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Journal of Dairy Science
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Journal of Dairy Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 3 491 2137 51
Biology and Biochemistry 134 140 403 36
Chemistry 268 80 131 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 887
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2642
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 43
SCIMAGO H-index: 241
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.25
Impact Factor: 4.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Dairy Science?

The foci of the journal are Animal science, Food science, Lactation, Dairy cattle and Internal medicine. Some problems in Animal science that were presented in Journal of Dairy Science overlapped with concepts under Rumen and Ice calving. Rumen studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Biochemistry.

The research on Food science discussed in Journal of Dairy Science draws on the closely related field of Composition (visual arts). The featured Lactation study falls within the wider topic of Pregnancy. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Internal medicine but it intersects with the subject of Endocrinology.

Topics in Dry matter explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Silage, Forage, Total mixed ration and Latin square. The work on Forage tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Hay and Fodder. The study of Mastitis and how it intertwines with concepts under Somatic cell count were explored in the presented Veterinary medicine research.

  • Animal science (30.32%)
  • Food science (25.77%)
  • Lactation (16.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. (18207 citations)
  • Efficient Methods to Compute Genomic Predictions (2948 citations)
  • A Body Condition Scoring Chart for Holstein Dairy Cows (2055 citations)

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

The most cited papers aim to foster the development of research in Animal science, Dairy cattle, Food science, Lactation and Internal medicine. The journal articles hold forums on Animal science that merge themes from other disciplines such as Pregnancy, Ice calving and Agronomy. The featured Internal medicine studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Endocrinology but also cover areas of interest in Mammary gland.

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 scientific interests tackled in the journal are Animal science, Lactation, Dry matter, Food science and Herd. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Animal science, it also covered topics in Rumen, Ice calving and Feed conversion ratio. The Ice calving study featured falls within the wider field of Pregnancy.

The overlapping concepts between Silage and Forage are the key highlights of Dry matter study. Probiotic and Bacteria are some topics wherein Food science research discussed in it have an impact. The studies on Herd discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Breed, Mastitis, Milking and Somatic cell count.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Invited review: Lying time and the welfare of dairy cows. (16 citations)
  • Invited review: Microfiltration-derived casein and whey proteins from milk. (14 citations)
  • Synbiotic sheep milk ice cream reduces chemically induced mouse colon carcinogenesis. (10 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 Dairy Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Juan J. Loor (191 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • David M. Barbano (184 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Daniel M. Weary (170 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Donald J. McMahon (167 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • G.R. Wiggans (154 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 Dairy Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cornell University (2130 papers) published 53 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (1848 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (1185 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1170 papers) published 35 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Guelph (983 papers) published 55 papers at the last edition, 11 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, 4.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.24% of all publications and 37.85% 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

  • Invited review: Current enteric methane mitigation options.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    302 Citations
  • Consensus recommendations on calf- and herd-level passive immunity in dairy calves in the United States

    J. Lombard;N. Urie;F. Garry;S. Godden

    (2020)
    291 Citations
  • Short communication: Characterization of molasses chemical composition.

    A. Palmonari;D. Cavallini;C.J. Sniffen;L. Fernandes

    (2020)
    205 Citations
  • Exploration of variance, autocorrelation, and skewness of deviations from lactation curves as resilience indicators for breeding

    M. Poppe;R.F. Veerkamp;M.L. van Pelt;H.A. Mulder

    (2020)
    202 Citations
  • Invited review: Lying time and the welfare of dairy cows.

    Cassandra B. Tucker;Margit Bak Jensen;Anne Marie de Passillé;Laura Hänninen

    (2021)
    200 Citations
  • Effects of the macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis and oregano leaves on methane emission, rumen fermentation, and lactational performance of dairy cows

    H. A. Stefenoni;S. E. Raisanen;S. F. Cueva;D. E. Wasson

    (2021)
    179 Citations
  • Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and coancestry and effective population size of Holstein and Jersey cattle populations

    Bayode O. Makanjuola;Filippo Miglior;Emhimad A. Abdalla;Christian Maltecca

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • Invited review: The influence of immune activation on transition cow health and performance-A critical evaluation of traditional dogmas.

    E.A. Horst;S.K. Kvidera;L.H. Baumgard

    (2021)
    160 Citations
  • Invited review: Fate of antibiotic residues, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes in US dairy manure management systems

    Jason P. Oliver;Curt A. Gooch;Stephanie Lansing;Jenna Schueler

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Consumer perception of the sustainability of dairy products and plant-based dairy alternatives.

    A.N. Schiano;W.S. Harwood;P.D. Gerard;M.A. Drake

    (2020)
    126 Citations

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