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Paul B. Siegel

Paul B. Siegel

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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
70
Citations
18434
World Ranking
167
National Ranking
53

Paul B. Siegel 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 Paul B. Siegel sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 543 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul B. Siegel 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 Paul B. Siegel sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul B. Siegel is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology. Their research topics predominantly address Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Gut microbiota and health, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Livestock and Poultry Management, and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul B. Siegel include:

  • Mutations Upstream of the TBX5 and PITX1 Transcription Factor Genes Are Associated with Feathered Legs in the Domestic Chicken, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Pathogenesis and shedding of Usutu virus in juvenile chickens, 2021, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • North American House Sparrows Are Competent for Usutu Virus Transmission, 2022, mSphere
  • Intestinal Microbiota and Host Cooperate for Adaptation as a Hologenome, 2022, mSystems
  • Cis-acting mutation affecting GJA5 transcription is underlying the Melanotic within-feather pigmentation pattern in chickens, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Paul B. Siegel include:

  • Christa F. Honaker
  • Robert L. Taylor
  • Elizabeth R. Gilbert
  • Mark A. Cline
  • Christopher M. Ashwell

The scientist's research is often published in venues such as Poultry Science, Frontiers in Physiology, Animals, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and Emerging Microbes & Infections.

Paul B. Siegel was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Michael C. Zody;Michael C. Zody;Jonas Eriksson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows

  • Quantitative genetic background of the host influences gut microbiomes in chickens.

    Lele Zhao;Gang Wang;Paul Siegel;Chuan He

  • Production and Persistence of Antibodies in Chickens to Sheep Erythrocytes. 1. Directional Selection

    P. B. Siegel;W. B. Gross

  • Epistasis and the release of genetic variation during long-term selection.

    Orjan Carlborg;Lina Jacobsson;Per Ahgren;Paul Siegel

  • Long-Term Divergent Selection for Eight-Week Body Weight in White Plymouth Rock Chickens

    E. A. Dunnington;P. B. Siegel

  • Production and Persistence of Antibodies in Chickens to Sheep Erythrocytes. 2. Resistance to Infectious Diseases

    W. G. Gross;P. B. Siegel;R. W. Hall;C. H. Domermuth

  • Selection for Body Weight at Eight Weeks of Age 1. Short term Response and Heritabilities

    P. B. Siegel

  • Organ Growth and Digestive Enzyme Levels to Fifteen Days of Age in Lines of Chickens Differing in Body Weight

    Z. Nitsan;E. A. Dunnington;E. A. Dunnington;P. B. Siegel;P. B. Siegel

  • Production Traits and Alloantigen Systems in Lines of Chickens Selected for High or Low Antibody Responses to Sheep Erythrocytes

    A. Martin;E. A. Dunnington;W. B. Gross;W. E. Briles

  • Responses to heat stress in commercial and local broiler stocks. 1. Performance traits

    S Yalçin;S Ozkan;L Türkmut;P B Siegel

  • Some Effects of Feeding Deoxycorticosterone to Chickens

    W. B. Gross;P. B. Siegel

  • Genome-wide effects of long-term divergent selection.

    Anna M. Johansson;Mats E. Pettersson;Paul B. Siegel;Örjan Carlborg;Örjan Carlborg

  • QTL analysis of body composition and metabolic traits in an intercross between chicken lines divergently selected for growth

    Hee-Bok Park;Lina Jacobsson;Per Wahlberg;Paul B. Siegel

  • Eating, drinking and temperature response of chicks to brain catecholamine injections.

    D.M. Denbow;J.A. Cherry;P.B. Siegel;H.P. Van Krey

  • Evolution of the Modern Broiler and Feed Efficiency

    Paul B Siegel

  • Many QTLs with minor additive effects are associated with a large difference in growth between two selection lines in chickens.

    Lina Jacobsson;Hee-Bok Park;Per Wahlberg;Robert Fredriksson

  • The Filling and Emptying of the Uterovaginal Sperm-Host Glands in the Domestic Hen

    M. M. Compton;H. P. Van Krey;P. B. Siegel

  • Genetic selection for growth rate alters hypothalamic satiety mechanisms in chickens.

    C. A. Burkhart;J. A. Cherry;H. P. Van Krey;P. B. Siegel

  • Restricted Feeding in Early and Late-Feathering Chickens.1. Growth and Physiological Responses

    M. N. Katanbaf;E. A. Dunnington;P. B. Siegel

  • Restricted Feeding in Early and Late-Feathering Chickens. 2. Reproductive Responses

    M. N. Katanbaf;E. A. Dunnington;P. B. Siegel

  • DNA fingerprints of chickens selected for high and low body weight for 31 generations.

    E. A. Dunnington;O. Gal;Y. Plotsky;A. Haberfeld

  • Relationships Among Age of Dam, Egg Components, Embryo Lipid Transfer, and Hatchability of Broiler Breeder Eggs

    N P O'Sullivan;E A Dunnington;P B Siegel

  • Correlated responses of chickens to selection for production of antibodies to sheep erythrocytes

    P. B. Siegel;W. B. Gross;J. A. Cherry

  • Age, body weight and body composition requirements for the onset of sexual maturity of dwarf and normal chickens

    T. B. Brody;P. B. Siegel;J. A. Cherry

  • The relationship of social competition with endocrine weights and activity in male chickens

    H.S. Siegel;P.B. Siegel

  • Phenotypic responses of chickens to long-term, bidirectional selection for juvenile body weight—Historical perspective

    E. A. Dunnington;C. F. Honaker;M. L. McGilliard;P. B. Siegel

Frequent Co-Authors

E. A. Dunnington
E. A. Dunnington Virginia Tech
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Örjan Carlborg
Örjan Carlborg Uppsala University
Servet Yalçin
Servet Yalçin United States Department of Agriculture
Michel Picard
Michel Picard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Finn Hallböök
Finn Hallböök Uppsala University
D. M. Denbow
D. M. Denbow Virginia Tech
Johan Buyse
Johan Buyse KU Leuven
Idrus Zulkifli
Idrus Zulkifli Universiti Putra Malaysia

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