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Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows is a research topic within Agronomy and Crop Science. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the research related to bovine mastitis, milk quality, and dairy farming. It covers topics such as intramammary infection, somatic cell count, antimicrobial resistance, and innate immune response in the context of bovine mastitis. The research also delves into the impact of mastitis on milk composition and quality, as well as management strategies for mastitis in dairy farming.

  • Bovine Mastitis
  • Milk Quality
  • Dairy Farming
  • Intramammary Infection
  • Somatic Cell Count
  • Pathogen Detection
  • Mastitis Management
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Milk Composition
  • Innate Immune Response
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (334 and 263 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 334 works
  2. 2 United States 263 works
  3. 3 India 225 works
  4. 4 Brazil 213 works
  5. 5 Italy 125 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 95 works
  7. 7 Egypt 72 works
  8. 8 Japan 72 works
  9. 9 Russia 69 works
  10. 10 France 67 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.

China: 21.7%United States: 17.1%India: 14.7%Brazil: 13.9%6 others listed: 32.6%22%largest
China334 · 21.7%United States263 · 17.1%India225 · 14.7%Brazil213 · 13.9%6 others listed501 · 32.6%

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Which institutions lead Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National Dairy Research Institute publishes the most Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research, followed by Cornell University and Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National Dairy Research InstituteIndia 21 works
  2. 2 Cornell UniversityUnited States 15 works
  3. 3 Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development AuthorityIreland 14 works
  4. 4 University of MilanItaly 14 works
  5. 5 University of PaduaItaly 13 works
  6. 6 University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesPakistan 13 works
  7. 7 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityIndia 13 works
  8. 8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 13 works
  9. 9 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 13 works
  10. 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 13 works

Where is Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research done?

The largest centres of Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Moscow (Russia) and Giza (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karnāl.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 56 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 37 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 25 works
  4. 4 Giza Egypt 21 works
  5. 5 Karnāl India 21 works
  6. 6 Milan Italy 21 works
  7. 7 Paris France 19 works
  8. 8 Lahore Pakistan 19 works
  9. 9 Changchun China 17 works
  10. 10 Dhaka Bangladesh 16 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KarnālIN · 20.9 works78×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 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 22.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences: 13, 20.8%Wageningen University & Research: 12, 29.8%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 13, 18.4%Northwest A&F University: 11, 27.1%Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University: 13, 1.9%Massey University: 8, 37.0%University of Guelph: 12, 21.5%Nanjing Agricultural University: 10, 33.9%University of Veterinary Medicine: 9, 10.3%University of Milan: 14, 27.7%Wageningen Universit…Northwest A&F Univer…University of Veteri…Swedish University o…
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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 University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesPakistan 56.620.8%72.0×13 +42.8%
2 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 56.329.8%11.7×12 -23.9%
3 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 53.418.4%28.9×13 -1.5%
4 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 53.227.1%10.4×11 +31.6%
5 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityIndia 51.11.9%101.2×13 +187.4%
6 Massey UniversityNew Zealand 50.137.0%15.9×8 -32.7%
7 University of GuelphCanada 49.421.5%14.4×12 -5.5%
8 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 48.333.9%8.9×10 +4.1%
9 University of Veterinary MedicineHungary 48.310.3%56.1×9 +138.7%
10 University of MilanItaly 48.127.7%7.7×14 -29.8%

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 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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