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Animal Science and Veterinary
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 73 126 116 14 13 238 26646

J. D. Wood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. D. Wood between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. D. Wood published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1998. 22 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1998. 1960: 2 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 9 publications
1960 2025

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. D. Wood: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 2
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 0
1975 2
1976 2
1977 2
1978 5
1979 2
1980 3
1981 1
1982 5
1983 6
1984 4
1985 4
1986 6
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 8
1991 1
1992 4
1993 5
1994 4
1995 6
1996 8
1997 10
1998 17
1999 9
2000 16
2001 5
2002 8
2003 15
2004 16
2005 13
2006 10
2007 14
2008 13
2009 6
2010 6
2011 8
2012 3
2013 3
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 2
2018 3
2019 0
2020 2
2021 0
2022 10
2023 15
2024 13
2025 9
Total 315
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J. D. Wood 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 J. D. Wood 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, 234–238 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: 238 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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 35 238
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
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J. D. Wood 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 J. D. Wood 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 73
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

J. D. Wood is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Wood's research primarily focuses on topics related to Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Tree-ring climate responses, Fire effects on ecosystems, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Their publication record includes papers in notable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, where they have published eight papers. Additional venues include the Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Global Change Biology.

Recent notable publications by Wood include:

  • Representativeness of Eddy-Covariance flux footprints for areas surrounding AmeriFlux sites (2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology)
  • Detecting forest response to droughts with global observations of vegetation water content (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • Confronting the water potential information gap (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • Mild water and salt stress improve water use efficiency by decreasing stomatal conductance via osmotic adjustment in field maize (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Unpacking the drivers of diurnal dynamics of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF): Canopy structure, plant physiology, instrument configuration and retrieval methods (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)

Wood has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Lianhong Gu, Timothy J. Griffis, Christian Frankenberg, Kimberly A. Novick, and Peter D. Blanken. Their collaborations reflect interdisciplinary approaches across environmental and plant sciences.

Best Publications

  • Fat deposition, fatty acid composition and meat quality: A review

    JD Wood;MB Enser;AV Fisher;GR Nute

  • Effects of fatty acids on meat quality: a review

    JD Wood;RI Richardson;GR Nute;AV Fisher

  • Flavour perception of oxidation in beef

    MM Campo;GR Nute;SI Hughes;MB Enser

  • Factors influencing fatty acids in meat and the role of antioxidants in improving meat quality

    J. D. Wood;M. Enser

  • Fatty acid content and composition of english beef, lamb and pork at retail.

    M. Enser;K. Hallett;B. Hewitt;G.A.J. Fursey

  • Fatty acid content and composition of UK beef and lamb muscle in relation to production system and implications for human nutrition.

    M. Enser;K.G. Hallett;B. Hewett;G.A.J. Fursey

  • Manipulating the fatty acid composition of muscle and adipose tissue in beef cattle

    Nigel D. Scollan;Nag-Jin Choi;Esra Kurt;Alan V. Fisher

  • Effect of a grass-based and a concentrate feeding system on meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle in different cattle breeds

    Karin Nuernberg;D. Dannenberger;G. Nuernberg;K. Ender

  • EFFECTS OF BREED, DIET AND MUSCLE ON FAT DEPOSITION AND EATING QUALITY IN PIGS

    J.D Wood;G.R Nute;R.I Richardson;F.M Whittington

  • Manipulating meat quality and composition.

    J. D. Wood;M. Enser;A. V. Fisher;G. R. Nute

  • Effect of the polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of beef muscle on the profile of aroma volatiles.

    J S Elmore;D S Mottram;M Enser;J D Wood

  • Fatty acid composition and sensory characteristics of lamb carcasses from Britain and Spain.

    C. Sañudo;M.E. Enser;M.M. Campo;G.R. Nute

  • Fatty acid composition and eating quality of lamb types derived from four diverse breed production systems

    A.V. Fisher;M. Enser;R.I. Richardson;J.D. Wood

  • Effect of a high-linolenic acid diet on lipogenic enzyme activities, fatty acid composition, and meat quality in the growing pig.

    M. Kouba;M. Enser;F. M. Whittington;G. R. Nute

  • Feeding linseed to increase the n-3 PUFA of pork: fatty acid composition of muscle, adipose tissue, liver and sausages.

    M. Enser;R.I. Richardson;J.D. Wood;B.P. Gill

  • Influence of dietary oils and protein level on pork quality. 1. Effects on muscle fatty acid composition, carcass, meat and eating quality

    G.A. Teye;P.R. Sheard;F.M. Whittington;G.R. Nute

  • Genotype with nutrition interaction on fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat and the relationship with flavour of pig meat

    N.D Cameron;M Enser;G.R Nute;F.M Whittington

  • Effects of breed and a concentrate or grass silage diet on beef quality in cattle of 3 ages. I. Animal performance, carcass quality and muscle fatty acid composition

    H. E. Warren;Nigel David Scollan;M. Enser;S. I. Hughes

  • Relationships of myosin heavy chain fibre types to meat quality traits in traditional and modern pigs.

    K.C Chang;N da Costa;R Blackley;O Southwood

  • Dietary manipulation of fatty acid composition in lamb meat and its effect on the volatile aroma compounds of grilled lamb

    J. Stephen Elmore;Sarah L. Cooper;Michael Enser;Donald S. Mottram

  • Effects of dietary fat source and breed on the carcass composition, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and conjugated linoleic acid content of sheep meat and adipose tissue.

    A. M. Wachira;L. A. Sinclair;R. G. Wilkinson;M. Enser

  • Manipulation of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content of muscle and adipose tissue in lambs

    SL Cooper;LA Sinclair;RG Wilkinson;KG Hallett

  • Shelf life and quality of pork and pork products with raised n-3 PUFA.

    P.R Sheard;M Enser;J.D Wood;G.R Nute

  • Water-soluble precursors of beef flavour. Part II: effect of post-mortem conditioning

    G. Koutsidis;J.S. Elmore;M.J. Oruna-Concha;M.M. Campo

  • Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, breed and dietary vitamin E on the fatty acids of lamb muscle, liver and adipose tissue.

    G. Demirel;A. M. Wachira;L. A. Sinclair;R. G. Wilkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

G.R. Nute
G.R. Nute University of Bristol
R. I. Richardson
R. I. Richardson University of Bristol
Nigel D. Scollan
Nigel D. Scollan Queen's University Belfast
Liam A. Sinclair
Liam A. Sinclair Harper Adams University
M.M. Campo
M.M. Campo University of Zaragoza
Donald S. Mottram
Donald S. Mottram University of Reading
Owain Jones
Owain Jones The Open University
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide
Julian Wiseman
Julian Wiseman University of Nottingham
Carlos Sañudo
Carlos Sañudo University of Zaragoza

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