R.M. McDevitt

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

R.M. McDevitt is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R.M. McDevitt has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R.M. McDevitt's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (16 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). R.M. McDevitt is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (16 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). R.M. McDevitt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Ireland. R.M. McDevitt's co-authors include D.E. Cross, T. Acamovic, K. Hillman, T. Acamovic, Andrew M. Prentice, John R. Speakman, N.H.C. Sparks, W. Powell, Giovanni G. Vendramin and Michele Morgante and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

R.M. McDevitt

41 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The effect of herbs and their associated essential oils on performance, dietary digestibility and gut microflora in chickens from 7 to 28 days of age

2007 470 citations D.E. Cross, R.M. McDevitt et al. British Poultry Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R.M. McDevitt United Kingdom	25	1.0k	568	442	420	395	42	2.7k
Aleksandro S. Da Silva Brazil	30	542 0.5×	812 1.4×	380 0.9×	638 1.5×	271 0.7×	398	4.4k
Philip E. Vercoe Australia	28	550 0.5×	331 0.6×	238 0.5×	372 0.9×	408 1.0×	135	2.9k
M. Alvinerie France	39	1.2k 1.2×	506 0.9×	414 0.9×	707 1.7×	697 1.8×	164	4.9k
Brian K. Speake United Kingdom	33	1.1k 1.1×	292 0.5×	438 1.0×	446 1.1×	620 1.6×	87	3.1k
C. T. Gaskins United States	27	1.0k 1.0×	218 0.4×	175 0.4×	431 1.0×	312 0.8×	74	3.1k
E. J. Eisen United States	33	1.2k 1.2×	621 1.1×	393 0.9×	479 1.1×	251 0.6×	153	3.6k
R. T. Hardin Canada	31	1.8k 1.8×	384 0.7×	149 0.3×	332 0.8×	275 0.7×	109	3.1k
Ernest D. Olfert Canada	6	848 0.8×	309 0.5×	99 0.2×	388 0.9×	189 0.5×	9	3.0k
O.M. Onagbesan Belgium	33	2.3k 2.2×	312 0.5×	116 0.3×	459 1.1×	250 0.6×	143	3.7k
Jean‐Luc Hornick Belgium	21	1.1k 1.0×	366 0.6×	159 0.4×	172 0.4×	201 0.5×	210	2.8k

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Wright, Harry W., Kathryn Bartley, Alasdair J. Nisbet, et al.. (2009). The testing of antibodies raised against poultry red mite antigens in an in vitro feeding assay; preliminary screen for vaccine candidates. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 48(1-2). 81–91. 26 indexed citations

Cross, D.E., R.M. McDevitt, K. Hillman, & T. Acamovic. (2007). The effect of herbs and their associated essential oils on performance, dietary digestibility and gut microflora in chickens from 7 to 28 days of age. British Poultry Science. 48(4). 496–506. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

McDevitt, R.M., et al.. (2006). Bone breaking strength and apparent metabolisability of calcium and phosphorus in selected and unselected broiler chicken genotypes. British Poultry Science. 47(5). 613–621. 26 indexed citations

McDevitt, R.M., J.D. Brooker, T. Acamovic, & N.H.C. Sparks. (2006). Necrotic enteritis; a continuing challenge for the poultry industry. World s Poultry Science Journal. 62(2). 221–247. 183 indexed citations

Nisbet, Alasdair J., John F. Huntley, A. Mackellar, N.H.C. Sparks, & R.M. McDevitt. (2006). A house dust mite allergen homologue from poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer)*. Parasite Immunology. 28(8). 401–405. 17 indexed citations

Pappas, Athanasios C., T. Acamovic, Peter F. Surai, & R.M. McDevitt. (2006). Maternal Organo-Selenium Compounds and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affect Progeny Performance and Levels of Selenium and Docosahexaenoic Acid in the Chick Tissues. Poultry Science. 85(9). 1610–1620. 40 indexed citations

Pappas, Athanasios C., T. Acamovic, N.H.C. Sparks, Peter F. Surai, & R.M. McDevitt. (2006). Effects of Supplementing Broiler Breeder Diets with Organoselenium Compounds and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Hatchability. Poultry Science. 85(9). 1584–1593. 72 indexed citations

Pappas, Athanasios C., T. Acamovic, N.H.C. Sparks, Peter F. Surai, & R.M. McDevitt. (2005). Effects of supplementing broiler breeder diets with organic selenium and polyunsaturated fatty acids on egg quality during storage. Poultry Science. 84(6). 865–874. 132 indexed citations

McLean, J. A., Filiz Karadaş, Peter F. Surai, R.M. McDevitt, & Brian K. Speake. (2005). Lipid-soluble and water-soluble antioxidant activities of the avian intestinal mucosa at different sites along the intestinal tract. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 141(3). 366–372. 30 indexed citations

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Cross, D.E., T. Acamovic, & R.M. McDevitt. (2004). 2004 SPRING MEETING OF THE WPSA UK BRANCH PAPERS. British Poultry Science. 45(sup1). S22–S23. 3 indexed citations

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Pappas, Athanasios C., R.M. McDevitt, Peter F. Surai, T. Acamovic, & N.H.C. Sparks. (2004). 2004 SPRING MEETING OF THE WPSA UK BRANCH PAPERS. British Poultry Science. 45(sup1). S26–S27. 6 indexed citations

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Cross, D.E., et al.. (2003). The performance of chickens fed diets with and without thyme oil and enzymes. British Poultry Science. 44(sup1). 18–19. 52 indexed citations

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Rance, K. A., et al.. (2002). Genetic and phenotypic relationships between and within support and demand tissues in a single line of broiler chicken. British Poultry Science. 43(4). 518–527. 67 indexed citations

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McDevitt, R.M., et al.. (2001). De novo lipogenesis during controlled overfeeding with sucrose or glucose in lean and obese women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74(6). 737–746. 130 indexed citations

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McDevitt, R.M., Stefan Mack, & Ian R. Wallis. (2000). Can betaine partially replace or enhance the effect of methionine by improving broiler growth and carcase characteristics?. British Poultry Science. 41(4). 473–480. 75 indexed citations

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McDevitt, R.M., Sally D. Poppitt, Peter R. Murgatroyd, & Andrew M. Prentice. (2000). Macronutrient disposal during controlled overfeeding with glucose, fructose, sucrose, or fat in lean and obese women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(2). 369–377. 54 indexed citations

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Poppitt, Sally D., et al.. (1998). Effect of dietary manipulation on substrate flux and energy balance in obese women taking the appetite suppressant dexfenfluramine. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68(5). 1012–1021. 7 indexed citations

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Bellisle, France, R.M. McDevitt, & Andrew M. Prentice. (1997). Meal frequency and energy balance. British Journal Of Nutrition. 77(S1). S57–S70. 215 indexed citations

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McDevitt, R.M. & Jonathan Andrews. (1997). Seasonal variation in brown adipose tissue mass and lipid droplet size of Sorex minutus, the pygmy shrew; The relationship between morphology and metabolic rate. Journal of Thermal Biology. 22(2). 127–135. 5 indexed citations

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Powell, W., Michele Morgante, R.M. McDevitt, Giovanni G. Vendramin, & J. Antoni Rafalski. (1995). Polymorphic simple sequence repeat regions in chloroplast genomes: applications to the population genetics of pines.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(17). 7759–7763. 422 indexed citations

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