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D-Index
35
Citations
4979
World Ranking
1718
National Ranking
24

Jean-Michel Hatt 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-Michel Hatt sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 287 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean-Michel Hatt 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-Michel Hatt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jean-Michel Hatt is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Ecology, Genetics, and Archeology. The work integrates various disciplines focusing on both contemporary and historical biological questions.

Hatt's research covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Among notable recent papers, the following have been published in recognized journals:

  • "Dust and grit matter: abrasives of different size lead to opposing dental microwear textures in experimentally fed sheep (Ovis aries)" (2020) in Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Everything matters: Molar microwear texture in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) fed diets of different abrasiveness" (2020) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Metagenomic analysis of fecal and tissue samples from 18 endemic bat species in Switzerland revealed a diverse virus composition including potentially zoonotic viruses" (2021) in PLoS ONE
  • "Reproductive seasonality in primates: patterns, concepts and unsolved questions" (2020) in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Mesowear represents a lifetime signal in sheep (Ovis aries) within a long-term feeding experiment" (2020) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Hatt frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Marcus Clauß (32 co-authored publications)
  • Louise F. Martin (14 co-authored publications)
  • Daryl Codron (13 co-authored publications)
  • Nicole L. Ackermans (9 co-authored publications)
  • Daniela Winkler (9 co-authored publications)

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several key journals, which include:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (4 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (3 publications)
  • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Zoo Biology (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Emergence and establishment of Usutu virus infection in wild and captive avian species in and around Zurich, Switzerland--genomic and pathologic comparison to other central European outbreaks

    Hanspeter W. Steinmetz;Tamás Bakonyi;Herbert Weissenböck;Jean Michel Hatt

  • Growth and wear of incisor and cheek teeth in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) fed diets of different abrasiveness.

    Jacqueline Müller;Marcus Clauss;Daryl Codron;Ellen Schulz

  • Prevention and treatment of Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in rabbits with fenbendazole

    C Suter;U U Müller-Doblies;Jean-Michel Hatt;Peter Deplazes

  • Reproductive seasonality in captive wild ruminants: implications for biogeographical adaptation, photoperiodic control, and life history.

    Philipp Zerbe;Marcus Clauss;Daryl Codron;Laurie Bingaman Lackey

  • Physical characteristics of rumen contents in four large ruminants of different feeding type, the addax (Addax nasomaculatus), bison (Bison bison), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and moose (Alces alces).

    Marcus Clauss;Julia Fritz;Dorotheea Bayer;Kaarlo Nygrén

  • Intake, selection, digesta retention, digestion and gut fill of two coprophageous species, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), on a hay‐only diet

    R Franz;Michael Kreuzer;J Hummel;Jean-Michel Hatt

  • Evaluation of the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer in Chickens (Gallus Gallus)

    H W Steinmetz;Rainer Vogt;Sabine Beate Rita Kästner;Barbara Riond

  • Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species.

    Marcus Clauss;Janin Gehrke;Jean-Michel Hatt;Ellen S. Dierenfeld

  • Geographical Origin, Delayed Implantation, and Induced Ovulation Explain Reproductive Seasonality in the Carnivora.

    Sandra A Heldstab;Dennis W H Müller;Sereina M Graber;Laurie Bingaman Lackey

  • Mating system, feeding type and ex situ conservation effort determine life expectancy in captive ruminants

    Dennis W.H. Müller;Laurie Bingaman Lackey;W. Jürgen Streich;Jörns Fickel

  • Identification and Characterization of Two Closely Related Unclassifiable Endogenous Retroviruses in Pythons (Python molurus and Python curtus)

    Jon B. Huder;Jürg Böni;Jean-Michel Hatt;Guido Soldati

  • Feeding practice in captive wild ruminants: pecularities in the nutrition of browsers/concentrate selectors and intermediate feeders. A review

    Marcus Clauss;Ellen Kienzle;Jean-Michel Hatt

  • Significance of coprophagy for the fatty acid profile in body tissues of rabbits fed different diets.

    Florian Leiber;Janina S. Meier;Bettina Burger;Hans-Rudolf Wettstein

  • Tooth length and incisal wear and growth in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) fed diets of different abrasiveness.

    J Müller;Marcus Clauss;Daryl Codron;E Schulz;E Schulz

  • Herbivorous reptiles and body mass: effects on food intake, digesta retention, digestibility and gut capacity, and a comparison with mammals.

    Ragna Franz;Jürgen Hummel;Dennis W.H. Müller;Martin Bauert

  • Overt fatal and chronic subclinical Encephalitozoon cuniculi microsporidiosis in a colony of captive emperor tamarins (Saguinus imperator).

    Franco Guscetti;Alexander Mathis;Jean-Michel Hatt;Peter Deplazes

  • Feeding Asian and African elephants Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana in captivity

    Jean-Michel Hatt;Marcus Clauss

  • Everything matters: Molar microwear texture in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) fed diets of different abrasiveness

    Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Daniela E. Winkler;Daniela E. Winkler;Marcus Clauss;Jessica Carlsson

  • Metagenomic analysis of fecal and tissue samples from 18 endemic bat species in Switzerland revealed a diverse virus composition including potentially zoonotic viruses.

    Isabelle Hardmeier;Nadja Aeberhard;Weihong Qi;Katja Schoenbaechler

  • Dust and grit matter: abrasives of different size lead to opposing dental microwear textures in experimentally fed sheep (Ovis aries).

    Nicole L. Ackermans;Daniela E. Winkler;Daniela E. Winkler;Louise F. Martin;Thomas M. Kaiser

  • Mesowear represents a lifetime signal in sheep (Ovis aries) within a long-term feeding experiment

    Nicole L. Ackermans;Louise F. Martin;Daryl Codron;Jürgen Hummel

  • Physical characteristics of reticuloruminal contents of oxen in relation to forage type and time after feeding

    Jürgen Hummel;K H Südekum;D Bayer;S Ortmann

  • Evaluation of butorphanol, medetomidine and midazolam as a reversible narcotic combination in free-ranging African lions (Panthera leo)

    Sandra Wenger;Peter Buss;Jenny Joubert;Johan Steenkamp

  • Mineral absorption in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) as compared with the domestic horse

    Marcus Clauss;J C Castell;E Kienzle;P Schramel

  • Controlled feeding experiments with diets of different abrasiveness reveal slow development of mesowear signal in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus).

    Nicole L. Ackermans;Daniela E. Winkler;Daniela E. Winkler;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Ellen Schulz-Kornas;Thomas M. Kaiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Clauss
Marcus Clauss University of Zurich
Jürgen Hummel
Jürgen Hummel University of Göttingen
Daryl Codron
Daryl Codron University of the Free State
Sylvia Ortmann
Sylvia Ortmann Leibniz Association
Ellen Kienzle
Ellen Kienzle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geert Janssens
Geert Janssens Ghent University
W. Jürgen Streich
W. Jürgen Streich Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Michael Hässig
Michael Hässig University of Zurich
Karl-Heinz Südekum
Karl-Heinz Südekum University of Bonn

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