OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Poultry Science is 43. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterization of the eukaryotic microbial communities in the chicken ileum in cage-free and conventional commercial housing systems	198
Effects of duck circovirus on immune function and secondary infection of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli	135
Soybean replacement value of canola meal as measured by growth performance and feed efficiency in broiler chickens: Insights from a meta-analysis	110
Research Note: Preliminary results, first detection of Enterococcus cecorum from environmental samples by streaking on X-Gluc containing selective media	103
Corticosterone stage-dependently inhibits progesterone production presumably via impeding the cAMP-StAR cascade in granulosa cells of chicken preovulatory follicles	99
Fermented bamboo powder activates gut odorant receptors, and promotes intestinal health and growth performance of dwarf yellow-feathered broiler chickens	93
Dynamic distribution of gut microbiota in posthatching chicks and its relationship with average daily gain	86
The effects of cyclosporine A or activated charcoal co-administration on the pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin in chickens	83
Tolerance and safety evaluation of L-glutamic acid, N,N-diacetic acid as a feed additive in broiler diets	82
Whole blood gas and biochemical reference intervals for Lohmann Silver layers	79
Effects of dietary supplement with licorice and rutin mixture on production performance, egg quality, antioxidant capacity, and gut microbiota in quails (Turnix tanki)	77
Prevalence, genomic characteristics, and pathogenicity of fowl adenovirus 2 in Southern China	74
Influence of dietary crude protein on growth performance and apparent and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in corn-soybean meal-based diets fed to broilers	69
Cloning, analysis, and anti–duck Tembusu virus innate immune response of Cherry Valley duck tripartite motif-containing 32	66
Inclusion of slowly digestible starch source is a promising strategy than reducing starch to protein ratio in low protein broiler diets	66
Organic iron absorption and expression of related transporters in the small intestine of broilers	65
RNA-sequence reveals differentially expressed genes affecting the crested trait of Wumeng crested chicken	64
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: an effective approach for predicting broiler chicken body composition	61
Inspection of chicken wings and legs for animal welfare monitoring using X-ray computed tomography, visual examination, and histopathology	61
Pigeon novel-miR-741 targets OTUD1 to inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis of crop fibroblasts	60
Promotion effect of angelica sinensis extract on angiogenesis of chicken preovulatory follicles in vitro	59
Research Note: Morphine influences circulating and tissue concentrations of met-enkephalin and proenkephalin (PENK) expression and plasma concentrations of corticosterone in chickens	59
Synergistic effects of oral inoculation with a recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum NC8 strain co-expressing interleukin-2 and interleukin-17B on the efficacy of the infectious bronchitis vaccine in ch	58
Gastrointestinal tract and neuroendocrine system responses of young turkeys to the early administration of antibiotics or feeding a diet containing a coccidiostat	57
The impact of early-life conditions on visual discrimination abilities in free-ranging laying hens	54

Detection of CD36 gene polymorphism associated with chicken carcass traits and skin yellowness	54
Effects of salpingitis simulation on the morphology and expression of inflammatory-related genes of oviduct in laying hens	53
Effect of aerobic and modified atmosphere packaging on quality characteristics of chicken leg meat at refrigerated storage	51
Arbutin alleviates Mycoplasma gallinarum-induced damage caused by pulmonary fibrosis via the JAK2/STAT3 pathway	50
Values shared by journals of learned societies, associations and scientific institutions in animal science	50
Omega-3 fatty acids mitigate histological changes and modulate the expression of ACACA, PFK1 and ET-1 genes in broiler chickens under environmental stress: a pulmonary artery, cardiomyocyte and liver	49
Xylanase supplementation of pelleted wheat-based diets increases growth efficiency and apparent metabolizable energy and decreases viscosity of intestinal contents in broilers	48
Impact of fenbendazole resistance in Ascaridia dissimilis on the economics of production in turkeys	47
The chick blastoderm during diapause, a landmark for optimization of preincubation storage conditions	46
Interactions between enzyme preparations and trace element sources on growth performance and intestinal health of broiler chicks	46
Productive and hematologic responses of country poultry subjected to different housing densities and water salinity levels	45
Sex differences in blood pressure responses of Pekin ducks to sound stimuli and conspecific vocalizations	44
Comparing methods for catching and crating broiler chicken flocks: A trade-off between animal welfare, ergonomics and economics	44
Amino acid digestibility and metabolizable energy of soybean meal of different origins in cecectomized laying hens	44
Effect of intramuscular fat level on carcass composition, physicochemical characteristics, texture, and microstructure of breast muscle of broiler chickens	44
In vivo pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study and cutoff of florfenicol against Riemerella anatipestifer in ducks	43
Effects of isoquinoline alkaloids as an alternative to antibiotic on oxidative stress, inflammatory status, and cecal microbiome of broilers under high stocking density	43
Pharmacokinetics of difloxacin after single intravenous, oral and intramuscular administration in pigeons	43
Improving rooster semen cryopreservation with telmisartan-enhanced extender	43