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D-Index
46
Citations
8386
World Ranking
771
National Ranking
80

Christopher M. Wathes 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 Christopher M. Wathes sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 173 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher M. Wathes 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 Christopher M. Wathes sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2016 - UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Overview

Christopher M. Wathes was affiliated with the Royal Veterinary College in the United Kingdom. Their academic career included contributions to the field of animal welfare science, among other areas related to veterinary and biological sciences.

Wathes received the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare in 2016. This award recognized their involvement in advancing knowledge within this particular discipline.

Information regarding published papers, co-authors, frequent publication venues, book publications, and detailed fields or subfields of study was not provided. Likewise, there are no available records of specific research topics or named publications to document in this profile.

Best Publications

  • Concentrations and emissions of airborne dust in livestock buildings in Northern Europe

    H. Takai;S. Pedersen;J.O. Johnsen;J.H.M. Metz

  • Is precision livestock farming an engineer's daydream or nightmare, an animal's friend or foe, and a farmer's panacea or pitfall?

    C. M. Wathes;H. H. Kristensen;J. M. Aerts;D. Berckmans

  • Concentrations and Emissions of Airborne Endotoxins and Microorganisms in Livestock Buildings in Northern Europe

    J. Seedorf;J. Hartung;M. Schröder;K.H. Linkert

  • A review of livestock monitoring and the need for integrated systems

    A.R. Frost;C.P. Schofield;S.A. Beaulah;T.T. Mottram

  • Concentrations and emission rates of aerial ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, dust and endotoxin in UK broiler and layer houses

    C M Wathes;M R Holden;R W Sneath;R P White

  • Ammonia and poultry welfare: a review

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  • Environmental impacts and sustainability of egg production systems

    Hongwei Xin;Richard S. Gates;Angela R. Green;Frank M. Mitloehner

  • Spectral sensitivity of the domestic fowl (Gallus g. domesticus )

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  • A comparison of three balance methods for calculating ventilation rates in livestock buildings

    S. Pedersen;H. Takai;J.O. Johnsen;J.H.M. Metz

  • Light, vision and the welfare of poultry

    N.B. Prescott;Christopher M. Wathes;John Jarvis

  • The behaviour of broiler chickens in different light sources and illuminances

    Helle H. Kristensen;Neville B. Prescott;Graham C. Perry;Jan Ladewig

  • Emissions of Aerial Pollutants in Livestock Buildings in Northern Europe: Overview of a Multinational Project

    C.M. Wathes;V.R. Phillips;M.R. Holden;R.W. Sneath

  • A Survey of Ventilation Rates in Livestock Buildings in Northern Europe

    J. Seedorf;J. Hartung;M. Schröder;K.H. Linkert

  • Leg health and performance of broiler chickens reared in different light environments

    H.H. Kristensen;G.C. Perry;N.B. Prescott;J. Ladewig

  • Thermal balance of livestock. 2. Applications of a parsimonious model.

    John Turnpenny;C.M Wathes;J.A Clark;A.J Mcarthur

  • Behavioural and physiological responses of pigs to sound

    J.C. Talling;N.K. Waran;C.M. Wathes;J.A. Lines

  • SE—Structure and Environment: Validation of Ventilation Rate Measurement Methods and the Ammonia Emission from Naturally Ventilated Dairy and Beef Buildings in the United Kingdom

    T.G.M. Demmers;V.R. Phillips;L.S. Short;L.R. Burgess

  • Thermal balance of livestock. 1. A parsimonious model

    John Turnpenny;A.J Mcarthur;J.A Clark;C.M Wathes

  • Temperature and Moisture Conditions in Livestock Buildings in Northern Europe

    J. Seedorf;J. Hartung;M. Schröder;K.H. Linkert

  • The use of olfactory and other cues for social recognition by juvenile pigs.

    H.H Kristensen;R.B Jones;C.P Schofield;R.P White

  • Dynamic Data-based Modelling of Heat Production and Growth of Broiler Chickens: Development of an Integrated Management System

    Jean-Marie Aerts;C.M Wathes;Daniel Berckmans

  • Can domestic fowl, Gallus gallus domesticus, show self-control?

    S.M. Abeyesinghe;C.J. Nicol;S.J. Hartnell;C.M. Wathes

  • Modelling the dynamic activity of broiler chickens in response to step-wise changes in light intensity

    H. H Kristensen;Jean-Marie Aerts;Toon Leroy;C. M Wathes

  • Modelling energy metabolism of Friesians in Kenya smallholdings shows how heat stress and energy deficit constrain milk yield and cow replacement rate

    J. M. King;David J. Parsons;J. R. Turnpenny;J. Nyangaga

  • Is precision livestock farming an engineer's daydream or nightmare, an animal's friend or foe, and a farmer's panacea or pitfall?

    C. M. Wathes;H. H. Kristensen;J. M. Aerts;D. Berckmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine J Nicol
Christine J Nicol Royal Veterinary College
Dorothy E.F. McKeegan
Dorothy E.F. McKeegan University of Glasgow
Hongwei Xin
Hongwei Xin University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Lucy Asher
Lucy Asher Newcastle University
Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl University of Bristol
Jan Ladewig
Jan Ladewig University of Copenhagen
Yi Cao
Yi Cao Lund University
Zhangrui Cheng
Zhangrui Cheng Kangwon National University
D C Wathes
D C Wathes Royal Veterinary College
Clive J. C. Phillips
Clive J. C. Phillips Curtin University

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