Small Ruminant Research

Top Research Topics at Small Ruminant Research?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Animal science, Veterinary medicine, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Breed. Topics in Animal science explored in Small Ruminant Research were investigated in conjunction with research in Lactation and Agronomy. Small Ruminant Research is focused mainly on Lactation, particularly Milk yield.

Grazing, Forage and Pasture are among the concentrations of Agronomy that garnered much attention in Small Ruminant Research. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Veterinary medicine, it also covered topics in Domestic sheep reproduction and Crossbreed. The study on Endocrinology presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Pregnancy.

The concepts on Dry matter presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Rumen and Food science. The research on Food science discussed in Small Ruminant Research draws on the closely related field of Fatty acid.

• Animal science (44.21%)
• Veterinary medicine (15.45%)
• Internal medicine (14.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Physico-chemical characteristics of goat and sheep milk (803 citations)
• Effects and fate of tannins in ruminant animals, adaptation to tannins, and strategies to overcome detrimental effects of feeding tannin-rich feeds (773 citations)
• Goat milk in human nutrition (609 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Small Ruminant Research:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Animal science, Food science, Veterinary medicine, Breed and Lactation. The most cited papers address concerns in Animal science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Grazing, Endocrinology and Internal medicine. The Food science research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Dry matter and, on occasion, topics in Hay.

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

• Internal medicine
• Ecology
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Small Ruminant Research explores disciplines such as Animal science, Dry matter, Breed, Veterinary medicine and Lactation. Body weight, Pasture and Grazing are some topics wherein Animal science research discussed in it have an impact. The journal explores issues in Dry matter which can be linked to other research areas like Total mixed ration, Nutrient and Completely randomized design.

The work on Veterinary medicine presented in the journal focuses on Flock in particular.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Thyme and celery as potential alternatives to ionophores use in livestock production: their effects on feed utilization, growth performance and meat quality of Barki lambs (3 citations)
• A pasture-based experimental infection model for footrot in sheep (3 citations)
• Growth curve modeling and genetic analysis of growth curve traits in Beetal goat (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Small Ruminant Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• T. Sahlu (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George C. Fthenakis (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Arthur L Goetsch (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bruce McGregor (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George F.W. Haenlein (35 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Small Ruminant Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Institut national de la recherche agronomique (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute (110 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (98 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (82 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Agricultural Research Service (80 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 13.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 67.08% 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.