| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Retro-orbital injections in mice | Lab Animal | 2011 | 398 |
| 2 | A rapid, simple, and humane method for submandibular bleeding of mice using a lancet | Lab Animal | 2005 | 374 |
| 3 | Estimation of rat mammary tumor volume using caliper and ultrasonography measurements | Lab Animal | 2013 | 373 |
| 4 | The Ferret: An Animal Model to Study Influenza Virus | Lab Animal | 2004 | 204 |
| 5 | Microbiota and reproducibility of rodent models | Lab Animal | 2017 | 186 |
| 6 | Honey bees as models for gut microbiota research | Lab Animal | 2018 | 184 |
| 7 | Improving quality of science through better animal welfare: the NC3Rs strategy | Lab Animal | 2017 | 182 |
| 8 | The Drosophila model for microbiome research | Lab Animal | 2018 | 143 |
| 9 | Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) as a laboratory animal model | Lab Animal | 2008 | 126 |
| 10 | Fishing for genes influencing vertebrate behavior: zebrafish making headway | Lab Animal | 2006 | 113 |
| 11 | Safety and efficacy of buprenorphine for analgesia in laboratory mice and rats | Lab Animal | 2012 | 92 |
| 12 | Comparison of the lateral tail vein and the retro-orbital venous sinus as routes of intravenous drug delivery in a transgenic mouse model | Lab Animal | 2008 | 89 |
| 13 | More than 3Rs: the importance of scientific validity for harm-benefit analysis of animal research | Lab Animal | 2017 | 88 |
| 14 | Introducing Therioepistemology: the study of how knowledge is gained from animal research | Lab Animal | 2017 | 84 |
| 15 | Diagnostic Testing of Mouse and Rat Colonies for Infectious Agents | Lab Animal | 2003 | 78 |
| 16 | Review of statistical methods for QTL mapping in experimental crosses | Lab Animal | 2001 | 76 |
| 17 | Side effects of pain and analgesia in animal experimentation | Lab Animal | 2017 | 75 |
| 18 | Aggression in group-housed laboratory mice: why can't we solve the problem? | Lab Animal | 2017 | 71 |
| 19 | Keeping health and safety first | Lab Animal | 2000 | 68 |
| 20 | Surgery in Fish Research: Common Procedures and Postoperative Care | Lab Animal | 2005 | 66 |
| 21 | The effects of repeated oral gavage on the health of male CD-1 mice | Lab Animal | 2012 | 63 |
| 22 | The effects of music on animal physiology, behavior and welfare | Lab Animal | 2013 | 63 |
| 23 | A method for gender determination in newborn dark pigmented mice | Lab Animal | 2009 | 60 |
| 24 | Development of a body condition scoring system for nonhuman primates using Macaca mulatta as a model | Lab Animal | 2005 | 59 |
| 25 | Swine models, genomic tools and services to enhance our understanding of human health and diseases | Lab Animal | 2017 | 59 |
| 26 | Using anesthetics and analgesics in experimental traumatic brain injury | Lab Animal | 2013 | 58 |
| 27 | Laboratory environmental factors and pain behavior: the relevance of unknown unknowns to reproducibility and translation | Lab Animal | 2017 | 56 |
| 28 | Dose-dependent effects of chemical immobilization on the heart rate of embryonic zebrafish | Lab Animal | 2006 | 54 |
| 29 | A serological survey to evaluate contemporary prevalence of viral agents and Mycoplasma pulmonis in laboratory mice and rats in western Europe | Lab Animal | 2009 | 54 |
| 30 | Safety and blood sample volume and quality of a refined retro-orbital bleeding technique in rats using a lateral approach | Lab Animal | 2014 | 54 |
| 31 | Murine norovirus, a recently discovered and highly prevalent viral agent of mice | Lab Animal | 2008 | 53 |
| 32 | Correlation between body weight changes and postoperative pain in rats treated with meloxicam or buprenorphine | Lab Animal | 2009 | 53 |
| 33 | Use of behavior analysis to recognize pain in small mammals | Lab Animal | 2007 | 52 |
| 34 | Analysis of environmental sound levels in modern rodent housing rooms | Lab Animal | 2009 | 52 |
| 35 | Generation time of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and medakas (Oryzias latipes) housed in the same aquaculture facility | Lab Animal | 2012 | 52 |
| 36 | Evaluation of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a measure of distress in rats | Lab Animal | 2014 | 52 |
| 37 | Zebrafish microbiome studies make waves | Lab Animal | 2020 | 50 |
| 38 | A review of 28 free animal-tracking software applications: current features and limitations | Lab Animal | 2021 | 50 |
| 39 | A Stereo Music System as Environmental Enrichment for Captive Chimpanzees | Lab Animal | 2003 | 49 |
| 40 | Expression and treatment of pain-related behavioral depression | Lab Animal | 2013 | 49 |
| 41 | Adult zebrafish in CNS disease modeling: a tank that's half-full, not half-empty, and still filling | Lab Animal | 2017 | 49 |
| 42 | Systematic heterogenization for better reproducibility in animal experimentation | Lab Animal | 2017 | 48 |
| 43 | Laboratory culture and maintenance of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) | Lab Animal | 2005 | 47 |
| 44 | Detection, eradication, and research implications of Helicobacter infections in laboratory rodents | Lab Animal | 2006 | 47 |
| 45 | Side effects of control treatment can conceal experimental data when studying stress responses to injection and psychological stress in mice | Lab Animal | 2011 | 47 |
| 46 | Capture, care, and captive breeding of 13-lined ground squirrels, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Lab Animal | 2006 | 46 |
| 47 | Using the facial grimace scale to evaluate rabbit wellness in post-procedural monitoring | Lab Animal | 2015 | 46 |
| 48 | A virtual tour of the Guide for zebrafish users | Lab Animal | 2002 | 44 |
| 49 | A review of tribromoethanol anesthesia for production of genetically engineered mice and rats | Lab Animal | 2005 | 43 |
| 50 | Effects of cage size and enrichment on reproductive performance and behavior in C57BL/6Tac mice | Lab Animal | 2009 | 43 |
