W.R. Butler

W.R. Butler publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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W.R. Butler 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 W.R. Butler sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Best Publications

• Interrelationships between energy balance and postpartum reproductive function in dairy cattle.

  W.R. Butler;R.D. Smith

  1799
  Citations

• Nutritional interactions with reproductive performance in dairy cattle

  W.R Butler

  1247
  Citations

• Energy balance relationships with follicular development, ovulation and fertility in postpartum dairy cows☆

  W.R. Butler

  929
  Citations

• Effects of energy balance on follicular development and first ovulation in postpartum dairy cows.

  S W Beam;W R Butler

  911
  Citations

• Plasma and milk urea nitrogen in relation to pregnancy rate in lactating dairy cattle.

  W R Butler;J J Calaman;S W Beam

  755
  Citations

• Energy Balance and Ovarian Follicle Development Prior to the First Ovulation Postpartum in Dairy Cows Receiving Three Levels of Dietary Fat

  Stephen W. Beam;W. R. Butler

  723
  Citations

• Review: effect of protein nutrition on ovarian and uterine physiology in dairy cattle.

  W.R. Butler

  702
  Citations

• Surgical disconnection of the medial basal hypothalamus and pituitary function in the rhesus monkey. I. Gonadotropin secretion.

  L. C. Krey;W. R. Butler;E. Knobil

  699
  Citations

• Reduction of fertility and alteration of uterine pH in heifers fed excess ruminally degradable protein.

  C C Elrod;W R Butler

  585
  Citations

• The relationships between energy balance, milk production and ovulation in postpartum Holstein cows

  W. R. Butler;R. W. Everett;C. E. Coppock

  544
  Citations

• Decreased concentration of plasma leptin in periparturient dairy cows is caused by negative energy balance.

  SS Block;WR Butler;RA Ehrhardt;AW Bell

  498
  Citations

• Insulin restores GH responsiveness during lactation-induced negative energy balance in dairy cattle: effects on expression of IGF-I and GH receptor 1A.

  Stephen T. Butler;A.L. Marr;Susanne H. Pelton;R.P. Radcliff

  425
  Citations

• Effects of Excess Degradable Protein on Postpartum Reproduction and Energy Balance in Dairy Cattle

  R.W. Canfield;C.J. Sniffen;W.R. Butler

  405
  Citations

• Prolonged dominance of follicles and reduced viability of bovine oocytes

  I. Revah;W. R. Butler

  404
  Citations

• Effect of Dietary Lipid Source on Conjugated Linoleic Acid Concentrations in Milk Fat

  P. Y. Chouinard;L. Corneau;L. Corneau;W. R. Butler;Y. Chilliard

  382
  Citations

• Energy balance, metabolic hormones, and early postpartum follicular development in dairy cows fed prilled lipid.

  S.W. Beam;W.R. Butler

  375
  Citations

• Efficacy of an intravaginal progesterone insert and an injection of PGF2alpha for synchronizing estrus and shortening the interval to pregnancy in postpartum beef cows, peripubertal beef heifers, and dairy heifers.

  M C Lucy;H J Billings;W R Butler;L R Ehnis

  299
  Citations

• Association between uterine disease and indicators of neutrophil and systemic energy status in lactating Holstein cows.

  K. N. Galvão;M. J.B.F. Flaminio;S. B. Brittin;R. Sper

  278
  Citations

• Energy balance and pulsatile LH secretion in early postpartum dairy cattle.

  R.W. Canfield;W.R. Butler

  276
  Citations

• Reduced fertility associated with low progesterone postbreeding and increased milk urea nitrogen in lactating cows.

  S.F. Larson;W.R. Butler;W.B. Currie

  265
  Citations