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Poultry Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 5 245 990 46

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 602
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1424
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 24
SCIMAGO H-index: 182
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.063
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Poultry Science?

The foci of Poultry Science are Animal science, Broiler, Food science, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Animal science research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Body weight, Feed conversion ratio, Weight gain and Meal. While work presented in Poultry Science provided substantial information on Broiler, it also covered topics in Veterinary medicine, Starter and Animal feed.

Veterinary medicine research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Flock. Topics in Food science explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Amino acid, Composition (visual arts), Soybean meal and Fish meal. It emphasizes research on Endocrinology, which includes concerns such as Hormone.

The research on Hatching discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Incubation. Research on Incubation addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Embryo.

  • Animal science (39.25%)
  • Broiler (21.24%)
  • Food science (19.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Application of prebiotics and probiotics in poultry production (1010 citations)
  • Antibiotic growth promoters in agriculture: history and mode of action (898 citations)
  • A New Blood Diluent for Counting the Erythrocytes and Leucocytes of the Chicken (699 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Poultry Science:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Animal science, Broiler, Food science, Feed conversion ratio and Internal medicine. Issues in Animal science were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biochemistry, Anatomy, Eggshell, Body weight and Yolk. The study of Broiler in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Microbiology, as well as fields such as Salmonella, all of which overlap with one another.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Animal science, Broiler, Feed conversion ratio, Food science and Flock. More specifically, the research on Animal science in it is related to Hatching. In addition to Broiler research, the journal aims to explore topics under Veterinary medicine, Coccidiosis, Weight gain, Starter and Ileum.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Coccidiosis but it intersects with the subject of Eimeria. Studies on Food science discussed in it link to the field of Fatty acid. It explores research in Incubation and the adjacent study of In ovo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Marine algal polysaccharides alleviate aflatoxin B1-induced bursa of Fabricius injury by regulating redox and apoptotic signaling pathway in broilers (16 citations)
  • Use of lemongrass essential oil as a feed additive in quail's nutrition: its effect on growth, carcass, blood biochemistry, antioxidant and immunological indices, digestive enzymes and intestinal microbiota. (14 citations)
  • Growth, carcass characteristics, meat quality and microbial aspects of growing quail fed diets enriched with two different types of probiotics (Bacillus toyonensis and Bifidobacterium bifidum) (14 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 Poultry Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • R. H. Harms (281 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul B. Siegel (220 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karl E. Nestor (195 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carl M Parsons (155 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • J. Brake (150 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 Poultry Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (1294 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (1202 papers) published 32 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (889 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • North Carolina State University (805 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arkansas (802 papers) published 33 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 7.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.54% of all publications and 55.42% 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

  • Alternatives to antibiotics for organic poultry production: types, modes of action and impacts on bird's health and production

    Unknown

    (2022)
    297 Citations
  • Dietary effect of probiotics and prebiotics on broiler performance, carcass, and immunity.

    A. Rehman;M. Arif;N. Sajjad;M.Q. Al-Ghadi

    (2020)
    204 Citations
  • Phytochemical control of poultry coccidiosis: A review

    Nahed A. El-Shall;Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack;Najah M. Albaqami;Asmaa F. Khafaga

    (2021)
    202 Citations
  • Black soldier fly larvae oil as an alternative fat source in broiler nutrition.

    Yoo Bhin Kim;Da-Hye Kim;Su-Been Jeong;Jeong-Woo Lee

    (2020)
    163 Citations
  • Essential oils and their nanoemulsions as green alternatives to antibiotics in poultry nutrition: a comprehensive review

    Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack;Mohamed T. El-Saadony;Ahmed M. Saad;Heba M. Salem

    (2021)
    162 Citations
  • Use of lemongrass essential oil as a feed additive in quail's nutrition: its effect on growth, carcass, blood biochemistry, antioxidant and immunological indices, digestive enzymes and intestinal microbiota.

    M. Alagawany;M.T. El-Saadony;S.S. Elnesr;M. Farahat

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens: disease characteristics and prevention using organic antibiotic alternatives – a comprehensive review

    Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack;Mohamed T. El-Saadony;Ahmed R. Elbestawy;Nahed A. El-Shall

    (2021)
    135 Citations
  • A review on yolk sac utilization in poultry

    Ilonka van der Wagt;Ingrid C. de Jong;Malcolm A. Mitchell;Roos Molenaar

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • The potential mechanistic insights and future implications for the effect of prebiotics on poultry performance, gut microbiome, and intestinal morphology.

    M.U. Yaqoob;M.E. Abd El-Hack;F. Hassan;M.T. El-Saadony

    (2021)
    109 Citations
  • The control of poultry salmonellosis using organic agents: an updated overview

    (2022)
    96 Citations

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