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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
47
Citations
7743
World Ranking
733
National Ranking
21

Shengyong Mao 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 Shengyong Mao sits on this spectrum.

29–33 publications: 1 scientists 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29 publications 442+

This scientist: 174 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shengyong Mao 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 Shengyong Mao 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: 47 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Characterising the bacterial microbiota across the gastrointestinal tracts of dairy cattle: membership and potential function

    Shengyong Mao;Mengling Zhang;Junhua Liu;Weiyun Zhu

  • An integrated gene catalog and over 10,000 metagenome-assembled genomes from the gastrointestinal microbiome of ruminants

    Fei Xie;Wei Jin;Huazhe Si;Yuan Yuan

  • Impact of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) adaptation on rumen microbiota in dairy cattle using pyrosequencing.

    S.Y. Mao;R.Y. Zhang;D.S. Wang;W.Y. Zhu

  • Microbiome–metabolome analysis reveals unhealthy alterations in the composition and metabolism of ruminal microbiota with increasing dietary grain in a goat model

    Sheng-Yong Mao;Wen-Jie Huo;Wei-Yun Zhu

  • A high-grain diet causes massive disruption of ruminal epithelial tight junctions in goats

    Jun-hua Liu;Ting-ting Xu;Yu-jie Liu;Wei-yun Zhu

  • Ruminal microbiome-host crosstalk stimulates the development of the ruminal epithelium in a lamb model

    Limei Lin;Fei Xie;Daming Sun;Junhua Liu

  • Comparative studies of the composition of bacterial microbiota associated with the ruminal content, ruminal epithelium and in the faeces of lactating dairy cows

    Jun-hua Liu;Meng-ling Zhang;Rui-yang Zhang;Wei-yun Zhu

  • The diversity of the fecal bacterial community and its relationship with the concentration of volatile fatty acids in the feces during subacute rumen acidosis in dairy cows

    Shengyong Mao;Ruiyang Zhang;Dongsheng Wang;Weiyun Zhu

  • High-grain feeding causes strong shifts in ruminal epithelial bacterial community and expression of Toll-like receptor genes in goats.

    Jun-hua Liu;Gao-rui Bian;Wei-yun Zhu;Sheng-yong Mao

  • Characterization and comparison of the temporal dynamics of ruminal bacterial microbiota colonizing rice straw and alfalfa hay within ruminants

    Junhua Liu;Mengling Zhang;Chunxu Xue;Weiyun Zhu

  • High-grain feeding alters caecal bacterial microbiota composition and fermentation and results in caecal mucosal injury in goats.

    Junhua Liu;Tingting Xu;Weiyun Zhu;Shengyong Mao

  • Influence of yeast on rumen fermentation, growth performance and quality of products in ruminants: A review

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  • Effect of dietary forage sources on rumen microbiota, rumen fermentation and biogenic amines in dairy cows

    Ruiyang Zhang;Weiyun Zhu;Wen Zhu;Jianxin Liu

  • Impact of subacute ruminal acidosis on the diversity of liquid and solid-associated bacteria in the rumen of goats

    Wenjie Huo;Weiyun Zhu;Shengyong Mao

  • Characterization of bacterial community of raw milk from dairy cows during subacute ruminal acidosis challenge by high-throughput sequencing.

    Ruiyang Zhang;Wenjie Huo;Weiyun Zhu;Shengyong Mao

  • Effects of alfalfa and cereal straw as a forage source on nutrient digestibility and lactation performance in lactating dairy cows.

    B. Wang;S.Y. Mao;H.J. Yang;Y.M. Wu

  • Grain-rich diets altered the colonic fermentation and mucosa-associated bacterial communities and induced mucosal injuries in goats

    Huimin Ye;Junhua Liu;Panfei Feng;Weiyun Zhu

  • The gastrointestinal microbiome in dairy cattle is constrained by the deterministic driver of the region and the modified effect of diet

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  • Disruption of ruminal homeostasis by malnutrition involved in systemic ruminal microbiota-host interactions in a pregnant sheep model

    Yanfeng Xue;Limei Lin;Fan Hu;Weiyun Zhu

  • Effect of disodium fumarate on ruminal metabolism and rumen bacterial communities as revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA

    S.Y. Mao;G. Zhang;W.Y. Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiyun Zhu
Weiyun Zhu Nanjing Agricultural University
Wen Wang
Wen Wang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Le Luo Guan
Le Luo Guan University of Alberta
Yu-Dong Cai
Yu-Dong Cai Shanghai University
Zhiliang Tan
Zhiliang Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Brian P. Dalrymple
Brian P. Dalrymple University of Western Australia
Jianxin Liu
Jianxin Liu Zhejiang University
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yong Yang
Yong Yang City University of Hong Kong

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