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R.L. Schlotterbeck

R.L. Schlotterbeck

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 32 2217 2016 624 516 90 2678

R.L. Schlotterbeck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R.L. Schlotterbeck between 2005 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R.L. Schlotterbeck published across 17 years, from 2005 to 2021, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2016. 7 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2016. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications
2005 2021

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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R.L. Schlotterbeck: publications per year, 2005 to 2021
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 2
2007 7
2008 7
2009 9
2010 2
2011 7
2012 4
2013 6
2014 1
2015 3
2016 13
2017 7
2018 8
2019 6
2020 4
2021 3
Total 90
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R.L. Schlotterbeck 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 R.L. Schlotterbeck 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, 89–93 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: 90 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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 90
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
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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R.L. Schlotterbeck 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 R.L. Schlotterbeck 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 32
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
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

R.L. Schlotterbeck is affiliated with Provimi in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Veterinary science. Their work spans several intertwined subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, and Soil Science.

The core topics in their research pertain predominantly to Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, supported by investigations in Animal Health and Immunology, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Soil Management and Crop Yield, and the Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

They have contributed several papers to the Journal of Dairy Science, which is the main publication venue for their work. Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Schlotterbeck include:

  • Effect of starter form, starch concentration, and amount of forage fed on Holstein calf growth from 2 to 4 months of age, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of milk replacer feeding rates on growth performance of Holstein dairy calves to 4 months of age, evaluated via a meta-analytical approach, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effect of amount of milk replacer fed and the processing of corn in starter on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and rumen and fecal fibrolytic bacteria of dairy calves, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effect of increasing the amount of hay fed on Holstein calf performance and digestibility from 2 to 4 months of age, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Postweaning response on growth and nutrient digestion to using different weaning strategies when feeding moderate and high amounts of milk replacer to Holstein calves, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Schlotterbeck frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • F.X. Suárez-Mena
  • T.S. Dennis
  • T.M. Hill
  • J.D. Quigley
  • K.M. Aragona

These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications advancing knowledge in calf nutrition, feeding strategies, and animal growth performance.

Best Publications

  • Effect of milk replacer program on digestion of nutrients in dairy calves.

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Effects of the Amount of Chopped Hay or Cottonseed Hulls in a Textured Calf Starter on Young Calf Performance

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Comparisons of housing, bedding, and cooling options for dairy calves.

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Effects of Feeding Calves Different Rates and Protein Concentrations of Twenty Percent Fat Milk Replacers on Growth During the Neonatal Period

    T.M. Hill;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck;H.G. Bateman

  • Effects of corn processing, particle size, and diet form on performance of calves in bedded pens

    H.G. Bateman;T.M. Hill;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Fatty acid intake alters growth and immunity in milk-fed calves.

    T.M. Hill;M.J. VandeHaar;L.M. Sordillo;D.R. Catherman

  • Optimal Concentrations of Lysine, Methionine, and Threonine in Milk Replacers for Calves Less than Five Weeks of Age

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Effects of Changing the Fat and Fatty Acid Composition of Milk Replacers Fed to Neonatal Calves

    T.M. Hill;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck;H.G. Bateman

  • Effect of milk replacer program on calf performance and digestion of nutrients with age of the dairy calf

    C.E. Chapman;P.S. Erickson;J.D. Quigley;T.M. Hill

  • Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, and Fat Sources for Calf Milk Replacers

    T.M. Hill;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck;H.G. Bateman

  • Effect of milk replacer feeding rate, age at weaning, and method of reducing milk replacer to weaning on digestion, performance, rumination, and activity in dairy calves to 4 months of age

    T.S. Dennis;F.X. Suarez-Mena;T.M. Hill;J.D. Quigley

  • Effect of milk replacer feeding rate and functional fatty acids on dairy calf performance and digestion of nutrients.

    T.M. Hill;J.D. Quigley;F.X. Suarez-Mena;H.G. Bateman

  • Effects of including corn distillers dried grains with solubles in dairy calf feeds.

    F.X. Suarez-Mena;T.M. Hill;A.J. Heinrichs;H.G. Bateman

  • Effect of milk replacer program on calf performance and digestion of nutrients in dairy calves to 4 months of age

    T.M. Hill;J.D. Quigley;H.G. Bateman;F.X. Suarez-Mena

  • Effects of feeding milk replacer at 2 rates with pelleted, low-starch or texturized, high-starch starters on calf performance and digestion.

    J.D. Quigley;T.M. Hill;T.S. Dennis;F.X. Suarez-Mena

  • Comparison of supplementation of n-3 fatty acids from fish and flax oil on cytokine gene expression and growth of milk-fed Holstein calves.

    E.L. Karcher;T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Effects of feeding different carbohydrate sources and amounts to young calves.

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Evaluation of ad libitum acidified milk replacer programs for dairy calves

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;J.D. Quigley

  • Effects of changing the essential and functional fatty acid intake of dairy calves.

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

  • Roughage Amount, Source, and Processing for Diets Fed to Weaned Dairy Calves

    T.M. Hill;H.G. Bateman;J.M. Aldrich;R.L. Schlotterbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

T.M. Hill
T.M. Hill Provimi
J.M. Aldrich
J.M. Aldrich CSA Animal Nutrition
A.J. Heinrichs
A.J. Heinrichs Pennsylvania State University
L.E. Hulbert
L.E. Hulbert Kansas State University
M.J. VandeHaar
M.J. VandeHaar Michigan State University
Lorraine M. Sordillo
Lorraine M. Sordillo Michigan State University
Michael A. Steele
Michael A. Steele University of Guelph
Jeffrey L. Firkins
Jeffrey L. Firkins The Ohio State University

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