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2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
60
Citations
11733
World Ranking
331
National Ranking
6

David A. Kenny 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 David A. Kenny sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 289 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Kenny 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 David A. Kenny sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

David A. Kenny is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a notable emphasis on animal science and related subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Within these broad areas, their work covers several subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Animal Science and Zoology, and Reproductive Medicine.

The research topics addressed by David A. Kenny span several key areas:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • animal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities," 2020, published in Animals
  • "Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: a review of methods," 2022, published in Journal of Animal Science
  • "Investigating temporal microbial dynamics in the rumen of beef calves raised on two farms during early life," 2020, published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • "Investigation into the effect of divergent feed efficiency phenotype on the bovine rumen microbiota across diet and breed," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Comprehensive functional analysis reveals that acrosome integrity and viability are key variables distinguishing artificial insemination bulls of varying fertility," 2021, published in Journal of Dairy Science

David A. Kenny has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, among whom are:

  • Sinéad M. Waters
  • Kate Keogh
  • P. Lonergan
  • Seán Fair
  • A. K. Kelly

Best Publications

  • The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

    Reuben M. Baron;David A. Kenny

  • Models of Non-Independence in Dyadic Research

    David A. Kenny

  • Separating individual and group effects

    David A. Kenny;Lawrence la Voie

  • Accuracy and bias in the perception of the partner in a close relationship

    David A. Kenny;Linda K. Acitelli

  • Detecting, measuring, and testing dyadic patterns in the actor-partner interdependence model.

    David A. Kenny;Thomas Ledermann

  • Influence of negative energy balance on cyclicity and fertility in the high producing dairy cow.

    D C Wathes;M A Fenwick;Z R Cheng;N Bourne

  • A general model of consensus and accuracy in interpersonal perception.

    David A. Kenny

  • A New Round Robin Analysis of Variance for Social Interaction Data

    Rebecca M. Warner;David A. Kenny;Michael Stoto

  • A review of whole farm systems models of greenhouse gas emissions from beef and dairy cattle production systems

    P. Crosson;L. Shalloo;D. O’Brien;D. O’Brien;G.J. Lanigan

  • Effect of increasing progesterone concentration from Day 3 of pregnancy on subsequent embryo survival and development in beef heifers

    F Carter;N Forde;P Duffy;M Wade

  • Effect of phenotypic residual feed intake and dietary forage content on the rumen microbial community of beef cattle.

    Ciara A. Carberry;Ciara A. Carberry;David A. Kenny;Sukkyan Han;Matthew S. McCabe

  • Nuclear LIM interactor, a rhombotin and LIM homeodomain interacting protein, is expressed early in neuronal development

    Linda W. Jurata;Daryn A. Kenny;Gordon N. Gill

  • PERSON: A General Model of Interpersonal Perception:

    David A Kenny

  • Relationships among milk production, energy balance, plasma analytes, and reproduction in Holstein-Friesian cows.

    J. Patton;J. Patton;D.A. Kenny;S. McNamara;S. McNamara;J.F. Mee

  • Post-insemination milk progesterone concentration and embryo survival in dairy cows.

    A.J.H. Stronge;J.M. Sreenan;M.G. Diskin;J.F. Mee

  • Effect of divergence in residual feed intake on feeding behavior, blood metabolic variables, and body composition traits in growing beef heifers.

    A. K. Kelly;M. McGee;D. H. Crews;A. G. Fahey

  • Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls.

    J. J. Crowley;J. J. Crowley;M. McGee;D. A. Kenny;D. H. Crews

  • Emotional Closeness as a Mediator of the Effect of Genetic Relatedness on Altruism

    Josephine D. Korchmaros;David A. Kenny

  • Review: Biological determinants of between-animal variation in feed efficiency of growing beef cattle.

    G. Cantalapiedra-Hijar;M. Abo-Ismail;G.E. Carstens;L.L. Guan

  • Accuracy of Behavioral Predictions at Zero Acquaintance: A Social Relations Analysis

    Maurice J. Levesque;David A. Kenny

  • Maternal Undernutrition in Cows Impairs Ovarian and Cardiovascular Systems in Their Offspring

    Francesca Mossa;Fiona Carter;Siobhan W. Walsh;David A. Kenny

  • An empirical application of confirmatory factor analysis to the multitrait-multimethod matrix

    David A Kenny

  • Extent, pattern and factors associated with late embryonic loss in dairy cows.

    V. Silke;V. Silke;M.G. Diskin;D.A. Kenny;D.A. Kenny;M.P. Boland

  • The common fate model for dyadic data: variations of a theoretically important but underutilized model.

    Thomas Ledermann;David A. Kenny

  • Interrelationships between negative energy balance (NEB) and IGF regulation in liver of lactating dairy cows.

    Mark A. Fenwick;Richard Fitzpatrick;David A. Kenny;Michael G. Diskin

  • Correlational bias in observer ratings.

    Jeffrey S. Berman;David A. Kenny

  • Methane emissions, body composition, and rumen fermentation traits of beef heifers differing in residual feed intake

    C Fitzsimons;D A Kenny;M H Deighton;A G Fahey

  • Effect of Milking Frequency and Diet on Milk Production, Energy Balance, and Reproduction in Dairy Cows

    J. Patton;D.A. Kenny;J.F. Mee;F.P. O’Mara

  • Effect of level of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on systemic and tissue fatty acid concentrations and on selected reproductive variables in cattle

    S Childs;A A Hennessy;A A Hennessy;J M Sreenan;D C Wathes

  • Repeatability of feed efficiency, carcass ultrasound, feeding behavior, and blood metabolic variables in finishing heifers divergently selected for residual feed intake.

    A. K. Kelly;M. McGee;D. H. Crews;T. Sweeney

  • Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities.

    D. Wade Abbott;Inga Marie Aasen;Karen A. Beauchemin;Fredri Grondahl

  • Pregnancy losses in cattle: potential for improvement.

    M G Diskin;S M Waters;M H Parr;D A Kenny

  • Negative energy balance in dairy cows is associated with specific changes in IGF-binding protein expression in the oviduct

    M A Fenwick;S Llewellyn;R Fitzpatrick;D A Kenny

  • Grass silage intake, rumen and blood variables, ultrasonic and body measurements, feeding behavior, and activity in pregnant beef heifers differing in phenotypic residual feed intake

    P. Lawrence;D. A. Kenny;D. A. Kenny;B. Earley;D. H. Crews

Frequent Co-Authors

Sinéad M. Waters
Sinéad M. Waters Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Mark McGee
Mark McGee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Patrick Lonergan
Patrick Lonergan University College Dublin
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Charles M. Judd
Charles M. Judd University of Colorado Boulder
Sean Fair
Sean Fair University of Limerick
Ross D Evans
Ross D Evans Wageningen University & Research
Deborah A. Kashy
Deborah A. Kashy Michigan State University
T. M. Boland
T. M. Boland University College Dublin
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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