T. J. Nicholls

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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T. J. Nicholls is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. J. Nicholls has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in T. J. Nicholls's work include Avian ecology and behavior (11 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (8 papers). T. J. Nicholls is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (11 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (8 papers). T. J. Nicholls collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. T. J. Nicholls's co-authors include Alistair Dawson, B. K. Follett, A. R. Goldsmith, A. R. Goldsmith, M.R. Redshaw, Gregory D. Plowman, F. Foster, Tony D. Williams, Elizabeth Steel and Robert A. Hinde and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, Journal of Cellular Physiology and Biology of Reproduction.

In The Last Decade

T. J. Nicholls

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Photorefractoriness in birds and comparison with mammals

1988 431 citations T. J. Nicholls, A. R. Goldsmith et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. J. Nicholls United Kingdom	21	662	497	297	293	273	32	1.4k
A. R. Goldsmith United Kingdom	21	974 1.5×	648 1.3×	269 0.9×	258 0.9×	155 0.6×	34	1.5k
Masaru Wada Japan	22	854 1.3×	556 1.1×	264 0.9×	211 0.7×	215 0.8×	52	1.6k
Arthur Goldsmith United Kingdom	26	1.2k 1.8×	848 1.7×	326 1.1×	159 0.5×	95 0.3×	37	1.9k
Fred E. Wilson United States	17	394 0.6×	249 0.5×	166 0.6×	187 0.6×	145 0.5×	35	741
John D. Buntin United States	24	585 0.9×	371 0.7×	224 0.8×	328 1.1×	253 0.9×	47	1.3k
A. R. Goldsmith United Kingdom	20	1.5k 2.3×	980 2.0×	257 0.9×	229 0.8×	151 0.6×	32	2.1k
B. Lofts Hong Kong	29	698 1.1×	796 1.6×	150 0.5×	548 1.9×	105 0.4×	81	2.1k
Mohamed E. El Halawani United States	34	875 1.3×	482 1.0×	1.3k 4.5×	1.3k 4.5×	605 2.2×	138	3.3k
Orlan M. Youngren United States	26	387 0.6×	197 0.4×	522 1.8×	642 2.2×	272 1.0×	47	1.4k
P Péczely Hungary	15	414 0.6×	291 0.6×	226 0.8×	98 0.3×	49 0.2×	75	773

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nicholls, T. J., et al.. (2025). Structural violence of platform capitalism: A case study of online sex workers’ experiences. Journal of sociology. 61(2). 339–357.

Nicholls, T. J., et al.. (2024). Currying Favour with the Algorithm: Online Sex Workers’ Efforts To Satisfy Patriarchal Expectations. Sexuality & Culture. 29(1). 74–96.

Goldsmith, A. R., et al.. (1989). Photoperiodic control of the development of the LHRH neurosecretory system of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during puberty and the onset of photorefractoriness. Journal of Endocrinology. 122(1). 255–268. 53 indexed citations

Nicholls, T. J., Gary L. Jackson, & B. K. Follett. (1989). Reproductive Refractoriness in the Welsh Mountain Ewe Induced by a Short Photoperiod can be Overridden by Exposure to a Shorter Photoperiod. Biology of Reproduction. 40(1). 81–86. 12 indexed citations

Follett, B. K., et al.. (1988). Thyroxine can mimic photoperiodically induced gonadal growth in Japanese quail. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 157(6). 829–835. 27 indexed citations

Follett, B. K. & T. J. Nicholls. (1988). Acute effect of thyroid hormones in mimicking photoperiodically induced release of gonadotropins in Japanese quail. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 157(6). 837–843. 37 indexed citations

Nicholls, T. J., A. R. Goldsmith, & Alistair Dawson. (1988). Photorefractoriness in birds and comparison with mammals. Physiological Reviews. 68(1). 133–176. 431 indexed citations breakdown →

Dawson, Alistair, Tony D. Williams, & T. J. Nicholls. (1987). THYROIDECTOMY OF NESTLING STARLINGS APPEARS TO CAUSE NEOTENOUS SEXUAL MATURATION. Journal of Endocrinology. 112(3). R5–R6. 10 indexed citations

Williams, Tony D., Alistair Dawson, T. J. Nicholls, & A. R. Goldsmith. (1987). Short days induce premature reproductive maturation in juvenile starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. Reproduction. 80(1). 327–333. 24 indexed citations

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Follett, B. K., F. Foster, & T. J. Nicholls. (1985). Photoperiodism in Birds. Novartis Foundation symposium. 117. 93–115. 38 indexed citations

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Dawson, Alistair, A. R. Goldsmith, & T. J. Nicholls. (1985). Development of Photorefractoriness in Intact and Castrated Male Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Exposed to Different Periods of Long-Day Lengths. Physiological Zoology. 58(3). 253–261. 38 indexed citations

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Dawson, Alistair, A. R. Goldsmith, & T. J. Nicholls. (1985). Thyroidectomy results in termination of photorefractoriness in starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ) kept in long daylengths. Reproduction. 74(2). 527–533. 25 indexed citations

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Dawson, Alistair, B. K. Follett, A. R. Goldsmith, & T. J. Nicholls. (1984). Hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and pituitary and plasma FSH and prolactin during photostimulation and photorefractoriness in intact and thyroidectomized starlings. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry. 20(6). 1538–1538. 3 indexed citations

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Nicholls, T. J., A. R. Goldsmith, & Alistair Dawson. (1984). Photorefractoriness in European starlings: Associated hypothalamic changes and the involvement of thyroid hormones and prolactin. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 232(3). 567–572. 37 indexed citations

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Goldsmith, A. R. & T. J. Nicholls. (1984). Recovery of photosensitivity in photorefractory starlings is not prevented by testosterone treatment. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 56(2). 210–217. 20 indexed citations

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Goldsmith, A. R. & T. J. Nicholls. (1984). Changes in plasma prolactin in male starlings during testicular regression under short days compared with those during photorefractoriness. Journal of Endocrinology. 102(3). 353–356. 14 indexed citations

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Nicholls, T. J., et al.. (1976). The effects of castration on plasma LH levels in photosensitive and photorefractory canaries (Serinus canarius. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 29(2). 170–174. 37 indexed citations

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Nicholls, T. J. & B. K. Follett. (1973). Daily rhythms of LH release in quail when gonadal development is initiated by long daylengths. Reproduction. 33(2). 363–364. 4 indexed citations

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Follett, B. K., Robert A. Hinde, Elizabeth Steel, & T. J. Nicholls. (1973). THE INFLUENCE OF PHOTOPERIOD ON NEST BUILDING, OVARIAN DEVELOPMENT AND LUTEINIZING HORMONE SECRETION IN CANARIES (SERINUS CANARIUS). Journal of Endocrinology. 59(1). 151–162. 37 indexed citations

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Follett, B. K., T. J. Nicholls, & M.R. Redshaw. (1968). The vitellogenic response in the south african clawed toad (Xenopus laevis daudin). Journal of Cellular Physiology. 72(S1). 91–102. 77 indexed citations

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