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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ballou are:
Ballou collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a network of scientific interaction in related fields. The most frequent co-authors are:
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.
J.E.P Santos;R.L.A Cerri;M.A Ballou;G.E Higginbotham
Z. Zhou;O. Bulgari;M. Vailati-Riboni;E. Trevisi
Michael Ballou;R C Gomes;S O Juchem;E J DePeters
Lindsey E. Hulbert;Jeff A. Carroll;Nicole C. Burdick;Ronald D. Randel
L F Greco;J T Neves Neto;A Pedrico;R A Ferrazza
Lindsey E Hulbert;Lindsey E Hulbert;C J Cobb;J A Carroll;M A Ballou
L.E. Hulbert;L.E. Hulbert;C.J. Cobb;J.A. Carroll;M.A. Ballou
J Osorio;Erminio Trevisi;M Ballou;Giuseppe Bertoni
Michael Ballou;E J DePeters
Nicole C Burdick;Jeffery A Carroll;Lindsey E Hulbert;Jeffery W Dailey
Ricardo C. Chebel;Ricardo C. Chebel;Paula R.B. Silva;Márcia I. Endres;Michael A. Ballou
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Michael Ballou;G D Cruz;W Pittroff;D H Keisler
V.S. Machado;M.L. Celestino;E.B. Oliveira;E.B. Oliveira;F.S. Lima
Michael A Ballou;Rodrigo C Gomes;Edward J DePeters
John J. Treanor;Chris Geremia;Michael A. Ballou;Duane H. Keisler
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