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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3304
World Ranking
2459
National Ranking
28

Jean-Loup Rault 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 Jean-Loup Rault sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 144 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean-Loup Rault 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 Jean-Loup Rault 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: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Friends with benefits: Social support and its relevance for farm animal welfare

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  • The Power of a Positive Human-Animal Relationship for Animal Welfare.

    Jean-Loup Rault;Susanne Waiblinger;Xavier Boivin;Paul Hemsworth

  • Castration induced pain in pigs and other livestock

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  • Effects of group housing on sow welfare: a review

    M. Verdon;C. F. Hansen;J.-L. Rault;E. Jongman

  • Repeated intranasal oxytocin administration in early life dysregulates the HPA axis and alters social behavior.

    Jean-Loup Rault;C. Sue Carter;Joseph P. Garner;Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde

  • Oxytocin enhances the appropriate use of human social cues by the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) in an object choice task.

    Jessica Lee Oliva;Jean-Loup Rault;Belinda Appleton;Alan Lill

  • Number of nearby visitors and noise level affect vigilance in captive koalas

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  • Be kind to others: Prosocial behaviours and their implications for animal welfare

    Jean-Loup Rault

  • Oxytocin as an Indicator of Psychological and Social Well-Being in Domesticated Animals: A Critical Review

    Jean-Loup Rault;Jean-Loup Rault;Marleen van den Munkhof;Femke T. A. Buisman-Pijlman

  • Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework.

    Unknown

  • Salivary oxytocin in pigs, cattle, and goats during positive human-animal interactions

    Stephanie Lürzel;Laura Bückendorf;Susanne Waiblinger;Jean-Loup Rault

  • Effects of positive and negative human contacts and intranasal oxytocin on cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin.

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  • Light intensity of 5 or 20 lux on broiler behavior, welfare and productivity.

    Jean-Loup Rault;Katie Clark;Peter J. Groves;Greg M. Cronin

  • A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare

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  • Individual Ranging Behaviour Patterns in Commercial Free-Range Layers as Observed through RFID Tracking.

    Hannah Larsen;Greg M. Cronin;Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich;Carolynn L. Smith

  • Free-range egg production: its implications for hen welfare

    D. L. M. Campbell;M. S. Bari;M. S. Bari;J.-L. Rault

  • Laying hen welfare I. Social environment and space

    T.M. Widowski;P.H. Hemsworth;J.L. Barnett;J.-L. Rault

  • Ranging Behaviour of Commercial Free-Range Broiler Chickens 1: Factors Related to Flock Variability.

    Peta S. Taylor;Paul H. Hemsworth;Peter J. Groves;Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich

  • Relationship between welfare and individual ranging behaviour in commercial free-range laying hens.

    H. Larsen;P. H. Hemsworth;G. M. Cronin;S. G. Gebhardt-Henrich

  • Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments

    H. Larsen;G. Cronin;C. L. Smith;P. Hemsworth

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