John C. McEwan

14.7k citations
229 papers · 7.4k · 1 hit paper · h-index 46

Impact in

  • Genetics top 0.1%
    • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
    • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
    • Genetic diversity and population structure
    • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.2%
    • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
    • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

Papers in

  • Genetics 158
    • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 143
    • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 53
    • Genetic diversity and population structure 14
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 61
    • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology 48
    • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock 16
Co-authors
K. G. Dodds (92 shared papers)James Kijas (10 shared papers)Natalie Pickering (22 shared papers)Jon Slate (3 shared papers)C.S. Pinares-Patiño (20 shared papers)G. H. Davis (6 shared papers)AJ Harris (3 shared papers)Ben J. Hayes (6 shared papers)
Journals
Journal of Animal Science (15 papers)BMC Genomics (13 papers)Animal Genetics (11 papers)PLoS ONE (7 papers)Genetics Selection Evolution (7 papers)
Partner nations
New ZealandAustraliaUnited States

In The Last Decade

John C. McEwan

219 papers receiving 7.2k citations

John C. McEwan's Hit Papers

Genome-Wide Analysis of the World's Sheep Breeds Reveals High Levels of Historic Mixture and Strong Recent Selection 2012 · 628 citations
6280+4+9Years since publication200400600
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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;
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  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2012 PLoS Biology

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John C. McEwan
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  • Genetics 4.8k
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 1.7k
  • Animal Science and Zoology 1.1k
  • Small Animals 719
  • Cancer Research 705
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the World's Sheep Breeds Reveals High Levels of Historic Mixture and Strong Recent Selection
PLoS Biology ·James Kijas, Johannes A. Lenstra, Ben J. Hayes, Simon Boitard, Laércio R. Porto-Neto, Magali San Cristobal, Bertrand Servin, Russell McCulloch, Vicki Whan, Kimberly Gietzen, Samuel Rezende Paiva, W. Barendse, Elena Ciani, Herman W. Raadsma, John C. McEwan, Brian P. Dalrymple
Hit paper breakdown →		2012628
2
Highly Prolific Booroola Sheep Have a Mutation in the Intracellular Kinase Domain of Bone Morphogenetic Protein IB Receptor (ALK-6) That Is Expressed in Both Oocytes and Granulosa Cells1
Biology of Reproduction ·Theresa Wilson, Xiyang Wu, Jennifer L. Juengel, Ian K. Ross, Joanne M. Lumsden, E.A. Lord, K. G. Dodds, G.A. Walling, John C. McEwan, Anne R. O’Connell, Kenneth P. McNatty, Grant W. Montgomery
2001450
3
Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: theoretical expectations and empirical data
Heredity ·Jon Slate, Patrice David, K. G. Dodds, B. A. Veenvliet, B. C. Glass, T. E. Broad, John C. McEwan
2004356
4
A Genome Wide Survey of SNP Variation Reveals the Genetic Structure of Sheep Breeds
PLoS ONE ·James Kijas, David Townley, Brian P. Dalrymple, Michael P. Heaton, J F Maddox, Annette McGrath, Peter Wilson, Roxann Ingersoll, Russell McCulloch, Sean McWilliam, Dave Tang, John C. McEwan, Noelle Cockett, V. H. Oddy, F. W. Nicholas, Herman W. Raadsma
2009271
5
Two Different Bacterial Community Types Are Linked with the Low-Methane Emission Trait in Sheep
PLoS ONE ·Sandra Kittelmann, C.S. Pinares-Patiño, Henning Seedorf, Michelle R. Kirk, Siva Ganesh, John C. McEwan, Peter H. Janssen
2014214
6
Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition
BMC Genetics ·Mohammad Hossein Moradi, A. Nejati‐Javaremi, Mohammad Moradi-Shahrbabak, K. G. Dodds, John C. McEwan
2012203
7
Heritability estimates of methane emissions from sheep
animal ·C.S. Pinares-Patiño, S. M. Hickey, Emilly A Young, K. G. Dodds, Sarah MacLean, G. Molano, E. Sandoval, H. Kjestrup, Richard D. Harland, Chris L. Hunt, Natalie Pickering, John C. McEwan
2013182
8
Genome‐wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population
Molecular Ecology ·Susan E. Johnston, John C. McEwan, Natalie Pickering, James Kijas, Dario Beraldi, Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Jon Slate
2011171
9
The sheep genome reference sequence: a work in progress
Animal Genetics ·Alan Archibald, N. E. Cockett, Brian P. Dalrymple, T. Faraut, James Kijas, J F Maddox, John C. McEwan, V. Hutton Oddy, H. W. Raadsma, Claire M. Wade, Jian Wang, W. Wang, Xun Xu
2010158
10
Neural control of the sequence of expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in foetal mammalian muscles
Development ·AJ Harris, Robin B. Fitzsimons, John C. McEwan
1989154
11
Linkage Disequilibrium in Domestic Sheep
Genetics ·Allan F. McRae, John C. McEwan, K. G. Dodds, T. Wilson, A. M. Crawford, Jon Slate
2002140
12
Evidence for the Presence of a Major Gene Influencing Ovulation Rate on the X Chromosome of Sheep
Biology of Reproduction ·G. H. Davis, John C. McEwan, P. F. Fennessy, K. G. Dodds, P. A. Farquhar
1991131
13
Animal board invited review: genetic possibilities to reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminants
animal ·Natalie Pickering, V. H. Oddy, J. A. Basarab, K. M. Cammack, Ben J. Hayes, R. S. Hegarty, Jan Lassen, John C. McEwan, Stephen P. Miller, C.S. Pinares-Patiño, Y. de Haas
2015124
14
Fatty acid synthase effects on bovine adipose fat and milk fat
Mammalian Genome ·Chris Morris, N. G. Cullen, Belinda C. Glass, D. L. Hyndman, T. R. Manley, S. M. Hickey, John C. McEwan, W. S. Pitchford, C. D. K. Bottema, Michael A. Lee
2007122
15
Construction of relatedness matrices using genotyping-by-sequencing data
BMC Genomics ·K. G. Dodds, John C. McEwan, Rüdiger Bräuning, R. M. Anderson, Tracey C. van Stijn, Theódór Kristjánsson, Shannon Clarke
2015113
16
Genome-wide association study for birth weight in Nellore cattle points to previously described orthologous genes affecting human and bovine height
BMC Genetics ·Yuri Tani Utsunomiya, Adriana Santana do Carmo, Roberto Carvalheiro, Haroldo Henrique de Rezende Neves, Márcia Cristina Matos, Ludmilla B. Zavarez, Ana M. Pérez O’Brien, Johann Sölkner, John C. McEwan, John B. Cole, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Flávio S. Schenkel, Marcos Vinícius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva, Laércio R. Porto-Neto, Tad S. Sonstegard, José Fernando Garcia
2013111
17
Breeding sheep in New Zealand that are less reliant on anthelmintics to maintain health and productivity
New Zealand Veterinary Journal ·SA Bisset, Morris Ca, John C. McEwan, A Vlassof
2001109
18
Microarray analysis of selection lines from outbred populations to identify genes involved with nematode parasite resistance in sheep
Physiological Genomics ·Cristina Diez‐Tascón, Orla M. Keane, Theresa Wilson, Amonida Zadissa, D. L. Hyndman, David Baird, John C. McEwan, Allan M. Crawford
2004101
19
Infertility Due to Bilateral Ovarian Hypoplasia in Sheep Homozygous (FecX1 FecX1) for the Inverdale Prolificacy Gene Located on the X Chromosome
Biology of Reproduction ·G. H. Davis, John C. McEwan, P. F. Fennessy, K. G. Dodds, Kenneth P. McNatty, O Wai‐Sum
1992101
20
Economic values for ewe prolificacy and lamb survival in New Zealand sheep
Livestock Production Science ·P.R. Amer, John C. McEwan, K. G. Dodds, G. H. Davis
1999101

About John C. McEwan

John C. McEwan is a scholar working on Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology and Small Animals, having authored 229 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (143 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (53 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (48 papers), Helminth infection and control (16 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (16 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (15 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (14 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (4.8k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (1.7k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (1.1k citations), Small Animals (719 citations) and Cancer Research (705 citations). John C. McEwan has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include K. G. Dodds, James Kijas, Natalie Pickering, Jon Slate, C.S. Pinares-Patiño, G. H. Davis, AJ Harris, Ben J. Hayes, Brian P. Dalrymple and Shannon Clarke. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Animal Science, BMC Genomics, Animal Genetics, PLoS ONE and Genetics Selection Evolution.

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