John M. Hickey

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

John M. Hickey is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Hickey has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Genetics, 49 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John M. Hickey's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (73 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (69 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (41 papers). John M. Hickey is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (73 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (69 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (41 papers). John M. Hickey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden. John M. Hickey's co-authors include Gregor Gorjanc, Gustavo de los Campos, Hans D. Daetwyler, Ricardo Pong‐Wong, M.P.L. Calus, R. Chris Gaynor, Matthew A. Cleveland, José Crossa, Raman Babu and Ian Mackay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

John M. Hickey

94 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Whole-Genome Regression and Prediction Methods Applied to Plant and Animal Breeding

2012 623 citations John M. Hickey, Ricardo Pong‐Wong et al. profile →

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Gregor Gorjanc United Kingdom

M. Ron Israel

Amanda J. Chamberlain Australia

Daniela Lourenço United States

P.J. Bowman Australia

Just Jensen Denmark

Bruce Tier Australia

Dénis Laloë France

Sébastien Fritz France

Paulo Sávio Lopes Brazil

Gregor Gorjanc United Kingdom

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Djikeng, Appolinaire, Samuel E. Aggrey, Okeyo Mwai, et al.. (2025). The African Animal Breeding Network as a pathway towards genetic improvement of livestock. Nature Genetics. 57(3). 498–504. 1 indexed citations

Jong, G. de, Owen Powell, Gregor Gorjanc, John M. Hickey, & R. Chris Gaynor. (2023). Comparison of genomic prediction models for general combining ability in early stages of hybrid breeding programs. Crop Science. 63(6). 3338–3355. 7 indexed citations

Obšteter, Jana, Justin Holl, John M. Hickey, & Gregor Gorjanc. (2021). AlphaPart—R implementation of the method for partitioning genetic trends. Genetics Selection Evolution. 53(1). 6 indexed citations

Powell, Owen, Raphael Mrode, R. Chris Gaynor, et al.. (2021). Genomic evaluations using data recorded on smallholder dairy farms in low- to middle-income countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). 366–370. 8 indexed citations

Gaynor, R. Chris, Gregor Gorjanc, & John M. Hickey. (2020). AlphaSimR: an R package for breeding program simulations. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(2). 127 indexed citations

Whalen, Andrew, Gregor Gorjanc, & John M. Hickey. (2020). AlphaFamImpute: high-accuracy imputation in full-sib families from genotype-by-sequencing data. Bioinformatics. 36(15). 4369–4371. 12 indexed citations

Fradgley, Nick, Keith A. Gardner, James Cockram, et al.. (2019). A large-scale pedigree resource of wheat reveals evidence for adaptation and selection by breeders. PLoS Biology. 17(2). e3000071–e3000071. 55 indexed citations

Friedrich, Juliane, E. Strandberg, Enrique Sánchez-Molano, et al.. (2019). Genetic dissection of complex behaviour traits in German Shepherd dogs. Heredity. 123(6). 746–758. 19 indexed citations

Johnsson, Martin, R. Chris Gaynor, Janez Jenko, et al.. (2019). Removal of alleles by genome editing (RAGE) against deleterious load. Genetics Selection Evolution. 51(1). 14–14. 39 indexed citations

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Gorjanc, Gregor & John M. Hickey. (2018). AlphaMate: a program for optimizing selection, maintenance of diversity and mate allocation in breeding programs. Bioinformatics. 34(19). 3408–3411. 33 indexed citations

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Whalen, Andrew, Gregor Gorjanc, & John M. Hickey. (2018). Parentage assignment with genotyping‐by‐sequencing data. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 136(2). 102–112. 23 indexed citations

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Gorjanc, Gregor, Mara Battagin, R. Chris Gaynor, et al.. (2018). A Strategy To Exploit Surrogate Sire Technology in Livestock Breeding Programs. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(1). 203–215. 23 indexed citations

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Jenko, Janez, Gregor Gorjanc, Matthew A. Cleveland, et al.. (2015). Potential of promotion of alleles by genome editing to improve quantitative traits in livestock breeding programs. Genetics Selection Evolution. 47(1). 55–55. 103 indexed citations

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Pandey, Manish K., et al.. (2014). Selection of appropriate genomic selection model in an unstructured germplasm set of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations

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Jenko, Janez, Gregor Gorjanc, Gábor Mészáros, et al.. (2014). Use of Genome Editing in Animal Breeding Programs. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 17.

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Gorjanc, Gregor, John Woolliams, & John M. Hickey. (2014). Hierarchical Quantitative Genetic Model Using Genomic Information. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 68. 1 indexed citations

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Hickey, John M., Gregor Gorjanc, Matthew A. Cleveland, et al.. (2014). Sequencing Millions of Animals for Genomic Selection 2.0. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 377. 7 indexed citations

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Mészáros, Gábor, Gregor Gorjanc, Janez Jenko, John Woolliams, & John M. Hickey. (2014). Selection on Recombination Rate to Increase Genetic Gain. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 21. 2 indexed citations

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Clark, Sam, Brian Kinghorn, John M. Hickey, & J. H. J. van der Werf. (2013). The effect of genomic information on optimal contribution selection in livestock breeding programs. Genetics Selection Evolution. 45(1). 44–44. 62 indexed citations

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Gorjanc, Gregor, John M. Hickey, & Piter Bijma. (2012). Reliability of breeding values in selected populations.. Repository of the University of Ljubljana (University of Ljubljana). 143–146. 1 indexed citations

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