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Irish Veterinary Journal
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Irish Veterinary Journal

0368-0762

Published by: Springer

https://irishvetjournal.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 80 28 40 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.825
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Irish Veterinary Journal?

The journal investigates studies in Veterinary medicine, Herd, Surgery, Pathology and Animal science. The journal explores issues in Veterinary medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Epidemiology, Dairy cattle, Helminths, Outbreak and Seroprevalence. Epidemiology research is concerned with Prevalence in particular.

The study on Dairy cattle presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Mastitis. In it, researchers investigate the Outbreak study as part of research in the field of Virology. The study on Animal science presented in Irish Veterinary Journal intersects with subjects under the field of Ice calving.

  • Veterinary medicine (31.29%)
  • Herd (11.77%)
  • Surgery (9.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MEASUREMENTS OF THE ACID-BINDING CAPACITY OF INGREDIENTS USED IN PIG DIETS (99 citations)
  • Genetics of animal health and disease in cattle (82 citations)
  • Calf health from birth to weaning. I. General aspects of disease prevention (82 citations)

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

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Veterinary medicine, Dairy cattle, Animal science, Herd and Biotechnology. While the most cited articles focused on Veterinary medicine, they were also able to explore topics like Antibiotics, Raw milk, Environmental health, Virus and Milking. The published papers address concerns in Herd which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Paratuberculosis and Somatic cell count.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Veterinary medicine, Animal welfare, Management practices, Incidence (epidemiology) and Antibiotic resistance. The studies on Veterinary medicine discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chlamydia, Epidemiology, Staphylococcus aureus, Mastitis and Seroprevalence. While the journal focused on Mastitis, it was also able to explore topics like Disinfectant, Ingredient, Active ingredient and Bacteria.

The journal addresses concerns in Animal welfare which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Organ development, Exotic pet, Colostrum and Public housing. In addition to Incidence (epidemiology) research, it aims to explore topics under Fibrosis, Clinical trial, Disease and French bulldog. In the journal, Tetracycline, Herd, Antimicrobial and Penicillin are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Antibiotic resistance research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm colonisation. (1 citations)
  • Exotic pets in Ireland: 2. Provision of veterinary services and perspectives of veterinary professionals' on responsible ownership. (1 citations)
  • Why do Irish pig farmers use medications? Barriers for effective reduction of antimicrobials in Irish pig production (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 Irish Veterinary Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Simon J. More (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael L. Doherty (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luke O’Grady (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Alison Hanlon (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • John F. Mee (16 papers) published 1 paper 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 Irish Veterinary Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University College Dublin (170 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Teagasc (48 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Queen's University Belfast (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Royal Veterinary College (8 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, 7.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 73.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.85% of all publications and 11.54% 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

  • European perspectives on efforts to reduce antimicrobial usage in food animal production

    Simon John More

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm colonisation.

    Daniel Crespo-Piazuelo;Peadar G. Lawlor

    (2021)
    118 Citations
  • Investigation of bovine abortion and stillbirth/perinatal mortality - similar diagnostic challenges, different approaches

    John F. Mee

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Epidemiological study on calf diarrhea and coccidiosis in dairy farms in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia.

    Habtamu Tamrat;Negesse Mekonnen;Yeshwas Ferede;Rudi Cassini

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Association between clinical respiratory signs, lung lesions detected by thoracic ultrasonography and growth performance in pre-weaned dairy calves.

    Inmaculada Cuevas-Gómez;Mark McGee;José María Sánchez;Edward O’Riordan

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Current antimicrobial use in farm animals in the Republic of Ireland.

    Hannah Martin;Edgar Garcia Manzanilla;Edgar Garcia Manzanilla;Simon John More;Lorcan O’Neill;Lorcan O’Neill

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Will we ever eradicate animal tuberculosis?

    (2023)
    23 Citations
  • The effect of disinfectant ingredients on teat skin bacteria associated with mastitis in Irish dairy herds

    Sarah Rose Fitzpatrick;Sarah Rose Fitzpatrick;Mary Garvey;Jim Flynn;Bernadette O’Brien

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States

    (2023)
    14 Citations

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