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Françoise Wemelsfelder

Françoise Wemelsfelder

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
5258
World Ranking
1117
National Ranking
108

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
43
Citations
5447
World Ranking
4524
National Ranking
765

Françoise Wemelsfelder 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 Françoise Wemelsfelder sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 87 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Françoise Wemelsfelder 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 Françoise Wemelsfelder sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Françoise Wemelsfelder is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans veterinary science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on animal behavior and welfare studies.

The scientist has explored multiple main topics across their work, including:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality

Wemelsfelder contributes to several subfields within their main domains, including:

  • Small Animals
  • Genetics
  • Social Psychology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Sensory Systems

The scientist's recent papers cover various aspects of animal welfare and behavior. Notable papers include:

  • "How Should We Study Animal Consciousness Scientifically?" (2022, Journal of Consciousness Studies)
  • "Reliability of qualitative behavior assessment (QBA) versus methods with predefined behavioral categories to evaluate maternal protective behavior in dairy cows" (2021, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)
  • "Qualitative behaviour assessment as an indicator of animal emotional welfare in farm assurance" (2020, Livestock)
  • "Qualitative Behavioral Assessment in Juvenile Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): Potential for On-Farm Welfare Assessment" (2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • "What symbolises a "good farmer" when it comes to farm animal welfare?" (2023, Journal of Rural Studies)

Their publications frequently appear in a select range of journals, including:

  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Animal Welfare
  • Journal of Consciousness Studies
  • Journal of Rural Studies

Collaborations have often included the following researchers:

  • Sonia Rey
  • Susan Jarvis
  • James Turnbull
  • Jonathan Birch
  • Donald M. Broom

Best Publications

  • Assessing the 'whole animal': a free choice profiling approach

    Françoise Wemelsfelder;Tony E.A. Hunter;Michael T. Mendl;Alistair B. Lawrence

  • How Animals Communicate Quality of Life: The Qualitative Assessment of Behaviour

    F. Wemelsfelder

  • The spontaneous qualitative assessment of behavioural expressions in pigs: first explorations of a novel methodology for integrative animal welfare measurement

    F Wemelsfelder;EA Hunter;Michael T Mendl;AB Lawrence

  • The scientific validity of subjective concepts in models of animal welfare

    Françoise Wemelsfelder

  • Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of emotionality in pigs.

    Kenneth M.D. Rutherford;Ramona D. Donald;Alistair B. Lawrence;Françoise Wemelsfelder

  • Qualitative Behavioural Assessment and Quantitative Physiological Measurement of Cattle Naïve and Habituated to Road Transport

    C.A. Stockman;T. Collins;A.L. Barnes;D. Miller

  • Qualitative Assessment of Animal Behaviour as an On-Farm Welfare-monitoring Tool

    Françoise Wemelsfelder;Alistair B. Lawrence

  • The concept of animal boredom and its relationship to stereotyped behaviour.

    F Wemelsfelder

  • Qualitative assessment of social behaviour of dairy cows housed in loose housing systems

    Tine Rousing;Francoise Wemelsfelder

  • Qualitative behavioral assessment of transport-naïve and transport-habituated sheep

    S.L. Wickham;T. Collins;A.L. Barnes;D.W. Miller

  • Potential risk factors associated with contact dermatitis, lameness, negative emotional state, and fear of humans in broiler chicken flocks

    A. W. Bassler;C. Arnould;A. Butterworth;L. Colin

  • Applications for methods of on-farm welfare assessment

    David C J Main;JP Kent;F Wemelsfelder;E Ofner

  • Environmental challenge and animal agency.

    Marek Špinka;Françoise Wemelsfelder

  • The Correlation of Qualitative Behavior Assessments with Welfare Quality® Protocol Outcomes in On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Dairy Cattle

    S.N. Andreasen;F. Wemelsfelder;P. Sandøe;B. Forkman

  • Diversity of behaviour during novel object tests is reduced in pigs housed in substrate-impoverished conditions.

    Françoise Wemelsfelder;Marie Haskell;Michael T. Mendl;Sheena Calvert

  • Use of Qualitative Behaviour Assessment as an indicator of welfare in donkeys

    Michela Minero;Emanuela Dalla Costa;Francesca Dai;Leigh Anne Margaret Murray

  • The qualitative assessment of responsiveness to environmental challenge in horses and ponies

    Fabio Napolitano;Giuseppe De Rosa;Ada Braghieri;Fernando Grasso

  • The assessment of emotional expression in dogs using a Free Choice Profiling methodology

    J Walker;A. Dale;N. Waran;Nancy C M Clarke

  • Integrating parameters to assess on-farm welfare

    H.A.M. Spoolder;G. De Rosa;B. Horning;S. Waiblinger

  • The effect of perceived environmental background on qualitative assessments of pig behaviour.

    Françoise Wemelsfelder;Ian Nevison;Alistair B. Lawrence

  • Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the response of foals to the presence of an unfamiliar human

    Michela Minero;Maria Vittoria Tosi;Elisabetta Canali;Francoise Wemelsfelder

Frequent Co-Authors

Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Patricia A. Fleming
Patricia A. Fleming Murdoch University
Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl University of Bristol
Michela Minero
Michela Minero University of Milan
Marie J. Haskell
Marie J. Haskell Scotland's Rural College
Elisabetta Canali
Elisabetta Canali University of Milan
Dominique Blache
Dominique Blache University of Western Australia
Silvana Mattiello
Silvana Mattiello University of Milan
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Cathy M. Dwyer
Cathy M. Dwyer Scotland's Rural College

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