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Veterinary Sciences
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Veterinary Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 28 194 259 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 415
Documents by Best Scientists*: 492
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 20
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.653
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary Sciences?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Veterinary medicine, Internal medicine, Virology, Microbiology and Disease. It focuses on Internal medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology. Virus is a primary topic of Virology research in it.

  • Veterinary medicine (15.23%)
  • Internal medicine (10.35%)
  • Virology (9.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ticks and Tick-Borne Infections: Complex Ecology, Agents, and Host Interactions (52 citations)
  • Comparative Aspects of Canine Melanoma (48 citations)
  • Atopic Dermatitis in Animals and People: An Update and Comparative Review (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary Sciences:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Disease, Virology, Immunology, Immune system and Cancer. The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Disease that incorporate concepts from other fields like Dermatology, Cancer research and Public health. The works on Virology tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Pathogen, Microbiology, Borrelia and Pneumonia (non-human).

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Veterinary medicine, Internal medicine, Virology, Pathology and Feces. Flock is part of Veterinary medicine studies tackled in it. Topics in Internal medicine explored in Veterinary Sciences were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

Vaccination and Virus are among the areas of Virology tackled. Immunohistochemistry is a major topic of Pathology research. Feces and Anthelmintic are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Complex Diseases of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Canines: Where to Next? (4 citations)
  • Screening of Cyanide-Utilizing Bacteria from Rumen and In Vitro Evaluation of Fresh Cassava Root Utilization with Pellet Containing High Sulfur Diet. (4 citations)
  • Effect of Ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan Fraction on In Vitro Antiviral Activity against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus. (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 Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Luca Lacitignola (12 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Francesco Staffieri (11 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Veronica Marchetti (10 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Antonio Crovace (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alessio Pierini (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pisa (37 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Turin (21 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bologna (19 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of the West Indies (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • North Carolina State University (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less 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, 4.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.43% of all publications and 43.91% 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

  • Canine Leishmaniasis: Update on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

    (2022)
    71 Citations
  • Anthelmintic Properties of Essential Oils to Control Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sheep—In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

    Unknown

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • African Swine Fever in Two Large Commercial Pig Farms in LATVIA—Estimation of the High Risk Period and Virus Spread within the Farm

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Use of Essential Oils in Veterinary Medicine to Combat Bacterial and Fungal Infections

    Valentina Virginia Ebani;Francesca Mancianti

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Current Insights Regarding the Role of Farm Animals in the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance from a One Health Perspective

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Green Veterinary Pharmacology Applied to Parasite Control: Evaluation of Punica granatum, Artemisia campestris, Salix caprea Aqueous Macerates against Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep

    Fabio Castagna;Cristian Piras;Ernesto Palma;Vincenzo Musolino

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Identifying Sources of Potential Bias When Using Online Survey Data to Explore Horse Training, Management, and Behaviour: A Systematic Literature Review.

    Kate Fenner;Michelle Hyde;Angela Crean;Paul McGreevy

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Flies as Vectors and Potential Sentinels for Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Molecular Detection and Characterization of Blastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Cattle in Northern Spain

    Nadia Abarca;Mónica Santín;Sheila Ortega;Jenny G. Maloney

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Ehrlichiosis in Dogs: A Comprehensive Review about the Pathogen and Its Vectors with Emphasis on South and East Asian Countries

    (2022)
    30 Citations

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