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D-Index
25
Citations
1910
World Ranking
2990
National Ranking
850

E.K. Miller-Cushon 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 E.K. Miller-Cushon sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 76 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

E.K. Miller-Cushon 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 E.K. Miller-Cushon sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 25 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

E.K. Miller-Cushon is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States, with a research focus primarily spanning agricultural and biological sciences, veterinary science, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work contributes significantly to understanding animal behavior, welfare, and livestock management through various scientific disciplines.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study further detail their expertise into:

  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Plant Science

The core topics covered in their research involve:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Miller-Cushon has published extensively, with a notable presence in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • JDS Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Animals
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Recent papers include:

  • Effects of access to stationary brushes and chopped hay on behavior and performance of individually housed dairy calves, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Disbudding affects use of a shelter provided to group-housed dairy calves, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Early-life heat stress exposure impacts dairy calf feeding and thermoregulatory behavior, 2021, JDS Communications
  • Effects of Social Housing on Dairy Calf Social Bonding, 2022, Animals
  • Effects of early social contact on dairy calf response to initial social grouping and regrouping, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

Frequent collaborators in Miller-Cushon's work include:

  • K.N. Gingerich
  • K.C. Horvath
  • E.E. Lindner
  • Jin Wang
  • Haipeng Yu

Best Publications

  • Feed sorting in dairy cattle: Causes, consequences, and management

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • Incidence rate of pathogen-specific clinical mastitis on conventional and organic Canadian dairy farms.

    L.J. Levison;E.K. Miller-Cushon;A.L. Tucker;R. Bergeron

  • Effect of milk feeding level on development of feeding behavior in dairy calves

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;R. Bergeron;K.E. Leslie;T.J. DeVries

  • Effect of physical form of forage on performance, feeding behavior, and digestibility of Holstein calves.

    C. Montoro;E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries;A. Bach

  • In utero exposure to heat stress during late gestation has prolonged effects on the activity patterns and growth of dairy calves.

    J. Laporta;T.F. Fabris;A.L. Skibiel;J.L. Powell

  • Effect of dietary dry matter concentration on the sorting behavior of lactating dairy cows fed a total mixed ration.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • Invited review: Development and expression of dairy calf feeding behaviour

    E. K. Miller-Cushon;T. J. DeVries

  • Effect of early feed type exposure on diet-selection behavior of dairy calves.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • Characterizing grooming behavior patterns and the influence of brush access on the behavior of group-housed dairy calves.

    K.C. Horvath;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Effect of social housing on the development of feeding behavior and social feeding preferences of dairy calves.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • The effect of milk-feeding method and hay provision on the development of feeding behavior and non-nutritive oral behavior of dairy calves

    K.C. Horvath;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Behavioral changes in group-housed dairy calves infected with Mannheimia haemolytica.

    C.L. Hixson;P.D. Krawczel;J.M. Caldwell;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Effect of early exposure to different feed presentations on feed sorting of dairy calves

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;R. Bergeron;K.E. Leslie;G.J. Mason

  • Social housing influences the behavior and feed intake of dairy calves during weaning.

    M.A. Overvest;R.E. Crossley;E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • Technical note: validation of methodology for characterization of feeding behavior in dairy calves.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;T.J. DeVries

  • Effects of access to stationary brushes and chopped hay on behavior and performance of individually housed dairy calves

    K.C. Horvath;A.N. Allen;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Evaluating effects of providing hay on behavioral development and performance of group-housed dairy calves.

    K.C. Horvath;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Effect of early exposure to mixed rations differing in forage particle size on feed sorting of dairy calves.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;C. Montoro;A. Bach;T.J. DeVries

  • Dietary preference in dairy calves for feed ingredients high in energy and protein.

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;C. Montoro;I.R. Ipharraguerre;A. Bach

  • Disbudding affects use of a shelter provided to group-housed dairy calves.

    K.N. Gingerich;V. Choulet;E.K. Miller-Cushon

  • Feeding amount affects the sorting behavior of lactating dairy cows.

    E K Miller-Cushon;T J DeVries

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor J. DeVries
Trevor J. DeVries University of Guelph
Ken E. Leslie
Ken E. Leslie University of Guelph
Jimena Laporta
Jimena Laporta University of Wisconsin–Madison
Renée Bergeron
Renée Bergeron University of Guelph
Alex Bach
Alex Bach Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Geoffrey E. Dahl
Geoffrey E. Dahl University of Florida
Marcos Inácio Marcondes
Marcos Inácio Marcondes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Polyana Pizzi Rotta
Polyana Pizzi Rotta Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Todd F. Duffield
Todd F. Duffield University of Guelph

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