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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 40 1151 1063 67 62 202 6777

John B. Gaughan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John B. Gaughan between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John B. Gaughan published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2021. 9 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2021. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 2 publications
1994 2026

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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John B. Gaughan: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 2
1999 9
2000 2
2001 8
2002 10
2003 3
2004 12
2005 8
2006 1
2007 5
2008 6
2009 5
2010 13
2011 8
2012 6
2013 3
2014 9
2015 8
2016 9
2017 13
2018 9
2019 8
2020 9
2021 15
2022 6
2023 9
2024 10
2025 7
2026 2
Total 222
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John B. Gaughan 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 John B. Gaughan 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, 199–203 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: 202 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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 44 202
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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John B. Gaughan 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 John B. Gaughan 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107 40
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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Overview

John B. Gaughan is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has a significant research portfolio in agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on veterinary science. Their work primarily addresses topics related to animal science and zoology, small animals, and physiology, with an emphasis on the effects of environmental stressors on livestock and animal welfare.

The researcher has contributed to multiple topics, including:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • A. M. Lees (17 publications)
  • Gene Wijffels (9 publications)
  • J. C. W. Olm (8 publications)
  • Megan Sullivan (7 publications)
  • Nguyen N. Bang (7 publications)

John B. Gaughan regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Animals (10 publications)
  • International Journal of Biometeorology (8 publications)
  • Animal Production Science (5 publications)
  • Journal of Animal Science (4 publications)
  • Journal of Dairy Science (3 publications)

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by John B. Gaughan include:

  • Heat Stress and Goat Welfare: Adaptation and Production Considerations, 2021, Animals
  • Heat load increases the risk of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Methods to quantify heat stress in ruminants: Current status and future prospects, 2020, Methods
  • Heat stress in horses: a literature review, 2023, International Journal of Biometeorology
  • Characteristics of Cowsheds in Vietnamese Smallholder Dairy Farms and Their Associations with Microclimate-A Preliminary Study, 2021, Animals

Their research addresses the physiological and behavioral effects of heat stress and environmental challenges on various livestock species, including goats, cattle, and horses. The work contributes to understanding animal adaptation, welfare, and productivity under changing climatic conditions.

Best Publications

  • A new heat load index for feedlot cattle

    J. B. Gaughan;Terry L. Mader;S. M. Holt;A. Lisle

  • Review: Adaptation of animals to heat stress.

    V. Sejian;R. Bhatta;J. B. Gaughan;F. R. Dunshea

  • A comprehensive index for assessing environmental stress in animals.

    T. L. Mader;L. J. Johnson;J. B. Gaughan

  • Heat tolerance of Boran and Tuli crossbred steers.

    J. B. Gaughan;T. L. Mader;S. M. Holt;M. J. Josey

  • Assessing the heat tolerance of 17 beef cattle genotypes

    J. B. Gaughan;T. L. Mader;S. M. Holt;M. L. Sullivan

  • Livestock production in a changing climate: adaptation and mitigation research in Australia

    Beverley Henry;Ed Charmley;Richard Eckard;John B. Gaughan

  • The Impact of Heat Load on Cattle

    Angela M. Lees;Angela M. Lees;Veerasamy Sejian;Andrea L. Wallage;Cameron C. Steel

  • Shade and wind barrier effects on summertime feedlot cattle performance

    T L Mader;J M Dahlquist;G L Hahn;J B Gaughan

  • Effect of shade on body temperature and performance of feedlot steers.

    J. B. Gaughan;S. Bonner;I. Loxton;T. L. Mader

  • Response of Domestic Animals to Climate Challenges

    John Gaughan;Nicola Lacetera;Silvia E. Valtorta;Hesham Hussein Khalifa

  • Thermal indices and their applications for livestock environments

    G. L. Hahn;J. B. Gaughan;T. L. Mader;R. A. Eigenberg

  • Climate change impact on livestock : adaptation and mitigation

    Veerasamy Sejian;John Gaughan;Lance Baumgard;Cadaba Prasad

  • Effects of chronic heat stress on plasma concentration of secreted heat shock protein 70 in growing feedlot cattle

    J. B. Gaughan;S. L. Bonner;I. Loxton;T. L. Mader

  • Heat Stress and Goat Welfare: Adaptation and Production Considerations.

    Veerasamy Sejian;Mullakkalparambil V. Silpa;Mullakkalparambil V. Silpa;Mini R. Reshma Nair;Mini R. Reshma Nair;Chinnasamy Devaraj

  • Amelioration of thermal stress impacts in dairy cows

    Frank R Dunshea;Brian Leury;Fahri Fahri;Kristy DiGiacomo

  • Effect of shade area on performance and welfare of short-fed feedlot cattle.

    M. L. Sullivan;A. J. Cawdell-Smith;T. L. Mader;J. B. Gaughan

  • Wind protection effects and airflow patterns in outside feedlots.

    T L Mader;J M Dahlquist;J B Gaughan

  • Adaptation strategies: ruminants.

    John B. Gaughan;Veerasamy Sejian;Terry L. Mader;Frank R. Dunshea

  • Physiological responses of Australian Merino wethers exposed to high heat load.

    I. A. Alhidary;S. Shini;R. A. M. Al Jassim;J. B. Gaughan

  • Body temperature and respiratory dynamics in un-shaded beef cattle

    J. B. Gaughan;T. L. Mader

  • Effect of sprinkling on feedlot microclimate and cattle behavior.

    T. L. Mader;M. S. Davis;J. B. Gaughan

  • Effect of selection for leanness on overall reproductive performance in Large White sows

    J. B. Gaughan;R. D. A. Cameron;G. McL. Dryden;M. J. Josey

  • Feedlot diet roughage level for Hereford cattle exposed to excessive heat load

    T.L. Mader;J.B. Gaughan;B.A. Young;R. Albin

  • Tympanic temperature in confined beef cattle exposed to excessive heat load

    T. L. Mader;J. B. Gaughan;L. J. Johnson;G. L. Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry L. Mader
Terry L. Mader University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Veerasamy Sejian
Veerasamy Sejian National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
Wayne L. Bryden
Wayne L. Bryden University of Queensland
Nicola Lacetera
Nicola Lacetera Tuscia University
Tami M. Brown-Brandl
Tami M. Brown-Brandl University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Clive J. C. Phillips
Clive J. C. Phillips Curtin University
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

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