World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
6624
World Ranking
999
National Ranking
297

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - ASAS Fellow: Administration Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 1992 - American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Robert A. Easter is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Light Effects on Plants
  • Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Their recent publications reflect this interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • "Multiple pathways mediate chloroplast singlet oxygen stress signaling," 2022, Plant Molecular Biology
  • "Multiple pathways mediate chloroplast singlet oxygen stress signaling," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Drunk Platelets: Ethanol intoxication is associated with platelet inhibition in male Trauma patients," 2025, The American Journal of Surgery

Frequent collaborators in their research activities feature several co-authors, such as:

  • David W. Tano
  • Marta A. Kozlowska
  • Jesse D. Woodson
  • Brittany M. Stansbury
  • R Hall

Their research findings have been published in various venues, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Surgery

Robert A. Easter's research intersects with several subfields, predominantly Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. This diversity highlights a broad engagement with both plant-related biological processes and clinical trauma care.

In recognition of their contributions, the scientist has received awards, including the ASAS Fellow: Administration Category from the American Society of Animal Science in 2013 and the American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research from the same society in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Effect on performance and carcass characteristics of nursery to finisher pigs fed reduced crude protein, amino acid-supplemented diets

    B J Kerr;F K McKeith;R A Easter

  • Technical note: a technique for inserting a T-cannula into the distal ileum of pregnant sows

    H H Stein;C F Shipley;R A Easter

  • Effect of feeding reduced protein, amino acid-supplemented diets on nitrogen and energy balance in grower pigs

    B J Kerr;R A Easter

  • Influence of dietary protein level, amino acid supplementation, and dietary energy levels on growing-finishing pig performance and carcass composition.

    B. J. Kerr;L. L. Southern;T. D. Bidner;K. G. Friesen

  • Influences of dietary protein level, amino acid supplementation and environmental temperature on performance, body composition, organ weights and total heat production of growing pigs.

    B. J. Kerr;J. T. Yen;J. A. Nienaber;R. A. Easter

  • Effect of feeding a milk replacer to early-weaned pigs on growth, body composition, and small intestinal morphology, compared with suckled littermates.

    Ruurd T. Zijlstra;Kwang Youn Whang;Robert A. Easter;Jack Odle

  • Response of starter pigs to supplementation of corn-soybean meal diets with organic acids.

    D. W. Giesting;R. A. Easter

  • Effect of the beta-adrenergic agonist cimaterol (CL 263,780) on the growth and carcass characteristics of finishing swine.

    R. W. Jones;R. W. Jones;R. A. Easter;R. A. Easter;F. K. McKeith;F. K. McKeith;R. H. Dalrymple;R. H. Dalrymple

  • Standardized ileal protein and amino acid digestibility by growing pigs and sows.

    H H Stein;S W Kim;T T Nielsen;R A Easter

  • Effect of soybean variety and processing on growth performance of young chicks and pigs.

    M. F. Palacios;R. A. Easter;K. T. Soltwedel;C. M. Parsons

  • Plasma amino acid uptake by the mammary gland of the lactating sow.

    N L Trottier;C F Shipley;R A Easter

  • Changes in tissue composition associated with mammary gland growth during lactation in sows.

    S W Kim;W L Hurley;I K Han;R A Easter

  • Growth of nursing pigs related to the characteristics of nursed mammary glands.

    S W Kim;W L Hurley;I K Hant;R A Easter

  • Variability among sources and laboratories in nutrient analyses of corn and soybean meal. NCR-42 Committee on Swine Nutrition. North Central Regional-42.

    G L Cromwell;C C Calvert;T R Cline;J D Crenshaw

  • The effect of feeding level and physiological status on total flow and amino acid composition of endogenous protein at the distal ileum in swine.

    Hans-Henrik Stein;N. L. Trottier;C. Bellaver;R. A. Easter

  • Effects of induced or delayed parturition and supplemental dietary fat on colostrum and milk composition in sows.

    J R Jackson;W L Hurley;R A Easter;A H Jensen

  • The influence of short-term feeding of amino acid-deficient diets and high dietary leucine levels on the intramuscular fat content of pig muscle

    F. Cisneros;Michael Ellis;D. H. Baker;R. A. Easter

  • Use of carbohydrases in corn–soybean meal-based nursery diets

    S. W. Kim;D. A. Knabe;K. J. Hong;R. A. Easter

  • Difference in rates of net portal absorption between crystalline and protein-bound lysine and threonine in growing pigs fed once daily

    J. T. Yen;B. J. Kerr;R. A. Easter;A. M. Parkhurst

  • Lysine and protein levels in corn-soybean meal diets for growing-finishing swine.

    Robert A. Easter;David H. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Floyd K. Mckeith
Floyd K. Mckeith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David H. Baker
David H. Baker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hans-Henrik Stein
Hans-Henrik Stein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gary L. Cromwell
Gary L. Cromwell University of Kentucky
J. E. Pettigrew
J. E. Pettigrew University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian J. Kerr
Brian J. Kerr Agricultural Research Service
Jack Odle
Jack Odle North Carolina State University
Carl M Parsons
Carl M Parsons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Merlin D Lindemann
Merlin D Lindemann University of Kentucky

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in Animal Science and Veterinary fields, pursuing related degrees online can expand career opportunities, especially in specialized counseling and therapy roles connected to animal welfare and human-animal interaction. Programs such as online psyd programs accredited by apa offer clinical psychology training that can complement veterinary knowledge for behavioral health careers.

Additionally, degrees in counseling, like an addiction counseling degree online counseling, provide essential skills for addressing substance abuse issues that might arise in both human and animal care environments.

Marriage and family therapy also intersects with this domain, and many students opt for marriage and family therapy master's programs online to support clients coping with family dynamics that affect pet ownership and animal behavior.

For those seeking advanced research and leadership roles, exploring counseling phd programs online offers an affordable pathway to deepen expertise and contribute to the evolving field of veterinary behavioral sciences and animal-assisted therapies.

Best Scientists Citing Robert A. Easter

Trending Scientists