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Niels Bastian Kristensen

Niels Bastian Kristensen

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
43
Citations
6217
World Ranking
946
National Ranking
24

Niels Bastian Kristensen 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 Niels Bastian Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 129 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niels Bastian Kristensen 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 Niels Bastian Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

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

Niels Bastian Kristensen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans 18 publications in this broad field, with a focus on subfields including agronomy and crop science, animal science and zoology, small animals, genetics, and physiology.

The scientist's main research topics cover ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and reproductive physiology in livestock. Further areas of study include animal health and immunology, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kristensen include Mogens Larsen, Martin Riis Weisbjerg, Paraskevi Tsermoula, Bekzod Khakimov, and B.A. Røjen.

Kristensen has contributed to publications in several scientific journals, with repeated appearances in the Journal of Dairy Science and Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A - Animal Science. Other venues include Animal Feed Science and Technology, Analytical Chemistry, and Livestock Science.

Recent papers by Kristensen include the following:

  • Efficient Quantification of Milk Metabolites from 1H NMR Spectra Using the Signature Mapping (SigMa) Approach: Chemical Shift Library Development for Cows' Milk and Colostrum, 2024, Analytical Chemistry
  • Replacing silage with large amounts of concentrate and straw affects milk production, economics and climate differently in Holstein and Jersey Cows, 2023, Livestock Science
  • Can lignin and monomer composition of fibre describe the variation in iNDF in forages?, 2021, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Net absorption and liver metabolism of amino acids and heat production of portal-drained viscera and liver in multiparous sows during transition and lactation, 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Net Absorption and Metabolism of β-Hydroxy- β-Methyl Butyrate during Late Gestation in a Pig Model, 2020, Nutrients

Best Publications

  • Gluconeogenesis in dairy cows: the secret of making sweet milk from sour dough.

    Jörg R. Aschenbach;Niels B. Kristensen;Shawn S. Donkin;Harald M. Hammon

  • Nitrogen recycling through the gut and the nitrogen economy of ruminants: an asynchronous symbiosis

    C. K. Reynolds;N. B. Kristensen

  • Strategies for optimizing nitrogen use by ruminants

    S. Calsamiglia;A. Ferret;C. K. Reynolds;N. B. Kristensen

  • Whey and casein labeled with l-[1-13C]leucine and muscle protein synthesis: effect of resistance exercise and protein ingestion

    Søren Reitelseder;Jakob Agergaard;Simon Doessing;Ida C Helmark

  • Effects of microbial inoculants on corn silage fermentation, microbial contents, aerobic stability, and milk production under field conditions

    N.B. Kristensen;K.H. Sloth;O. Højberg;N.H. Spliid

  • Indicators of induced subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in Danish Holstein cows

    Anne Mette Danscher;Shucong Li;Pia H Andersen;Ehsan Khafipour

  • Mechanistic model to predict colostrum intake based on deuterium oxide dilution technique data and impact of gestation and prefarrowing diets on piglet intake and sow yield of colostrum.

    P. K. Theil;C. Flummer;W. L. Hurley;N. B. Kristensen

  • An evaluation of parameters for the detection of subclinical rumen acidosis in dairy herds.

    J.M.D. Enemark;R.J. Jørgensen;N.B. Kristensen

  • Precursors for liver gluconeogenesis in periparturient dairy cows.

    Mogens Larsen;Niels Bastian Kristensen

  • Effect of Milk Allowance on Concentrate Intake, Ruminal Environment, and Ruminal Development in Milk-Fed Holstein Calves

    N.B. Kristensen;J. Sehested;S.K. Jensen;M. Vestergaard

  • Metabolism of Silage Alcohols in Lactating Dairy Cows

    N.B. Kristensen;A. Storm;B.M.L. Raun;B.A. Røjen

  • Effects of a slow-release urea source on absorption of ammonia and endogenous production of urea by cattle

    G.B. Huntington;D.L. Harmon;N.B. Kristensen;K.C. Hanson

  • Ruminal and intermediary metabolism of propylene glycol in lactating Holstein cows.

    N.B. Kristensen;B.M.L. Raun

  • Splanchnic metabolism of volatile fatty acids absorbed from the washed reticulorumen of steers.

    N. B. Kristensen;D. L. Harmon

  • Absorption and metabolism of alpha-ketoglutarate in growing pigs.

    NB Kristensen;H Jungvid;JA Fernandez;Stefan Pierzynowski

  • Estimation of Milk Production in Lactating Sows by Determination of Deuterated Water Turnover in Three Piglets per Litter

    Peter Kappel Theil;Thomas Thymann Nielsen;Niels Bastian Kristensen;Rodrigo Labouriau

  • Effects of slow-release urea on ruminal digesta characteristics and growth performance in beef steers.

    C C Taylor-Edwards;G Hibbard;S E Kitts;K R McLeod

  • Portal Recovery of Intraruminally Infused Short-chain Fatty Acids in Sheep

    Niels Bastian Kristensen;Allan Danfær;Vilhelm Tetens;Niels Agergaard

  • Abomasal protein infusion in postpartum transition dairy cows: effect on performance and mammary metabolism.

    M. Larsen;H. Lapierre;N.B. Kristensen

  • Influence of slow-release urea on nitrogen balance and portal-drained visceral nutrient flux in beef steers.

    C. C. Taylor-Edwards;N. A. Elam;S. E. Kitts;K. R. McLeod

  • A model of ruminal volatile fatty acid absorption kinetics and rumen epithelial blood flow in lactating Holstein cows

    A.C. Storm;N.B. Kristensen;M.D. Hanigan

  • Effects of particle size and dry matter content of a total mixed ration on intraruminal equilibration and net portal flux of volatile fatty acids in lactating dairy cows

    A.C. Storm;N.B. Kristensen

  • Absorption and metabolism of benzoic acid in growing pigs.

    N B Kristensen;J V Nørgaard;S Wamberg;M Engbaek

  • Portal recovery of short-chain fatty acids infused into the temporarily-isolated and washed reticulo-rumen of sheep.

    N. B. Kristensen;G. Gäbel;S. G. Pierzynowski;A. Danfær

  • Portal-drained visceral metabolism of 3-hydroxybutyrate in sheep.

    N. B. Kristensen;S. G. Pierzynowski;A. Danfær

  • Quantification of Whole Blood Short-chain Fatty Acids by Gas Chromatographic Determination of Plasma 2-chloroethyl Derivatives and Correction for Dilution Space in Erythrocytes

    Niels Bastian Kristensen

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Harmon
David L. Harmon University of Kentucky
Peter Kappel Theil
Peter Kappel Theil Aarhus University
Søren Krogh Jensen
Søren Krogh Jensen Aarhus University
Mogens Vestergaard
Mogens Vestergaard Aarhus University
Hanne Christine Bertram
Hanne Christine Bertram Aarhus University
Kyle R. McLeod
Kyle R. McLeod University of Kentucky
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University
Hélène Lapierre
Hélène Lapierre Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Christopher K. Reynolds
Christopher K. Reynolds University of Reading
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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