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Patrick J. Butler

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
19278
World Ranking
3584
National Ranking
265

Patrick J. Butler publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick J. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 294 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Patrick J. Butler D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick J. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick J. Butler is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Computer Science.

The main areas of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Computer Science

Within these broader fields, Butler has focused on several subfields such as Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Artificial Intelligence; Molecular Biology; and Information Systems.

Specific topics in their work are diverse and detailed, involving:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

Butler has published in several venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
  • Nutrition
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Frequent co-authors in Butler's collaborations include:

  • J. Anne Brown
  • D. George Stephenson
  • John R. Speakman
  • Naren Ramakrishnan
  • Sathappan Muthiah

Butler's recent papers include the following:

  • "Using AntiPatterns to avoid MLOps Mistakes," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Determining time to preoxygenation using high-flow nasal oxygen in pregnant women," 2020, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
  • "Lessons from Deep Learning applied to Scholarly Information Extraction: What Works, What Doesn't, and Future Directions," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "ProtTox: Toxin identification from Protein Sequences," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Evaluation of a novel platform for placement confirmation of enteral feeding tubes in adults," 2023, Nutrition

In addition, Butler has a book publication:

  • Animal Physiology, published in 2021 by Oxford University Press

Best Publications

  • Biotelemetry: a mechanistic approach to ecology.

    Steven J. Cooke;Scott G. Hinch;Martin Wikelski;Russel D. Andrews

  • Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in free-living animals: the case of the cormorant

    Rory P. Wilson;Craig R. White;Flavio Roberto Quintana;Lewis G. Halsey

  • Physiology of diving of birds and mammals

    P. J. Butler;D. R. Jones

  • Measuring metabolic rate in the field: the pros and cons of the doubly labelled water and heart rate methods

    P. J. Butler;J. A. Green;I. L. Boyd;J. R. Speakman

  • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Responses of the Pigeon to Sustained, Level Flight in a Wind-Tunnel

    P. J. Butler;N. H. West;D. R. Jones

  • The Comparative Physiology of Diving in Vertebrates

    P.J. Butler;David R. Jones

  • The roller coaster flight strategy of bar-headed geese conserves energy during Himalayan migrations

    Charles M. Bishop;Robin J. Spivey;Lucy A. Hawkes;Nyambayar Batbayar

  • Hypothermia in foraging king penguins

    Y. Handrich;R. M. Bevan;J.-B. Charrassin;P. J. Butler

  • The trans-Himalayan flights of bar-headed geese (Anser indicus)

    Lucy A. Hawkes;Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran;Nyambayar Batbayar;Patrick J. Butler

  • Aquatic and aerial respiration in the shore crab,Carcinus maenas (L.), acclimated to 15°C

    E. W. Taylor;P. J. Butler

  • EXERCISE IN BIRDS

    P. J. Butler

  • The effect of progressive hypoxia on respiration in the dogfish (scyliorhinus canicula) at different seasonal temperatures

    P. J. Butler;E. W. Taylor

  • Heart rate and the rate of oxygen consumption of flying and walking barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and bar-headed geese (Anser indicus).

    S. Ward;S. Ward;C. M. Bishop;A. J. Woakes;P. J. Butler

  • Swimming and Diving in Tufted Ducks, Aythya Fuligula , with Particular Reference to Heart Rate and Gas Exchange

    A. J. Woakes;P. J. Butler

  • Basal metabolic rate of birds is associated with habitat temperature and precipitation, not primary productivity

    Craig R White;Tim M Blackburn;Graham R Martin;Patrick J Butler

  • A phylogenetic analysis of the allometry of diving.

    Lewis G. Halsey;Patrick J. Butler;Tim M. Blackburn

  • The respiratory and cardiovascular changes associated with the emersion response ofCarcinus maenas (L.) during environmental hypoxia, at three different temperatures

    E. W. Taylor;P. J. Butler;P. J. Sherlock

  • Respiratory and Circulatory Changes in the Lobster (Homarus Vulgaris) During Long Term Exposure to Moderate Hypoxia

    P. J. Butler;E. W. Taylor;B. R. Mcmahon

  • Respiratory and cardiovascular adjustments during exercise of increasing intensity and during recovery in thoroughbred racehorses.

    P J Butler;A J Woakes;K Smale;C A Roberts

  • Plasma catecholamines in the lesser spotted dogfish and rainbow trout at rest and during different levels of exercise.

    P. J. Butler;J. D. Metcalfe;S. A. Ginley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan A. Green
Jonathan A. Green University of Liverpool
Craig R. White
Craig R. White Monash University
Yves Handrich
Yves Handrich Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute
Ian L. Boyd
Ian L. Boyd University of St Andrews
Graham P. Martin
Graham P. Martin University of Cambridge
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Lucy A. Hawkes
Lucy A. Hawkes University of Exeter
David R. Jones
David R. Jones University of British Columbia
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

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