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Animal Science and Veterinary
Israel
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
56
Citations
12586
World Ranking
420
National Ranking
3

Zehava Uni 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 Zehava Uni sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 111 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zehava Uni 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 Zehava Uni 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: 56 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Zehava Uni is a researcher affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their research focuses extensively on Animal Science and Zoology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. Key topics addressed in their publications include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Infant Nutrition and Health, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Gut Microbiota and Health, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, and studies related to Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens.

Zehava Uni has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Poultry Science, Research Square, Frontiers in Physiology, Animal Nutrition, and Animal Microbiome.

Among the recent papers contributed by or involving Zehava Uni are the following:

  • Centennial Review: The chicken yolk sac is a multifunctional organ, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Nutritional stimulation by in-ovo feeding modulates cellular proliferation and differentiation in the small intestinal epithelium of chicks, 2021, Animal Nutrition
  • Incubation temperature affects yolk utilization through changes in expression of yolk sac tissue functional genes, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Supply and demand of creatine and glycogen in broiler chicken embryos, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology
  • It's All About Timing: Early Feeding Promotes Intestinal Maturation by Shifting the Ratios of Specialized Epithelial Cells in Chicks, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology

Zehava Uni frequently collaborates with several coauthors whose joint work appears in multiple publications. Notable frequent coauthors include Jonathan Dayan, Naama Reicher, Tal Melkman-Zehavi, Orna Halevy, and Eric A. Wong.

Best Publications

  • Posthatch development of mucosal function in the broiler small intestine

    Z. Uni;S. Ganot;D. Sklan

  • Methods for early nutrition and their potential

    Z. Uni;R.P. Ferket

  • In ovo feeding improves energy status of late-term chicken embryos

    Z. Uni;P. R. Ferket;E. Tako;O. Kedar

  • Microflora Ecology of the Chicken Intestine Using 16S Ribosomal DNA Primers

    E. Amit-Romach;D. Sklan;Z. Uni

  • Posthatch development of small intestinal function in the poult

    Z Uni;Y Noy;D Sklan

  • Enterocyte Dynamics and Mucosal Development in the Posthatch Chick

    A. Geyra;Z. Uni;D. Sklan

  • Effects of in ovo feeding of carbohydrates and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate on the development of chicken intestine

    E. Tako;P. R Ferket;Z. Uni

  • Posthatch Changes in Morphology and Function of the Small Intestines in Heavy- and Light-Strain Chicks

    Zehava Uni;Yael Noy;David Sklan

  • Early Posthatch Starvation Decreases Satellite Cell Proliferation and Skeletal Muscle Growth in Chicks

    Orna Halevy;Assaf Geyra;Miriam Barak;Zehava Uni

  • Mucin Dynamics and Microbial Populations in Chicken Small Intestine Are Changed by Dietary Probiotic and Antibiotic Growth Promoter Supplementation

    A. Smirnov;R. Perez;E. Amit-Romach;D. Sklan

  • Morphological, molecular, and functional changes in the chicken small intestine of the late-term embryo

    Z Uni;E Tako;O Gal-Garber;D Sklan

  • Pre- and posthatch development of goblet cells in the broiler small intestine: effect of delayed access to feed.

    Z Uni;A Smirnov;D Sklan

  • Effects of the partial substitution of dietary fish meal by differently processed soybean meals on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and activity of intestinal brush border enzymes in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Emilio Tibaldi;Yaniv Hakim;Zehava Uni;Franceasca Tulli

  • The Effect of Heat Stress on Ovarian Function of Laying Hens

    I. Rozenboim;E. Tako;O. Gal-Garber;J. A. Proudman

  • Mucin Gene Expression and Mucin Content in the Chicken Intestinal Goblet Cells Are Affected by In Ovo Feeding of Carbohydrates

    A. Smirnov;E. Tako;P. R. Ferket;Z. Uni

  • The effect of fasting at different ages on growth and tissue dynamics in the small intestine of the young chick.

    Assaf Geyra;Zehava Uni;David Sklan

  • Effect of in ovo feeding egg white protein, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, and carbohydrates on glycogen status and neonatal growth of turkeys

    O. T. Foye;Z. Uni;P. R. Ferket

  • The effect of monochromatic light on broiler growth and development

    I. Rozenboim;I. Biran;Z Uni;B Robinzon

  • Small intestinal development in the young chick: crypt formation and enterocyte proliferation and migration.

    Z Uni;A Geyra;H Ben-Hur;D Sklan

  • Routes of yolk utilisation in the newly‐hatched chick

    Y Noy;Z Uni;D Sklan

  • Important metabolic pathways in poultry embryos prior to hatch

    J.E. De Oliveira;Z. Uni;P.R. Ferket

  • Cell proliferation in chicken intestinal epithelium occurs both in the crypt and along the villus.

    Z. Uni;R. Platin;D. Sklan

  • Changes in chicken intestinal zinc exporter mRNA expression and small intestinal functionality following intra-amniotic zinc-methionine administration.

    Elad Tako;Peter R. Ferket;Zehava Uni

  • Changes in growth and function of chick small intestine epithelium due to early thermal conditioning.

    Z. Uni;O. Gal-Garber;A. Geyra;D. Sklan

  • The effect of in ovo administration of mannan oligosaccharide on small intestine development during the pre- and posthatch periods in chickens

    S. L. Cheled-Shoval;E. Amit-Romach;M. Barbakov;Z. Uni

  • The Effects of In Ovo Feeding Arginine, β-Hydroxy-β-Methyl-Butyrate, and Protein on Jejunal Digestive and Absorptive Activity in Embryonic and Neonatal Turkey Poults

    O. T. Foye;P. R. Ferket;Z. Uni

  • Development of the small intestine in heavy and light strain chicks before and after hatching

    Z Uni;Y Noy;D Sklan

  • Activity of intestinal mucosal brush border membrane enzymes in relation to the feeding habits of three aquaculture fish species

    Sheenan Harpaz;Zehava Uni

Frequent Co-Authors

David Sklan
David Sklan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University
Avigdor Cahaner
Avigdor Cahaner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Orna Halevy
Orna Halevy Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maik Behrens
Maik Behrens Technical University of Munich
Arnon Dag
Arnon Dag Agricultural Research Organization
Wolfgang Meyerhof
Wolfgang Meyerhof Saarland University
Shlomo Yahav
Shlomo Yahav Agricultural Research Organization
J. D. Garlich
J. D. Garlich North Carolina State University
Henry L. Classen
Henry L. Classen University of Saskatchewan

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For those interested in expanding their education related to Animal Science and Veterinary fields, several online degrees offer complementary skills and knowledge. For example, pursuing an online degree in exercise science can provide valuable insights into animal physiology, rehabilitation, and performance, useful for roles in veterinary sports medicine or animal rehabilitation.

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