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Ruminants
H-index 8

Ruminants

2673-933X

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ruminants

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 126 48 47 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 50
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 8
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.418
Impact Factor: 1.3

Top Publications

  • Nutritional and Physiological Constraints Contributing to Limitations in Small Intestinal Starch Digestion and Glucose Absorption in Ruminants

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Associations between Circulating IGF-1 Concentrations, Disease Status and the Leukocyte Transcriptome in Early Lactation Dairy Cows

    D. Claire Wathes;Frank Becker;Laura Buggiotti;Mark A. Crowe

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Cactus Pear Silage to Mitigate the Effects of an Intermittent Water Supply for Feedlot Lambs: Intake, Digestibility, Water Balance and Growth Performance

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Suckling Behaviour of Beef Calves during the First Five Days Postpartum

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Applications of Microsatellites and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for the Genetic Characterization of Cattle and Small Ruminants: An Overview

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • A Study into the Identity, Patterns of Infection and Potential Pathological Effects of Rumen Fluke and the Frequency of Co-Infections with Liver Fluke in Cattle and Sheep

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Bovine Rumen Microbiome: Impact of DNA Extraction Methods and Comparison of Non-Invasive Sampling Sites

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Essential Oil Blends with or without Fumaric Acid Influenced In Vitro Rumen Fermentation, Greenhouse Gas Emission, and Volatile Fatty Acids Production of a Total Mixed Ration

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • The Mid-Diaphysis Is a Poor Predictor of Humeral Fracture Risk Indicating That Predisposing Factors Are Recent

    Michaela Gibson;Keren Dittmer;Rebecca Hickson;Penny Back

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Factors Associated with Ewe Death and Casting in an Extensively Farmed Sheep Flock in New Zealand

    Kimberly Capdevila-Ospina;Rene A. Corner-Thomas;Kate J. Flay;Paul R. Kenyon

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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