Question 1

What is DairyNZ known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, DairyNZ stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,185 of 11,023 worldwide), Agronomy and Crop Science (#116 of 428 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,419 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does DairyNZ rank in research?

Accepted Answer

DairyNZ ranks #21,566 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,707 all time), and #58 of 61 in New Zealand.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at DairyNZ?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Callum Eastwood, Eric S. Kolver and Kevin A. Macdonald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DairyNZ.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from DairyNZ?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from DairyNZ is "Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range" (Gemma Henderson et al., 2015), with 1,785 citations. Next come "Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare" (1,256) and "SPECIAL TOPICS — Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: I. A review of enteric methane mitigation options1" (979).

Question 5

Which research topics does DairyNZ publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at DairyNZ?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Livestock Production, Milk Composition, Animal Welfare, Dairy Cattle, Microbial Community, Methane Production and Ruminant Nutrition.

Question 7

Which fields of science does DairyNZ work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 59% of research at DairyNZ is in Life Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (48%), Environmental Science (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is DairyNZ's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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