Most cited papers in Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
What are the most cited papers in Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies?
The most cited paper in Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies is "BORIS : a free, versatile open‐source event‐logging software for video/audio coding and live observations" (Olivier Friard, Marco Gamba, 2016), with 3,591 citations. Next come "A Body Condition Scoring Chart for Holstein Dairy Cows" (2,961) and "Coping styles in animals: current status in behavior and stress-physiology" (2,921).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 631 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BORIS : a free, versatile open‐source event‐logging software for video/audio coding and live observations Olivier Friard, Marco Gamba · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 4 May 2016 | 3,591 |
| 2 | A Body Condition Scoring Chart for Holstein Dairy Cows A.J. Edmonson, I.J. Lean, Leon D. Weaver et al. · Journal of Dairy Science | 1989 | 2,961 |
| 3 | Coping styles in animals: current status in behavior and stress-physiology Jaap M. Koolhaas, S. Mechiel Korte, Sietse F. de Boer et al. · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews | Nov 1999 | 2,921 |
| 4 | Biological basis of the behavior of sick animals Benjamin L. Hart · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews | Jun 1988 | 2,258 |
| 5 | The repeatability of behaviour: a meta-analysis Alison M. Bell, Shala Hankison, Kate L. Laskowski · Animal Behaviour | 13 Feb 2009 | 2,175 |
| 6 | The Influence of Social Hierarchy on Primate Health Robert Morris Sapolsky · Science | 28 Apr 2005 | 2,152 |
| 7 | Evaluation of Acid-Insoluble Ash as a Natural Marker in Ruminant Digestibility Studies J. Van Keulen, Bruce A. Young · Journal of Animal Science | Feb 1977 | 1,780 |
| 8 | Using DeepLabCut for 3D markerless pose estimation across species and behaviors Tanmay Nath, Alexander Mathis, An Chi Chen et al. · Nature Protocols | 21 Jun 2019 | 1,648 |
| 9 | From mice to men: What can we learn about personality from animal research? Samuel D. Gosling · Psychological Bulletin | 2001 | 1,642 |
| 10 | Tests for emotionality in rats and mice: A review John E. Archer · Animal Behaviour | May 1973 | 1,590 |
| 11 | Prediction of the Energy Value of Cow's Milk Henry F. Tyrrell, J. Thomas Reid · Journal of Dairy Science | Sep 1965 | 1,513 |
| 12 | Physiological stress in ecology: lessons from biomedical research L. Michael Romero · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 13 Mar 2004 | 1,460 |
| 13 | Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare Alain Boissy, Gerhard Manteuffel, Margit Bak Jensen et al. · Physiology & Behavior | 25 Feb 2007 | 1,414 |
| 14 | Heat stress in lactating dairy cows: a review Charles T. Kadzere, M.R. Murphy, Nissim Silanikove et al. · Livestock Production Science | Oct 2002 | 1,396 |
| 15 | Stereotypies: a critical review Georgia J. Mason · Animal Behaviour | Jun 1991 | 1,295 |
| 16 | Effects of heat stress on the welfare of extensively managed domestic ruminants Nissim Silanikove · Livestock Production Science | Dec 2000 | 1,245 |
| 17 | Auditory-nerve response from cats raised in a low-noise chamber M. Charles Liberman · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | Feb 1978 | 1,236 |
| 18 | Confounding and collinearity in regression analysis: a cautionary tale and an alternative procedure, illustrated by studies of British voting behaviour Ron J. Johnston, Kelvyn Jones, David Manley · Quality & Quantity | 13 Nov 2017 | 1,221 |
| 19 | Effects of inescapable shock upon subsequent escape and avoidance responding. J. Bruce Overmier, Martin E. P. Seligman · Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology | 1967 | 1,206 |
| 20 | The Call of the Wild: Zookeepers, Callings, and the Double-edged Sword of Deeply Meaningful Work J. Stuart Bunderson, Jeffery A. Thompson · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 2009 | 1,203 |
| 21 | Home‐range analysis using radio‐tracking data–a review of problems and techniques particularly as applied to the study of mammals Stephen E. Harris, Warren J. Cresswell, Peter Forde et al. · Mammal Review | Jun 1990 | 1,188 |
| 22 | Progressive Ratio as a Measure of Reward Strength William Hodos · Science | 29 Sep 1961 | 1,170 |
| 23 | A Comparison of the Social Postures of Some Common Laboratory Rodents E.C. Grant, John H. Mackintosh · Behaviour | 1963 | 1,167 |
| 24 | Hormones as indicators of stress Erich Möstl, Rupert Palme · Domestic Animal Endocrinology | Jul 2002 | 1,164 |
| 25 | Assessment of stress during handling and transport. Temple Grandin · Journal of Animal Science | 1997 | 1,156 |
| 26 | Sexual attractivity, proceptivity, and receptivity in female mammals Frank A. Beach · Hormones and Behavior | Mar 1976 | 1,148 |
| 27 | Factors influencing the structure and function of the small intestine in the weaned pig: a review John R. Pluske, David John Hampson, Ian Williams · Livestock Production Science | Nov 1997 | 1,102 |
| 28 | Animal welfare: concepts and measurement2 Donald Maurice Broom · Journal of Animal Science | Oct 1991 | 1,093 |
| 29 | Sources of stress in captivity Kathleen N. Morgan, Chris T. Tromborg · Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 26 Jul 2006 | 1,079 |
| 30 | Collecting baseline corticosterone samples in the field: is under 3 min good enough? L. Michael Romero, J. Michael Reed · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology | 29 Dec 2004 | 1,071 |
| 31 | A Scientific Conception of Animal Welfare that Reflects Ethical Concerns David J. Fraser, Daniel Martin Weary, Edmond Anthony Pajor et al. · Animal Welfare | Aug 1997 | 1,066 |
| 32 | Adaptation to hot climate and strategies to alleviate heat stress in livestock production David Renaudeau, Anne Collin, S. Yahav et al. · animal | 8 Dec 2011 | 1,065 |
| 33 | A lameness scoring system that uses posture and gait to predict dairy cattle reproductive performance D.J. Sprecher, Douglas E. Hostetler, John Baligwamunsi Kaneene · Theriogenology | Apr 1997 | 1,064 |
| 34 | Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments Ruth Catriona Newberry · Applied Animal Behaviour Science | Sep 1995 | 1,061 |
| 35 | Production effects related to mastitis and mastitis economics in dairy cattle herds Henri H. Seegers, Christine Fourichon, Fran�ois Beaudeau · Veterinary Research | Sep 2003 | 1,047 |
| 36 | The biological stress of early weaned piglets Joy M Campbell, Joe David Crenshaw, Javier Lázaro Polo · Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology | 30 Apr 2013 | 1,046 |
| 37 | Receiver psychology and the evolution of animal signals Tim Guilford, Marian Stamp Dawkins · Animal Behaviour | Jul 1991 | 1,027 |
| 38 | From an animal's point of view: Motivation, fitness, and animal welfare Marian Stamp Dawkins · Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Mar 1990 | 1,019 |
| 39 | Hypothermia in newly born piglets: Mechanisms of thermoregulation and pathophysiology of death Dina Villanueva‐García, Daniel Mota‐Rojas, Julio Martı́nez-Burnes et al. · Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology | 30 Aug 2020 | 985 |
| 40 | Heart rate variability as a measure of autonomic regulation of cardiac activity for assessing stress and welfare in farm animals — A review Eberhard von Borell, Jan Langbein, Gérard Desprès et al. · Physiology & Behavior | 21 Jan 2007 | 982 |
| 41 | Environmental factors influencing heat stress in feedlot cattle1,2 T. L. Mader, Michael S. Davis, T. M. Brown-Brandl · Journal of Animal Science | Mar 2006 | 969 |
| 42 | A critical review of fear tests used on cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses Björn Forkman, Alain Boissy, M. C. Meunier‐Salaün et al. · Physiology & Behavior | 28 Mar 2007 | 967 |
| 43 | The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare David John Mellor, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Katherine E. Littlewood et al. · Animals | 14 Oct 2020 | 957 |
| 44 | Welfare Evaluations in Contingent Valuation Experiments with Discrete Response Data: Reply W. Michael Hanemann · American Journal of Agricultural Economics | Nov 1989 | 954 |
| 45 | Genomic prediction when some animals are not genotyped Ole Fredslund Christensen, Mogens Sandø Lund · Genetics Selection Evolution | 27 Jan 2010 | 952 |
| 46 | An integrative and functional framework for the study of animal emotion and mood Michael Mendl, Oliver H. P. Burman, Elizabeth S. Paul · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 4 Aug 2010 | 947 |
| 47 | Measuring stress in wildlife: techniques for quantifying glucocorticoids Michael J. Sheriff, Ben Dantzer, Brendan Delehanty et al. · Oecologia | 22 Feb 2011 | 936 |
| 48 | Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the “Five Freedoms” towards “A Life Worth Living” David J. Mellor · Animals | 14 Mar 2016 | 935 |
| 49 | QUANTIFYING HOME-RANGE OVERLAP: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UTILIZATION DISTRIBUTION John Fieberg, Christopher O. Kochanny · Journal of Wildlife Management | Oct 2005 | 915 |
| 50 | Natural selection and animal personality Niels Jeroen Dingemanse, Denis Réale · Behaviour | 2005 | 912 |
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