Veterinary and Animal Science

Top Research Topics at Veterinary and Animal Science?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Animal science, Veterinary medicine, Internal medicine, Breed and Broiler. It focuses on Animal science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Feed conversion ratio, Lactation and Meal. Topics in Veterinary medicine explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Dairy cattle, Epidemiology and Serology, Seroprevalence.

In the journal, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Internal medicine research.

• Animal science (24.21%)
• Veterinary medicine (16.32%)
• Internal medicine (6.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Patterns of antibiotic use in global pig production: A systematic review. (78 citations)
• Evaluation of the welfare of cattle housed in outdoor feedlot pens. (21 citations)
• The potential of blue lupins as a protein source, in the diets of laying hens. (18 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary and Animal Science:

The journal papers investigate studies in Veterinary medicine, Animal science, Antibiotic resistance, Antimicrobial and Antibiotics. The published Animal science works encompass concepts such as Feedlot and examines them in conjunction with Animal welfare, Soil surface and Welfare. The most cited papers address concerns in Antibiotic resistance which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Metagenomics, Epidemiology, Drug resistance and Environmental health.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Veterinary and Animal Science are Animal science, Veterinary medicine, Herd, Breed and Virus. The research topics discussed in the journal include Animal science as well as Tibia bone. The overlapping concepts between Outbreak and Spleen, Lymph node and Adult female are the key highlights of Veterinary medicine study.

The journal explores issues in Herd which can be linked to other research areas like Fetus, Bronchoscopy and Flock. The research on Breed tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Urea, Epidemiology and Embryo. The subject of Polymerase chain reaction, which is connected to the field of Genotype, African swine fever virus, Clade and Parvovirus, serves as the foundation of the Virus research featured in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Metabolic and behavior changings during the transition period as predictors of calving proximity and welfare of dairy goats. (2 citations)
• A preliminary assessment of indirect impacts on aquaculture species health and welfare in Scotland during COVID-19 lockdown (2 citations)
• Accurate and fast identification of Campylobacter fetus in bulls by real-time PCR targeting a 16S rRNA gene sequence (2 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 Veterinary and Animal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• L. T. Egbeyale (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Voster Muchenje (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Nicole Kemper (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• A. O. Fafiolu (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George Stilwell (2 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 Veterinary and Animal Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Sao Paulo State University (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of São Paulo (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Fort Hare (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mayo Clinic (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Free University of Berlin (4 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, 10.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.91% of all publications and 44.19% 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.