viruses in the 2022/2023 respiratory season in the Netherlands (2025), Journal of Infection
  • Flexible and scalable participatory syndromic and virological surveillance for respiratory infections: our experiences in The Netherlands (2024), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Metabolite transport across central nervous system barriers (2024), Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Pre-treatment untargeted cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic profiling in tuberculous meningitis uncovers pathways associated with mortality (2025), Med
  • Flexible and scalable participatory syndromic and virological surveillance for respiratory infections: Our experiences in The Netherlands (2025), PLoS ONE

The primary venues publishing their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Infection
  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Med
  • PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carstens are:

  • Albert Jan van Hoek
  • Dirk Eggink
  • Wanda G. H. Han
  • Eva Kozanli
  • M R Nemat Elahi

Best Publications

  • Association of mitochondrial function and feed efficiency in poultry and livestock species.

    W. G. Bottje;G. E. Carstens

  • Review: Biological determinants of between-animal variation in feed efficiency of growing beef cattle.

    G. Cantalapiedra-Hijar;M. Abo-Ismail;G.E. Carstens;L.L. Guan

  • Endocrine and metabolic changes during altered growth rates in beef cattle.

    M. A. Ellenberger;D. E. Johnson;G. E. Carstens;K. L. Hossner

  • Characterization of feed efficiency traits and relationships with feeding behavior and ultrasound carcass traits in growing bulls

    P. A. Lancaster;G. E. Carstens;F. R. B. Ribeiro;L. O. Tedeschi

  • Effects of dietary tannin source on performance, feed efficiency, ruminal fermentation, and carcass and non-carcass traits in steers fed a high-grain diet

    W.K. Krueger;H. Gutierrez-Bañuelos;G.E. Carstens;B.R. Min

  • Phenotypic and genetic relationships of residual feed intake with performance and ultrasound carcass traits in Brangus heifers.

    P. A. Lancaster;G. E. Carstens;D. H. Crews;T. H. Welsh

  • Effects of prenatal source and level of dietary selenium on passive immunity and thermometabolism of newborn lambs

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  • Effects of the methane-inhibitors nitrate, nitroethane, lauric acid, Lauricidin and the Hawaiian marine algae Chaetoceros on ruminal fermentation in vitro.

    Bozic Ak;Anderson Rc;Carstens Ge;Ricke Sc

  • Energy and protein requirements for growth and maintenance of F1 Nellore x Red Angus bulls, steers, and heifers

    M L Chizzotti;S C Valadares Filho;L O Tedeschi;F H M Chizzotti;F H M Chizzotti

  • Validation of a system for monitoring feeding behavior in beef cattle.

    E. D. M. Mendes;G. E. Carstens;L. O. Tedeschi;W. E. Pinchak

  • Energy and protein requirements for maintenance and growth of Boer crossbred kids

    Marcia H M R Fernandes;Kleber T Resende;L O Tedeschi;J S Fernandes

  • Copper status of ewes fed increasing amounts of copper from copper sulfate or copper proteinate.

    G E Eckert;L W Greene;G E Carstens;W S Ramsey

  • Relationship of temperament, growth, carcass characteristics and tenderness in beef steers

    S.M. Behrends;R.K. Miller;F.M. Rouquette;R.D. Randel

  • Cold Thermoregulation in the Newborn Calf

    Gordon E. Carstens

  • Relationship between feeding behavior and residual feed intake in growing Brangus heifers

    G. M. Bingham;T. H. Friend;P. A. Lancaster;G. E. Carstens

  • Relationships between postweaning residual feed intake in heifers and forage use, body composition, feeding behavior, physical activity, and heart rate of pregnant beef females.

    A. N. Hafla;G. E. Carstens;T. D. A. Forbes;L. O. Tedeschi

  • Effect of oral nitroethane and 2-nitropropanol administration on methane-producing activity and volatile fatty acid production in the ovine rumen.

    R.C. Anderson;G.E. Carstens;R.K. Miller;T.R. Callaway

  • Zoonotic bacterial populations, gut fermentation characteristics and methane production in feedlot steers during oral nitroethane treatment and after the feeding of an experimental chlorate product.

    Hector Gutierrez-Bañuelos;Robin C. Anderson;Gordon E. Carstens;Lisa J. Slay

  • Effects of prepartum protein nutrition and birth weight on basal metabolism in bovine neonates

    G E Carstens;D E Johnson;M D Holland;K G Odde

  • Determination of the flavor attributes of cooked beef from cross-bred Angus steers fed corn- or barley-based diets.

    R.K. Miller;L.C. Rockwell;D.K. Lunt;G.E. Carstens

  • Influence of calf genotype on colostral immunoglobulins in Bos taurus and Bos indicus cows and serum immunoglobulins in their calves

    R C Vann;J W Holloway;G E Carstens;M E Boyd

  • Brown adipose tissue development and metabolism in ruminants

    S. B. Smith;G. E. Carstens;R. D. Randel;H. J. Mersmann

  • Effects of divergent selection for serum insulin-like growth factor-I concentration on performance, feed efficiency, and ultrasound measures of carcass composition traits in Angus bulls and heifers

    P. A. Lancaster;G. E. Carstens;F. R. B. Ribeiro;M. E. Davis

  • Relationships between residual feed intake and hepatic mitochondrial function in growing beef cattle.

    P. A. Lancaster;G. E. Carstens;J. J. Michal;K. M. Brennan

  • Effects of oral nitroethane administration on enteric methane emissions and ruminal fermentation in cattle

    Erin G. Brown;Robin C. Anderson;Gordon E. Carstens;Hector Gutierrez-Bañuelos

  • Consistency of feed efficiency ranking and mechanisms associated with inter-animal variation among growing calves

    A Asher;A Shabtay;M Cohen-Zinder;Y Aharoni

  • Changes in feeding behavior patterns and dry matter intake before clinical symptoms associated with bovine respiratory disease in growing bulls

    K. S. Jackson;G. E. Carstens;L. O. Tedeschi;W. E. Pinchak

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis O. Tedeschi
Luis O. Tedeschi Texas A&M University
Robin C. Anderson
Robin C. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Todd R. Callaway
Todd R. Callaway University of Georgia
William E. Pinchak
William E. Pinchak Texas A&M University
David J. Nisbet
David J. Nisbet United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas H. Welsh
Thomas H. Welsh Texas A&M University
Stephen B. Smith
Stephen B. Smith Texas A&M University
L. W. Greene
L. W. Greene Auburn University
David K. Lunt
David K. Lunt Texas A&M University
Pete D. Teel
Pete D. Teel Texas A&M University

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