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Shane K. Maloney 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 Shane K. Maloney sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shane K. Maloney 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 Shane K. Maloney sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Shane K. Maloney is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans multiple domains within the broader fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Maloney has contributed to subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Physiology, Genetics, Small Animals, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent scholarly output reflects a focus on the physiological and environmental factors affecting animal health and production. Selected papers illustrate diverse topics and publication venues:

  • Heat stress and poultry production: impact and amelioration, 2020, International Journal of Biometeorology
  • How dryland mammals will respond to climate change: the effects of body size, heat load and a lack of food and water, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • A review of thermal stress in cattle, 2023, Australian Veterinary Journal
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Welfare of Animals in Australia, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health, 2023, Animal Production Science

Maloney frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include Dominique Blache, Luoyang Ding, Andrea Fuller, A.J. Tilbrook, and Mengzhi Wang, indicating an active network within their research topics.

Publication venues where Maloney's work appears repeatedly include:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Thermal Biology
  • Temperature
  • Scientific Reports

The main research focus addresses several interconnected topics:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

The scope of Maloney's work reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining physiology, genetics, and environmental science to better understand animal welfare under changing climatic and management conditions. The research outputs provide insight into adaptive mechanisms and management strategies for livestock in response to heat stress and other environmental challenges.

Best Publications

  • Physiological responses of Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle to prolonged, continuous heat and humidity

    D.T. Beatty;A. Barnes;E.E. Taylor;D. Pethick

  • Review of sheep body condition score in relation to production characteristics

    P.R. Kenyon;Shane Maloney;Dominique Blache

  • Coping with thermal challenges: physiological adaptations to environmental temperatures.

    Glenn J Tattersall;Brent J Sinclair;Philip C Withers;Peter A Fields

  • A comparison of subjective estimates of sleep with objective polysomnographic data in healthy men and women

    Fiona C Baker;Shane Maloney;Helen S Driver

  • Revisiting concepts of thermal physiology: Predicting responses of mammals to climate change.

    Duncan Mitchell;Duncan Mitchell;Edward P. Snelling;Robyn S. Hetem;Shane K. Maloney;Shane K. Maloney

  • Physiological Mechanisms in Coping with Climate Change

    Andrea Fuller;Terence Dawson;Brian Helmuth;Robyn S. Hetem

  • Heat stress and poultry production: impact and amelioration.

    G. D. Vandana;G. D. Vandana;V. Sejian;A. M. Lees;P. Pragna;P. Pragna

  • Translating Animal Model Research: Does It Matter That Our Rodents Are Cold?

    Shane K. Maloney;Andrea Fuller;Duncan Mitchell;Christopher Gordon

  • Adaptive heterothermy and selective brain cooling in arid-zone mammals.

    Duncan Mitchell;Shane K. Maloney;Shane K. Maloney;Claus Jessen;Helen P. Laburn

  • Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals

    Philip C. Withers;Christine E. Cooper;Shane K. Maloney;F Bozinovic

  • Diving Behavior During Foraging in Breeding Adelie Penguins

    Mark A. Chappell;Vaughan H. Shoemaker;Donald N. Janes;Theresa L. Bucher

  • Towards a mechanistic understanding of the responses of large terrestrial mammals to heat and aridity associated with climate change

    Andrea Fuller;Duncan Mitchell;Duncan Mitchell;Shane K. Maloney;Shane K. Maloney;Robyn S. Hetem

  • Responses of large mammals to climate change

    Robyn S Hetem;Andrea Fuller;Shane K Maloney;Duncan Mitchell

  • Applications and implications of ecological energetics

    Sean Tomlinson;Sophie G. Arnall;Adam Munn;S. Don Bradshaw

  • Social integration confers thermal benefits in a gregarious primate

    Richard McFarland;Richard McFarland;Andrea Fuller;Robyn S. Hetem;Duncan Mitchell;Duncan Mitchell

  • Ostriches sleep like platypuses

    John A. Lesku;Leith C. R. Meyer;Andrea Fuller;Shane K. Maloney;Shane K. Maloney

  • What effect will a few degrees of climate change have on human heat balance? Implications for human activity

    Shane K. Maloney;Cecil F. Forbes

  • Use and limitations of alternative feed resources to sustain and improve reproductive performance in sheep and goats

    Dominique Blache;Shane K. Maloney;Dean K. Revell;Dean K. Revell

  • Heterothermy in large mammals: inevitable or implemented?

    Robyn S. Hetem;Shane K. Maloney;Shane K. Maloney;Andrea Fuller;Duncan Mitchell

  • Energetics of Foraging in Breeding Adelie Penguins

    Mark A. Chappell;Vaughan H. Shoemaker;Donald N. Janes;Shane K. Maloney

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Blache
Dominique Blache University of Western Australia
Philip C. Withers
Philip C. Withers University of Western Australia
Louise Barrett
Louise Barrett University of Lethbridge
Roger S. Seymour
Roger S. Seymour University of Adelaide
Anthony P. Farrell
Anthony P. Farrell University of British Columbia
Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Graeme Martin
Graeme Martin University of Western Australia
S. Peter Henzi
S. Peter Henzi University of Lethbridge
John Milton
John Milton University of Western Australia
Graham I. H. Kerley
Graham I. H. Kerley Nelson Mandela University

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