W.W. Thatcher

7.7k citations

91 papers · 6.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.02%
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Animal Science and Zoology top 0.1%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Papers in

Agronomy and Crop Science 72
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock 70
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology 12
Equine 7
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research 7

Co-authors: M. Drost C.J. Wilcox Fuller W. Bazer R.J. Collier L. Badinga Peter J. Hansen David Pitt D. E. Buffington
Journals: Theriogenology (14 papers)Journal of Dairy Science (13 papers)Biology of Reproduction (10 papers)Reproduction (9 papers)Prostaglandins (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States France New Zealand

In The Last Decade

W.W. Thatcher

89 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Establishment of Pregnancy in the Pig: I. Interrelationships Between Preimplantation Development of the Pig Blastocyst and Uterine Endometrial Secretions12 1982 · 319 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1982 Biology of Reproduction
1981 Transactions of the ASAE
1979 Medical Entomology and Zoology

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside W.W. Thatcher, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Interferon-tau concentration at the vaginal fornix and cervical ostium predicted early pregnancy outcomes in lactating dairy cows Biology of Reproduction ·علی اصغر خسروشاهی, A.K. Lunas, 李丽丹, Mohammad Reza Ghassemi, А.Б. Рубин, A. F. Bennett, Cecília Constantino Rocha, Mário Binelli, Jeanette V. Bishop, Aydın Güzeloğlu, Thomas Hansen, W.W. Thatcher, R.S. Bisinotto	2025	0
2	Hormonal manipulations in the 5-day timed artificial insemination protocol to optimize estrous cycle synchrony and fertility in dairy heifers Journal of Dairy Science ·F.S. Lima, E.S. Ribeiro, R.S. Bisinotto, L.F. Greco, N. Martínez, M. Amstalden, W.W. Thatcher, J.E.P. Santos	2013	66
3	Influences of nutrition and metabo lism on fertility of dairy cows Animal Reproduction ·R.S. Bisinotto, L.F. Greco, E.S. Ribeiro, N. Martínez, F.S. Lima, C.R. Staples, W.W. Thatcher, J.E.P. Santos	2012	55
4	Bioavailability of vitamin A sources for cattle1 Journal of Animal Science ·Rachel Windsor, L. R. McDowell, N. S. Wilkinson, C.R. Staples, W.W. Thatcher, F. G. Martin, M.E. Blair	2007	12
5	Effects of Buserelin injection and Deslorelin (GnRH-agonist) implants on plasma progesterone, LH, accessory CL formation, follicle and corpus luteum dynamics in holstein cows Theriogenology ·R. Rajamahendran, D.J. Ambrose, Éric Schmitt, S.P. Shpanion, W.W. Thatcher	1998	38
6	Comparative study between pony mares and ewes evaluating gonadotrophic response to administration of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone Reproduction ·M.B. Porter, Brian Cleaver, Morgan R. Peltier, 靖彦鶴岡, W.W. Thatcher, Dan C. Sharp	1997	17
7	Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in Bovine First-Wave Dominant and Subordinate Follicles1 Biology of Reproduction ·Rodolfo Luzbel de la Sota, Frank A. Simmen, T Díaz, W.W. Thatcher	1996	84
8	Treatment with Recombinant Bovine Interferon-τ In Utero Attenuates Secretion of Prostaglandin F from Cultured Endometrial Epithelial Cells Journal of Dairy Science ·Michael D. Meyer, Zhang YueYing, B.S. Oldick, W.W. Thatcher, M. Drost, 向尾昭夫, R. Michael Roberts	1996	16
9	Extension of Corpus Luteum Lifespan and Reduction of Uterine Secretion of Prostaglandin F2 of Cows in Response to Recombinant Interferon-τ Journal of Dairy Science ·Michael D. Meyer, Peter J. Hansen, W.W. Thatcher, M. Drost, L. Badinga, R. Michael Roberts, Jin Li, Troy Ott, Fuller W. Bazer	1995	126
10	Ovariectomy by colpotomy in cows Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ·M. Drost, Jayanthi Savio, C. M. Barros, L. Badinga, W.W. Thatcher	1992	65
11	Effect of Feeding Calcium Soaps to Early Postpartum Dairy Cows on Plasma Prostaglandin F2α, Luteinizing Hormone, and Follicular Growth Journal of Dairy Science ·M.C. Lucy, C.R. Staples, Simaa Ahmid, W.W. Thatcher, D. J. Bolt	1991	96
12	Cloned ovarian cells from sheep: Cholesterol dependency in progesterone synthesis Theriogenology ·S.P. Shpanion, Béatrice Charreau, Alain Paris, M. Terqui, Frank SAMANIEGO TIAHUALLPA, W.W. Thatcher	1990	2
13	Platelet-activating factor alters the dynamics of prostaglandin and protein synthesis by endometrial explants from pregnant and cyclic cows at Day 17 following estrus Theriogenology ·T.S. Gross, W.W. Thatcher, Chris O’Neill, Gwenn Danet-Desnoyers	1990	10
14	Bovine trophoblast protein-1 complex alters endometrial protein and prostaglandin secretion and induces an intracellular inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis in vitro Reproduction ·Stephen D. Helmer, T.S. Gross, G. R. Newton, Peter J. Hansen, W.W. Thatcher	1989	47
15	Secretory Proteins of the Bovine Conceptus Alter Endometrial Prostaglandin and Protein Secretion in Vitro1 Biology of Reproduction ·T.S. Gross, C. Plante, W.W. Thatcher, Peter J. Hansen, Stephen D. Helmer, D. J. Putney	1988	38
16	Secretory Function of the Ovine Uterus: Effects of Gestation and Steroid Replacement Therapy Journal of Animal Science ·R. J. Moffatt, Fuller W. Bazer, R. Michael Roberts, W.W. Thatcher	1987	45
17	Characteristics of prostaglandin F measurements in the ovarian circulation during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in the cow Reproduction ·D. Wolfenson, W.W. Thatcher, M. Drost, Donald Caton, Jenifer Carolina Bonivento Calvo, M. M. LeBlanc	1985	33
18	Hormonal and physical changes associated with bovine conceptus development Reproduction ·Robert Eley, W.W. Thatcher, Fuller W. Bazer	1979	46
19	Luteolytic effect of oestrone sulphate on cyclic beef heifers Reproduction ·Robert Eley, W.W. Thatcher, Fuller W. Bazer	1979	15
20	Effects of melengestrol acetate on bovine plasma ovarian steroids Journal of Animal Science ·Wei-Han Kuo, W.W. Thatcher, José Humberto Oliveira Filho, Pushpa S. Kalra, Clare Wilcox	1972	10

About W.W. Thatcher

W.W. Thatcher is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Equine, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals and Genetics, having authored 91 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (70 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (21 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (13 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (12 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (11 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (9 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (8 papers) and Veterinary Equine Medical Research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Agronomy and Crop Science (4.7k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (1.8k citations), Small Animals (964 citations), Equine (201 citations) and Genetics (2.7k citations). W.W. Thatcher has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include M. Drost, C.J. Wilcox, Fuller W. Bazer, R.J. Collier, L. Badinga, Peter J. Hansen, David Pitt, D. E. Buffington, R. Michael Roberts and Rodolfo Luzbel de la Sota. Their work appears in journals such as Theriogenology, Journal of Dairy Science, Biology of Reproduction, Reproduction and Prostaglandins.

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