D.R.E. Abayasekara

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

D.R.E. Abayasekara is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, D.R.E. Abayasekara has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 17 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in D.R.E. Abayasekara's work include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (22 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (16 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers). D.R.E. Abayasekara is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (22 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (16 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers). D.R.E. Abayasekara collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. D.R.E. Abayasekara's co-authors include D.C. Wathes, R. John Aitken, Zhangrui Cheng, A. P. F. Flint, Evonne Chin-Smith, Robert Robinson, B.A. Cooke, Matthew J. Elmes, G. E. Webley and B. J. Whitehouse and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Biochemical Journal and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

D.R.E. Abayasekara

58 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male and Female Reproduction1
    2007 637 citations D.C. Wathes, D.R.E. Abayasekara et al. Biology of Reproduction profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.R.E. Abayasekara United Kingdom 22 779 518 453 449 421 58 2.1k
Tim D. Braden United States 23 449 0.6× 401 0.8× 405 0.9× 64 0.1× 226 0.5× 51 1.5k
Sébastien Elis France 26 275 0.4× 278 0.5× 318 0.7× 121 0.3× 458 1.1× 54 1.4k
Reinhold J. Hutz United States 27 158 0.2× 450 0.9× 354 0.8× 147 0.3× 517 1.2× 82 2.2k
N.L. Poyser United Kingdom 27 1.0k 1.3× 680 1.3× 1.1k 2.5× 118 0.3× 551 1.3× 115 2.9k
J. E. Sánchez‐Criado Spain 22 331 0.4× 1.4k 2.8× 528 1.2× 103 0.2× 347 0.8× 69 2.2k
J. Kotwica Poland 29 1.5k 2.0× 422 0.8× 727 1.6× 69 0.2× 673 1.6× 159 2.7k
R. W. Kelly United Kingdom 27 653 0.8× 579 1.1× 792 1.7× 69 0.2× 455 1.1× 79 2.3k
Svetlana Uzbekova France 32 500 0.6× 827 1.6× 618 1.4× 109 0.2× 1.5k 3.5× 81 2.6k
Bernard Lebœuf France 31 969 1.2× 623 1.2× 739 1.6× 132 0.3× 701 1.7× 60 2.4k
Roy O. Greep United States 27 484 0.6× 611 1.2× 452 1.0× 80 0.2× 423 1.0× 152 2.1k

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All Works

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Marei, Waleed F. A., D.R.E. Abayasekara, D.C. Wathes, & Ali A. Fouladi‐Nashta. (2013). Role of PTGS2-generated PGE2 during gonadotrophin-induced bovine oocyte maturation and cumulus cell expansion. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 28(3). 388–400. 52 indexed citations
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Wathes, D.C., D.R.E. Abayasekara, & R. John Aitken. (2007). Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male and Female Reproduction1. Biology of Reproduction. 77(2). 190–201. 637 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Zhangrui, D.R.E. Abayasekara, & D.C. Wathes. (2005). The effect of supplementation with n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on 1-, 2- and 3-series prostaglandin F production by ovine uterine epithelial cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1736(2). 128–135. 20 indexed citations
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Chin-Smith, Evonne & D.R.E. Abayasekara. (2004). Progesterone secretion by luteinizing human granulosa cells: a possible cAMP-dependent but PKA-independent mechanism involved in its regulation. Journal of Endocrinology. 183(1). 51–60. 37 indexed citations
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Elmes, Matthew J., Lucy Green, Kirsten R. Poore, et al.. (2004). Raised dietary n‐6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake increases 2‐series prostaglandin production during labour in the ewe. The Journal of Physiology. 562(2). 583–592. 21 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhangrui, et al.. (2003). EFFECT OF DIETARY N-6 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS (PUFAS) ON PROSTAGLANDINS (PG) PRODUCED BY MATERNAL INTERCOTYLEDONARY ENDOMETRIAL (IC) TISSUES IN LATE PREGNANT EWES. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Elmes, Matthew J., Kirsten R. Poore, John W. Newman, et al.. (2003). Prostaglandin production and timing of parturition in sheep fed a diet high in n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. 6. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhangrui, Matthew J. Elmes, D.R.E. Abayasekara, & D.C. Wathes. (2003). Effects of conjugated linoleic acid on prostaglandins produced by cells isolated from maternal intercotyledonary endometrium, fetal allantochorion and amnion in late pregnant ewes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1633(3). 170–178. 23 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhangrui, Matthew J. Elmes, David R.J. Bainbridge, D.R.E. Abayasekara, & D.C. Wathes. (2001). EFFECT OF N-6 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS ON PROSTAGLANDIN PRODUCTION BY OVINE UTERINE EPITHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO. 2. 2 indexed citations
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Cooke, B.A., et al.. (1999). The role of chloride ions in the regulation of steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells and adrenal cells. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 69(1-6). 359–365. 17 indexed citations
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Abayasekara, D.R.E., et al.. (1996). Role of phosphoprotein phosphatases in the corpus luteum: II Control of progesterone secretion by isolated rat luteal cells. Journal of Endocrinology. 150(2). 213–221. 9 indexed citations
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Flint, A. P. F., George Lamming, H. J. Stewart, & D.R.E. Abayasekara. (1994). The role of the endometrial oxytocin receptor in determining the length of the sterile oestrous cycle and ensuring maintenance of luteal function in early pregnancy in ruminants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 344(1309). 291–304. 36 indexed citations
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Abayasekara, D.R.E., et al.. (1993). Prostaglandin F2α activates protein kinase C in human ovarian cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 91(1-2). 51–57. 35 indexed citations
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Abayasekara, D.R.E., et al.. (1993). The luteotrophic actions of prostaglandins E2 and F2α on dispersed marmoset luteal cells are differentially mediated via cyclic AMP and protein kinase C. Journal of Endocrinology. 138(2). 291–298. 21 indexed citations

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