OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal Bioscience is 20. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Phytobiotics to improve health and production of broiler chickens: functions beyond the antioxidant activity	62
Nutritional composition of various insects and potential uses as alternative protein sources in animal diets	47
Essential oils as growth-promoting additives on performance, nutrient digestibility, cecal microbes, and serum metabolites of broiler chickens: a meta-analysis	45
An updated review on probiotics as an alternative of antibiotics in poultry — A review	43
Understanding intestinal health in nursery pigs and the relevant nutritional strategies	40
Insect meal as a feed ingredient for poultry	39
Semen evaluation: methodological advancements in sperm quality-specific fertility assessment	36
β-Carotene prevents weaning-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating gut microbiota in piglets	34
Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic powder and phenyl acetic acid on productive performance, blood haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of broiler chickens	31
Effects of dietary flavonoids on performance, blood constituents, carcass composition and small intestinal morphology of broilers: a meta-analysis	28
Effects of Artemisia argyi flavonoids on growth performance and immune function in broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide	27
Effects of lycopene on abdominal fat deposition, serum lipids levels and hepatic lipid metabolism-related enzymes in broiler chickens	25
Insect as feed ingredients for pigs	24
Meat quality characteristics of pork bellies in relation to fat level	23
The effect of multi-strain probiotics as feed additives on performance, immunity, expression of nutrient transporter genes and gut morphometry in broiler chickens	23
Precision feeding and precision nutrition: a paradigm shift in broiler feed formulation?	22
Microbial short-chain fatty acids: a bridge between dietary fibers and poultry gut health — A review	22
Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and phytase co-fermentation of wheat bran on growth, antioxidation, immunity and intestinal morphology in broilers	21
Effect of dietary supplementation of a phytogenic blend containing Schisandra chinensis, Pinus densiflora, and Allium tuberosum on productivity, egg quality, and health parameters in laying hens	21
Investigation of the efficacy of mycotoxin-detoxifying additive on health and growth of newly-weaned pigs under deoxynivalenol challenges	20
Influence of freeze-thawed cycles on pork quality	20
Role of antioxidants in fertility preservation of sperm — A narrative review	20