OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal is 37. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	291
Editorial Board	226
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	215
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	197
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	136
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	110
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	107
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	87
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	85
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	84
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	78
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	74
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	74
Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	71
Production costs, economic viability, and risks associated with compost bedded pack, freestall, and drylot systems in dairy farms	64
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	63
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	61
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	60
Application of milk mid-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of energy balance and associated traits in Fleckvieh and Holstein Friesian dairy cows	54
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	54
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	53
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	53
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	52
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	51
Energy metabolism and ruminal fermentation of prolific ewes in response to scheduled increase, relative to lambing, of dietary energy source and concentration	51

Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	51
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming − a novel One Health perspective	49
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	49
Telling tails: a closer look into the hanging tail posture of pigs in relation to their emotional state expressed during a novelty test in isolation	47
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	45
Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behaviour and welfare	44
Review: Production factors affecting poultry carcass and meat quality attributes	42
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	42
Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle	40
Died, euthanised, slaughtered or alive? outcomes for 10 023 Ayrshire and Holstein cows and associations between veterinary treatments and mortality	39
Measuring bioavailability, utilization, and excretion of rumen-protected lysine in lactating cows using an isotope technique	38
Early human contact and housing for pigs – part 2: resilience to routine husbandry practices	37