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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
71
Citations
24638
World Ranking
148
National Ranking
46

P.M. Vanraden 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 P.M. Vanraden sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 277 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P.M. Vanraden 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 P.M. Vanraden sits on this spectrum.

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: 71 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2016 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2012 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2011 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2000 - J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, American Dairy Science Association

Best Publications

  • Efficient Methods to Compute Genomic Predictions

    Paul M. VanRaden

  • Invited review: reliability of genomic predictions for North American Holstein bulls.

    P.M. VanRaden;C.P. Van Tassell;G.R. Wiggans;T.S. Sonstegard

  • Changes in genetic selection differentials and generation intervals in US Holstein dairy cattle as a result of genomic selection

    Adriana García-Ruiz;John B. Cole;Paul M. VanRaden;George R. Wiggans

  • Derivation, calculation, and use of national animal model information.

    P.M. VanRaden;G.R. Wiggans

  • Development of a National Genetic Evaluation for Cow Fertility

    P.M. VanRaden;A.H. Sanders;M.E. Tooker;R.H. Miller

  • Harmful recessive effects on fertility detected by absence of homozygous haplotypes

    P.M. VanRaden;K.M. Olson;D.J. Null;J.L. Hutchison

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting milk production, health, and reproductive traits in Holstein cattle.

    M.S. Ashwell;D.W. Heyen;T.S. Sonstegard;C.P. Van Tassell

  • A multi-tissue atlas of regulatory variants in cattle

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  • Genomic evaluations with many more genotypes

    Paul M VanRaden;Jeffrey R O'Connell;George R Wiggans;Kent A Weigel

  • A genome scan for QTL influencing milk production and health traits in dairy cattle.

    D. W. Heyen;J. I. Weller;M. Ron;Mark Robert Band

  • Distribution and location of genetic effects for dairy traits

    J.B. Cole;P.M. VanRaden;J.R. O’Connell;C.P. Van Tassell

  • The genomic evaluation system in the United States: Past, present, future

    G.R. Wiggans;P.M. VanRaden;T.A. Cooper

  • Accounting for Inbreeding and Crossbreeding in Genetic Evaluation of Large Populations

    P.M. VanRaden

  • A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study in U.S. Holstein Cattle.

    Jicai Jiang;Li Ma;Dzianis Prakapenka;Paul M. VanRaden

  • Genomic imputation and evaluation using high-density Holstein genotypes.

    P.M. VanRaden;D.J. Null;M. Sargolzaei;G.R. Wiggans

  • Design of a Bovine Low-Density SNP Array Optimized for Imputation

    Didier Boichard;Hoyoung Chung;Romain Dassonneville;Xavier David

  • Cattle sex-specific recombination and genetic control from a large pedigree analysis.

    Li Ma;Jeffrey R. O'Connell;Paul M. VanRaden;Botong Shen

  • Selection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and quality of genotypes used in genomic evaluation of dairy cattle in the United States and Canada.

    G.R. Wiggans;T.S. Sonstegard;P.M. VanRaden;L.K. Matukumalli;L.K. Matukumalli

  • Economic Merit of Crossbred and Purebred US Dairy Cattle

    P.M. VanRaden;A.H. Sanders

  • Multiple-Trait Estimation of Variance Components of Yield and Type Traits Using an Animal Model

    I. Misztal;T.J. Lawlor;T.H. Short;P.M. VanRaden

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