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D-Index
23
Citations
1433
World Ranking
3093
National Ranking
49

Keelin O'Driscoll 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 Keelin O'Driscoll sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 94 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keelin O'Driscoll 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 Keelin O'Driscoll sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 23 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keelin O'Driscoll is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies, with numerous contributions to the subfields of Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main topics covered in their research include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

O'Driscoll has contributed to a variety of scientific journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Animals
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Animal Science

Recent publications include:

  • "Variations in the Behavior of Pigs During an Open Field and Novel Object Test", 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Risk Factors for Chronic Stress in Sows Housed in Groups, and Associated Risks of Prenatal Stress in Their Offspring", 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Animal welfare research - progress to date and future prospects", 2022, Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
  • "Use of infrared thermography to noninvasively assess neonatal piglet temperature", 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • "Freedom to Grow: Improving Sow Welfare also Benefits Piglets", 2021, Animals

Key frequent co-authors contributing alongside O'Driscoll are:

  • Laura Boyle
  • Peadar G. Lawlor
  • Martyna Ewa Lagoda
  • Joanna Marchewka
  • Gillian E. Gardiner

Best Publications

  • A brief note on the validation of a system for recording lying behaviour in dairy cows

    Keelin O’Driscoll;Keelin O’Driscoll;Laura Boyle;Alison Hanlon

  • An association analysis of sow parity, live-weight and back-fat depth as indicators of sow productivity

    A. Lavery;P. G. Lawlor;E. Magowan;H. M. Miller

  • The influence of a magnesium-rich marine extract on behaviour, salivary cortisol levels and skin lesions in growing pigs.

    K. O'Driscoll;D. M. O'Gorman;S. Taylor;L. A. Boyle

  • The Effect of Out-Wintering Pad Design on Hoof Health and Locomotion Score of Dairy Cows

    K. O’Driscoll;L. Boyle;P. French;A. Hanlon

  • Differences in leukocyte profile, gene expression, and metabolite status of dairy cows with or without sole ulcers

    Keelin O’Driscoll;Matthew McCabe;Bernadette Earley

  • Effect of milking frequency and nutritional level on hoof health, locomotion score and lying behaviour of dairy cows

    Keelin O'Driscoll;Keelin O'Driscoll;David Gleeson;Bernadette O'Brien;Laura Boyle

  • Effects of mixing on drinking and competitive behavior of dairy calves.

    K. O’Driscoll;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary

  • Does omission of a regular milking event affect cow comfort

    Keelin O'Driscoll;Keelin O'Driscoll;David Gleeson;Bernadette O'Brien;Laura Boyle

  • The effect of breed and housing system on dairy cow feeding and lying behaviour

    Keelin O’Driscoll;Laura Boyle;Alison Hanlon

  • Artificial rearing affects piglets pre-weaning behaviour, welfare and growth performance

    Océane Schmitt;Océane Schmitt;Océane Schmitt;Keelin O'Driscoll;Laura A. Boyle;Emma M. Baxter

  • Does access to open water affect the health of Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

    K. K. M. O’Driscoll;D. M. Broom

  • Effect of increasing dietary energy density during late gestation and lactation on sow performance, piglet vitality, and lifetime growth of offspring.

    Hazel B Rooney;Hazel B Rooney;Keelin O'driscoll;John V O'doherty;Peadar G Lawlor

  • A Single Dose of Fat-Based Energy Supplement to Light Birth Weight Pigs Shortly After Birth Does Not Increase Their Survival and Growth

    Océane Schmitt;Emma M. Baxter;Peadar G. Lawlor;Laura A. Boyle

  • Multi-Step Tail Biting Outbreak Intervention Protocols for Pigs Housed on Slatted Floors

    Jen-Yun Chou;Keelin O'Driscoll;Rick B D'Eath;Dale A Sandercock

  • Nurse sow strategies in the domestic pig: I. Consequences for selected measures of sow welfare.

    O. Schmitt;E.M. Baxter;L.A. Boyle;K. O’Driscoll

  • Milking frequency and nutritional level affect grazing behaviour of dairy cows: a case study

    Keelin O’Driscoll;Bernadette O’Brien;David Gleeson;Laura Boyle

  • Nurse sow strategies in the domestic pig: II. Consequences for piglet growth, suckling behaviour and sow nursing behaviour.

    O. Schmitt;E.M. Baxter;L.A. Boyle;K. O’Driscoll

  • Use of different wood types as environmental enrichment to manage tail biting in docked pigs in a commercial fully-slatted system

    Jen-Yun Chou;Jen-Yun Chou;Jen-Yun Chou;Rick B. D'Eath;Dale A. Sandercock;Natalie Waran

  • Variations in the Behavior of Pigs During an Open Field and Novel Object Test.

    Amy Haigh;Jen Yun Chou;Jen Yun Chou;Jen Yun Chou;Keelin O'Driscoll

  • Rearing Undocked Pigs on Fully Slatted Floors Using Multiple Types and Variations of Enrichment

    Jen-Yun Chou;Constance M V Drique;Dale A Sandercock;Dale A Sandercock;Rick B D'Eath;Rick B D'Eath

  • Effect of feed allowance at pasture on the lying behaviour of dairy cows

    Keelin O’Driscoll;Eva Lewis;Emer Kennedy

  • Irish pig farmer's perceptions and experiences of tail and ear biting.

    Amy Haigh;Keelin O’Driscoll

  • Use of infrared thermography to noninvasively assess neonatal piglet temperature.

    Oceane Schmitt;Keelin O’Driscoll

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison Hanlon
Alison Hanlon University College Dublin
Laura A. Boyle
Laura A. Boyle Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Peadar G. Lawlor
Peadar G. Lawlor Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Bernadette O'Brien
Bernadette O'Brien Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
John V. O’Doherty
John V. O’Doherty University College Dublin
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Donald M. Broom
Donald M. Broom University of Cambridge
Emer Kennedy
Emer Kennedy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Simon P. Turner
Simon P. Turner Scotland's Rural College
Frank Buckley
Frank Buckley University College Cork

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