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Animal Science and Veterinary
Finland
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 41 1104 1020 6 6 276 5588

Esa Mäntysaari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Esa Mäntysaari between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Esa Mäntysaari published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2006. 3 of the 328 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2006. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

328 publications in total across all disciplines

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Esa Mäntysaari: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 5
1992 4
1993 7
1994 6
1995 6
1996 12
1997 9
1998 8
1999 5
2000 8
2001 7
2002 12
2003 13
2004 13
2005 7
2006 18
2007 7
2008 15
2009 12
2010 11
2011 9
2012 15
2013 11
2014 11
2015 9
2016 11
2017 10
2018 17
2019 11
2020 7
2021 8
2022 15
2023 3
2024 1
2025 2
Total 328
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Esa Mäntysaari 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 Esa Mäntysaari 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, 274–278 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: 276 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 18 276
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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Esa Mäntysaari 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 Esa Mäntysaari 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87 41
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Esa Mäntysaari is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on genetics and breeding within the context of livestock and plant science.

The scientist's work spans multiple fields of study, including:

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

Their subfields of study encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Cancer Research

Key topics of interest in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Livestock Farming and Management
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

Mäntysaari has contributed to several publications, notably:

  • Symposium review: Single-step genomic evaluations in dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Metafounder approach for single-step genomic evaluations of Red Dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetic correlations between energy status indicator traits and female fertility in primiparous Nordic Red Dairy cattle, 2020, animal
  • Genetic analyses of metabolic body weight, carcass weight and body conformation traits in Nordic dairy cattle, 2021, animal
  • Genomic prediction of grain yield in commercial Finnish oat (Avena sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) breeding programmes, 2020, Plant Breeding

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Mäntysaari include:

  • Ismo Strandén
  • Gert Pedersen Aamand
  • Martin Lidauer
  • Hafedh Ben Zaabza
  • Minna Koivula

Published work appears mainly in the following scientific venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • animal
  • Agricultural and Food Science
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Best Publications

  • Relationships between clinical mastitis, somatic cell score, and production for the first three lactations of Finnish Ayrshire.

    Jukka Pösö;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic and Phenotypic Relationships Among Milk Yield and Somatic Cell Count Before and After Clinical Mastitis

    Minna Koivula;Esa Mäntysaari;Enyew Negussie;Timo Serenius

  • Interbull validation test for genomic evaluations

    Esa Mäntysaari;Zengting Liu;Paul VanRaden

  • Genetic trends in growth, sexual maturity and skeletal deformations, and rate of inbreeding in a breeding programme for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Heli Wahlroos

  • Coupling body weight and its composition: a quantitative genetic analysis in rainbow trout

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for daily milk yield of primiparous Ayrshire cows by random regression test-day models

    Anne Kettunen;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Jukka Pösö

  • Genomic prediction for Nordic Red Cattle using one-step and selection index blending

    G. Su;P. Madsen;U.S. Nielsen;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Strategies for Estimating the Parameters Needed for Different Test-Day Models

    I. Misztal;T. Strabel;J. Jamrozik;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Selection against early maturity in large rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: the quantitative genetics of sexual dimorphism and genotype-by-environment interactions

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Feed efficiency of rainbow trout can be improved through selection: Different genetic potential on alternative diets

    A Kause;Declan Tobin;D F Houlihan;S A M Martin

  • Distribution of bacteria and seasonal and regional effects in a new database for mastitis pathogens in Finland

    Minna Koivula;Anna Pitkälä;Satu Pyörälä;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Big and beautiful? Quantitative genetic parameters for appearance of large rainbow trout

    A. Kause;O. Ritola;T. Paananen;U. Eskelinen

  • Genetic relationships between reproductive disorders, operational days open and milk yield

    Jukka Pösö;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic association of clinical mastitis with test-day somatic cell score and milk yield during first lactation of Finnish Ayrshire cows.

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;E. A. Mäntysaari

  • Comparison of test-day models for genetic evaluation of production traits in dairy cattle.

    M. Lidauer;E.A. Mäntysaari;I. Strandén

  • Fat or lean? The quantitative genetic basis for selection strategies of muscle and body composition traits in breeding schemes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Declan Tobin;Antti Kause;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Samuel A.M. Martin

  • Selection potential of different prolificacy traits in the finnish landrace and large white populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Antti Kause;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Simulation study on covariance component estimation for two binary traits in an underlying continuous scale.

    E.A. Mäntysaari;R.L. Quaas;Y.T. Gröhn

  • Different methods to calculate genomic predictions—Comparisons of BLUP at the single nucleotide polymorphism level (SNP-BLUP), BLUP at the individual level (G-BLUP), and the one-step approach (H-BLUP)

    Minna Koivula;Ismo Strandén;G. Su;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic associations of test-day fat:protein ratio with milk yield, fertility, and udder health traits in Nordic Red cattle.

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Single-step genomic evaluation using multitrait random regression model and test-day data

    M. Koivula;I. Strandén;J. Pösö;G.P. Aamand

  • The genetics of leg weakness in Finnish Large White and Landrace populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Genetic associations of prolificacy with performance, carcass, meat quality, and leg conformation traits in the Finnish Landrace and Large White pig populations.

    T. Serenius;M.-L. Sevon-Aimónen;A. Kause;E. A. Mäntysaari

  • Effect of service sire and validity of repeatability model in litter size and farrowing interval of Finnish Landrace and Large White populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Genetic analysis of liability to clinical mastitis, with somatic cell score and production traits using bivariate threshold–linear and linear–linear models

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Multiple-trait random regression test-day model for all lactations

    Martin Lidauer;Esa Mäntysaari;Ismo Strandén;Jukka Pösö

  • Across breed multi-trait random regression genomic predictions in the Nordic Red dairy cattle

    M L Makgahlela;E A Mäntysaari;I Strandén;M Koivula

Frequent Co-Authors

Ismo Strandén
Ismo Strandén Natural Resources Institute Finland
Antti Kause
Antti Kause Natural Resources Institute Finland
Per Madsen
Per Madsen Aarhus University
Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay
Samuel A.M. Martin
Samuel A.M. Martin University of Aberdeen
Dominic F. Houlihan
Dominic F. Houlihan University of Aberdeen
Kari Ruohonen
Kari Ruohonen University of Turku
Robin Thompson
Robin Thompson Rothamsted Research
Karin Meyer
Karin Meyer University of New England
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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