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Open Journal of Animal Sciences
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Open Journal of Animal Sciences

2161-7597

Published by: Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

https://www.scirp.org/journal/OJAS/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 228 9 13 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Open Journal of Animal Sciences?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Veterinary medicine and Ecology. The journal holds forums on Animal science that merges themes from other disciplines such as Feed conversion ratio and Lactation. The concepts on Feed conversion ratio presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Weight gain and Food science, Broiler.

Ecology research is concerned with Habitat in particular. Cattle feeding is the primary subject of Dairy cattle works presented in it.

  • Animal science (34.66%)
  • Internal medicine (11.92%)
  • Endocrinology (11.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Effect of garlic powder on performance and lipid profile of broilers (44 citations)
  • Association between growth rates, age at first calving and subsequent fertility, milk production and survival in Holstein-Friesian heifers (32 citations)
  • Immunoglobulin transport during gestation in domestic animals and humans - a review. (29 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Open Journal of Animal Sciences:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Animal science, Feed conversion ratio, Veterinary medicine, Aquatic animal and Food science. The most cited publications emphasize research on Animal science, which includes concerns such as Herd. The works on Food science tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Weight gain and Fatty acid.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Open Journal of Animal Sciences is mainly concerned with subjects like Animal science, Dry matter, Breed, Feed conversion ratio and Broiler. Completely randomized design is a focus of the Animal science works in it. In Open Journal of Animal Sciences, Phenotype, Digestion, Forage and Quail are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Dry matter research.

It deals with Breed in conjunction with Tenderness and similar fields in Water holding capacity, Age categories and Abdominal fat. The research on Feed conversion ratio featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Mixed diet, Enteric methane, Milk protein and Essential oil. The work on Broiler tackled in it brings together disciplines like SNP genotyping, Genotyping, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Strain (biology) and Veterinary medicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cattle Conservation in the 21st Century: A Mini Review (1 citations)
  • Antimicrobial Use in Commercial Poultry Production Systems in Kiambu County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (0 citations)
  • Exploratory Study on Relationship among Body Weight, Body Condition Score and Some Blood Biochemical Parameters of Non-Descriptive Goats in Mzimvubu Local Municipality: A Case of Santombe Village (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 Open Journal of Animal Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frank Liebert (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mengistu Urge (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yesihak Yusuf Mummed (7 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Takeshi Ohta (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Wecke (7 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 Open Journal of Animal Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal Veterinary College (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fort Valley State University (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • West Virginia University (3 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

  • Finishing Cattle in All-Natural and Conventional Production Systems

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Age and Calcium Sources in Laying Hen Feed Affect Calcium Digestibility

    Thiago Ferreira Diana;Arele Arlindo Calderano;Fernando de Castro Tavernari;Horácio Santiago Rostagno

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Assessment of Pig Disease Prevention of Smallholder Farmers and Village Animal Health Workers in Rural and Peri-Urban Cambodia

    Bunna Chea;Kroesna Kang;Jessie Vipham;Lisa Tokach

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Effect of Direct-Fed Microbial Supplementation on Pathogenic Escherichia coli Fecal Shedding, Live Performance, and Carcass Characteristics in Feedlot Steers

    Alex Thompson;M. Alexandra Calle;Flavio R. Ribeiro;Ansen R. Pond

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Oleic acid Stimulates the Formation of Adipocyte-Like Cells from Bovine Satellite Cells via &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;G-Protein Coupled Receptor 43&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Beta&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Ractopamine Hydrochloride and Estradiol + Trenbolone Acetate Implants Alter Myogenic mRNA, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;β&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;-Adrenergic Receptors, and Blood Metabolites

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Effect of Dietary Supplement, Base Mix, and/or Soybean Meal on Growing Pig Performance

    Samorn Sreng;Sath Keo;J. M. DeRouchey;M. D. Tokach

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Interactive Effects of Zinc and Zilpaterol Hydrochloride on Bovine &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-Adrenergic Receptors

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Body Weight and Steroidal Implants Impact Animal Growth Performance, Sera Metabolites, and Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Feedlot Cattle

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Effect of Complete Feed Feeding Level and Morning Glory on Growing Pig Performance

    Samorn Sreng;Sath Keo;J. M. DeRouchey;M. D. Tokach

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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