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Alan G. McElligott

Alan G. McElligott

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
4610
World Ranking
1233
National Ranking
34

Alan G. McElligott 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 Alan G. McElligott sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 125 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan G. McElligott 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 Alan G. McElligott sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alan G. McElligott is affiliated with City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research encompasses a range of topics within veterinary and biological sciences, focusing predominantly on animal behavior and welfare.

The scientist has published extensively in various areas including animal behavior and welfare studies, human-animal interaction studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal vocal communication and behavior, primate behavior and ecology, veterinary equine medical research, and animal behavior and reproduction.

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

McElligott's primary fields of study include veterinary science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields in which they have contributed include small animals, genetics, ecology, social psychology, and developmental biology.

  • Veterinary
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Small Animals
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Biology

Recent research papers by McElligott and collaborators cover diverse topics and appear in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Animals, PeerJ, and Frontiers in Psychology. These papers include:

  • Spectral entropy of early-life distress calls as an iceberg indicator of chicken welfare (2020), Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • Automated identification of chicken distress vocalizations using deep learning models (2022), Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • Quantifying the Impact of Mounted Load Carrying on Equids: A Review (2021), Animals
  • Are children and dogs best friends? A scoping review to explore the positive and negative effects of child-dog interactions (2022), PeerJ
  • Goats Follow Human Pointing Gestures in an Object Choice Task (2020), Frontiers in Psychology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PeerJ, Animal Behaviour, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and the Journal of The Royal Society Interface.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PeerJ
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including Kate J. Flay, Tania A. Perroux, George M. W. Hodgson, Syed S. U. H. Bukhari, and Rebecca S. V. Parkes.

  • Kate J. Flay
  • Tania A. Perroux
  • George M. W. Hodgson
  • Syed S. U. H. Bukhari
  • Rebecca S. V. Parkes

Best Publications

  • Sexual size dimorphism in fallow deer (Dama dama): do larger, heavier males gain greater mating success?

    Alan G. McElligott;Martin P. Gammell;Hilda C. Harty;Dean R. Paini

  • Emotions in Goats: Mapping Physiological, Behavioural and Vocal Profiles

    Elodie F. Briefer;Federico Tettamanti;Alan G. McElligott

  • Low frequency groans indicate larger and more dominant fallow deer (Dama dama) males.

    Elisabetta Vannoni;Alan G. McElligott

  • Age-specific survival and reproductive probabilities: evidence for senescence in male fallow deer (Dama dama)

    Alan G McElligott;Res Altwegg;Thomas J Hayden

  • Mother-young recognition in an ungulate hider species: a unidirectional process.

    Marco V.G. Torriani;Elisabetta Vannoni;Alan G. McElligott

  • The Use of Judgement Bias to Assess Welfare in Farm Livestock

    L. Baciadonna;A. G. McElligott

  • Automated bioacoustics: methods in ecology and conservation and their potential for animal welfare monitoring

    Michael P. Mcloughlin;Rebecca Stewart;Alan G. McElligott

  • Lifetime mating success, sexual selection and life history of fallow bucks (Dama dama)

    Alan G. McElligott;Thomas J. Hayden

  • Social effects on vocal ontogeny in an ungulate, the goat, Capra hircus

    Elodie F. Briefer;Alan G. McElligott

  • Acoustic analysis of cattle ( Bos taurus ) mother–offspring contact calls from a source–filter theory perspective

    Mónica Padilla de la Torre;Elodie F. Briefer;Tom Reader;Alan G. McElligott

  • Mother goats do not forget their kids’ calls

    Elodie F. Briefer;Monica Padilla de la Torre;Alan G. McElligott

  • The somatic cost of reproduction: what determines reproductive effort in prime-aged fallow bucks?

    Alan G. McElligott;Favel Naulty;William V. Clarke;Thomas J. Hayden

  • Quality prevails over identity in the sexually selected vocalisations of an ageing mammal

    Elodie F. Briefer;Elisabetta Vannoni;Alan G. McElligott

  • Mutual mother–offspring vocal recognition in an ungulate hider species (Capra hircus)

    Elodie F. Briefer;Alan G. McElligott

  • Retraction of the mobile descended larynx during groaning enables fallow bucks (Dama dama) to lower their formant frequencies

    A. G. McElligott;M. Birrer;E. Vannoni

  • Fighting Tactics of Fallow Bucks (Dama dama, Cervidae): Reducing the Risks of Serious Conflict

    Alan G. McElligott;Valeria Mattiangeli;Silvana Mattiello;Marina Verga

  • Bat genitalia: allometry, variation and good genes

    S. Lüpold;A. G. Mcelligott;D. J. Hosken

  • Rescued Goats at a Sanctuary Display Positive Mood after Former Neglect

    Elodie F. Briefer;Alan G. McElligott

  • Indicators of Age, Body Size and Sex in Goat Kid Calls Revealed Using the Source–Filter Theory

    Elodie F. Briefer;Alan G. McElligott

  • Goats prefer positive human emotional facial expressions

    Christian Nawroth;Natalia Albuquerque;Carine Savalli;Marie-Sophie Single

  • Cumulative long-term investment in vocalization and mating success of fallow bucks, Dama dama.

    Alan G. Mcelligott;Kate P. O’Neill;Thomas J. Hayden

  • Context-related vocalization rates of fallow bucks, Dama dama.

    Alan G. McElligott;Thomas J. Hayden

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Mesoudi
Alex Mesoudi University of Exeter
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham
Christopher J. Barnard
Christopher J. Barnard University of Nottingham
Eli Geffen
Eli Geffen Tel Aviv University
Kevin N. Laland
Kevin N. Laland University of St Andrews
Kamran Safi
Kamran Safi Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Stefan Lüpold
Stefan Lüpold University of Zurich
Res Altwegg
Res Altwegg University of Cape Town
Bennett G. Galef
Bennett G. Galef McMaster University
David J. Hosken
David J. Hosken University of Exeter

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