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Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice
H-index 9

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

0195-5616

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.vetsmall.theclinics.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 143 10 10 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.798
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Intensive care medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Internal medicine and MEDLINE. Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice links adjacent topics like Intensive care medicine with Disease. The work on Disease addressed in Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice expands to the thematically related Immunology.

Most of the Pathology studies addressed also intersect with CATS. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

  • Intensive care medicine (16.30%)
  • Surgery (16.20%)
  • Pathology (13.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the canine. (471 citations)
  • Thyroid hormone metabolism. A comparative evaluation. (247 citations)
  • Canine mammary gland tumors. (242 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Pathology, Surgery, CATS, Internal medicine and MEDLINE. The journal papers are mostly focused on Internal medicine, specifically Disease. Most of the MEDLINE studies addressed in the published articles also intersect with Intensive care medicine.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice focuses largely on the fields of CATS, Radiology, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology and Ultrasound. It addresses concerns in CATS which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Intensive care medicine, Lung, Respiratory system, Vitamin D and neurology and Physiology. The research on Intensive care medicine discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Disease.

Radiology studies presented in it focus on topics such as Physical examination, Pneumothorax, Soft tissue and Intravascular volume status. Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice explores topics in Gastroenterology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chronic enteropathy, Inflammatory bowel disease, Lymphangiectasia and Etiology. Ultrasound and Focused assessment with sonography for trauma are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of Changes in Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Canine and Feline Digestive Diseases. (4 citations)
  • Nutritional Management of Behavior and Brain Disorders in Dogs and Cats. (2 citations)
  • Humeral Intracondylar Fissure in Dogs. (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.

The top authors publishing in Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Carl A. Osborne (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jody P. Lulich (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David J. Polzin (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John M. Kruger (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary R. Johnston (21 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 Veterinary Clinics of North America-small Animal Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (133 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Minnesota (126 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Colorado State University (124 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (102 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (101 papers) published 2 papers 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, 27.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 33.87% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.97% of all publications and 12.90% 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

  • What's New in Feline Leukemia Virus Infection.

    Katrin Hartmann;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Impact of Changes in Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Canine and Feline Digestive Diseases.

    Anna-Lena Ziese;Jan S Suchodolski

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Hepatozoonosis of Dogs and Cats.

    (2022)
    26 Citations
  • Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Oral Microbiome in Dogs and Cats: Dysbiosis and the Utility of Antimicrobial Therapy in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease.

    Eric M Davis;J Scott Weese

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Veterinary Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in the United States

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Babesia in North America

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Progesterone Analysis in Canine Breeding Management

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • The Relationship Between Aggression and Physical Disease in Dogs

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Integrating Science and Well-Being.

    Bernard E. Rollin

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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