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D-Index
63
Citations
11773
World Ranking
278
National Ranking
96

Geoffrey E. Dahl 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 Geoffrey E. Dahl sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 226 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoffrey E. Dahl 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 Geoffrey E. Dahl sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2020 - Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2017 - H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Geoffrey E. Dahl is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on the interactions between environmental stressors and livestock physiology, with particular attention to heat stress and its effects on dairy cattle.

The scientist's main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant work in several subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. The research topics covered span a range of livestock-related issues, emphasizing the effects of environmental stressors on livestock, reproductive physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits, climate change and health impacts, as well as animal health and immunology. Additional areas of interest include animal behavior and welfare studies and thermoregulation and physiological responses.

Geoffrey E. Dahl has published numerous articles, with recent papers highlighting the impact of heat stress on dairy cows and their offspring. Some notable publications are:

  • Heat Stress Impacts Immune Status in Cows Across the Life Cycle (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • Late-gestation heat stress impairs daughter and granddaughter lifetime performance (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Late gestation heat stress in dairy cows: Effects on dam and daughter (2020, Theriogenology)
  • Pre- and postnatal heat stress abatement affects dairy calf thermoregulation and performance (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • MILK Symposium Introduction: Dairy production in developing countries (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)

The scientist frequently publishes in the Journal of Dairy Science, with 26 publications, as well as JDS Communications, Frontiers in Animal Science, Theriogenology, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

A number of recurring collaborators appear in their body of work, including Jimena Laporta, Bethany Dado-Senn, L.T. Casarotto, V. Ouellet, and B.D. Davidson.

Geoffrey E. Dahl has received recognition through several awards, notably the Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2020, being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020, and the H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Major Advances Associated with Environmental Effects on Dairy Cattle

    R.J. Collier;G.E. Dahl;M.J. VanBaale

  • Invited review: Heat stress effects during late gestation on dry cows and their calves

    S. Tao;G.E. Dahl

  • Photoperiodic effects on dairy cattle: a review.

    G.E. Dahl;B.A. Buchanan;H.A. Tucker

  • Animal source foods: Sustainability problem or malnutrition and sustainability solution? Perspective matters

    Adegbola T. Adesogan;Arie H. Havelaar;Sarah L. McKune;Marjatta Eilittä

  • Effect of late-gestation maternal heat stress on growth and immune function of dairy calves

    S. Tao;A.P.A. Monteiro;I.M. Thompson;M.J. Hayen

  • Growth and body composition of dairy calves fed milk replacers containing different amounts of protein at two feeding rates.

    K. S. Bartlett;F. K. McKeith;M. J. VandeHaar;G. E. Dahl

  • Effect of heat stress during the dry period on mammary gland development

    S. Tao;J.W. Bubolz;B.C. do Amaral;I.M. Thompson

  • Heat stress abatement during the dry period influences metabolic gene expression and improves immune status in the transition period of dairy cows.

    B.C. do Amaral;E.E. Connor;S. Tao;M.J. Hayen

  • Seasonal changes in gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion in the ewe: alteration in response to the negative feedback action of estradiol.

    Fred J. Karsch;Geoffrey E. Dahl;Neil P. Evans;Judy M. Manning

  • Heat-stress abatement during the dry period: Does cooling improve transition into lactation?

    B.C. do Amaral;E.E. Connor;S. Tao;J. Hayen

  • Effects of photoperiod during the dry period on prolactin, prolactin receptor, and milk production of dairy cows.

    T.L. Auchtung;A.G. Rius;P.E. Kendall;T.B. McFadden

  • Symposium review: The influences of heat stress on bovine mammary gland function.

    S. Tao;R.M. Orellana;X. Weng;T.N. Marins

  • The SLICK hair locus derived from Senepol cattle confers thermotolerance to intensively managed lactating Holstein cows.

    S. Dikmen;F.A. Khan;H.J. Huson;T.S. Sonstegard

  • Central regulation of pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion by estradiol during the period leading up to the preovulatory GnRH surge in the ewe.

    N P Evans;G E Dahl;B H Glover;F J Karsch

  • In utero heat stress decreases calf survival and performance through the first lactation.

    A P A Monteiro;S Tao;I M Thompson;Geoffrey E Dahl

  • Progesterone blocks the estradiol-induced gonadotropin discharge in the ewe by inhibiting the surge of gonadotropin-releasing hormone

    J Z Kasa-Vubu;G E Dahl;N P Evans;L A Thrun

  • Effect of colostral volume, interval between calving and first milking, and photoperiod on colostral IgG concentrations in dairy cows.

    Dawn E Morin;Stephanie V Nelson;Eric D Reid;Dusty W Nagy;Dusty W Nagy

  • Heat Stress Impacts Immune Status in Cows Across the Life Cycle.

    Geoffrey E Dahl;Sha Tao;Jimena Laporta

  • Effects of a Long Daily Photoperiod on Milk Yield and Circulating Concentrations of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I

    GE Dahl;TH Elsasser;Anthony Capuco;RA Erdman

  • Estradiol Requirements for Induction and Maintenance of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Surge: Implications for Neuroendocrine Processing of the Estradiol Signal

    N. P. Evans;G. E. Dahl;V. Padmanabhan;L. A. Thrun

  • Hot topic: effects of frequent milking in early lactation on milk yield and udder health.

    G.E. Dahl;R.L. Wallace;R.D. Shanks;D. Lueking

  • Late-gestation heat stress impairs daughter and granddaughter lifetime performance.

    J. Laporta;F.C. Ferreira;V. Ouellet;B. Dado-Senn

Frequent Co-Authors

Jimena Laporta
Jimena Laporta University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fred J. Karsch
Fred J. Karsch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John K. Bernard
John K. Bernard University of Georgia
Erin E. Connor
Erin E. Connor University of Delaware
Vasantha Padmanabhan
Vasantha Padmanabhan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard A. Erdman
Richard A. Erdman University of Maryland, College Park
Adegbola T. Adesogan
Adegbola T. Adesogan University of Florida
A. De Vries
A. De Vries University of Florida
Peter J. Hansen
Peter J. Hansen University of Florida
Carlos A. Risco
Carlos A. Risco University of Florida

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