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Journal of Small Animal Practice
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Journal of Small Animal Practice

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 83 17 34 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 65
Documents by Best Scientists*: 68
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.78
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Small Animal Practice?

The journal investigates areas of study like Surgery, Pathology, Internal medicine, Clinical significance and Anatomy. Topics in Surgery explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Anesthesia, Gynecology and CATS. Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

The Clinical significance study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Retrospective cohort study. It explores studies in Radiography as part of the wider topic of Radiology.

  • Surgery (28.98%)
  • Pathology (16.93%)
  • Internal medicine (15.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Canine neoplasia in the UK: estimates of incidence rates from a population of insured dogs. (339 citations)
  • BSAVA EDUCATION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED ARTICLE (226 citations)
  • Cardiac troponin I: evaluation of a biomarker for the diagnosis of heart disease in the dog (222 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Small Animal Practice:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Surgery, Internal medicine, Pathology, CATS and Clinical significance. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Surgery, it also covers topics in Anesthesia and Incidence (epidemiology). While the most cited papers focused on Internal medicine, they were also able to explore topics like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

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 objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Clinical significance, Surgery, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology and CATS. Clinical significance research featured in Journal of Small Animal Practice incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Radiology, Radiography, Medical record, Retrospective cohort study and Confidence interval. The presented Radiology research focuses mostly on Lesion and, on occasion, topics in Histopathology.

Confidence interval research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Odds ratio and Veterinary medicine. Physical examination and Stent are all topics related to Surgery research discussed. The in-depth study on Internal medicine also explores topics in the intersecting field of Cardiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Frequency of respiratory pathogens and SARS-CoV-2 in canine and feline samples submitted for respiratory testing in early 2020. (4 citations)
  • Autologous corneal graft for the treatment of deep corneal defects in dogs: 15 cases (2014-2017). (4 citations)
  • Spontaneous oral tumours in 18 rabbits (2005-2015). (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 Small Animal Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • M. E. Herrtage (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Day (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nick D. Jeffery (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Robert N. White (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard J. Mellanby (36 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 Journal of Small Animal Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Veterinary College (555 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (347 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Glasgow (297 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (297 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (289 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 31.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.01% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.40% of all publications and 27.40% 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

  • Proposal for rational antibacterial use in the diagnosis and treatment of dogs with chronic diarrhoea.

    M. Cerquetella;G. Rossi;J. S. Suchodolski;S. Salavati Schmitz

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK.

    C Pegram;E Raffan;E White;A H Ashworth

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • How close is SARS-CoV-2 to canine and feline coronaviruses?

    K. Sharun;S. Sircar;Y. S. Malik;R. K. Singh

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • <scp>UK</scp> dogs eating raw meat diets have higher risk of <scp><i>Salmonella</i></scp> and antimicrobial‐resistant <scp><i>Escherichia coli</i></scp> faecal carriage

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Canine leishmaniosis and kidney disease: Q&A for an overall management in clinical practice.

    X. Roura;O. Cortadellas;M. J. Day;S. L. Benali

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Juvenile‐onset and adult‐onset demodicosis in dogs in the UK: prevalence and breed associations

    D. G. O'Neill;E. Turgoose;D. B. Church;D. C. Brodbelt

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors.

    I Schofield;V Woolhead;A Johnson;D C Brodbelt

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Incidence and risk factors for feline lymphoma in UK primary-care practice

    L Economu;A Stell;D G O'Neill;I Schofield

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Recommendations on vaccination for Latin American small animal practitioners: a report of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Epidemiology of periodontal disease in dogs in the UK primary-care veterinary setting.

    D. G. O'Neill;C. E. Mitchell;J. Humphrey;D. B. Church

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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