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D-Index
45
Citations
8026
World Ranking
810
National Ranking
251

Bret W. Hess 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 Bret W. Hess sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 103 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bret W. Hess 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 Bret W. Hess sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 2007 - Early Career Achievement Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Bret W. Hess is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on interdisciplinary topics within these domains.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Archaeology and Natural History
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Subfields of study associated with their work are:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Anthropology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Bret W. Hess has contributed to research published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education
  • Veterinarski arhiv

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hess include:

  • Western Water Network: A Case Study in Water Network Formation, 2023, Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education
  • Increasing long-chain n-3 fatty acids in beef from forage-finished cattle through supplementation with the calcium salts of fish oil, 2023, Veterinarski arhiv

Frequent collaborators in their research projects are:

  • Travis Warziniak
  • Robert Heinse
  • Alexander Fernald
  • Michael Gaffney
  • Kristiana Hansen

Bret W. Hess received the Early Career Achievement Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Technical note: a procedure for the preparation and quantitative analysis of samples for titanium dioxide.

    W. D. Myers;P. A. Ludden;V. Nayigihugu;B. W. Hess

  • Maternal nutrient restriction affects properties of skeletal muscle in offspring

    Mei J. Zhu;Stephen P. Ford;Warrie J. Means;Bret W. Hess

  • Maternal undernutrition during early to mid-gestation in the ewe results in altered growth, adiposity, and glucose tolerance in male offspring.

    S. P. Ford;B. W. Hess;M. M. Schwope;Mark J Nijland;Mark J Nijland

  • Nutritional controls of beef cow reproduction

    B. W. Hess;S. L. Lake;E. J. Scholljegerdes;T. R. Weston

  • Maternal Undernutrition from Early- to Mid-Gestation Leads to Growth Retardation, Cardiac Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Increased Liver Weight in the Fetal Sheep

    Kimberly A. Vonnahme;Bret W. Hess;Thomas R. Hansen;Richard J. McCormick

  • A decade of developments in the area of fat supplementation research with beef cattle and sheep.

    B. W. Hess;G. E. Moss;D. C. Rule

  • AMP-activated protein kinase signalling pathways are down regulated and skeletal muscle development impaired in fetuses of obese, over-nourished sheep

    Mei J. Zhu;Bin Han;Junfeng Tong;Changwei Ma

  • Maternal obesity accelerates fetal pancreatic β-cell but not α-cell development in sheep: prenatal consequences

    Stephen P. Ford;Liren Zhang;Meijun Zhu;Myrna M. Miller

  • Maternal Nutrient Restriction Reduces Concentrations of Amino Acids and Polyamines in Ovine Maternal and Fetal Plasma and Fetal Fluids

    Hyukjung Kwon;Stephen P. Ford;Fuller W. Bazer;Thomas E. Spencer

  • Influence of supplementation on behavior of grazing cattle

    L J Krysl;B W Hess

  • Effect of forage:concentrate ratio on ruminal digestion and duodenal flow of fatty acids in ewes.

    O Kucuk;B W Hess;P A Ludden;D C Rule

  • Comparison of acidic and alkaline catalysts for preparation of fatty acid methyl esters from ovine muscle with emphasis on conjugated linoleic acid.

    C.M. Murrieta;B.W. Hess;D.C. Rule

  • Effect of dietary energy on milk production and metabolic hormones in thin, primiparous beef heifers.

    D L Lalman;J E Williams;B W Hess;M G Thomas

  • Nutrition during mid to late gestation affects growth, adipose tissue deposition, and tenderness in cross-bred beef steers.

    K.R. Underwood;J.F. Tong;P.L. Price;A.J. Roberts

  • Feeding lambs high-oleate or high-linoleate safflower seeds differentially influences carcass fatty acid composition.

    M R Bolte;B W Hess;W J Means;G E Moss

  • Effects of early gestational undernutrition on fetal growth, organ development, and placentomal composition in the bovine.

    N. M. Long;K. A. Vonnahme;B. W. Hess;P. W. Nathanielsz

  • Effect of early gestational undernutrition on angiogenic factor expression and vascularity in the bovine placentome

    K. A. Vonnahme;M. J. Zhu;P. P. Borowicz;T. W. Geary

  • Body condition score at parturition and postpartum supplemental fat effects on cow and calf performance.

    S. L. Lake;E. J. Scholljegerdes;R. L. Atkinson;V. Nayigihugu

  • Optimum supplementation strategies for beef cattle consuming low-quality roughages in the western United States

    T. DelCurto;B. W. Hess;J. E. Huston;K. C. Olson

  • AMP-activated protein kinase and adipogenesis in sheep fetal skeletal muscle and 3T3-L1 cells

    J. Tong;M. J. Zhu;K. R. Underwood;B. W. Hess

  • Supplemental cracked corn or wheat bran for steers grazing endophyte-free fescue pasture : Effects on live weight gain, nutrient quality, forage intake, particulate and fluid kinetics, ruminal fermentation, and digestion

    B W Hess;L J Krysl;M B Judkins;D W Holcombe

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel C. Rule
Daniel C. Rule University of Wyoming
Peter W. Nathanielsz
Peter W. Nathanielsz University of Wyoming
Min Du
Min Du Washington State University
Joel S. Caton
Joel S. Caton North Dakota State University
Justin D. Derner
Justin D. Derner Agricultural Research Service
Lawrence P. Reynolds
Lawrence P. Reynolds North Dakota State University
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
Nathan M. Long
Nathan M. Long Clemson University
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Dennis M. Hallford
Dennis M. Hallford New Mexico State University

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