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D-Index
23
Citations
1452
World Ranking
3092
National Ranking
83

Zhikai Zeng 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 Zhikai Zeng sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 56 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhikai Zeng 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 Zhikai Zeng 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: 23 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhikai Zeng is affiliated with New Hop Liuhe Co., Ltd in China and has a research focus primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly activities are concentrated within several subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Oceanography, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The scope of their research covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Food Industry and Aquatic Biology

Zhikai Zeng has published in various academic venues, with the most frequent outlets being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Aquaculture Reports
  • European Journal of Histochemistry

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Mucin1 relieves acute lung injury by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress," 2021, European Journal of Histochemistry
  • "Effects of feeding corn distillers dried grains with solubles diets without or with supplemental enzymes on growth performance of pigs: a meta-analysis," 2021, Translational Animal Science
  • "Ammonia fiber expansion increases in vitro digestibility and fermentability of corn distillers dried grains with solubles with or without carbohydrases," 2021, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • "A systematic review and meta-analysis of the growth performance effects of feeding diets containing corn distillers dried grains with solubles (cDDGS) and feed enzymes to broiler chickens," 2022, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • "Examination of the Bioavailability and Bioconversion of Wheat Bran-Bound Ferulic Acid: Insights into Gastrointestinal Processing and Colonic Metabolites," 2025, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Zhikai Zeng has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, most notably:

  • Jae-Cheol Jang
  • Pedro E Urriola
  • G. C. Shurson
  • Wenkai Yang
  • M. Lei

Best Publications

  • Chito-oligosaccharide reduces diarrhea incidence and attenuates the immune response of weaned pigs challenged with Escherichia coli K88.

    P. Liu;X. S. Piao;P. A. Thacker;Z. K. Zeng

  • Effects of essential oil supplementation of a low-energy diet on performance, intestinal morphology and microflora, immune properties and antioxidant activities in weaned pigs.

    Zhikai Zeng;Xiao Xu;Qiang Zhang;Ping Li

  • L-methionine supplementation maintains the integrity and barrier function of the small-intestinal mucosa in post-weaning piglets.

    Ying Chen;Defa Li;Zhaolai Dai;Xiangshu Piao

  • Effects of Adding Super Dose Phytase to the Phosphorus-deficient Diets of Young Pigs on Growth Performance, Bone Quality, Minerals and Amino Acids Digestibilities.

    Z. K. Zeng;D. Wang;X. S. Piao;P. F. Li

  • Effects of Keratinase on Performance, Nutrient Utilization, Intestinal Morphology, Intestinal Ecology and Inflammatory Response of Weaned Piglets Fed Diets with Different Levels of Crude Protein

    D. Wang;X. S. Piao;Z. K. Zeng;T. Lu

  • The Metabolizable Energy Value, Standardized Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Soybean Meal, Soy Protein Concentrate and Fermented Soybean Meal, and the Application of These Products in Early-weaned Piglets

    H. Y. Zhang;J. Q. Yi;X. S. Piao;P. F. Li

  • Enzymatic feather meal as an alternative animal protein source in diets for nursery pigs

    L. Pan;X.K. Ma;H.L. Wang;X. Xu

  • Dietary fiber sources and non-starch polysaccharide-degrading enzymes modify mucin expression and the immune profile of the swine ileum.

    Marta Ferrandis Vila;Michaela P. Trudeau;Yuan Tai Hung;Zhikai Zeng

  • Forsythia suspensa extract attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory liver injury in rats via promoting antioxidant defense mechanisms.

    Panfeng Zhao;Xiangshu Piao;Long Pan;Zhikai Zeng

  • Determination and prediction of energy values in corn distillers dried grains with solubles sources with varying oil content for growing pigs

    P. Li;D. F. Li;H. Y. Zhang;Z. C. Li

  • A new Buttiauxella phytase continuously hydrolyzes phytate and improves amino acid digestibility and mineral balance in growing pigs fed phosphorous-deficient diet

    Z. K. Zeng;Q. Y. Li;P. F. Zhao;X. Xu

  • Effect of Forsythia suspensa extract and chito-oligosaccharide alone or in combination on performance, intestinal barrier function, antioxidant capacity and immune characteristics of weaned piglets.

    Panfeng Zhao;Xiangshu Piao;Zhikai Zeng;Ping Li

  • Implications of early-life indicators for survival rate, subsequent growth performance, and carcass characteristics of commercial pigs1.

    Zhikai K Zeng;Pedro E Urriola;Jenelle R Dunkelberger;John M Eggert

  • Forsythia suspensa extract attenuates corticosterone-induced growth inhibition, oxidative injury, and immune depression in broilers

    Zhikai Zeng;Q. Y. Li;X. S. Piao;J. D. Liu

  • Super High Dosing with a Novel Buttiauxella Phytase Continuously Improves Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Mineral Status of Weaned Pigs

    Zhikai Zeng;Qingyun Li;Qiyu Tian;Panfeng Zhao

  • Prediction of the concentration of standardized ileal digestible amino acids and safety margins among sources of distillers dried grains with solubles for growing pigs: a meta-analysis approach.

    Z.K. Zeng;G.C. Shurson;P.E. Urriola

  • The combination of carbohydrases and phytase to improve nutritional value and non-starch polysaccharides degradation for growing pigs fed diets with or without wheat bran

    Z.K. Zeng;Q.Y. Li;Q.Y. Tian;Y.T. Xu

  • Effects of keratinase supplementation of corn-soybean meal based diets on apparent ileal amino acid digestibility in growing pigs and serum amino acids, cytokines, immunoglobulin levels and loin muscle area in nursery pigs

    Ding Wang;Zhikai Zeng;Xiangshu Piao;Pengfei Li

  • Comparison of spray‐dried egg and albumen powder with conventional animal protein sources as feed ingredients in diets fed to weaned pigs

    Sai Zhang;Xiangshu Piao;Xiaokang Ma;Xiao Xu

  • Effect of Microbial Phytase on Performance, Nutrient Absorption and Excretion in Weaned Pigs and Apparent Ileal Nutrient Digestibility in Growing Pigs

    Z. K. Zeng;X. S. Piao;D. Wang;P. F. Li

  • Prediction of digestible and metabolizable energy content of rice bran fed to growing pigs.

    C. X. Shi;Z. Y. Liu;M. Shi;P. Li

  • Determination and prediction of the energy content and amino acid digestibility of peanut meals fed to growing pigs

    Qingyun Li;Xiangshu Piao;Jundi Liu;Zhikai Zeng

  • Effects of the standardized ileal digestible valine : lysine ratio on performance, milk composition and plasma indices of lactating sows.

    Yetong Xu;Zhikai Zeng;Xiao Xu;Qiyu Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald C Shurson
Gerald C Shurson University of Minnesota
Xiangshu Piao
Xiangshu Piao China Agricultural University
Xianhua Piao
Xianhua Piao University of California, San Francisco
Chi Chen
Chi Chen University of Minnesota
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Lee J Johnston
Lee J Johnston University of Minnesota
Defa Li
Defa Li China Agricultural University
Philip A. Thacker
Philip A. Thacker University of Saskatchewan
Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota

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