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 Wayne S. Pitchford sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 187 publications — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.
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 Wayne S. Pitchford sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.
Wayne S. Pitchford is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses on genetics, agronomy and crop science, and animal science and zoology, with particular emphasis on genetics in livestock and plants.
The main research topics explored by Pitchford include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, reproductive physiology in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, meat and animal product quality, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and genetics and plant breeding.
Pitchford has frequently published in several scientific journals, notable venues being Animal Production Science, Meat Science, Agriculture, Genomics, and Animal Genetics. The distribution of publications shows a concentration in Animal Production Science, with twelve articles published there, followed by three in Meat Science.
Frequent collaborators of Pitchford include M. L. Hebart, R. A. McEwin, Helena Oakey, M. L. Facy, and J. M. Pitchford, reflecting ongoing collaborative work in related research areas.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pitchford include:
J A Archer;P F Arthur;R M Herd;P F Parnell
Helena Oakey;Arūnas Verbyla;Wayne Pitchford;Brian Cullis
A. E. O. Malau-Aduli;B. D. Siebert;C. D. K. Bottema;W. S. Pitchford
Chris A. Morris;Neil G. Cullen;Belinda C. Glass;Dianne L. Hyndman
W S Pitchford;M P B Deland;B D Siebert;A E O Malau-Aduli
Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli;Brian D. Siebert;Cynthia D. K. Bottema;Wayne S. Pitchford
C. A. Morris;N. G. Cullen;S. M. Hickey;P. M. Dobbie
A. K. Esmailizadeh;C. D. K. Bottema;G. S. Sellick;A. P. Verbyla
Cathy L. Dodd;Wayne S. Pitchford;Janelle E. Hocking Edwards;Susan J. Hazel
Helena Oakey;Arūnas P. Verbyla;Brian R. Cullis;Xianming Wei
G. S. Sellick;W. S. Pitchford;C. A. Morris;N. G. Cullen
R. Tian;W. S. Pitchford;C. A. Morris;N. G. Cullen
W. S. Pitchford
T. M. Banhazi;J. Seedorf;D. L. Rutley;W. S. Pitchford
Z.A. Kruk;M.J. Bottema;L. Reyes-Veliz;R.E.A. Forder
BD Siebert;MP Deland;WS Pitchford
T. M. Banhazi;D. L. Rutley;W. S. Pitchford
B. D. Siebert;Z. A. Kruk;J. Davis;W. S. Pitchford
B. D. Siebert;W. S. Pitchford;Z. A. Kruk;H. Kuchel
J. A. Archer;W. S. Pitchford;T. E. Hughes;P. F. Parnell
R. A. Afolayan;W. S. Pitchford;M. P. B. Deland;W. A. McKiernan
W. S. Pitchford;W. S. Pitchford;C. D. K. Bottema;C. D. K. Bottema;R. M. Herd;R. M. Herd;V. H. Oddy;V. H. Oddy
Z.A. Kruk;Z.A. Kruk;C.D.K. Bottema;C.D.K. Bottema;J.J. Davis;B.D. Siebert;B.D. Siebert
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