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D-Index
31
Citations
3539
World Ranking
2295
National Ranking
20

Seppo Ahvenjärvi 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 Seppo Ahvenjärvi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seppo Ahvenjärvi 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 Seppo Ahvenjärvi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Seppo Ahvenjärvi is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Environmental Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Their publication record features several papers related to dairy science and microbiology, with notable recent contributions being:

  • Evaluating the effects of high-oil rapeseed cake or natural additives on methane emissions and performance of dairy cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis (2022, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Long-term effects of early-life rumen microbiota modulation on dairy cow production performance and methane emissions (2022, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Ruminal metabolism of ammonia N and rapeseed meal soluble N fraction (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Fresh Rumen Liquid Inoculant Enhances the Rumen Microbial Community Establishment in Pre-weaned Dairy Calves (2022, Frontiers in Microbiology)

Ahvenjärvi frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • animal
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • PLoS ONE

Their collaborations include multiple coauthors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • A.R. Bayat (10 joint publications)
  • Ilma Tapio (8 joint publications)
  • Aila Vanhatalo (6 joint publications)
  • Johanna Vilkki (5 joint publications)
  • Heidi Leskinen (4 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Effect of dietary fish oil on biohydrogenation of fatty acids and milk fatty acid content in cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Ärölä

  • Determination of reticulo-rumen and whole-stomach digestion in lactating cows by omasal canal or duodenal sampling

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Digestion and passage of fibre in ruminants

    Pekka Huhtanen;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Martin Weisbjerg;P Nørgaard

  • Effect of incremental levels of sunflower-seed oil in the diet on ruminal lipid metabolism in lactating cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Vanhatalo

  • A meta-analysis of passage rate estimated by rumen evacuation with cattle and evaluation of passage rate prediction models

    Sophie Krizsan;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Quantifying ruminal nitrogen metabolism using the omasal sampling technique in cattle--a meta-analysis

    G A Broderick;Pekka Huhtanen;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;S M Reynal

  • Dietary Fish Oil Supplements Modify Ruminal Biohydrogenation, Alter the Flow of Fatty Acids at the Omasum, and Induce Changes in the Ruminal Butyrivibrio Population in Lactating Cows

    Kevin J. Shingfield;Piia Kairenius;Anu Ärölä;Delphine Paillard

  • Prediction of indigestible cell wall fraction of grass silage by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Juha Nousiainen;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Marketta Rinne;Maija Hellämäki

  • Effects of feeding grass or red clover silage cut at two maturity stages in dairy cows. 1. Nitrogen metabolism and supply of amino acids

    Aila Vanhatalo;Kaisa Kuoppala;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Marketta Rinne

  • Estimation of rumen outflow in dairy cows fed grass silage-based diets by use of reticular sampling as an alternative to sampling from the omasal canal.

    S.J. Krizsan;S. Ahvenjärvi;H. Volden;G.A. Broderick

  • Supplementing barley or rapeseed meal to dairy cows fed grass-red clover silage: I. Rumen degradability and microbial flow.

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Quantifying ruminal digestion of organic matter and neutral detergent fiber using the omasal sampling technique in cattle--a meta-analysis.

    P. Huhtanen;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;G. A. Broderick;S M Reynal

  • Quantitation of the flow of soluble non-ammonia nitrogen entering the omasal canal of dairy cows fed grass silage based diets

    Chang-Weon Choi;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Vesa Toivonen

  • Effects of feeding grass or red clover silage cut at two maturity stages in dairy cows. 2. Dry matter intake and cell wall digestion kinetics.

    Kaisa Kuoppala;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Marketta Rinne;Aila Vanhatalo

  • In vitro gas production profiles to estimate extent and effective first-order rate of neutral detergent fiber digestion in the rumen.

    Pekka Huhtanen;Arja Seppälä;M. Ots;Seppo Ahvenjärvi

  • Composition and digestive tract retention time of ruminal particles with functional specific gravity greater or less than 1.02

    A. Hristov;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;T. A. McAllister;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Dietary fish oil supplements depress milk fat yield and alter milk fatty acid composition in lactating cows fed grass silage-based diets

    P. Kairenius;A. Ärölä;H. Leskinen;V. Toivonen

  • Effect of feeding protein supplements of differing degradability on omasal flow of microbial and undegraded protein

    S.M. Reynal;G.A. Broderick;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Effects of several protein supplements on flow of soluble non-ammonia nitrogen from the forestomach and milk production in dairy cows

    Chang-Weon Choi;Aila Vanhatalo;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Effect of heterogeneous digesta chemical composition on the accuracy of measurements of fiber flow in dairy cows

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;B Skiba;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Transfer of Absorbed cis-9, trans-11 Conjugated Linoleic Acid into Milk Is Biologically More Efficient than Endogenous Synthesis from Absorbed Vaccenic Acid in Lactating Cows

    Kevin J. Shingfield;Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Vesa Toivonen;Aila Vanhatalo

Frequent Co-Authors

Aila Vanhatalo
Aila Vanhatalo University of Helsinki
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kevin J. Shingfield
Kevin J. Shingfield Aberystwyth University
Vesa Toivonen
Vesa Toivonen MTT Agrifood Research
Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki
Glen A. Broderick
Glen A. Broderick University of Wisconsin–Madison
Veikko Kitunen
Veikko Kitunen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Alexander N. Hristov
Alexander N. Hristov Pennsylvania State University
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University

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