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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3923
World Ranking
2419
National Ranking
48

Sam Millet 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 Sam Millet 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.

Sam Millet 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 Sam Millet 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: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sam Millet is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, with a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work prominently intersects subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Ecology, Genetics, and Food Science.

The research topics addressed by Millet cover a broad range of areas: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses.

Millet has published numerous papers, with several recent works exemplifying the scope and diversity of their research. These include:

  • "Small intestine vs. colon ecology and physiology: Why it matters in probiotic administration" (2023, Cell Reports Medicine)
  • "Effect of ventilation control settings on ammonia and odour emissions from a pig rearing building" (2020, Biosystems Engineering)
  • "Effect of dietary energy level in finishing phase on performance, carcass and meat quality in immunocastrates and barrows in comparison with gilts and entire male pigs" (2022, animal)
  • "Repeated disinfectant use in broiler houses and pig nursery units does not affect disinfectant and antibiotic susceptibility in Escherichia coli field isolates" (2020, BMC Veterinary Research)
  • "The usefulness of NIRS calibrations based on feed and feces spectra to predict nutrient content, digestibility and net energy of pig feeds" (2021, Animal Feed Science and Technology)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Millet include Bart Ampe, Marijke Aluwé, Carolien De Cuyper, Nadine Buys, and Marc Heyndrickx.

Millet's publications are often found in key professional venues related to animal science, with recurring contributions to:

  • animal
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Meat Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Livestock Science

Best Publications

  • Quantifying and comparing constitutive immunity across avian species

    Sam Millet;Jennie Bennett;Kelly A. Lee;Michaela Hau

  • Food Allergy in Dogs and Cats: A Review

    A Verlinden;Myriam Hesta;Sam Millet;Geert Janssens

  • The European ban on antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed: From challenges to opportunities

    Sam Millet;Luc Maertens

  • Orally fed seeds producing designer IgAs protect weaned piglets against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection

    Vikram Virdi;Vikram Virdi;Annelies Coddens;Sylvie De Buck;Sylvie De Buck;Sam Millet

  • Validation of a High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification (HF RFID) system for registering feeding patterns of growing-finishing pigs

    Jarissa Maselyne;Wouter Saeys;Bart De Ketelaere;Kristof Mertens

  • Effects of substitution between fat and protein on feed intake and its regulatory mechanisms in broiler chickens: endocrine functioning and intermediary metabolism

    Q Swennen;Geert Janssens;Sam Millet;G Vansant

  • Performance, meat and carcass traits of fattening pigs with organic versus conventional housing and nutrition

    S Millet;M Hesta;M Seynaeve;E Ongenae

  • Welfare, performance and meat quality of fattening pigs in alternative housing and management systems: a review

    Sam Millet;Christel P. H. Moons;Monique J. Van Oeckel;Geert P. J. Janssens

  • Effect of surgical castration, immunocastration and chicory-diet on the meat quality and palatability of boars.

    Marijke Aluwé;K C M Langendries;Karen Bekaert;F A M Tuyttens

  • Impact of nutrition on lameness and claw health in sows

    M.M.J. van Riet;S. Millet;M. Aluwé;G.P.J. Janssens

  • Performance and meat quality of organically versus conventionally fed and housed pigs from weaning till slaughtering.

    S. Millet;K. Raes;W. Van den Broeck;S. De Smet

  • Considerations on the performance of immunocastrated male pigs.

    Sam Millet;Kwinten Gielkens;Daniël De Brabander;Geert P. J. Janssens

  • Measuring the drinking behaviour of individual pigs housed in group using radio frequency identification (RFID).

    J. Maselyne;I. Adriaens;T. Huybrechts;B. De Ketelaere

  • Absence of an effect of dietary fibre or clinoptilolite on boar taint in entire male pigs fed practical diets

    M. Aluwé;S. Millet;G. Nijs;F.A.M. Tuyttens

  • Development and validation of a method for simultaneous analysis of the boar taint compounds indole, skatole and androstenone in pig fat using liquid chromatography–multiple mass spectrometry

    K. Verheyden;H. Noppe;M. Aluwé;S. Millet

  • Review: pork production with maximal nitrogen efficiency.

    S. Millet;M. Aluwé;A. Van den Broeke;F. Leen

  • An experimental Helicobacter suis infection causes gastritis and reduced daily weight gain in pigs.

    Ellen De Bruyne;Bram Flahou;Koen Chiers;Tom Meyns

  • Sustainability of Pork Production with Immunocastration in Europe

    Kevin Kress;Sam Millet;Étienne Labussière;Ulrike Weiler

  • Dietary fibre enrichment of supplemental feed modulates the development of the intestinal tract in suckling piglets.

    H. M. J. Van Hees;M. Davids;D. Maes;S. Millet

  • The effect of GnRH vaccination on performance, carcass, and meat quality and hormonal regulation in boars, barrows, and gilts.

    A. Van den Broeke;F. Leen;M. Aluwé;B. Ampe

  • Influence of breed and slaughter weight on boar taint prevalence in entire male pigs

    M Aluwé;Sam Millet;Karen Bekaert;F A M Tuyttens

  • Development of a system for automatic measurements of force and visual stance variables for objective lameness detection in sows: SowSIS

    Liesbet M. Pluym;Dominiek Maes;Jürgen Vangeyte;Koen Mertens

  • Field experience with surgical castration with anaesthesia, analgesia, immunocastration and production of entire male pigs: performance, carcass traits and boar taint prevalence.

    M Aluwé;F A M Tuyttens;Sam Millet

  • Effect of information provisioning on attitude toward surgical castration of male piglets and alternative strategies for avoiding boar taint

    Frank A.M. Tuyttens;Filiep Vanhonacker;Karolien Langendries;Marijke Aluwé

  • Influence of soiling on boar taint in boars

    M. Aluwé;K.M. Bekaert;F.A.M. Tuyttens;L. Vanhaecke

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
Geert Janssens
Geert Janssens Ghent University
Dominiek Maes
Dominiek Maes Ghent University
Nadine Buys
Nadine Buys KU Leuven
S. De Smet
S. De Smet Ghent University
Marc Heyndrickx
Marc Heyndrickx Ghent University
Jeroen Dewulf
Jeroen Dewulf Ghent University
Eric Cox
Eric Cox Ghent University
J.L. De Boever
J.L. De Boever Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek
Wouter Saeys
Wouter Saeys KU Leuven

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