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32
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3747
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2145
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121

Roy N. Kirkwood 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 Roy N. Kirkwood sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 200 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roy N. Kirkwood 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 Roy N. Kirkwood sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Roy N. Kirkwood is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Veterinary fields. Their body of work spans various subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, and Family Practice.

The research topics explored by Kirkwood extensively cover Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Innovations in Medical Education, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, Gut microbiota and health, as well as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

They have contributed to numerous scientific papers published in frequently appearing venues such as:

  • Animals
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Theriogenology
  • Encyclopedia
  • Animal - science proceedings

Some recent papers by Kirkwood include:

  • Are Larger Litters a Concern for Piglet Survival or An Effectively Manageable Trait? (2020, Animals)
  • Piglet Viability: A Review of Identification and Pre-Weaning Management Strategies (2021, Animals)
  • Managing prolific sows in tropical environments (2022, Molecular Reproduction and Development)
  • Review: Can early-life establishment of the piglet intestinal microbiota influence production outcomes? (2021, animal)
  • Factors Associated with Farrowing Duration in Hyperprolific Sows in a Free Farrowing System under Tropical Conditions (2022, Animals)

Kirkwood regularly collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, notable among them are:

  • Kiro Petrovski
  • K.J. Plush
  • B.S. Tucker
  • Padet Tummaruk
  • T.L. Nowland

Best Publications

  • Nutrition and sow prolificacy.

    F X Aherne;R N Kirkwood

  • Energy intake, body composition and reproductive performance of the gilt.

    R. N. Kirkwood;F. X. Aherne

  • Defining the "core microbiome" of the microbial communities in the tonsils of healthy pigs

    Beth A Lowe;Terence L Marsh;Natasha Isaacs-Cosgrove;Roy N Kirkwood;Roy N Kirkwood

  • Small intestinal morphology and bacterial populations in ileal digesta and feces of newly weaned pigs receiving a high dietary level of zinc oxide

    Unknown

  • THE INFLUENCE OF FEEDING LEVEL DURING LACTATION ON THE OCCURRENCE AND ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE POSTWEANING ESTRUS IN SOWS

    R. N. Kirkwood;S. K. Baidoo;F. X. Aherne;A. P. Sather

  • Effect of feed intake during lactation and after weaning on sow reproductive performance

    S. K. Baidoo;F. X. Aherne;R. N. Kirkwood;G. R. Foxcroft

  • Development and Function of the Intestinal Microbiome and Potential Implications for Pig Production.

    Tanya L. Nowland;Kate J. Plush;Mary Barton;Roy N. Kirkwood

  • Relationships between backfat depth and plasma leptin during lactation and sow reproductive performance after weaning

    F. De Rensis;M. Gherpelli;P. Superchi;R.N. Kirkwood

  • Consequences of different patterns of feed intake during the estrous cycle in gilts on subsequent fertility.

    F. R. C. L. Almeida;R. N. Kirkwood;F. X. Aherne;G. R. Foxcroft

  • Microbial communities in the tonsils of healthy pigs

    Beth A. Lowe;Terence L. Marsh;Natasha Isaacs-Cosgrove;Roy N. Kirkwood

  • Thawing boar semen in the presence of seminal plasma: Effects on sperm quality and fertility.

    J.C. Garcia;J.C. Dominguez;F.J. Pena;B. Alegre

  • Prostaglandin F2α and control of reproduction in female swine: a review.

    F. De Rensis;R. Saleri;P. Tummaruk;M. Techakumphu

  • Effects of pre- and postpubertal feeding on production traits at first and second estrus in gilts.

    E Beltranena;F X Aherne;G R Foxcroft;R N Kirkwood

  • Influence of boar contact on attainment of puberty in gilts after removal of the olfactory bulbs

    Unknown

  • Effects of extender, incubation temperature, and added seminal plasma on capacitation of cryopreserved, thawed boar sperm as determined by chlortetracycline staining

    Melissa L. Vadnais;Roy N. Kirkwood;David J. Specher;Karen Chou

  • Effect of single or double insemination on fertility of sows bred at an induced estrus and ovulation

    Glen Cassar;Roy N. Kirkwood;Zvonimir Poljak;Kristina Bennett-Steward

  • Are Larger Litters a Concern for Piglet Survival or an Effectively Manageable Trait

    Sophia A. Ward;Roy N. Kirkwood;Kate J. Plush

  • Impact of boar exposure on puberty attainment and breeding outcomes in gilts

    J.L. Patterson;H.J. Willis;R.N. Kirkwood;G.R. Foxcroft

  • Dissemination and persistence of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistance encoding IncI1-blaCTXM-1 plasmid among Escherichia coli in pigs.

    Sam Abraham;Roy N. Kirkwood;Tanya Laird;Sugiyono Saputra;Sugiyono Saputra

  • Endocrinology of nutritional flushing in gilts.

    E. Beltranena;G. R. Foxcroft;F. X. Aherne;R. N. Kirkwood

  • THE INFLUENCE OF EXOGENOUS GROWTH HORMONE ON OVULATION RATE IN GILTS

    R. N. Kirkwood;P. A. Thacker;A. D. Gooneratne;B. L. Guedo

  • The influence of age at first boar contact on puberty attainment in the gilt

    Unknown

  • THE INFLUENCE OF FEEDING LEVEL DURING LACTATION AND GESTATION ON THE ENDOCRINE STATUS AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SECOND PARITY SOWS

    R. N. Kirkwood;S. K. Baidoo;F. X. Aherne

  • Development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative bacteria in animals and their public health impact.

    Shewli Mukerji;Mark O’Dea;Mary Barton;Roy Kirkwood

  • Control of estrus and ovulation: Fertility to timed insemination of gilts and sows

    F. De Rensis;R.N. Kirkwood

  • Dietary Protein Intake and Stage of Lactation Differentially Modulate Amino Acid Transporter mRNA Abundance in Porcine Mammary Tissue

    Juliana Pérez Laspiur;Jeanne L. Burton;Patty S. D Weber;Julie Moore

  • Effect of cooling and seminal plasma on the capacitation status of fresh boar sperm as determined using chlortetracycline assay.

    Melissa L. Vadnais;R.N. Kirkwood;R.J. Tempelman;D.J. Sprecher

  • The influence of dietary energy intake during successive lactations on sow prolificacy

    R. N. Kirkwood;B. N. Mitaru;A. D. Gooneratne;R. Blair

  • Effect of lactation feed intake on endocrine status and metabolite levels in sows

    S. K. Baidoo;E. S. Lythgoe;R. N. Kirkwood;F. X. Aherne

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Friendship
Robert M. Friendship University of Guelph
Philip A. Thacker
Philip A. Thacker University of Saskatchewan
F. X. Aherne
F. X. Aherne University of Alberta
Matti Kiupel
Matti Kiupel Michigan State University
Darren J. Trott
Darren J. Trott University of Adelaide
Robert J. Tempelman
Robert J. Tempelman Michigan State University
Lorraine M. Sordillo
Lorraine M. Sordillo Michigan State University
Michael P. Reichel
Michael P. Reichel City University of Hong Kong
Adroaldo J. Zanella
Adroaldo J. Zanella Universidade de São Paulo
Juan P. Steibel
Juan P. Steibel Michigan State University

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