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D-Index
36
Citations
4389
World Ranking
1639
National Ranking
477

Dan B Faulkner 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 Dan B Faulkner sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 101 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dan B Faulkner 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 Dan B Faulkner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dan B Faulkner is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, focusing primarily on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers several subfields of study, including:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics

Faulkner's main research topics center on the effects of environmental stressors on livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and the genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock. These focus areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding livestock biology and management.

Their recent published work includes the paper titled "A production-scale evaluation of nutritional monitoring and decision support software for free-ranging cattle in an arid environment", published in 2021 in The Rangeland Journal. This publication contributes to livestock nutrition and monitoring in challenging environmental conditions.

Frequent collaborators in Faulkner's work include:

  • Rachel J. Brooks
  • Douglas R. Tolleson
  • George B. Ruyle

Publications have appeared primarily in The Rangeland Journal, indicating a focused presence within venues addressing rangeland and livestock research.

Best Publications

  • Production systems comparing early weaning to normal weaning with or without creep feeding for beef steers

    S E Myers;D B Faulkner;F A Ireland;L L Berger

  • Comparison of three weaning ages on cow-calf performance and steer carcass traits

    S E Myers;D B Faulkner;F A Ireland;D F Parrett

  • Performance and nutrient metabolism by nursing calves supplemented with limited or unlimited corn or soyhulls.

    D. B. Faulkner;D. F. Hummel;D. D. Buskirk;L. L. Berger

  • Effect of source of energy and rate of growth on performance, carcass characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and serum glucose and insulin of early-weaned steers.

    J. P. Schoonmaker;M. J. Cecava;D. B. Faulkner;F. L. Fluharty

  • Critical Control Points for Profitability in the Cow-Calf Enterprise

    A.J. Miller;D.B. Faulkner;R.K. Knipe;D.R. Strohbehn

  • Evaluation of corn fiber, cottonseed hulls, oat hulls and soybean hulls as roughage sources for ruminants.

    J. T. Hsu;D. B. Faulkner;K. A. Garleb;R. A. Barclay

  • Increased postweaning gain of beef heifers enhances fertility and milk production

    D. D. Buskirk;D. B. Faulkner;F. A. Ireland

  • Adipogenic and energy metabolism gene networks in longissimus lumborum during rapid post-weaning growth in Angus and Angus × Simmental cattle fed high-starch or low-starch diets

    Daniel E Graugnard;Paola Piantoni;Massimo Bionaz;Larry L Berger

  • Performance and carcass traits of early-weaned steers receiving either a pasture growing period or a finishing diet at weaning.

    S E Myers;D B Faulkner;T G Nash;L L Berger

  • Performance and digestion by steers grazing tall fescue and supplemented with energy and protein.

    J. C. Elizalde;J. D. Cremin;J. D. Cremin;D. B. Faulkner;N. R. Merchen

  • Growth and carcass characteristics of cull cows after different times-on-feed.

    R. J. Matulis;F. K. McKeith;D. B. Faulkner;L. L. Berger

  • QTLs associated with dry matter intake, metabolic mid-test weight, growth and feed efficiency have little overlap across 4 beef cattle studies.

    Mahdi Saatchi;Jonathan E. Beever;Jared E. Decker;Dan B. Faulkner

  • Growth, reproductive performance, mammary development, and milk production of beef heifers as influenced by prepubertal dietary energy and administration of bovine somatotropin.

    D D Buskirk;D B Faulkner;W L Hurley;D J Kesler

  • Fractionation of fiber and crude protein in fresh forages during the spring growth.

    J. C. Elizalde;N. R. Merchen;D. B. Faulkner

  • Early-weaning and postweaning nutritional management affect feedlot performance, carcass merit, and the relationship of 12th-rib fat, marbling score, and feed efficiency among Angus and Wagyu heifers.

    A. E. Wertz;L. L. Berger;P. M. Walker;D. B. Faulkner

  • Prediction of fat cover and carcass composition from live and carcass measurements.

    D. B. Faulkner;D. F. Parrett;F. K. McKeith;L. L. Berger

  • Performance and health of weanling bulls after butorphanol and xylazine administration at castration.

    D. B. Faulkner;T. Eurell;W. J. Tranquilli;R. S. Ott

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle.

    Nick V L Serão;Dianelys González-Peña;Jonathan Edward Beever;Dan B. Faulkner

  • Effect of ractopamine hydrochloride (Optaflexx) dose on live animal performance, carcass characteristics and tenderness in early weaned beef steers.

    D.D. Boler;A.L. Shreck;A.L. Shreck;D.B. Faulkner;J. Killefer;J. Killefer

  • Beef cattle performance and forage characteristics of continuous, 6-paddock, and 11-paddock grazing systems.

    B. S. Bertelsen;D. B. Faulkner;D. D. Buskirk;J. W. Castree

  • In Situ Dry Matter and Crude Protein Degradation of Fresh Forages During the Spring Growth

    J.C. Elizalde;N.R. Merchen;D.B. Faulkner

  • Relationship among GeneSTAR marbling marker, intramuscular fat deposition, and expected progeny differences in early weaned Simmental steers

    C. B. Rincker;N. A. Pyatt;L. L. Berger;D. B. Faulkner

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry L. Berger
Larry L. Berger University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Floyd K. Mckeith
Floyd K. Mckeith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Neal R Merchen
Neal R Merchen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Juan J. Loor
Juan J. Loor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Haibo Huang
Haibo Huang University of Science and Technology of China
John Killefer
John Killefer South Dakota State University
George C. Fahey
George C. Fahey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Duane H. Keisler
Duane H. Keisler University of Missouri
Steven Christopher Loerch
Steven Christopher Loerch The Ohio State University

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