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Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 273 6 10 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 67
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.722
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Anesthesia, Surgery, Isoflurane, Heart rate and Sedation. While Anesthesia is the focus of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, it also provided insights into the studies of Respiratory rate, Blood pressure and Acepromazine. The studies in Blood pressure featured incorporate elements of Hemodynamics and Arterial blood.

It holds forums on Surgery that merges themes from other disciplines such as Morphine and Analgesic. It addresses concerns in Isoflurane which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sevoflurane, Anesthetic and Saline. The study on Heart rate presented in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia intersects with the topics under Crossover study.

Topics in Sedation explored in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia were investigated in conjunction with research in Sedative, Alfaxalone and Butorphanol. The research on Ketamine featured in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia combines topics in other fields like Medetomidine and Midazolam. In Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Premedication and Intubation are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Propofol research.

  • Anesthesia (97.84%)
  • Surgery (20.08%)
  • Isoflurane (19.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The confidential enquiry into perioperative equine fatalities (CEPEF): mortality results of Phases 1 and 2. (355 citations)
  • The risk of death: the confidential enquiry into perioperative small animal fatalities. (298 citations)
  • Medetomidine and dexmedetomidine: a review of cardiovascular effects and antinociceptive properties in the dog. (242 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Anesthesia, Surgery, Sedation, Isoflurane and Heart rate. The studies on Anesthesia discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Blood pressure and Acepromazine. The published papers explore research in Buprenorphine and overlapping concepts in CATS to expand the discourse in Sedation.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Anesthesia

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Anesthesia, Isoflurane, Ketamine, Cadaver and Heart rate. Blood pressure and Anatomy are some topics wherein Anesthesia research discussed in it have an impact. The Isoflurane research presented in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia explores the relationship between Propofol and the closely related topic of Acepromazine.

The close relationship between Anesthetic and Alfaxalone is one of the points of interest dissected in Ketamine research. Some problems in Cadaver that were presented in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia overlapped with concepts under Ultrasound, Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Abdominal wall, Dissection and Cadaveric spasm. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia focuses on Heart rate but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Crossover study and Vascular resistance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Lumbar erector spinae plane block: an anatomical and dye distribution evaluation of two ultrasound-guided approaches in canine cadavers (6 citations)
  • Evaluating the efficacy of alfaxalone in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus). (3 citations)
  • Questionnaire on the process of recovering horses from general anesthesia and associated personnel injury in equine practice (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.

The top authors publishing in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robin D. Gleed (51 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bruno H Pypendop (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eugene Steffey (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stijn Schauvliege (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (130 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Royal Veterinary College (90 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (70 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (68 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (67 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.77% of all publications and 20.00% 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

  • Mortality related to general anaesthesia and sedation in dogs under UK primary veterinary care

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Immobilization quality and cardiopulmonary effects of etorphine alone compared with etorphine-azaperone in blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi).

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intramuscular alfaxalone in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps): effect of injection site

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • The influence of hypoxaemia, hypotension and hypercapnia (among other factors) on quality of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Postoperative effects of adding detomidine to a lidocaine paravertebral anesthesia in cows undergoing standing abomasum displacement surgery

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Accuracy of drawing up liquid medications by veterinary anaesthetists and nurses

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Intraoperative effects of adding detomidine to a lidocaine paravertebral anaesthesia in cows undergoing standing abomasum displacement surgery

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • The use of pedometers for objective scoring of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Influence of hypoxaemia, hypotension and hypercapnia (among other factors) on quality of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Postoperative pain in dogs after intraperitoneal and incisional ropivacaine

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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