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Animal Science and Veterinary
Finland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
39
Citations
4780
World Ranking
1331
National Ranking
9

Aila Vanhatalo publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aila Vanhatalo sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 179 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Aila Vanhatalo D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aila Vanhatalo sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Aila Vanhatalo is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a research portfolio primarily centered on agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly output includes 41 publications within this broad field, reflecting a concentrated focus on topics related to animal science and environmental chemistry.

Their work extensively covers subfields such as agronomy and crop science with 30 publications, environmental chemistry and plant science with four publications each, as well as nutrition and dietetics and molecular biology, with three publications each. These areas showcase a diverse yet interconnected expertise within agricultural and biological sciences.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Gut microbiota and health

Aila Vanhatalo has collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Anni Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, with 18 joint publications
  • Tuomo Kokkonen, with 14 joint publications
  • Seppo Ahvenjärvi, with 6 joint publications
  • Kaisa Kuoppala, with 5 joint publications
  • Sokratis Stergiadis, with 4 joint publications

Their research contributions are published in several venues, with particular prominence in:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (8 publications)
  • Animal - science proceedings (7 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (3 publications)
  • Food Chemistry (1 publication)
  • Food Quality and Preference (1 publication)

Among their recent papers are these selected works:

  • "Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Mineral concentrations in milk from cows fed seaweed (Saccharina latissima) under different basal protein supplementation," 2022, Food Chemistry
  • "Long-term effects of early-life rumen microbiota modulation on dairy cow production performance and methane emissions," 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Ruminal metabolism of ammonia N and rapeseed meal soluble N fraction," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Fresh Rumen Liquid Inoculant Enhances the Rumen Microbial Community Establishment in Pre-weaned Dairy Calves," 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

    Christine A. Watson;Christine A. Watson;Moritz Reckling;Sara Preissel;Johann Bachinger

  • Review: Alternative and novel feeds for ruminants: nutritive value, product quality and environmental aspects.

    A. Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau;Marketta Rinne;M. Lamminen;C. Mapato

  • Response of dairy cows fed grass silage diets to abomasal infusions of histidine alone or in combinations with methionine and lysine.

    Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Vesa Toivonen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Determination of reticulo-rumen and whole-stomach digestion in lactating cows by omasal canal or duodenal sampling

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Effects of Abomasal Infusions of Histidine, Glucose, and Leucine on Milk Production and Plasma Metabolites of Dairy Cows Fed Grass Silage Diets

    Pekka Huhtanen;Aila Vanhatalo;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Effect of incremental levels of sunflower-seed oil in the diet on ruminal lipid metabolism in lactating cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Vanhatalo

  • Effects of forage species and stage of maturity on bovine milk fatty acid composition

    Aila Vanhatalo;Kaisa Kuoppala;Vesa Toivonen;Kevin J. Shingfield

  • Dietary Fish Oil Supplements Modify Ruminal Biohydrogenation, Alter the Flow of Fatty Acids at the Omasum, and Induce Changes in the Ruminal Butyrivibrio Population in Lactating Cows

    Kevin J. Shingfield;Piia Kairenius;Anu Ärölä;Delphine Paillard

  • Effects of feeding grass or red clover silage cut at two maturity stages in dairy cows. 1. Nitrogen metabolism and supply of amino acids

    Aila Vanhatalo;Kaisa Kuoppala;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Marketta Rinne

  • Different microalgae species as a substitutive protein feed for soya bean meal in grass silage based dairy cow diets

    Marjukka Elina Lamminen;Anni Ilona Karoliina Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau;Tuomo Juhani Kokkonen;Seija Liisa Jaakkola

  • Effect of plant oils and camelina expeller on milk fatty acid composition in lactating cows fed diets based on red clover silage.

    A. Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau;T. Kokkonen;A.-M. Lampi;V. Toivonen

  • Lactation and Metabolic Responses to Graded Abomasal Doses of Methionine and Lysine in Cows Fed Grass Silage Diets

    Tuomo Varvikko;Aila Vanhatalo;Taina Jalava;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Responses to graded postruminal doses of histidine in dairy cows fed grass silage diets.

    M. Korhonen;A. Vanhatalo;T. Varvikko;P. Huhtanen

  • Effects of replacing rapeseed meal with fava bean at 2 concentrate crude protein levels on feed intake, nutrient digestion, and milk production in cows fed grass silage–based diets

    Laura Puhakka;S. Jaakkola;I. Simpura;Tuomo Kokkonen

  • Supplementing barley or rapeseed meal to dairy cows fed grass-red clover silage: I. Rumen degradability and microbial flow.

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Effect of replacing grass silage with red clover silage on nutrient digestion, nitrogen metabolism, and milk fat composition in lactating cows fed diets containing a 60:40 forage-to-concentrate ratio

    A. Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau;A. Vanhatalo;V. Toivonen;T. Heikkila

  • Quantitation of the flow of soluble non-ammonia nitrogen entering the omasal canal of dairy cows fed grass silage based diets

    Chang-Weon Choi;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Vesa Toivonen

  • Evaluation of isoleucine, leucine, and valine as a second-limiting amino acid for milk production in dairy cows fed grass silage diet.

    M. Korhonen;A. Vanhatalo;P. Huhtanen

  • Effects of feeding grass or red clover silage cut at two maturity stages in dairy cows. 2. Dry matter intake and cell wall digestion kinetics.

    Kaisa Kuoppala;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Marketta Rinne;Aila Vanhatalo

  • Equol in milk of dairy cows is derived from forage legumes such as red clover.

    Eeva A. Mustonen;Mikko Tuori;Ilkka Saastamoinen;Juhani Taponen

Frequent Co-Authors

Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki
Seppo Ahvenjärvi
Seppo Ahvenjärvi Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kevin J. Shingfield
Kevin J. Shingfield Aberystwyth University
Vesa Toivonen
Vesa Toivonen MTT Agrifood Research
Michael R. F. Lee
Michael R. F. Lee Harper Adams University
Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso
Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Anna-Maija Lampi
Anna-Maija Lampi University of Helsinki
Hannu Saloniemi
Hannu Saloniemi University of Helsinki
Metha Wanapat
Metha Wanapat Khon Kaen University

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