| Friends with benefits: social support and its relevance for farm animal welfare JL Rault Applied Animal Behaviour Science 136 (1), 1-14, 2012 | 284 | 2012 |
| The power of a positive human–animal relationship for animal welfare JL Rault, S Waiblinger, X Boivin, P Hemsworth Frontiers in veterinary science 7, 590867, 2020 | 220 | 2020 |
| Castration induced pain in pigs and other livestock JL Rault, DC Lay Jr, JN Marchant Applied Animal Behaviour Science 135 (3), 214-225, 2011 | 185 | 2011 |
| Effects of group housing on sow welfare: A review M Verdon, CF Hansen, JL Rault, E Jongman, LU Hansen, K Plush, ... Journal of animal science 93 (5), 1999-2017, 2015 | 148 | 2015 |
| Repeated intranasal oxytocin administration in early life dysregulates the HPA axis and alters social behavior JL Rault, CS Carter, JP Garner, JN Marchant, BT Richert, DC Lay Jr Physiology & behavior 112, 40-48, 2013 | 115 | 2013 |
| Number of nearby visitors and noise level affect vigilance in captive koalas MJ Larsen, SL Sherwen, JL Rault Applied Animal Behaviour Science 154, 76-82, 2014 | 99 | 2014 |
| Light intensity of 5 or 20 lux on broiler behavior, welfare and productivity JL Rault, K Clark, PJ Groves, GM Cronin Poultry science 96 (4), 779-787, 2017 | 96 | 2017 |
| Oxytocin enhances the appropriate use of human social cues by the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) in an object choice task JL Oliva, JL Rault, B Appleton, A Lill Animal cognition 18, 767-775, 2015 | 95 | 2015 |
| Positive welfare and the like: distinct views and a proposed framework JL Rault, S Hintze, I Camerlink, JR Yee Frontiers in veterinary science 7, 370, 2020 | 87 | 2020 |
| Oxytocin as an indicator of psychological and social well-being in domesticated animals: a critical review JL Rault, M van den Munkhof, FTA Buisman-Pijlman Frontiers in psychology 8, 1521, 2017 | 86 | 2017 |
| Be kind to others: Prosocial behaviours and their implications for animal welfare JL Rault Applied Animal Behaviour Science 210, 113-123, 2019 | 84 | 2019 |
| Laying hen welfare I. Social environment and space TM Widowski, PH Hemsworth, JL Barnett, JL Rault World's poultry science journal 72 (2), 333-342, 2016 | 72 | 2016 |
| Individual ranging behaviour patterns in commercial free-range layers as observed through RFID tracking H Larsen, GM Cronin, SG Gebhardt-Henrich, CL Smith, PH Hemsworth, ... Animals 7 (3), 21, 2017 | 67 | 2017 |
| Effects of positive and negative human contacts and intranasal oxytocin on cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin JL Rault Psychoneuroendocrinology 69, 60-66, 2016 | 65 | 2016 |
| Reducing listening-related stress in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder G Rance, D Chisari, K Saunders, JL Rault Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 47, 2010-2022, 2017 | 61 | 2017 |
| Free-range egg production: its implications for hen welfare DLM Campbell, MS Bari, JL Rault Animal Production Science 61 (10), 848-855, 2020 | 57 | 2020 |
| Lessons learned from past experience with intensive livestock management systems GM Cronin, JL Rault, PC Glatz Rev. Sci. Tech 33 (1), 139-51, 2014 | 55 | 2014 |
| Salivary oxytocin in pigs, cattle, and goats during positive human-animal interactions S Lürzel, L Bückendorf, S Waiblinger, JL Rault Psychoneuroendocrinology 115, 104636, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
| Ranging behaviour of commercial free-range broiler chickens 1: Factors related to flock variability PS Taylor, PH Hemsworth, PJ Groves, SG Gebhardt-Henrich, JL Rault Animals 7 (7), 54, 2017 | 54 | 2017 |
| Positive human contact on the first day of life alters the piglet's behavioural response to humans and husbandry practices R Muns, JL Rault, P Hemsworth Physiology & behavior 151, 162-167, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |