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Animal Science and Veterinary
UK
2022

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
75
Citations
17936
World Ranking
109
National Ranking
11

Sandra A. Edwards 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 Sandra A. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 461 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sandra A. Edwards 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 Sandra A. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
  • 2007 - Leroy Fellowship Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Animal science

Sandra Edwards mainly investigates Animal science, Welfare, Straw, Animal-assisted therapy and Veterinary medicine. Her Animal science research incorporates themes from Pregnancy, Environmental enrichment and Polyunsaturated fatty acid. The concepts of her Welfare study are interwoven with issues in Animal husbandry, Quality, Animal welfare, Livestock and Environmental economics.

Her Straw research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Factorial experiment, Food science, Dietary fibre and Lameness. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Once daily and HUBzero. Her work carried out in the field of Veterinary medicine brings together such families of science as Weaner pigs, Leg weakness and Substrate.

Her most cited work include:

  • Perinatal mortality in the pig: environmental or physiological solutions? (213 citations)
  • Factors influencing aggression between sows after mixing and the consequences for welfare and production (190 citations)
  • Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs (190 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Animal science, Welfare, Veterinary medicine, Animal welfare and Litter. Her Animal science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Factorial experiment, Animal-assisted therapy, Lactation and Straw. Her work deals with themes such as Breed and Purebred, which intersect with Lactation.

Her Welfare study incorporates themes from Animal husbandry, Public economics, Environmental health, Agricultural science and Organic farming. In general Veterinary medicine study, her work on Herd often relates to the realm of Tail-biting and Udder, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Her Litter study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Birth weight.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (45.28%)
  • Welfare (18.87%)
  • Veterinary medicine (17.92%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Animal health (10.38%)
  • Animal science (45.28%)
  • Law (6.84%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary areas of investigation include Animal health, Animal science, Law, Listing and Animal species. Her work carried out in the field of Animal science brings together such families of science as Veterinary medicine, Birth weight and Lactation. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Breed and Welfare.

Her Welfare research includes themes of Public economics, Scale, Agricultural science, Livestock and Organic farming. The study incorporates disciplines such as Weight gain and Factorial experiment in addition to Weaning. Her research integrates issues of Pig farming and Environmental health in her study of Animal welfare.

Between 2013 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Implementation of machine vision for detecting behaviour of cattle and pigs (71 citations)
  • Using machine vision for investigation of changes in pig group lying patterns (56 citations)
  • Automatic detection of mounting behaviours among pigs using image analysis (45 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Disease

Her main research concerns Animal science, Veterinary medicine, Welfare, Artificial intelligence and Litter. Her specific area of interest is Animal science, where Sandra Edwards studies Weaning. Her research in Veterinary medicine intersects with topics in Animal slaughter, Incidence and Bursitis.

The concepts of her Welfare study are interwoven with issues in Public economics, Animal welfare, Agriculture, Livestock and Risk analysis. Her Artificial intelligence research incorporates themes from Simulation and Computer vision. Her research investigates the connection between Litter and topics such as Colostrum that intersect with problems in Heritability and Growth retardation.

Best Publications

  • Perinatal mortality in the pig: environmental or physiological solutions?

    S.A Edwards

  • Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs

    E.M. Baxter;E.M. Baxter;S. Jarvis;R.B. D’Eath;D.W. Ross

  • Tail-biting: A new perspective

    Nina R Taylor;David C J Main;Michael T Mendl;Sandra A Edwards

  • Factors influencing aggression between sows after mixing and the consequences for welfare and production

    D.S Arey;S.A Edwards

  • The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

    K. M D Rutherford;E. M. Baxter;R. B. D'Eath;S. P. Turner

  • A systematic approach towards developing environmental enrichment for pigs

    Heleen A. Van de Weerd;Heleen A. Van de Weerd;Caroline M. Docking;Caroline M. Docking;Jon E.L. Day;Peter J. Avery

  • Effect of dietary fibre on the behaviour and health of the restricted fed sow

    M.C. Meunier-Salaün;S.A. Edwards;S. Robert

  • General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems: The underlying science and its application

    David Fraser;Ian J.H. Duncan;Sandra A. Edwards;Temple Grandin

  • Product quality attributes associated with outdoor pig production

    S.A. Edwards

  • Behavioural interactions of dairy cows with their newborn calves and the effects of parity

    S.A. Edwards;D.M. Broom

  • The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

    E. M. Baxter;K. M D Rutherford;R. B. D'Eath;G. Arnott

  • Implementation of machine vision for detecting behaviour of cattle and pigs

    Abozar Nasirahmadi;Abozar Nasirahmadi;Sandra A. Edwards;Barbara Sturm;Barbara Sturm

  • Effects of species-relevant environmental enrichment on the behaviour and productivity of finishing pigs

    Heleen A. Van de Weerd;Caroline M. Docking;Jon E.L. Day;Kate Breuer

  • Social rank and feeding behaviour of group-housed sows fed competitively or ad libitum

    F. Brouns;S.A. Edwards

  • The effect of space allowance on performance, aggression and immune competence of growing pigs housed on straw deep-litter at different group sizes

    S.P. Turner;M. Ewen;J.A. Rooke;S.A. Edwards

  • Animal welfare implications of surgical castration and its alternatives in pigs.

    E. von Borell;J. Baumgartner;M. Giersing;N. Jäggin

  • Influence of different types of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of finishing pigs in two different housing systems. 1. Hanging toy versus rootable substrate

    Kamara Scott;Lisa Taylor;Bhupinder P. Gill;Sandra A. Edwards

  • Effect of dietary fibre and feeding system on activity and oral behaviour of group housed gilts

    F. Brouns;S.A. Edwards;P.R. English

  • The effects of prior experience of straw and the level of straw provision on the behaviour of growing pigs

    J.E.L Day;A Burfoot;C.M Docking;X Whittaker

  • Behaviour, social interactions and lesion scores of group-housed sows in relation to floor space allowance

    R.C Weng;S.A Edwards;P.R English

  • The development of harmful social behaviour in pigs with intact tails and different enrichment backgrounds in two housing systems

    H. A. Van de Weerd;C. M. Docking;J. E. L. Day;S. A. Edwards

  • The welfare of finishing pigs in two contrasting housing systems: Fully-slatted versus straw-bedded accommodation

    K. Scott;D. J. Chennells;Fiona Margaret Campbell;B. Hunt

  • The effect of feeding salmon oil to sows throughout pregnancy on pre-weaning mortality of piglets

    J.A. Rooke;A.G. Sinclair;S.A. Edwards;R. Cordoba

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Preben Willeberg
Preben Willeberg Safoso (Switzerland)
Jan Arend Stegeman
Jan Arend Stegeman Utrecht University
Ilias Kyriazakis
Ilias Kyriazakis Queen's University Belfast
Christoph Winckler
Christoph Winckler BOKU University
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Armelle Prunier
Armelle Prunier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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