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Animal Feed Science and Technology
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Animal Feed Science and Technology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 11 263 506 29
Plant Science and Agronomy 281 17 19 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 382
Documents by Best Scientists*: 605
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 149
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.694
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Animal Feed Science and Technology?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Animal science, Dry matter, Food science, Rumen and Agronomy. The journal explores issues in Animal science which can be linked to other research areas like Feed conversion ratio, Biochemistry, Meal and Botany. Feed conversion ratio research discussed connects with the study of Weight gain.

The journal focused on Meal research but expanded to cover Rapeseed. It explores topics in Dry matter which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Silage, Organic matter, Digestion and Forage. The Food science works featured in Animal Feed Science and Technology incorporate elements from Composition (visual arts), Soybean meal and Animal nutrition.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Rumen, it also covered topics in Dairy cattle, Propionate and Incubation. In addition to Agronomy research, Animal Feed Science and Technology aims to explore topics under Urea and Nutrient. The journal explores research in Fermentation and the adjacent study of Lactic acid.

  • Animal science (49.81%)
  • Dry matter (42.21%)
  • Food science (30.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Standardization of procedures for nitrogen fractionation of ruminant feeds (1795 citations)
  • The nutrient requirements of ruminant livestock (1439 citations)
  • Carbohydrate and lignin contents of plant materials used in animal feeding (1220 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Feed Science and Technology:

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Animal science, Food science, Dry matter, Rumen and Agronomy. In addition to Food science research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Nutrient and Animal nutrition. The published articles hold forums on Dry matter that merge themes from other disciplines such as Silage, Organic matter, Fodder and Forage.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Animal science, Dry matter, Food science, Fermentation and Rumen. The concepts on Animal science presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Feed conversion ratio, Soybean meal, Nutrient and Meal. The research on Dry matter tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Composition (visual arts), Forage, Starch and Latin square.

Issues in Food science were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Antioxidant and Fatty acid. It addresses concerns in the field of Fermentation by exploring it in line with topics in Silage which intersect with Lactic acid subjects. The studies on Rumen discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ruminant and Hay.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Paenibacillus polymyxa (LM31) as a new feed additive: Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity and its effects on growth, blood biochemistry, and intestinal bacterial populations of growing Japanese quail (11 citations)
  • Exploring microbial community structure and metabolic gene clusters during silage fermentation of paper mulberry, a high-protein woody plant (8 citations)
  • Characterization of the nutritive value of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) dominated pastures using updated chemical methods with application for the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Animal Feed Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • P.H. Robinson (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerhard Flachowsky (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • D.I. Givens (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tim A. McAllister (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John W. Cone (49 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Animal Feed Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (237 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (158 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (138 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (138 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (135 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.02% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.81% of all publications and 56.04% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Ability of tannins to modulate ruminal lipid metabolism and milk and meat fatty acid profiles

    Pilar Frutos;Gonzalo Hervás;Antonio Natalello;G. Luciano

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • Chemical composition, protein quality and nutritive value of commercial soybean meals produced from beans from different countries: A meta-analytical study

    M.A. Ibáñez;C. de Blas;L. Cámara;G.G. Mateos

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Future directions of animal feed technology research to meet the challenges of a changing world

    A.F.B. van der Poel;M.R. Abdollahi;H. Cheng;R. Colovic

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Size reduction in feed technology and methods for determining, expressing and predicting particle size: A review

    F. Lyu;M. Thomas;W.H. Hendriks;A.F.B. van der Poel

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Paenibacillus polymyxa (LM31) as a new feed additive: Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity and its effects on growth, blood biochemistry, and intestinal bacterial populations of growing Japanese quail

    Mahmoud Alagawany;Mahmoud Madkour;Mohamed T. El-Saadony;Fayiz M. Reda

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Plant secondary metabolites as feed additives in calves for antimicrobial stewardship

    P. Ravi Kanth Reddy;M.M.M.Y. Elghandour;A.Z.M. Salem;D. Yasaswini

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Effects of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal microbe and barrier function in weaning piglet

    Tingting Chen;Tingting Chen;Daiwen Chen;Daiwen Chen;Gang Tian;Gang Tian;Ping Zheng;Ping Zheng

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • The effect of probiotics, phytobiotics and their combination as feed additives in the diet of dairy calves on performance, rumen fermentation and blood metabolites during the preweaning period

    Barbara Stefańska;Jacek Sroka;Frank Katzer;Piotr Goliński

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Bee propolis extract as a phytogenic feed additive to enhance diet digestibility, rumen microbial biosynthesis, mitigating methane formation and health status of late pregnant ewes

    A.S. Morsy;Y.A. Soltan;H.M. El-Zaiat;H.M. El-Zaiat;S.M. Alencar

    (2021)
    45 Citations

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