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2026

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D-Index
65
Citations
14339
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
5

Sven Dänicke 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 Sven Dänicke sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 647 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sven Dänicke 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 Sven Dänicke 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: 65 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Sven Dänicke is affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, and Small Animals.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties

Key recent publications authored by Sven Dänicke cover multiple aspects of animal nutrition and health as well as microbiome research. Notable papers include:

  • Host metabolome and faecal microbiome shows potential interactions impacted by age and weaning times in calves, 2023, Animal Microbiome
  • Evolution of rumen and oral microbiota in calves is influenced by age and time of weaning, 2021, Animal Microbiome
  • Effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol and varying concentrate feed proportions in the ration on methane emission, rumen fermentation and performance of periparturient dairy cows, 2021, Archives of Animal Nutrition
  • Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners and fattening pigs, 2020, Porcine Health Management
  • Effects of a Dietary L-Carnitine Supplementation on Performance, Energy Metabolism and Recovery from Calving in Dairy Cows, 2020, Animals

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sven Dänicke include:

  • Jana Frahm
  • Susanne Kersten
  • Ulrich Meyer
  • Jeannette Kluess
  • Dirk von Soosten

The primary venues where Sven Dänicke has published demonstrate consistent contributions to the fields of animal nutrition and biology. These venues are:

  • Animals
  • Archives of Animal Nutrition
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Dairy
  • Mycotoxin Research

Best Publications

  • The Fusarium toxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON) in animal feeding.

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke

  • Bioavailability of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol (DON) from naturally contaminated wheat for the pig.

    Tanja Goyarts;Sven Dänicke

  • In vivo and in vitro effects of the mycotoxins zearalenone and deoxynivalenol on different non-reproductive and reproductive organs in female pigs: a review.

    Ute Tiemann;Sven Danicke

  • Future consequences and challenges for dairy cow production systems arising from climate change in Central Europe - a review.

    M. Gauly;H. Bollwein;G. Breves;K. Brügemann

  • Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

    Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated maize in diets for female weaned piglets

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär;Hana Valenta

  • On the toxicokinetics and the metabolism of deoxynivalenol (don) in the pig

    Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Susanne Döll

  • Effects of dietary fat type and xylanase supplementation to rye-based broiler diets on selected bacterial groups adhering to the intestinal epithelium. on transit time of feed, and on nutrient digestibility.

    Sven Dänicke;Wilfried Vahjen;Ortwin Simon;Heinz Jeroch

  • Effect of addition of a detoxifying agent to laying hen diets containing uncontaminated or Fusarium toxin-contaminated maize on performance of hens and on carryover of zearalenone

    Sven Dänicke;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär;Ingrid Halle;Siegfried Matthes

  • Differential effects of monensin and a blend of essential oils on rumen microbiota composition of transition dairy cows

    Melanie Schären;Caroline Drong;K. Kiri;S. Riede

  • Kinetics and metabolism of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol in farm animals: Consequences for diagnosis of exposure and intoxication and carry over

    Sven Dänicke;Ulrike Brezina

  • Progression of mycotoxin and nutrient concentrations in wheat after inoculation with Fusarium culmorum.

    K Matthäus;S Dänicke;W Vahjen;O Simon

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated wheat in diets for fattening pigs on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, deoxynivalenol balance and clinical serum characteristics

    Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Franc Klobasa;Susanne Döll

  • Occurrence of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in commercial fish feed: an initial study.

    Constanze Pietsch;Susanne Kersten;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Hana Valenta

  • Invited review: Diagnosis of zearalenone (ZEN) exposure of farm animals and transfer of its residues into edible tissues (carry over).

    Sven Dänicke;Janine Winkler

  • Influence of Fusarium-toxin contaminated feed on initial quality and meiotic competence of gilt oocytes.

    Hannelore Alm;Klaus-Peter Brüssow;Helmut Torner;Jens Vanselow

  • Effects of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol on tissue protein synthesis in pigs.

    Sven Dänicke;Tanja Goyarts;Susanne Döll;Nicola Grove

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin-contaminated wheat and of a detoxifying agent in broiler diets on performance, nutrient digestibility and blood chemical parameters.

    S. DÄnicke;S. Matthes;I. Halle;K.-H. UeberschÄr

  • Effects of Fusarium toxin-contaminated wheat grain on nutrient turnover, microbial protein synthesis and metabolism of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in the rumen of dairy cows.

    Sven Dänicke;Karen Matthäus;Peter Lebzien;Hana Valenta

  • Impact of mild heat stress on dry matter intake, milk yield and milk composition in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows in a temperate climate

    Tobias Gorniak;Ulrich Meyer;Karl-Heinz Südekum;Sven Dänicke

  • Carry-over of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol and zearalenone) from naturally contaminated wheat to pigs.

    Tanja Goyarts;Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär

  • Analysis of deoxynivalenol and de-epoxy-deoxynivalenol in animal tissues by liquid chromatography after clean-up with an immunoaffinity column

    Hana Valenta;Sven Dänicke;Susanne Döll

  • Effect of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid on performance, adipose depot weights, and liver weight in early-lactation dairy cows

    D. von Soosten;U. Meyer;E.M. Weber;J. Rehage

  • In vitro studies on the evaluation of mycotoxin detoxifying agents for their efficacy on deoxynivalenol and zearalenone.

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Gerhard Flachowsky

  • On the effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated wheat in diets for gilts on feed intake, growth performance and metabolism of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone

    Sven Dänicke;Klaus-Peter Brüssow;Hana Valenta;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär

  • Scientific opinion: Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

    Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Meyer
Ulrich Meyer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Hans-Ulrich Humpf
Hans-Ulrich Humpf University of Münster
Gerhard Jahreis
Gerhard Jahreis Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Steffen Weigend
Steffen Weigend Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Jürgen Hummel
Jürgen Hummel University of Göttingen
Markus Rodehutscord
Markus Rodehutscord University of Hohenheim
Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Franz Berthiller
Franz Berthiller BOKU University
Karl-Heinz Südekum
Karl-Heinz Südekum University of Bonn
Ortwin Simon
Ortwin Simon Freie Universität Berlin

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