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Thomas R. Overton

Thomas R. Overton

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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
60
Citations
13795
World Ranking
327
National Ranking
118

Thomas R. Overton publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 227 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas R. Overton 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 Thomas R. Overton sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Biochemistry
  • Gene

Thomas R. Overton mainly investigates Lactation, Dairy cattle, Animal science, Endocrinology and Internal medicine. His Lactation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Conjugated linoleic acid and Postpartum period. His Dairy cattle research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rumen and Pregnancy.

His work in the fields of Animal science, such as Herd, intersects with other areas such as Lower prevalence. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Endocrinology, Very low-density lipoprotein is strongly linked to Fatty acid. His primary area of study in Internal medicine is in the field of Gluconeogenesis.

His most cited work include:

  • The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System model for evaluating herd nutrition and nutrient excretion (489 citations)
  • Adaptations of Glucose and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Liver of Dairy Cows during the Periparturient Period (451 citations)
  • Evaluation of nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate in transition dairy cattle in the northeastern United States: critical thresholds for prediction of clinical diseases. (368 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Thomas R. Overton spends much of his time researching Animal science, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Lactation and Dairy cattle. His study looks at the relationship between Animal science and topics such as Ice calving, which overlap with Haptoglobin. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Fatty acid and Endocrinology.

His Internal medicine study combines topics in areas such as Endometritis and Propionate. His Lactation study incorporates themes from Postpartum period, Conjugated linoleic acid, Triglyceride and Milking. His Dairy cattle research includes elements of Food science, Biotechnology, Carbohydrate and Rumen, Latin square.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (49.66%)
  • Endocrinology (46.90%)
  • Internal medicine (46.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Animal science (49.66%)
  • Internal medicine (46.90%)
  • Endocrinology (46.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Dry matter and Lactation are his primary areas of study. His work on Dairy cattle, Dairy herds and Silage as part of his general Animal science study is frequently connected to Retained placenta, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. The concepts of his Internal medicine study are interwoven with issues in Endometritis and Fatty acid.

His research in Endocrinology is mostly focused on Metabolism. He interconnects Dietary calcium, Completely randomized design and Milk yield in the investigation of issues within Dry matter. He works mostly in the field of Lactation, limiting it down to concerns involving Postpartum period and, occasionally, Subclinical infection.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A 100-Year Review: Metabolic health indicators and management of dairy cattle. (48 citations)
  • Dry period plane of energy: Effects on glucose tolerance in transition dairy cows (46 citations)
  • Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference on aspects of peripartum mineral and energy metabolism and performance of multiparous Holstein cows. (29 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

Thomas R. Overton mainly focuses on Animal science, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Lactation and Ice calving. The various areas that Thomas R. Overton examines in his Animal science study include Calcium and Fatty acid. Much of his study explores Endocrinology relationship to Total mixed ration.

He is interested in Ketogenesis, which is a branch of Internal medicine. Thomas R. Overton has included themes like Dairy cattle, Postpartum period, Dry matter and Lipolysis in his Lactation study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Relative risk and Subclinical infection in addition to Ice calving.

Best Publications

  • The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System model for evaluating herd nutrition and nutrient excretion

    D.G Fox;L.O Tedeschi;T.P Tylutki;J.B Russell

  • Adaptations of Glucose and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Liver of Dairy Cows during the Periparturient Period

    James K. Drackley;Thomas R. Overton;G. Neil Douglas

  • Evaluation of nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate in transition dairy cattle in the northeastern United States: critical thresholds for prediction of clinical diseases.

    P.A. Ospina;D.V. Nydam;T. Stokol;T.R. Overton

  • Nutritional Management of Transition Dairy Cows: Strategies to Optimize Metabolic Health

    T.R. Overton;M.R. Waldron

  • Associations of elevated nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations with early lactation reproductive performance and milk production in transition dairy cattle in the northeastern United States

    P.A. Ospina;D.V. Nydam;T. Stokol;T.R. Overton

  • Elevated non-esterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate and their association with transition dairy cow performance.

    Jessica A.A. McArt;Daryl V. Nydam;Garrett R. Oetzel;Thomas R. Overton

  • The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System: Updates to the model and evaluation of version 6.5

    M. E. Van Amburgh;E. A. Collao-Saenz;R. J. Higgs;D. A. Ross

  • Protein nutrition in late pregnancy, maternal protein reserves and lactation performance in dairy cows.

    Alan W. Bell;Winfield S. Burhans;Thomas R. Overton

  • Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System: A model for precision feeding of dairy cattle

    T.P. Tylutki;D.G. Fox;V.M. Durbal;L.O. Tedeschi

  • Association between the proportion of sampled transition cows with increased nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate and disease incidence, pregnancy rate, and milk production at the herd level

    P.A. Ospina;D.V. Nydam;T. Stokol;T.R. Overton

  • Prepartal plane of nutrition, regardless of dietary energy source, affects periparturient metabolism and dry matter intake in Holstein cows.

    G.N. Douglas;T.R. Overton;H.G. Bateman;H.M. Dann

  • Production responses of dairy cows to dietary supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) during the transition period and early lactation.

    G. Bernal-Santos;J.W. Perfield;D.M. Barbano;D.E. Bauman

  • Using Nonesterified Fatty Acids and β-Hydroxybutyrate Concentrations During the Transition Period for Herd-Level Monitoring of Increased Risk of Disease and Decreased Reproductive and Milking Performance

    Paula A. Ospina;Jessica A. McArt;Thomas R. Overton;Tracy Stokol

  • Liver metabolism and production of cows fed increasing amounts of rumen-protected choline during the periparturient period.

    M.S. Piepenbrink;T.R. Overton

  • Ruminal fermentation and passage of nutrients to the duodenum of lactating cows fed mixtures of corn and barley

    T.R. Overton;M.R. Cameron;J.P. Elliottt;J.H. Clark

  • Effects of dietary supplementation of rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid in dairy cows during established lactation.

    J.W. Perfield;G. Bernal-Santos;T.R. Overton;D.E. Bauman

  • Nutritional management of the transition cow in the 21st century – a paradigm shift in thinking

    J. R. Roche;A. W. Bell;T. R. Overton;Juan J Loor

  • Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Indices of Peripheral and Hepatic Metabolism in Lactating Cows

    M.R. Waldron;T. Nishida;B.J. Nonnecke;T.R. Overton

  • A 100-Year Review: Metabolic health indicators and management of dairy cattle.

    T.R. Overton;J.A.A. McArt;D.V. Nydam

  • Dietary supplements of two doses of calcium salts of conjugated linoleic acid during the transition period and early lactation.

    E. Castañeda-Gutiérrez;T.R. Overton;W.R. Butler;D.E. Bauman

  • THE NET CARBOHYDRATE AND PROTEIN SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING HERD NUTRITION AND NUTRIENT EXCRETION

    D. G. Fox;T. P. Tylutki;L. O. Tedeschi;M. E. Van Amburgh

  • Substrate utilization for hepatic gluconeogenesis is altered by increased glucose demand in ruminants.

    T R Overton;J K Drackley;C J Ottemann-Abbamonte;A D Beaulieu

  • Dry period plane of energy: Effects on feed intake, energy balance, milk production, and composition in transition dairy cows

    S. Mann;F.A.Leal Yepes;T.R. Overton;J.J. Wakshlag

  • Evaluation of a Ruminally Protected Methionine Product for Lactating Dairy Cows

    T.R. Overton;D.W. Lacount;T.M. Cicela;J.H. Clark

  • Associations of prepartum plasma cortisol, haptoglobin, fecal cortisol metabolites, and nonesterified fatty acids with postpartum health status in Holstein dairy cows.

    J.M. Huzzey;D.V. Nydam;R.J. Grant;T.R. Overton

  • Effects of dry cow grouping strategy and prepartum body condition score on performance and health of transition dairy cows

    L.L. Contreras;C.M. Ryan;T.R. Overton

  • Effects of source of carbohydrate and protein and rumen-protected methionine on performance of cows.

    T.R. Overton;L.S. Emmert;J.H. Clark

  • Effects of Yucca shidigera extract and soluble protein on performance of cows and concentrations of urea nitrogen in plasma and milk.

    R.C. Wilson;T.R. Overton;J.H. Clark

  • Development and Testing of a High-Density cDNA Microarray Resource for Cattle

    Steven P. Suchyta;Sue Sipkovsky;Rachael Kruska;Abra Jeffers

  • Practical applications of trace minerals for dairy cattle

    T. R. Overton;T. Yasui

  • Effect of lipopolysaccharide infusion on serum macromineral and vitamin D concentrations in dairy cows.

    M.R. Waldron;B.J. Nonnecke;T. Nishida;R.L. Horst

Frequent Co-Authors

Daryl V. Nydam
Daryl V. Nydam Cornell University
James K. Drackley
James K. Drackley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J.A.A. McArt
J.A.A. McArt Cornell University
J.H. Clark
J.H. Clark University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dale E. Bauman
Dale E. Bauman Cornell University
W.R. Butler
W.R. Butler Cornell University
Robert O. Gilbert
Robert O. Gilbert Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
L.E. Chase
L.E. Chase Cornell University
M.E. Van Amburgh
M.E. Van Amburgh Cornell University
Danny G. Fox
Danny G. Fox Cornell University

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