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National Sheep Association

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Research works
17
▲ 117% vs 2018-21
Citations
139
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
National Sheep Association

Not ranked overall: National Sheep Association is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does National Sheep Association work in?

In all years, 63% of research at National Sheep Association is in Life Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 11 fractional works · 63.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 32.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 29.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 7.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 16.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNational SheepAssociation17fractional works, all years
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology532.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences529.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Environmental Science214.4%
    2. Materials Science02.5%
    3. Chemical Engineering01.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Health Professions16.6%
    2. Veterinary14.4%
    3. Medicine13.9%
    4. Nursing02.0%
    1. Social Sciences01.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7.12× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.87× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.51× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 42.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 42.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary42.40×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.12×3 works
  3. Chemical Engineering5.88×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.87×2 works
  5. Environmental Science3.51×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.64×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.56×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.62×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.39×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.25×0 works
  11. Medicine0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from National Sheep Association?

The most cited paper from National Sheep Association is "Routes of transmission and consequences of small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) infection and eradication schemes" (Ernst Peterhans, Tim Greenland, Juan José Badiola et al., 2004), with 336 citations. Next come "A genome-wide analysis of the shared genetic risk architecture of complex neurological and psychiatric disorders" (21) and "A Decision Support System for Economically Sustainable Sheep and Goat Farming" (18).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Routes of transmission and consequences of small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) infection and eradication schemes Ernst Peterhans, Tim Greenland, Juan José Badiola et al. · Veterinary Research Open access May 2004 336
2 A genome-wide analysis of the shared genetic risk architecture of complex neurological and psychiatric disorders Olav Bjerkehagen Smeland et al. · Nature Neuroscience 11 Nov 2025 21
3 A Decision Support System for Economically Sustainable Sheep and Goat Farming Sotiria Vouraki, Ioannis Skourtis, Konstantinos Psichos et al. · Animals Open access 17 Dec 2020 18
4 Seroprevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Sheep in Latvia: Latvian Dark Headed Sheep Breed Associated with Higher Seroprevalence Gunita Deksne, Bettija Ligere, Aija Šneidere et al. · Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 10 May 2017 17
5 Controlling sheep scab by eradication Neil Donald Sargison, Paul A. Roger, Lesley A. Stubbings et al. · Veterinary Record Apr 2007 15
All 37 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does National Sheep Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Agricultural Economics and Policy and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Genetic and phenotypic t…1Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 0 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural Development Research: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…0Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 0 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 0 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 0 fractional works
GeneticsEcologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesForestry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  4. 4 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 0 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 0 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  9. 9 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 0 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.

openly available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.3%domestic only40.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Sheep Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 117% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Sheep Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%National Sheep Association0.000046% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of National Sheep Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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