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Animal Science Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 128 39 42 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 76
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.454
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Animal Science Journal?

The concepts of Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science and Dry matter are tackled in the journal. The journal addresses concerns in Animal science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Rumen, Lactation and Agronomy. The research on Rumen discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Digestion.

Hormone is a major topic of Endocrinology research presented in it. Issues in Food science were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biochemistry and Fatty acid. Neutral Detergent Fiber is the primary subject of Dry matter works presented in the journal.

The work tackled in Animal Science Journal goes beyond the discipline of Fermentation as it also encompasses Lactic acid.

  • Animal science (30.67%)
  • Internal medicine (19.89%)
  • Endocrinology (19.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Factors affecting methane production and mitigation in ruminants (138 citations)
  • Health-beneficial effects of probiotics: Its mode of action. (133 citations)
  • Evaluating environmental impacts of the Japanese beef cow-calf system by the life cycle assessment method (128 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Science Journal:

The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science and Biochemistry. The journal publications connects the study in Animal science with the closely related areas of Feed conversion ratio. The journal papers explore topics in Food science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Microbiology and Fatty acid.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Animal Science Journal focuses largely on the fields of Animal science, Food science, Rumen, Fermentation and Cell biology. The studies on Animal science discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Body weight and Nutrient. While it focused on Food science, it was also able to explore topics like Feces, Bacteria, Microbial population biology, Chemical composition and Propionate.

Many of the studies tackled connect Fermentation with a similar field of study like Bacillus subtilis. It tackles studies in Gene and the interrelated subject of Molecular biology to gain insights into Cell biology. It is mostly focused on Dry matter, specifically Neutral Detergent Fiber.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Astaxanthin Z-isomer-rich diets enhance egg yolk pigmentation in laying hens compared to that in all-E-isomer-rich diets (3 citations)
  • Microbial community structure of the bovine rumen as affected by feeding cashew nut shell liquid, a methane-inhibiting and propionate-enhancing agent (3 citations)
  • Anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure and Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) under thermophilic condition: Optimal ratio for biochemical methane production. (2 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 Science Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hideyuki Mannen (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Toshio Tanaka (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katsuji Uetake (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kazuo Katoh (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yasuo Kobayashi (33 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 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 Science Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tohoku University (169 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Azabu University (111 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (108 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hiroshima University (89 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (88 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 3.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.85% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.89% 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 39.26% 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

  • Examination of milk microbiota, fecal microbiota, and blood metabolites of Jersey cows in cool and hot seasons

    Qui D. Nguyen;Takeshi Tsuruta;Naoki Nishino

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Dietary supplementation of essential oils and lysozyme reduces mortality and improves intestinal integrity of broiler chickens with necrotic enteritis.

    Encun Du;Yuming Guo

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Genetic parameters for total lactation yields of milk, fat, protein, and somatic cell score in New Zealand dairy goats.

    Megan R. Scholtens;Nicolas Lopez‐Villalobos;Dorian Garrick;Hugh Blair

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Sensorial, color, lipid oxidation, and visual acceptability of dry-aged beef from young bulls with different fat thickness.

    Rodrigo Augusto Cortêz Passetti;Francisco de Assis Fonseca de Macedo;Gladston Rafael de Arruda Santos;Edinéia Bonin

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Effects of dietary dihydroartemisinin supplementation on growth performance, hepatic inflammation, and lipid metabolism in weaned piglets with intrauterine growth retardation

    Yongwei Zhao;Yu Niu;Jintian He;Zhending Gan

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Apple polyphenols improve intestinal barrier function by enhancing antioxidant capacity and suppressing inflammation in weaning piglets.

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Association between residual feed intake, digestion, ingestive behavior, enteric methane emission and nitrogen metabolism in Nellore beef cattle.

    Camila Delveaux Araujo Batalha;Marcela Morelli;Renata Helena Branco;Joslaine Noely Dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Effects of immunocastration performed at two live weights on the growth physiology, temperament and testicular development of feral beef bulls.

    Agustí Noya;Guillermo Ripoll;Isabel Casasús;Albina Sanz

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Fennel seeds dietary inclusion as a sustainable approach to reduce methane production and improve nutrient utilization and ruminal fermentation

    (2024)
    8 Citations
  • Curcumin reduces oxidative stress and fat deposition in <i>longissimus dorsi</i> muscle of intrauterine growth‐retarded finishing pigs

    (2022)
    7 Citations

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