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Peter T. Thomsen

Peter T. Thomsen

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
35
Citations
5021
World Ranking
1715
National Ranking
49

Peter T. Thomsen 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 Peter T. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 108 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter T. Thomsen 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 Peter T. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter T. Thomsen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and focuses research efforts primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their work spans several subfields, including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, and Food Science.

The scientist's research covers various topics centered on animal welfare, livestock management, and reproductive physiology. These main topics include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Among recent publications authored or coauthored by Peter T. Thomsen are:

  • Prevalence of lameness in dairy cows: A literature review, 2023, The Veterinary Journal
  • Welfare of cattle during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Welfare of pigs during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Welfare of equidae during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Welfare of small ruminants during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • EFSA Journal
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Veterinary Record
  • The Veterinary Journal
  • Journal of Dairy Science

Regular collaborators include:

  • Julian Ashley Drewe
  • Christoph Winckler
  • Genaro C Miranda de La Lama
  • Mette Herskin
  • Dominique Bicout

Best Publications

  • Invited review: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of mortality and culling in dairy cattle

    C.W.R. Compton;C. Heuer;P.T. Thomsen;T.E. Carpenter

  • Evaluation of a lameness scoring system for dairy cows.

    P.T. Thomsen;L. Munksgaard;F.A. Tøgersen

  • Herd-level risk factors associated with cow mortality in Swedish dairy herds

    K. Alvåsen;M. Jansson Mörk;C. Hallén Sandgren;P.T. Thomsen

  • Dairy cow mortality. A review.

    P. T. Thomsen;H. Houe

  • Lameness detection via leg-mounted accelerometers on dairy cows on four commercial farms

    Vivi Morkore Thorup;L. Munksgaard;Pierre-Emmanuel Robert;Hans Erhard

  • Mortality (including euthanasia) among Danish dairy cows (1990-2001).

    Peter T Thomsen;Anne Mette Kjeldsen;Jan Tind Sørensen;Hans Houe

  • The HPV16 E5 oncogene inhibits endocytic trafficking.

    Peter Thomsen;Bo van Deurs;Bodil Norrild;Lars Kayser

  • Prevalence of lameness in dairy cows: A literature review

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  • Locomotion scores and lying behaviour are indicators of hoof lesions in dairy cows.

    Peter Thorup Thomsen;Lene Munksgaard;Jan Tind Sørensen

  • Welfare of cattle during transport

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  • Welfare of pigs during transport

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  • Effect of grazing on the cow welfare of dairy herds evaluated by a multidimensional welfare index.

    E. Burow;T. Rousing;P. T. Thomsen;N. D. Otten

  • Associations between biosecurity practices and bovine digital dermatitis in Danish dairy herds.

    Victor H.S. Oliveira;Jan T. Sørensen;Peter T. Thomsen

  • Necropsy as a means to gain additional information about causes of dairy cow deaths.

    P.T. Thomsen;K. Dahl-Pedersen;H.E. Jensen

  • The effect of grazing on cow mortality in Danish dairy herds

    E. Burow;P.T. Thomsen;J.T. Sørensen;T. Rousing

  • Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of routine meat inspection of Danish slaughter pigs using Latent Class Analysis

    Marianne Bonde;Nils Toft;Peter T. Thomsen;Jan Tind Sørensen

  • Daily lying time, motion index and step frequency in dairy cows change throughout lactation.

    Jarissa Maselyne;Matti Pastell;Peter T. Thomsen;Vivi M. Thorup

  • Herd-level risk factors for the mortality of cows in Danish dairy herds.

    P. T. Thomsen;A. M. Kjeldsen;J. T. Sørensen;H. Houe

  • Differences in attitudes of farmers and veterinarians towards pain in dairy cows.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Inger Anneberg;Mette S. Herskin

  • Daily grazing time as a risk factor for alterations at the hock joint integument in dairy cows.

    E. Burow;P. T. Thomsen;T. Rousing;J. T. Sorensen

  • Risk factors associated with on-farm mortality in Swedish dairy cows.

    K. Alvåsen;M. Jansson Mörk;I.R. Dohoo;C. Hallén Sandgren

  • Attitudes of Danish dairy farmers towards biosecurity

    Victor H.S. Oliveira;Inger Anneberg;Heidi Voss;Jan Tind Sørensen

  • Loser cows in Danish dairy herds: definition, prevalence and consequences.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Søren Østergaard;Jan Tind Sørensen;Hans Houe

  • Identifying risk factors for poor hind limb cleanliness in Danish loose-housed dairy cows

    B. H. Nielsen;P. T. Thomsen;J. T. Sørensen

  • Lameness scoring and assessment of fitness for transport in dairy cows: Agreement among and between farmers, veterinarians and livestock drivers

    Kirstin Dahl-Pedersen;Leslie Foldager;Mette S. Herskin;Hans Houe

  • Intra- and inter-observer agreement of a protocol for clinical examination of dairy cows

    Peter T Thomsen;Niels Peter Baadsgaard

  • Risk Factors for Deterioration of the Clinical Condition of Cull Dairy Cows During Transport to Slaughter.

    Kirstin Dahl-Pedersen;Mette S. Herskin;Hans Houe;Peter T. Thomsen

  • A study of the dynamics of digital dermatitis in 742 lactating dairy cows

    B. H. Nielsen;P. T. Thomsen;Laura E. Green;Jasmeet Kaler

  • Loser cows in Danish dairy herds: risk factors.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Søren Østergaard;Hans Houe;Jan Tind Sørensen

  • Cow mortality as an indicator of animal welfare in dairy herds.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Hans Houe

  • Short communication: Automatic washing of hooves can help control digital dermatitis in dairy cows.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Annette Kjær Ersbøll;Jan Tind Sørensen

  • Lower odds of sole ulcers in the following lactation in dairy cows that received hoof trimming around drying off.

    Peter T. Thomsen;Leslie Foldager;Peter Raundal;Nynne Capion

  • A study of duration of digital dermatitis lesions after treatment in a Danish dairy herd

    Bodil H Nielsen;Peter T Thomsen;Jan T Sørensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Tind Sørensen
Jan Tind Sørensen Aarhus University
Hans Houe
Hans Houe University of Copenhagen
Mette S. Herskin
Mette S. Herskin Aarhus University
Nils Toft
Nils Toft University of Copenhagen
Lene Munksgaard
Lene Munksgaard Aarhus University
Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen
Ulf Emanuelson
Ulf Emanuelson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bo van Deurs
Bo van Deurs University of Copenhagen
Jenny Emnéus
Jenny Emnéus Technical University of Denmark
Nasser A.M. Barakat
Nasser A.M. Barakat Minia University

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