Animal Production Institute
In research, Animal Production Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,265 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,703 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Animal Science and Zoology is 123.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #27,291 of 28,054 · #33,552 all time
- Rank in South Africa
- #85 of 87
- Research works
- 644 ◆ 1% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8.3k 12.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 3.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 58% world 28%
What is Animal Production Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #3,265 of 3,409 | 2.7% | 67 | #4197 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #7,703 of 7,800 | 2.8% | 79 | #12703 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Animal Production Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
What does Animal Production Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 123.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 27.4 works124×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 66.7 works14×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14.0×
- Veterinary 7.7×
- Nursing 5.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 4.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Psychology 0.0×
- Decision Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Animal Production Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, R. Meeske and P.E. Strydom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Animal Production Institute.
- 1 R. Meeske South Africa · #393,287 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
- 2 P.E. Strydom South Africa · #1,442,313 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at Animal Production Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nutrition, Gut Microbiota, Heat Stress, Probiotics, Amino Acids, Antibiotic Alternatives, Poultry Production and Dietary Fiber.
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Gender Equality
- Nutritional
- Camel Milk
- Phytochemistry
- Milk Composition
- Therapeutic
- Genomic Selection
- Population Genetics
- Health Benefits
- Antioxidant Activity
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Climate Change
- Food Security
- Antioxidant
- Quality
- Dietary Fiber
- Antibiotic Alternatives
- Probiotics
- Gut Microbiota
- Nutrition
- Heat Stress
- Amino Acids
- Poultry Production
- Microbiota
- Rabbit Meat
- Genetic Diversity
- Bioactive Compounds
- Biodiversity
- Fatty Acid Composition
- Oxidative Stress
- Plant Breeding
- Animal Breeding
- Diabetes
- Invasive Species
- Phytochemicals
- Antioxidant Properties
- Livestock Farming
- Nutritional Quality
- Methane Production
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Nutrition14▲ 31×8 topics
- Gut Microbiota13▲ 37×6 topics
- Heat Stress12▲ 149×2 topics
- Probiotics12▲ 49×3 topics
- Amino Acids11▲ 119×2 topics
- Antibiotic Alternatives11▲ 204×1 topic
- Poultry Production11▲ 204×1 topic
- Dietary Fiber11▲ 98×2 topics
- Microbiota11▲ 50×2 topics
- Quality11▲ 261×1 topic
- Rabbit Meat11▲ 617×1 topic
- Antioxidant10▲ 15×19 topics
- Genetic Diversity9▲ 21×5 topics
- Food Security8▲ 14×8 topics
- Bioactive Compounds8▲ 29×10 topics
- Climate Change7▲ 2.7×16 topics
- Biodiversity6▲ 8.4×12 topics
- Marker-Assisted Selection6▲ 78×2 topics
- Fatty Acid Composition6▲ 52×2 topics
- Antioxidant Activity6▲ 9.2×14 topics
- Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.5×11 topics
- Health Benefits6▲ 17×7 topics
- Plant Breeding5▲ 52×2 topics
- Population Genetics5▲ 35×2 topics
- Animal Breeding5▲ 104×1 topic
- Genomic Selection5▲ 104×1 topic
- Diabetes4▲ 9.0×4 topics
- Therapeutic4▲ 45×2 topics
- Invasive Species4▲ 9.8×10 topics
- Milk Composition4▲ 97×2 topics
- Phytochemicals4▲ 36×4 topics
- Phytochemistry4▲ 33×3 topics
- Antioxidant Properties4▲ 27×2 topics
- Camel Milk4▲ 272×1 topic
- Livestock Farming4▲ 62×3 topics
- Nutritional4▲ 272×1 topic
- Nutritional Quality4▲ 51×2 topics
- Gender Equality4▲ 14×2 topics
- Methane Production4▲ 133×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition4▲ 133×1 topic
Which research topics does Animal Production Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Animal Diversity and Health Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
- 2 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
- 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 5 works
- 4 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 4 works
- 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
- 6 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
- 7 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 4 works
- 8 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
- 9 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 2 works
- 10 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Animal Production Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Pretoria
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
- Tshwane University of Technology
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.