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Animal Science and Veterinary
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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 156 1 1 1 1 833 97642

Guoyao Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guoyao Wu between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guoyao Wu published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 23.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2013. 41 of the 914 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2013. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 39 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 50 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 51 publications 2013: 56 publications 2014: 44 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 47 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 51 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 15 publications
1987 2025

914 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guoyao Wu: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 3
1989 3
1990 3
1991 7
1992 3
1993 4
1994 8
1995 9
1996 7
1997 8
1998 14
1999 5
2000 12
2001 9
2002 11
2003 6
2004 18
2005 9
2006 15
2007 39
2008 37
2009 50
2010 39
2011 37
2012 51
2013 56
2014 44
2015 46
2016 47
2017 50
2018 42
2019 29
2020 51
2021 46
2022 33
2023 21
2024 26
2025 15
Total 914
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Guoyao Wu publications per year - data summary

  • Guoyao Wu, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Independent Scientist / Consultant, US, has 914 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 56 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1987, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 23.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 23.4 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 141 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 75 publications (5.8 per year); 2000-2012: 333 publications (25.6 per year); 2013-2025: 506 publications (38.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Guoyao Wu 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 Guoyao Wu 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, 442+ 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: 833 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 99 833
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Guoyao Wu publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 84 ranges running from 29–33 to 442+ publications.
  • Guoyao Wu, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Independent Scientist / Consultant, US, records 833 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than Guoyao Wu, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 139–143 publications range, and Guoyao Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 119–123 publications, holding 109 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 129–133 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 442 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Guoyao Wu 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 Guoyao Wu 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, 77+ 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: 156 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 100 156
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Guoyao Wu D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 20 to 77+ D-Index.
  • Guoyao Wu, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Independent Scientist / Consultant, US, records 156 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than Guoyao Wu, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 36 D-Index range, and Guoyao Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 31 D-Index, holding 158 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 43% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 34 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - AFIA - FASS New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2004 - American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Guoyao Wu is an independent scientist and consultant based in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The scientist's work is also concentrated in several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Aquatic Science.

The main topics addressed in Guoyao Wu's research include muscle metabolism and nutrition, aquaculture nutrition and growth, reproductive physiology in livestock, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, birth, development and health, adipose tissue and metabolism, and diet and metabolism studies.

The scientist has published extensively in a range of journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Amino Acids

  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • Journal of Animal Science

  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

  • Biology of Reproduction

Guoyao Wu's recent papers include:

  • Important roles of dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, anserine and 4-hydroxyproline in human nutrition and health (2020, Amino Acids)

  • Nutrition and metabolism of glutamate and glutamine in fish (2020, Amino Acids)

  • Composition of amino acids and related nitrogenous nutrients in feedstuffs for animal diets (2020, Amino Acids)

  • Amino Acid Metabolism in the Liver: Nutritional and Physiological Significance (2020, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

  • Nutrition and Functions of Amino Acids in Aquatic Crustaceans (2021, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

They have also contributed to book publications with Springer Nature, including two editions titled Amino Acids in Nutrition and Health published in 2021.

Throughout their career, Guoyao Wu has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Fuller W. Bazer

  • Wenliang He

  • Gregory A. Johnson

  • Heewon Seo

  • Claire Stenhouse

Guoyao Wu has received several awards recognizing their work, such as:

  • Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science (2018)

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)

  • AFIA - FASS New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award, American Society of Animal Science (2009)

  • American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science (2004)

Best Publications

  • Glutathione Metabolism and Its Implications for Health

    Guoyao Wu;Yun-Zhong Fang;Sheng Yang;Joanne R. Lupton

  • Free radicals, antioxidants, and nutrition.

    Yun-Zhong Fang;Sheng Yang;Guoyao Wu

  • ARGININE METABOLISM : NITRIC OXIDE AND BEYOND

    Guoyao Wu;Sidney M. Morris

  • Amino acids: metabolism, functions, and nutrition

    Guoyao Wu

  • Amino acids and immune function

    Peng Li;Yu-Long Yin;Defa Li;Sung Woo Kim

  • Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Teresa A. Davis;Sung Woo Kim

  • Board-invited review: intrauterine growth retardation: implications for the animal sciences.

    G. Wu;F. W. Bazer;Jacqueline Wallace;T. E. Spencer

  • Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development

    Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Timothy A. Cudd;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • New developments in fish amino acid nutrition: towards functional and environmentally oriented aquafeeds

    Peng Li;Kangsen Mai;Jesse Trushenski;Guoyao Wu

  • Intestinal Mucosal Amino Acid Catabolism

    Guoyao Wu

  • Rapid determination of nitrite by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

    Hui Li;Cynthia J Meininger;Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu

  • Regulatory role for the arginine–nitric oxide pathway in metabolism of energy substrates

    Wenjuan Shi Jobgen;Susan K. Fried;Wenjiang J. Fu;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • Functional Amino Acids in Growth, Reproduction, and Health

    Guoyao Wu

  • Glycine metabolism in animals and humans: implications for nutrition and health

    Weiwei Wang;Zhenlong Wu;Zhaolai Dai;Ying Yang;Ying Yang

  • Functional amino acids in nutrition and health.

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu

  • Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: implications for animal and human nutrition

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Robert C. Burghardt;Gregory A. Johnson

  • Dietary protein intake and human health

    Guoyao Wu

  • Amino acid metabolism in intestinal bacteria: links between gut ecology and host health.

    Zhao-Lai Dai;Guoyao Wu;Wei-Yun Zhu

  • Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition

    Guoyao Wu

  • Amino acid nutrition in animals: protein synthesis and beyond.

    Guoyao Wu;Fuller W Bazer;Zhaolai Dai;Defa Li

  • Dietary Arginine Supplementation Increases mTOR Signaling Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Neonatal Pigs

    Kang Yao;Yu-Long Yin;Wuyin Chu;Zhiqiang Liu

  • Roles of dietary glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline in collagen synthesis and animal growth

    Peng Li;Guoyao Wu

  • Dietary glutamine supplementation prevents jejunal atrophy in weaned pigs.

    Guoyao Wu;Sabina A. Meier;Darrell A. Knabe

  • Comparative aspects of implantation

    Fuller W Bazer;Thomas E Spencer;Greg A Johnson;Robert C Burghardt

  • The metabolic basis of arginine nutrition and pharmacotherapy.

    N.E Flynn;C.J Meininger;T.E Haynes;G Wu;G Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yulong Yin
Yulong Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Yongqing Hou
Yongqing Hou Wuhan Polytechnic University
Thomas E. Spencer
Thomas E. Spencer University of Missouri
Cynthia J. Meininger
Cynthia J. Meininger Texas A&M University
Robert C. Burghardt
Robert C. Burghardt Texas A&M University
Xiangfeng Kong
Xiangfeng Kong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Greg A. Johnson
Greg A. Johnson Texas A&M University
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Ruilin Huang
Ruilin Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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