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D-Index
27
Citations
3006
World Ranking
2795
National Ranking
163

Wenzhu Yang 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 Wenzhu Yang sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 90 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wenzhu Yang 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 Wenzhu Yang sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 27 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wenzhu Yang is affiliated with the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre in Canada, contributing extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research predominantly centers on ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, with significant input in related areas such as reproductive physiology in livestock, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, animal health and immunology, nuts composition and effects, and protein hydrolysis and bioactive peptides.

Yang's publication record demonstrates focus on the practical and biochemical aspects of animal science and feed technology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Collaboration forms a significant component of Yang's academic work, with repeated coauthorship alongside researchers such as K. A. Beauchemin, Tim A. McAllister, A.M. Saleem, Ran Tao, and G.B. Penner. These partnerships have led to multidisciplinary contributions in the areas outlined above.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Yang illustrate the diversity and specificity of their research:

  • Development of antioxidant peptides from brewers' spent grain proteins, 2022, LWT
  • Effects of brewers' spent grain protein hydrolysates on gas production, ruminal fermentation characteristics, microbial protein synthesis and microbial community in an artificial rumen fed a high grain diet, 2021, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Feeding diets varying in forage proportion and particle length to lactating dairy cows: I. Effects on ruminal pH and fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, digestibility, and milk production, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Diets varying in ratio of sweet sorghum silage to corn silage for lactating dairy cows: Feed intake, milk production, blood biochemistry, ruminal fermentation, and ruminal microbial community, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effect of commercial slow-release urea product on in vitro rumen fermentation and ruminal microbial community using RUSITEC technique, 2022, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Yang's research spans multiple subfields of study, including agronomy and crop science, animal science and zoology, plant science, molecular biology, and genetics. This interdisciplinary approach informs their work on nutritional strategies, microbial interactions within rumen ecosystems, and the biochemical properties of feed components.

Best Publications

  • Effects of an enzyme feed additive on extent of digestion and milk production of lactating dairy cows.

    W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin;L.M. Rode

  • Fibrolytic enzyme supplements for dairy cows in early lactation.

    L.M. Rode;W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin

  • Effects of grain source and enzyme additive on site and extent of nutrient digestion in dairy cows.

    K.A. Beauchemin;W.Z. Yang;L.M. Rode

  • Comparison of Hull-less Barley, Barley, or Corn for Lactating Cows: Effects on Extent of Digestion and Milk Production

    W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin;K.M. Koenig;L.M. Rode

  • Antibiotic treatment in feedlot cattle: a longitudinal study of the effect of oxytetracycline and tulathromycin on the fecal and nasopharyngeal microbiota

    Devin B. Holman;Wenzhu Yang;Trevor W. Alexander

  • Effects of isobutyrate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and digestibility in steers.

    Qiang Liu;Cong Wang;YingXiang Huang;KuanHu Dong

  • Repeated inoculation of cattle rumen with bison rumen contents alters the rumen microbiome and improves nitrogen digestibility in cattle.

    Gabriel O. Ribeiro;Daniela B. Oss;Daniela B. Oss;Zhixiong He;Robert J. Gruninger

  • Effects of brewers’ spent grain protein hydrolysates on gas production, ruminal fermentation characteristics, microbial protein synthesis and microbial community in an artificial rumen fed a high grain diet

    Tao Ran;Tao Ran;Long Jin;Ranithri Abeynayake;Atef Mohamed Saleem

  • Effect of engineered biocarbon on rumen fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, and methane production in an artificial rumen (RUSITEC) fed a high forage diet

    Atef M Saleem;Atef M Saleem;Gabriel O Ribeiro;Wenzhu Z Yang;Tao Ran;Tao Ran

  • Effect of fibrolytic enzymes on lactational performance, feeding behavior, and digestibility in high-producing dairy cows fed a barley silage-based diet.

    Basim Refat;David A. Christensen;John J. McKinnon;Wenzhu Yang

  • Influence of yeast culture and feed antibiotics on ruminal fermentation and site and extent of digestion in beef heifers fed high grain rations

    Yizhao Shen;Hongrong Wang;Tao Ran;Ilkyu Yoon

  • Using ruminally protected and nonprotected active dried yeast as alternatives to antibiotics in finishing beef steers: growth performance, carcass traits, blood metabolites, and fecal Escherichia coli.

    Tao Ran;Yizhao Z Shen;Atef M Saleem;Ousama AlZahal

  • Feed nutritional value of brewers' spent grain residue resulting from protease aided protein removal.

    Yizhao Shen;Ranithri Abeynayake;Xin Sun;Tao Ran

  • Ruminal in vitro gas production, dry matter digestibility, methane abatement potential, and fatty acid biohydrogenation of six species of microalgae

    Uchenna Anele;WenZhu Yang;Patrick McGinn;Sean Tibbetts

  • Feeding diets varying in forage proportion and particle length to lactating dairy cows: I. Effects on ruminal pH and fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, digestibility, and milk production.

    Chun Li;Karen A. Beauchemin;Wenzhu Yang

  • Ruminally protected and unprotected Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products as alternatives to antibiotics in finishing beef steers1.

    Yizhao Shen;Taylor Davedow;Tao Ran;Atef M Saleem

  • New recombinant fibrolytic enzymes for improved in vitro ruminal fiber degradability of barley straw1.

    Gabriel O Ribeiro;Ajay Badhan;Jiangli Huang;Karen A Beauchemin

  • Synergism of Cattle and Bison Inoculum on Ruminal Fermentation and Select Bacterial Communities in an Artificial Rumen (Rusitec) Fed a Barley Straw Based Diet

    Daniela B. Oss;Gabriel O. Ribeiro;Marcos I. Marcondes;WenZhu Yang

  • Recombinant fibrolytic feed enzymes and ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreatment of crop residues to improve fibre degradability in cattle

    Karen A. Beauchemin;Gabriel O. Ribeiro;Tao Ran;Tao Ran;Mohammed R. Marami Milani

  • Effects of a recombinant fibrolytic enzyme on fiber digestion, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance, and total tract digestibility of heifers fed a high forage diet1.

    Tao Ran;Atef M Saleem;Yizhao Shen;Gabriel O Ribeiro

  • Exploration of serum sensitive biomarkers of fatty liver in dairy cows

    Yizhao Shen;Lianmin Chen;Wenzhu Yang;Zhonghua Wang

  • Effect of starch content and processing method on in situ ruminal and in vitro intestinal digestion of barley grain in beef heifers

    Yanli Zhao;Yanli Zhao;Sumei Yan;Zhixiong He;Zhixiong He;Uchenna Y. Anele

  • Effects of wheat dried distillers' grains with solubles and cinnamaldehyde on in vitro fermentation and protein degradation using the Rusitec technique.

    Yangling Lia;Maolong He;Chun Li;Robert Forster

  • Impact of a phytogenic feed additive on growth performance, feed intake, and carcass traits of finishing steers.

    Tassilo Brand;Tassilo Brand;Martin Hünerberg;Tim A McAllister;Maolong He

  • Synthesis and characterization of calcium phosphorylated inulin complex as a new source of enriched calcium supplement with prebiotic effect in food

    Lingyun Wei;Wenzhu Yang;Jianhua Wang;Quanhua Tian

  • Effects of barley type and processing method on rumen fermentation, dry matter disappearance and fermentation characteristics in batch cultures

    Atef M. Saleem;Atef M. Saleem;Joseph Nyachiro;Walaa M Sayed Gomaa;Walaa M Sayed Gomaa;WenZhu Yang

  • Using exogenous enzymes to increase the rumen degradability of wheat dried distillers grains with solubles.

    Zhixiong He;Shuai Ding;Long Xu;Karen Anne Beauchemin

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
L.M. Rode
L.M. Rode Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
John J. McKinnon
John J. McKinnon University of Saskatchewan
Kim Ominski
Kim Ominski University of Manitoba
Peiqiang Yu
Peiqiang Yu University of Saskatchewan
David A. Christensen
David A. Christensen University of Saskatchewan
Trevor W. Alexander
Trevor W. Alexander Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Uchenna Y. Anele
Uchenna Y. Anele North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Yuxi Wang
Yuxi Wang Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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