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2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
63
Citations
17880
World Ranking
262
National Ranking
89

Michael S. Allen 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 S. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 206 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Allen 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 S. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
  • 2019 - American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award
  • 2006 - American Feed Industry Association Award, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - DuPont Pioneer Forage Award, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Michael S. Allen is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Epidemiology, and History.

The main topics covered in their work include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, animal nutrition and physiology, adipose tissue and metabolism, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock.

Michael S. Allen has contributed to several publications, with a significant presence in the Journal of Dairy Science and animal. Other venues include the International Journal of Hindu Studies, Physics World, and The New Scientist.

  • Review: Control of feed intake by hepatic oxidation in ruminant animals: integration of homeostasis and homeorhesis (2020, animal)
  • Symposium review: Integrating the control of energy intake and partitioning into ration formulation (2023, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Effects of corn grain endosperm type and conservation method on site of digestion, ruminal digestion kinetics, and flow of nitrogen fractions to the duodenum in lactating dairy cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Effects of corn grain endosperm type and conservation method on feed intake, feeding behavior, and productive performance of lactating dairy cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)

Michael S. Allen has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Notable coauthors include Yun Ying, Katherine M. Kennedy, Shawn S. Donkin, Richard A. Longuski, and A.L. Lock.

Recognition for their work includes several awards: the American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award received in 2019, the American Feed Industry Association Award from the American Dairy Science Association in 2006, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2005, and the DuPont Pioneer Forage Award from the American Dairy Science Association in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Diet on Short-Term Regulation of Feed Intake by Lactating Dairy Cattle

    Michael S. Allen

  • Relationship Between Fermentation Acid Production in the Rumen and the Requirement for Physically Effective Fiber

    Michael S. Allen

  • Characteristics of plant cell walls affecting intake and digestibility of forages by ruminants.

    H G Jung;M S Allen;M S Allen

  • Evaluation of the importance of the digestibility of neutral detergent fiber from forage: effects on dry matter intake and milk yield of dairy cows.

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Physical constraints on voluntary intake of forages by ruminants.

    Michael S. Allen

  • BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: The hepatic oxidation theory of the control of feed intake and its application to ruminants

    M. S. Allen;B. J. Bradford;M. Oba

  • Intake Limitations, Feeding Behavior, and Rumen Function of Cows Challenged with Rumen Fill from Dietary Fiber or Inert Bulk

    R.G. Dado;M.S. Allen

  • Evaluating Constraints on Fiber Digestion by Rumen Microbes

    M. S. Allen;D. R. Mertens

  • Variation in and Relationships Among Feeding, Chewing, and Drinking Variables for Lactating Dairy Cows

    R.G. Dado;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of brown midrib 3 mutation in corn silage on productivity of dairy cows fed two concentrations of dietary neutral detergent fiber: 1. Feeding behavior and nutrient utilization.

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of Corn Grain Conservation Method on Feeding Behavior and Productivity of Lactating Dairy Cows at Two Dietary Starch Concentrations

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Effect of Energy and Protein Density of Prepartum Diets on Fat and Protein Metabolism of Dairy Cattle in the Periparturient Period

    Michael J. Vandehaar;G. Yousif;B. K. Sharma;T. H. Herdt

  • Effects of brown midrib 3 mutation in corn silage on dry matter intake and productivity of high yielding dairy cows.

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • The cow as a model to study food intake regulation.

    Michael S. Allen;Barry J. Bradford;Kevin John Harvatine

  • Gravimetric determination of soluble phenolics including tannins from leaves by precipitation with trivalent ytterbium

    Jess D. Reed;Peter J. Horvath;Michael S. Allen;Peter J. Van Soest

  • Continuous Computer Acquisition of Feed and Water Intakes, Chewing, Reticular Motility, and Ruminal pH of Cattle

    R.G. Dado;M.S. Allen

  • Feeding a C16:0-enriched fat supplement increased the yield of milk fat and improved conversion of feed to milk.

    A.L. Lock;C.L. Preseault;J.E. Rico;K.E. DeLand

  • Effects of fatty acid supplements on milk yield and energy balance of lactating dairy cows.

    K.J. Harvatine;M.S. Allen

  • Palmitic acid increased yields of milk and milk fat and nutrient digestibility across production level of lactating cows

    P. Piantoni;A.L. Lock;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of Brown Midrib 3 Mutation in Corn Silage on Productivity of Dairy Cows Fed Two Concentrations of Dietary Neutral Detergent Fiber: 3. Digestibility and Microbial Efficiency

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of corn grain conservation method on ruminal digestion kinetics for lactating dairy cows at two dietary starch concentrations

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of Diet Fermentability on Efficiency of Microbial Nitrogen Production in Lactating Dairy Cows

    M. Oba;M.S. Allen

  • Modeling ruminal digestibility of carbohydrates and microbial protein flow to the duodenum.

    J.L. Firkins;M.S. Allen;B.S. Oldick;N.R. St-Pierre

  • Drives and limits to feed intake in ruminants

    Michael S. Allen

  • Pelleted beet pulp substituted for high-moisture corn: 1. Effects on feed intake, chewing behavior, and milk production of lactating dairy cows.

    J.A. Voelker;M.S. Allen

  • Effects of Fatty Acid Supplements on Ruminal and Total Tract Nutrient Digestion in Lactating Dairy Cows

    K.J. Harvatine;M.S. Allen

  • The Effect of Production Level on Feed Intake, Milk Yield, and Endocrine Responses to Two Fatty Acid Supplements in Lactating Cows

    K.J. Harvatine;M.S. Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry J. Bradford
Barry J. Bradford Michigan State University
Adam L. Lock
Adam L. Lock Michigan State University
Masahito Oba
Masahito Oba University of Alberta
P.Y. Chouinard
P.Y. Chouinard Université Laval
M.J. VandeHaar
M.J. VandeHaar Michigan State University
Kevin John Harvatine
Kevin John Harvatine Pennsylvania State University
Richard A. Kohn
Richard A. Kohn University of Maryland, College Park
William P. Weiss
William P. Weiss The Ohio State University
Robert J. Tempelman
Robert J. Tempelman Michigan State University
Bruce E. Dale
Bruce E. Dale Michigan State University

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