OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal is 34. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	221
Editorial Board	142
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	114
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	110
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	96
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	87
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	76
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	67
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	64
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	64
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	55
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	55
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	55
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	54
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	52
Application of milk mid-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of energy balance and associated traits in Fleckvieh and Holstein Friesian dairy cows	51
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	50
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	47
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	45
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	44
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	42
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	41
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	39
Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	39
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming − a novel One Health perspective	38

Review: Production factors affecting poultry carcass and meat quality attributes	37
Qualitative investigation of the underlying influences for the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in sick calves	37
Energy metabolism and ruminal fermentation of prolific ewes in response to scheduled increase, relative to lambing, of dietary energy source and concentration	36
Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behaviour and welfare	36
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	36
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	35
Effects of reducing copper and zinc supplementation on the performance and mineral status of fattening pigs	34
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	34
Died, euthanised, slaughtered or alive? outcomes for 10 023 Ayrshire and Holstein cows and associations between veterinary treatments and mortality	34
Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	34