Alan J. Duncan

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Alan J. Duncan is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan J. Duncan has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 42 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Alan J. Duncan's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (53 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (31 papers) and Agricultural Innovations and Practices (29 papers). Alan J. Duncan is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (53 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (31 papers) and Agricultural Innovations and Practices (29 papers). Alan J. Duncan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kenya and Ethiopia. Alan J. Duncan's co-authors include Zoë Fuller, Sheila Young, Petra Louis, Brian Ratcliffe, Grietje Holtrop, Vanessa Rungapamestry, Glenn R. Iason, Susan E. Hartley, Iain J. Gordon and Nils Teufel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Alan J. Duncan

164 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of inulin on the human gut microbiota: stimulation ofBifidobacterium adolescentisandFaecalibacterium prausnitzii

2008 642 citations Alan J. Duncan et al. British Journal Of Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan J. Duncan United Kingdom	37	1.2k	840	815	753	658	176	4.4k
Cletos Mapiye South Africa	35	300 0.2×	1.2k 1.4×	380 0.5×	399 0.5×	415 0.6×	164	3.4k
K. F. Smith Australia	33	662 0.5×	851 1.0×	2.0k 2.4×	704 0.9×	324 0.5×	154	3.8k
Hugo De Groote Kenya	36	622 0.5×	379 0.5×	2.1k 2.6×	281 0.4×	243 0.4×	154	4.3k
Luigi Guarino Colombia	31	625 0.5×	271 0.3×	3.2k 3.9×	1.1k 1.5×	611 0.9×	85	5.1k
Florian Leiber Switzerland	31	277 0.2×	1.6k 1.9×	658 0.8×	193 0.3×	760 1.2×	127	4.0k
Barbara Burlingame Italy	32	315 0.3×	222 0.3×	1.4k 1.7×	393 0.5×	1.5k 2.3×	106	5.5k
T. Hodgkin Italy	25	725 0.6×	261 0.3×	2.9k 3.5×	724 1.0×	281 0.4×	80	4.2k
Gudeta W. Sileshi Ethiopia	47	254 0.2×	1.0k 1.2×	2.1k 2.6×	1.6k 2.1×	751 1.1×	206	7.1k
Andrew D. Moore Australia	44	548 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	1.5k 2.3×	168	6.1k
Yingjun Zhang China	36	549 0.5×	945 1.1×	1.6k 2.0×	512 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	231	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan J. Duncan

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Jensen, Nathaniel, et al.. (2025). Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa: a synthesis of current challenges, opportunities, and priorities. Disasters. 50(1). e70026–e70026.

Muoni, Tarirai, Mattias Jonsson, Alan J. Duncan, et al.. (2022). Effects of management practices on legume productivity in smallholder farming systems in sub‐Saharan Africa. Food and Energy Security. 11(2). 8 indexed citations

Balehegn, Mulubrhan, Nouhoun Zampaligré, Michael Blümmel, et al.. (2021). Near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy for forage nutritive value analysis in sub‐Saharan African countries. Agronomy Journal. 114(1). 100–114. 10 indexed citations

Barnes, Andrew, Tarirai Muoni, Ingrid Öborn, et al.. (2021). Measuring household legume cultivation intensity in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 19(3-4). 319–334. 6 indexed citations

Boer, I.J.M. de, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the effects of storage conditions on dry matter loss and nutritional quality of grain legume fodders in West Africa. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 262. 114419–114419. 11 indexed citations

Duncan, Alan J., et al.. (2019). Supporting smallholder farmers' decisions on legume use in East Africa - The LegumeCHOICE approach. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 3 indexed citations

Muoni, Tarirai, Andrew Barnes, Ingrid Öborn, et al.. (2019). Farmer perceptions of legumes and their functions in smallholder farming systems in east Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 17(3). 205–218. 42 indexed citations

Oosting, S.J., et al.. (2017). Characterisation of adopters and non-adopters of dairy technologies in Ethiopia and Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 49(4). 681–690. 18 indexed citations

Mayberry, Dianne, Andrew Ash, Di Prestwidge, et al.. (2017). Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India. Agricultural Systems. 155. 43–51. 56 indexed citations

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Duncan, Alan J., et al.. (2015). Assessment of livestock production and feed resources at Kerekicho, Angacha district, Ethiopia. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 2 indexed citations

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Cullen, Beth, et al.. (2014). An analysis of power dynamics within innovation platforms for natural resource management. Innovation and Development. 4(2). 259–275. 72 indexed citations

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Duncan, Alan J., et al.. (2013). Dairy intensification in developing countries: effects of market quality on farm-level feeding and breeding practices. animal. 7(12). 2054–2062. 59 indexed citations

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Mekonnen, Kindu, et al.. (2012). Production aspects of intensification and milk market quality in Amhara region, Ethiopia. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 2 indexed citations

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Lukuyu, Ben A., et al.. (2011). Livestock feed resources: Current production and management practices in central and northern rift valley provinces of Kenya. Livestock research for rural development. 47 indexed citations

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Griffith, B. A., J. R. B. Tallowin, J. J. Hopkins, et al.. (2007). Agronomic value of biodiverse grasslands. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations

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Yearsley, Jon M., Juan J. Villalba, Iain J. Gordon, et al.. (2006). A Theory of Associating Food Types with Their Postingestive Consequences. The American Naturalist. 167(5). 705–716. 47 indexed citations

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Rayson, Daniel, et al.. (1999). Scleromyxedema: A Complete Response to Prednisone. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 74(5). 481–484. 18 indexed citations

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Duncan, Alan J. & Iain J. Gordon. (1999). Habitat selection according to the ability of animals to eat, digest and detoxify foods. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 58(4). 799–805. 32 indexed citations

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Duncan, Alan J. & John A. Milne. (1993). Effects of oral administration of brassica secondary metabolites, allyl cyanide, allyl isothiocyanate and dimethyl disulphide, on the voluntary food intake and metabolism of sheep. British Journal Of Nutrition. 70(2). 631–645. 26 indexed citations

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Zenati, Marco A., Alan J. Duncan, Gilbert J. Burckart, et al.. (1991). Immunosuppression with aerosolized cyclosporine for prevention of lung rejection in a rat model. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 5(5). 266–272. 15 indexed citations

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