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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 1395 1289 411 351 189 5629

Kenneth H. McKeever publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth H. McKeever between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth H. McKeever published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2010. 9 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2010. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1980 2025

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth H. McKeever: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 4
1991 3
1992 2
1993 9
1994 4
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 7
1999 5
2000 2
2001 7
2002 9
2003 5
2004 10
2005 7
2006 14
2007 1
2008 6
2009 10
2010 18
2011 3
2012 4
2013 5
2014 6
2015 2
2016 4
2017 4
2018 4
2019 0
2020 8
2021 4
2022 4
2023 7
2024 3
2025 6
Total 202
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Kenneth H. McKeever 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 Kenneth H. McKeever 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, 189–193 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: 189 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
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 50 189
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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Kenneth H. McKeever 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 Kenneth H. McKeever 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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Overview

Kenneth H. McKeever is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on veterinary sciences, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a specialization in equine studies.

The main topics of Kenneth H. McKeever's work cover veterinary equine medical research, muscle metabolism and nutrition, human-animal interaction studies, exercise and physiological responses, sports performance and training, veterinary practice and education studies, and pharmacological effects and assays.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Comparative Exercise Physiology, Frontiers in Physiology, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and Animals.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenneth H. McKeever include:

  • Metabolomic Response of Equine Skeletal Muscle to Acute Fatiguing Exercise and Training (2020) - Frontiers in Physiology
  • Wearable Inertial Sensor-Based Limb Lameness Detection and Pose Estimation for Horses (2022) - IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • A Survey of Horse Selection, Longevity, and Retirement in Equine-Assisted Services in the United States (2021) - Animals
  • Metabolomics in equine sport and exercise (2020) - Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
  • Equids in Equine Assisted Services: A Scoping Review (2023) - Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

They collaborate regularly with several co-authors, including Karyn Malinowski, Ellen M. Rankins, Dylan J. Klein, Tracy G. Anthony, and Hélio Cordeiro Manso Filho, with whom they have produced multiple joint publications.

Kenneth H. McKeever's subfields of study reflect a focused expertise in equine biology, cell biology, genetics, rehabilitation, and orthopedics and sports medicine. This interdisciplinary approach supports their contributions to understanding muscle metabolism, exercise physiology, and aspects of equine health and training.

Best Publications

  • Effect of exercise on the immune response of young and old horses.

    Horohov Dw;Dimock A;Guirnalda P;Folsom Rw

  • Fat-free mass is related to one-mile race performance in elite standardbred horses.

    C. F. Kearns;Kenneth McKeever;K. Kumagai;T. Abe

  • Exercise training-induced hypervolemia in the horse.

    Kenneth H. Mckeever;William A. Schurg;Sally H. Jarrett;Victor A. Convertino

  • Overview of Horse Body Composition and Muscle Architecture: Implications for Performance

    C. F. Kearns;Kenneth H. McKeever;T. Abe

  • Exercise‐induced increases in inflammatory cytokines in muscle and blood of horses

    N. R. Liburt;A. A. Adams;A. Betancourt;D. W. Horohov

  • Effects of ageing and training on maximal heart rate and VO2max.

    C. L. Betros;K. H. Mckeever;C. F. Kearns;K. Malinowski

  • Relationship between body composition, blood volume and maximal oxygen uptake.

    C. F. Kearns;K. H. McKEEVER;H. John-Alder;T. Abe

  • Chronic administration of therapeutic levels of clenbuterol acts as a repartitioning agent.

    Charles F. Kearns;Kenneth H. McKeever;Karyn Malinowski;Maggie B. Struck

  • The effects of theaflavin-enriched black tea extract on muscle soreness, oxidative stress, inflammation, and endocrine responses to acute anaerobic interval training: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.

    Shawn M Arent;Meghan Senso;Devon L Golem;Kenneth H McKeever

  • Plasma β‐endorphin, cortisol and immune responses to acute exercise are altered by age and exercise training in horses

    K. Malinowski;E. J. Shock;P. Rochelle;C. F. Kearns

  • Chronic clenbuterol administration negatively alters cardiac function.

    Margaret M. Sleeper;Charles F. Kearns;Kenneth H. McKEEVER

  • The endocrine system and the challenge of exercise

    Kenneth Harrington McKeever

  • The Effects of Equine Assisted Therapy on Plasma Cortisol and Oxytocin Concentrations and Heart Rate Variability in Horses and Measures of Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans.

    Karyn Malinowski;Chi Yee;Jenni M. Tevlin;Eric K. Birks

  • Age related decreases in thermoregulation and cardiovascular function in horses.

    Kenneth McKeever;T. L. Eaton;S. Geiser;C. F. Kearns

  • Exercise capacity in young and old mares.

    Kenneth Harrington McKeever;Karyn Malinowski

  • Changes in Adipopnectin, Leptin, and Fat Mass after Clenbuterol Treatment in Horses

    Charles F. Kearns;Kenneth H. Mckeever;Karyn Malinowski

  • Neuroendocrine control of blood volume, blood pressure and cardiovascular function in horses

    K. H. McKEEVER;K. W. Hinchcliff

  • Effect of training on age-related changes in plasma insulin and glucose.

    K. Malinowski;C. L. Betros;L. Flora;C. F. Kearns

  • Diurnal variation of ghrelin, leptin, and adiponectin in Standardbred mares

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  • Clenbuterol diminishes aerobic performance in horses.

    Charles F. Kearns;Kenneth H. Mckeever

  • Endocrine response to exercise in young and old horses

    Kenneth McKeever;Karyn Malinowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Abe
Takashi Abe University of Mississippi
Victor A. Convertino
Victor A. Convertino United States Department of the Army
Raymond C. Boston
Raymond C. Boston St Vincent's Hospital
David C. Poole
David C. Poole Kansas State University
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
Jingang Yi
Jingang Yi Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert T. Rosen
Robert T. Rosen Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Werner G. Bergen
Werner G. Bergen Auburn University

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