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Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition

In research, Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,099 of 11,023 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,323 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (Equine is 518.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#19,669
of 34,923
Rank in ??
#254
of 615
Research works
333
▼ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
36.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
95.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition

What is Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #5,099 of 11,023 11.4%135
Health SciencesDomain #9,323 of 16,688 15.5%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition is in Health Sciences, 41% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Veterinary (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 165 fractional works · 49.7% of its workMedicine: 74 fractional works · 22.2% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 68 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSmall Animals: 36 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEquine: 32 fractional works · 9.6% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 135 fractional works · 40.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 18.5% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 18.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 19 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWaltham Centrefor Pet Nutrition333fractional works, all years
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7422.2%
    2. Veterinary6820.4%
    3. Nursing134.0%
    4. Dentistry72.0%
    5. Health Professions41.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6218.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6218.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology72.0%
    4. Neuroscience41.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Environmental Science133.8%
    2. Engineering51.5%
    3. Chemistry20.6%
    4. Materials Science10.4%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Computer Science00.0%
    1. Psychology72.0%
    2. Social Sciences30.8%
    3. Decision Sciences10.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 518.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 32.0 works519×
  2. VeterinaryField · 68.0 works115×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 36.0 works68×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 22.7 works28×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Who are the top researchers at Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition?

Ranked on the quality score, Oliver Deusch, Stephen J. Harris and Sandra K. McCune lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition.

  1. 1 Oliver Deusch #204,511 worldwide 2.2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Stephen J. Harris #531,321 worldwide 5.1k citations · 133 works
  3. 3 Sandra K. McCune #612,528 worldwide 2.5k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Ciarán O’Flynn #676,859 worldwide 800 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 P.G. Jones #754,748 worldwide 3.5k citations · 378 works
  6. 6 Neale Fretwell #954,687 worldwide 3.1k citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Penelope Morris #1,055,731 worldwide 3.2k citations · 102 works
  8. 8 Corrin V. Wallis #1,196,757 worldwide 1.7k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Alison Colyer #1,308,520 worldwide 2.2k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Patricia A. Harris #1,541,506 worldwide 15k citations · 546 works
All ranked researchers at Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition

What are the most cited papers from Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition?

The most cited paper from Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition is "Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a rich history underlying dog domestication" (Bridgett M. vonHoldt et al., 2010), with 831 citations. Next come "Apparent adiposity assessed by standardised scoring systems and morphometric measurements in horses and ponies" (458) and "Paternal investment inversely related to degree of extra-pair paternity in the reed bunting" (350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a rich history underlying dog domestication Bridgett M. vonHoldt et al. · Nature Open access 17 Mar 2010 831
2 Apparent adiposity assessed by standardised scoring systems and morphometric measurements in horses and ponies Rebecca A. Carter, Raymond J. Geor, William Burton Staniar et al. · The Veterinary Journal 29 Apr 2008 458
3 Paternal investment inversely related to degree of extra-pair paternity in the reed bunting Andrew Dixon, DOUGLAS J. ROSS, Sean L. C. O'Malley et al. · Nature Oct 1994 350
4 The Pet Factor - Companion Animals as a Conduit for Getting to Know People, Friendship Formation and Social Support Lisa Wood, Karen Martin, Hayley E. Christian et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 29 Apr 2015 337
5 Companion Animals and Child/Adolescent Development: A Systematic Review of the Evidence Rebecca Purewal, Robert Christley, Katarzyna Kordas et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ReviewOpen access 27 Feb 2017 303
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Rate Variability, Equine Health, Welfare Assessment, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease and Nutrition.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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
  1. Heart Rate Variability32▲ 83×2 topics
  2. Equine Health32▲ 519×1 topic
  3. Welfare Assessment32▲ 519×1 topic
  4. Inflammation31▲ 4.0×39 topics
  5. Obesity29▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Diabetes Mellitus28▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Hypertension24▲ 21×7 topics
  8. Chronic Kidney Disease24▲ 29×5 topics
  9. Nutrition24▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Nutritional Assessment23▲ 206×2 topics
  11. Laparoscopic Surgery23▲ 62×3 topics
  12. Prostate Cancer23▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Ovariohysterectomy22▲ 685×1 topic
  14. Urinary Tract Infections22▲ 152×1 topic
  15. Amino Acids21▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Metabolism20▲ 9.2×15 topics
  17. Exercise20▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Genomic Analysis19▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome19▲ 6.5×14 topics
  20. Oxytocin18▲ 85×2 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress18▲ 3.0×23 topics
  22. Resistance Training18▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Aging17▲ 9.8×7 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota17▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Social Cognition17▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Genetic Structure16▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Animal-Assisted Therapy16▲ 258×1 topic
  28. Dog Domestication16▲ 258×1 topic
  29. Muscle Protein Synthesis15▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Protein15▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Milk Composition13▲ 71×2 topics
  32. Methane Production13▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Ruminant Nutrition13▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Weight Loss13▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Probiotics13▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Dairy Cattle12▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Alzheimer's Disease12▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Ketogenic Diet11▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet11▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Animal Welfare11▲ 29×4 topics

Which research topics does Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Animal health and immunology and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Veterinary Equine Medica…0Veterinary Equine Medical Research: 0 fractional worksAnimal health and immuno…0Animal health and immunology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…0Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional works
EquineSmall Animals

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

  1. 1 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 0 works
  2. 2 Animal health and immunology Small Animals 0 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00000039% in 2021.

0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition0.0000038% in 20221990200020102020

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