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Journal of Swine Health and Production
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Journal of Swine Health and Production

1066-4963

Published by: American Association of Swine Veterinarians

https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 217 18 38 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.257
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Swine Health and Production?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Animal science, Virology, Veterinary medicine, Herd and Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. The research on Animal science featured in it combines topics in other fields like Body weight and Lactation. Journal of Swine Health and Production explores topics in Virology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Serology and Polymerase chain reaction.

Veterinary medicine study tackled is connected to the field of Feces. Most of the works presented in it deals with Feces but it intersects with the subject of Salmonella. In the journal, Immunology and Outbreak are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Herd research.

  • Animal science (23.17%)
  • Virology (21.49%)
  • Veterinary medicine (17.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on United States pork producers (442 citations)
  • Recognizing and diagnosing postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) (270 citations)
  • Update on porcine circovirus and postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) (164 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Swine Health and Production:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Animal science, Virology, Veterinary medicine, Herd and Weaning. While the primary focus in the most cited articles is Virology, they also dissect topics surrounding Polymerase chain reaction and Pathogen as a whole. In addition to Herd research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Immunology and Insemination.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Swine Health and Production are Virology, Animal science, Herd, Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and Field conditions. Studies on Virology discussed in it link to the field of Extended storage. Body condition is a primary topic of Animal science research in Journal of Swine Health and Production.

It facilitates discussions on Herd that incorporate concepts from other fields like Porcine circovirus and Vaccination. Vaccination research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Serology, Antimicrobial and Veterinary medicine. Journal of Swine Health and Production investigates Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus research which frequently intersects with Tonsil.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Survival and transmission of swine influenza A virus within and between farms (1 citations)
  • Increasing creep pellet size improves creep feed disappearance of gilt and sow progeny in lactation and enhances pig production after weaning (1 citations)
  • Development of effective and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the preparation of intact, sterile boars (0 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 Swine Health and Production (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael D. Tokach (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert D. Goodband (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert M. Friendship (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Scott Dee (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Steve S Dritz (25 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 Swine Health and Production (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Minnesota (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Iowa State University (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Guelph (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kansas State University (17 papers) absent 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Interactive euthanasia training program for swine caretakers; a study on program implementation and perceived caretaker knowledge

    Magnus R. Campler;Monique D. Pairis-Garcia;Jean-Loup Rault;Grahame Coleman

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Evaluating the impact of weaning weight and growth rate during the first week post weaning on overall nursery performance

    Jamil E. G. Faccin;Fernanda Laskoski;Henrique S. Cemin;Ana P. G. Mellagi

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Effects of iron dosage administered to newborn piglets on hematological measures, preweaning and postweaning growth performance, and postweaning tissue mineral content

    Tyler B. Chevalier;H. James Monegue;Merlin D. Lindemann

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Comparison of heat lamps and heat mats in the farrowing house: effect on piglet production, energy use, and piglet and sow behavior through live observation

    Karli J. Lane;Anna K. Johnson;Carson E. J. Stilwill;Locke A. Karriker

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Effects of oral administration of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 to nursing piglets on preweaning growth performance, fecal consistency, and fecal microbes

    Mariana B. Menegat;Joel M. DeRouchey;Jason C. Woodworth;Mike D. Tokach

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Evaluation of Sow Caliper for body condition measurement of gestating sows

    Yuzhi Li;Shiquan Cui;Samuel K. Baidoo;Lee J. Johnston

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Maximizing value and minimizing waste in clinical trials in swine: Selecting outcomes to build an evidence base

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Increasing creep pellet size improves creep feed disappearance of gilt and sow progeny in lactation and enhances pig production after weaning

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Increasing creep pellet size improves creep feed disappearance of gilt and sow progeny in lactation and enhances pig production after weaning

    Jessica R. Craig;Jae C. Kim;Chris J. Brewster;Robert J. Smits

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Evaluating the impact of organic matter and sample processing techniques on RNA detection using environmental samples

    (2023)
    2 Citations

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