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D-Index
53
Citations
7748
World Ranking
526
National Ranking
23

J. Elizabeth Bolhuis 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. Elizabeth Bolhuis sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 146 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Elizabeth Bolhuis 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. Elizabeth Bolhuis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Elizabeth Bolhuis is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in veterinary science. They have a substantial publication record in the intersection of animal science and welfare, exhibiting expertise in animal behavior, nutrition, and disease management.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including animal science and zoology, small animal studies, agronomy and crop science, plant science, and genetics. This multidisciplinary approach supports broad research themes encompassing animal physiology, welfare, and interactions between animals and their environment.

Bolhuis has contributed to multiple topics, notably:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Their recent published papers include:

  • A Proposed Role for Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Damaging Behavior in Pigs, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Early and later life environmental enrichment affect specific antibody responses and blood leukocyte subpopulations in pigs, 2020, Physiology & Behavior
  • Impact of Enrichment and Repeated Mixing on Resilience in Pigs, 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • A multi-suckling system combined with an enriched housing environment during the growing period promotes resilience to various challenges in pigs, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Amino acid supplementation counteracts negative effects of low protein diets on tail biting in pigs more than extra environmental enrichment, 2023, Scientific Reports

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Bolhuis include:

  • T.B. Rodenburg
  • Piter Bijma
  • Lu Luo
  • Lisette E. van der Zande
  • E.F. Knol

Bolhuis's research outputs are regularly published in scientific journals such as Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Scientific Reports, Physiology & Behavior, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Foods. Their work exhibits strong thematic consistency around improving understanding of animal health, welfare, and production quality through environmental and nutritional interventions.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals

    Marten Scheffer;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Denny Borsboom;Timothy G. Buchman

  • Indicators of positive and negative emotions and emotional contagion in pigs.

    Inonge Reimert;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Bas Kemp;T. Bas Rodenburg

  • Individual coping characteristics, rearing conditions and behavioural flexibility in pigs.

    J.Elizabeth Bolhuis;Willem G.P Schouten;John A.de Leeuw;Johan W Schrama

  • Behavioural development of pigs with different coping characteristics in barren and substrate-enriched housing conditions

    J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Willem G.P. Schouten;Johan W. Schrama;Victor M. Wiegant

  • Individual coping characteristics, aggressiveness and fighting strategies in pigs

    J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Willem G.P. Schouten;Johan W. Schrama;Victor M. Wiegant

  • Fear, stress, and feather pecking in commercial white and brown laying hen parent-stock flocks and their relationships with production parameters

    E.N. de Haas;B. Kemp;J.E. Bolhuis;T. Groothuis

  • Behaviour of domestic fowl in anticipation of positive and negative stimuli

    P.H. Zimmerman;Stephanie Buijs;J.E. Bolhuis;L.J. Keeling

  • Effects of rearing and housing environment on behaviour and performance of pigs with different coping characteristics

    Jantina Elizabeth Bolhuis;Willem G.P. Schouten;Johan W. Schrama;Victor M. Wiegant

  • Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs

    L Melotti;M Oostindjer;JE Bolhuis;Suzanne D E Held

  • Parents and early life environment affect behavioral development of laying hen chickens

    Elske N. de Haas;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Bas Kemp;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Bioconversion efficiencies, greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions during black soldier fly rearing – A mass balance approach

    Alejandro Parodi;Imke J.M. De Boer;Walter J.J. Gerrits;Joop J.A. Van Loon

  • Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning

    Marije Oostindjer;Henry van den Brand;Bas Kemp;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • Tail biting behaviour and tail damage in pigs and the relationship with general behaviour: Predicting the inevitable?

    Winanda W. Ursinus;Cornelis G. Van Reenen;Bas Kemp;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • Effects of genetic group selection against mortality on behavior and peripheral serotonin in domestic laying hens with trimmed and intact beaks.

    J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Esther D. Ellen;Cornelis G. Van Reenen;Johanna De Groot

  • Effects of housing and individual coping characteristics on immune responses of pigs.

    J.Elizabeth Bolhuis;Henk K. Parmentier;Willem G.P. Schouten;Johan W. Schrama

  • The effect of stocking density, flock size and modified management on laying hen behaviour and welfare in a non-cage system

    PH Zimmerman;AC Lindberg;SJ Pope;EF Glen

  • Indirect genetic effects for growth rate in domestic pigs alter aggressive and manipulative biting behaviour.

    Irene Camerlink;Winanda W. Ursinus;Piter Bijma;Bas Kemp

  • Prenatal flavor exposure affects growth, health and behavior of newly weaned piglets

    Marije Oostindjer;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Henry van den Brand;Eugeni Roura

  • The prospects of selection for social genetic effects to improve welfare and productivity in livestock.

    Esther D. Ellen;T. Bas Rodenburg;Gerard A. A. Albers;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • Predicting feather damage in laying hens during the laying period. Is it the past or is it the present

    Elske N. de Haas;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Ingrid C. de Jong;Bas Kemp

  • A maternal Western diet during gestation and lactation modifies offspring's microbiota activity, blood lipid levels, cognitive responses, and hippocampal neurogenesis in Yucatan pigs.

    David Val-Laillet;Marie Besson;Sylvie Guérin;Nicolas Coquery

  • Effects of dietary fibers with different physicochemical properties on feeding motivation in adult female pigs.

    Carol Souza da Silva;Joost J.G.C. van den Borne;Walter J.J. Gerrits;Bas Kemp

  • Indirect genetic effects and housing conditions in relation to aggressive behaviour in pigs

    Irene Camerlink;Simon P. Turner;Piter Bijma;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • Spatial learning in pigs: effects of environmental enrichment and individual characteristics on behaviour and performance

    Jarno Jansen;Jarno Jansen;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Willem G. P. Schouten;Berry M. Spruijt;Berry M. Spruijt

  • Learning how to eat like a pig: effectiveness of mechanisms for vertical social learning in piglets

    Marije Oostindjer;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Mike Mendl;Suzanne Held

Frequent Co-Authors

Bas Kemp
Bas Kemp Wageningen University & Research
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
Irene Camerlink
Irene Camerlink Polish Academy of Sciences
Piter Bijma
Piter Bijma Wageningen University & Research
Victor M. Wiegant
Victor M. Wiegant Utrecht University
Eddie A.M. Bokkers
Eddie A.M. Bokkers Wageningen University & Research
Johan W. Schrama
Johan W. Schrama Wageningen University & Research
S. Mechiel Korte
S. Mechiel Korte Utrecht University
Berend Olivier
Berend Olivier Utrecht University
Onur Güntürkün
Onur Güntürkün Ruhr University Bochum

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