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D-Index
42
Citations
5751
World Ranking
1025
National Ranking
101

Simon P. Turner 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 Simon P. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 137 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon P. Turner 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 Simon P. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon P. Turner is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to animal behavior, welfare, genetics, and physiology within agricultural and biological sciences as well as veterinary fields.

The scientist has published extensively on several topics, including:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Simon P. Turner's research also spans various subfields such as:

  • Small Animals
  • Genetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Social Psychology

The scientist has contributed to several peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Animals
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • "Transcriptome changes underlie alterations in behavioral traits in different types of chicken" (2020), Journal of Animal Science
  • "Belief in Pigs' Capacity to Suffer: An Assessment of Pig Farmers, Veterinarians, Students, and Citizens" (2020), Anthrozoös
  • "Winner-loser effects overrule aggressiveness during the early stages of contests between pigs" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Emotion in animal contests" (2020), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Feed Restriction Induced Changes in Behavior, Corticosterone, and Microbial Programming in Slow- and Fast-Growing Chicken Breeds" (2021), Animals

Simon P. Turner has collaborated frequently with researchers including Irene Camerlink, Gareth Arnott, Andrea Doeschl-Wilson, Craig Lewis, and Faiçal Akaichi.

The scientist has authored books published by Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi eBooks. These include:

  • Block-5 Improving Animal Welfare (2020)
  • Block-1 Introduction to Animal Welfare and Behaviour (2020)

Best Publications

  • The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs

    Simon P. Turner;Mark J. Farnworth;Ian M.S. White;Sue Brotherstone

  • 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

  • Genetic selection for temperament traits in dairy and beef cattle.

    Marie J. Haskell;Geoff Simm;Simon P. Turner

  • 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

  • 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

  • Injurious tail biting in pigs: How can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

    R B D'Eath;G Arnott;S P Turner;T Jensen

  • Current available strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in livestock systems: an animal welfare perspective.

    Llonch P;Haskell Mj;Dewhurst Rj;Turner Sp

  • Genetic validation of postmixing skin injuries in pigs as an indicator of aggressiveness and the relationship with injuries under more stable social conditions.

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;R. B. D'Eath;S. H. Ison

  • Effect of social group size on aggressive behaviour between unacquainted domestic pigs

    Simon P Turner;Graham W Horgan;Sandra A Edwards

  • The Natural Behaviour of the Pig

    Richard B. D’Eath;Simon P. Turner

  • The translation of animal welfare research into practice: The case of mixing aggression between pigs

    Rachel S.E. Peden;Rachel S.E. Peden;Simon P. Turner;Laura A. Boyle;Irene Camerlink

  • Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes.

    R. B. D'Eath;J. K. Niemi;B. Vosough Ahmadi;K. M. D. Rutherford

  • Pigs' aggressive temperament affects pre-slaughter mixing aggression, stress and meat quality

    R. B. D’Eath;S. P. Turner;E. Kurt;G. Evans

  • Association of HPA axis-related genetic variation with stress reactivity and aggressive behaviour in pigs

    Eduard Muráni;Siriluck Ponsuksili;Richard B D'Eath;Simon P Turner

  • Transcriptome changes underlie alterations in behavioral traits in different types of chicken.

    Siyu Chen;Chao Yan;Hai Xiang;Jinlong Xiao

  • The pig's nose and its role in dominance relationships and harmful behaviour

    I. Camerlink;S.P. Turner

  • Genetics of animal temperament: aggressive behaviour at mixing is genetically associated with the response to handling in pigs

    R. B. D'Eath;R. Roehe;S. P. Turner;S. H. Ison

  • Associations between response to handling and growth and meat quality in frequently handled Bos taurus beef cattle.

    S. P. Turner;E. A. Navajas;J. J. Hyslop;D. W. Ross

  • Heritability of post-mixing aggressiveness in grower-stage pigs and its relationship with production traits

    S. P. Turner;I. M. S. White;S. Brotherstone;M. J. Farnworth

  • Indirect genetic effects and housing conditions in relation to aggressive behaviour in pigs

    Irene Camerlink;Simon P. Turner;Piter Bijma;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • Bayesian analysis of genetic associations of skin lesions and behavioural traits to identify genetic components of individual aggressiveness in pigs

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;W. Mekkawy;M. J. Farnworth;M. J. Farnworth

  • Housing pigs in large social groups: a review of implications for performance and other economic traits

    S.P. Turner;D.J. Allcroft;S.A. Edwards

  • The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals

    T.B. Rodenburg;S.P. Turner

  • The influence of drinker allocation and group size on the drinking behaviour, welfare and production of growing pigs.

    S. P. Turner;S. A. Edwards;V. C. Bland

  • Breeding against harmful social behaviours in pigs and chickens: state of the art and the way forward

    Simon P. Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Irene Camerlink
Irene Camerlink Polish Academy of Sciences
Gareth Arnott
Gareth Arnott Queen's University Belfast
Rainer Roehe
Rainer Roehe Scotland's Rural College
Richard B. D’Eath
Richard B. D’Eath Scotland's Rural College
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Marie J. Haskell
Marie J. Haskell Scotland's Rural College
Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl University of Bristol
Mark J. Farnworth
Mark J. Farnworth University of Edinburgh
Pierre Mormède
Pierre Mormède Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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