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Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
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Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 21 132 210 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 185
Documents by Best Scientists*: 252
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 76
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.631
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science and Biochemistry. Animal science research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Rumen, Feed conversion ratio and Animal nutrition. The journal tackles topics on Rumen, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Fermentation.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Feed conversion ratio and the similar topic of Weight gain. Studies on Endocrinology discussed in it link to the field of Lactation. Research on Food science addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Nutrient.

Amino acid is part of Biochemistry studies tackled in it. The Dry matter study featured in it draws connections with the study of Hay.

  • Animal science (28.38%)
  • Internal medicine (17.31%)
  • Endocrinology (16.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Liver lipid metabolism (440 citations)
  • Gastrointestinal health and function in weaned pigs: a review of feeding strategies to control post‐weaning diarrhoea without using in‐feed antimicrobial compounds (370 citations)
  • In vitro gas production: a technique revisited (304 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Animal science, Food science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Biochemistry. The works on Animal science tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Feed conversion ratio, Weight gain and Rumen. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Food science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Dry matter and Animal nutrition.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Dry matter and Food science. Animal science research in the journal involves the investigation of Feed conversion ratio studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Weight gain. Oxidative stress and Superoxide dismutase are all aspects of Internal medicine discussed in it.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Oxidative stress, apply to Antioxidant as well. Hay, Organic matter and Latin square are some topics wherein Dry matter research discussed in the journal have an impact. Topics in Malondialdehyde were tackled in line with various other fields like Glutathione peroxidase and Glutathione.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Growth, behavioural, serum biochemical and morphological changes in female rabbits fed high-fat diet. (8 citations)
  • Effect of dietary inclusion of Spirulina on production performance, nutrient digestibility and meat quality traits in post‐weaning piglets (6 citations)
  • Dietary Echinacea purpurea administration enhanced egg laying performance, serum lipid profile, antioxidant status and semen quality in duck breeders during summer season (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 Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • M. Kirchgessner (400 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • F. X. Roth (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • W. Lenkeit (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. Molnar (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • K. D. Günther (63 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 Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (557 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Göttingen (185 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (97 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bonn (93 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Giessen (87 papers) published 1 paper 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, 5.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.61% of all publications and 58.79% 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

  • Probiotics in poultry feed: A comprehensive review.

    Mohamed E. Abd El‐Hack;Mohamed T. El‐Saadony;Manal E. Shafi;Shaza Y. A. Qattan

    (2020)
    337 Citations
  • Health benefits of carotenoids and potential application in poultry industry: A review

    Fazul Nabi;Fazul Nabi;Muhammad A. Arain;Nasir Rajput;Mahmoud Alagawany

    (2020)
    218 Citations
  • Role of acidifiers in livestock nutrition and health: A review

    Beulah Vermilion Pearlin;Shanmathy Muthuvel;Prabakar Govidasamy;Manojkumar Villavan

    (2020)
    169 Citations
  • The role of polyphenols in poultry nutrition.

    Abdel-Moneim E Abdel-Moneim;Abdelrazeq M Shehata;Abdelrazeq M Shehata;Seraj O Alzahrani;Manal E Shafi

    (2020)
    149 Citations
  • Egg storage and breeder age impact on egg quality and embryo development

    Hedia Nasri;Henry van den Brand;Taha Najjar;Moncef Bouzouaia

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • The relationship between villous height and growth performance, small intestinal mucosal enzymes activities and nutrient transporters expression in weaned piglets

    Min Wang;Chan Yang;Qiye Wang;Jianzhong Li

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Black soldier fly and yellow mealworm live larvae for broiler chickens: Effects on bird performance and health status

    Sara Bellezza Oddon;Ilaria Biasato;Arianna Imarisio;Miha Pipan

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Nutritional applications and beneficial health applications of green tea and l-theanine in some animal species: A review

    Mahmoud Alagawany;Mohamed E Abd El-Hack;Muhammad Saeed;Muhammad Naveed;Muhammad Naveed

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Effects of the dietary inclusion of a probiotic or prebiotic on florfenicol pharmacokinetic profile in broiler chicken.

    Samy A. Elgeddawy;Hazem M. Shaheen;Yasser S. El‐Sayed;Magdy Abd Elaziz

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Effect of essential oils or saponins alone or in combination on productive performance, intestinal morphology and digestive enzymes' activity of broiler chickens.

    Ibrahim M. I. Youssef;Ibrahim M. I. Youssef;Klaus Männer;Jürgen Zentek

    (2021)
    36 Citations

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