Livestock Science

Top Research Topics at Livestock Science?

Livestock Science mainly deals with areas of study such as Animal science, Dry matter, Food science, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. The concepts on Animal science presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Body weight, Feed conversion ratio and Lactation. The studies in Feed conversion ratio featured incorporate elements of Weight gain and Broiler.

Ice calving is a primary topic of Lactation research in Livestock Science. Livestock Science facilitates discussions on Dry matter that incorporate concepts from other fields like Silage, Rumen, Latin square and Forage. Most of the works presented in Livestock Science deals with Food science but it intersects with the subject of Feces.

Some problems in Breed that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Veterinary medicine, Crossbreed and Beef cattle. The Agronomy research dealing mostly with Grazing is the focus of Livestock Science. The in-depth study on Weaning also explores topics in the intersecting field of Litter (animal).

• Animal science (51.22%)
• Dry matter (13.32%)
• Food science (12.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Comparing environmental impacts for livestock products: A review of life cycle assessments (745 citations)
• EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGES ON ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS (573 citations)
• Options for the abatement of methane and nitrous oxide from ruminant production: A review (387 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Livestock Science:

The published papers focus largely on the fields of Animal science, Food science, Dry matter, Agronomy and Internal medicine. Veterinary medicine, Feed conversion ratio and Lactation are some topics wherein Animal science research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The published papers with studies in Dry matter featured incorporate elements of Silage and Rumen.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Livestock Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• José Bento Sterman Ferraz (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• I. H. Kim (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Martin Riis Weisbjerg (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John V. O'Doherty (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joachim Krieter (24 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Livestock Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Sao Paulo State University (176 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Aarhus University (158 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (155 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Institut national de la recherche agronomique (141 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of São Paulo (130 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 6.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.62% of all publications and 45.18% 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.