| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Fish welfare: Current issues in aquaculture | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 762 |
| 2 | Sources of stress in captivity | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 750 |
| 3 | Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1995 | 708 |
| 4 | Cognitive bias as an indicator of animal emotion and welfare: Emerging evidence and underlying mechanisms | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2009 | 544 |
| 5 | Assessing the human–animal relationship in farmed species: A critical review | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2006 | 503 |
| 6 | Behavioral development in animals undergoing domestication | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1999 | 478 |
| 7 | Behavioural, saliva cortisol and heart rate responses to different types of stimuli in dogs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1998 | 430 |
| 8 | Stress and the welfare of cultured fish | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2004 | 394 |
| 9 | Human–animal interactions in livestock production | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2003 | 374 |
| 10 | Why and how should we use environmental enrichment to tackle stereotypic behaviour? | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 365 |
| 11 | The scientific assessment of animal welfare | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1988 | 348 |
| 12 | Personality traits in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2002 | 346 |
| 13 | A concept of welfare based on reward evaluating mechanisms in the brain: anticipatory behaviour as an indicator for the state of reward systems | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2001 | 342 |
| 14 | Temperament and personality in dogs (Canis familiaris): A review and evaluation of past research | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2005 | 341 |
| 15 | Can fish suffer?: perspectives on sentience, pain, fear and stress | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2004 | 316 |
| 16 | Performing under pressure: stress and cognitive function | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1999 | 308 |
| 17 | The behaviour of broiler chickens and its modification by lameness | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2000 | 304 |
| 18 | Manifestations of chronic and acute stress in dogs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1997 | 301 |
| 19 | Behavioural response to humans and the productivity of commercial dairy cows | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2000 | 298 |
| 20 | Understanding weaning distress | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2008 | 292 |
| 21 | Cow behaviour pattern recognition using a three-dimensional accelerometer and support vector machines | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2009 | 291 |
| 22 | Vocalization of farm animals as a measure of welfare | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2004 | 286 |
| 23 | Observations on the maternal behaviour of free-ranging domestic pigs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1986 | 285 |
| 24 | Behavioral and physiological correlates of stress in laboratory cats | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1993 | 281 |
| 25 | Someplace like home: Experience, habitat selection and conservation biology | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 274 |
| 26 | The evidence for pain in fish: the use of morphine as an analgesic | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2003 | 269 |
| 27 | How does the zoo environment affect the behaviour of captive primates? | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2005 | 268 |
| 28 | A review of environmental enrichment for pigs housed in intensive housing systems | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2009 | 267 |
| 29 | From house mouse to mouse house: the behavioural biology of free-living Mus musculus and its implications in the laboratory | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2004 | 264 |
| 30 | Effects of predictability on the welfare of captive animals | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 263 |
| 31 | Why do pigs root and in what will they root? | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 260 |
| 32 | Breed differences in canine aggression | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2008 | 251 |
| 33 | Effect of solar radiation on dairy cattle behaviour, use of shade and body temperature in a pasture-based system | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2008 | 250 |
| 34 | Behavioural deprivation: A central problem in animal welfare | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1988 | 243 |
| 35 | Owner-companion dog interactions: Relationships between demographic variables, potentially problematic behaviours, training engagement and shared activities | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 240 |
| 36 | The influence of handling by humans on the behaviour, reproduction and corticosteroids of male and female pigs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1986 | 236 |
| 37 | Influence of male and female petters on plasma cortisol and behaviour: can human interaction reduce the stress of dogs in a public animal shelter? | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1998 | 234 |
| 38 | Identifying and preventing pain in animals | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2006 | 232 |
| 39 | Quantifying behavioural priorities—effects of time constraints on behaviour of dairy cows, Bos taurus | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2005 | 229 |
| 40 | Individual behavioural characteristics in pigs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1993 | 228 |
| 41 | Domestic animals' fear of humans and its effect on their welfare | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1999 | 228 |
| 42 | The spontaneous qualitative assessment of behavioural expressions in pigs: first explorations of a novel methodology for integrative animal welfare measurement | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2000 | 228 |
| 43 | The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2006 | 228 |
| 44 | Using preference, motivation and aversion tests to ask scientific questions about animals’ feelings | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2006 | 227 |
| 45 | A review of the human–horse relationship | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2008 | 226 |
| 46 | Behavioral agitation during handling of cattle is persistent over time | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1993 | 224 |
| 47 | Animal ethics and animal welfare science: bridging the two cultures | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 1999 | 223 |
| 48 | Developing fish passage and protection at hydropower dams | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 223 |
| 49 | A case control study of on-farm risk factors for tail biting in pigs | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2003 | 218 |
| 50 | Group size, density and social dynamics in farm animals | Applied Animal Behaviour Science | 2007 | 215 |
