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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 32 2098 1914 117 107 136 4637

David Johnston publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Johnston between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Johnston published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 1 of the 141 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

141 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Johnston: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 4
2003 10
2004 3
2005 7
2006 8
2007 9
2008 0
2009 15
2010 6
2011 6
2012 4
2013 7
2014 13
2015 4
2016 2
2017 6
2018 5
2019 7
2020 2
2021 2
2022 0
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 141
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David Johnston 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 Johnston sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–138 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 136 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95 136
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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David Johnston 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 Johnston sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143 32
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

David Johnston is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia, with a research focus spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work covers multiple subfields including Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Forestry.

The main topics addressed in Johnston's research include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, animal genetics and reproduction, vector-borne animal diseases, agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, and reproductive physiology in livestock.

Johnston has published several papers in various academic venues, with recent notable contributions such as:

  • Comparison of Gene Editing Versus Conventional Breeding to Introgress the POLLED Allele Into the Tropically Adapted Australian Beef Cattle Population (2021) in Frontiers in Genetics
  • Performance and nutrient utilisation of dairy cows offered silages produced from three successive harvests of either a red clover-perennial ryegrass sward or a perennial ryegrass sward (2020) in Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
  • An investigation into potential genetic predictors of birth weight in tropically adapted beef cattle in northern Australia (2023) in Animal Production Science
  • The effect of post-harvest treatment of field beans on dairy cow performance and nutrient utilisation (2021) in Livestock Science
  • A method for deriving the genetic matrix needed for selection across combinations of breeds (2020) in Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Johnston frequently collaborates with co-authors such as Katerina Theodoridou, C.P. Ferris, Kirsty Moore, Maci L. Mueller, and John B. Cole. Their publication record includes multiple papers in Animal Production Science, Frontiers in Genetics, Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, Livestock Science, and Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Genetic and phenotypic variance and covariance components for feed intake, feed efficiency, and other postweaning traits in Angus cattle

    P F Arthur;J A Archer;D J Johnston;R M Herd

  • Genetic analyses of live-animal ultrasound and abattoir carcass traits in Australian Angus and Hereford cattle.

    A Reverter;D J Johnston;H U Graser;M L Wolcott

  • Genetics of heifer puberty in two tropical beef genotypes in northern Australia and associations with heifer- and steer-production traits

    David Johnston;Stephen Barwick;N J Corbet;N J Corbet;G Fordyce

  • Genome-wide association studies of female reproduction in tropically adapted beef cattle.

    R. J. Hawken;Y. D. Zhang;M. R. S. Fortes;M. R. S. Fortes;M. R. S. Fortes;E. Collis;E. Collis

  • Days to calving in Angus cattle: Genetic and environmental effects, and covariances with other traits

    David J. Johnston;Kim L. Bunter

  • Genetic evaluation for the beef industry in Australia

    Hans Ulrich Graser;Bruce Tier;David Johnston;Stephen Barwick

  • Quantitative and molecular genetic influences on properties of beef: a review

    H. M. Burrow;S. S. Moore;D. J. Johnston;W. Barendse

  • The genetic architecture of climatic adaptation of tropical cattle

    Laercio R. Porto-Neto;Antonio Reverter;Kishore C. Prayaga;Eva K. F. Chan

  • GENETIC VARIATION IN FEED INTAKE AND EFFICIENCY OF MATURE BEEF COWS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH POSTWEANING MEASUREMENTS

    J. A. Archer;A. Reverter;R. M. Herd;D. J. Johnston

  • Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of animal, carcass, and meat quality traits from temperate and tropically adapted beef breeds. 4. Correlations among animal, carcass, and meat quality traits *

    A. Reverter;D. J. Johnston;D. M. Ferguson;D. Perry

  • Genetics of flight time and other measures of temperament and their value as selection criteria for improving meat quality traits in tropically adapted breeds of beef cattle

    Meridy J. Kadel;David J. Johnston;David J. Johnston;Heather M. Burrow;Hans-U. Graser

  • Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of animal, carcass, and meat quality traits from temperate and tropically adapted beef breeds. 1. Animal measures

    D. J. Johnston;A. Reverter;H. M. Burrow;V. H. Oddy

  • Genetic and phenotypic relationships between insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and net feed intake, fat, and growth traits in Angus beef cattle

    KL Moore;D Johnston;Hans-Ulrich Graser;Robert M Herd

  • Genetics of adaptive traits in heifers and their relationship to growth, pubertal and carcass traits in two tropical beef cattle genotypes

    K C Prayaga;K C Prayaga;N J Corbet;N J Corbet;David Johnston;Matthew Lee Wolcott

  • Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of animal, carcass, and meat quality traits from temperate and tropically adapted beef breeds. 3. Meat quality traits

    David Johnston;Antonio Reverter;DM Ferguson;John Mitchell Thompson

  • Male traits and herd reproductive capability in tropical beef cattle. 2. Genetic parameters of bull traits

    N. J. Corbet;N. J. Corbet;B. M. Burns;B. M. Burns;D. J. Johnston;M. L. Wolcott

  • Genetic and environmental effects on the muscle structure response post-mortem.

    John Mitchell Thompson;Diana Perry;Briana Louise Daly;G E Gardner

  • Genetics of steer daily and residual feed intake in two tropical beef genotypes, and relationships among intake, body composition, growth and other post-weaning measures

    Stephen Barwick;Matthew Lee Wolcott;David Johnston;Heather M Burrow;Heather M Burrow

  • Genetics of heifer performance in 'wet' and 'dry' seasons and their relationships with steer performance in two tropical beef genotypes

    S. A. Barwick;D. J. Johnston;H. M. Burrow;H. M. Burrow;R. G. Holroyd

  • Genetics of early and lifetime annual reproductive performance in cows of two tropical beef genotypes in northern Australia

    David Johnston;Stephen Barwick;G Fordyce;G Fordyce;R G Holroyd;R G Holroyd

  • Estimates of the complete genetic covariance matrix for traits in multi-trait genetic evaluation of Australian Hereford cattle

    Karin Meyer;David J. Johnston;Hans-Ulrich Graser

  • Genetics of meat quality and carcass traits and the impact of tenderstretching in two tropical beef genotypes

    Matthew Lee Wolcott;David Johnston;Stephen Barwick;CL Iker

  • Evidence of IGF-I as a genetic predictor of feed efficiency traits in beef cattle.

    D. J. Johnston;R. M. Herd;M. J. Kadel;H. U. Graser

  • Purebred-crossbred performance and genetic evaluation of postweaning growth and carcass traits in Bos indicus x Bos taurus crosses in Australia.

    S. Newman;A. Reverter;D. J. Johnston

  • Genetic correlations of young bull reproductive traits and heifer puberty traits with female reproductive performance in two tropical beef genotypes in northern Australia

    D. J. Johnston;N. J. Corbet;N. J. Corbet;S. A. Barwick;M. L. Wolcott

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather M Burrow
Heather M Burrow University of New England
Antonio Reverter
Antonio Reverter Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Geoffry Fordyce
Geoffry Fordyce University of Queensland
John Mitchell Thompson
John Mitchell Thompson University of New England
Michael McGowan
Michael McGowan University of Queensland
William Barendse
William Barendse Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
J. A. Archer
J. A. Archer AgResearch
D. L. Robinson
D. L. Robinson University of New England
Andrew Swan
Andrew Swan University of New England
Sigrid A. Lehnert
Sigrid A. Lehnert Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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