Jonathan Balcombe

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Balcombe is a scholar working on Small Animals, Social Psychology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Balcombe has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Small Animals, 10 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Balcombe's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (7 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (6 papers). Jonathan Balcombe is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (7 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (6 papers). Jonathan Balcombe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Jonathan Balcombe's co-authors include Chad B. Sandusky, Neal D. Barnard, Jarrod Bailey, Andrew Knight, Gary F. McCracken, M. Brock Fenton, Hope Ferdowsian, David Dewhurst, Joanne Zurlo and Ian Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Animal Behaviour, Scientific American and Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Balcombe

40 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Laboratory routines cause animal stress. 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Laboratory routines cause animal stress.
    2004 537 citations Jonathan Balcombe et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jonathan Balcombe United States 17 508 314 311 283 252 44 1.6k
Kate C. Baker United States 20 532 1.0× 182 0.6× 754 2.4× 135 0.5× 397 1.6× 60 1.2k
Gillian Sales United Kingdom 18 399 0.8× 346 1.1× 914 2.9× 258 0.9× 233 0.9× 28 1.8k
Francesco Dessı̀-Fulgheri Italy 27 183 0.4× 574 1.8× 344 1.1× 392 1.4× 412 1.6× 99 2.4k
Penny Hawkins United Kingdom 23 661 1.3× 337 1.1× 214 0.7× 257 0.9× 246 1.0× 54 1.6k
Deanne F. Johnson United States 21 226 0.4× 226 0.7× 480 1.5× 92 0.3× 97 0.4× 47 1.3k
Caroline M. Coppens Netherlands 11 329 0.6× 633 2.0× 692 2.2× 273 1.0× 200 0.8× 12 1.8k
Sonia A. Cavigelli United States 24 412 0.8× 601 1.9× 975 3.1× 258 0.9× 192 0.8× 55 2.1k
Mark J. Prescott United Kingdom 20 571 1.1× 129 0.4× 387 1.2× 96 0.3× 274 1.1× 43 1.4k
Ludovic Calandreau France 25 580 1.1× 248 0.8× 413 1.3× 110 0.4× 359 1.4× 101 1.9k
Laurence R. Gesquiere United States 29 253 0.5× 656 2.1× 1.2k 3.8× 284 1.0× 314 1.2× 49 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan Balcombe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Balcombe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2020). Intuition and the invertebrate dogma. Animal Sentience. 5(29). 5 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2016). Lessons from Animal Sentience: Towards a New Humanity. 1(1). 5. 1 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan, et al.. (2013). Prolonged Pain Research in Mice: Trends in Reference to the 3Rs. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 16(1). 77–95. 9 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan, et al.. (2011). Self-Harm in Laboratory-Housed Primates: Where Is the Evidence That the Animal Welfare Act Amendment Has Worked?. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 14(4). 361–370. 13 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2011). The Exultant Ark. 4 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2011). The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. 3 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2009). Laboratory Rodent Welfare: Thinking Outside the Cage. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 13(1). 77–88. 20 indexed citations
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Knight, Andrew, Jarrod Bailey, & Jonathan Balcombe. (2006). Animal Carcinogenicity Studies: 2. Obstacles to Extrapolation of Data to Humans. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 34(1). 29–38. 23 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2006). Laboratory environments and rodents' behavioural needs: a review. Laboratory Animals. 40(3). 217–235. 125 indexed citations
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Knight, Andrew, Jarrod Bailey, & Jonathan Balcombe. (2006). Animal Carcinogenicity Studies: 1. Poor Human Predictivity. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 34(1). 19–27. 50 indexed citations
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Knight, Andrew, et al.. (2005). Which drugs cause cancer?For and against: Cancer bioassays. BMJ. 331(7521). E389–E391. 7 indexed citations
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Bailey, Jarrod, Andrew Knight, & Jonathan Balcombe. (2005). The future of teratology research is in vitro. 19(2). 97–145. 52 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (2004). Humane Education's Expanding Niche. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 7(3). 221–223. 2 indexed citations
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Valk, Jan van der, David Dewhurst, Ian Hughes, et al.. (1999). Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Higher Education. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 27(1). 39–52. 29 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (1997). Student/Teacher Conflict regarding Animal Dissection. The American Biology Teacher. 59(1). 22–25. 37 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan & Lawrence E. Licht. (1997). Some aspects of the ecology of the Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata, in Wye Marsh, Ontario. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 101(1). 98–100. 2 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (1996). The child, the doctor and the judge.. PubMed. 89 Suppl 28. 3–9. 3 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan & Gary F. McCracken. (1992). Vocal recognition in mexican free-tailed bats: do pups recognize mothers?. Animal Behaviour. 43(1). 79–87. 93 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (1990). Vocal recognition of pups by mother Mexican free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana. Animal Behaviour. 39(5). 960–966. 111 indexed citations
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Balcombe, Jonathan. (1989). Non-breeder asymmetry in Florida Scrub Jays. Evolutionary Ecology. 3(1). 77–79. 10 indexed citations

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