2026 Peter Sandøe: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	49	2939	2692	23	22	325	10242

Peter Sandøe publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Sandøe sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 325 publications — 90th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Peter Sandøe D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Sandøe sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Overview

Peter Sandøe is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed to research in various domains related to animal welfare, behavior, and environmental impact. The scientist's work spans several interconnected topics and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying human-animal interactions and related concerns.

The recent published papers involving Peter Sandøe include:

Benchmarking Farm Animal Welfare-A Novel Tool for Cross-Country Comparison Applied to Pig Production and Pork Consumption, 2020, Animals

Other notable recent papers relevant to the broader research area include:

Owner-Related Reasons Matter more than Behavioural Problems-A Study of Why Owners Relinquished Dogs and Cats to a Danish Animal Shelter from 1996 to 2017, 2020, Animals
A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare, 2025, Biology Letters
Rethinking the utility of the Five Domains model, 2023, Animal Welfare
"The person in power told me to"-European PhD students' perspectives on guest authorship and good authorship practice, 2023, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Sandøe comprise:

Thomas Bøker Lund
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Tove Christensen
Björn Forkman
Svenja Springer

The scientist has published extensively in the following venues:

Animals
Animal Welfare
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
PLoS ONE
Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Subfields of study prominently featured in the scientist's body of work include:

Genetics
Small Animals
Ecology
Speech and Hearing
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key topics addressed by Peter Sandøe's research are:

Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
Geographies of human-animal interactions
Zoonotic diseases and public health
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Among recognitions received, the scientist was awarded the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare in 2013.

Best Publications

Current issues in fish welfare

F. A. Huntingford;C. Adams;V. A. Braithwaite;S. Kadri

1034
Citations
Beyond the knowledge deficit: recent research into lay and expert attitudes to food risks.

Janus Hansen;Lotte Holm;Lynn Frewer;Paul Robinson

710
Citations
The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

K. M D Rutherford;E. M. Baxter;R. B. D'Eath;S. P. Turner

319
Citations
Healthy food is nutritious, but organic food is healthy because it is pure: The negotiation of healthy food choices by Danish consumers of organic food

Kia Ditlevsen;Peter Sandøe;Jesper Lassen

245
Citations
Are we ready for back-to-nature crop breeding?

Michael G. Palmgren;Anna Kristina Edenbrandt;Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel;Martin Marchman Andersen

241
Citations
The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

E. M. Baxter;K. M D Rutherford;R. B. D'Eath;G. Arnott

225
Citations
Assessment of Farm Animal Welfare at Herd Level: Many Goals, Many Methods

P. F. Johnsen;T. Johannesson;P. Sandøe

208
Citations
Happy pigs are dirty! – conflicting perspectives on animal welfare

J. Lassen;P. Sandøe;B. Forkman

205
Citations
Injurious tail biting in pigs: How can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

R B D'Eath;G Arnott;S P Turner;T Jensen

188
Citations
Accelerating the Domestication of New Crops: Feasibility and Approaches

Jeppe Thulin Østerberg;Wen Xiang;Lene Irene Olsen;Anna Kristina Edenbrandt

182
Citations
Staying good while playing god--the ethics of breeding farm animals.

P Sandoe;B L Nielsen;L G Christensen;P Sorensen

171
Citations
What Is so Positive about Positive Animal Welfare?—A Critical Review of the Literature

Alistair B Lawrence;Belinda Vigors;Peter Sandøe

156
Citations
Food safety and ethics: the interplay between science and values

Karsten Klint Jensen;Peter Sandøe

150
Citations
Canine and feline obesity: a One Health perspective

Peter Sandøe;Clare Palmer;Sandra Corr;Arne Astrup

150
Citations
Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming

Martin Marchman Andersen;Xavier Landes;Wen Xiang;Artem Anyshchenko

149
Citations
Assessing animal welfare: where does science end and philosophy begin?.

P Sandoe;H B Simonsen

140
Citations
Sustainability in farm animal breeding: a review

Christian Gamborg;Peter Sandøe

129
Citations
The Correlation of Qualitative Behavior Assessments with Welfare Quality® Protocol Outcomes in On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Dairy Cattle

S.N. Andreasen;F. Wemelsfelder;P. Sandøe;B. Forkman

119
Citations
Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes.

R. B. D'Eath;J. K. Niemi;B. Vosough Ahmadi;K. M. D. Rutherford

119
Citations
Broad consent for biobanks is best - provided it is also deep.

Rasmus Bjerregaard Mikkelsen;Mickey Gjerris;Gunhild Waldemar;Peter Sandøe

113
Citations
Philosophical debate on the nature of well-being: implications for animal welfare

M. C. Appleby;P. Sandoe

109
Citations
Companion Animal Ethics

Andrew Gardiner;Peter Sandøe;Sandra Corr;Clare Palmer

108
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen

Michael C. Appleby University of Edinburgh

Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College

Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia

Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen

Richard B. D’Eath Scotland's Rural College

Simon P. Turner Scotland's Rural College

Sunil Kadri University of Stirling

James A. Serpell University of Pennsylvania

Jan Tind Sørensen Aarhus University

External Links

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