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D-Index
32
Citations
5897
World Ranking
2084
National Ranking
594

J.W. West 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 J.W. West sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 59 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J.W. West 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 J.W. West 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: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J.W. West is a researcher affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a focus on a variety of subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Modeling and Simulation, Building and Construction, Transportation, and Health.

The researcher has contributed to topics such as COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Housing Market and Economics, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Smart Parking Systems Research, Economic and Environmental Valuation, and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

J.W. West's recent papers include:

  • Conditional Cash Lotteries Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Conditional cash lotteries increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, 2021, Journal of Health Economics
  • Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets, 2022, American Economic Journal Economic Policy
  • Feeding Children and Maintaining Food Service Operations during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Implementation and Financial Challenges, 2021, Nutrients
  • What do residential lotteries show us about transportation choices?, 2021, Urban Studies

Frequent coauthors working with J.W. West include:

  • Qianping Ren
  • Adam Millard-Ball
  • Andrew T. Barber
  • Nazanin Rezaei
  • Garima Desai

J.W. West often publishes in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, UC Berkeley, Journal of Health Economics, American Economic Journal Economic Policy, and Nutrients.

Best Publications

  • Effects of heat-stress on production in dairy cattle.

    J.W. West

  • Effects of Hot, Humid Weather on Milk Temperature, Dry Matter Intake, and Milk Yield of Lactating Dairy Cows

    J.W. West;B.G. Mullinix;J.K. Bernard

  • Nutritional strategies for managing the heat-stressed dairy cow.

    Joe W. West

  • Interactions of energy and bovine somatotropin with heat stress.

    J.W. West

  • Changing Dietary Electrolyte Balance for Dairy Cows in Cool and Hot Environments

    J.W. West;B.G. Mullinix;T.G. Sandifer

  • Comparison of Tifton 85 and Coastal bermudagrasses for yield, nutrient traits, intake, and digestion by growing beef steers.

    P Mandebvu;J W West;G M Hill;R N Gates

  • Effects of dietary fiber on intake, milk yield, and digestion by lactating dairy cows during cool or hot, humid weather.

    J.W. West;G.M. Hill;J.M. Fernandez;P. Mandebvu

  • Dietary cation-anion balance and cation source effects on production and acid-base status of heat-stressed cows.

    J.W. West;K.D. Haydon;B.G. Mullinix;T.G. Sandifer

  • Advances in bermudagrass research involving new cultivars for beef and dairy production

    G. M. Hill;R. N. Gates;J. W. West

  • Effects of the addition of direct-fed microbials and glycerol to the diet of lactating dairy cows on milk yield and apparent efficiency of yield

    J. Boyd;J.W. West;J.K. Bernard

  • Wool cortisol is a better indicator of stress than blood cortisol in ewes exposed to heat stress and water restriction.

    J. Ghassemi Nejad;J. D. Lohakare;J. K. Son;E. G. Kwon

  • Predicting Ad Libitum Dry Matter Intake and Yields of Jersey Cows

    J.B. Holter;J.W. West;M.L. McGilliard;A.N. Pell

  • Effect of enzyme or microbial treatment of bermudagrass forages before ensiling on cell wall composition, end products of silage fermentation and in situ digestion kinetics

    P Mandebvu;J.W West;M.A Froetschel;R.D Hatfield

  • Hedging dairy production losses using weather-based index insurance

    Xiaohui Deng;Barry J. Barnett;Dmitry V. Vedenov;Joe W. West

  • Endometritis in postparturient cattle associated with bovine herpesvirus-4 infection: 15 cases.

    Ken Frazier;Mel Pence;Michael J. Mauel;Alan Liggett

  • Seroprevalence and Comparison of Isolates of Endometriotropic Bovine Herpesvirus-4

    Kendall S. Frazier;Charles A. Baldwin;Mel Pence;Joe West

  • Effects of Dietary Cation-Anion Difference on Intake, Milk Yield, and Blood Components of the Early Lactation Cow

    P.S. Chan;J.W. West;J.K. Bernard;J.M. Fernandez

  • Wet brewers grains for lactating dairy cows during hot, humid weather.

    J.W. West;L.O. Ely;S.A. Martin

  • Effects of feeding different amounts of supplemental glycerol on ruminal environment and digestibility of lactating dairy cows

    J. Boyd;J.K. Bernard;J.W. West

  • Effect of dietary electrolyte balance on nutrient digestibility determined at the end of the small intestine and over the total digestive tract in growing pigs

    K. D. Haydon;J. W. West

  • Effect of hay maturity, forage source, or neutral detergent fiber content on digestion of diets containing Tifton 85 bermudagrass and corn silage

    P Mandebvu;J.W West;R.N Gates;G.M Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

John K. Bernard
John K. Bernard University of Georgia
M.L. McGilliard
M.L. McGilliard Virginia Tech
T.C. Jenkins
T.C. Jenkins Clemson University
J.B. Holter
J.B. Holter University of New Hampshire
Adegbola T. Adesogan
Adegbola T. Adesogan University of Florida
Michael P. Doyle
Michael P. Doyle Center for Food Safety
Alice N. Pell
Alice N. Pell Cornell University

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