W. G. Hill

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

W. G. Hill is a scholar working on Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, W. G. Hill has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 5 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in W. G. Hill's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (15 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (5 papers). W. G. Hill is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (15 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (5 papers). W. G. Hill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Poland and Ghana. W. G. Hill's co-authors include B.D. Chaudhary, Rekha Singh, R. Thompson, Piter Bijma, H.A. Mulder, Santiago Avendaño, John Woolliams, Richard J. Thompson, J. McAdam and C. F. Curtis and has published in prestigious journals such as Genetics, Biometrics and Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

In The Last Decade

W. G. Hill

30 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Biometrical Methods in Quantitative Genetic Analysis.

1978 1.4k citations W. G. Hill et al. Biometrics profile →

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Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo Brazil

I. McMillan Canada

Gregor Gorjanc United Kingdom

Henrique Nunes de Oliveira Brazil

Paulo Sávio Lopes Brazil

I.V. Nsahlai South Africa

Elias Nunes Martins Brazil

Carine Nezer Belgium

John M. Hickey United Kingdom

A. Blasco Spain

Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo Brazil

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. G. Hill

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All Works

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Hill, W. G., et al.. (2012). Genetic parameters of foot-pad dermatitis and body weight in purebred broiler lines in 2 contrasting environments. Poultry Science. 91(3). 565–574. 46 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G., et al.. (2012). Twenty-five years of selection for improved leg health in purebred broiler lines and underlying genetic parameters. Poultry Science. 91(12). 3032–3043. 67 indexed citations

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Wolc, Anna, et al.. (2010). Contributions of genetic and environmental components to changes in phenotypic variation between generations. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 127(4). 255–260. 1 indexed citations

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Wolc, Anna, Ian White, Santiago Avendaño, & W. G. Hill. (2009). Genetic variability in residual variation of body weight and conformation scores in broiler chickens. Poultry Science. 88(6). 1156–1161. 48 indexed citations

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Mackinnon, Margaret J., Kwadwo Koram, Francis Nkrumah, et al.. (2001). Novel Plasmodium falciparum clones and rising clone multiplicities are associated with the increase in malaria morbidity in Ghanaian children during the transition into the high transmission season. Parasitology. 123(2). 113–123. 78 indexed citations

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Babiker, Hamza A., Abdel‐Muhsin A. Abdel‐Muhsin, Abdullah Hamad, et al.. (2000). Population dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum in an unstable malaria area of eastern Sudan. Parasitology. 120(2). 105–111. 32 indexed citations

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Visscher, Peter M., et al.. (1999). Genetic analysis of longevity data in the UK: present practice and considerations for the future. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 16–16. 10 indexed citations

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Hall, Alexandra, et al.. (1999). Genetic and phenotypic parameter estimates for feeding pattern and performance test traits in pigs. Animal Science. 68(1). 43–48. 33 indexed citations

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Visscher, Peter M. & W. G. Hill. (1992). Heterogeneity of variance and dairy cattle breeding. Animal Science. 55(3). 321–329. 26 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G., Ron Thompson, & John Woolliams. (1990). Plenary lectures, molecular genetics and mapping, selection, prediction and estimation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G., Trudy F. C. Mackay, & Alan Robertson. (1989). Evolution and animal breeding : reviews on molecular and quantitative approaches in honour of Alan Robertson. CAB International eBooks. 22 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G.. (1984). Quantitative genetics. Part II. Selection.. 2 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G., et al.. (1981). Selection for efficiency of feed utilization in growing mice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 59(3). 129–137. 12 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G. & R. Thompson. (1978). Probabilities of Non-Positive Definite between-Group or Genetic Covariance Matrices. Biometrics. 34(3). 429–429. 180 indexed citations

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Hill, W. G., et al.. (1978). Effectiveness of sequential selection in pig improvement. Animal Science. 27(1). 21–27. 8 indexed citations

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Curtis, C. F. & W. G. Hill. (1971). Theoretical studies on the use of translocations for the control of tsetse flies and other disease vectors. Theoretical Population Biology. 2(1). 71–90. 31 indexed citations

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Curtis, C. F. & W. G. Hill. (1968). Theoretical and practical studies on a possible genetic method for tsetse fly control.. 233–243. 7 indexed citations

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Bulman, O. M. B., et al.. (1957). GEO volume 94 issue 6 Cover and Front matter. Geological Magazine. 94(6). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations

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Bulman, O. M. B., et al.. (1955). GEO volume 92 issue 5 Cover and Front matter. Geological Magazine. 92(5). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations

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Bulman, O. M. B., et al.. (1955). GEO volume 92 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Geological Magazine. 92(2). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations

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