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Animal Science and Veterinary
Finland
2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 38 1391 1285 11 11 90 5647

Kari Ruohonen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kari Ruohonen between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kari Ruohonen published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2007. 1 of the 97 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2007. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

97 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kari Ruohonen: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 5
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 5
2005 5
2006 7
2007 11
2008 5
2009 3
2010 3
2011 3
2012 8
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 5
2017 5
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
2022 0
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 97
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Kari Ruohonen 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 Kari Ruohonen 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, 89–93 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: 90 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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 90
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
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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Kari Ruohonen 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 Kari Ruohonen 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 38
39 111
40 107
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Kari Ruohonen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their work primarily centers on medicine, with a focus on physiology and aquatic science. They have contributed to several subfields including pediatrics, perinatology and child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

Their research topics encompass diet and metabolism studies, aquaculture nutrition and growth, birth, development and health, nutritional studies and diet, regulation of appetite and obesity, neuropeptides and animal physiology, as well as aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Ruohonen has published several recent papers that reflect these interests:

  • The Ratio of Macronutrients, Not Caloric Intake, Dictates Cardiometabolic Health, Aging, and Longevity in Ad Libitum-Fed Mice, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Kidney disease risk factors do not explain impacts of low dietary protein on kidney function and structure, 2021, iScience
  • Cholecystokinin and gastrin-releasing peptide differentially inhibit appetite of rainbow trout, 2025, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Effects of Different Phospholipid Sources on Growth and Gill Health in Atlantic Salmon in Freshwater Pre-Transfer Phase, 2023, Animals

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Samantha M. Solon-Biet
  • Aisling C. McMahon
  • J. William O. Ballard
  • Victoria C. Cogger
  • Richard G. Melvin

Ruohonen's body of work appears regularly in the following publication venues:

  • Cell Metabolism
  • iScience
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Animals

Best Publications

  • The Ratio of Macronutrients, Not Caloric Intake, Dictates Cardiometabolic Health, Aging, and Longevity in Ad Libitum-Fed Mice.

    Samantha M. Solon-Biet;Aisling C. McMahon;J. William O. Ballard;Kari Ruohonen

  • Macronutrient balance, reproductive function, and lifespan in aging mice

    Samantha M. Solon-Biet;Kirsty A. Walters;Ulla K. Simanainen;Aisling C. McMahon

  • Defining the Nutritional and Metabolic Context of FGF21 Using the Geometric Framework

    Samantha M. Solon-Biet;Victoria C. Cogger;Tamara Pulpitel;Marika Heblinski

  • Effect of environmental factors on swimming depth preferences of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and temporal and spatial variations in oxygen levels in sea cages at a fjord site

    David Johansson;Kari Ruohonen;Anders Kiessling;Anders Kiessling;Frode Oppedal

  • The influence of the pycnocline and cage resistance on current flow, oxygen flux and swimming behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in production cages

    David Johansson;Jon-Erik Juell;Frode Oppedal;Jan-Erik Stiansen

  • Diet-Microbiome Interactions in Health Are Controlled by Intestinal Nitrogen Source Constraints.

    Andrew J. Holmes;Yi Vee Chew;Feyza Colakoglu;John B. Cliff

  • Dephytinization of two soy proteins increases phosphorus and protein utilization by rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Jouni Vielma;Kari Ruohonen;Manfred Peisker

  • Texture, gaping and colour of fresh and frozen Atlantic salmon flesh as affected by pre-slaughter iso-eugenol or CO2 anaesthesia

    Anders Kiessling;Marit Espe;Kari Ruohonen;Turid Mørkøre

  • Top spraying soybean meal-based diets with phytase improves protein and mineral digestibilities but not lysine utilization in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

    Jouni Vielma;Kari Ruohonen;Jacques Gabaudan;Kurt Vogel

  • Alternative dietary protein sources for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) effect on intestinal microbiota, intestinal and liver histology and growth

    M. Hartviksen;J.L.G. Vecino;E. Ringø;A.-M. Bakke

  • Effects of feeding frequency on growth and food utilisation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed low-fat herring or dry pellets

    K Ruohonen;J Vielma;D.J Grove

  • Optimal diet composition for European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus): carbohydrate stress and immune parameter responses

    Jouni Vielma;Juha Koskela;Kari Ruohonen;Ilmari Jokinen

  • Feed efficiency of rainbow trout can be improved through selection: Different genetic potential on alternative diets

    A Kause;Declan Tobin;D F Houlihan;S A M Martin

  • Interactions between ice storage time, collagen composition, gaping and textural properties in farmed salmon muscle harvested at different times of the year

    Marit Espe;Kari Ruohonen;Marit Bjørnevik;Livar Frøyland

  • Genetic relationships of body composition and feed utilization traits in European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) and implications for selective breeding in fishmeal- and soybean meal-based diet environments.

    Cheryl Quinton;Antti Kause;K. Ruohonen;J. Koskela

  • Muscle fibre growth and quality in fish

    Anders Kiessling;Kari Ruohonen;Marit Bjørnevik

  • A new approach to diet optimisation : A re-analysis using European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)

    Kari Ruohonen;Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer

  • Growth, bone mineralization, and heat and low oxygen tolerance in European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) fed with graded levels of phosphorus

    Jouni Vielma;Juha Koskela;Kari Ruohonen

  • Fat or lean? The quantitative genetic basis for selection strategies of muscle and body composition traits in breeding schemes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Declan Tobin;Antti Kause;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Samuel A.M. Martin

  • Swimming depth and thermal history of individual Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in production cages under different ambient temperature conditions

    David Johansson;Kari Ruohonen;Jon-Erik Juell;Frode Oppedal

  • Genetic improvement of feed conversion ratio via indirect selection against lipid deposition in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum).

    Antti Kause;Anders Kiessling;Samuel A. M. Martin;Dominic Houlihan

Frequent Co-Authors

Antti Kause
Antti Kause Natural Resources Institute Finland
Stephen J. Simpson
Stephen J. Simpson University of Sydney
Anders Kiessling
Anders Kiessling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
David G. Le Couteur
David G. Le Couteur University of Sydney
Dominic F. Houlihan
Dominic F. Houlihan University of Aberdeen
Samuel A.M. Martin
Samuel A.M. Martin University of Aberdeen
David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
Esa Mäntysaari
Esa Mäntysaari Natural Resources Institute Finland
Juha Koskela
Juha Koskela Natural Resources Institute Finland
David A. Sinclair
David A. Sinclair Harvard University

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