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Laboratory Animals
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Laboratory Animals

0023-6772

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/lan

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 209 6 10 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 81
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.426
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Laboratory Animals?

The main points discussed in Laboratory Animals deals with Anesthesia, Internal medicine, Pathology, Surgery and Endocrinology. The studies on Anesthesia discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Blood pressure and Heart rate. It explores research in Internal medicine and the adjacent study of Cardiology.

It investigates Pathology research which frequently intersects with Anatomy.

  • Anesthesia (16.26%)
  • Internal medicine (14.74%)
  • Pathology (12.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th edn) (1473 citations)
  • Recommendations for the health monitoring of rodent and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units (478 citations)
  • Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals: Part 1: (407 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Laboratory Animals:

The journal publications investigate studies in Anesthesia, Internal medicine, Pathology, Endocrinology and Surgery. The published papers explore topics in Anesthesia which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Buprenorphine and Pharmacology. The most cited papers are mostly focused on Internal medicine, specifically Body weight.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Anesthesia, Computational biology, Physiology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study on Anesthesia presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Medetomidine. While the journal focused on Medetomidine, it was also able to explore topics like Ketamine and Midazolam.

Topics in Computational biology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Genome editing and CRISPR. The study of CRISPR encompasses disciplines such as Genome, as well as fields such as Animal model, all of which overlap with one another. Research on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak presented in Laboratory Animals concerns the broader topic of Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations recommendations of best practices for the health management of ruminants and pigs used for scientific and educational purposes (5 citations)
  • Reviewing the animal literature: how to describe and choose between different types of literature reviews: (4 citations)
  • History of genome editing: From meganucleases to CRISPR: (2 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 Laboratory Animals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paul A. Flecknell (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Vera Baumans (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Axel Kornerup Hansen (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael F. W. Festing (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jann Hau (24 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 Laboratory Animals (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Medical Research Council (100 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Utrecht University (76 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (56 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hannover Medical School (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 12 less 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, 18.68% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.16% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.97% of all publications and 56.76% 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

  • Attitudes of laboratory animal professionals and researchers towards carbon dioxide euthanasia for rodents and perceived barriers to change

    Michael W Brunt;Lucia Améndola;Daniel M Weary

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Systematic analysis of severity in a widely used cognitive depression model for mice.

    Anne S Mallien;Christine Häger;Rupert Palme;Steven R Talbot

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Severity assessment using three common behavioral or locomotor tests after laparotomy in rats: a pilot study.

    Leonie Zieglowski;Anna Kümmecke;Lisa Ernst;Mareike Schulz

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • One for two: A novel and highly sensitive virulence factor-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the simultaneous detection of Rodentibacter pneumotropicus and Rodentibacter heylii in environmental sample material.

    Stephanie Buchheister;Florian Roegener;Nils-Holger Zschemisch;Steven R. Talbot

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Animal welfare requirements in publishing guidelines

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Mouse isoflurane anesthesia using the drop method

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Minimizing the risk of occupational Q fever exposure: A protocol for ensuring Coxiella burnetii–negative pregnant ewes are used for medical research:

    Laura A Galganski;Benjamin A Keller;Connor Long;Kaeli J Yamashiro

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Rats move nesting materials to create different functional areas: Short report

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Use of running plates by floor housed rats: A pilot study

    Jessica Frei;Marcus Clauss;Daniela E Winkler;Thomas Tütken

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Mouse aversion to induction with isoflurane using the drop method

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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