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2026

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D-Index
93
Citations
29752
World Ranking
26
National Ranking
2

Jan Dijkstra 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 Jan Dijkstra sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 539 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Dijkstra 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 Jan Dijkstra sits on this spectrum.

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: 93 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2015 - American Feed Industry Association Award, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Jan Dijkstra is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their academic work primarily focuses on the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, and Small Animals.

Their research covers a variety of topics, notably Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Animal Health and Immunology, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Jan Dijkstra has authored and contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • animal
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Full adoption of the most effective strategies to mitigate methane emissions by ruminants can help meet the 1.5 °C target by 2030 but not 2050, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Safety and Transfer Study: Transfer of Bromoform Present in Asparagopsis taxiformis to Milk and Urine of Lactating Dairy Cows, 2021, Foods
  • A meta-analysis of effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol on methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Multi-kingdom characterization of the core equine fecal microbiota based on multiple equine (sub)species, 2020, Animal Microbiome
  • Review: Synergy between mechanistic modelling and data-driven models for modern animal production systems in the era of big data, 2020, animal

Jan Dijkstra has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • A. Bannink
  • Sanne van Gastelen
  • K. Nichols
  • E. Kebreab
  • Björn Kuhla

The scientist's work in the field of dairy and animal science has been recognized with awards such as the American Feed Industry Association Award from the American Dairy Science Association in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Gemma Henderson;Faith Cox;Siva Ganesh;Arjan Jonker

  • Special topics--Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: I. A review of enteric methane mitigation options.

    A. N. Hristov;J. Oh;J. L. Firkins;J. Dijkstra

  • Quantitative Aspects of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism

    Jan Dijkstra;John M. Forbes

  • Estimating the extent of degradation of ruminant feeds from a description of their gas production profiles observed in vitro: derivation of models and other mathematical considerations.

    J. Dijkstra;M. S. Dhanoa;S. Lopez

  • Seasonal variation in the Dutch bovine raw milk composition

    J.M.L. Heck;H.J.F. van Valenberg;J. Dijkstra;A.C.M. van Hooijdonk

  • Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production - A review of technical options for non-CO2 emissions

    A.N. Hristov;J. Oh;C. Lee;R. Meinen

  • Technical options for the mitigation of direct methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock: a review

    P.J. Gerber;A.N. Hristov;B.L. Henderson;H.P.S. Makkar

  • Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH

    J. Dijkstra;J. L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;A. B. Strathe

  • Modeling the Adequacy of Dietary Fiber in Dairy Cows Based on the Responses of Ruminal pH and Milk Fat Production to Composition of the Diet

    Q. Zebeli;J. Dijkstra;M. Tafaj;H. Steingass

  • Diet effects on urine composition of cattle and N2O emissions.

    J. Dijkstra;O. Oenema;J.W. van Groenigen;J.W. Spek

  • Simulation of nutrient digestion, absorption and outflow in the rumen: model description.

    Jan Dijkstra;Heather D.St.C. Neal;David E. Beever

  • Nitrate and sulfate: Effective alternative hydrogen sinks for mitigation of ruminal methane production in sheep

    S.M. van Zijderveld;W.J.J. Gerrits;J.A. Apajalahti;J.R. Newbold

  • Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: III. A review of animal management mitigation options

    A.N. Hristov;T. Ott;J. Tricarico;A. Rotz

  • Absorption of volatile fatty acids from the rumen of lactating dairy cows as influenced by volatile fatty acid concentration, pH and rumen liquid volume

    J. Dijkstra;H. Boer;J. van Bruchem;M. Bruining

  • A mechanistic model of whole-tract digestion and methanogenesis in the lactating dairy cow: model development, evaluation, and application.

    J.A.N. Mills;J. Dijkstra;A. Bannink;S.B. Cammell

  • Production and absorption of volatile fatty acids in the rumen

    Jan Dijkstra

  • Effect of dietary energy source on energy balance, production, metabolic disorders and reproduction in lactating dairy cattle.

    Ariëtte T.M. van Knegsel;Henry van den Brand;Jan Dijkstra;Seerp Tamminga

  • Persistency of methane mitigation by dietary nitrate supplementation in dairy cows.

    S.M. van Zijderveld;W.J.J. Gerrits;J. Dijkstra;J.R. Newbold

  • Aspects of rumen microbiology central to mechanistic modelling of methane production in cattle

    J.L. Ellis;J. Dijkstra;E. Kebreab;A. Bannink

  • Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database

    Mutian Niu;Ermias Kebreab;Alexander N. Hristov;Joonpyo Oh

  • Modelling the implications of feeding strategy on rumen fermentation and functioning of the rumen wall

    A. Bannink;S. Lopez;W.J.J. Gerrits

  • A generalized Michaelis-Menten equation for the analysis of growth.

    S. López;W. J. J. Gerrits;M. S. Dhanoa

  • Genetic parameters for predicted methane production and potential for reducing enteric emissions through genomic selection.

    Y. de Haas;J.J. Windig;M.P.L. Calus;J. Dijkstra

  • Invited review: Nitrogen in ruminant nutrition: A review of measurement techniques.

    A.N. Hristov;A. Bannink;L.A. Crompton;P. Huhtanen

  • A dynamic model of N metabolism in the lactating dairy cow and an assessment of impact of N excretion on the environment.

    E. Kebreab;J.A.N. Mills;R. Allison

  • Effect of roughage source and roughage to concentrate ratio on animal performance and rumen development in veal calves.

    B.J. Suárez;C.G. Van Reenen;N. Stockhofe;J. Dijkstra

  • Design, implementation and interpretation of in vitro batch culture experiments to assess enteric methane mitigation in ruminants—a review

    D. R. Yáñez-Ruiz;A. Bannink;J. Dijkstra;Ermias Kebreab

  • A model to describe growth patterns of the mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation.

    J. Dijkstra;M.S. Dhanoa;J.A. Maas

  • Review of current in vivo measurement techniques for quantifying enteric methane emission from ruminants

    K. J. Hammond;L. A. Crompton;A. Bannink;J. Dijkstra

  • Dietary strategies to reducing N excretion from cattle: implications for methane emissions

    J. Dijkstra;O. Oenema;A. Bannink

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Bannink
A. Bannink Wageningen University & Research
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
J.L. Ellis
J.L. Ellis University of Guelph
Wouter H. Hendriks
Wouter H. Hendriks Wageningen University & Research
Seerp Tamminga
Seerp Tamminga Wageningen University & Research
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
Christopher K. Reynolds
Christopher K. Reynolds University of Reading
A.M. van Vuuren
A.M. van Vuuren Wageningen University & Research
Secundino López
Secundino López University of Leon
Alexander N. Hristov
Alexander N. Hristov Pennsylvania State University

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