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Animal Microbiome
H-index 31

Animal Microbiome

2524-4671

Published by: Springer

https://animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 31 73 74 20
Microbiology 137 42 44 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 264
Documents by Best Scientists*: 201
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.291
Impact Factor: 4.4

Top Publications

  • Gut eukaryotic communities in pigs: diversity, composition and host genetics contribution.

    Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas;Francesc Prenafeta-Boldú;Laura M. Zingaretti;Olga Gonzalez-Rodriguez

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Multi-kingdom characterization of the core equine fecal microbiota based on multiple equine (sub)species

    J. E. Edwards;S. A. Shetty;P. van den Berg;F. Burden

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Composition and co-occurrence patterns of the microbiota of different niches of the bovine mammary gland: potential associations with mastitis susceptibility, udder inflammation, and teat-end hyperkeratosis.

    Hooman Derakhshani;Hooman Derakhshani;Jan C. Plaizier;Jeroen De Buck;Herman W. Barkema

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Microbial symbiosis and coevolution of an entire clade of ancient vertebrates: the gut microbiota of sea turtles and its relationship to their phylogenetic history

    Titus Franciscus Scheelings;Robert J. Moore;Thi Thu Hao Van;Marcel Klaassen

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Late weaning is associated with increased microbial diversity and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii abundance in the fecal microbiota of piglets.

    Francesca Romana Massacci;Francesca Romana Massacci;Mustapha Berri;Gaetan Lemonnier;Elodie Guettier

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Modulation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity by feeding diets with processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meals and fractions

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Environmentally enriched housing conditions affect pig welfare, immune system and gut microbiota in early life.

    Caifang Wen;Ingrid van Dixhoorn;Dirkjan Schokker;Henri Woelders

    (2021)
    36 Citations

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

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Exploring these related degrees and career pathways can broaden skill sets, improve job prospects, and ultimately contribute to advancements in animal and human health alike.

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