OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Animal Science is 26. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
14 Mitigation Strategies for Heifer Development on ‘KY-31’ Tall Fescue	98
72 Seminal Plasma Uterine Priming Reduces Offspring Growth and Alters Uterine Artery Indices of Vascular Resistance in Embryo-Recipient Beef Cows	72
1 Challenges in the Pasture	58
194 Leveraging Animal Nutrition to Enhance Sustainability of Food Production Systems	55
PSXVI-1 Impact of Breed and/or Season on Effectiveness of Anthelmintic Treatment in Weaned Calves	54
322 The Influence of Previous Plane of Nutrition on Grain or Grass-fed Finished Steers: Water-Related Gene Expression in the Kidney	52
279 Identification of Potential Biomarkers of Reproductive Development in Vaginal Gene Expression Associated with Serum Concentrations of Reproductive Hormones at key Periods in Gilt Development	51
PSIX-8 Supplementing a Natural Citrus Flavonoid Extract (Bioflavex) to Finishing Cattle	48
357 The Effects of Colostrum Consumption and Feed Restriction on Performance, Energy Balance, and Behavior in Unweaned Male Holstein Calves Being Marketed and Transported	38
225 Effects of Supplementing a Live Yeast Supplement in pre-Weaning and Finishing Diets of Holstein Bull Calves on Meat Production and Quality	37
PSX-B-12 Effect of Locust Bean gum on Gene Expression in cow Blood	37
216 Effects of Total Equine Grain Containing Ascophyllum Nodosum Seaweed Extract and Chelated Minerals on in-Vitro DMd & Ndfd, Body Composition, and Post-Exercise Recovery in Mature Quarter Horse	34
33 Genetic Evaluation of Show Jumping Performance in the Irish Sport Horse	33
373 Growth Performance, Efficiency of Dietary net Energy Utilization, and Carcass Traits of Lambs Supplemented Encapsulated Butyric Acid and Zinc Abruptly Transitioned to a Finishing Diet	32
401 Cooperative Extension in Indigenous Communities: Perspectives of 1862 and 1994 Extension Educators	32
PSVIII-B-12 Impact of Ruminal Acidosis on Cattle Energy Metabolism	31
315 Awardee Talk: Late Gestational Nutrient Restriction Alters Postnatal Nutrient Delivery and Calf pre-Weaning Growth in the Primiparous Beef Female	30
PSIII-5 Late-Breaking: Genetic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency in Bos taurus Cows Classified by Residual Feed Intake	30
PSIV-A-6 Computer Vision System to Predict Famacha© Degree in Sheep from Ocular Conjunctiva Images	30
38 Assessment of retained ownership extension programming in southeastern beef cattle herds	29
64 Effect of feeding intact protein from soybean meal instead of crystalline amino acids on growth performance, protein synthesis, and immune response of growing pigs	28
209 Influence of litter origin on performance and tail biting in growing-finishing pigs	28
79 Evaluating the effects of increasing levels of sodium diformate on nursery pig performance	27
303 What’s next for animal welfare from a legal perspective?	27
35 Louisiana cattle pregnancy determination clinic aims to improve reproductive efficiency	26

259 Effect of very low calcium diet supplemented with microbial phytase in post-weaning piglets	26
250 Effects of premix carriers rich in iron, calcium, or fiber on growth performance of early-growing pigs	26