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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 26 2893 2620 822 671 114 2554

Michael Ballou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Ballou between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Ballou published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 10 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
2004 2025

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Ballou: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 3
2009 3
2010 2
2011 11
2012 3
2013 10
2014 5
2015 6
2016 16
2017 12
2018 7
2019 6
2020 18
2021 2
2022 10
2023 6
2024 7
2025 3
Total 131
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Michael Ballou 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 Michael Ballou 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, 114–118 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: 114 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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 88 114
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
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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Michael Ballou 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 Michael Ballou 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, 26 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: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 26
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
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

Michael Ballou is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary fields. The main topics of their work include animal health and immunology, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, as well as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

Ballou's frequent publication venues reflect a focus on animal science, with the majority of their work appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, Journal of Animal Science, and Translational Animal Science. Additional publications are found in Applied Animal Science and Frontiers in Animal Science.

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Applied Animal Science
  • Frontiers in Animal Science

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ballou are:

  • The association of cow-related factors assessed at metritis diagnosis with metritis cure risk, reproductive performance, milk yield, and culling for untreated and ceftiofur-treated dairy cows (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Overview of common practices in calf raising facilities (2022, Translational Animal Science)
  • Effect of injectable trace mineral supplementation on peripheral polymorphonuclear leukocyte function, antioxidant enzymes, health, and performance in dairy cows in semi-arid conditions (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Crossbreeding beef sires to dairy cows: cow, feedlot, and carcass performance (2022, Translational Animal Science)
  • Association of blood calcium concentration in the first 3 days after parturition and energy balance metabolites at day 3 in milk with disease and production outcomes in multiparous Jersey cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)

Ballou collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a network of scientific interaction in related fields. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • V.S. Machado
  • J. A. Carroll
  • Emily M. Davis
  • Nicole C Burdick Sanchez
  • P.R. Menta

The subfields of Ballou's research include agronomy and crop science, small animals, infectious diseases, animal science and zoology, and genetics. This breadth of subfields complements the interdisciplinary nature of their research topics, particularly in livestock health and production systems.

Best Publications

  • Effect of timing of first clinical mastitis occurrence on lactational and reproductive performance of Holstein dairy cows.

    J.E.P Santos;R.L.A Cerri;M.A Ballou;G.E Higginbotham

  • Rumen-protected methionine compared with rumen-protected choline improves immunometabolic status in dairy cows during the peripartal period.

    Z. Zhou;O. Bulgari;M. Vailati-Riboni;E. Trevisi

  • Effects of dietary supplemental fish oil during the peripartum period on blood metabolites and hepatic fatty acid compositions and total triacylglycerol concentrations of multiparous Holstein cows

    Michael Ballou;R C Gomes;S O Juchem;E J DePeters

  • Innate immune responses of temperamental and calm cattle after transportation

    Lindsey E. Hulbert;Jeff A. Carroll;Nicole C. Burdick;Ronald D. Randel

  • Effects of altering the ratio of dietary n-6 to n-3 fatty acids on performance and inflammatory responses to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in lactating Holstein cows

    L F Greco;J T Neves Neto;A Pedrico;R A Ferrazza

  • The effects of early weaning on innate immune responses of Holstein calves.

    Lindsey E Hulbert;Lindsey E Hulbert;C J Cobb;J A Carroll;M A Ballou

  • Effects of changing milk replacer feedings from twice to once daily on Holstein calf innate immune responses before and after weaning

    L.E. Hulbert;L.E. Hulbert;C.J. Cobb;J.A. Carroll;M.A. Ballou

  • Effect of the level of maternal energy intake prepartum on immunometabolic markers, polymorphonuclear leukocyte function, and neutrophil gene network expression in neonatal Holstein heifer calves1

    J Osorio;Erminio Trevisi;M Ballou;Giuseppe Bertoni

  • Supplementing milk replacer with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on immunocompetence and health of Jersey calves.

    Michael Ballou;E J DePeters

  • Temperament influences endotoxin-induced changes in rectal temperature, sickness behavior, and plasma epinephrine concentrations in bulls.

    Nicole C Burdick;Jeffery A Carroll;Lindsey E Hulbert;Jeffery W Dailey

  • Social stressors and their effects on immunity and health of periparturient dairy cows1

    Ricardo C. Chebel;Ricardo C. Chebel;Paula R.B. Silva;Márcia I. Endres;Michael A. Ballou

  • Oral administration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii reduces mortality associated with immune and cortisol responses to Escherichia coli endotoxin in pigs1

    Unknown

  • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM: Inflammation: Role in the etiology and pathophysiology of clinical mastitis in dairy cows1

    Unknown

  • Dietary lipid during the transition period to manipulate subcutaneous adipose tissue peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-regulator and target gene expression

    E. Schmitt;M.A. Ballou;M.N. Correa;E.J. DePeters

  • Elevated plasma haptoglobin concentrations following parturition are associated with elevated leukocyte responses and decreased subsequent reproductive efficiency in multiparous Holstein dairy cows

    Unknown

  • Nutraceuticals

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  • Plane of nutrition during the preweaning period but not the grower phase influences the neutrophil activity of Holstein calves.

    B.S. Obeidat;B.S. Obeidat;C.J. Cobb;M.D. Sellers;A.R. Pepper-Yowell

  • Group housing of Holstein calves in a poor indoor environment increases respiratory disease but does not influence performance or leukocyte responses

    C.J. Cobb;B.S. Obeidat;B.S. Obeidat;M.D. Sellers;A.R. Pepper-Yowell

  • Modifying the Acute Phase Response of Jersey Calves by Supplementing Milk Replacer with Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Fish Oil

    Michael Ballou;G D Cruz;W Pittroff;D H Keisler

  • The association of cow-related factors assessed at metritis diagnosis with metritis cure risk, reproductive performance, milk yield, and culling for untreated and ceftiofur-treated dairy cows.

    V.S. Machado;M.L. Celestino;E.B. Oliveira;E.B. Oliveira;F.S. Lima

  • Supplemental fish oil does not alter immune competence or the pathophysiological response to an intramammary infusion of endotoxin in peri-partum multiparous Holstein cows.

    Michael A Ballou;Rodrigo C Gomes;Edward J DePeters

  • Maintenance of brucellosis in Yellowstone bison: linking seasonal food resources, host–pathogen interaction, and life-history trade-offs

    John J. Treanor;Chris Geremia;Michael A. Ballou;Duane H. Keisler

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. DePeters
Edward J. DePeters University of California, Davis
Duane H. Keisler
Duane H. Keisler University of Missouri
Fabio S. Lima
Fabio S. Lima University of California, Davis
Klibs N. Galvão
Klibs N. Galvão University of Florida
Philip H. Crowley
Philip H. Crowley University of Kentucky

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