Margaret A. Shears

1.2k total citations
21 papers, 806 citations indexed

About

Margaret A. Shears is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret A. Shears has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 806 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Aquatic Science, 11 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Margaret A. Shears's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (11 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (11 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers). Margaret A. Shears is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (11 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (11 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers). Margaret A. Shears collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Portugal. Margaret A. Shears's co-authors include Garth L. Fletcher, M. J. King, Choy L. Hew, G. L. Fletcher, D. R. Idler, Zhiyuan Gong, Shaojun Du, Peter L. Davies, Garth Fletcher and Alka Agarwal-Mawal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, European Journal of Biochemistry and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Margaret A. Shears

21 papers receiving 756 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Margaret A. Shears Canada 14 524 398 230 154 86 21 806
M. J. King Canada 12 412 0.8× 316 0.8× 216 0.9× 113 0.7× 58 0.7× 16 678
L. C. Lo Singapore 13 238 0.5× 260 0.7× 154 0.7× 72 0.5× 69 0.8× 16 589
Kim H. Brown United States 14 379 0.7× 241 0.6× 127 0.6× 71 0.5× 74 0.9× 27 715
Rosalind A. Leggatt Canada 13 295 0.6× 205 0.5× 254 1.1× 215 1.4× 132 1.5× 28 770
Rodrigo Vidal Chile 12 204 0.4× 261 0.7× 105 0.5× 129 0.8× 134 1.6× 35 663
Toshiharu Iwai Japan 14 197 0.4× 231 0.6× 134 0.6× 37 0.2× 57 0.7× 24 659
V. Zonno Italy 14 134 0.3× 127 0.3× 303 1.3× 158 1.0× 91 1.1× 28 704
Jérôme St‐Cyr Canada 11 369 0.7× 205 0.5× 104 0.5× 197 1.3× 63 0.7× 12 673
Yongshuang Xiao China 20 496 0.9× 326 0.8× 395 1.7× 181 1.2× 163 1.9× 81 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shears, Margaret A., et al.. (2011). Isolation and characterization of type I antifreeze proteins from cunner,Tautogolabrus adspersus, order Perciformes. FEBS Journal. 278(19). 3699–3710. 17 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Garth L., et al.. (2010). Lysozyme transgenic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture Research. 42(3). 427–440. 24 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A., et al.. (2007). Characterization and multi-generational stability of the growth hormone transgene (EO-1α) responsible for enhanced growth rates in Atlantic Salmon. Transgenic Research. 16(2). 253–259. 7 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A., et al.. (2006). Characterization and multi-generational stability of the growth hormone transgene (EO-1α) responsible for enhanced growth rates in Atlantic Salmon. Transgenic Research. 15(4). 465–480. 38 indexed citations
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Fletcher, G. L., et al.. (2006). Cardiorespiratory modifications, and limitations, in post-smolt growth hormone transgenic Atlantic salmonSalmo salar. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209(7). 1310–1325. 49 indexed citations
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Robles, Vanesa, Elsa Cabrita, G. L. Fletcher, et al.. (2005). Vitrification assays with embryos from a cold tolerant sub-arctic fish species. Theriogenology. 64(7). 1633–1646. 35 indexed citations
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Fletcher, G. L., et al.. (2004). Gene transfer: potential to enhance the genome of Atlantic salmon for aquaculture. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 44(11). 1095–1095. 38 indexed citations
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Fletcher, G. L., Sally V. Goddard, Margaret A. Shears, A. M. Sutterlin, & C L Hew. (2001). Transgenic salmon: potential and hurdles.. 57–65. 8 indexed citations
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Hew, Choy L., Raymond Poon, Fei Xiong, et al.. (1999). Liver-specific and seasonal expression of transgenic Atlantic salmon harboring the winter flounder antifreeze protein gene. Transgenic Research. 8(6). 405–414. 41 indexed citations
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Du, Shaojun, Zhiyuan Gong, Garth L. Fletcher, et al.. (1992). Growth Enhancement in Transgenic Atlantic Salmon by the Use of an “All Fish” Chimeric Growth Hormone Gene Construct. Nature Biotechnology. 10(2). 176–181. 290 indexed citations
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Davies, Peter L., C L Hew, Margaret A. Shears, & G. L. Fletcher. (1990). Antifreeze protein expression in transgenic salmon.. 116. 141–161. 3 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Garth L., M. J. King, Ming H. Kao, & Margaret A. Shears. (1989). Antifreeze proteins in the urine of marine fish. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 6(2). 121–127. 7 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Garth L., Margaret A. Shears, M. J. King, Peter L. Davies, & Choy L. Hew. (1988). Evidence for Antifreeze Protein Gene Transfer in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 45(2). 352–357. 67 indexed citations
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Chakrabartty, Avijit, Choy L. Hew, Margaret A. Shears, & Garth Fletcher. (1988). Primary structures of the alanine-rich antifreeze polypeptides from grubby sculpin, Myoxocephalus aenaeus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 66(2). 403–408. 26 indexed citations
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Scott, Gary K., Peter L. Davies, Margaret A. Shears, & Garth L. Fletcher. (1987). Structural variations in the alanine‐rich antifreeze proteins of the pleuronectinae. European Journal of Biochemistry. 168(3). 629–633. 41 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Garth L., et al.. (1987). Antifreeze proteins in the grubby sculpin, Myoxocephalus aenaeus and the tomcod, Microgadus tomcod: comparisons of seasonal cycles. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 18(4). 295–301. 12 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A. & G. L. Fletcher. (1985). Hepatic metallothionein in the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63(7). 1602–1609. 10 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A. & G. L. Fletcher. (1984). The relationship between metallothionein and intestinal zinc absorption in the winter flounder. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 62(11). 2211–2220. 23 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A. & G. L. Fletcher. (1983). Regulation of Zn2+ Uptake from the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Marine Teleost, the Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 40(S2). s197–s205. 30 indexed citations
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Shears, Margaret A. & G. L. Fletcher. (1979). The binding of zinc to the soluble proteins of intestinal mucosa in winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 64(3). 297–299. 6 indexed citations

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