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Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Italian Journal of Animal Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 30 97 263 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 146
Documents by Best Scientists*: 304
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.598
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Italian Journal of Animal Science?

Italian Journal of Animal Science focuses largely on the fields of Animal science, Food science, Veterinary medicine, Breed and Internal medicine. The works on Animal science deal in particular with Dry matter. Issues in Food science were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Composition (visual arts) and Fatty acid.

The works on Fatty acid deal in particular with Polyunsaturated fatty acid. The journal focused on Breed research conducted under the discipline of Genetics. Single-nucleotide polymorphism is part of Genetics studies tackled in Italian Journal of Animal Science.

It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Internal medicine and Endocrinology.

  • Animal science (35.41%)
  • Food science (23.25%)
  • Veterinary medicine (10.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Physiological and pathological adaptations in dairy cows that may increase susceptibility to periparturient diseases and disorders (202 citations)
  • Partial or total replacement of soybean oil by black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) fat in broiler diets: effect on growth performances, feed-choice, blood traits, carcass characteristics and meat quality (117 citations)
  • Tenebrio molitor meal in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets: effects on animal performance, nutrient digestibility and chemical composition of fillets (99 citations)

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

The journal papers investigate studies in Animal science, Food science, Feed conversion ratio, Broiler and Veterinary medicine. The journal articles hold forums on Animal science that merge themes from other disciplines such as Endocrinology and Internal medicine. The published articles focus on Food science but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Composition (visual arts) which is concerned with Lactation and Somatic cell count.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Italian Journal of Animal Science mainly tackles studies in Food science, Animal science, Broiler, Immune system and Antioxidant. Food science research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Linoleic acid, Fatty acid and Immunity. Animal science research featured in Italian Journal of Animal Science incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Forage, Lactation and Nutrient.

While Broiler is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Nutrient digestibility, Oxidative phosphorylation, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Immune system and Microbiology are closely related fields of research discussed in Italian Journal of Animal Science. Most of the works presented in Italian Journal of Animal Science deals with Antioxidant but it intersects with the subject of Enzyme.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Use of biological nano zinc as a feed additive in quail nutrition: biosynthesis, antimicrobial activity and its effect on growth, feed utilisation, blood metabolites and intestinal microbiota (17 citations)
  • Enhancing quality and safety of raw buffalo meat using the bioactive peptides of pea and red kidney bean under refrigeration conditions (5 citations)
  • Influences of dietary herbal blend and feed restriction on growth, carcass characteristics and gut microbiota of growing rabbits (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 Italian Journal of Animal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Luca Fontanesi (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Martino Cassandro (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vincenzo Russo (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marcello Mele (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Giovanni Bittante (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Italian Journal of Animal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Milan (227 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Padua (203 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bologna (176 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florence (109 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pisa (106 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 13.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.57% 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 36.43% 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

  • Insect and fish by-products as sustainable alternatives to conventional animal proteins in animal nutrition

    Laura Gasco;Gabriele Acuti;Paolo Bani;Antonella Dalle Zotte

    (2020)
    239 Citations
  • Use of biological nano zinc as a feed additive in quail nutrition: biosynthesis, antimicrobial activity and its effect on growth, feed utilisation, blood metabolites and intestinal microbiota

    Fayiz M. Reda;Mohamed T. El-Saadony;Talaat K. El-Rayes;Adel I. Attia

    (2021)
    92 Citations
  • Protein hunger of the feed sector: the alternatives offered by the plant world

    Giuliana Parisi;Francesca Tulli;Riccardo Fortina;Rosaria Marino

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • The beneficial impacts of dietary phycocyanin supplementation on growing rabbits under high ambient temperature

    Sameh A. Abdelnour;Ayman A. Swelum;Ali Salama;Muath Q. Al-Ghadi

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Influences of dietary herbal blend and feed restriction on growth, carcass characteristics and gut microbiota of growing rabbits

    Diaa E. Abou-Kassem;Khalid M. Mahrose;Rania A. El-Samahy;Manal E. Shafi

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Enhancing quality and safety of raw buffalo meat using the bioactive peptides of pea and red kidney bean under refrigeration conditions

    Mohamed T. El-Saadony;Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack;Ayman A. Swelum;Saad I. Al-Sultan

    (2021)
    60 Citations
  • Effects of stocking density and environmental conditions on performance, immunity, carcase characteristics, blood constitutes, and economical parameters of cobb 500 strain broiler chickens

    Majid Gholami;Mohammad Chamani;Alireza Seidavi;Ali Asghar Sadeghi

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Impact of dietary cold-pressed chia oil on growth, blood chemistry, haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of growing Japanese quail

    Mahmoud Alagawany;Mohammed Nasr;Abdulaziz Al-Abdullatif;Rashed Abdullah Alhotan

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Impact of phytase on improving the utilisation of pelleted broiler diets containing olive by-products

    Mohammed A. Al-Harthi;Youssef A. Attia;Ali S. El-Shafey;Mohamed F. Elgandy

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Inflammatory status and metabolic changes at dry-off in high-yield dairy cows

    Matteo Mezzetti;Andrea Minuti;Fiorenzo Piccioli-Cappelli;Erminio Trevisi

    (2020)
    32 Citations

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