Michael R. F. Lee

10.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
223 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Michael R. F. Lee is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael R. F. Lee has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 40 papers in Ecology and 37 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael R. F. Lee's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (88 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (30 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (24 papers). Michael R. F. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (88 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (30 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (24 papers). Michael R. F. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Michael R. F. Lee's co-authors include N.D. Scollan, R.J. Dewhurst, J.K.S. Tweed, K.J. Shingfield, Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Sharon Huws, Taro Takahashi, Graham A. McAuliffe, F. R. Minchin and Eun Joong Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael R. F. Lee

212 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Type 1 diabetes immunotherapy using polyclonal regulatory T cells

2015 810 citations Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Michael R. F. Lee et al. profile →
China’s livestock transition: Driving forces, impacts, and consequences

2018 353 citations Michael R. F. Lee et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael R. F. Lee United Kingdom	50	2.9k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	223	8.2k
Kristen Johnson United States	48	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	662 0.6×	986 0.9×	133	10.2k
Arnold M. Saxton United States	49	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	494 0.4×	207 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	296	9.0k
B.W. McBride Canada	56	7.8k 2.7×	3.5k 2.4×	869 0.7×	144 0.1×	3.4k 3.1×	271	11.5k
Xiaobing Li China	44	1.1k 0.4×	668 0.5×	357 0.3×	306 0.3×	356 0.3×	301	6.8k
D.A. Kenny Ireland	49	5.3k 1.8×	3.6k 2.5×	806 0.7×	90 0.1×	1.7k 1.6×	238	8.1k
J. France Canada	61	8.5k 2.9×	3.5k 2.4×	2.2k 1.9×	122 0.1×	3.3k 3.0×	324	13.1k
D.E. Bauman United States	58	7.3k 2.5×	3.4k 2.4×	690 0.6×	566 0.5×	2.8k 2.6×	177	12.3k
Troy Ott United States	45	3.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	523 0.4×	112 0.1×	526 0.5×	118	5.6k
Tanja Magoč United States	5	576 0.2×	771 0.5×	3.8k 3.2×	208 0.2×	445 0.4×	7	12.1k
National Research Council	23	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	887 0.7×	100 0.1×	7.3k 6.7×	63	11.4k

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Takahashi, Taro, Michael R. F. Lee, Adrian L. Collins, et al.. (2025). Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30(4). 654–667. 3 indexed citations

Cooke, Andrew S., et al.. (2025). A Comparison of Biomass Production and Quality of Congo and Rhodes Grasses in Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 45–45.

Constantine, Lisa A., Natalie Burden, Todd Davidson, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the EMA log kow trigger for fish BCF testing based on data for several human pharmaceuticals. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 151. 105651–105651. 3 indexed citations

Blackwell, M. S. A., Taro Takahashi, L. M. Cardenas, et al.. (2024). Potential unintended consequences of agricultural land use change driven by dietary transitions. Explore Bristol Research. 2(1). 6 indexed citations

McGrath, S. P., Heather L. Buss, Tegan Darch, et al.. (2024). The role of ruminant urine and faeces in the recycling of nutrients by forages. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 16007–16007.

Rivero, M. Jordana, et al.. (2023). Comparison of lipid profiles in the faeces of beef cattlefed three common temperate grass silage dietsand their relevance to dietary composition. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 32(4). 427–437. 1 indexed citations

Blackwell, M. S. A., Tegan Darch, Kate Le Cocq, et al.. (2023). Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures. Journal of Environmental Management. 330. 117096–117096. 11 indexed citations

Darch, Tegan, M. S. A. Blackwell, Michael R. F. Lee, et al.. (2022). The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277091–e0277091. 10 indexed citations

Lamminen, Marjukka, Partha Ray, A.M. Mackenzie, et al.. (2022). Macromineral and trace element concentrations in milk from Finnish Ayrshire cows fed microalgae (Spirulina platensis) and rapeseed (Brassica napus). Journal of Dairy Science. 105(11). 8866–8878. 3 indexed citations

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Maloney, Shane K., Graeme B. Martin, M. Jordana Rivero, et al.. (2021). Comparative Expression Profiling and Sequence Characterization of ATP1A1 Gene Associated with Heat Tolerance in Tropically Adapted Cattle. Animals. 11(8). 2368–2368. 12 indexed citations

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Rivero, M. Jordana, et al.. (2021). Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review. Sensors. 21(8). 2696–2696. 54 indexed citations

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Stergiadis, Sokratis, Natalja P. Nørskov, Stig Purup, Ian Givens, & Michael R. F. Lee. (2019). Comparative Nutrient Profiling of Retail Goat and Cow Milk. Nutrients. 11(10). 2282–2282. 66 indexed citations

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Mead, Andrew, et al.. (2019). Effects of soybean oil supplement to diets of lactating dairy cows, on productive performance, and milk fat acids profile: a meta-analysis. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 18(1). 809–819. 14 indexed citations

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Harris, Paul, Chris Brunsdon, Alexis Comber, et al.. (2016). Modelling, interpreting and visualizing uncertainties for the North Wyke Farm Platform baseline field surveys. MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library (National University of Ireland, Maynooth). 1 indexed citations

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Harris, Paul, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, B. A. Griffith, et al.. (2015). The North Wyke Farm Platform, a UK national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: progress and developments. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 15883. 1 indexed citations

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Lekkas, Dimitrios, et al.. (2013). Application of artificial neural networks for flood forecasting.. Global NEST Journal. 6(3). 205–211. 33 indexed citations

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Roostaeian, Jason, et al.. (2013). Role of Upper Lateral Cartilage Tension Spanning Suture in Restoring the Dorsal Aesthetic Lines in Rhinoplasty. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 133(1). 7e–11e. 18 indexed citations

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Louvet, Cédric, Gregory L. Szot, Jiena Lang, et al.. (2008). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors reverse type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(48). 18895–18900. 184 indexed citations

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Wallace, Joe D., N.D. Scollan, Stefan Muetzel, Michael R. F. Lee, & Sharon Huws. (2006). Effect of forage type and level of fish oil inclusion on bacterial diversity in the rumen. Physical Review Letters. 121(16). 166802–166802. 6 indexed citations

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Dewhurst, R.J. & Michael R. F. Lee. (2004). Alternative strategies for manipulating milk fat in dairy cows. 255–275. 5 indexed citations

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