Björn Forkman

8.4k citations
136 papers · 6.2k · 3 hit papers · h-index 38

Impact in

  • Small Animals top 0.01%
    • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
    • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
    • Meat and Animal Product Quality
    • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
    • Livestock and Poultry Management

Papers in

Björn Forkman

133 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Björn Forkman's Hit Papers

A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare 2025 · 20 citations
200+6+12Years since publication2505007501000

Peers

Björn Forkman
Comparison fields: 5 of 161
  • Small Animals 4.2k
  • Animal Science and Zoology 2.7k
  • Equine 378
  • Developmental Biology 198
  • Genetics 2.5k
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C.G. van Reenen Netherlands
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Björn Forkman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare
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20071016
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A critical review of fear tests used on cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses
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2007725
3 2002296
4 2014205
5 1997195
6 2006166
7 1995136
8 2001132
9 2015131
10 2003115
11 2000108
12 2014100
13 200496
14 200196
15 200591
16 200791
17 200488
18 201276
19 201774
20 201268

About Björn Forkman

Björn Forkman is a scholar working on Small Animals, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Social Psychology and Ecology, having authored 136 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (82 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (42 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (32 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (13 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (13 papers) and Veterinary Practice and Education Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Small Animals (4.2k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (2.7k citations), Equine (378 citations), Developmental Biology (198 citations) and Genetics (2.5k citations). Björn Forkman has collaborated with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Alain Boissy, Linda Keeling, Kenth Svartberg, Peter Sandøe, M. C. Meunier‐Salaün, Elisabetta Canali, Robert B. Jones, Margit Bak Jensen, Christoph Winckler and Ian Inglis. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Animal Welfare, Animals, Anthrozoös and Animal Behaviour.

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