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D-Index
28
Citations
3286
World Ranking
2671
National Ranking
755

Pedro Melendez 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 Pedro Melendez sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 124 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pedro Melendez 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 Pedro Melendez sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 28 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pedro Melendez is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and focuses primarily on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research addresses a range of topics related to livestock, including:

  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Pedro Melendez has contributed to several scientific publications in prominent journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Safety and efficacy of a mesenchymal stem cell intramammary therapy in dairy cows with experimentally induced Staphylococcus aureus clinical mastitis" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "The association of prepartum urine pH, plasma total calcium concentration at calving and postpartum diseases in Holstein dairy cattle" (2020), published in animal
  • "Efficacy of estradiol or GnRH in combination with progesterone intravaginal devices to control the follicular wave dynamics and resulting fertility in lactating dairy cows" (2020), published in Animal Reproduction Science
  • "Update on ketosis in dairy cattle with major emphasis on subclinical ketosis and abdominal adiposity" (2024), published in Veterinary Medicine and Science
  • "Review: Dietary cation-anion difference to prevent hypocalcemia with emphasis on over-acidification in prepartum dairy cows" (2022), published in animal

Over time, Pedro Melendez has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Veterinary Medicine and Science
  • Veterinary and Animal Science
  • animal

Collaboration is also a key element in their career. Prominent frequent co-authors include:

  • Pablo Pinedo
  • J.A. Bartolomé
  • Sha Tao
  • J.K. Bernard
  • Prasanth K. Chelikani

The research conducted by Pedro Melendez spans several important areas of animal science, especially focusing on reproductive physiology, nutrition, immunology, and health management in livestock species. Their interdisciplinary work integrates genetic, physiological, and environmental perspectives to address challenges in dairy and other livestock production systems.

Best Publications

  • The association between lameness, ovarian cysts and fertility in lactating dairy cows.

    P. Melendez;J. Bartolome;L.F. Archbald;A. Donovan

  • Rectal temperature, calving-related factors, and the incidence of puerperal metritis in postpartum dairy cows.

    M.E. Benzaquen;C.A. Risco;L.F. Archbald;P. Melendez

  • Uterine Involution and Fertility of Holstein Cows Subsequent to Early Postpartum PGF2α Treatment for Acute Puerperal Metritis

    P. Melendez;J. McHale;J. Bartolome;L.F. Archbald

  • Hot topic: 16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals the microbiome of the virgin and pregnant bovine uterus.

    S.G. Moore;A.C. Ericsson;S.E. Poock;P. Melendez

  • Milk urea nitrogen and infertility in Florida Holstein cows.

    P. Melendez;A. Donovan;J. Hernandez

  • Association between CARD15/NOD2 gene polymorphisms and paratuberculosis infection in cattle.

    Pablo J. Pinedo;Claus D. Buergelt;G. Art Donovan;Pedro Melendez

  • The Association Between Reproductive Performance and Milk Yield in Chilean Holstein Cattle

    P. Melendez;P. Pinedo

  • Candidate gene polymorphisms (BoIFNG, TLR4, SLC11A1) as risk factors for paratuberculosis infection in cattle

    Pablo J. Pinedo;Claus D. Buergelt;G. Art Donovan;Pedro Melendez

  • Strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cysts in dairy cattle

    Julian A. Bartolome;William W. Thatcher;Pedro Melendez;Carlos A. Risco

  • Metabolic responses of transition Holstein cows fed anionic salts and supplemented at calving with calcium and energy.

    P Melendez;A Donovan;C A Risco;M B Hall

  • Effect of high somatic cell counts on reproductive performance of Chilean dairy cattle.

    P.J. Pinedo;P. Melendez;P. Melendez;J.A. Villagomez-Cortes;C.A. Risco

  • Resynchronization of ovulation and timed insemination in lactating dairy cows I: use of the Ovsynch and Heatsynch protocols after non-pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasonography.

    J.A. Bartolome;F.T. Silvestre;S. Kamimura;A.C.M. Arteche

  • Plasma mineral and energy metabolite concentrations in dairy cows fed an anionic prepartum diet that did or did not have retained fetal membranes after parturition.

    Pedro Melendez;G Arthur Donovan;Carlos A Risco;Jesse P Goff

  • Effect of calcium-energy supplements on calving-related disorders, fertility and milk yield during the transition period in cows fed anionic diets

    P Melendez;G.A Donovan;C.A Risco;R Littell

  • Comparison of two estrus-synchronization protocols and timed artificial insemination in dairy cattle.

    P. Melendez;G. Gonzalez;E. Aguilar;O. Loera

  • Relationship between serum nonesterified fatty acids at calving and the incidence of periparturient diseases in Holstein dairy cows.

    P. Melendez;M.P. Marin;J. Robles;C. Rios

  • Resynchronization of ovulation and timed insemination in lactating dairy cows, II: assigning protocols according to stages of the estrous cycle, or presence of ovarian cysts or anestrus

    J.A. Bartolome;A. Sozzi;J. McHale;P. Melendez

  • Association among results of serum ELISA, faecal culture and nested PCR on milk, blood and faeces for the detection of paratuberculosis in dairy cows.

    P. J. Pinedo;D. O. Rae;J. E. Williams;G. A. Donovan

  • A retrospective study on the association between different lengths of the dry period and subclinical mastitis, milk yield, reproductive performance, and culling in Chilean dairy cows

    P. Pinedo;C. Risco;P. Melendez;P. Melendez

  • Synchronization and resynchronization of inseminations in lactating dairy cows with the CIDR insert and the Ovsynch protocol

    J.A. Bartolome;J.J.J. van Leeuwen;M. Thieme;O.G. Sa’filho

  • Effect of biostimulation on uterine involution, early ovarian activity and first postpartum estrous cycle in beef cows.

    A.J Landaeta-Hernández;M Giangreco;P Meléndez;J Bartolomé

  • Safety and efficacy of a mesenchymal stem cell intramammary therapy in dairy cows with experimentally induced Staphylococcus aureus clinical mastitis.

    O. A. Peralta;C. Carrasco;C. Vieytes;M. J. Tamayo

  • Effect of repeated administration of PGF2α in the early post partum period on the prevalence of clinical endometritis and probability of pregnancy at first insemination in lactating dairy cows

    K.E.M. Hendricks;J.A. Bartolome;P. Melendez;C. Risco

  • Comparison of synchronization of ovulation with timed insemination and exogenous progesterone as therapeutic strategies for ovarian cysts in lactating dairy cows.

    M.B. Crane;J. Bartolome;P. Melendez;A. de Vries

  • Diagnostic accuracy of methods for detecting Anaplasma marginale infection in lactating dairy cattle of Puerto Rico.

    Geoffrey Theodore Fosgate;Jose H. Urdaz-Rodrıguez;Mark D. Dunbar;Owen D. Rae

  • Milk, plasma, and blood urea nitrogen concentrations, dietary protein, and fertility in dairy cattle.

    Pedro Melendez;Art Donovan;Jorge Hernandez;Julian Bartolome

  • Management of transition cows to optimize reproductive efficiency in dairy herds.

    Pedro Melendez;Carlos A. Risco

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos A. Risco
Carlos A. Risco University of Florida
Jesse P. Goff
Jesse P. Goff Iowa State University
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
Jorge A. Hernandez
Jorge A. Hernandez University of Florida
A. De Vries
A. De Vries University of Florida
Marc Drillich
Marc Drillich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Rongling Wu
Rongling Wu Pennsylvania State University
Laurence Morel
Laurence Morel The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
José E. P. Santos
José E. P. Santos University of Florida
C.R. Staples
C.R. Staples University of Florida

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