F. J. Cunningham

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

F. J. Cunningham is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Reproductive Medicine and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, F. J. Cunningham has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 28 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 15 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in F. J. Cunningham's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (29 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (25 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (15 papers). F. J. Cunningham is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (29 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (25 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (15 papers). F. J. Cunningham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. F. J. Cunningham's co-authors include B. K. Follett, Colin G. Scanes, Markita P. Landry, Natalie S. Goh, Gözde S. Demirer, R. J. Etches, Juliana L. Matos, Rosemary C. Bonney, Susan C. Wilson and J.S. Walton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

F. J. Cunningham

78 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

A RADIOIMMUNOASSAY FOR AVIAN LUTEINIZING HORMONE 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. A RADIOIMMUNOASSAY FOR AVIAN LUTEINIZING HORMONE
    1972 493 citations F. J. Cunningham et al. Journal of Endocrinology profile →
  2. High aspect ratio nanomaterials enable delivery of functional genetic material without DNA integration in mature plants
    2019 404 citations Gözde S. Demirer, Juliana L. Matos et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. J. Cunningham United Kingdom 22 941 853 689 554 475 81 3.0k
Alan J. Mileham United Kingdom 30 546 0.6× 1.9k 2.2× 366 0.5× 286 0.5× 424 0.9× 56 3.6k
J.J. Parrish United States 39 299 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 4.9k 7.1× 1.6k 2.8× 254 0.5× 97 7.1k
A. B. Gilbert Italy 25 1.2k 1.3× 363 0.4× 424 0.6× 375 0.7× 151 0.3× 92 2.4k
Gianfranco Gabai Italy 25 622 0.7× 421 0.5× 97 0.1× 774 1.4× 73 0.2× 98 1.9k
Murray R. Bakst United States 29 757 0.8× 359 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 127 0.2× 98 0.2× 107 2.3k
Shin‐ichi Ito Japan 36 357 0.4× 893 1.0× 24 0.0× 55 0.1× 2.4k 5.0× 194 4.3k
R. J. Etches Canada 35 1.5k 1.6× 1.8k 2.1× 651 0.9× 490 0.9× 253 0.5× 129 4.5k
K.E. Nestor United States 32 2.8k 2.9× 588 0.7× 87 0.1× 349 0.6× 436 0.9× 187 3.9k
T.S. Brand South Africa 23 691 0.7× 147 0.2× 232 0.3× 331 0.6× 204 0.4× 144 1.6k
Mark Wilson United States 24 182 0.2× 316 0.4× 103 0.1× 101 0.2× 1.4k 3.0× 76 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. J. Cunningham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. J. Cunningham

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jeffrey, et al.. (2021). Nanoparticles for protein delivery in planta. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 60. 102052–102052. 37 indexed citations
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Cunningham, F. J., Gözde S. Demirer, Natalie S. Goh, Huan Zhang, & Markita P. Landry. (2020). Nanobiolistics: An Emerging Genetic Transformation Approach. Methods in molecular biology. 2124. 141–159. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Gözde S. Demirer, Honglu Zhang, et al.. (2019). DNA nanostructures coordinate gene silencing in mature plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(15). 7543–7548. 214 indexed citations
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Cunningham, F. J., Natalie S. Goh, Gözde S. Demirer, Juliana L. Matos, & Markita P. Landry. (2018). Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery towards Advancing Plant Genetic Engineering. Trends in biotechnology. 36(9). 882–897. 280 indexed citations
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Wilson, Susan C., R. T. Gladwell, & F. J. Cunningham. (1991). Diurnal changes in the plasma concentrations of LH and hypothalamic contents of LHRH-I and LHRH-II in the domestic hen. Journal of Endocrinology. 130(3). 457–462. 6 indexed citations
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Gladwell, R. T., et al.. (1990). Differential responses of hypothalamic LHRH-I and -II to castration and gonadal steroid or tamoxifen treatment in cockerels. Journal of Endocrinology. 125(1). 139–146. 19 indexed citations
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Robinson, F.E., R. J. Etches, W.H. Burke, et al.. (1988). Steroidogenic relationships of gonadotrophin hormones in the ovary of the hen (Gallus domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 69(3). 455–466. 33 indexed citations
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Stansfield, S. C., P. G. Knight, Colin M. Howles, & F. J. Cunningham. (1988). Endogenous opioid peptide modulation of LH secretion in the ewe lamb: possible involvement of 5-hydroxytryptamine. Journal of Endocrinology. 116(3). 403–411. 7 indexed citations
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Stansfield, S. C. & F. J. Cunningham. (1988). Attenuation of Endogenous Opioid Peptide Inhibition of [Gln8]Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Secretion during Sexual Maturation in the Cockerel*. Endocrinology. 123(2). 787–794. 15 indexed citations
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Stansfield, S. C. & F. J. Cunningham. (1987). Modulation by endogenous opioid peptides of the secretion of LHRH from cockerel (Gallus domesticus) mediobasal hypothalamic tissue. Journal of Endocrinology. 114(1). 103–110. 20 indexed citations
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Stansfield, S. C. & F. J. Cunningham. (1987). Involvement of opiate receptor subtypes in the modulation of LHRH secretion by the cockerel (Gallus domesticus) mediobasal hypothalamus in vitro. Journal of Endocrinology. 114(1). 111–117. 14 indexed citations
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Knight, P. G., R. T. Gladwell, & F. J. Cunningham. (1985). Release of LHRH in vitro and anterior pituitary responsiveness to LHRH in vivo during sexual maturation in pullets ( Gallus domesticus ). Reproduction. 74(1). 145–151. 6 indexed citations
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Knight, P. G., et al.. (1984). Hypothalamic contents of LHRH and catecholamines during the ovulatory cycle of the hen ( Gallus domesticus ). Reproduction. 71(1). 289–295. 16 indexed citations
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Walton, J.S., et al.. (1980). Abrupt decrease in daylength and short-term changes in the plasma concentrations of FSH, LH and prolactin in anoestrous ewes. Reproduction. 59(1). 163–171. 47 indexed citations
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Morris, T. R., et al.. (1975). LUTEINIZING HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PLASMA OF LAYING HENS EXPOSED TO A 27-HR CYCLE OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS. Reproduction. 42(2). 381–384. 6 indexed citations
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Furr, B.J.A., R. C. Bonney, & F. J. Cunningham. (1972). The hormonal control of ovulation in the laying hem. Reproduction. 31(3). 495–496. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, M. E., Pamela Brown, & F. J. Cunningham. (1965). GONADOTROPHIN EXCRETED DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE MEASURED BY ITS ABILITY TO INDUCE OVULATION. Reproduction. 10(3). 443–446. 1 indexed citations

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