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Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 66k research works in it since 1950. 17.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application of genomic selection in plant and animal breeding, including topics such as genetic value prediction, marker-assisted selection, quantitative genetics, genome-wide association studies, population genetics, genetic diversity, and livestock domestication.

  • Genomic Selection
  • Plant Breeding
  • Animal Breeding
  • Genetic Value Prediction
  • Marker-Assisted Selection
  • Quantitative Genetics
  • Genome-Wide Association
  • Population Genetics
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Livestock Domestication
Research works
66k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
12k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+18%
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Which countries lead Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 1.2k works
  3. 3 India 613 works
  4. 4 Brazil 572 works
  5. 5 France 335 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 304 works
  7. 7 Australia 275 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 268 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 267 works
  10. 10 Canada 237 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 28.2%China: 21.5%India: 10.8%Brazil: 10.0%6 others listed: 29.6%28%largest
United States1,606 · 28.2%China1,223 · 21.5%India613 · 10.8%Brazil572 · 10.0%6 others listed1,685 · 29.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement publishes the most Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research, followed by University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Guelph.

Who are the leading researchers in Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock include Mark J. Daly, Joseph Felsenstein and Hermann Brenner.

  1. 1 Mark J. Daly United States 9.6k citations
  2. 2 Joseph Felsenstein United States 7.9k citations
  3. 3 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
  4. 4 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
  5. 5 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
  6. 6 Mark I. McCarthy United Kingdom 4.9k citations
  7. 7 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands 4.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research done?

The largest centres of Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and Madison (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Clay Center, Dalkeith and Karnāl.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 275 works
  2. 2 Paris France 120 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 112 works
  4. 4 Madison United States 68 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 63 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 60 works
  7. 7 Edinburgh United Kingdom 60 works
  8. 8 Guelph Canada 56 works
  9. 9 Karnāl India 53 works
  10. 10 Brasília Brazil 52 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Clay CenterUS · 20.4 works309×
  2. DalkeithGB · 22.5 works119×
  3. KarnālIN · 53.1 works60×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Wageningen University & Research and University of Georgia 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%20%40%mean 31.39%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 54, 42.4%Wageningen University & Research: 44, 26.5%University of Georgia: 36, 28.6%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 35, 26.6%University of Guelph: 55, 19.8%Northwest A&F University: 33, 38.3%Massey University: 23, 29.6%Nanjing Agricultural University: 26, 39.6%South China Agricultural University: 23, 35.5%Aarhus University: 46, 27.0%China Agricultural U…University of GeorgiaSwedish University o…Wageningen Universit…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 71.842.4%10.5×54 -9.5%
2 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 64.926.5%13.1×44 -1.1%
3 University of GeorgiaUnited States 63.128.6%8.8×36 +91.5%
4 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 62.226.6%24.2×35 -21.3%
5 University of GuelphCanada 62.119.8%20.6×55 +19.1%
6 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 61.838.3%9.0×33 -12.4%
7 Massey UniversityNew Zealand 59.029.6%13.6×23 +1.7%
8 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 58.539.6%7.2×26 +39.2%
9 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 58.435.5%7.2×23 +101.5%
10 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 57.627.0%7.0×46 +11.1%

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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.