2021

Burton, R. F. and Burton, F. L. (2021) When is sitting height a better measure of adult body size than total height, and why? The contrasting examples of body mass, waist circumference and lung volume. American Journal of Human Biology, 33(1), e23433. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23433) (PMID:32530561)

2020

Burton, R. F. (2020) Comments on the article “Optimum waist circumference‐height indices for evaluating adult adiposity: an analytic review”: relationships to previous studies. Obesity Reviews, 21(3), e1982. (doi: 10.1111/obr.12982) (PMID:31782872)

Burton, R. F. (2020) The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index. Annals of Human Biology, 47(7-8), pp. 629-631. (doi: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1820079) (PMID:32892641)

2019

Burton, R. F. (2019) Relationships between fat mass and lean mass. Obesity, 27(6), p. 873. (doi: 10.1002/oby.22467) (PMID:31033163)

2018

Nevill, A. and Burton, R. F. (2018) Commentary on the article “Improving the Prediction of Maturity From Anthropometric Variables Using a Maturity Ratio”. Pediatric Exercise Science, 30(2), pp. 308-310. (doi: 10.1123/pes.2017-0201) (PMID:29160762)

Burton, R. (2018) The sitting-height index of build, (body mass)/(sitting height)³, as an improvement on the body mass index for children, adolescents and young adults. Children, 5(2), 30. (doi: 10.3390/children5020030) (PMID:29470414) (PMCID:PMC5835999)

2017

Burton, R. F. (2017) Relationships among fat mass, fat-free mass and height in adults: A new method of statistical analysis applied to NHANES data. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(3), e22941. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22941) (PMID:27862528)

2015

Burton, R. F. (2015) Relations between body mass, height, fat mass, and waist circumference in American and Korean men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(3), pp. 685-686. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.102673) (PMID:25733654)

Burton, R. F. (2015) Adult fat content: reinterpreting and modelling the Benn Index and related sex differences. Annals of Human Biology, 42(1), pp. 91-96. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2014.903997)

Burton, R. F. (2015) Sitting height as a better predictor of body mass than total height and (body mass)/(sitting height)3 as an index of build. Annals of Human Biology, 42(3), pp. 210-214. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2014.954615) (PMID:25229629)

2013

Burton, R.F. (2013) The fat mass index: why its height exponent should be 3 and not 2. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 98(5), p. 1367. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.068205)

Burton, R.F. (2013) Adolphe quetelet and the BMI: fact, fiction, and childhood growth. Obesity, 21(1), p. 6. (doi: 10.1002/oby.20036)

Burton, R. F. and Lean, M. E.J. (2013) Waist circumference cannot be improved as an index of abdominal visceral fatness by combining it with correlates of abdominal subcutaneous fat or non-fat tissue. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 11(3-4), pp. 77-84.

Burton, R. F., Nevill, A. M., Stewart, A. D., Daniell, N. and Olds, T. (2013) Statistical approaches to relationships between sitting height and leg length in adults. Annals of Human Biology, 40(1), pp. 64-69. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2012.739643) (PMID:23301801)

2012

Burton, R.F. (2012) The body adiposity index is not the best hip–height index of adiposity. British Journal of Nutrition, (doi: 10.1017/S0007114512004266)

Burton, R.F., Nevill, A.M., Stewart, A.D., Daniell, N. and Olds, T. (2012) A negative relationship between leg length and leg cross-sectional areas in adults. American Journal of Human Biology, 24(4), pp. 562-564. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22258)

Burton, R. F. (2012) Fat-free mass as a function of height and fat mass in healthy adults. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 10(2), pp. 35-38.

Burton, R. F. (2012) Use of body mass, height and surface area in the estimation of fat-free mass, total body water, metabolic rate, left ventricular mass, extracellular fluid volume and glomerular filtration rate: the comparison and reconciliation of diverse equation types. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 10(3), pp. 63-72.

2011

Burton, R.F. (2011) BMI and the metabolic rates of brain and body. International Journal of Obesity, 35(8), p. 1139. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2010.259)

Burton, R.F. (2011) The height dependence of fat-free mass, fat mass, and bone mineral content: insights into the body mass index. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94(2), pp. 612-613. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018820)

Burton, R.F. (2011) Is there really a negative association between waist circumference and height in adults? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 93(4), p. 863. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009548)

Burton, R.F. (2011) Scaling of adult human body mass with height. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(6), p. 1216. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.032)

2010

Burton, R.F. (2010) Waist circumference as an indicator of adiposity and the relevance of body height. Medical Hypotheses, 75(1), pp. 115-119. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.02.003)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Evolutionary determinants of the concentrations of inorganic ions in body fluids. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 264(2), pp. 639-640. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.01.027)

Burton, R.F. and Hinton, J.W. (2010) Up the Tower of Psychobabel: does lexical anarchy impede research into 'psychological stress'? Medical Hypotheses, 74(4), pp. 644-648. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.10.043)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Human allometry: adult bodies are more nearly geometrically similar than regression analysis has suggested. Medical Hypotheses, 74(1), pp. 15-17. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.08.009)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Measures of adiposity: the inappropriate use of the fat mass index. International Journal of Obesity, 34(1), 213-.. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.202)

Burton, R. F. (2010) Estimation of adiposity from body mass and height: a comparison of regression methods. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 8(3), pp. 77-84.

Burton, R. F. (2010) The influence of fat mass on fat-free mass in healthy adults. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 8(4), pp. 109-116.

2009

Burton, R.F. (2009) "Original work" and creative reviews. Medical Hypotheses, 73(6), p. 1080. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.05.019)

Burton, R.F. and Cameron, N. (2009) Body fat and skinfold thicknesses: a dimensional analytic approach. Annals of Human Biology, 36(6), pp. 717-726. (doi: 10.3109/03014460903058992)

Burton, R.F. (2009) Biomedical Calculations: Principles and Practice. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-51911-0

2008

Burton, R.F. (2008) Estimating body surface area from mass and height: theory and the formula of Du Bois and Du Bois. Annals of Human Biology, 35(2), pp. 170-184. (doi: 10.1080/03014460801908439)

Burton, R.F. (2008) The scaling of eye size in adult birds: relationship to brain, head and body sizes. Vision Research, 48(22), pp. 2345-2351. (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.08.001)

2007

Burton, R. F. (2007) Defining and teaching pH. Journal of Chemical Education, 84(7), p. 1129. (doi: 10.1021/ed084p1129)

Burton, R.F. (2007) Why is the body mass index calculated as mass/height², not as mass/height³? Annals of Human Biology, 34(6), pp. 656-663. (doi: 10.1080/03014460701732962) (PMID:18092209)

2006

Burton, R.F. (2006) A new look at the scaling of size in mammalian eyes. Journal of Zoology, 269(2), pp. 225-232. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00111.x)

Burton, R. F. (2006) Sampling knowledge and understanding: how long should a test be? Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(5), pp. 569-582. (doi: 10.1080/02602930600679589)

2005

Burton, R. F. (2005) Multiple‐choice and true/false tests: myths and misapprehensions. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(1), pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1080/0260293042003243904)

Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F., Reardon, R. and Sellar, F. (2005) Can anger traits be differentiated by psychophysiological stress reactions? Journal of Psychophysiology, 19(1), pp. 68-69. (doi: 10.1027/0269-8803.19.1.61)

2004

Burton, R. F. (2004) Can item response theory help us improve our tests? Medical Education, 38(4), pp. 338-339. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01830.x) (PMID:15025634)

Burton, R.F. (2004) The mathematical treatment of leaf venation: the variation in secondary vein length along the midrib. Annals of Botany, 93(2), pp. 149-156. (doi: 10.1093/aob/mch024) (PMID:14707000) (PMCID:PMC4241078)

Burton, R. F. (2004) Guessing in selected-response tests. Medical Education, 38(1), p. 112. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01741.x) (PMID:14962035)

Burton, R. F. (2004) Multiple choice and true/false tests: reliability measures and some implications of negative marking. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 29(5), pp. 585-595. (doi: 10.1080/02602930410001689153)

2002

Burton, R. F. (2002) Evolutionary determinants of normal arterial plasma pH in ectothermic vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205(5), pp. 641-650. (PMID:11907053)

Burton, R.F. (2002) Misinformation, partial knowledge and guessing in true/false tests. Medical Education, 36, pp. 805-811.

Burton, R.F. (2002) Temperature and acid-base balance in ectothermic vertebrates: the imidazole alphastat hypotheses and beyond. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205, pp. 3587-3600.

2001

Burton, R. F. (2001) Differences in pH between interstitial fluid and arterial blood in water-breathing and air-breathing vertebrates. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 74(4), pp. 607-615. (doi: 10.1086/322171) (PMID:11436145)

Burton, R. F. (2001) Do item-discrimination indices really help us to improve our tests? Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26(3), pp. 213-220. (doi: 10.1080/02602930120052378)

Burton, R. F. (2001) Quantifying the effects of chance in multiple choice and true/false tests: question selection and guessing of answers. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26(1), pp. 41-50. (doi: 10.1080/02602930020022273)

2000

Burton, R. F. (2000) Physiology by Numbers: an Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking [2nd edition]. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 9780521777032

1999

Burton, R. F. and Miller, D. J. (1999) Statistical modelling of multiple‐choice and true/false tests: ways of considering, and of reducing, the uncertainties attributable to guessing. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 24(4), pp. 399-411. (doi: 10.1080/0260293990240404)

1998

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1998) Salivary indices of psychological stress and challenge. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30(1-2), pp. 87-88. (doi: 10.1016/S0167-8760(98)90222-7)

Burton, R. (1998) Ezra Pound's Confucian Translations. By Mary Paterson Cheadle. Pp. 323. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997. Hb. $49.50. Translation and Literature, 7(2), pp. 247-251. (doi: 10.3366/tal.1998.7.2.247)[Book Review]

Burton, R. F. (1998) Biology by Numbers: an Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking. Cambridge University Press: New York ; Cambridge. ISBN 9780521576987

1997

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1997) A psychophysiological model of psystress causation and response applied to the workplace. Journal of Psychophysiology, 11(3), pp. 200-217.

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1997) Salivary ion concentrations, psychological stress and activation. Journal of Psychophysiology, 11(3), p. 275.

1996

Burton, R. F. (1996) The dependence of normal arterial blood pH on sodium concentration in teleost fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 114(2), pp. 111-116. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)02102-7)

Burton, R.F., Hinton, J.W., Neilson, E. and Beastall, G. (1996) Concentrations of sodium, potassium and cortisol in saliva, and self-reported chronic work stress factors. Biological Psychology, 42(3), pp. 425-438. (doi: 10.1016/0301-0511(95)05171-6) (PMID:8652757)

1995

Burton, R. F. (1995) Cation balance in crustacean haemolymph: relationship to cell membrane potentials and membrane surface charge. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 111(1), pp. 125-131. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)98528-O)

1994

Burton, R. F. (1994) The dependence of normal plasma pH on sodium concentration in amphibians, reptiles and man. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 108(1), pp. 1-5. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(94)90046-9) (PMID:7915647)

1993

Burton, R. F. (1993) Creative reviews. Nature, 361(6408), p. 108. (doi: 10.1038/361108d0) (PMID:8421509)

Neilson, E., Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F. and Beastall, G. (1993) Relationships between the concentrations of Na+, K+ and Cortisol in saliva and self reported chronic stress factors in the workplace. Journal of Psychophysiology, 7, pp. 263-264.

1992

Burton, R. F. (1992) The roles of intracellular buffers and bone mineral in the regulation of acid-base balance in mammals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 102(3), pp. 425-432. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90189-W) (PMID:1359935)

Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F., Farmer, J.G., Rotheiler, E., Shewan, D., Gemmell, M., Berry, J. and Gibson, R. (1992) Relative changes in salivary Na+ and K+ concentrations relating to stress induction. Biological Psychology, 33(1), pp. 63-71. (doi: 10.1016/0301-0511(92)90006-G) (PMID:1600000)

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1992) Clarification of the concept of psychological stress ("psystress"). International Journal of Psychosomatics, 39, pp. 42-43. (PMID:1428619)

Hinton, J. W. and Burton, R. F. (1992) How can stress be taken seriously? A reply to Richard Graveling. Work and Stress, 6(2), pp. 103-106. (doi: 10.1080/02678379208260344)

1990

Mu, D. and Burton, R. (1990) Plantains in the Rain: Selected Chinese Poems of Du Mu ; translated by R.F. Burton. Series: Wellsweep Chinese poets, 3. Wellsweep: London. ISBN 9780948454080

1988

Burton, R.F. (1988) The protein content of extracellular fluids and its relevance to the study of ionic regulation: Net charge and colloid osmotic pressure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 90(1), pp. 11-16. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(88)90998-X) (PMID:2900094)

1987

Burton, R.F. (1987) On calculating concentrations of “HCO3” from pH and PCO2. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 87(2), pp. 417-422. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(87)90145-9) (PMID:2886282)

Burton, R.F., Morrison, S. M. and Douglas, A.M. (1987) Some effects of injected magnesium chloride in the snail, Helix aspersa: narcosis, magnesium distribution and responses to infused potassium. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 86(1), pp. 113-116. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(87)90286-6)

1986

Burton, R.F. (1986) Internal reference standards in ionic regulation and the predictability of ionic concentrations in animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 83(4), pp. 607-611. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90698-5) (PMID:2870853)

Burton, R.F. (1986) Ionic regulation in crustacea: the influence of temperature on apparent set points. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 84(1), pp. 135-139. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90055-1)

Burton, R.F. (1986) Ionic regulation in fish: the influence of acclimation temperature on plasma composition and apparent set points. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 85(1), pp. 23-28. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90456-1) (PMID:2876818)

Burton, R.F. (1986) The role of imidazole ionization in the control of breathing. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 83(2), pp. 333-336. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90585-2) (PMID:2869874)

1984

Burton, R.F. (1984) Haemolymph composition in spiders and scorpions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 78(4), pp. 613-616. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(84)90607-8)

1983

Burton, R.F. (1983) Cell composition as assessed from osmolality and concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride: total contributions of other substances to osmolality and charge balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 76(1), pp. 161-165. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90308-0) (PMID:6138182)

Burton, R.F. (1983) The composition of animal cells: solutes contributing to osmotic pressure and charge balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Comparative Biochemistry, 76(4), pp. 663-671. (doi: 10.1016/0305-0491(83)90375-9) (PMID:6362972)

Burton, R.F. (1983) Inorganic ion pairs in physiology: significance and quantitation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(4), pp. 781-785. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90347-X) (PMID:6132722)

Burton, R.F. (1983) Ionic regulation and water balance. In: Saleuddin, A.S.M. and Wilbur, K. M. (eds.) The Mollusca. Academic Press: New York ; London, pp. 291-352. ISBN 9780127514055

Burton, R.F. and Enyikwola, O. (1983) Effects of ganglion extracts and other substances on electrical potentials across the mantle of Helix. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(2), pp. 471-473. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90634-5)

Enyikwola, O. and Burton, R.F. (1983) Chloride-dependent electrical potentials across the mantle epithelium of helix. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(1), pp. 161-164. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90728-4)

1982

Burton, R.F. (1982) Goals of ionic regulation. In: Addink, A.D.F. and Spronk, N. (eds.) Exogenous and Endogenous Influences on Metabolic and Neural Control. Pergamon Press: Oxford ; New York, pp. 305-312. ISBN 9780080288451 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-028845-1.50094-9)

1980

Burton, R.F. (1980) Biologists mis-cite. Nature, 286(5772), p. 438. (doi: 10.1038/286438a0)

Burton, R.F. (1980) The role of intracellular buffers in acid-base disturbances: mathematical modelling. Respiration Physiology, 74(2), pp. 471-473. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(80)90013-4) (PMID:7361019)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Acid and base excretion: assessment and relationships to diet and urine composition. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 66(3), pp. 371-375. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90182-6)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Adenosine triphosphate as a determinant of magnesium levels in cytoplasm. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 65(1), pp. 1-4. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90378-3)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Osmoregulation in aquatic animals: the interpretation of regulation curves. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 66(2), pp. 157-160. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90146-2)

1978

Burton, R.F. (1978) Intracellular buffering. Respiration Physiology, 33(1), pp. 51-58. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(78)90083-X) (PMID:27854)

1977

Burton, R.F. (1977) Haemolymph calcium in Helix pomatia: effects of EGTA, ganglion extracts, ecdysterone, cyclic amp and ionophore A23187. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Comparative Pharmacology, 57(2), pp. 135-137. (doi: 10.1016/0306-4492(77)90059-4)

1976

Burton, R.F. and Jaufeerally, F.R. (1976) The mobilization of calcium and bicarbonate by raised concentrations of potassium in the haemolymph of the snail, Helix pomatia. Journal of Experimental Biology, 64(3), pp. 603-614. (PMID:6611)

Burton, R.F. (1976) Calcium metabolism and acid-base balance in Helix pomatia. In: Davies, P. S. and Punt, A. (eds.) Perspectives in Experimental Biology. Pergamon Press: Oxford, pp. 7-16. ISBN 9780080187679 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-018767-9.50006-8)

1975

Burton, R.F. and Mathie, R.T. (1975) Calcium and pH homeostasis in the snail (Helix pomatia): effects of CO2 and CaCl2 infusion. Experientia, 31(5), pp. 543-544. (doi: 10.1007/BF01932448)

Burton, R.F. (1975) A method of narcotizing snails (Helix pomatia) and cannulating the haemocoel and its application to a study of the role of calcium in the regulation of acid-base balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 52(3), pp. 483-485. (doi: 10.1016/S0300-9629(75)80069-7) (PMID:241546)

Burton, R.F. (1975) Ringer Solutions and Physiological Salines. Wright's Scientechnica: Bristol. ISBN 9780856080173

1973

Burton, R.F. (1973) The roles of buffers in body fluids: mathematical analysis. Respiration Physiology, 18(1), pp. 34-42. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(73)90020-0) (PMID:4713851)

Burton, R. F. (1973) The significance of ionic concentrations in the internal media of animals. Biological Reviews, 48(2), pp. 195-231. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1973.tb00980.x) (PMID:4592990)

Burton, R.F. (1973) The balance of cations in the plasma of vertebrates and its significance in relation to the properties of cell membranes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 44(3), pp. 781-792. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(73)90142-4) (PMID:4146624)

1972

Burton, R.F. (1972) The storage of calcium and magnesium phosphates and of calcite in the digestive glands of the pulmonata (Gastropoda). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 43(3), pp. 655-663. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(72)90252-6) (PMID:4120561)

Burton, R.F. (1972) The binding of alkaline earth ions by the haemocyanin of Helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 41(3), pp. 555-565. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(72)90013-8)

Burton, R.F. and Loudon, J.R. (1972) The antagonistic actions of calcium and magnesium on the superfused ventricle of the snail Helix pomatia. Journal of Physiology, 220(2), pp. 363-381. (doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1972.sp009712) (PMID:5014104)

1971

Burton, R.F. (1971) Concentrations of cations in the blood of some terrestrial snails. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 39(4), pp. 875-878. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(71)90208-8)

Burton, R.F. (1971) Natural variations in cation levels in the blood of three species of land snail (Pulmonata; helicidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 39(2), pp. 267-275. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(71)90083-1)

1970

Burton, R.F. (1970) Tissue buffering in the snail, Helix aspersa. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 37(2), pp. 193-203. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(70)90544-X) (PMID:5484079)

Burton, R.F. and Mackay, J.M. (1970) The influence of cations on contracture in the superfused ventricle of Helix aspersa. Experientia, 26(2), pp. 151-152. (doi: 10.1007/BF01895547) (PMID:5413775)

1969

Burton, R.F. (1969) Buffers in the blood of the snail, helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 29(3), pp. 919-930. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(69)90994-3) (PMID:5793770)

1968

Burton, R.F. (1968) Cell potassium and the significance of osmolarity in vertebrates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 27(3), pp. 763-773. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90616-6) (PMID:5710281)

Burton, R.F. (1968) Ionic balance in the blood of pulmonata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 25(2), pp. 509-516. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90360-5) (PMID:5653707)

Burton, R.F. (1968) Ionic regulation in the snail, Helix aspersa. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 25(2), pp. 501-508. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90359-9) (PMID:5653706)

1967

Burton, R.F. (1967) Ionic balance in the Crustacea. Nature, 213(5078), pp. 812-813. (doi: 10.1038/213812a0) (PMID:6031814)

1966

Burton, R.F. (1966) Aspects of ionic regulation in certain terrestrial pulmonata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 17(3), pp. 1007-1018. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(66)90139-3) (PMID:5943903)

1965

Burton, R. F. (1965) Sodium, potassium, and magnesium in the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Physiological Zoology, 38(4), pp. 335-342. (doi: 10.1086/physzool.38.4.30152410)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Relationships between the cation contents of slime and blood in the snail Helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 15(3), pp. 339-345. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(65)90137-4) (PMID:5856672)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Possible factors limiting the concentration of haemocyanin in the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 43(3), pp. 433-438. (doi: 10.1139/z65-043) (PMID:14314946)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Variations in the water and mineral contents of some organs of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 43(5), pp. 771-779. (doi: 10.1139/z65-080) (PMID:5829176)

1964

Burton, R.F. (1964) Variations in the volume and concentration of the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L., in relation to the water content of the body. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 42(6), pp. 1085-1097. (doi: 10.1139/z64-106)

1960

Burton, R.F. (1960) The mathematical relationship between the lengths of lateral nerves and their positions on a leaf. New Phytologist, 59(1), pp. 48-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1960.tb06200.x)

Articles

Burton, R. F. and Burton, F. L. (2021) When is sitting height a better measure of adult body size than total height, and why? The contrasting examples of body mass, waist circumference and lung volume. American Journal of Human Biology, 33(1), e23433. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23433) (PMID:32530561)

Burton, R. F. (2020) Comments on the article “Optimum waist circumference‐height indices for evaluating adult adiposity: an analytic review”: relationships to previous studies. Obesity Reviews, 21(3), e1982. (doi: 10.1111/obr.12982) (PMID:31782872)

Burton, R. F. (2020) The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index. Annals of Human Biology, 47(7-8), pp. 629-631. (doi: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1820079) (PMID:32892641)

Burton, R. F. (2019) Relationships between fat mass and lean mass. Obesity, 27(6), p. 873. (doi: 10.1002/oby.22467) (PMID:31033163)

Nevill, A. and Burton, R. F. (2018) Commentary on the article “Improving the Prediction of Maturity From Anthropometric Variables Using a Maturity Ratio”. Pediatric Exercise Science, 30(2), pp. 308-310. (doi: 10.1123/pes.2017-0201) (PMID:29160762)

Burton, R. (2018) The sitting-height index of build, (body mass)/(sitting height)³, as an improvement on the body mass index for children, adolescents and young adults. Children, 5(2), 30. (doi: 10.3390/children5020030) (PMID:29470414) (PMCID:PMC5835999)

Burton, R. F. (2017) Relationships among fat mass, fat-free mass and height in adults: A new method of statistical analysis applied to NHANES data. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(3), e22941. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22941) (PMID:27862528)

Burton, R. F. (2015) Relations between body mass, height, fat mass, and waist circumference in American and Korean men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(3), pp. 685-686. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.102673) (PMID:25733654)

Burton, R. F. (2015) Adult fat content: reinterpreting and modelling the Benn Index and related sex differences. Annals of Human Biology, 42(1), pp. 91-96. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2014.903997)

Burton, R. F. (2015) Sitting height as a better predictor of body mass than total height and (body mass)/(sitting height)3 as an index of build. Annals of Human Biology, 42(3), pp. 210-214. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2014.954615) (PMID:25229629)

Burton, R.F. (2013) The fat mass index: why its height exponent should be 3 and not 2. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 98(5), p. 1367. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.068205)

Burton, R.F. (2013) Adolphe quetelet and the BMI: fact, fiction, and childhood growth. Obesity, 21(1), p. 6. (doi: 10.1002/oby.20036)

Burton, R. F. and Lean, M. E.J. (2013) Waist circumference cannot be improved as an index of abdominal visceral fatness by combining it with correlates of abdominal subcutaneous fat or non-fat tissue. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 11(3-4), pp. 77-84.

Burton, R. F., Nevill, A. M., Stewart, A. D., Daniell, N. and Olds, T. (2013) Statistical approaches to relationships between sitting height and leg length in adults. Annals of Human Biology, 40(1), pp. 64-69. (doi: 10.3109/03014460.2012.739643) (PMID:23301801)

Burton, R.F. (2012) The body adiposity index is not the best hip–height index of adiposity. British Journal of Nutrition, (doi: 10.1017/S0007114512004266)

Burton, R.F., Nevill, A.M., Stewart, A.D., Daniell, N. and Olds, T. (2012) A negative relationship between leg length and leg cross-sectional areas in adults. American Journal of Human Biology, 24(4), pp. 562-564. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22258)

Burton, R. F. (2012) Fat-free mass as a function of height and fat mass in healthy adults. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 10(2), pp. 35-38.

Burton, R. F. (2012) Use of body mass, height and surface area in the estimation of fat-free mass, total body water, metabolic rate, left ventricular mass, extracellular fluid volume and glomerular filtration rate: the comparison and reconciliation of diverse equation types. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 10(3), pp. 63-72.

Burton, R.F. (2011) BMI and the metabolic rates of brain and body. International Journal of Obesity, 35(8), p. 1139. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2010.259)

Burton, R.F. (2011) The height dependence of fat-free mass, fat mass, and bone mineral content: insights into the body mass index. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94(2), pp. 612-613. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018820)

Burton, R.F. (2011) Is there really a negative association between waist circumference and height in adults? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 93(4), p. 863. (doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009548)

Burton, R.F. (2011) Scaling of adult human body mass with height. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(6), p. 1216. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.032)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Waist circumference as an indicator of adiposity and the relevance of body height. Medical Hypotheses, 75(1), pp. 115-119. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.02.003)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Evolutionary determinants of the concentrations of inorganic ions in body fluids. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 264(2), pp. 639-640. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.01.027)

Burton, R.F. and Hinton, J.W. (2010) Up the Tower of Psychobabel: does lexical anarchy impede research into 'psychological stress'? Medical Hypotheses, 74(4), pp. 644-648. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.10.043)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Human allometry: adult bodies are more nearly geometrically similar than regression analysis has suggested. Medical Hypotheses, 74(1), pp. 15-17. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.08.009)

Burton, R.F. (2010) Measures of adiposity: the inappropriate use of the fat mass index. International Journal of Obesity, 34(1), 213-.. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.202)

Burton, R. F. (2010) Estimation of adiposity from body mass and height: a comparison of regression methods. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 8(3), pp. 77-84.

Burton, R. F. (2010) The influence of fat mass on fat-free mass in healthy adults. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 8(4), pp. 109-116.

Burton, R.F. (2009) "Original work" and creative reviews. Medical Hypotheses, 73(6), p. 1080. (doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.05.019)

Burton, R.F. and Cameron, N. (2009) Body fat and skinfold thicknesses: a dimensional analytic approach. Annals of Human Biology, 36(6), pp. 717-726. (doi: 10.3109/03014460903058992)

Burton, R.F. (2008) Estimating body surface area from mass and height: theory and the formula of Du Bois and Du Bois. Annals of Human Biology, 35(2), pp. 170-184. (doi: 10.1080/03014460801908439)

Burton, R.F. (2008) The scaling of eye size in adult birds: relationship to brain, head and body sizes. Vision Research, 48(22), pp. 2345-2351. (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.08.001)

Burton, R. F. (2007) Defining and teaching pH. Journal of Chemical Education, 84(7), p. 1129. (doi: 10.1021/ed084p1129)

Burton, R.F. (2007) Why is the body mass index calculated as mass/height², not as mass/height³? Annals of Human Biology, 34(6), pp. 656-663. (doi: 10.1080/03014460701732962) (PMID:18092209)

Burton, R.F. (2006) A new look at the scaling of size in mammalian eyes. Journal of Zoology, 269(2), pp. 225-232. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00111.x)

Burton, R. F. (2006) Sampling knowledge and understanding: how long should a test be? Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(5), pp. 569-582. (doi: 10.1080/02602930600679589)

Burton, R. F. (2005) Multiple‐choice and true/false tests: myths and misapprehensions. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(1), pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1080/0260293042003243904)

Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F., Reardon, R. and Sellar, F. (2005) Can anger traits be differentiated by psychophysiological stress reactions? Journal of Psychophysiology, 19(1), pp. 68-69. (doi: 10.1027/0269-8803.19.1.61)

Burton, R. F. (2004) Can item response theory help us improve our tests? Medical Education, 38(4), pp. 338-339. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01830.x) (PMID:15025634)

Burton, R.F. (2004) The mathematical treatment of leaf venation: the variation in secondary vein length along the midrib. Annals of Botany, 93(2), pp. 149-156. (doi: 10.1093/aob/mch024) (PMID:14707000) (PMCID:PMC4241078)

Burton, R. F. (2004) Guessing in selected-response tests. Medical Education, 38(1), p. 112. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01741.x) (PMID:14962035)

Burton, R. F. (2004) Multiple choice and true/false tests: reliability measures and some implications of negative marking. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 29(5), pp. 585-595. (doi: 10.1080/02602930410001689153)

Burton, R. F. (2002) Evolutionary determinants of normal arterial plasma pH in ectothermic vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205(5), pp. 641-650. (PMID:11907053)

Burton, R.F. (2002) Misinformation, partial knowledge and guessing in true/false tests. Medical Education, 36, pp. 805-811.

Burton, R.F. (2002) Temperature and acid-base balance in ectothermic vertebrates: the imidazole alphastat hypotheses and beyond. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205, pp. 3587-3600.

Burton, R. F. (2001) Differences in pH between interstitial fluid and arterial blood in water-breathing and air-breathing vertebrates. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 74(4), pp. 607-615. (doi: 10.1086/322171) (PMID:11436145)

Burton, R. F. (2001) Do item-discrimination indices really help us to improve our tests? Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26(3), pp. 213-220. (doi: 10.1080/02602930120052378)

Burton, R. F. (2001) Quantifying the effects of chance in multiple choice and true/false tests: question selection and guessing of answers. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26(1), pp. 41-50. (doi: 10.1080/02602930020022273)

Burton, R. F. and Miller, D. J. (1999) Statistical modelling of multiple‐choice and true/false tests: ways of considering, and of reducing, the uncertainties attributable to guessing. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 24(4), pp. 399-411. (doi: 10.1080/0260293990240404)

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1998) Salivary indices of psychological stress and challenge. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30(1-2), pp. 87-88. (doi: 10.1016/S0167-8760(98)90222-7)

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1997) A psychophysiological model of psystress causation and response applied to the workplace. Journal of Psychophysiology, 11(3), pp. 200-217.

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1997) Salivary ion concentrations, psychological stress and activation. Journal of Psychophysiology, 11(3), p. 275.

Burton, R. F. (1996) The dependence of normal arterial blood pH on sodium concentration in teleost fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 114(2), pp. 111-116. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)02102-7)

Burton, R.F., Hinton, J.W., Neilson, E. and Beastall, G. (1996) Concentrations of sodium, potassium and cortisol in saliva, and self-reported chronic work stress factors. Biological Psychology, 42(3), pp. 425-438. (doi: 10.1016/0301-0511(95)05171-6) (PMID:8652757)

Burton, R. F. (1995) Cation balance in crustacean haemolymph: relationship to cell membrane potentials and membrane surface charge. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 111(1), pp. 125-131. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)98528-O)

Burton, R. F. (1994) The dependence of normal plasma pH on sodium concentration in amphibians, reptiles and man. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 108(1), pp. 1-5. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(94)90046-9) (PMID:7915647)

Burton, R. F. (1993) Creative reviews. Nature, 361(6408), p. 108. (doi: 10.1038/361108d0) (PMID:8421509)

Neilson, E., Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F. and Beastall, G. (1993) Relationships between the concentrations of Na+, K+ and Cortisol in saliva and self reported chronic stress factors in the workplace. Journal of Psychophysiology, 7, pp. 263-264.

Burton, R. F. (1992) The roles of intracellular buffers and bone mineral in the regulation of acid-base balance in mammals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 102(3), pp. 425-432. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90189-W) (PMID:1359935)

Hinton, J.W., Burton, R.F., Farmer, J.G., Rotheiler, E., Shewan, D., Gemmell, M., Berry, J. and Gibson, R. (1992) Relative changes in salivary Na+ and K+ concentrations relating to stress induction. Biological Psychology, 33(1), pp. 63-71. (doi: 10.1016/0301-0511(92)90006-G) (PMID:1600000)

Hinton, J.W. and Burton, R.F. (1992) Clarification of the concept of psychological stress ("psystress"). International Journal of Psychosomatics, 39, pp. 42-43. (PMID:1428619)

Hinton, J. W. and Burton, R. F. (1992) How can stress be taken seriously? A reply to Richard Graveling. Work and Stress, 6(2), pp. 103-106. (doi: 10.1080/02678379208260344)

Burton, R.F. (1988) The protein content of extracellular fluids and its relevance to the study of ionic regulation: Net charge and colloid osmotic pressure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 90(1), pp. 11-16. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(88)90998-X) (PMID:2900094)

Burton, R.F. (1987) On calculating concentrations of “HCO3” from pH and PCO2. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 87(2), pp. 417-422. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(87)90145-9) (PMID:2886282)

Burton, R.F., Morrison, S. M. and Douglas, A.M. (1987) Some effects of injected magnesium chloride in the snail, Helix aspersa: narcosis, magnesium distribution and responses to infused potassium. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 86(1), pp. 113-116. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(87)90286-6)

Burton, R.F. (1986) Internal reference standards in ionic regulation and the predictability of ionic concentrations in animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 83(4), pp. 607-611. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90698-5) (PMID:2870853)

Burton, R.F. (1986) Ionic regulation in crustacea: the influence of temperature on apparent set points. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 84(1), pp. 135-139. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90055-1)

Burton, R.F. (1986) Ionic regulation in fish: the influence of acclimation temperature on plasma composition and apparent set points. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 85(1), pp. 23-28. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90456-1) (PMID:2876818)

Burton, R.F. (1986) The role of imidazole ionization in the control of breathing. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 83(2), pp. 333-336. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90585-2) (PMID:2869874)

Burton, R.F. (1984) Haemolymph composition in spiders and scorpions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 78(4), pp. 613-616. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(84)90607-8)

Burton, R.F. (1983) Cell composition as assessed from osmolality and concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride: total contributions of other substances to osmolality and charge balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 76(1), pp. 161-165. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90308-0) (PMID:6138182)

Burton, R.F. (1983) The composition of animal cells: solutes contributing to osmotic pressure and charge balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Comparative Biochemistry, 76(4), pp. 663-671. (doi: 10.1016/0305-0491(83)90375-9) (PMID:6362972)

Burton, R.F. (1983) Inorganic ion pairs in physiology: significance and quantitation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(4), pp. 781-785. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90347-X) (PMID:6132722)

Burton, R.F. and Enyikwola, O. (1983) Effects of ganglion extracts and other substances on electrical potentials across the mantle of Helix. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(2), pp. 471-473. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90634-5)

Enyikwola, O. and Burton, R.F. (1983) Chloride-dependent electrical potentials across the mantle epithelium of helix. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 74(1), pp. 161-164. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90728-4)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Biologists mis-cite. Nature, 286(5772), p. 438. (doi: 10.1038/286438a0)

Burton, R.F. (1980) The role of intracellular buffers in acid-base disturbances: mathematical modelling. Respiration Physiology, 74(2), pp. 471-473. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(80)90013-4) (PMID:7361019)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Acid and base excretion: assessment and relationships to diet and urine composition. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 66(3), pp. 371-375. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90182-6)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Adenosine triphosphate as a determinant of magnesium levels in cytoplasm. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 65(1), pp. 1-4. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90378-3)

Burton, R.F. (1980) Osmoregulation in aquatic animals: the interpretation of regulation curves. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 66(2), pp. 157-160. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(80)90146-2)

Burton, R.F. (1978) Intracellular buffering. Respiration Physiology, 33(1), pp. 51-58. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(78)90083-X) (PMID:27854)

Burton, R.F. (1977) Haemolymph calcium in Helix pomatia: effects of EGTA, ganglion extracts, ecdysterone, cyclic amp and ionophore A23187. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Comparative Pharmacology, 57(2), pp. 135-137. (doi: 10.1016/0306-4492(77)90059-4)

Burton, R.F. and Jaufeerally, F.R. (1976) The mobilization of calcium and bicarbonate by raised concentrations of potassium in the haemolymph of the snail, Helix pomatia. Journal of Experimental Biology, 64(3), pp. 603-614. (PMID:6611)

Burton, R.F. and Mathie, R.T. (1975) Calcium and pH homeostasis in the snail (Helix pomatia): effects of CO2 and CaCl2 infusion. Experientia, 31(5), pp. 543-544. (doi: 10.1007/BF01932448)

Burton, R.F. (1975) A method of narcotizing snails (Helix pomatia) and cannulating the haemocoel and its application to a study of the role of calcium in the regulation of acid-base balance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 52(3), pp. 483-485. (doi: 10.1016/S0300-9629(75)80069-7) (PMID:241546)

Burton, R.F. (1973) The roles of buffers in body fluids: mathematical analysis. Respiration Physiology, 18(1), pp. 34-42. (doi: 10.1016/0034-5687(73)90020-0) (PMID:4713851)

Burton, R. F. (1973) The significance of ionic concentrations in the internal media of animals. Biological Reviews, 48(2), pp. 195-231. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1973.tb00980.x) (PMID:4592990)

Burton, R.F. (1973) The balance of cations in the plasma of vertebrates and its significance in relation to the properties of cell membranes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 44(3), pp. 781-792. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(73)90142-4) (PMID:4146624)

Burton, R.F. (1972) The storage of calcium and magnesium phosphates and of calcite in the digestive glands of the pulmonata (Gastropoda). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 43(3), pp. 655-663. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(72)90252-6) (PMID:4120561)

Burton, R.F. (1972) The binding of alkaline earth ions by the haemocyanin of Helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 41(3), pp. 555-565. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(72)90013-8)

Burton, R.F. and Loudon, J.R. (1972) The antagonistic actions of calcium and magnesium on the superfused ventricle of the snail Helix pomatia. Journal of Physiology, 220(2), pp. 363-381. (doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1972.sp009712) (PMID:5014104)

Burton, R.F. (1971) Concentrations of cations in the blood of some terrestrial snails. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 39(4), pp. 875-878. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(71)90208-8)

Burton, R.F. (1971) Natural variations in cation levels in the blood of three species of land snail (Pulmonata; helicidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 39(2), pp. 267-275. (doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(71)90083-1)

Burton, R.F. (1970) Tissue buffering in the snail, Helix aspersa. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 37(2), pp. 193-203. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(70)90544-X) (PMID:5484079)

Burton, R.F. and Mackay, J.M. (1970) The influence of cations on contracture in the superfused ventricle of Helix aspersa. Experientia, 26(2), pp. 151-152. (doi: 10.1007/BF01895547) (PMID:5413775)

Burton, R.F. (1969) Buffers in the blood of the snail, helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 29(3), pp. 919-930. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(69)90994-3) (PMID:5793770)

Burton, R.F. (1968) Cell potassium and the significance of osmolarity in vertebrates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 27(3), pp. 763-773. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90616-6) (PMID:5710281)

Burton, R.F. (1968) Ionic balance in the blood of pulmonata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 25(2), pp. 509-516. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90360-5) (PMID:5653707)

Burton, R.F. (1968) Ionic regulation in the snail, Helix aspersa. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 25(2), pp. 501-508. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(68)90359-9) (PMID:5653706)

Burton, R.F. (1967) Ionic balance in the Crustacea. Nature, 213(5078), pp. 812-813. (doi: 10.1038/213812a0) (PMID:6031814)

Burton, R.F. (1966) Aspects of ionic regulation in certain terrestrial pulmonata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 17(3), pp. 1007-1018. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(66)90139-3) (PMID:5943903)

Burton, R. F. (1965) Sodium, potassium, and magnesium in the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Physiological Zoology, 38(4), pp. 335-342. (doi: 10.1086/physzool.38.4.30152410)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Relationships between the cation contents of slime and blood in the snail Helix pomatia L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 15(3), pp. 339-345. (doi: 10.1016/0010-406X(65)90137-4) (PMID:5856672)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Possible factors limiting the concentration of haemocyanin in the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 43(3), pp. 433-438. (doi: 10.1139/z65-043) (PMID:14314946)

Burton, R.F. (1965) Variations in the water and mineral contents of some organs of the snail, Helix pomatia L. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 43(5), pp. 771-779. (doi: 10.1139/z65-080) (PMID:5829176)

Burton, R.F. (1964) Variations in the volume and concentration of the blood of the snail, Helix pomatia L., in relation to the water content of the body. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 42(6), pp. 1085-1097. (doi: 10.1139/z64-106)

Burton, R.F. (1960) The mathematical relationship between the lengths of lateral nerves and their positions on a leaf. New Phytologist, 59(1), pp. 48-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1960.tb06200.x)

Books

Burton, R.F. (2009) Biomedical Calculations: Principles and Practice. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-51911-0

Burton, R. F. (2000) Physiology by Numbers: an Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking [2nd edition]. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 9780521777032

Burton, R. F. (1998) Biology by Numbers: an Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking. Cambridge University Press: New York ; Cambridge. ISBN 9780521576987

Mu, D. and Burton, R. (1990) Plantains in the Rain: Selected Chinese Poems of Du Mu ; translated by R.F. Burton. Series: Wellsweep Chinese poets, 3. Wellsweep: London. ISBN 9780948454080

Burton, R.F. (1975) Ringer Solutions and Physiological Salines. Wright's Scientechnica: Bristol. ISBN 9780856080173

Book Sections

Burton, R.F. (1983) Ionic regulation and water balance. In: Saleuddin, A.S.M. and Wilbur, K. M. (eds.) The Mollusca. Academic Press: New York ; London, pp. 291-352. ISBN 9780127514055

Burton, R.F. (1982) Goals of ionic regulation. In: Addink, A.D.F. and Spronk, N. (eds.) Exogenous and Endogenous Influences on Metabolic and Neural Control. Pergamon Press: Oxford ; New York, pp. 305-312. ISBN 9780080288451 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-028845-1.50094-9)

Burton, R.F. (1976) Calcium metabolism and acid-base balance in Helix pomatia. In: Davies, P. S. and Punt, A. (eds.) Perspectives in Experimental Biology. Pergamon Press: Oxford, pp. 7-16. ISBN 9780080187679 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-018767-9.50006-8)

Book Reviews

Burton, R. (1998) Ezra Pound's Confucian Translations. By Mary Paterson Cheadle. Pp. 323. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997. Hb. $49.50. Translation and Literature, 7(2), pp. 247-251. (doi: 10.3366/tal.1998.7.2.247)[Book Review]