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D-Index
60
Citations
13699
World Ranking
328
National Ranking
37

Nigel D. Scollan 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 Nigel D. Scollan sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 243 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nigel D. Scollan 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 Nigel D. Scollan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nigel D. Scollan is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a total of 33 publications. Within this broader discipline, their work is concentrated in subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Small Animals, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The research topics addressed by Nigel D. Scollan cover various aspects of animal science and agriculture. These include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Their publication record demonstrates contributions to multiple academic journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • animal
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Meat Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Agronomy

Notable recent papers include:

  • Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) for meat quality evaluation across the supply chain: Current and future trends, 2022, Current Research in Food Science
  • Review: Improving the nutritional, sensory and market value of meat products from sheep and cattle, 2021, animal
  • Making complex measurements of meat composition fast: Application of rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry to measuring meat quality and fraud, 2020, Meat Science
  • Tracking gastrointestinal nematode risk on cattle farms through pasture contamination mapping, 2022, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Impact of sow lactation feed intake on the growth and suckling behavior of low and average birthweight pigs to 10 weeks of age, 2020, Translational Animal Science

Nigel D. Scollan has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Sharon Huws
  • Lynda S. Perkins
  • Jean-François J.-F. Hocquette
  • Ryan McGuire
  • M Mitchell

Best Publications

  • Innovations in beef production systems that enhance the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality.

    Nigel Scollan;Jean-François Hocquette;Karin Nuernberg;Dirk Dannenberger

  • Increasing the concentrations of beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids in milk produced by dairy cows in high-forage systems

    Richard J. Dewhurst;K. J. Shingfield;Michael R. F. Lee;Nigel D. Scollan

  • Manipulating the fatty acid composition of muscle and adipose tissue in beef cattle

    Nigel D. Scollan;Nag-Jin Choi;Esra Kurt;Alan V. Fisher

  • Effect of a grass-based and a concentrate feeding system on meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle in different cattle breeds

    Karin Nuernberg;D. Dannenberger;G. Nuernberg;K. Ender

  • Recent developments in altering the fatty acid composition of ruminant-derived foods

    Kevin John Shingfield;M Bonnet;Nigel David Scollan

  • Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present and future

    Sharon A. Huws;Christopher J. Creevey;Linda B. Oyama;Itzhak Mizrahi

  • Increased concentration of water-soluble carbohydrate in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) : milk production from late lactation dairy cows

    L. A. Miller;Jon M. Moorby;David R. Davies;Mervyn O. Humphreys

  • Enhancing the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality

    Nigel D. Scollan;Dirk Dannenberger;Karin Nuernberg;Ian Richardson

  • Effects of breed and a concentrate or grass silage diet on beef quality in cattle of 3 ages. I. Animal performance, carcass quality and muscle fatty acid composition

    H. E. Warren;Nigel David Scollan;M. Enser;S. I. Hughes

  • Influence of species, cutting date and cutting interval on the fatty acid composition of grasses

    Richard J. Dewhurst;Nigel D. Scollan;Susan Jean Youell;John K. S. Tweed

  • As yet uncultured bacteria phylogenetically classified as Prevotella, Lachnospiraceae incertae sedis and unclassified Bacteroidales, Clostridiales and Ruminococcaceae may play a predominant role in ruminal biohydrogenation

    Sharon A. Huws;Eun J. Kim;Michael R. F. Lee;Mark B. Scott

  • Milk production and composition, ovarian function, and prostaglandin secretion of dairy cows fed omega-3 fats.

    H. V. Petit;Richard J. Dewhurst;Nigel D. Scollan;J. G. Proulx

  • Comparison of grass and legume silages for milk production. 2. In vivo and in sacco evaluations of rumen function.

    Richard J. Dewhurst;Roger T. Evans;Nigel D. Scollan;Jon M. Moorby

  • Effect of dietary lipid on the content of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in beef muscle

    M. Enser;N. D. Scollan;N. J. Choi;E. Kurt

  • A comparison of the aroma volatiles and fatty acid compositions of grilled beef muscle from Aberdeen Angus and Holstein-Friesian steers fed diets based on silage or concentrates.

    JS Elmore;HE Warren;HE Warren;DS Mottram;ND Scollan

  • Biohydrogenation and digestion of long chain fatty acids in steers fed on different sources of lipid

    Nigel D. Scollan;M. S. Dhanoa;Nag-Jin Choi;W. J. Maeng

  • Forage breeding and management to increase the beneficial fatty acid content of ruminant products

    Richard J. Dewhurst;Nigel D. Scollan;Michael R. F. Lee;Helen J. Ougham

  • Opportunities for predicting and manipulating beef quality.

    Jean-François Hocquette;Raphaëlle Botreau;Brigitte Picard;Alain Jacquet

  • Increased concentration of water-soluble carbohydrate in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Evaluation in dairy cows in early lactation

    Jon M. Moorby;Roger T. Evans;Nigel D. Scollan;John C. MacRae

  • Effect of breed on the deposition in beef muscle and adipose tissue of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    N. J. Choi;M. Enser;J. D. Wood;N. D. Scollan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. F. Lee
Michael R. F. Lee Harper Adams University
J. D. Wood
J. D. Wood University of Bristol
Richard J. Dewhurst
Richard J. Dewhurst Scotland's Rural College
R. I. Richardson
R. I. Richardson University of Bristol
Michael K. Theodorou
Michael K. Theodorou Aberystwyth University
Jon M. Moorby
Jon M. Moorby Aberystwyth University
Alison H. Kingston-Smith
Alison H. Kingston-Smith Aberystwyth University
Mervyn O. Humphreys
Mervyn O. Humphreys Aberystwyth University
Jean-François Hocquette
Jean-François Hocquette INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Karin Nuernberg
Karin Nuernberg Leibniz Association

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