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D-Index
38
Citations
6908
World Ranking
1359
National Ranking
119

Robert Smith 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 Robert Smith sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 138 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Smith 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 Robert Smith sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert Smith is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Their work integrates interdisciplinary approaches addressing various aspects of livestock science.

Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Molecular Biology. The main topics explored in their publications involve Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, and Veterinary Practice and Education Studies.

Robert Smith has published frequently in select scientific journals, with multiple papers appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Record, The Veterinary Journal, and Animal Reproduction. These venues highlight their focus on veterinary and animal science research.

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Veterinary Record
  • The Veterinary Journal
  • Animal Reproduction

Among their recent publications are the following:

  • Automated dairy cattle lameness detection utilizing the power of artificial intelligence; current status quo and future research opportunities, 2024, The Veterinary Journal
  • Initial validation of an intelligent video surveillance system for automatic detection of dairy cattle lameness, 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Estimating antimicrobial usage based on sales to beef and dairy farms from UK veterinary practices, 2021, Veterinary Record
  • Understanding the trade-off between the environment and fertility in cows and ewes, 2020, Animal Reproduction
  • Development and validation of a fully automated 2-dimensional imaging system generating body condition scores for dairy cows using machine learning, 2023, Journal of Dairy Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include Joseph Neary, G. Oikonomou, Nektarios Siachos, Bethany E. Griffiths, and Alkiviadis Anagnostopoulos, each contributing to multiple co-authored works.

  • Joseph Neary
  • G. Oikonomou
  • Nektarios Siachos
  • Bethany E. Griffiths
  • Alkiviadis Anagnostopoulos

Best Publications

  • What is stress, and how does it affect reproduction?

    Hilary Dobson;R.F Smith

  • Orthostatic hypotension as a risk factor for stroke: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study, 1987-1996.

    Marsha L. Eigenbrodt;Kathryn M. Rose;David J. Couper;Donna K. Arnett

  • The high-producing dairy cow and its reproductive performance.

    H Dobson;RF Smith;Royal;CH Knight

  • Neospora caninum -associated abortion in cattle: the time of experimentally-induced parasitaemia during gestation determines foetal survival

    D. J. L. Williams;C. S. Guy;J. W. McGARRY;F. Guy

  • Lameness, activity time-budgets, and estrus expression in dairy cattle.

    S.L. Walker;R.F. Smith;J.E. Routly;D.N. Jones

  • A conceptual model of the influence of stress on female reproduction.

    Hilary Dobson;Sarvpreet Ghuman;Sushil Prabhakar;Robert Smith

  • Why is it getting more difficult to successfully artificially inseminate dairy cows

    H. Dobson;S. L. Walker;M. J. Morris;J. E. Routly

  • Is stress really all that important

    H. Dobson;J.E. Tebble;R.F. Smith;W.R. Ward

  • Neospora caninum in persistently infected, pregnant cows: spontaneous transplacental infection is associated with an acute increase in maternal antibody.

    C S Guy;Williams Djl;D F Kelly;J W McGarry

  • Stress and reproduction in farm animals

    Hilary Dobson;Rob Smith

  • Epidemiology and impact of Fasciola hepatica exposure in high-yielding dairy herds.

    Alison Howell;Matthew Baylis;Rob Smith;Gina Pinchbeck

  • Comparison of oestrus detection methods in dairy cattle

    A. Holman;J. Thompson;J. E. Routly;J. Cameron

  • Immunization of cattle with live tachyzoites of Neospora caninum confers protection against fetal death

    Diana J.L. Williams;C. S. Guy;R. F. Smith;J. Ellis

  • Understanding antimicrobial use and prescribing behaviours by pig veterinary surgeons and farmers: a qualitative study

    L. A. Coyne;G. L. Pinchbeck;N. J. Williams;R. F. Smith

  • Chronic stress, hormone profiles and estrus intensity in dairy cattle.

    S.L. Walker;R.F. Smith;D.N. Jones;J.E. Routly

  • The effect of subclinical ketosis on activity at estrus and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.

    Andrew J. Rutherford;Georgios Oikonomou;Robert F. Smith

  • Effects of stress on reproduction in ewes

    H. Dobson;C. Fergani;J.E. Routly;R.F. Smith

  • Understanding the culture of antimicrobial prescribing in agriculture: a qualitative study of UK pig veterinary surgeons

    L. A. Coyne;S. M. Latham;N. J. Williams;S. Dawson

  • Hormonal interactions within the hypothalamus and pituitary with respect to stress and reproduction in sheep.

    R.F Smith;H Dobson

  • Upregulation of cytokines is detected in the placentas of cattle infected with Neospora caninum and is more marked early in gestation when fetal death is observed.

    Anne Rosbottom;E. Helen Gibney;E. Helen Gibney;Catherine S. Guy;Anja Kipar

  • Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Lameness Associated Phenotypes in Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cattle.

    Enrique Sánchez-Molano;Veysel Bay;Robert F. Smith;Georgios Oikonomou

  • Using hormones to manage dairy cow fertility: the clinical and ethical beliefs of veterinary practitioners.

    Helen M. Higgins;Eamonn Ferguson;Robert F. Smith;Martin J. Green

  • Effect of blood ionised calcium concentration at calving on fertility outcomes in dairy cattle.

    Philippa Jane Mahen;Helen J Williams;Robert Frank Smith;David Grove-White

  • A novel pooled milk test strategy for the herd level diagnosis of Dictyocaulus viviparus

    Catherine McCarthy;Johan Höglund;Rob Christley;Mikael Juremalm

  • Identification of inadequate maternal progesterone concentrations in nulliparous dairy heifers and treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin.

    S. G. King;H. Dobson;M. D. Royal;R. M. Christley

  • Motivations and Barriers for Veterinarians When Facilitating Fertility Management on UK Dairy Farms.

    James John Brocket;James John Brocket;Emma Fishbourne;Robert Frank Smith;Helen Mary Higgins

  • Randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of different timing and number of fixed timed artificial inseminations, following a seven-day progesterone-based protocol, on pregnancy outcomes in UK dairy heifers

    John Paul Walsh;Amy Coates;Fabio Lima;Rob Smith

  • Associations between age at first calving and subsequent performance in UK Holstein and Holstein-Friesian dairy heifers

    NT Eastham;A Coates;P Cripps;H Richardson

  • Uterine disease in dairy cattle: monitoring and management

    Sara Pedersen;Martin Sheldon;Mark Burnell;Rob Smith

  • Central alpha-adrenergic stimulation of cortisol secretion in sheep

    R F Smith;S W Gore;J B Phogat;H Dobson

  • Effect of ACTH1-24 on pituitary responsiveness to exogenous GnRH and on oestradiol-induced LH surge in the ewe

    H Dobson;J B Phogat;R F Smith

  • Predisposition to repeat breeding in commercial UK cattle and the subsequent success of AI or AI plus ET

    Salvatore Canu;Rob Smith;Hilary Dobson;Rob Christley

  • Quantitative loci mapping for lameness traits in Holstein dairy cattle

    Enrique Sánchez Molano;Veysel Bay;Robert Smith;Georgios Oikonomou

  • Data from: Associations between age at first calving and subsequent lactation performance in UK Holstein and Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

    Neil T. Eastham;Amy Coates;Peter Cripps;Henry Richardson

  • What role should hormones play in dairy cow fertility? A preliminary exploration of practitioners' beliefs

    HM Higgins;E Ferguson;RF Smith;MJ Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana L. Williams
Diana L. Williams University of Liverpool
Alexander J. Trees
Alexander J. Trees University of Liverpool
Robert M. Christley
Robert M. Christley University of Liverpool
Georgios Oikonomou
Georgios Oikonomou University of Liverpool
Peter J. Cripps
Peter J. Cripps University of Liverpool
Susheel Kodali
Susheel Kodali Columbia University Medical Center
Gina L. Pinchbeck
Gina L. Pinchbeck University of Liverpool
Nicola J. Williams
Nicola J. Williams University of Liverpool
Susan Dawson
Susan Dawson University of Liverpool
Anja Kipar
Anja Kipar University of Zurich

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