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Journal of Animal Science
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Journal of Animal Science

0021-8812

Published by: American Society of Animal Science

https://academic.oup.com/jas

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 10 497 3253 35

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 810
Documents by Best Scientists*: 3882
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 46
SCIMAGO H-index: 191
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.755
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Animal Science?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science and Agronomy. The Animal science study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Rumen. Journal of Animal Science focused on Rumen research but expanded to cover Digestion.

It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Internal medicine and Pregnancy. Endocrinology, which encompasses Estrous cycle and Hormone, is the main subject of Journal of Animal Science. Journal of Animal Science is focused mainly on Food science, particularly Fermentation.

Forage and Grazing are among the concentrations of Agronomy that garnered much attention in the journal. Journal of Animal Science investigates Forage research which frequently intersects with Hay. The study on Weaning presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Lactation.

  • Animal science (39.95%)
  • Internal medicine (14.91%)
  • Endocrinology (14.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability. (2648 citations)
  • Statistical analysis of repeated measures data using SAS procedures. (2431 citations)
  • Methane emissions from cattle. (1732 citations)

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

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science and Beef cattle. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Animal science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Veterinary medicine, Weight gain and Biochemistry. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Pregnancy, Gestation and Composition (visual arts).

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Animal science, Food science, Beef cattle, Andrology and Dry matter are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The research on Animal science featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Rumen, Feces and Meal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • ASAS-NANP SYMPOSIUM: prospects for interactive and dynamic graphics in the era of data-rich animal science1. (7 citations)
  • Vitamin and mineral supplementation and rate of gain during the first trimester of gestation affect concentrations of amino acids in maternal serum and allantoic fluid of beef heifers. (6 citations)
  • Hygiene management in newborn individually housed dairy calves focusing on housing and feeding practices. (5 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 Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael D. Tokach (378 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Robert D. Goodband (339 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Steve S Dritz (297 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 22 less than at the previous edition,
  • Joel M. DeRouchey (261 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jason C Woodworth (222 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 16 less 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 Journal of Animal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (1673 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (1598 papers) published 83 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1480 papers) published 80 papers at the last edition, 28 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kansas State University (1386 papers) published 84 papers at the last edition, 22 less than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (1355 papers) published 107 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 16.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.74% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.46% of all publications and 28.35% 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

  • Advancements in sensor technology and decision support intelligent tools to assist smart livestock farming.

    Luis O Tedeschi;Paul L Greenwood;Paul L Greenwood;Ilan Halachmi

    (2021)
    145 Citations
  • Effects of dietary fatty acids on gut health and function of pigs pre- and post-weaning

    Charlotte Lauridsen;Charlotte Lauridsen

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • An evaluation of the economic effects of bovine respiratory disease on animal performance, carcass traits, and economic outcomes in feedlot cattle defined using four BRD diagnosis methods.

    Claudia Blakebrough-Hall;Joe P McMeniman;Luciano A González

    (2020)
    123 Citations
  • Effect of dietary medium-chain fatty acids on nursery pig growth performance, fecal microbial composition, and mitigation properties against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus following storage

    Jordan T Gebhardt;Katelyn A Thomson;Jason C Woodworth;Steve S Dritz

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Cattle adapted to tropical and subtropical environments: social, nutritional, and carcass quality considerations.

    Reinaldo F Cooke;Courtney L Daigle;Philipe Moriel;Stephen B Smith

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Transcriptome changes underlie alterations in behavioral traits in different types of chicken.

    Siyu Chen;Chao Yan;Hai Xiang;Jinlong Xiao

    (2020)
    105 Citations
  • The incompletely fulfilled promise of embryo transfer in cattle-why aren't pregnancy rates greater and what can we do about it?

    Peter J Hansen

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Considerations and best practices in animal science 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing microbiome studies

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • A critical reflection on intensive pork production with an emphasis on animal health and welfare.

    Dominiek G D Maes;Jeroen Dewulf;Carlos Piñeiro;Sandra Edwards

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Amino acids and the regulation of oxidative stress and immune function in dairy cattle

    Danielle N Coleman;Vincenzo Lopreiato;Abdulrahman Alharthi;Juan J Loor

    (2020)
    64 Citations

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