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Ruminants

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.3
SJR
0.418
CiteScore
2.0
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Ruminants
Publications
185
Citations
459
h-index
10
Publications
185
Citations
447
Top-3 citing journals
Animals
Animals (62 citations)
Ruminants
Ruminants (18 citations)
Journal of Dairy Science
Journal of Dairy Science (17 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Massey University
Massey University (11 publications)
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (9 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (50 publications)
Brazil (27 publications)
Australia (15 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Animals
62 citations, 13.51%
Ruminants
18 citations, 3.92%
Journal of Dairy Science
17 citations, 3.7%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
17 citations, 3.7%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
12 citations, 2.61%
Scientific Reports
11 citations, 2.4%
Veterinary Sciences
11 citations, 2.4%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
10 citations, 2.18%
Fermentation
9 citations, 1.96%
Dairy
7 citations, 1.53%
Frontiers in Microbiology
6 citations, 1.31%
PLoS ONE
6 citations, 1.31%
Livestock Science
5 citations, 1.09%
Animal Feed Science and Technology
5 citations, 1.09%
BMC Veterinary Research
5 citations, 1.09%
Frontiers in Animal Science
5 citations, 1.09%
Antibiotics
4 citations, 0.87%
Land
4 citations, 0.87%
Veterinary World
4 citations, 0.87%
Translational Animal Science
4 citations, 0.87%
Agroforestry Systems
4 citations, 0.87%
Italian Journal of Animal Science
4 citations, 0.87%
Biology
4 citations, 0.87%
Smart Agricultural Technology
4 citations, 0.87%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
4 citations, 0.87%
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
3 citations, 0.65%
Small Ruminant Research
3 citations, 0.65%
Research in Veterinary Science
3 citations, 0.65%
Veterinary Medicine and Science
3 citations, 0.65%
BMC Genomics
3 citations, 0.65%
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
3 citations, 0.65%
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
3 citations, 0.65%
Journal of Thermal Biology
3 citations, 0.65%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
3 citations, 0.65%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
3 citations, 0.65%
Sensors
3 citations, 0.65%
Animal
3 citations, 0.65%
Annals of Animal Science
3 citations, 0.65%
Reproduction in Domestic Animals
2 citations, 0.44%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
2 citations, 0.44%
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
2 citations, 0.44%
Veterinary Parasitology
2 citations, 0.44%
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
2 citations, 0.44%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
2 citations, 0.44%
Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira
2 citations, 0.44%
Microorganisms
2 citations, 0.44%
Agronomy
2 citations, 0.44%
Mathematics
2 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Animal Science
2 citations, 0.44%
Animal Frontiers
2 citations, 0.44%
Biomolecules
2 citations, 0.44%
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
2 citations, 0.44%
Metabolites
2 citations, 0.44%
Sustainability
2 citations, 0.44%
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
2 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
2 citations, 0.44%
Animal Production Science
2 citations, 0.44%
Theriogenology
2 citations, 0.44%
Microbiology Research
2 citations, 0.44%
Methane
2 citations, 0.44%
JDS Communications
2 citations, 0.44%
Livestock
2 citations, 0.44%
Livestock Diseases and Management
2 citations, 0.44%
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
1 citation, 0.22%
Archives Animal Breeding
1 citation, 0.22%
Ecosphere
1 citation, 0.22%
Frontiers in Immunology
1 citation, 0.22%
Food Bioscience
1 citation, 0.22%
Irish Veterinary Journal
1 citation, 0.22%
Gene
1 citation, 0.22%
Viruses
1 citation, 0.22%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.22%
Mammalian Genome
1 citation, 0.22%
CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources
1 citation, 0.22%
Journal of Breath Research
1 citation, 0.22%
Journal of Veterinary Research (Poland)
1 citation, 0.22%
Animal Nutrition
1 citation, 0.22%
Biosensors
1 citation, 0.22%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
1 citation, 0.22%
Environmental Research
1 citation, 0.22%
IEEE Embedded Systems Letters
1 citation, 0.22%
Diversity
1 citation, 0.22%
Ecological Indicators
1 citation, 0.22%
Genome Research
1 citation, 0.22%
Veterinary and Animal Science
1 citation, 0.22%
Biological Trace Element Research
1 citation, 0.22%
Journal of Arid Environments
1 citation, 0.22%
Internet of Things
1 citation, 0.22%
MicrobiologyOpen
1 citation, 0.22%
EFSA Journal
1 citation, 0.22%
South African Journal of Botany
1 citation, 0.22%
Waste Management
1 citation, 0.22%
Journal of Medical Microbiology
1 citation, 0.22%
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
1 citation, 0.22%
Fungal Biology
1 citation, 0.22%
Economies
1 citation, 0.22%
AMB Express
1 citation, 0.22%
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
1 citation, 0.22%
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
1 citation, 0.22%
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria
1 citation, 0.22%
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Citing publishers

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MDPI
166 citations, 36.17%
Elsevier
73 citations, 15.9%
Springer Nature
66 citations, 14.38%
Frontiers Media S.A.
34 citations, 7.41%
Wiley
18 citations, 3.92%
Taylor & Francis
12 citations, 2.61%
American Dairy Science Association
11 citations, 2.4%
Oxford University Press
8 citations, 1.74%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
6 citations, 1.31%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 1.31%
Walter de Gruyter
5 citations, 1.09%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
5 citations, 1.09%
Veterinary World
4 citations, 0.87%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.65%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.65%
Colegio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal
2 citations, 0.44%
American Society of Animal Science
2 citations, 0.44%
Mark Allen Group
2 citations, 0.44%
CSIRO Publishing
2 citations, 0.44%
South Florida Publishing LLC
2 citations, 0.44%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.22%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.22%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
1 citation, 0.22%
Microbiology Society
1 citation, 0.22%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.22%
CAB International
1 citation, 0.22%
Copernicus
1 citation, 0.22%
Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
1 citation, 0.22%
American Society for Nutrition
1 citation, 0.22%
British Veterinary Association
1 citation, 0.22%
Publishing House Belorusskaya Nauka
1 citation, 0.22%
FARC of the North-East named N.V. Rudnitskogo
1 citation, 0.22%
IGI Global
1 citation, 0.22%
FGI Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGI ARRIA)
1 citation, 0.22%
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Publishing organizations

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Massey University
11 publications, 5.95%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
9 publications, 4.86%
Texas A&M University
9 publications, 4.86%
University of São Paulo
8 publications, 4.32%
University of Melbourne
5 publications, 2.7%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
5 publications, 2.7%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
5 publications, 2.7%
Federal University of Bahia
5 publications, 2.7%
Royal Veterinary College
5 publications, 2.7%
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
5 publications, 2.7%
University of Copenhagen
4 publications, 2.16%
University of New England
4 publications, 2.16%
Federal University of Sergipe
4 publications, 2.16%
Kansas State University
4 publications, 2.16%
Federal University of Paraiba
4 publications, 2.16%
South Dakota State University
4 publications, 2.16%
University of Lisbon
3 publications, 1.62%
North Dakota State University
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Adelaide
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Jos
3 publications, 1.62%
Washington State University
3 publications, 1.62%
Colorado State University
3 publications, 1.62%
Virginia Tech
3 publications, 1.62%
West Virginia University
3 publications, 1.62%
Agricultural University of Athens
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Thessaly
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Göttingen
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
3 publications, 1.62%
University of Santiago de Compostela
3 publications, 1.62%
Tarleton State University
3 publications, 1.62%
University of the Republic
3 publications, 1.62%
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
3 publications, 1.62%
New Mexico State University
3 publications, 1.62%
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
3 publications, 1.62%
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
3 publications, 1.62%
Umm al-Qura University
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Liège
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Turku
2 publications, 1.08%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 1.08%
Agricultural Research Council
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 1.08%
Central Queensland University
2 publications, 1.08%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
2 publications, 1.08%
Clemson University
2 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 1.08%
Santa Catarina State University
2 publications, 1.08%
University of the West Indies at St. Augustine
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Bristol
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.08%
Purdue University
2 publications, 1.08%
Tottori University
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Alberta
2 publications, 1.08%
Tanta University
2 publications, 1.08%
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 1.08%
University College Dublin
2 publications, 1.08%
Rothamsted Research
2 publications, 1.08%
Federal University of Pará
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidade Federal do Piauí
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Évora
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2 publications, 1.08%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidade Federal de Lavras
2 publications, 1.08%
Universidade de Brasília
2 publications, 1.08%
Natural Resources Institute Finland
2 publications, 1.08%
Agricultural Research Service
2 publications, 1.08%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.54%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.54%
Bahcesehir University
1 publication, 0.54%
Ataturk University
1 publication, 0.54%
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
1 publication, 0.54%
Akdeniz University
1 publication, 0.54%
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa
1 publication, 0.54%
Bursa UludaÄŸ University
1 publication, 0.54%
Selcuk University
1 publication, 0.54%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
1 publication, 0.54%
Islamic Azad University, Karaj
1 publication, 0.54%
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
1 publication, 0.54%
University of Central Punjab
1 publication, 0.54%
University of Kurdistan
1 publication, 0.54%
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
1 publication, 0.54%
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
1 publication, 0.54%
Aydın Adnan Menderes University
1 publication, 0.54%
Koya University
1 publication, 0.54%
University of Kirkuk
1 publication, 0.54%
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
1 publication, 0.54%
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.54%
Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan
1 publication, 0.54%
Cyprus University of Technology
1 publication, 0.54%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.54%
Mustafa Kemal University
1 publication, 0.54%
Bezmialem Vakif University
1 publication, 0.54%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.54%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.54%
Free University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.54%
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USA, 50, 27.03%
USA
50 publications, 27.03%
Brazil, 27, 14.59%
Brazil
27 publications, 14.59%
Australia, 15, 8.11%
Australia
15 publications, 8.11%
Germany, 13, 7.03%
Germany
13 publications, 7.03%
New Zealand, 12, 6.49%
New Zealand
12 publications, 6.49%
United Kingdom, 10, 5.41%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 5.41%
Greece, 9, 4.86%
Greece
9 publications, 4.86%
Mexico, 9, 4.86%
Mexico
9 publications, 4.86%
Denmark, 8, 4.32%
Denmark
8 publications, 4.32%
Portugal, 7, 3.78%
Portugal
7 publications, 3.78%
Spain, 6, 3.24%
Spain
6 publications, 3.24%
Italy, 6, 3.24%
Italy
6 publications, 3.24%
Iran, 5, 2.7%
Iran
5 publications, 2.7%
France, 4, 2.16%
France
4 publications, 2.16%
Canada, 4, 2.16%
Canada
4 publications, 2.16%
Turkey, 4, 2.16%
Turkey
4 publications, 2.16%
Finland, 4, 2.16%
Finland
4 publications, 2.16%
China, 3, 1.62%
China
3 publications, 1.62%
Saudi Arabia, 3, 1.62%
Saudi Arabia
3 publications, 1.62%
South Africa, 3, 1.62%
South Africa
3 publications, 1.62%
Japan, 3, 1.62%
Japan
3 publications, 1.62%
Belgium, 2, 1.08%
Belgium
2 publications, 1.08%
Benin, 2, 1.08%
Benin
2 publications, 1.08%
India, 2, 1.08%
India
2 publications, 1.08%
Jordan, 2, 1.08%
Jordan
2 publications, 1.08%
Ireland, 2, 1.08%
Ireland
2 publications, 1.08%
Colombia, 2, 1.08%
Colombia
2 publications, 1.08%
Morocco, 2, 1.08%
Morocco
2 publications, 1.08%
Nigeria, 2, 1.08%
Nigeria
2 publications, 1.08%
Netherlands, 2, 1.08%
Netherlands
2 publications, 1.08%
Pakistan, 2, 1.08%
Pakistan
2 publications, 1.08%
Syria, 2, 1.08%
Syria
2 publications, 1.08%
Argentina, 1, 0.54%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.54%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.54%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.54%
Vietnam, 1, 0.54%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.54%
Ghana, 1, 0.54%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.54%
Egypt, 1, 0.54%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.54%
Israel, 1, 0.54%
Israel
1 publication, 0.54%
Cyprus, 1, 0.54%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.54%
Madagascar, 1, 0.54%
Madagascar
1 publication, 0.54%
Malaysia, 1, 0.54%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.54%
Malta, 1, 0.54%
Malta
1 publication, 0.54%
Namibia, 1, 0.54%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.54%
Nepal, 1, 0.54%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.54%
Norway, 1, 0.54%
Norway
1 publication, 0.54%
Panama, 1, 0.54%
Panama
1 publication, 0.54%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.54%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.54%
Tunisia, 1, 0.54%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.54%
Uruguay, 1, 0.54%
Uruguay
1 publication, 0.54%
Chile, 1, 0.54%
Chile
1 publication, 0.54%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.54%
Sri Lanka
1 publication, 0.54%
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