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D-Index
30
Citations
3547
World Ranking
2436
National Ranking
692

Kendall C Swanson 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 Kendall C Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 213 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kendall C Swanson 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 Kendall C Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kendall C Swanson is affiliated with North Dakota State University in the United States. Their research primarily encompasses fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Medicine. Within these fields, Swanson's work spans several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Animal health and immunology

Swanson has contributed to a significant number of research publications in several key academic venues, featuring prominently in:

  • Journal of Animal Science (79 publications)
  • Theriogenology (4 publications)
  • Current Developments in Nutrition (4 publications)
  • Livestock Science (3 publications)
  • Animals (3 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Swanson include:

  • Review: Nutritional regulation of intestinal starch and protein assimilation in ruminants, 2020, animal
  • Bovine Animal Model for Studying the Maternal Microbiome, in utero Microbial Colonization and Their Role in Offspring Development and Fetal Programming, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Feeding hempseed cake alters the bovine gut, respiratory and reproductive microbiota, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Excretion and residue depletion of cannabinoids in beef cattle fed hempseed cake for 111 days, 2023, Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • Whole-body microbiota of newborn calves and their response to prenatal vitamin and mineral supplementation, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including Carl R Dahlen, Samat Amat, Kevin K. Sedivec, K. A. Vonnahme, and Alison K Ward.

Best Publications

  • Application of infrared thermography as an indicator of heat and methane production and its use in the study of skin temperature in response to physiological events in dairy cattle (Bos taurus)

    Yuri R. Montanholi;Nicholas E. Odongo;Kendall C. Swanson;Flávio S. Schenkel

  • Assessing feed efficiency in beef steers through feeding behavior, infrared thermography and glucocorticoids

    Y. R. Montanholi;K. C. Swanson;R. Palme;F. S. Schenkel

  • On the determination of residual feed intake and associations of infrared thermography with efficiency and ultrasound traits in beef bulls

    Y.R. Montanholi;K.C. Swanson;F.S. Schenkel;B.W. McBride

  • Early Weaning Reduces Small Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Expression in Pigs

    Dale Lackeyram;Chengbo Yang;Tania Archbold;Kendall C. Swanson

  • Relationships among measures of growth performance and efficiency with carcass traits, visceral organ mass, and pancreatic digestive enzymes in feedlot cattle.

    C. J. Mader;Y. R. Montanholi;Y. J. Wang;S. P. Miller

  • Maternal nutrient restriction in mid-to-late gestation influences fetal mRNA expression in muscle tissues in beef cattle.

    Francois Paradis;Katie M. Wood;Kendall C. Swanson;Stephen P. Miller

  • Review: Nutrigenomics of marbling and fatty acid profile in ruminant meat.

    M.M. Ladeira;J.P. Schoonmaker;K.C. Swanson;S.K. Duckett

  • Pancreatic exocrine secretion in steers infused postruminally with casein and cornstarch.

    C. J. Richards;K. C. Swanson;S. J. Paton;D. L. Harmon

  • Postruminal Administration of Partially Hydrolyzed Starch and Casein Influences Pancreatic α-Amylase Expression in Calves

    K. C. Swanson;J. C. Matthews;C. A. Woods;D. L. Harmon

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms for feed efficiency and performance in crossbred beef cattle.

    Mohammed K Abo-Ismail;Mohammed K Abo-Ismail;Gordon Vander Voort;James J Squires;Kendall C Swanson;Kendall C Swanson

  • Dietary Carbohydrate Source and Energy Intake Influence the Expression of Pancreatic α-Amylase in Lambs

    K. C. Swanson;J. C. Matthews;A. D. Matthews;J. A. Howell

  • Molecular identification of high-affinity glutamate transporters in sheep and cattle forestomach, intestine, liver, kidney, and pancreas.

    J A Howell;A D Matthews;K C Swanson;D L Harmon

  • Realimentation of nutrient restricted pregnant beef cows supports compensatory fetal muscle growth.

    J. M. Gonzalez;L. E. Camacho;S. M. Ebarb;K. C. Swanson

  • Rosemary and lemongrass herbs as phytogenic feed additives to improve efficient feed utilization, manipulate rumen fermentation and elevate milk production of Damascus goats

    A.E. Kholif;O.H. Matloup;T.A. Morsy;M.M. Abdo

  • Maternal nutrition and programming of offspring energy requirements.

    Joel S Caton;Matthew S Crouse;Lawrence P Reynolds;Tammi L Neville

  • Pancreatic exocrine secretion and plasma concentration of some gastrointestinal hormones in response to abomasal infusion of starch hydrolyzate and/or casein.

    K. C. Swanson;J. A. Benson;J. C. Matthews;D. L. Harmon

  • Efficacy of chromium-yeast supplementation for growing beef steers

    K.C Swanson;D.L Harmon;K.A Jacques;B.T Larson

  • Influence of undegraded intake protein on intake, digestion, serum hormones and metabolites, and nitrogen balance in sheep

    K.C Swanson;J.S Caton;D.A Redmer;V.I Burke

  • Effects of supplementing glycerol and soybean oil in drinking water on feed and water intake, energy balance, and production performance of periparturient dairy cows.

    V.R. Osborne;N.E. Odongo;J.P. Cant;K.C. Swanson

  • Small intestine histomorphometry of beef cattle with divergent feed efficiency

    Yuri Montanholi;Ananda Fontoura;Kendall Swanson;Brenda Coomber

  • Apical Na+-d-glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) activity and protein abundance are expressed along the jejunal crypt-villus axis in the neonatal pig

    Chengbo Yang;David M. Albin;Zirong Wang;Barbara Stoll

  • Relationships between chewing behavior, digestibility, and digesta passage kinetics in steers fed oat hay at restricted and ad libitum intakes.

    R. S. Dias;H. O. Patino;Secundino López;E. Prates

  • Influence of dietary intake and lasalocid on serum hormones and metabolites and visceral organ growth and morphology in wether lambs

    K.C. Swanson;L.P. Reynolds;J.S. Caton

  • Effect of dietary crude protein level on visceral organ mass, cellularity, and the protein expression of ATP synthase, Na+/K+-ATPase, proliferating cell nuclear antigen and ubiquitin in feedlot steers.

    Y J Wang;S Holligan;H Salim;M Z Fan

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle pen surfaces in North Dakota

    Shafiqur Rahman;Saidul Borhan;Kendall Swanson

  • Effects of feeding corn naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins and/or a modified yeast cell wall extract on the performance, immunity and carcass characteristics of grain-fed veal calves

    L.M. Martin;K.M. Wood;P.L. McEwen;T.K. Smith

  • Ruminally undegraded intake protein in sheep fed low-quality forage: effect on weight, growth, cell proliferation, and morphology of visceral organs

    K C Swanson;D A Redmer;L P Reynolds;J S Caton

  • On the relationships between glucocorticoids and feed efficiency in beef cattle

    Y.R. Montanholi;R. Palme;L.S. Haas;K.C. Swanson

  • Late gestation supplementation of corn dried distiller's grains plus solubles to beef cows fed a low-quality forage: III. effects on mammary gland blood flow, colostrum and milk production, and calf body weights.

    Victoria C Kennedy;James J Gaspers;Bethany R Mordhorst;Gerald L Stokka

  • Influence of pregnancy in mid-to-late gestation on circulating metabolites, visceral organ mass, and abundance of proteins relating to energy metabolism in mature beef cows.

    K M Wood;B J Awda;C Fitzsimmons;C Fitzsimmons;S P Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc L. Bauer
Marc L. Bauer North Dakota State University
Stephen P. Miller
Stephen P. Miller University of New England
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Joel S. Caton
Joel S. Caton North Dakota State University
David L. Harmon
David L. Harmon University of Kentucky
Lawrence P. Reynolds
Lawrence P. Reynolds North Dakota State University
Ira B. Mandell
Ira B. Mandell University of Guelph
John P. Cant
John P. Cant University of Guelph
C. J. Richards
C. J. Richards Oklahoma State University
Dale A. Redmer
Dale A. Redmer North Dakota State University

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