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D-Index
33
Citations
4470
World Ranking
1971
National Ranking
570

Daniel C. Rule 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 Daniel C. Rule 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.

Daniel C. Rule 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 Daniel C. Rule sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 39th percentile

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

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

Overview

Daniel C. Rule is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the fields of agricultural and biological sciences and nursing. Their work spans multiple subfields, including nutrition and dietetics, animal science and zoology, agronomy and crop science, plant science, and molecular biology.

The main topics covered in their research encompass animal nutrition and physiology, fatty acid research and health, reproductive physiology in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, trace elements in health, and infant nutrition and health.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Dietary Fatty Acid Composition Impacts the Fatty Acid Profiles of Different Regions of the Bovine Brain, 2022, Animals
  • Effects of dietary Zn on ewe milk minerals and somatic cell count1, 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • Effects of increasing dietary zinc sulfate fed to primiparous ewes: I. Effects on serum metabolites, mineral transfer efficiency, and animal performance, 2020, Applied Animal Science
  • Effects of increasing dietary zinc sulfate fed to gestating ewes: II. Milk somatic cell count, microbial populations, and fatty acid composition, 2022, Applied Animal Science
  • Nutrient and Popping Characteristics of Wyoming-Grown Peruvian Popping Beans, 2021, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

They have frequently published in the following venues:

  • Applied Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Journal of Animal Science

Daniel C. Rule has collaborated often with several co-authors, including:

  • Thomas W Murphy
  • J. B. Taylor
  • W. C. Stewart
  • Chad M Page
  • Jaelyn R Whaley

Best Publications

  • Comparison of muscle fatty acid profiles and cholesterol concentrations of bison, beef cattle, elk, and chicken.

    D C Rule;K S Broughton;S M Shellito;G Maiorano

  • 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

  • Direct transesterification of total fatty acids of adipose tissue, and of freeze-dried muscle and liver with boron-trifluoride in methanol

    Daniel C. Rule

  • 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

  • Influence of sire growth potential, time on feed, and growing-finishing strategy on cholesterol and fatty acids of the ground carcass and longissimus muscle of beef steers.

    D C Rule;M D MacNeil;R E Short

  • 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

  • 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

  • Physiological responses of juvenile rainbow trout to fasting and swimming activity: Effects on body composition and condition indices

    Darin G. Simpkins;Wayne A. Hubert;Carlos Martinez Del Rio;Daniel C. Rule

  • Significant associations of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1) gene with fat deposition and composition in skeletal muscle.

    Zhihua Jiang;Jennifer J. Michal;David J. Tobey;Tyler F. Daniels

  • Effect of dietary canola on fatty acid composition of bovine adipose tissue, muscle, kidney, and liver.

    D C Rule;J R Busboom;C J Kercher

  • Diet and feed efficiency status affect rumen microbial profiles of sheep

    M.J. Ellison;G.C. Conant;W.R. Lamberson;R.R. Cockrum

  • Soybean oil supplementation of a high-concentrate diet does not affect site and extent of organic matter, starch, neutral detergent fiber, or nitrogen digestion, but influences both ruminal metabolism and intestinal flow of fatty acids in limit-fed lambs.

    O. Kucuk;B. W. Hess;D. C. Rule

  • Maternal obesity upregulates fatty acid and glucose transporters and increases expression of enzymes mediating fatty acid biosynthesis in fetal adipose tissue depots.

    N M Long;D C Rule;M J Zhu;P W Nathanielsz

  • Evaluation of milk somatic cells as a source of mRNA for study of lipogenesis in the mammary gland of lactating beef cows supplemented with dietary high-linoleate safflower seeds.

    C. M. Murrieta;B. W. Hess;E. J. Scholljegerdes;T. E. Engle

  • Growth, carcass characteristics, and lipid composition of adipose tissue and muscle of pigs fed canola

    J R Busboom;D C Rule;D Colin;T Heald

  • Quantitative trait loci with additive effects on palatability and fatty acid composition of meat in a Wagyu-Limousin F2 population.

    L. J. Alexander;M. D. MacNeil;T. W. Geary;W. M. Snelling

  • Changes in Hormone and Metabolite Concentrations in Plasma of Steers during a Prolonged Fast1

    D. C. Rule;D. C. Beitz;G. de Boer;R. R. Lyle

  • Effects of body condition score at parturition and postpartum supplemental fat on metabolite and hormone concentrations of beef cows and their suckling calves.

    S. L. Lake;E. J. Scholljegerdes;D. M. Hallford;G. E. Moss

  • Supplemental soybean oil or corn for beef heifers grazing summer pasture: effects on forage intake, ruminal fermentation, and site and extent of digestion.

    L Brokaw;B W Hess;D C Rule

  • Influence of supplemental cracked high-linoleate or high-oleate safflower seeds on site and extent of digestion in beef cattle.

    E. J. Scholljegerdes;B. W. Hess;G. E. Moss;D. L. Hixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bret W. Hess
Bret W. Hess University of Wyoming
Wayne A. Hubert
Wayne A. Hubert University of Wyoming
Michael D. MacNeil
Michael D. MacNeil University of the Free State
Carlos Martínez del Rio
Carlos Martínez del Rio University of Wyoming
Thomas W. Geary
Thomas W. Geary Agricultural Research Service
Peter W. Nathanielsz
Peter W. Nathanielsz University of Wyoming
Nathan M. Long
Nathan M. Long Clemson University
William R. Lamberson
William R. Lamberson University of Missouri
Jason K. Apple
Jason K. Apple University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Larry A. Kuehn
Larry A. Kuehn Agricultural Research Service

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