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Animal Nutrition
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Animal Nutrition

2405-6545

Published by: KeAi Communications

http://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/animal-nutrition/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 12 78 207 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 179
Documents by Best Scientists*: 317
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 64
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.691
Impact Factor: 7.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Animal Nutrition?

Animal science, Food science, Broiler, Feed conversion ratio and Internal medicine are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The featured Animal science studies mainly concentrate on Meal but also cover areas of interest in Soybean meal. Issues in Food science were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Amino acid and Gut flora.

The Broiler works featured in Animal Nutrition incorporate elements from Starch, Immune system, Phytase, Starter and Ileum. The Immune system study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Microbiology. The journal focuses on Ileum but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Jejunum which is concerned with Duodenum.

The in-depth study on Feed conversion ratio also explores topics in the intersecting field of Yolk. It addresses concerns in Internal medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Endocrinology, Gestation and Antioxidant. The work tackled in Animal Nutrition goes beyond the discipline of Antioxidant as it also encompasses Glutathione.

  • Animal science (44.99%)
  • Food science (22.50%)
  • Broiler (18.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Use of antibiotics in broiler production: Global impacts and alternatives. (140 citations)
  • Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production (139 citations)
  • Animals as sources of food-borne pathogens: A review (129 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Nutrition:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Biotechnology, Food science, Animal science, Feed conversion ratio and Antibiotics. The works on Food science tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Soybean meal and Immune system. While the most cited papers focused on Animal science, they were also able to explore topics like Ileum, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Jejunum and Juvenile.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Animal Nutrition primarily tackles Animal science, Food science, Broiler, Feed conversion ratio and Endocrinology. The Animal science research dealing mostly with Dry matter is the focus of it. The journal holds forums on Food science that merges themes from other disciplines such as Malondialdehyde, Antioxidant and Fatty acid.

The study of Ileum and how it intertwines with concepts under Short-chain fatty acid were explored in the presented Broiler research. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Feed conversion ratio and Uric acid. Amino acid, Internal medicine and Gestation are some topics wherein Endocrinology research discussed in Animal Nutrition have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Potential of blended organic acids to improve performance and health of broilers infected with necrotic enteritis. (5 citations)
  • Ruminal microbiota-host interaction and its effect on nutrient metabolism. (5 citations)
  • Antimicrobial peptides as a feed additive alternative to animal production, food safety and public health implications: An overview. (4 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 Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yulong Yin (22 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert A. Swick (21 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mingan Choct (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Shu-Biao Wu (17 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael R. Bedford (15 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (48 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sichuan Agricultural University (39 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of New England (Australia) (37 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hunan Agricultural University (35 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • China Agricultural University (29 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 12 more 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, 9.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.61% of all publications and 15.89% 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

  • Dietary mitigation of enteric methane emissions from ruminants: A review of plant tannin mitigation options.

    Byeng R. Min;Sandra Solaiman;Heidi M. Waldrip;David Parker

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • The interaction among gut microbes, the intestinal barrier and short chain fatty acids

    Jiayu Ma;Xiangshu Piao;Shad Mahfuz;Shad Mahfuz;Shenfei Long

    (2021)
    130 Citations
  • Black soldier fly larvae in broiler diets improve broiler performance and modulate the immune system.

    Jessica de Souza Vilela;Nicholas M. Andronicos;Manisha Kolakshyapati;Matthew Hilliar

    (2021)
    101 Citations
  • Meta-analysis quantifying the potential of dietary additives and rumen modifiers for methane mitigation in ruminant production systems.

    Amelia K. Almeida;Roger S. Hegarty;Annette Cowie

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • The adaptive strategies of yaks to live in the Asian highlands

    (2022)
    91 Citations
  • Intestinal microbiota and its interaction to intestinal health in nursery pigs

    Marcos Elias Duarte;Sung Woo Kim

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Swine gut microbiota and its interaction with host nutrient metabolism.

    Hongyu Wang;Rongying Xu;He Zhang;Yong Su

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Dietary fiber and chicken microbiome interaction: Where will it lead to?

    Tahir Mahmood;Yuming Guo

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Poultry gut health and beyond

    (2023)
    53 Citations
  • Methodologies for energy evaluation of pig and poultry feeds: A review

    Jean Noblet;Shu-Biao Wu;Mingan Choct

    (2021)
    52 Citations

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