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Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock is a research topic within Animal Science and Zoology. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 15.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the effects of heat stress on livestock production, with a focus on dairy cattle and other domestic ruminants. It covers topics such as physiological responses, metabolic adaptations, genetic components, and environmental effects. The research also addresses the impact of climate change on animal welfare and productivity in various climatic conditions.

  • Heat Stress
  • Livestock Production
  • Dairy Cattle
  • Climate Change
  • Physiological Responses
  • Metabolic Adaptations
  • Genetic Component
  • Thermal Physiology
  • Environmental Effects
  • Animal Welfare
Research works
25k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+45%
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Which countries lead Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (885 and 506 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 885 works
  2. 2 China 506 works
  3. 3 Brazil 484 works
  4. 4 India 388 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 205 works
  6. 6 Italy 171 works
  7. 7 France 151 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 149 works
  9. 9 Canada 139 works
  10. 10 Australia 138 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 27.5%China: 15.7%Brazil: 15.1%India: 12.1%6 others listed: 29.7%27%largest
United States885 · 27.5%China506 · 15.7%Brazil484 · 15.1%India388 · 12.1%6 others listed954 · 29.7%

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Which institutions lead Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National Dairy Research Institute publishes the most Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research, followed by University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wageningen University & Research.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National Dairy Research InstituteIndia 46 works
  2. 2 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 38 works
  3. 3 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 37 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 36 works
  5. 5 University of FloridaUnited States 34 works
  6. 6 University of GuelphCanada 33 works
  7. 7 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States 32 works
  8. 8 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 32 works
  9. 9 China Agricultural UniversityChina 31 works
  10. 10 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 30 works

Where is Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research done?

The largest centres of Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Paris (France) and Karnāl (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karnāl and Kalpatta.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 114 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 87 works
  3. 3 Paris France 56 works
  4. 4 Karnāl India 46 works
  5. 5 Madison United States 43 works
  6. 6 Wageningen Netherlands 39 works
  7. 7 College Station United States 38 works
  8. 8 Guelph Canada 34 works
  9. 9 Aarhus Denmark 34 works
  10. 10 Gainesville United States 34 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KarnālIN · 46.2 works92×
  2. KalpattaIN · 20.3 works83×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock?

Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Wageningen University & Research and University of Guelph score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%75%mean 26.56%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northwest A&F University: 13, 64.8%Wageningen University & Research: 37, 25.7%University of Guelph: 33, 26.7%China Agricultural University: 31, 29.4%Nanjing Agricultural University: 19, 33.9%Aarhus University: 29, 31.7%Kansas State University: 27, 6.1%University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna: 19, 20.3%Iowa State University: 25, 17.1%Texas A&M University: 32, 9.9%Northwest A&F Univer…China Agricultural U…University of GuelphWageningen Universit…
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 68.264.8%6.5×13 +225.6%
2 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 67.825.7%19.4×37 +42.8%
3 University of GuelphCanada 64.826.7%22.0×33 +65.8%
4 China Agricultural UniversityChina 60.429.4%10.6×31 +16.5%
5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 60.233.9%9.4×19 +97.0%
6 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 60.131.7%7.9×29 +33.1%
7 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 59.26.1%23.1×27 +200.6%
8 University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria 59.220.3%67.3×19 +57.9%
9 Iowa State UniversityUnited States 58.917.1%13.2×25 +118.3%
10 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States 58.89.9%8.2×32 +196.7%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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