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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5279
World Ranking
1214
National Ranking
358

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
5340
World Ranking
5928
National Ranking
2016

Jeffrey R. Lucas 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 Jeffrey R. Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 122 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey R. Lucas 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 Jeffrey R. Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffrey R. Lucas is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their primary focus lies in several interconnected fields of study, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Developmental Biology
  • Ecology
  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Marine Animal Studies Overview
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays

Jeffrey R. Lucas has published extensively in journals such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Poultry Science
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on animal behavior and vocal communication, with selected works including:

  • "Who's the Boss? Assessing Convergent Validity of Aggression Based Dominance Measures in Male Laboratory Mice, Mus Musculus" (2021) published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Territorial calls of the bat Hipposideros armiger may encode multiple types of information: body mass, dominance rank and individual identity" (2021) in Animal Cognition
  • "Experimental manipulation of mixed-species flocks reveals heterospecific audience effects on calling" (2020) in Animal Behaviour
  • "Vocal performance reflects individual quality in male Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros armiger)" (2021) in Integrative Zoology
  • "Compounds from plantar foot sweat, nesting material, and urine show strain patterns associated with agonistic and affiliative behaviors in group housed male mice, Mus musculus" (2021) in PLoS ONE

They frequently collaborate with several coauthors including Congnan Sun, Chunmian Zhang, Jiang Feng, Tinglei Jiang, and Amanda J. Barabas.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Jeffrey R. Lucas was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Heat or Insulation: Behavioral Titration of Mouse Preference for Warmth or Access to a Nest

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Brianna N. Gaskill;Christopher J. Gordon;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Impact of nesting material on mouse body temperature and physiology

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Brianna N. Gaskill;Christopher J. Gordon;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Death and disappearance: estimating mortality risks associated with philopatry and dispersal

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Peter M. Waser;Scott R. Creel

  • Some like it hot: Mouse temperature preferences in laboratory housing

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Stephanie A. Rohr;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Does hippocampal size correlate with the degree of caching specialization

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Anders Brodin;Selvino R. de Kort;Nicola S. Clayton

  • The Role of Foraging Time Constraints and Variable Prey Encounter in Optimal Diet Choice

    Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • The biophysics of pit construction by antlion larvae (Myrmeleon, Neuroptera)

    Jr Lucas

  • Mu1-related transposable elements of maize preferentially insert into low copy number DNA.

    A D Cresse;S H Hulbert;W E Brown;J R Lucas

  • Linking social complexity and vocal complexity: a parid perspective

    Indrikis Krams;Indrikis Krams;Tatjana Krama;Todd M. Freeberg;Cecilia Kullberg

  • Receivers respond differently to chick-a-dee calls varying in note composition in Carolina chickadees, Poecile carolinensis

    Todd M Freeberg;Jeffrey R Lucas

  • A comparative study of avian auditory brainstem responses: correlations with phylogeny and vocal complexity, and seasonal effects

    J R Lucas;T M Freeberg;A Krishnan;G R Long

  • Metabolic rates and pit-construction costs of two antlion species

    J. R. Lucas

  • Timing of induction of osmotically controlled genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, determined with quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR.

    Boovaraghan Balaji;Kathleen O'Connor;Jeffrey R. Lucas;Joseph M. Anderson

  • Ecological correlates of explosive seed dispersal.

    Nancy E. Stamp;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Callers and satellites: chorus behaviour in anurans as a stochastic dynamic game

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Richard D. Howard;Joseph G. Palmer

  • How Predation Risk Affects the Temporal Dynamics of Avian Leks: Greater Sage Grouse versus Golden Eagles

    Adam R. Boyko;Robert M. Gibson;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Seasonal variation in avian auditory evoked responses to tones: a comparative analysis of Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice, and white-breasted nuthatches.

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Todd M. Freeberg;Glenis R. Long;Ananthanarayan Krishnan

  • Taking the sensory approach: how individual differences in sensory perception can influence mate choice

    Kelly L. Ronald;Esteban Fernández-Juricic;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • When should chickadees hoard food? Theory and experimental results

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Lynn R. Walter

  • A dynamic model of short-term energy management in small food-caching and non-caching birds

    Vladimir V. Pravosudov;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • ON ALTERNATIVE REPRODUCTIVE TACTICS IN ANURANS: DYNAMIC GAMES WITH DENSITY AND FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Richard D. Howard

  • Partial prey consumption by ambush predators

    Jeffrey R. Lucas;Alan Grafen

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban Fernández-Juricic
Esteban Fernández-Juricic Purdue University West Lafayette
Joseph P. Garner
Joseph P. Garner Stanford University
Edmond A. Pajor
Edmond A. Pajor University of Calgary
Kathryn E. Sieving
Kathryn E. Sieving University of Florida
Peter M. Waser
Peter M. Waser Purdue University West Lafayette
Indrikis Krams
Indrikis Krams University of Latvia
Vladimir V. Pravosudov
Vladimir V. Pravosudov University of Nevada Reno
Ananthanarayan Krishnan
Ananthanarayan Krishnan Purdue University West Lafayette
John C. Wingfield
John C. Wingfield University of California, Davis
Christopher J. Barnard
Christopher J. Barnard University of Nottingham

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