Sean Fair

Sean Fair 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 Sean Fair sits on this spectrum.

Sean Fair 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 Sean Fair sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Influence of bull age, ejaculate number, and season of collection on semen production and sperm motility parameters in Holstein Friesian bulls in a commercial artificial insemination centre.

  Edel M. Murphy;Alan K. Kelly;Ciara O'Meara;Bernard Eivers

  118
  Citations

• In vitro assessment of sperm from bulls of high and low field fertility.

  A. Al Naib;J.P. Hanrahan;P. Lonergan;S. Fair

  95
  Citations

• Differences between Belclare and Suffolk ewes in fertilization rate, embryo quality and accessory sperm number after cervical or laparoscopic artificial insemination

  S. Fair;J.P. Hanrahan;C.M. O’Meara;P. Duffy

  89
  Citations

• The effect of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation of rams on semen quality and subsequent quality of liquid stored semen

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  75
  Citations

• Relationship between in vitro sperm functional tests and in vivo fertility of rams following cervical artificial insemination of ewes with frozen-thawed semen

  C.M. O’ Meara;J.P. Hanrahan;N.S. Prathalingam;J.S. Owen

  65
  Citations

• Cauda Epididymis-Specific Beta-Defensin 126 Promotes Sperm Motility but Not Fertilizing Ability in Cattle.

  Beatriz Fernandez-Fuertes;Fernando Narciandi;Cliona O'Farrelly;Alan K. Kelly

  64
  Citations

• Relationship between in vitro fertilisation of ewe oocytes and the fertility of ewes following cervical artificial insemination with frozen-thawed ram semen

  C.M. O’Meara;J.P. Hanrahan;A. Donovan;S. Fair

  56
  Citations

• Review: Understanding the causes of variation in reproductive wastage among bulls

  Seán Fair;Patrick Lonergan

  52
  Citations

• Reducing sperm concentration is critical to limiting the oxidative stress challenge in liquid bull semen.

  C. Murphy;A.G. Fahey;A. Shafat;S. Fair

  45
  Citations

• The effect of the in vitro supplementation of exogenous long-chain fatty acids on bovine sperm cell function

  M Kiernan;A.G Fahey;Seán Fair

  45
  Citations

• Relationship between in vitro sperm functional assessments, seminal plasma composition, and field fertility after AI with either non-sorted or sex-sorted bull semen

  S.A. Holden;B. Fernandez-Fuertes;C. Murphy;H. Whelan

  42
  Citations

• Plane of nutrition before and after 6 months of age in Holstein-Friesian bulls: I. Effects on performance, body composition, age at puberty, and postpubertal semen production.

  C.J. Byrne;C.J. Byrne;S. Fair;A.M. English;A.M. English;M. Cirot

  40
  Citations

• Comprehensive functional analysis reveals that acrosome integrity and viability are key variables distinguishing artificial insemination bulls of varying fertility

  Naomi C. Bernecic;Eimear Donnellan;Elena O'Callaghan;Kasia Kupisiewicz

  40
  Citations

• Comparison of plant- and egg yolk-based semen diluents on in vitro sperm kinematics and in vivo fertility of frozen-thawed bull semen.

  Edel M. Murphy;Ciara M. O'Meara;Bernard Eivers;Patrick Lonergan

  39
  Citations

• Resuspending ram spermatozoa in seminal plasma after cryopreservation does not improve pregnancy rate in cervically inseminated ewes

  C.M. O’Meara;A. Donovan;J.P. Hanrahan;P. Duffy

  37
  Citations

• A comparison of semen diluents on the in vitro and in vivo fertility of liquid bull semen.

  Edel M. Murphy;Craig Murphy;Ciara M. O'Meara;Gemma Dunne

  36
  Citations

• Effect of breed, plane of nutrition and age on growth, scrotal development, metabolite concentrations and on systemic gonadotropin and testosterone concentrations following a GnRH challenge in young dairy bulls.

  C.J. Byrne;S. Fair;A.M. English;C. Urh

  34
  Citations

• Recombinant β-defensin 126 promotes bull sperm binding to bovine oviductal epithelia.

  A. Lyons;F. Narciandi;E. Donnellan;J. Romero-Aguirregomezcorta

  31
  Citations

• Sperm-Coating Beta-Defensin 126 Is a Dissociation-Resistant Dimer Produced by Epididymal Epithelium in the Bovine Reproductive Tract.

  Fernando Narciandi;Beatriz Fernandez-Fuertes;Ilaina Khairulzaman;Hanne Jahns

  31
  Citations

• A dual targeted β-defensin and exome sequencing approach to identify, validate and functionally characterise genes associated with bull fertility

  Ronan Whiston;Emma K. Finlay;Matthew S. McCabe;Paul Cormican

  26
  Citations