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Norway
2022

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
5078
World Ranking
1411
National Ranking
14

Knut Egil Bøe 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 Knut Egil Bøe sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 146 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Knut Egil Bøe 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 Knut Egil Bøe 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: 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Knut Egil Bøe is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus on subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Bøe has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Dairy Research
  • Livestock Science
  • Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Investigating cow−calf contact in cow-driven systems: behaviour of the dairy cow and calf" (2021, Journal of Dairy Research)
  • "Caring for the horse in a cold climate-Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences" (2020, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)
  • "Goats are able to adapt to virtual fencing; A field study in commercial goat herds on Norwegian farms" (2022, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)
  • "Early-life fitness trait variation among divergent European and North American farmed and Newfoundland wild Atlantic salmon populations" (2021, Aquaculture Environment Interactions)
  • "Sheep's learning ability and behavioural response to a fully automated virtual fencing system" (2023, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)

Bøe collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Julie Føske Johnsen
  • Juni Rosann E. Johanssen
  • Judit Vas
  • Silje Eftang
  • Øystein Holand

Best Publications

  • Grouping and social preferences in calves, heifers and cows

    Knut Egil Bøe;Gry Færevik

  • Crushing of piglets by the mother sow (Sus scrofa) - purely accidental or a poor mother?

    Inger Lise Andersen;Synne Berg;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Maternal investment, sibling competition, and offspring survival with increasing litter size and parity in pigs (Sus scrofa).

    Inger Lise Andersen;Eric Nævdal;Knut Egil Bøe

  • The effects of weight asymmetry and resource distribution on aggression in groups of unacquainted pigs.

    Inger Lise Andersen;Hilde Andenæs;Knut Egil Bøe;Per Jensen

  • The process of weaning in pigs: when the sow decides

    Knut Bøe

  • Dairy calves social preferences and the significance of a companion animal during separation from the group

    Gry Færevik;Margit Bak Jensen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Aggression and group size in domesticated pigs, Sus scrofa: 'when the winner takes it all and the loser is standing small'

    I.L. Andersen;E. Nævdal;M. Bakken;K.E. Bøe

  • Resting behaviour and displacements in ewes—effects of reduced lying space and pen shape

    Knut Egil Bøe;Synne Berg;Inger Lise Andersen

  • Increased group size reduces conflicts and strengthens the preference for familiar group mates after regrouping of weaned dairy calves ( Bos taurus )

    Gry Færevik;Inger L. Andersen;Margit B. Jensen;Knut E. Bøe

  • The influence of different feeding arrangements and food type on competition at feeding in pregnant sows

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe;Anne Lein Kristiansen

  • Behavioural evaluation of methods for assessing fear responses in weaned pigs.

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe;Gry Fœrevik;Andrew M Janczak

  • Eye white may indicate emotional state on a frustration–contentedness axis in dairy cows

    A.I Sandem;B.O Braastad;K.E Bøe

  • Housing system and herd size interactions in Norwegian dairy herds; associations with performance and disease incidence

    Egil Simensen;Olav Østerås;Knut Egil Bøe;Camilla Kielland

  • Preferences of sheep for different types of pen flooring

    Gry Færevik;Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Resting pattern and social interactions in goats—The impact of size and organisation of lying space

    Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Feed intake and social interactions in dairy goats—The effects of feeding space and type of roughage

    Grete Helen Meisfjord Jørgensen;Inger Lise Andersen;Knut Egil Bøe

  • The effect of nursing on the cow–calf bond

    Julie Føske Johnsen;Anne Marie de Passille;Cecilie Marie Mejdell;Knut Egil Bøe

  • Grouping horses according to gender—Effects on aggression, spacing and injuries

    Grete Helen Meisfjord Jørgensen;Linn Borsheim;Cecilie Marie Mejdell;Eva Søndergaard

  • The Effect of Age at Weaning and Post-Weaning Environment on the Behaviour of Pigs

    Knut Bøe

  • Relationship between postnatal piglet mortality, environmental factors and management around farrowing in herds with loose-housed, lactating sows

    Inger Lise Andersen;Gunhild Melbø Tajet;Ingeborg Anni Haukvik;Solveig Kongsrud

  • Drying and warming immediately after birth may reduce piglet mortality in loose-housed sows.

    I. L. Andersen;I. A. Haukvik;K. E. Bøe

Frequent Co-Authors

Inger Lise Andersen
Inger Lise Andersen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Olav Østerås
Olav Østerås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Greg M. Cronin
Greg M. Cronin University of Sydney
Augustine Arukwe
Augustine Arukwe Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Åshild Krogdahl
Åshild Krogdahl Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Bjarne O. Braastad
Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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