Margit Bak Jensen

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Margit Bak Jensen is a scholar working on Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Margit Bak Jensen has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Small Animals, 101 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 62 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Margit Bak Jensen's work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (131 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (66 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (44 papers). Margit Bak Jensen is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (131 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (66 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (44 papers). Margit Bak Jensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Margit Bak Jensen's co-authors include Lene Juul Pedersen, Lene Munksgaard, Merete Studnitz, Linda Rosager Duve, Björn Forkman, Christian Krohn, Mette S. Herskin, Daniel M. Weary, Steffen W Hansen and Linda Keeling and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Margit Bak Jensen

151 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare

2007 1.0k citations Margit Bak Jensen, Linda Keeling et al. profile →
A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare

2025 20 citations Jean‐Loup Rault, Melissa Bateson et al. profile →

Peers

Margit Bak Jensen

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Edmond A. Pajor Canada

Xavier Manteca Spain

Christoph Winckler Austria

Isabelle Veissier France

Beat Wechsler Switzerland

Frank Tuyttens Belgium

J.L. Barnett Australia

Armelle Prunier France

Donald M. Broom United Kingdom

Knut Egil Bøe Norway

Edmond A. Pajor Canada

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1.6k ×0.7

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1.1k ×0.9

ACS

556 ×1.0

ECOLO

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Countries citing papers authored by Margit Bak Jensen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margit Bak Jensen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margit Bak Jensen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Margit Bak Jensen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Margit Bak Jensen 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 Margit Bak Jensen. Margit Bak Jensen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Barth, Kerstin, E.A.M. Bokkers, Marie J. Haskell, et al.. (2025). Invited review: Future directions for cow-calf contact research and sustainable on-farm applications. Journal of Dairy Science. 108(7). 6550–6564.

Jensen, Margit Bak, et al.. (2024). Lifting farm animal lives - laying the foundations for positive animal welfare. 1 indexed citations

Neave, Heather W., et al.. (2024). Exploring factors influencing machine milk yield of dairy cows in cow-calf contact systems: Cow behavior, animal characteristics, and milking management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 495–499. 5 indexed citations

Neave, Heather W., et al.. (2024). Invited review: The effect of weaning practices on dairy calf performance, behavior, and health—A systematic review. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(8). 5237–5258. 15 indexed citations

Neave, Heather W., et al.. (2024). Maternal behavior of dairy cows and suckling behavior of dairy calves in different cow-calf contact conditions. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(8). 6090–6103. 6 indexed citations

Bateson, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Dairy cows’ motivation to nurse their calves. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13728–13728. 4 indexed citations

Jensen, Margit Bak, et al.. (2023). Comparing weaning methods in dairy calves with different dam contact levels. Journal of Dairy Science. 106(12). 9598–9612. 18 indexed citations

Jensen, Margit Bak, et al.. (2023). Behavior of calves reared with half-day contact with their dams. Journal of Dairy Science. 106(12). 9613–9629. 14 indexed citations

Otten, Nina Dam, et al.. (2023). Invited review: The effect of milk feeding practices on dairy calf behavior, health, and performance—A systematic review. Journal of Dairy Science. 106(9). 5853–5879. 17 indexed citations

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Jensen, Margit Bak, Laura E. Webb, Mette Vaarst, & E.A.M. Bokkers. (2023). Gradual weaning of 3-month-old calves from foster cows in dairy production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 406–410. 1 indexed citations

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Jensen, Margit Bak, et al.. (2023). Social and locomotor play behavior of dairy calves kept with the dam either full time or half time in straw-bedded pens. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 278–283. 7 indexed citations

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Neave, Heather W., et al.. (2023). Assessing the emotional states of dairy cows housed with or without their calves. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(2). 1085–1101. 14 indexed citations

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Neave, Heather W., et al.. (2023). Behavioral responses of dairy cows and their calves to gradual or abrupt weaning and separation when managed in full- or part-time cow-calf contact systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(4). 2297–2320. 15 indexed citations

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Jensen, Margit Bak, Laura E. Webb, Mette Vaarst, & E.A.M. Bokkers. (2022). The effect of hides and parity on behavior of periparturient dairy cows at pasture. Journal of Dairy Science. 105(7). 6196–6206. 2 indexed citations

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Jensen, Margit Bak & Mogens Vestergaard. (2021). Invited review: Freedom from thirst—Do dairy cows and calves have sufficient access to drinking water?. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(11). 11368–11385. 30 indexed citations

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Jensen, Margit Bak, et al.. (2020). The effect of milk feeding strategy and restriction of meal patterning on behavior, solid feed intake, and growth performance of male dairy calves fed via computer-controlled milk feeders. Journal of Dairy Science. 103(9). 8494–8506. 14 indexed citations

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Tucker, Cassandra B., Margit Bak Jensen, A.M. de Passillé, Laura Hänninen, & J. Rushen. (2020). Invited review: Lying time and the welfare of dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(1). 20–46. 147 indexed citations

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Thomsen, Peter T., et al.. (2019). Better recovery from lameness among dairy cows housed in hospital pens. Journal of Dairy Science. 102(12). 11291–11297. 7 indexed citations

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Herskin, Mette S., et al.. (2019). Do dietary and milking frequency changes during a gradual dry-off affect feed-related attention bias and visual lateralisation in dairy cows?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 223. 104923–104923. 7 indexed citations

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Roches, Alice de Boyer Des, et al.. (2019). Infectious Disease Does Not Impact the Lying and Grooming Behaviour of Post-Parturient Dairy Cows. Animals. 9(9). 634–634. 2 indexed citations

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