Beat Wechsler

5.2k total citations
133 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Beat Wechsler is a scholar working on Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Beat Wechsler has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Small Animals, 74 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 31 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Beat Wechsler's work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (101 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (37 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (33 papers). Beat Wechsler is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (101 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (37 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (33 papers). Beat Wechsler collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. Beat Wechsler's co-authors include Lorenz Gygax, B. Huber-Eicher, Nadine Reefmann, Rudolf Hauser, Heba S. El-lethey, Roland Weber, Nina M. Keil, Katharina Friedli, Daniel Hegglin and T.W. Jungi and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Journal of Dairy Science and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

Beat Wechsler

129 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Beat Wechsler Switzerland 35 2.9k 2.5k 1.2k 559 388 133 4.0k
John J. McGlone United States 41 3.2k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 863 0.7× 630 1.1× 439 1.1× 162 5.3k
Geoffrey Hinch Australia 30 1.5k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 860 1.5× 322 0.8× 144 3.1k
Tina M. Widowski Canada 36 2.6k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 776 0.7× 476 0.9× 324 0.8× 205 4.4k
Marie J. Haskell United Kingdom 34 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 870 1.6× 489 1.3× 145 3.4k
J.L. Barnett Australia 42 4.6k 1.6× 3.2k 1.3× 2.5k 2.1× 513 0.9× 647 1.7× 112 5.8k
T. G. Knowles United Kingdom 47 3.7k 1.3× 4.2k 1.7× 715 0.6× 504 0.9× 416 1.1× 216 7.1k
David Main United Kingdom 36 3.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 1.0k 1.9× 473 1.2× 101 4.7k
Bo Algers Sweden 34 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 879 0.7× 535 1.0× 357 0.9× 123 3.4k
Edmond A. Pajor Canada 42 4.3k 1.5× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 556 1.4× 146 5.5k
Anna Valros Finland 37 3.0k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 932 0.8× 804 1.4× 252 0.6× 160 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Beat Wechsler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Beat Wechsler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beat Wechsler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Beat Wechsler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Beat Wechsler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Beat Wechsler. Beat Wechsler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schneider, Manuel K., Christina Umstätter, Christina Rufener, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behaviour and welfare. animal. 19(8). 101600–101600.
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Fuchs, Patricia, Manuel K. Schneider, Christina Umstätter, et al.. (2024). 416 Implementation of virtual fencing in heifers for mountain summer grazing. Journal of Animal Science. 102(Supplement_3). 1–2. 3 indexed citations
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Würbel, Hanno, et al.. (2023). Development of a data-driven method for assessing health and welfare in the most common livestock species in Switzerland: The Smart Animal Health project. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1125806–1125806. 7 indexed citations
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Wechsler, Beat, et al.. (2023). Risk factors differ for viable and low viable crushed piglets in free farrowing pens. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1172446–1172446. 7 indexed citations
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Sell, Ana Maria, et al.. (2020). Risk factors for tail lesions in undocked fattening pigs reared on Swiss farms. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde. 162(11). 683–695. 3 indexed citations
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Gygax, Lorenz, et al.. (2019). Horned and dehorned dairy cows differ in the pattern of agonistic interactions investigated under different space allowances. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 218. 104819–104819. 12 indexed citations
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Wechsler, Beat. (2019). Three Levels of Consciousness: A Pattern in Phylogeny and Human Ontogeny. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 32. 3 indexed citations
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Gygax, Lorenz, et al.. (2018). Under temperate weather conditions, dairy goats use an outdoor run more with increasing warmth and avoid light wind or rain. Journal of Dairy Science. 102(2). 1508–1521. 5 indexed citations
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Friedli, Katharina, et al.. (2018). Effect of rubber mats and perforation in the lying area on claw and limb lesions of fattening pigs. animal. 12(10). 2130–2137. 4 indexed citations
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Gygax, Lorenz, et al.. (2015). Habituation of dairy heifers to milking routine—Effects on human avoidance distance, behavior, and cardiac activity during milking. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(8). 5241–5251. 38 indexed citations
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Muehlemann, Thomas, Nadine Reefmann, Beat Wechsler, Martin Wolf, & Lorenz Gygax. (2010). In vivo functional near-infrared spectroscopy measures mood-modulated cerebral responses to a positive emotional stimulus in sheep. NeuroImage. 54(2). 1625–1633. 30 indexed citations
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Mayer, Claus, et al.. (2007). Vergleich von Betonspaltenböden, gummimodifizierten Spaltenböden und Buchten mit Einstreu in der Bullenmast unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Tiergerechtheit. OpenAgrar. 303. 5 indexed citations
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Doherr, Marcus G., et al.. (2007). Einfluss der Lokalanästhesie auf Schmerz und Stress verursacht durch unblutige Kastrationsmethoden beim jungen Lamm. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde. 149(5). 213–225. 6 indexed citations
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Gygax, Lorenz, et al.. (2007). Comparison of Functional Aspects in Two Automatic Milking Systems and Auto-Tandem Milking Parlors. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(9). 4265–4274. 38 indexed citations
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Keil, Nina M., et al.. (2005). Effects of frequency and duration of outdoor exercise on the prevalence of hock lesions in tied Swiss dairy cows. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 74(2-3). 142–153. 56 indexed citations
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Buchwalder, T., et al.. (2000). Testing different types of lying area surfaces for dairy cows in cubicle systems.. 7(7). 292–296. 6 indexed citations
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Wechsler, Beat, et al.. (2000). The effect of slat width and floor type on the claw health of weaners.. Tierärztliche Umschau. 55(11). 602–609. 1 indexed citations
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Blokhuis, H.J., E.D. Ekkel, & Beat Wechsler. (2000). Improving health and welfare in animal production : proceedings of sessions of the EAAP Commission on Animal Management & Health : the Haguem, the Netherlands , 21-24 August 2000. 1 indexed citations
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Darras-Joly, C, Beat Wechsler, O Blétry, et al.. (1998). Tuberculose maladie et maladies systémiques. À propos de 16 cas. La Revue de Médecine Interne. 19(2). 91–97. 3 indexed citations
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Godeau, P & Beat Wechsler. (1988). Maladie de Behçet, maladie d'actualité.. Journal des Maladies Vasculaires. 13(3). 1 indexed citations

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