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Animal Frontiers
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Animal Frontiers

2160-6056

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/af

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 46 80 67 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 104
Documents by Best Scientists*: 84
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 55
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.799
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Animal Frontiers?

Animal Frontiers mostly deals with topics like Livestock, Biotechnology, Agricultural economics, Natural resource economics and Sustainability. Animal Frontiers explores topics in Livestock which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Agriculture, Food security, Agroforestry and Agricultural science.

  • Livestock (19.39%)
  • Biotechnology (12.76%)
  • Agricultural economics (7.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • From first- to third-generation biofuels: Challenges of producing a commodity from a biomass of increasing complexity (225 citations)
  • Genomic selection: A paradigm shift in animal breeding (189 citations)
  • Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security (158 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Frontiers:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Livestock, Biotechnology, Agricultural economics, Agricultural science and Genomic selection. While Livestock is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Climate change, Natural resource economics, Pregnancy rate, Productivity and Animal science. The studies on Biotechnology discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Quality (business), Food science, SNP genotyping, Genomics and Fodder crops.

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Livestock, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Domestication, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. It addresses concerns in Livestock which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Agroforestry, Livelihood, Agricultural science, Sustainability and Grazing. The studies in Sustainability featured incorporate elements of Agriculture, Natural resource economics, Ruminant livestock and Agricultural economics.

The research on Natural resource economics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biofuel, Food waste and Rendering (computer graphics). It focuses on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Socioeconomics and Animal breeding. Domestication research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Zoology, Workflow and Ethnology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana (4 citations)
  • Slowing pig growth during COVID-19, models for use in future market fluctuations (3 citations)
  • Farm animal genetic resources and the COVID-19 pandemic (3 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 Frontiers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Steven A. Zinn (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anna C Dilger (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrea Rosati (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Meghan Wulster-Radcliffe (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tim A. McAllister (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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 Frontiers (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Purdue University (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Washington State University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 8.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 55.56% 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

  • The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value.

    (2023)
    103 Citations
  • Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective

    Kim Ominski;Tim McAllister;Kim Stanford;Genet Mengistu

    (2021)
    81 Citations
  • The science behind the wool industry. The importance and value of wool production from sheep.

    Emma K Doyle;James W V Preston;Bruce A McGregor;Phil I Hynd

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Wildlife-livestock interactions in animal production systems: what are the biosecurity and health implications?

    Ferran Jori;Marta Hernandez-Jover;Ioannis Magouras;Salome Dürr

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment.

    Mulubrhan Balehegn;Mulubrhan Balehegn;Ermias Kebreab;Adugna Tolera;Sarah Hunt

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • The future of phenomics in dairy cattle breeding.

    John B Cole;Sophie A E Eaglen;Christian Maltecca;Han A Mulder

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles

    (2023)
    35 Citations
  • Current state of enteric methane and the carbon footprint of beef and dairy cattle in the United States.

    Jasmine A Dillon;Kim R Stackhouse-Lawson;Greg J Thoma;Stacey A Gunter

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Phenomics and its potential impact on livestock development in low-income countries: innovative applications of emerging related digital technology

    Raphael Mrode;Raphael Mrode;Chinyere Ekine Dzivenu;Karen Marshall;Mizeck Gift Gibson Chagunda

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • A 2020 synopsis of the cell-cultured animal industry

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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