28 faculty and 40 courses in Animal Sciences at North Carolina State University.
- Christian Maltecca, Professor, University Faculty Scholar h-index 46
Notable: “Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine” (2020) · 286 citations
- Eduardo Beltranena, Assistant Professor and Extension Swine Specialist h-index 30
Notable: “NONRUMINANT NUTRITION SYMPOSIUM: Controlling feed cost by including alternative ingredients into pig diets: A review1,2” (2014) · 228 citations
- Eric van Heugten, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist h-index 29
Notable: “Nutritional strategies to reduce environmental emissions from nonruminants” (2002) · 249 citations
- Vivek Fellner, Professor and Director of Graduate Programs h-index 26
Notable: “Evaluating acid and base catalysts in the methylation of milk and rumen fatty acids with special emphasis on conjugated dienes and total trans fatty acids” (1997) · 809 citations
- Daniel Poole, Professor h-index 19
Notable: “Guidelines for conducting research studies with the autism community.” (2019) · 83 citations
- Paul Sicilano, Professor, Department Extension Leader h-index 18
Notable: “Effect of dietary vitamin E supplementation on the integrity of skeletal muscle in exercised horses.” (1997) · 65 citations
- Shannon Pratt Phillips, Professor h-index 16
Es on glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, obesity, laminitis prevention and management in horses, and nutrient requirements of both equine and canine athletes. She is currently the vice president on the board of directors for the Equine
Notable: “Alterations in Intestinal Permeability: The Role of the “Leaky Gut” in Health and Disease” (2017) · 97 citations
- Stephanie Ward, Associate Professor, Extension Dairy Specialist h-index 14
Notable: “Short communication: Comparison of the effects of heat stress on milk and component yields and somatic cell score in Holstein and Jersey cows” (2013) · 186 citations
- Mark Knauer, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist h-index 13
Notable: “A descriptive survey of lesions from cull sows harvested at two Midwestern U.S. facilities” (2007) · 68 citations
- Kimberly Ange-van Heugten, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor h-index 12
Notable: “Individual and environmental risk factors associated with fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants” (2019) · 43 citations
- Matt Poore, Professor and Extension Ruminant Nutrition Specialist h-index 10
Notable: “The Contribution of Tunneling Dung Beetles to Pasture Soil Nutrition” (2006) · 57 citations
- Carrie Pickworth, Associate Professor h-index 9
Notable: “Effects of dietary vitamin A content on antibody responses of feedlot calves inoculated intramuscularly with an inactivated bovine coronavirus vaccine” (2013) · 82 citations
- Billy Flowers, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Endocrine Changes Associated with a Dietary-Induced Increase in Ovulation Rate (Flushing) in Gilts” (1989) · 65 citations
- Felipe Carvalho da Silva, Assistant Professor, Extension Beef Specialist h-index 7
Es on the effects of dietary fatty acids and choline on embryonic elongation and maternal recognition of pregnancy. His primary extension program aims to provide support to beef producers and extension personnel in the state of North Caroli
Notable: “Progesterone-dependent and progesterone-independent modulation of luminal epithelial transcription to support pregnancy in cattle” (2021) · 23 citations
- Andrew Weaver, Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor h-index 3
Notable: “Effect of sire fecal egg count estimated breeding value on Katahdin lamb parasite resistance in pasture-based system” (2023) · 6 citations
- H.C. (Sunny) Liu, Professor h-index 1
Notable: “Impact of maternal heat stress in conjunction with dietary zinc supplementation on hatchability, embryonic development, and growth performance in offspring broilers” (2017) · 46 citations
- Benjamin Rajo, Assistant Extension Professor
- Charlotte Meli, Lecturer
- Currey Nobles, Lecturer
- Giuseppe Valacchi, David H Murdock Distinguished Professor
- Jack Odle, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
- Jicai Jiang, Assistant Professor
Include: incorporating functional annotations into genetic/genomic analysis scalable mixed-model analysis large-scale genetic fine-mapping Publications Data-driven enterosignatures link gut microbiome reorganization to heat stress re
- Latisha Judd, Lecturer
- Melissa Merrill, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs
Notable: “281 Career Crossroads: Evaluating changes in Animal Science career plans after a food animal research experience” (2025)
- Shweta Trivedi, Teaching Professor
- Sung Woo Kim, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Notable: “39. Evaluation of a Proprietary Blend of Prebiotics, Essential Oils and Acidifier on Intestinal Health of Nursery Pigs Challenged with F18+ E coli.” (2026)
- Todd See, Department Head and Professor
- Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang, Associate Professor
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.