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2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
68
Citations
13395
World Ranking
202
National Ranking
64

L.D. Van Vleck 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 L.D. Van Vleck sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 303 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L.D. Van Vleck 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 L.D. Van Vleck sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award
  • 2005 - The Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 1983 - J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, American Dairy Science Association
  • 1972 - The Rockefeller Prentice Memorial Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

L.D. Van Vleck is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. The primary fields of study encompass Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with two publications, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences with one publication. Their subfields of study include Genetics with two publications, and Plant Science with one publication.

The main topics addressed in their research focus on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in both plants and animals, and genetics and plant breeding. These topics are represented by two publications each:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding

Throughout their career, L.D. Van Vleck has received several awards recognizing contributions to animal science and genetics. These awards include:

  • American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award (2013)
  • The Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science (2005)
  • J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, American Dairy Science Association (1983)
  • The Rockefeller Prentice Memorial Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science (1972)

Best Publications

  • Bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle: environmental, genetic, and economic factors.

    G. D. Snowder;L. D. Van Vleck;L. V. Cundiff;G. L. Bennett

  • Genetic Groups in an Animal Model

    R.A. Westell;R.L. Quaas;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Multiple-trait Gibbs sampler for animal models: flexible programs for Bayesian and likelihood-based (co)variance component inference.

    C P Van Tassell;L D Van Vleck

  • GROWTH RATE OF THOROUGHBREDS. EFFECT OF AGE OF DAM, YEAR AND MONTH OF BIRTH, AND SEX OF FOAL

    H. F. Hintz;R. L. Hintz;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Estimates of variances due to direct and maternal effects for growth traits of Romanov sheep.

    G. A. María;K. G. Boldman;K. G. Boldman;L. D. Van Vleck;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting reproduction in pigs.

    J. P. Cassady;R. K. Johnson;D. Pomp;G. A. Rohrer

  • Estimation of Variances Due to Direct and Maternal Effects for Growth Traits of Nelore Cattle

    J. P. Eler;L. D. Van Vleck;J. B. S. Ferraz;R. B. Lobo

  • Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic change for reproduction, weight, and wool characteristics of Targhee sheep.

    K. J. Hanford;L. D. Van Vleck;G. D. Snowder

  • Bayesian analysis of twinning and ovulation rates using a multiple-trait threshold model and Gibbs sampling.

    C P Van Tassell;L D Van Vleck;K E Gregory

  • Genetic relationships between scrotal circumference and female reproductive traits

    G. Martínez-Velázquez;K. E. Gregory;G. L. Bennett;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Implementation of an Animal Model for Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle in the United States

    G.R. Wiggans;G.R. Wiggans;G.R. Wiggans;I. Misztal;I. Misztal;I. Misztal;L.D. Van Vleck;L.D. Van Vleck;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for milk, fat, protein and mozzarella cheese production for the Italian river buffalo Bubalus bubalis population

    A. Rosati;L.D. Van Vleck;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Variance heterogeneity in direct and maternal weight traits by sex and percent purebred for Simmental-sired calves.

    D. J. Garrick;E. J. Pollak;R. L. Quaas;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Parameter estimates for direct, maternal, and grandmaternal genetic effects for birth weight and weaning weight in Hereford cattle.

    J Dodenhoff;L D Van Vleck;S D Kachman;R M Koch

  • Relationship Between Production and Stayability in Holstein Cattle

    G.F.S. Hudson;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Influence of breed, heterozygosity, and disease incidence on estimates of variance components of respiratory disease in preweaned beef calves

    G. D. Snowder;L. D. Van Vleck;L. V. Cundiff;G. L. Bennett

  • Factors Affecting Twinning and Effects of Twinning in Holstein Dairy Cattle

    R. A. Cady;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Genetic parameters of reproductive traits in sheep

    A Rosati;E Mousa;L.D Van Vleck;L.D Young

  • GENETIC PARAMETERS AMONG WEIGHT, PROLIFICACY AND WOOL TRAITS OF COLUMBIA, POLYPAY, RAMBOUILLET AND TARGHEE SHEEP

    C M Bromley;G D Snowder;L D Van Vleck

  • Bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle: phenotypic, environmental, and genetic correlations with growth, carcass, and longissimus muscle palatability traits.

    G. D. Snowder;L. D. Van Vleck;L. V. Cundiff;G. L. Bennett

  • Derivative-free restricted maximum likelihood estimation in animal models with a sparse matrix solver.

    K.G. Boldman;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Genetic parameters for first lactation milk yields at three levels of herd production.

    J.C. De Veer;L.D. Van Vleck

  • Genetic Parameters and Responses of Linear Type, Yield Traits, and Somatic Cell Scores to Divergent Selection for Predicted Transmitting Ability for Type in Holsteins

    B.J. DeGroot;J.F. Keown;L.D. Van Vleck;E.L. Marotz

  • Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Influencing Traits Related to Energy Balance in Selection and Inbred Lines of Mice

    D. E. Moody;D. Pomp;M. K. Nielsen;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Estimates of genetic parameters and selection strategies to improve the economic efficiency of postweaning growth in lambs.

    G. D. Snowder;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Twinning in cattle: I. Foundation animals and genetic and environmental effects on twinning rate.

    K E Gregory;S E Echternkamp;G E Dickerson;L V Cundiff

  • Estimation of direct, maternal, and grandmaternal genetic effects for weaning weight in several breeds of beef cattle.

    J Dodenhoff;L D Van Vleck;K E Gregory

  • Genetic parameters for growth traits for a composite terminal sire breed of sheep.

    E Mousa;L D Van Vleck;K A Leymaster

  • Genetic and environmental parameters for ovulation rate, twinning rate, and weight traits in a cattle population selected for twinning.

    K. E. Gregory;G. L. Bennett;L. D. Van Vleck;S. E. Echternkamp

  • Contemporary groups for genetic evaluations.

    L.D. Van Vleck

  • Genetic correlations for litter weight weaned with growth, prolificacy, and wool traits in Columbia, Polypay, Rambouillet, and Targhee sheep.

    C M Bromley;L D Van Vleck;G D Snowder

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry V. Cundiff
Larry V. Cundiff Agricultural Research Service
G. D. Snowder
G. D. Snowder Agricultural Research Service
Keith E. Gregory
Keith E. Gregory United States Department of Agriculture
Jeffrey F. Keown
Jeffrey F. Keown University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Ignacy Misztal
Ignacy Misztal University of Georgia
R.W. Everett
R.W. Everett Cornell University
Harold F. Hintz
Harold F. Hintz Cornell University
Gary L. Bennett
Gary L. Bennett Agricultural Research Service
Robert W. Blake
Robert W. Blake Cornell University
Mohammad Koohmaraie
Mohammad Koohmaraie IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group

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