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Australian Veterinary Journal
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Australian Veterinary Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 94 42 108 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 96
Documents by Best Scientists*: 146
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.505
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Australian Veterinary Journal?

Australian Veterinary Journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Veterinary medicine, Virology, Animal science, Microbiology and Pathology. The studies on Veterinary medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Helminths and Outbreak. Virology research discussed connects with the study of Antibody.

  • Veterinary medicine (17.06%)
  • Virology (11.20%)
  • Animal science (7.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Laboratory Handbook on Bovine Mastitis. (758 citations)
  • A SPECIFIC BREEDING PROBLEM OF SHEEP ON SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER PASTURES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA (565 citations)
  • Effect of season and temperature on mortality in amphibians due to chytridiomycosis (345 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Australian Veterinary Journal:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Veterinary medicine, Virology, Animal science, Pathology and Microbiology. While Veterinary medicine is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Helminths and Feces. The works on Virology tackled in the published articles bring together disciplines like Antibody, Immunology and Serology.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Veterinary medicine, Anesthesia, Internal medicine, Demography and Animal science. Viral diarrhoea is part of Veterinary medicine studies tackled in the journal. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Anesthesia and the similar topic of Lameness.

It connects the study in Internal medicine with the closely related area of Cardiology. The study of Demography encompasses disciplines such as Incidence (epidemiology), as well as fields such as Disease, all of which overlap with one another. Australian Veterinary Journal focuses on Animal science as well as the interrelated topic of Pasture.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ovine abortion and stillbirth investigations in Australia. (3 citations)
  • The contraceptive efficacy of a self-assembling intra-uterine device in domestic mares. (2 citations)
  • Pet ownership and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown. (1 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 Australian Veterinary Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • H. McL. Gordon (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Malik (90 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • P. B. Spradbrow (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. D. J. Watson (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. W. Ladds (55 papers) absent 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 Australian Veterinary Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sydney (1180 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (916 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (744 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (511 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Animal Research Institute (441 papers) absent at the last 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, 15.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 4.17% of all publications and 11.11% 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

  • Genomics and pathogenesis of the avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for poultry

    P Gray;R Jenner;J Norris;S Page

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection in domestic pet cats in Australia and New Zealand: Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and management

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Ovine abortion and stillbirth investigations in Australia.

    T Clune;S Beetson;S Besier;G Knowles

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Control of sheep flystrike: what's been tried in the past and where to from here.

    A C Kotze;P J James

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Emerging leptospirosis in urban Sydney dogs: a case series (2017–2020)

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Antimicrobial use and stewardship practices on Australian beef feedlots.

    S.M. Badger;S.M. Badger;K.F. Sullivan;D. Jordan;C.G.B. Caraguel

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Incidence of presenting complaints and diagnoses in insured Australian dogs.

    S Wolf;J Selinger;MP Ward;P Santos‐Smith

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Seroprevalence of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in pig‐hunting dogs from north Queensland, Australia

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Circannual variation in plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentrations and dexamethasone suppression test results in Standardbred horses, Andalusian horses and mixed‐breed ponies

    NJ Bamford;PA Harris;SR Bailey

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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