B. T. Donovan

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

B. T. Donovan is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, B. T. Donovan has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 29 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 17 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in B. T. Donovan's work include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (32 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (22 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers). B. T. Donovan is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (32 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (22 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers). B. T. Donovan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Poland. B. T. Donovan's co-authors include G. W. Harris, J. J. van der Werff ten Bosch, F. R. Blatchley, Keith P. Bland, N.L. Poyser, E. W. HORTON, Andrew Lockhart, M.J. Peddie, Samuel M. McCann and J. Meites and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

B. T. Donovan

98 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

The pituitary gland

1966 363 citations G. W. Harris, B. T. Donovan Butterworths eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. T. Donovan United Kingdom	19	474	372	366	344	259	105	1.9k
P.V. Malven United States	32	467 1.0×	666 1.8×	1.3k 3.6×	458 1.3×	239 0.9×	137	2.8k
B. T. Pickering United Kingdom	27	427 0.9×	201 0.5×	249 0.7×	193 0.6×	1.2k 4.5×	71	2.7k
Delwood C. Collins United States	33	751 1.6×	573 1.5×	142 0.4×	605 1.8×	727 2.8×	130	3.1k
R. V. Short United Kingdom	25	343 0.7×	564 1.5×	357 1.0×	127 0.4×	89 0.3×	48	1.7k
R. W. Goy United States	27	696 1.5×	362 1.0×	94 0.3×	423 1.2×	981 3.8×	44	2.2k
F. Stormshak United States	30	436 0.9×	758 2.0×	1.2k 3.2×	137 0.4×	291 1.1×	123	2.2k
Barry Cross United Kingdom	30	298 0.6×	153 0.4×	114 0.3×	129 0.4×	742 2.9×	58	2.3k
Claude Desjardins United States	32	1.0k 2.2×	295 0.8×	214 0.6×	611 1.8×	846 3.3×	58	3.1k
Donal C. Skinner United States	27	1.2k 2.4×	549 1.5×	451 1.2×	367 1.1×	432 1.7×	68	2.5k
Maria E. Costa United States	27	1.1k 2.3×	354 1.0×	121 0.3×	361 1.0×	259 1.0×	45	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. T. Donovan

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Donovan, B. T.. (1993). Why Journals are Published: the author the editor and the review process. Serials The Journal for the Serials Community. 6(3). 69–73. 1 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T.. (1986). Is there a critical weight for oestrus in the ferret?. Reproduction. 76(1). 491–497. 4 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T., et al.. (1981). ACUTE EFFECTS OF HYPOTHALAMIC LESIONS UPON GONADOTROPHIN SECRETION IN THE FERRET. Journal of Endocrinology. 89(3). 329–336. 2 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T.. (1978). The Portal Vessels, the Hypothalamus and the Control of Reproductive Function. Neuroendocrinology. 25(1). 1–21. 5 indexed citations

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Blatchley, F. R. & B. T. Donovan. (1976). Progesterone secretion during pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in the ferret. Reproduction. 46(2). 455–456. 23 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T., et al.. (1975). CHANGES IN THE CONCENTRATION OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE IN PLASMA DURING DEVELOPMENT IN THE GUINEA-PIG. Journal of Endocrinology. 64(3). 521–528. 16 indexed citations

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Blatchley, F. R. & B. T. Donovan. (1974). EFFECT OF ERGOT ALKALOIDS UPON LUTEAL FUNCTION IN THE FERRET. Journal of Endocrinology. 60(1). 91–99. 4 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T. & Meredith C. Peddie. (1973). Proceedings: The development of fetal and infant guinea-pig gonadal tissue in adult hosts. Reproduction. 35(3). 582–583. 1 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T. & Andrew Lockhart. (1972). LIGHT AND THE TIMING OF OVULATION IN THE GUINEA-PIG. Reproduction. 30(2). 207–211. 11 indexed citations

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Blatchley, F. R. & B. T. Donovan. (1972). PERIPHERAL PLASMA PROGESTIN LEVELS DURING ANOESTRUS, OESTRUS AND PSEUDOPREGNANCY AND FOLLOWING HYPOPHYSECTOMY IN FERRETS. Reproduction. 31(2). 331–333. 6 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T., et al.. (1972). The hypothalamic control of the menstrual cycle. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 48(555). 3–4. 1 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T. & Andrew Lockhart. (1972). GROWTH AND REGRESSION OF THE CORPORA LUTEA FORMED IN GUINEA-PIGS IN RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH EXOGENOUS GONADOTROPHIN. Journal of Endocrinology. 54(2). 327–332. 5 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T., et al.. (1971). Electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus and ovulation in the guinea-pig. Reproduction. 27(3). 481–a.

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Bland, Keith P. & B. T. Donovan. (1969). CONTROL OF LUTEAL FUNCTION DURING EARLY PREGNANCY IN THE GUINEA-PIG. Reproduction. 20(3). 491–501. 16 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T.. (1967). Elementary theory of metals. Pergamon Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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Bland, Keith P. & B. T. Donovan. (1967). THE EFFECTS OF INTRA-UTERINE FOREIGN BODIES UPON PREGNANCY AND THE SIZE OF THE CORPORA LUTEA IN THE GUINEA PIG. European Journal of Endocrinology. 56(1_Suppl). S192–S192.

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Harris, G. W. & B. T. Donovan. (1966). The pituitary gland. Butterworths eBooks. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harris, G. W. & B. T. Donovan. (1966). The pituitary gland. Vol. 3. Pars intermedia and neurohypophysis.. 6 indexed citations

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Bland, Keith P. & B. T. Donovan. (1965). EXPERIMENTAL ECTOPIC IMPLANTATION OF EGGS AND EARLY EMBRYOS IN GUINEA-PIGS. Reproduction. 10(2). 189–196. 15 indexed citations

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Donovan, B. T. & W Z Traczyk. (1965). INTERRUPTION OF THE HYPOGASTRIC AND PELVIC NERVE SUPPLY TO THE UTERUS AND THE OCCURRENCE OF PREGNANCY IN THE GUINEA-PIG. Journal of Endocrinology. 33(2). 335–336. 3 indexed citations

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