S.A. Edwards

16.5k citations

441 papers · 13k · 2 hit papers · h-index 57

Impact in

Small Animals top 0.01%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal health and immunology
Animal Science and Zoology top 0.05%
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Papers in

Small Animals 263
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies 244
- Animal health and immunology 17
Animal Science and Zoology 108
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology 92

Co-authors: Emma Baxter (31 shared papers)Alistair B Lawrence (22 shared papers)Jon E.L. Day (12 shared papers)Simon P. Turner (14 shared papers)Barbara Sturm (12 shared papers)Abozar Nasirahmadi (11 shared papers)Ilias Kyriazakis (23 shared papers)Hans A. M. Spoolder (19 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Animal Behaviour Science (56 papers)EFSA Journal (44 papers)animal (32 papers)Animal Science (29 papers)Animal Welfare (16 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Denmark Germany

In The Last Decade

S.A. Edwards

425 papers receiving 12.1k citations

S.A. Edwards's Hit Papers

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The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors 2013 · 244 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2013 Animal Welfare
2009 The Veterinary Journal

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1	Tail-biting: A new perspective The Veterinary Journal ·Nina R. Taylor, David C. J. Main, Michael Mendl, S.A. Edwards Hit paper breakdown →	2009	262
2	Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs Theriogenology ·Emma Baxter, Richard B. D’Eath, Dave W. Ross, Sheena K. Robson, Marianne Farish, I. M. Nevison, Alistair B Lawrence, S.A. Edwards +1 other	2008	260
3	The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors Animal Welfare ·Kenny Rutherford, Emma Baxter, Richard B. D’Eath, Simon P. Turner, Gareth Arnott, R. Roehe, B. Ask, Peter Sandøe Hit paper breakdown →	2013	244
4	Perinatal mortality in the pig: environmental or physiological solutions? Livestock Production Science ·S.A. Edwards	2002	238
5	Environmental enrichment induces optimistic cognitive biases in pigs Applied Animal Behaviour Science ·Catherine Douglas, Melissa Bateson B, Anaïs Bédué, S.A. Edwards +1 other	2012	222
6	A systematic approach towards developing environmental enrichment for pigs Applied Animal Behaviour Science ·Heleen A. Van de Weerd, Caroline M. Docking, Jon E.L. Day, Peter J Avery, S.A. Edwards	2003	218
7	Factors influencing aggression between sows after mixing and the consequences for welfare and production Livestock Production Science ·D.S. Arey, S.A. Edwards	1998	194
8	Implementation of machine vision for detecting behaviour of cattle and pigs Livestock Science ·Abozar Nasirahmadi, S.A. Edwards, Barbara Sturm	2017	174
9	The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors Animal Welfare ·Emma Baxter, Kenny Rutherford, Richard B. D’Eath, Gareth Arnott, Simon P. Turner, Peter Sandøe, Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen, F. Thorup	2013	163
10	Effect of dietary fibre on the behaviour and health of the restricted fed sow Animal Feed Science and Technology ·M. C. Meunier‐Salaün, S.A. Edwards, Suzanne Robert	2001	158
11	General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems: The underlying science and its application The Veterinary Journal ·David J. Fraser, Ian J.H. Duncan, S.A. Edwards, Temple Grandin, Neville George Gregory, Vincent Guyonnet, Paul Hamilton Hemsworth, Stella Maris Huertas	2013	146
12	Effects of species-relevant environmental enrichment on the behaviour and productivity of finishing pigs Applied Animal Behaviour Science ·Heleen A. Van de Weerd, Caroline M. Docking, Jon E.L. Day, K. Breuer, S.A. Edwards	2005	140
13	Animal welfare implications of surgical castration and its alternatives in pigs animal ·Eberhard von Borell, Johannes Baumgartner, Mette Giersing, N. Jäggin, Armelle Prunier, Frank Tuyttens, S.A. Edwards	2009	132
14	Behavioural interactions of dairy cows with their newborn calves and the effects of parity Animal Behaviour ·S.A. Edwards, D. M. Broom	1982	131
15	The development of harmful social behaviour in pigs with intact tails and different enrichment backgrounds in two housing systems Animal Science ·Heleen A. Van de Weerd, Caroline M. Docking, Jon E.L. Day, S.A. Edwards	2005	122
16	Deep Learning and Machine Vision Approaches for Posture Detection of Individual Pigs Sensors ·Abozar Nasirahmadi, Barbara Sturm, S.A. Edwards, Knut-Håkan Jeppsson, Anne-Charlotte Olsson, Simone Mueller, Oliver Hensel	2019	120
17	The effect of space allowance on performance, aggression and immune competence of growing pigs housed on straw deep-litter at different group sizes Livestock Production Science ·Simon P. Turner, M. Ewen, John Alfred Rooke, S.A. Edwards	2000	116
18	African swine fever in wild boar EFSA Journal ·Simon J. More, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Dominique Bicout, Anette G. Bøtner, Andrew Butterworth, Paolo Calistri, S.A. Edwards, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji	2018	115
19	The welfare of finishing pigs in two contrasting housing systems: Fully-slatted versus straw-bedded accommodation Livestock Science ·Kamara Scott, D. J. Chennells, B. Hunt, D. Armstrong, L. L. Taylor, B.P. Gill, S.A. Edwards +1 other	2006	114
20	The effects of prior experience of straw and the level of straw provision on the behaviour of growing pigs Applied Animal Behaviour Science ·Jon E.L. Day, A. Burfoot, Caroline M. Docking, Xanthe Whittaker, Hans A. M. Spoolder, S.A. Edwards	2002	112

About S.A. Edwards

S.A. Edwards is a scholar working on Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 441 papers that have together received 13k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (244 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (92 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (36 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (33 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (32 papers), Animal health and immunology (17 papers), Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis (16 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Small Animals (8k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (2.6k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (1.5k citations), Equine (99 citations) and Genetics (1.1k citations). S.A. Edwards has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Emma Baxter, Alistair B Lawrence, Jon E.L. Day, Simon P. Turner, Barbara Sturm, Abozar Nasirahmadi, Ilias Kyriazakis, Hans A. M. Spoolder, P. R. English and Caroline M. Docking. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Animal Behaviour Science, EFSA Journal, animal, Animal Science and Animal Welfare.

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