Richard Eckard

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
132 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Richard Eckard is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Eckard has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 56 papers in Ecology and 40 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in Richard Eckard's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (78 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (54 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (38 papers). Richard Eckard is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (78 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (54 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (38 papers). Richard Eckard collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Norway. Richard Eckard's co-authors include C. Grainger, Cecile A. M. de Klein, K. A. Beauchemin, Brendan Cullen, Matthew Tom Harrison, RP Rawnsley, M.C. Hannah, Peter J. Moate, S.R.O. Williams and K Christie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Eckard

126 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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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.

Options for the abatement of methane and nitrous oxide from ruminant production: A review

2010 424 citations Richard Eckard et al. profile →
Review: Fifty years of research on rumen methanogenesis: lessons learned and future challenges for mitigation

2020 361 citations K. A. Beauchemin, Richard Eckard et al. animal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Harnessing methane proxies to understand and mitigate enteric emissions from ruminant production systems 2025 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Frank R. Dunshea, Richard Eckard, Matthew Flavel, (unknown)	0
2	Polyphenol-Containing Feed Additive Polygain™ Reduces Methane Production and Intensity from Grazing Dairy Cows Measured Using an Inverse-Dispersion Technique 2025 ·Animals ·Mei Bai, Pragna Prathap, (unknown), Matthew Flavel, Richard Eckard, Frank R. Dunshea, Richard Osei-Amponsah, (unknown), Deli Chen, Surinder S. Chauhan	5
3	Sugarcane Extract (Polygain™) Supplementation Reduces Enteric Methane Emission in Dairy Calves 2025 ·Animals ·Richard Osei-Amponsah, Pragna Prathap, Frank R. Dunshea, Richard Eckard, Matthew Flavel, (unknown), Surinder S. Chauhan	2
4	Understanding heterogeneity in methane emissions from confinement-fed dairy and beef cattle supplemented with Bovaer®: a meta-analysis 2025 ·Frontiers in Animal Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Graham Hepworth, Richard Eckard	0
5	Supplementation of a tropical low-quality forage with Calliandra calothyrsus improves sheep health and performance, and reduces methane emission 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Paul Mwangi, Richard Eckard, Ilona Gluecks, Lutz Merbold, Daniel Mulat, (unknown), Svenja Marquardt, C.S. Pinares-Patiño	1
6	Grazing management for soil carbon in Australia: A review 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Warwick Badgery, (unknown), Susan Orgill, K.B. Sinclair, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Eckard, David Rowlings, Peter Grace, (unknown), S. Harden, (unknown), (unknown), Anibal Nahuel Alejandro Pachas, Rowan Eisner, (unknown), Matthew Tom Harrison	34
7	Reducing enteric methane of ruminants in Australian grazing systems – a review of the role for temperate legumes and herbs 2023 ·Crop and Pasture Science ·Warwick Badgery, Guangdi Li, Aaron Simmons, Jennifer A. Wood, (unknown), (unknown), Lachlan J. Ingram, Z. Durmic, Annette Cowie, Alan Humphries, P. Hutton, (unknown), Philip E. Vercoe, Richard Eckard	15
8	Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector 2021 ·Global Change Biology ·Matthew Tom Harrison, Brendan Cullen, Dianne Mayberry, Annette Cowie, Franco Bilotto, Warwick Badgery, Ke Liu, T. M. Davison, K Christie, (unknown), Richard Eckard	108
9	The Potential of Deep Roots to Mitigate Impacts of Heatwaves and Declining Rainfall on Pastures in Southeast Australia 2021 ·Plants ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brendan Cullen, Bill Malcolm, Richard Eckard	3
10	Modified approach to estimating daily methane emissions of dairy cows by measuring filtered eructations during milking 2020 ·Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) ·(unknown), P. C. Garnsworthy, (unknown), Richard Eckard, Peter J. Moate, T. Yan	4
11	Changing patterns of pasture production in south-eastern Australia from 1960 to 2015 2020 ·Crop and Pasture Science ·(unknown), Brendan Cullen, Richard Eckard	13
12	Using Leaf Temperature to Improve Simulation of Heat and Drought Stresses in a Biophysical Model 2019 ·Plants ·(unknown), Brendan Cullen, Richard Eckard	18
13	Advancement of winegrape maturity continuing for winegrowing regions in Australia with variable evidence of compression of the harvest period 2018 ·Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research ·(unknown), Rebecca Darbyshire, Ian Goodwin, Snow Barlow, Richard Eckard	15
14	Review: Adaptation of ruminant livestock production systems to climate changes 2018 ·animal ·Beverley Henry, Richard Eckard, K. A. Beauchemin	113
15	Simulated seasonal responses of grazed dairy pastures to nitrogen fertilizer in SE Australia: Pasture production 2018 ·Agricultural Systems ·K Christie, Andrew P. Smith, RP Rawnsley, Matthew Tom Harrison, Richard Eckard	47
16	Improving greenhouse gas emissions intensities of subtropical and tropical beef farming systems using Leucaena leucocephala 2015 ·Agricultural Systems ·Matthew Tom Harrison, Christopher S. McSweeney, Nigel Tomkins, Richard Eckard	52
17	Pasture management and livestock genotype interventions to improve whole farm productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensities 2014 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Matthew Tom Harrison, K Christie, RP Rawnsley, Richard Eckard	4
18	A modified sulphur hexafluoride tracer technique enables accurate determination of enteric methane emissions from ruminants 2014 ·Animal Feed Science and Technology ·M.H. Deighton, S.R.O. Williams, M.C. Hannah, Richard Eckard, T.M. Boland, W. J. Wales, Peter J. Moate	76
19	Effect on nitrogen losses from a sheep grazing system by the randomised distribution of excreta 2011 ·Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. ·M. J. Bell, Brendan Cullen, Richard Eckard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
20	Greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production systems 2009 ·Tropical grasslands ·Beverley Henry, Richard Eckard	17

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