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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 39 1278 1182 18 17 120 5938

Beat Wechsler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Beat Wechsler between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Beat Wechsler published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2007. 2 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2007. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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Beat Wechsler: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 5
1998 7
1999 0
2000 4
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 5
2005 3
2006 6
2007 14
2008 3
2009 13
2010 2
2011 6
2012 7
2013 6
2014 5
2015 7
2016 3
2017 3
2018 4
2019 3
2020 3
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 130
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Beat Wechsler 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 Beat Wechsler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 119–123 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 120 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109 120
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Beat Wechsler 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 Beat Wechsler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111 39
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Beat Wechsler is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on veterinary science. Their work spans a variety of subfields such as small animals, animal science and zoology, plant science, agronomy and crop science, and microbiology.

The research topics covered by Beat Wechsler include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality

Beat Wechsler has contributed to several publications, with recent papers including:

  • Welfare of pigs on farm, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Body size in relation to cubicle dimensions affects lying behavior and joint lesions in dairy cows, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Influence of Housing and Management on Claw Health in Swiss Dairy Goats, 2021, Animals
  • Risk factors differ for viable and low viable crushed piglets in free farrowing pens, 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Prevalence of tail lesions in Swiss finishing pigs, 2022, Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • EFSA Journal
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Wechsler's research, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Christina Umstätter
  • Olaf Mosbach-Schulz
  • Joan-Bryce Burla
  • Caren M. Pauler
  • Manuel K. Schneider

Best Publications

  • Coping and coping strategies: a behavioural view

    Beat Wechsler

  • Stress and feather pecking in laying hens in relation to housing conditions.

    H. El-Lethey;V. Aerni;T.W. Jungi;B. Wechsler

  • Health and welfare of dairy cows in different husbandry systems in Switzerland

    G. Regula;J. Danuser;B. Spycher;B. Wechsler

  • Ear and tail postures as indicators of emotional valence in sheep

    Nadine Reefmann;Franziska Bütikofer Kaszàs;Beat Wechsler;Lorenz Gygax

  • Feather pecking in domestic chicks: its relation to dustbathing and foraging

    Beat Huber-Eicher;Beat Wechsler

  • Behaviour and leg injuries in dairy cows kept in cubicle systems with straw bedding or soft lying mats

    Beat Wechsler;Jasmin Schaub;Katharina Friedli;Rudolf Hauser

  • The effect of quality and availability of foraging materials on feather pecking in laying hen chicks

    Beat Huber-Eicher;Beat Wechsler

  • Effect of foraging material and food form on feather pecking in laying hens.

    V. Aerni;H. El-Lethey;B. Wechsler

  • Behavioural and physiological assessment of positive and negative emotion in sheep

    Nadine Reefmann;Beat Wechsler;Lorenz Gygax

  • Individual differences in the behaviour of sows at the nest-site and the crushing of piglets

    Beat Wechsler;Daniel Hegglin

  • The influence of climatic conditions on physiological and behavioural parameters in dairy cows kept in open stables

    M. Zähner;L. Schrader;R. Hauser;M. Keck

  • Moderate lameness leads to marked behavioral changes in dairy cows.

    H C Weigele;L Gygax;Adrian Steiner;B Wechsler

  • Adaptation by learning: its significance for farm animal husbandry

    Beat Wechsler;Stephen E.G. Lea

  • A comparison of space requirements of horned and hornless goats at the feed barrier and in the lying area

    Claudia Loretz;Beat Wechsler;Rudolf Hauser;Peter Rüsch

  • The effect of foraging material and perch height on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens

    Beat Wechsler;Beat Huber-Eicher

  • Productivity and mortality of laying hens in aviaries: a systematic review

    V. Aerni;M.W.G. Brinkhof;B. Wechsler;H. Oester

  • Effect of local anaesthesia on short- and long-term pain induced by two bloodless castration methods in calves.

    Susann Thüer;Sibylle Mellema;Marcus G. Doherr;Beat Wechsler

  • Physiological expression of emotional reactions in sheep.

    Nadine Reefmann;Franziska Bütikofer Kaszàs;Beat Wechsler;Lorenz Gygax

  • Restlessness behaviour, heart rate and heart-rate variability of dairy cows milked in two types of automatic milking systems and auto-tandem milking parlours

    Lorenz Gygax;Isabelle Neuffer;Christine Kaufmann;Rudolf Hauser

  • Stereotypies in polar bears

    Beat Wechsler

  • Effects of frequency and duration of outdoor exercise on the prevalence of hock lesions in tied Swiss dairy cows.

    N.M. Keil;T.U. Wiederkehr;K. Friedli;B. Wechsler

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenz Gygax
Lorenz Gygax Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Edna Hillmann
Edna Hillmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Hanno Würbel
Hanno Würbel University of Bern
Jan Langbein
Jan Langbein Leibniz Association
Daniel Hegglin
Daniel Hegglin University of Zurich
Stephen E. G. Lea
Stephen E. G. Lea University of Exeter
Thomas W. Jungi
Thomas W. Jungi University of Bern
Hans Schmid
Hans Schmid University of St. Gallen

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