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D-Index
35
Citations
5105
World Ranking
1711
National Ranking
119

John P. Cant 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 P. Cant sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 162 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John P. Cant 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 P. Cant sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine
  • Biochemistry

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science, Casein and Rumen. His Hormone study, which is part of a larger body of work in Internal medicine, is frequently linked to Mammary gland, bridging the gap between disciplines. His research in Endocrinology intersects with topics in Leucine, Ribosomal protein s6 and Phosphorylation.

His work carried out in the field of Food science brings together such families of science as Feces, Phenols, Dry matter and Urine. His Casein study frequently links to other fields, such as Animal science. His work on Latin square and Abomasum as part of general Rumen study is frequently connected to Yellow grease, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

His most cited work include:

  • Nutritional Factors Influencing the Nitrogen Composition of Bovine Milk: A Review (384 citations)
  • The regulation of intestinal metabolism and its impact on whole animal energetics. (182 citations)
  • Mammary Amino Acid Utilization in Dairy Cows Fed Fat and Its Relationship to Milk Protein Depression (148 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

John P. Cant focuses on Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry and Food science. His work in Animal science tackles topics such as Latin square which are related to areas like Lactose. His Internal medicine study combines topics in areas such as Casein, Ribosomal protein s6, P70-S6 Kinase 1 and Phosphorylation.

His Insulin study in the realm of Endocrinology connects with subjects such as Mammary gland. The Biochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Glucose transporter and Epithelium. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Dry matter and Forage.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (34.53%)
  • Internal medicine (33.09%)
  • Endocrinology (31.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Animal science (34.53%)
  • Glycine (3.60%)
  • Dairy cattle (13.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

John P. Cant mainly focuses on Animal science, Glycine, Dairy cattle, Internal medicine and Feed conversion ratio. His work deals with themes such as Amino acid, Methionine, Meal and Postprandial, which intersect with Animal science. His Glycine research incorporates themes from Abundance, Threonine, Serine, Body weight and Dietary treatment.

His Dairy cattle research integrates issues from Breed and Candidate gene. John P. Cant has researched Internal medicine in several fields, including Tryptophan and Endocrinology. His Endocrinology study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Gene.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Symposium review: Amino acid uptake by the mammary glands: Where does the control lie? (15 citations)
  • Invited review: Determination of large-scale individual dry matter intake phenotypes in dairy cattle. (14 citations)
  • Genome-wide association for milk production traits and somatic cell score in different lactation stages of Ayrshire, Holstein, and Jersey dairy cattle. (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

His primary areas of investigation include Animal science, Dairy cattle, Amino acid, Feed conversion ratio and Genetics. His work in the fields of Animal science, such as Litter, overlaps with other areas such as Mammary gland. His Dairy cattle research includes elements of Predictive modelling and Statistics.

His Amino acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Unfolded protein response, Glycogen synthase and Blood plasma. John P. Cant interconnects Net energy and Linear regression in the investigation of issues within Feed conversion ratio. His work on Breed, Candidate gene, Genetic variation and Jersey cattle as part of general Genetics research is frequently linked to Genome-wide association study, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional Factors Influencing the Nitrogen Composition of Bovine Milk: A Review

    E.J. DePeters;J.P. Cant

  • The regulation of intestinal metabolism and its impact on whole animal energetics.

    John P. Cant;Brian W. McBride;Warren J. Croom

  • Mammary Amino Acid Utilization in Dairy Cows Fed Fat and Its Relationship to Milk Protein Depression

    J.P. Cant;E.J. DePeters;R.L. Baldwin

  • Mammary uptake of energy metabolites in dairy cows fed fat and its relationship to milk protein depression

    J.P. Cant;E.J. DePeters;R.L. Baldwin

  • Nutrient availability and lactogenic hormones regulate mammary protein synthesis through the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway

    S.A. Burgos;M. Dai;J.P. Cant

  • Milk synthetic response of the bovine mammary gland to an increase in the local concentration of arterial glucose.

    J.P. Cant;D.R. Trout;F. Qiao;N.G. Purdie

  • An evaluation of postabsorptive protein and amino acid metabolism in the lactating dairy cow.

    M.D. Hanigan;J.P. Cant;D.C. Weakley;J.L. Beckett

  • Effect of fish oil and monensin on milk composition in dairy cows

    J. P. Cant;A. H. Fredeen;T. MacIntyre;J. Gunn

  • Responses to Amino Acid Imbalances and Deficiencies in Lactating Dairy Cows

    T.L. Weekes;P.H. Luimes;J.P. Cant

  • Nutritional Stimulation of Milk Protein Yield of Cows Is Associated with Changes in Phosphorylation of Mammary Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 and Ribosomal S6 Kinase 1

    Chanelle A. Toerien;Donald R. Trout;John P. Cant

  • Dietary and Endogenous Amino Acids Are the Main Contributors to Microbial Protein in the Upper Gut of Normally Nourished Pigs

    Aileen Joy O Libao-Mercado;Cuilan L Zhu;John P Cant;Hélène Lapierre

  • Excretion of major odor-causing and acidifying compounds in response to dietary supplementation of chicory inulin in growing pigs.

    T. C. Rideout;M. Z. Fan;J. P. Cant;C. Wagner-Riddle

  • IGF-1 stimulates protein synthesis by enhanced signaling through mTORC1 in bovine mammary epithelial cells.

    S.A. Burgos;J.P. Cant

  • Effect of enhanced whole-milk feeding in calves on subsequent first-lactation performance

    D.J. Kiezebrink;A.M. Edwards;T.C. Wright;J.P. Cant

  • Responses of the bovine mammary glands to absorptive supply of single amino acids

    J. P. Cant;R. Berthiaume;H. Lapierre;P. H. Luimes

  • Effect of Dietary Fat and Postruminal Casein Administration on Milk Composition of Lactating Dairy Cows

    J.P. Cant;E.J. DePeters;R.L. Baldwin

  • Review: Synergy between mechanistic modelling and data-driven models for modern animal production systems in the era of big data.

    J.L. Ellis;M. Jacobs;J. Dijkstra;H. van Laar

  • Mathematical analysis of the relationship between blood flow and uptake of nutrients in the mammary glands of a lactating cow

    John P. Cant;Brian W. McBride

  • Effects of feeding either fresh alfalfa or alfalfa silage on milk fatty acid content in Holstein dairy cows

    C.M Whiting;T Mutsvangwa;J.P Walton;J.P Cant

  • Genome-wide association for milk production traits and somatic cell score in different lactation stages of Ayrshire, Holstein, and Jersey dairy cattle.

    H.R. Oliveira;H.R. Oliveira;J.P. Cant;L.F. Brito;F.L.B. Feitosa

  • Glucose supplementation stimulates peripheral branched-chain amino acid catabolism in lactating dairy cows during essential amino acid infusions.

    K. Nichols;J.J.M. Kim;M. Carson;J.A. Metcalf

  • The effects of subacute ruminal acidosis on sodium bicarbonate-supplemented water intake for lactating dairy cows

    G. Cottee;I. Kyriazakis;T.M. Widowski;M.I. Lindinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
D. P. Poppi
D. P. Poppi University of Queensland
Kendall C Swanson
Kendall C Swanson North Dakota State University
Michael A. Steele
Michael A. Steele University of Guelph
Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph
John K Htoo
John K Htoo Evonik (Germany)
Ira B. Mandell
Ira B. Mandell University of Guelph
Dominique P. Bureau
Dominique P. Bureau University of Guelph
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
Nicholas E. Odongo
Nicholas E. Odongo Pwani University

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