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D-Index
38
Citations
6655
World Ranking
1360
National Ranking
120

Tianhai Yan 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 Tianhai Yan sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 141 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tianhai Yan 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 Tianhai Yan 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: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tianhai Yan is affiliated with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with particular specialization in agronomy and crop science, genetics, animal science and zoology, ecology, and forestry.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Tianhai Yan has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • animal
  • Animals
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Scientific Reports

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Tianhai Yan include:

  • Altitude influences microbial diversity and herbage fermentation in the rumen of yaks, 2020, BMC Microbiology
  • Selenium Yeast Dietary Supplement Affects Rumen Bacterial Population Dynamics and Fermentation Parameters of Tibetan Sheep (Ovis aries) in Alpine Meadow, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Rumen Microbiota of Tibetan Sheep (Ovis aries) Adaptation to Extremely Cold Season on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Effect of Varying Dietary Crude Protein Level on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Milk Production, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Lactating Holstein-Friesian Cows, 2020, Animals
  • Between-cow variation in the components of feed efficiency, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Throughout their research career, Tianhai Yan has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Sharon Huws
  • Xianjiang Chen
  • Katerina Theodoridou
  • Sokratis Stergiadis
  • Fujiang Hou

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Gemma Henderson;Faith Cox;Siva Ganesh;Arjan Jonker

  • Meeting Global Feed Protein Demand: Challenge, Opportunity, and Strategy

    Sung Woo Kim;John F Less;Li Wang;Tianhai Yan

  • Mitigation of enteric methane emissions through improving efficiency of energy utilization and productivity in lactating dairy cows.

    T. Yan;C.S. Mayne;F.G. Gordon;M.G. Porter

  • Prediction of methane energy output in dairy and beef cattle offered grass silage-based diets

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  • Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management and breeding decisions.

    E. Negussie;Y. De Haas;F. Dehareng;R. J. Dewhurst

  • Effects of dietary supplementation of methionine and lysine on milk production and nitrogen utilization in dairy cows.

    C. Wang;H.Y. Liu;Y.M. Wang;Z.Q. Yang

  • Impact of recent research on energy feeding systems for dairy cattle

    Unknown

  • Effects of dairy cow genotype with two planes of nutrition on energy partitioning between milk and body tissue.

    T. Yan;C.S. Mayne;T.W.J. Keady;R.E. Agnew

  • Erratum: Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Unknown

  • Prediction of methane emission from beef cattle using data measured in indirect open-circuit respiration calorimeters.

    Unknown

  • Relationships among manure nitrogen output and dietary and animal factors in lactating dairy cows.

    Unknown

  • Prediction of nitrogen excretion in feces and urine of beef cattle offered diets containing grass silage

    T. Yan;J. P. Frost;T. W. J. Keady;R. E. Agnew

  • Altitude influences microbial diversity and herbage fermentation in the rumen of yaks

    Qingshan Fan;Metha Wanapat;Tianhai Yan;Fujiang Hou

  • Comparison of Methods to Measure Methane for Use in Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle

    Philip C. Garnsworthy;Gareth F. Difford;Gareth F. Difford;Matthew J. Bell;Ali R. Bayat

  • The metabolisable energy requirement for maintenance and the efficiency of utilisation of metabolisable energy for lactation by dairy cows offered grass silage-based diets

    Unknown

  • Effects of concentrate supplementation on enteric methane emissions and milk production of grazing dairy cows

    Unknown

  • Alternatives to Linear Analysis of Energy Balance Data from Lactating Dairy Cows

    E. Kebreab;R.E. Agnew;T. Yan

  • Milk production and energy efficiency of Holstein and Jersey-Holstein crossbred dairy cows offered diets containing grass silage.

    Unknown

  • Prediction of body weight and empty body composition using body size measurements in lactating dairy cows

    Unknown

  • Selenium Yeast Dietary Supplement Affects Rumen Bacterial Population Dynamics and Fermentation Parameters of Tibetan Sheep (Ovis aries) in Alpine Meadow

    Unknown

  • Rumen Microbiota of Tibetan Sheep (Ovis aries) Adaptation to Extremely Cold Season on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Qingshan Fan;Xiongxiong Cui;Zhaofeng Wang;Shenghua Chang

  • Cistanche deserticola Addition Improves Growth, Digestibility, and Metabolism of Sheep Fed on Fresh Forage from Alfalfa/Tall Fescue Pasture.

    Xulei Liu;Fuyao Liu;Tianhai Yan;Shenghua Chang

  • Increasing roughage quality by using alfalfa hay as a substitute for concentrate mitigates CH 4 emissions and urinary N and ammonia excretion from dry ewes

    Chunmei Wang;Cheng Zhang;Tianhai Yan;Shenghua Chang

  • Assessment of cutting time on nutrient values, in vitro fermentation and methane production among three ryegrass cultivars.

    Chunmei Wang;Fujiang Hou;Metha Wanapat;Tianhai Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Metha Wanapat
Metha Wanapat Khon Kaen University
Nigel D. Scollan
Nigel D. Scollan Queen's University Belfast

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