OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal Nutrition is 41. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	227
Integrated analysis of multi-tissues lipidome and gut microbiome reveals microbiota-induced shifts on lipid metabolism in pigs	218
Proteomic identification of ruminal epithelial protein expression profiles in response to starter feed supplementation in pre-weaned lambs	98
Dietary fibre effects and the interplay with exogenous carbohydrases in poultry nutrition	97
Effects of dietary astaxanthin supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestinal health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	93
Effects of dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 on growth, immune response and acute ammonia stress tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed with high or low protein die	89
The crucial role of lysine in the hepatic metabolism of growing Holstein dairy heifers as revealed by LC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics	86
Hericium erinaceus polysaccharides improve eggshell quality by improving uterine health and modulating uterine microbiota in aged hens	83
Effects of Haematococcus pluvialis on growth performance, hepatopancreatic transcriptome and resistance to ammonia-nitrogen stress of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)	78
Total amino acid level affects the results of standardized ileal digestibility assays for feed ingredients for swine	76
Effective protective agents against the organ toxicity of T-2 toxin and corresponding detoxification mechanisms: A narrative review	73
Targeting gut microbiota and metabolism profiles with coated sodium butyrate to ameliorate high-energy and low-protein diet-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in laying hens	71
Effects of sex on fat deposition through gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in weaned pigs	71
The uniqueness and superiority of energy utilization in yaks compared with cattle in the highlands: A review	69
Editorial Board	68
Attrition of amino acids in the life span of broiler chickens	65
Hydroxy-selenomethionine helps cows to overcome heat stress by enhancing antioxidant capacity and alleviating blood-milk barrier damage	62
Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces marxianus yeast co-cultures modulate the ruminal microbiome and metabolite availability to enhance rumen barrier function and growth performance in weaned la	58
Monascus purpureus M-32 fermented soybean meal improves the growth, immunity parameters, intestinal morphology, disease resistance, intestinal microbiota and metabolome in Pacific white shrimp (Litope	58
Low rumen degradable starch promotes the growth performance of goats by increasing protein synthesis in skeletal muscle via the AMPK-mTOR pathway	57
Serum metabolomics analysis reveals a novel association between maternal metabolism and fetal survival in sows fed diets containing differing methionine levels and sources	57
Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep	56
Evaluating the efficacy of compound probiotics as an antibiotic alternative: A comprehensive analysis of growth performance and intestinal health via feed and water routes	55
Enhancing growth, liver health, and bile acid metabolism of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through combined cholesterol and bile acid supplementation in plant-based diets	53
Transcriptome analysis reveals modulations in glycosylation profiles of the mucosal barrier and their potential interaction with gut microbiota in weaned piglets	52

Dietary supplementation of ferrous glycinate improves intestinal barrier function by modulating microbiota composition in Cherry Valley ducks	51
Dietary sodium acetate and sodium butyrate attenuate intestinal damage and improve lipid metabolism in juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fed a high carbohydrate diet by reducing endopla	51
Organic acid blends improve intestinal integrity, modulate short-chain fatty acids profiles and alter microbiota of broilers under necrotic enteritis challenge	51
Milk selenium content and speciation in response to supranutritional selenium yeast supplementation in cows	51
Dietary N-carbamylglutamate and L-arginine supplementation improves redox status and suppresses apoptosis in the colon of intrauterine growth-retarded suckling lambs	50
Influence of previous plane of nutrition on molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of urea and water metabolism related genes in the rumen and kidney of finishing crossbred Angus steers	49
Corrigendum to “Point-of-care testing for lysine concentration in swine serum via blue-emissive carbon dots entrapped microfluidic chip” [Animal Nutrition 12 (2023) 236–244]	49
Dose-dependent inhibitory effects of an investigational feed additive containing bromoform on methane emissions from cattle fed fresh pasture	48
Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Effects on reproductive and productive performance and meat quality in rabbit breeding	47
Supplementation of specific insoluble fibres partially attenuates compromised growth performance of broilers fed wheat-based reduced crude protein diets	47
The direct and gut microbiota-mediated effects of dietary bile acids on the improvement of gut barriers in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	46
Dietary supplementation with 2-hydroxy-4-methyl(thio) butanoic acid and DL-methionine improves productive performance, egg quality and redox status of commercial laying ducks	44
An emerging role of vitamin D3 in amino acid absorption in different intestinal segments of on-growing grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	44
Fat deposition and partitioning for meat production in cattle and sheep	43
Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase improves carbohydrate utilization in Nile tilapia by regulating PDK2/4-PDHE1α axis and insulin sensitivity	42
The role of seaweed as a potential dietary supplementation for enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: Challenges and opportunities	41
Calcium overload and reactive oxygen species accumulation induced by selenium deficiency promote autophagy in swine small intestine	41