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2026

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D-Index
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World Ranking
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Linda J. Keeling 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 Linda J. Keeling sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 207 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Linda J. Keeling 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 Linda J. Keeling sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Linda J. Keeling is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research spans across fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies, with significant contributions to subfields including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main focus of their work lies in Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, with additional interests in Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Towards a Positive Welfare Protocol for Cattle: A Critical Review of Indicators and Suggestion of How We Might Proceed (2021, Frontiers in Animal Science)
  • Anthropogenic Threats to Wild Cetacean Welfare and a Tool to Inform Policy in This Area (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • Welfare of broilers on farm (2023, EFSA Journal)
  • A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare (2025, Biology Letters)
  • Litter and perch type matter already from the start: exploring preferences and perch balance in laying hen chicks (2020, Poultry Science)

Frequent co-authors in their research include Else Verbeek, Lena Skånberg, Anna Wallenbeck, Johan Dicksved, and Ruth C. Newberry.

Their work has appeared primarily in publication venues such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Animal Science, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Poultry Science, and Sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare.

    Alain Boissy;Gerhard Manteuffel;Margit Bak Jensen;Randi Oppermann Moe

  • Understanding animal welfare.

    L. J. Keeling;J. Rushen;I. J. H. Duncan

  • Definition of criteria for overall assessment of animal welfare

    R. Botreau;I. Veissier;A. Butterworth;M.B.M. Bracke

  • Changes in feather condition in relation to feather pecking and aggressive behaviour in laying hens

    B Bilcík;L J Keeling

  • EFFECT OF REARING FACTORS ON THE PREVALENCE OF FLOOR EGGS, CLOACAL CANNIBALISM AND FEATHER PECKING IN COMMERCIAL FLOCKS OF LOOSE HOUSED LAYING HENS

    S Gunnarsson;L J Keeling;J Svedberg

  • Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;John D Collins

  • Stocking density effects on broiler welfare: Identifying sensitive ranges for different indicators

    S. Buijs;L. Keeling;S. Rettenbacher;E. Van Poucke

  • Omnivores Going Astray: A Review and New Synthesis of Abnormal Behavior in Pigs and Laying Hens

    Emma Ida Brunberg;T. Bas Rodenburg;Lotta Rydhmer;Joergen B Kjaer

  • Group size and perching behaviour in young domestic fowl.

    Ruth C Newberry;Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Linda J Keeling

  • Night-time roosting in laying hens and the effect of thwarting access to perches.

    I. A. S. Olsson;L. J. Keeling

  • Animal welfare's impact on the food chain

    Harry J. Blokhuis;Linda J. Keeling;Andrea Gavinelli;Jordi Serratosa

  • Towards Farm Animal Welfare and Sustainability.

    Henry Buller;Harry Blokhuis;Per Jensen;Linda Keeling

  • Using judgement bias to measure positive affective state in dogs

    Oliver Burman;Oliver Burman;Ragen McGowan;Michael Mendl;Yezica Norling

  • Relationship between feather pecking and ground pecking in laying hens and the effect of group size.

    Boris Bilčı́k;Linda J Keeling

  • Impact of riding in a coercively obtained Rollkur posture on welfare and fear of performance horses

    Uta Ulrike von Borstel;Uta Ulrike von Borstel;Ian James Heatly Duncan;Anna Kate Shoveller;Katrina Merkies

  • Responses of horses to novel visual, olfactory and auditory stimuli

    Janne Winther Christensen;Linda Jane Keeling;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen

  • Effect of manipulating feathers of laying hens on the incidence of feather pecking and cannibalism.

    Tina M. McAdie;L.J. Keeling

  • Rearing without early access to perches impairs the spatial skills of laying hens.

    Stefan Gunnarsson;Jenny Yngvesson;Linda J Keeling;Björn Forkman

  • Investigating horse–human interactions: The effect of a nervous human

    Linda J. Keeling;Liv Jonare;Lovisa Lanneborn

  • Animal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

    Linda Keeling;Håkan Tunón;Gabriela Olmos Antillón;Charlotte Berg

  • Students' attitudes to animal welfare and rights in Europe and Asia

    C J C Phillips;S Izmirli;S J Aldavood;M Alonso

  • Social discrimination and aggression by laying hens in large groups: from peck orders to social tolerance

    Richard B. D’Eath;Linda J. Keeling

  • Decreasing aggression with increasing group size in young domestic fowl

    Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Linda J. Keeling;Ruth C. Newberry

  • Behaviour of laying hens in two types of aviary systems on 25 commercial farms in Sweden.

    K Odén;L J Keeling;B Algers

  • Why in earth? Dustbathing behaviour in jungle and domestic fowl reviewed from a Tinbergian and animal welfare perspective

    I. Anna S. Olsson;Linda J. Keeling

  • Dogs' endocrine and behavioural responses at reunion are affected by how the human initiates contact

    Therese Rehn;Linda Handlin;Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg;Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg;Linda J. Keeling

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Harry J. Blokhuis
Harry J. Blokhuis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Inma Estevez
Inma Estevez Ikerbasque
Marc B.M. Bracke
Marc B.M. Bracke Wageningen University & Research
Bo Algers
Bo Algers Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Per Jensen
Per Jensen Linköping University
Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
Ian J.H. Duncan
Ian J.H. Duncan University of Guelph
Ruth C. Newberry
Ruth C. Newberry Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Christoph Winckler
Christoph Winckler BOKU University

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