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D-Index
43
Citations
6445
World Ranking
941
National Ranking
19

Lotta Rydhmer 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 Lotta Rydhmer sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 141 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lotta Rydhmer 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 Lotta Rydhmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lotta Rydhmer is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these areas, they focus on subfields including Ecology, Small Animals, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Food Science.

The main topics of Lotta Rydhmer's work include:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Organic Food and Agriculture

The scientist has contributed multiple recent papers encompassing sustainability and livestock production. These include:

  • "Prospects for sustainability of pig production in relation to climate change and novel feed resources" (2020), published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
  • "A life cycle sustainability assessment of organic and conventional pork supply chains in Sweden" (2021), published in Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • "Social life cycle assessment of Swedish organic and conventional pork production" (2020), published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • "Sustainability assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts, feed-food competition and economic robustness of dairy and beef farming systems in South Western Europe" (2023), published in Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • "Milk production and lactation length in Ankole cattle and Ankole crossbreds in Rwanda" (2020), published in Tropical Animal Health and Production

Lotta Rydhmer frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • animal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with them include:

  • Elin Röös
  • Stanley Zira
  • E. Strandberg
  • Emma Ivarsson
  • Ruben Hoffmann

Best Publications

  • Muscle histochemical and biochemical properties in relation to meat quality during selection for increased lean tissue growth rate in pigs.

    Anders Karlsson;Ann-Charlotte Enfält;Birgitta Essén-Gustavsson;Kerstin Lundström

  • Genetic parameters for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight and change in within-litter variation during suckling.

    L. H. Damgaard;L. Rydhmer;P. Løvendahl;K. Grandinson

  • Long-term effect of vaccination against gonadotropin-releasing hormone, using Improvac™, on hormonal profile and behaviour of male pigs

    Galia Zamaratskaia;Lotta Rydhmer;H. Kristina Andersson;Gang Chen

  • Culling reasons in organic and conventional dairy herds and genotype by environment interaction for longevity

    T. Ahlman;B. Berglund;L. Rydhmer;E. Strandberg

  • 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

  • Genetics of sow reproduction, including puberty, oestrus, pregnancy, farrowing and lactation

    Lotta Rydhmer

  • Limiting livestock production to pasture and by-products in a search for sustainable diets

    Elin Röös;Mikaela Patel;Johanna Spångberg;Georg Carlsson

  • Aggressive and sexual behaviour of growing and finishing pigs reared in groups, without castration

    L. Rydhmer;G. Zamaratskaia;H. K. Andersson;B. Algers

  • Aggressive behaviour of sows at mixing and maternal behaviour are heritable and genetically correlated traits

    Peter Løvendahl;Lars Holm Damgaard;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen;Karen Thodberg

  • Invited review: Breeding and ethical perspectives on genetically modified and genome edited cattle.

    S. Eriksson;E. Jonas;L. Rydhmer;H. Röcklinsberg

  • Genetic study of longevity in Swedish Landrace sows

    M.H Yazdi;L Rydhmer;E Ringmar-Cederberg;N Lundeheim

  • Immunocastration reduces aggressive and sexual behaviour in male pigs.

    L. Rydhmer;K. Lundström;K. Andersson

  • Genetic validation of postmixing skin injuries in pigs as an indicator of aggressiveness and the relationship with injuries under more stable social conditions.

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;R. B. D'Eath;S. H. Ison

  • Relationship between litter size and perinatal and pre-weaning survival in pigs

    Mogens Sandø Lund;M Puonti;L Rydhmer;Just Jensen

  • Nursing behaviour of sows during 5 weeks lactation and effects on piglet growth

    A.E Valros;M Rundgren;M Špinka;H Saloniemi

  • Genetic Parameters for the Piglet Mortality Traits Crushing, Stillbirth and Total Mortality, and their Relation to Birth Weight

    Katja Grandinson;Mogens Sandø Lund;Lotta Rydhmer;Erling Strandberg

  • Genetic analysis of on-farm tests of maternal behaviour in sows

    Katja Grandinson;Lotta Rydhmer;Erling Strandberg;Karen Thodberg

  • Relation between early fear- and anxiety-related behaviour and maternal ability in sows

    Andrew M. Janczak;Lene J. Pedersen;Lotta Rydhmer;Morten Bakken

  • Genetic correlations between the maternal genetic effect on chick weight and the direct genetic effects on egg composition traits in a White Leghorn line.

    C Hartmann;K Johansson;E Strandberg;L Rydhmer

  • Genetic correlations between gestation length, piglet survival and early growth

    Lotta Rydhmer;Nils Lundeheim;Laurianne Canario

Frequent Co-Authors

Nils Lundeheim
Nils Lundeheim Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Erling Strandberg
Erling Strandberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kerstin Lundström
Kerstin Lundström Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michel Bonneau
Michel Bonneau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Simon P. Turner
Simon P. Turner Scotland's Rural College
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Ingrid Öborn
Ingrid Öborn Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anna Valros
Anna Valros University of Helsinki
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College

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