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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. 10.0% 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%
6.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+4%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Which countries lead Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 1.4k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 1.7k works
  2. 2 China 1.4k works
  3. 3 India 665 works
  4. 4 Brazil 600 works
  5. 5 France 356 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 316 works
  7. 7 Australia 292 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 285 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 283 works
  10. 10 Canada 257 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: 27.8%China: 22.4%India: 10.8%Brazil: 9.8%6 others listed: 29.2%28%largest
United States1,705 · 27.8%China1,375 · 22.4%India665 · 10.8%Brazil600 · 9.8%6 others listed1,788 · 29.2%

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-now, Indian Council of Agricultural Research publishes the most Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 203 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 179 works
  3. 3 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 165 works
  4. 4 United States Department of AgricultureUnited States 93 works
  5. 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 66 works
  6. 6 China Agricultural UniversityChina 64 works
  7. 7 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 63 works
  8. 8 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 61 works
  9. 9 University of GuelphCanada 58 works
  10. 10 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 57 works

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 Eric S. Lander, Rob Knight and George Davey Smith.

  1. 1 Eric S. Lander United States 524k citations
  2. 2 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  3. 3 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
  4. 4 Richard M. Durbin United Kingdom 410k citations
  5. 5 Mark J. Daly United States 403k citations
  6. 6 Stacey L. Gabriel United States 402k citations
  7. 7 Robert John Tibshirani United States 396k citations
  8. 8 Julian P. T. Higgins United Kingdom 390k citations
  9. 9 Steven L. Salzberg United States 372k citations
  10. 10 Jost Bruno Jonas Germany 350k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock?

The most cited paper in Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock is "Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data" (Jonathan K. Pritchard, Matthew Stephens, Peter Donnelly, 2000), with 34,685 citations. Next come "ESTIMATING F -STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE" (17,021) and "glmmTMB Balances Speed and Flexibility Among Packages for Zero-inflated Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling" (13,419).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data Jonathan K. Pritchard, Matthew Stephens, Peter Donnelly · Genetics Jun 2000 34,685
2 ESTIMATING F -STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE Bruce S Weir, C. Clark Cockerham · Evolution Nov 1984 17,021
3 glmmTMB Balances Speed and Flexibility Among Packages for Zero-inflated Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling Mollie,E. Brooks, Kasper Kristensen, Koen,J.,van Benthem et al. · The R Journal Open access 2017 13,419
4 Arlequin (version 3.0): an integrated software package for population genetics data analysis. Laurent Excoffier, Guillaume Laval, Stefan Schneider · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) Open access 23 Feb 2007 12,849
5 ESTIMATION OF AVERAGE HETEROZYGOSITY AND GENETIC DISTANCE FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS Masatoshi Nei · Genetics 20 Jul 1978 11,592
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Where is Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research done?

The largest centres of Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research in 2022-now 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-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 310 works
  2. 2 ParisFrance 127 works
  3. 3 São PauloBrazil 118 works
  4. 4 MadisonUnited States 70 works
  5. 5 GuangzhouChina 70 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C.United States 64 works
  7. 7 EdinburghUnited Kingdom 62 works
  8. 8 GuelphCanada 60 works
  9. 9 KarnālIndia 58 works
  10. 10 BrasíliaBrazil 55 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Clay CenterUS · 20.9 works301×
  2. DalkeithGB · 23.2 works113×
  3. KarnālIN · 58.1 works63×
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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, University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Guelph score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 16.78%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →China Agricultural U…University of GuelphUniversity of Wiscon…University of Edinbu…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1China Agricultural UniversityChina 78.625.5%13.0×64 +28.2%
2University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 72.815.1%7.5×60 +18.9%
3University of GuelphCanada 69.815.6%23.2×58 +11.0%
4University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 68.712.1%7.3×57 +5.7%
5Cornell UniversityUnited States 67.017.2%3.4×40 +9.2%
6Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 66.719.9%5.2×44 +82.1%
7Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 65.611.8%15.8×50 -16.9%
8University of GeorgiaUnited States 64.417.2%9.8×38 +16.8%
9Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 64.012.1%28.9×39 +2.1%
10Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 62.921.3%9.7×29 +11.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, country by country

Is Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

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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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.045% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock0.041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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