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 R. Pluske sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 383 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.
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 R. Pluske sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 53 D-Index — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.
John R. Pluske focuses on Weaning, Animal science, Food science, Microbiology and Digestion. His Weaning research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Gastrointestinal tract, Low protein and Small intestine. The various areas that John R. Pluske examines in his Animal science study include Feces, Starch, Growing region, Weight gain and Diarrhea.
Many of his research projects under Food science are closely connected to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His studies deal with areas such as Porcine intestinal spirochaetosis, Intestinal mucosa, Immune system, Pathogenic bacteria and Resistant starch as well as Microbiology. John R. Pluske has included themes like Lactation and Lactase in his Internal medicine study.
His scientific interests lie mostly in Animal science, Weaning, Food science, Internal medicine and Microbiology. His work focuses on many connections between Animal science and other disciplines, such as Feed conversion ratio, that overlap with his field of interest in Lysine. His work is dedicated to discovering how Weaning, Gastrointestinal tract are connected with Physiology and other disciplines.
His Food science research incorporates elements of Nutrient and Agronomy. His Internal medicine study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Endocrinology. He works mostly in the field of Microbiology, limiting it down to topics relating to Large intestine and, in certain cases, Small intestine.
John R. Pluske mostly deals with Weaning, Animal science, Food science, Soil indicators and Gastrointestinal tract. His study of Creep feeding is a part of Weaning. John R. Pluske studies Animal science, namely Post weaning.
His work deals with themes such as Minimum inhibitory concentration, Effluent and Medium chain fatty acid, which intersect with Food science. His Soil indicators study combines topics in areas such as Aggression and Animal welfare. His Gastrointestinal tract research includes elements of Disease status, Mannitol, Physiology and Enteric disease.
John R. Pluske mainly investigates Animal science, Weaning, Immunology, Lactation and Colostrum. His Animal science research integrates issues from Veterinary medicine and Inflammatory response. His Weaning study combines Internal medicine and Endocrinology studies.
His Endocrinology research includes themes of Carbohydrate and Sugar absorption. His research on Immunology also deals with topics like
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