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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
6309
World Ranking
1077
National Ranking
322

Shawn S. Donkin 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 Shawn S. Donkin sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 157 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shawn S. Donkin 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 Shawn S. Donkin 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: 41 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Gluconeogenesis in dairy cows: the secret of making sweet milk from sour dough.

    Jörg R. Aschenbach;Niels B. Kristensen;Shawn S. Donkin;Harald M. Hammon

  • Vitamin D: emerging new roles in insulin sensitivity.

    Unknown

  • Changes in mRNA expression for gluconeogenic enzymes in liver of dairy cattle during the transition to lactation.

    Unknown

  • 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D Hydroxylase in Adipocytes

    Unknown

  • Feeding value of glycerol as a replacement for corn grain in rations fed to lactating dairy cows.

    Unknown

  • Intestinal mucin dynamics: Response of broiler chicks and White Pekin ducklings to dietary threonine

    N. L. Horn;S. S. Donkin;T. J. Applegate;O. Adeola

  • Impact of dietary protein amount and rumen undegradability on intake, peripartum liver triglyceride, plasma metabolites, and milk production in transition dairy cattle.

    Unknown

  • Major advances in fundamental dairy cattle nutrition.

    J.K. Drackley;S.S. Donkin;C.K. Reynolds

  • Glycerol from biodiesel production: the new corn for dairy cattle

    Unknown

  • Effects of Fatty Acids and Hormones on Fatty Acid Metabolism and Gluconeogenesis in Bovine Hepatocytes

    Carlos Cadórniga-Valiño;Ric R. Grummer;Louis E. Armentano;Shawn S. Donkin

  • Feed Restriction Induces Pyruvate Carboxylase but not Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase in Dairy Cows

    Unknown

  • Impact of Dietary Rumen Undegradable Protein and Rumen-Protected Choline on Intake, Peripartum Liver Triacylglyceride, Plasma Metabolites and Milk Production in Transition Dairy Cows

    Unknown

  • Rumen-protected methionine and lysine: effects on animal performance, milk protein yield, and physiological measures.

    S.S. Donkin;G.A. Varga;T.F. Sweeney;L.D. Muller

  • INSULIN AND GLUCAGON REGULATION OF GLUCONEOGENESIS IN PRERUMINATING AND RUMINATING BOVINE

    Unknown

  • Parathyroid hormone suppresses insulin signaling in adipocytes

    Unknown

  • Prenatal and postnatal pathways to obesity: different underlying mechanisms, different metabolic outcomes.

    Nichola M. Thompson;Amy M. Norman;Shawn S. Donkin;Ravi R. Shankar

  • Effects of temperature stress on growth performance and bacon quality in grow-finish pigs housed at two densities.

    H. M. White;B. T. Richert;A. P. Schinckel;J. R. Burgess

  • Periparturient effects of feeding a low dietary cation-anion difference diet on acid-base, calcium, and phosphorus homeostasis and on intravenous glucose tolerance test in high-producing dairy cows

    Unknown

  • Dietary Psyllium Increases Fecal Bile Acid Excretion, Total Steroid Excretion and Bile Acid Biosynthesis in Rats

    Unknown

  • Replacing corn with glycerol in diets for transition dairy cows.

    Unknown

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