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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
3550
World Ranking
2167
National Ranking
614

Peter Morrison 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 Peter Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 88 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Morrison 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 Peter Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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

  • 1954 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Peter Morrison was affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research contributions primarily addressed molecular biology and neurology, with specific focus on Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, bioinformatics and genomic networks, and genomics and chromatin dynamics.

Their recent published works included:

  • The effect of LRRK2 loss-of-function variants in humans, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • The effect of LRRK2 loss-of-function variants in humans, 2025, UNC Libraries
  • Author Correction: The effect of LRRK2 loss-of-function variants in humans, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Author Correction: The effect of LRRK2 loss-of-function variants in humans, 2025, UNC Libraries

The frequent coauthors in their research collaborations were:

  • Irina M. Armean
  • Beryl B. Cummings
  • Kristen M. Laricchia
  • Juliana C.N. Chan
  • Nicola Whiffin

Peter Morrison's publications appeared most regularly in the following venues:

  • Nature Medicine
  • UNC Libraries

Throughout their work, they contributed to these main topics:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

The subfields of study associated with their research included:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology

In recognition of their academic contributions, Peter Morrison was awarded the title of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1954.

Best Publications

  • Maximum oxygen consumption and heat loss facilitation in small homeotherms by He-O2.

    Mario Rosenmann;Peter Morrison

  • Body Temperature and Metabolism in Subspecies of Peromyscus from Arid and Mesic Environments

    Brian K. McNab;Peter Morrison

  • Studies on the Physiology of the Masked Shrew Sorex Cinereus

    Peter Morrison;Fred A. Ryser;Albert R. Dawe

  • Seasonal Changes in the Metabolic Capacity of Red-Backed Voles

    Mario Rosenmann;Peter Morrison;Dale Feist

  • Temperature Response of White Mice to Implants of Brown Fat

    Peter Morrison;Willard T. Allen

  • Seasonal changes in body composition of the arctic ground squirrel, Citellus undulatus.

    William Galster;Peter Morrison

  • Weight and Body Temperature in Mammals.

    Peter R. Morrison;Fred A. Ryser

  • BODY TEMPERATURES IN SOME AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS

    P. R. Morrison

  • Daily torpor in a brazilian murine opossum (marmosa)

    P Morrison;B.K McNab

  • Seasonal changes in serum lipids and proteins in the 13-lined ground squirrel

    William A Galster;William A Galster;Peter Morrison;Peter Morrison

  • The Development of Temperature Regulation in the Opossum, Didelphis marsupialis virginiana

    Peter Morrison;Jack H. Petajan

  • THE INFLUENCE OF pH, DYE, AND SALT CONCENTRATION ON THE DYE BINDING OF MODIFIED AND UNMODIFIED FIBRIN

    Marcus. Singer;Peter R. Morrison

  • Physiological Characteristics of the Alarm Reaction in the Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii

    Mario Rosenmann;Peter Morrison

  • Oxygen consumption in several mammals under basal conditions.

    Peter R. Morrison

  • BODY TEMPERATURES IN SOME AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS I. CHIROPTERA

    Peter Morrison

  • Body Temperature in the White-Footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis

    Peter Morrison;Fred A. Ryser

  • Temperature regulation in three Central American mammals.

    Peter R. Morrison

  • Metabolism and body temperature in a small hibernator, the meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius†

    Peter Morrison;Fred A. Ryser

  • Patterns of hibernation in the arctic ground squirrel

    Peter Morrison;William Galster

  • The Metabolism of a Very Small Mammal.

    Peter R. Morrison;Oliver P. Pearson

  • BODY TEMPERATURES IN SOME AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS. III. CETACEA (MEGAPTERA)

    Peter Morrison

  • THE BLOOD OF THE ATLANTIC SALMON DURING MIGRATION

    Earl Benditt;Peter Morrison;Laurence Irving

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Ferry
John D. Ferry University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian K. McNab
Brian K. McNab University of Florida
Earl P. Benditt
Earl P. Benditt University of Washington
John T. Edsall
John T. Edsall Harvard University

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