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Animal Science and Veterinary
Sweden
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 72 142 132 2 2 336 17026

Pekka Huhtanen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pekka Huhtanen between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pekka Huhtanen published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2002. 8 of the 404 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2002. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1976 2025

404 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pekka Huhtanen: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 3
1985 4
1986 2
1987 2
1988 4
1989 5
1990 3
1991 8
1992 6
1993 11
1994 6
1995 18
1996 12
1997 18
1998 10
1999 9
2000 7
2001 8
2002 22
2003 14
2004 13
2005 13
2006 10
2007 11
2008 21
2009 11
2010 14
2011 7
2012 11
2013 14
2014 13
2015 13
2016 3
2017 13
2018 17
2019 7
2020 12
2021 7
2022 5
2023 7
2024 4
2025 4
Total 404
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Pekka Huhtanen 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 Pekka Huhtanen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 334–338 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 336 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14 336
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Pekka Huhtanen 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 Pekka Huhtanen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11 72
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2016 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Pekka Huhtanen is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, covering diverse topics related to agriculture sustainability, environmental impact, genetics, and physiology in livestock.

The scientist has published 43 works within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions in several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Environmental Chemistry. Their topics of research include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Frequent publication venues for Pekka Huhtanen include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Livestock Science
  • animal

They have co-authored many papers with several researchers, including:

  • A.R. Bayat
  • Mohammad Ramin
  • Peter Lund
  • Abdulai Guinguina
  • S.J. Krizsan

Some recent publications by Pekka Huhtanen include:

  • Between-cow variation in the components of feed efficiency (2020), Journal of Dairy Science
  • The effects of gradual replacement of barley with oats on enteric methane emissions, rumen fermentation, milk production, and energy utilization in dairy cows (2021), Journal of Dairy Science
  • Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis (2022), Journal of Dairy Science
  • The effects of energy metabolism variables on feed efficiency in respiration chamber studies with lactating dairy cows (2020), Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of ruminal protozoa on methane emissions in ruminants-A meta-analysis (2022), Journal of Dairy Science

Pekka Huhtanen received the Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards from the American Dairy Science Association in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The use of internal markers to predict total digestibility and duodenal flow of nutrients in cattle given six different diets.

    P. Huhtanen;K. Kaustell;S. Jaakkola

  • Evaluation of Milk Urea Nitrogen as a Diagnostic of Protein Feeding

    Juha Nousiainen;Kevin Shingfield;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Effect of dietary fish oil on biohydrogenation of fatty acids and milk fatty acid content in cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Ärölä

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of dietary protein concentration and degradability on milk protein yield and milk N efficiency in dairy cows.

    Pekka Huhtanen;A. N. Hristov

  • A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

    R. John Wallace;Goor Sasson;Philip C. Garnsworthy;Ilma Tapio

  • Development of equations for predicting methane emissions from ruminants

    M. Ramin;P. Huhtanen

  • An evaluation of the performance and efficiency of nitrogen utilization in cattle fed tropical grass pastures with supplementation

    Edenio Detmann;Ériton E.L. Valente;Erick D. Batista;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Evaluation of the factors affecting silage intake of dairy cows: a revision of the relative silage dry-matter intake index

    Pekka Huhtanen;Marketta Rinne;Juha Nousiainen

  • Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database

    Mutian Niu;Ermias Kebreab;Alexander N. Hristov;Joonpyo Oh

  • Recent developments in forage evaluation with special reference to practical applications

    Pekka Huhtanen;Juha Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne

  • Invited review: Nitrogen in ruminant nutrition: A review of measurement techniques.

    A.N. Hristov;A. Bannink;L.A. Crompton;P. Huhtanen

  • Silage review: Unique challenges of silages made in hot and cold regions

    T.F. Bernardes;J.L.P. Daniel;A.T. Adesogan;T.A. McAllister

  • Comparison of methods to determine methane emissions from dairy cows in farm conditions.

    P. Huhtanen;E. H. Cabezas-Garcia;S. Utsumi;S. Zimmerman

  • Response of dairy cows fed grass silage diets to abomasal infusions of histidine alone or in combinations with methionine and lysine.

    Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Vesa Toivonen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Omasal sampling technique for assessing fermentative digestion in the forestomach of dairy cows.

    Pekka Huhtanen;Phil G. Brotz;Larry D. Satter

  • Determination of reticulo-rumen and whole-stomach digestion in lactating cows by omasal canal or duodenal sampling

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Prediction of the relative intake potential of grass silage by dairy cows

    Pekka Huhtanen;Hannele Khalili;Jouni I Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne

  • Evaluation of canola meal as a protein supplement for dairy cows: A review and a meta-analysis

    P. Huhtanen;M. Hetta;C. Swensson

  • The AAT/PBV protein evaluation system for ruminants. A revision

    T. Hvelplund

  • Utilization and Partition of Dietary Nitrogen in Dairy Cows Fed Grass Silage-Based Diets

    Pekka Huhtanen;Jouni I. Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne;Kimmo Kytölä

  • Digestive processes of dairy cows fed silages harvested at four stages of grass maturity.

    Marketta Rinne;Pekka Huhtanen;Seija Jaakkola

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Ahvenjärvi
Seppo Ahvenjärvi Natural Resources Institute Finland
Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki
Aila Vanhatalo
Aila Vanhatalo University of Helsinki
Kevin J. Shingfield
Kevin J. Shingfield Aberystwyth University
Vesa Toivonen
Vesa Toivonen MTT Agrifood Research
Alexander N. Hristov
Alexander N. Hristov Pennsylvania State University
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University
Peter Udén
Peter Udén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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