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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 36 1627 1499 475 402 127 4525

Jason K. Apple publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jason K. Apple between 1990 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jason K. Apple published across 35 years, from 1990 to 2024, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2016. 2 of the 132 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2016. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1990 2024

132 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jason K. Apple: publications per year, 1990 to 2024
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 5
2000 2
2001 1
2002 6
2003 2
2004 4
2005 6
2006 5
2007 9
2008 7
2009 7
2010 3
2011 5
2012 8
2013 5
2014 4
2015 4
2016 10
2017 2
2018 5
2019 7
2020 4
2021 6
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
Total 132
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Jason K. Apple 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 Jason K. Apple 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, 124–128 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: 127 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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 93 127
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
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Jason K. Apple 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 Jason K. Apple 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 36
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Jason K. Apple is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on animal science and zoology, food science, genetics, agronomy and crop science, and molecular biology. Their scholarly contributions are documented across a range of topics including meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, food safety and hygiene, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, molecular biology techniques and applications, and Listeria monocytogenes in food safety.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Apple are:

  • "Comparison of Growth Performance and Meat Quality Traits of Commercial Cross-Bred Pigs versus the Large Black Pig Breed," 2021, Animals
  • "Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance from Farm to Table," 2021, Food Reviews International
  • "Research Note: Dietary phytase reduces broiler woody breast severity via potential modulation of breast muscle fatty acid profiles," 2020, Poultry Science
  • "Effects of two dietary crude protein levels on finishing performance, meat quality, and gene expression of market lambs," 2021, Animal Science Journal
  • "Characteristics of Pork Muscles Cooked to Varying End-Point Temperatures," 2021, Foods

Apple has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Yongjie Wang, Sarah Shelby, Yan Huang, Reagan N Cauble, and Keshari Thakali. These partnerships have contributed to the development and dissemination of research spanning animal science and food safety.

Prominent venues where Apple has published include:

  • Animals
  • Food Reviews International
  • Poultry Science
  • Animal Science Journal
  • Foods

The primary fields of study for Apple comprise agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. Within these fields, they have concentrated on subfields such as animal science and zoology, food science, genetics, agronomy and crop science, and molecular biology. Their research interests cover a spectrum from physiological traits and nutrition in livestock to food safety practices and molecular techniques.

Jason K. Apple received the Meats Research Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2008, recognizing their contributions in this area. The focus on meat and animal product quality is evident across their body of work, addressing both production performance and quality assessment under varying conditions.

Best Publications

  • Longitudinal investigation of the swine gut microbiome from birth to market reveals stage and growth performance associated bacteria

    Xiaofan Wang;Tsungcheng Tsai;Feilong Deng;Feilong Deng;Xiaoyuan Wei

  • Influence of growth rate on the occurrence of white striping in broiler breast fillets

    V. A. Kuttappan;V. B. Brewer;J. K. Apple;P. W. Waldroup

  • Effects of restraint and isolation stress and epidural blockade on endocrine and blood metabolite status, muscle glycogen metabolism, and incidence of dark-cutting longissimus muscle of sheep.

    J K Apple;M E Dikeman;J E Minton;R M McMurphy

  • Effects of dietary lysine and energy density on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs fed ractopamine.

    J. K. Apple;C. V. Maxwell;D. C. Brown;K. G. Friesen

  • Meta-Analysis of the Ractopamine Response in Finishing Swine

    J.K. Apple;P.J. Rincker;F.K. McKeith;S.N. Carr

  • How is the instrumental color of meat measured

    W.N. Tapp;J.W.S. Yancey;J.K. Apple

  • Comparison of hematologic and serologic profiles of broiler birds with normal and severe degrees of white striping in breast fillets

    V. A. Kuttappan;G. R. Huff;W. E. Huff;B. M. Hargis

  • Microbial, instrumental color and sensory color and odor characteristics of ground beef produced from beef trimmings treated with ozone or chlorine dioxide.

    M.R Stivarius;F.W Pohlman;K.S McElyea;J.K Apple

  • Duration of restraint and isolation stress as a model to study the dark-cutting condition in cattle.

    J. K. Apple;E. B. Kegley;D. L. Galloway;T. J. Wistuba

  • Influence of Repeated Restraint and Isolation Stress and Electrolyte Administration on Pituitary-Adrenal Secretions, Electrolytes, and Other Blood Constituents of Sheep'

    J. K. Apple;J. E. Minton;K. M. Parsons;J. A. Unruh

  • Cookery method and end-point temperature can affect the Warner-Bratzler shear force, cooking loss, and internal cooked color of beef longissimus steaks.

    J.W.S. Yancey;M.D. Wharton;J.K. Apple

  • Effects of dietary magnesium and short-duration transportation on stress response, postmortem muscle metabolism, and meat quality of finishing swine

    J. K. Apple;E. B. Kegley;C. V. Maxwell;L. K. Rakes

  • Effect of magnesium mica on performance and carcass quality of growing-finishing swine.

    J K Apple;C V Maxwell;B deRodas;H B Watson

  • Effects of synthetic hormone implants, singularly or in combinations, on performance, carcass traits, and longissimus muscle palatability of Holstein steers

    J K Apple;M E Dikeman;D D Simms;G Kuhl

  • Effect of breed-type on performance and carcass traits of intensively managed hair sheep.

    J.M. Burke;J.K. Apple;W.J. Roberts;C.B. Boger

  • Interactive effects of dietary fat source and slaughter weight in growing-finishing swine: I. Growth performance and longissimus muscle fatty acid composition.

    J. K. Apple;C. V. Maxwell;D. L. Galloway;S. Hutchison

  • Effects of dietary magnesium and duration of refrigerated storage on the quality of vacuum-packaged, boneless pork loins

    Jason K Apple;Jesse R Davis;Lilly K Rakes;Charles V Maxwell

  • Effect of weaning age and commingling after the nursery phase of pigs in a wean-to-finish facility on growth, and humoral and behavioral indicators of well-being.

    M. E. Davis;S. C. Sears;J. K. Apple;C. V. Maxwell

  • Interactive effect of ractopamine and dietary fat source on quality characteristics of fresh pork bellies.

    J K Apple;C V Maxwell;J T Sawyer;B R Kutz

  • The effects of acetic acid, gluconic acid and trisodium citrate treatment of beef trimmings on microbial, color and odor characteristics of ground beef through simulated retail display.

    M.R Stivarius;F.W Pohlman;K.S McElyea;J.K Apple

  • The impact of lactic acid concentration and sodium chloride on pH, water-holding capacity, and cooked color of injection-enhanced dark-cutting beef

    J.T. Sawyer;J.K. Apple;Z.B. Johnson

  • Consumer responses for tenderness and overall impression can be predicted by visible and near-infrared spectroscopy, Meullenet–Owens razor shear, and Warner–Bratzler shear force

    J.W.S. Yancey;J.K. Apple;J.-F. Meullenet;J.T. Sawyer

  • Interactive effect of ractopamine and dietary fat source on pork quality characteristics of fresh pork chops during simulated retail display.

    J. K. Apple;C. V. Maxwell;B. R. Kutz;L. K. Rakes

  • Water‐Holding Capacity of Meat

    Jason K. Apple;Janeal W.S. Yancey

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Michael E. Dikeman
Michael E. Dikeman Kansas State University
Casey M. Owens
Casey M. Owens University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
E B Kegley
E B Kegley University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Joan M. Burke
Joan M. Burke Agricultural Research Service
Daniel C. Rule
Daniel C. Rule University of Wyoming
W. E. Huff
W. E. Huff University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
M. R. Bedford
M. R. Bedford AmeriCorps VISTA
Floyd K. Mckeith
Floyd K. Mckeith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Larry V. Cundiff
Larry V. Cundiff Agricultural Research Service

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