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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 48 708 652 225 192 149 6515

J. E. Pettigrew publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. E. Pettigrew between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. E. Pettigrew published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2013. 5 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2013. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications
1974 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. E. Pettigrew: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 3
1992 5
1993 8
1994 9
1995 3
1996 7
1997 7
1998 1
1999 3
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 1
2010 1
2011 6
2012 9
2013 10
2014 7
2015 2
2016 1
2017 4
2018 7
2019 5
2020 4
2021 5
2022 4
2023 3
2024 1
2025 4
Total 161
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J. E. Pettigrew 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. E. Pettigrew 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, 149–153 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: 149 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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 75 149
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
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J. E. Pettigrew 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. E. Pettigrew 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 48
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

  • 2013 - ASAS Fellow: Research Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2004 - Animal Industry Service Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 1995 - American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

J. E. Pettigrew is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research contributions predominantly fall within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Aquatic Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics, particularly in Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Trace Elements in Health, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock. These areas reflect their broad engagement with nutrition, physiology, and health in animal agriculture and aquaculture systems.

J. E. Pettigrew has authored several research papers in recent years, including:

  • "Selenium source and level on performance, selenium retention and biochemical responses of young broiler chicks", 2021, BMC Veterinary Research
  • "Broiler responses to copper levels and sources: growth, tissue mineral content, antioxidant status and mRNA expression of genes involved in lipid and protein metabolism", 2022, BMC Veterinary Research
  • "Different levels of organic trace minerals in diets for Nile tilapia juveniles alter gut characteristics and body composition, but not growth", 2020, Aquaculture Nutrition
  • "Risk informed floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) location selection for local natural gas supply", 2022, Ocean Engineering
  • "Aurantiochytrium sp. Meal Improved Body Fatty Acid Profile and Morphophysiology in Nile Tilapia Reared at Low Temperature", 2021, Fishes

The frequent venues in which Pettigrew publishes include BMC Veterinary Research, Aquaculture Nutrition, Fishes, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, and Ocean Engineering. These journals represent a mix of veterinary science, aquaculture, animal science, and engineering fields.

Throughout their career, J. E. Pettigrew has frequently collaborated with various researchers, including Débora Machado Fracalossi, Flávio Dutra de Resende, Gustavo Rezende Siqueira, Warley Júnior Alves, and Jorge Cunha Lima Muniz, indicating a collaborative approach within the scientific community.

Pettigrew's work has been recognized with several awards by the American Society of Animal Science. These honors include the ASAS Fellow: Research Category (2013), the Animal Industry Service Award (2004), and the American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research (1995).

Best Publications

  • Effect of age, weaning and diet on digestive enzyme levels in the piglet.

    M. D. Lindemann;S. G. Cornelius;S. M. El Kandelgy;R. L. Moser

  • Characterization of luteinizing hormone secretion in the primiparous, lactating sow: relationship to blood metabolites and return-to-estrus interval.

    M. D. Tokach;J. E. Pettigrew;G. D. Dial;J. E. Wheaton

  • Effect of soybean variety and processing on growth performance of young chicks and pigs.

    M. F. Palacios;R. A. Easter;K. T. Soltwedel;C. M. Parsons

  • Dietary plant extracts alleviate diarrhea and alter immune responses of weaned pigs experimentally infected with a pathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Y. Liu;M. Song;T. M. Che;J. A. S. Almeida

  • Supplemental Dietary Fat for Peripartal Sows: a Review

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  • Feed intake pattern during lactation and subsequent reproductive performance of sows

    Yuzo Koketsu;Gary D. Dial;James E. Pettigrew;Vickie L. King

  • The dietary protein and(or) lysine requirements of barrows and gilts. NCR-42 Committee on Swine Nutrition.

    G L Cromwell;T R Cline;J D Crenshaw;T D Crenshaw

  • Influence of gilt age and body composition at first breeding on sow reproductive performance and longevity.

    D W Rozeboom;J E Pettigrew;R L Moser;S G Cornelius

  • Variability among sources and laboratories in nutrient analyses of corn and soybean meal. NCR-42 Committee on Swine Nutrition. North Central Regional-42.

    G L Cromwell;C C Calvert;T R Cline;J D Crenshaw

  • Characterization of feed intake patterns during lactation in commercial swine herds

    Yuzo Koketsu;Gary D. Dial;James E. Pettigrew;William E. Marsh

  • Fat in Swine Nutrition

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  • Effect of adding fat and(or) milk products to the weanling pig diet on performance in the nursery and subsequent grow-finish stages.

    M D Tokach;J E Pettigrew;L J Johnston;M Overland

  • Effects of dietary lysine intake during lactation on blood metabolites, hormones, and reproductive performance in primiparous sows.

    H. Yang;J. E. Pettigrew;Lee J Johnston;Gerald C Shurson

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of several plant extracts on porcine alveolar macrophages in vitro.

    Y Liu;M Song;T M Che;D Bravo

  • Influence of imposed feed intake patterns during lactation on reproductive performance and on circulating levels of glucose, insulin, and luteinizing hormone in primiparous sows

    Yuzo Koketsu;Gary D. Dial;James E. Pettigrew;William E. Marsh

  • Valine requirement of the high-producing lactating sow.

    B T Richert;M D Tokach;R D Goodband;J L Nelssen

  • Quantitative influence of lysine and energy intake on yield of milk components in the primiparous sow.

    M. D. Tokach;J. E. Pettigrew;Brian A Crooker;G. D. Dial

  • Effects of mannan oligosaccharide and an antimicrobial product in nursery diets on performance of pigs reared on three different farms.

    D. W. Rozeboom;D. T. Shaw;R. J. Tempelman;J. C. Miguel

  • Swine nutrition and pork quality: A review

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  • Impact of dietary lysine intake during lactation on follicular development and oocyte maturation after weaning in primiparous sows.

    H. Yang;G. R. Foxcroft;J. E. Pettigrew;Lee J Johnston

  • Effect of protein intake during gestation and lactation on the lactational performance of primiparous sows.

    J Kusina;J E Pettigrew;A F Sower;M E White

  • Additivity of effects from dietary copper and zinc on growth performance and fecal microbiota of pigs after weaning.

    V. G. Pérez;A. M. Waguespack;T. D. Bidner;L. L. Southern

  • Effect of Cimaterol (CL 263,780) as a Repartitioning Agent in the Diet for Finishing Pigs

    R. L. Moser;R. H. Dalrymple;S. G. Cornelius;J. E. Pettigrew

  • Lecithin in swine diets: I. Weanling pigs.

    M Overland;M D Tokach;S G Cornelius;J E Pettigrew

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl M Parsons
Carl M Parsons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert A. Easter
Robert A. Easter University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yanhong Liu
Yanhong Liu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Minho Song
Minho Song Chungnam National University
Keith W. Kelley
Keith W. Kelley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rodney W. Johnson
Rodney W. Johnson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gary L. Cromwell
Gary L. Cromwell University of Kentucky
D. C. Mahan
D. C. Mahan The Ohio State University
Gretchen M. Hill
Gretchen M. Hill Michigan State University
Austin Lewis
Austin Lewis University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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