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Alessio Cecchinato

Alessio Cecchinato

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
47
Citations
7309
World Ranking
741
National Ranking
32

Alessio Cecchinato publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessio Cecchinato sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 261 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Alessio Cecchinato D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessio Cecchinato sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alessio Cecchinato is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy, focusing on research in agricultural and biological sciences with a strong interdisciplinary approach encompassing biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's primary research areas include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows, meat and animal product quality, reproductive physiology in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Frequent coauthors in Alessio Cecchinato's research include Sara Pegolo, Giovanni Bittante, Diana Giannuzzi, Stefano Schiavon, and Luigi Gallo.

Key recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of the research activities:

  • "The β-casein (CSN2) A2 allelic variant alters milk protein profile and slightly worsens coagulation properties in Holstein cows," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Invited review: A comprehensive review of visible and near-infrared spectroscopy for predicting the chemical composition of cheese," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Real-time milk analysis integrated with stacking ensemble learning as a tool for the daily prediction of cheese-making traits in Holstein cattle," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "In-line near-infrared analysis of milk coupled with machine learning methods for the daily prediction of blood metabolic profile in dairy cattle," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Associations between differential somatic cell count and milk yield, quality, and technological characteristics in Holstein cows," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

Alessio Cecchinato has contributed extensively to the following publication venues, reflecting active engagement with journals specializing in dairy science and animal research:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (42 publications)
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science (13 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (5 publications)
  • Animals (5 publications)
  • Foods (4 publications)

Within the broader fields of study, Cecchinato's research is primarily situated in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with significant intersections in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields frequently explored include Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, and Analytical Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Invited review: Genetics and modeling of milk coagulation properties.

    Giovanni Bittante;Mauro Penasa;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Validation of a new reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method for separation and quantification of bovine milk protein genetic variants.

    Valentina Bonfatti;Luca Grigoletto;Alessio Cecchinato;Luigi Gallo

  • Prediction of coagulation properties, titratable acidity, and pH of bovine milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy

    M. De Marchi;Colette C. Fagan;C. P. O'Donnell;A. Cecchinato

  • Associations between pathogen-specific cases of subclinical mastitis and milk yield, quality, protein composition, and cheese-making traits in dairy cows.

    T. Bobbo;P.L. Ruegg;G. Stocco;E. Fiore

  • Mid-infrared spectroscopy predictions as indicator traits in breeding programs for enhanced coagulation properties of milk

    A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi;L. Gallo;G. Bittante

  • Effects of β-κ-casein (CSN2-CSN3) haplotypes, β-lactoglobulin (BLG) genotypes, and detailed protein composition on coagulation properties of individual milk of Simmental cows

    V. Bonfatti;G. Di Martino;A. Cecchinato;L. Degano

  • Reproducibility and repeatability of measures of milk coagulation properties and predictive ability of mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.

    R. Dal Zotto;M. De Marchi;A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa

  • Factors affecting variation of different measures of cheese yield and milk nutrient recovery from an individual model cheese-manufacturing process

    C. Cipolat-Gotet;A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi;G. Bittante

  • Comparison between mechanical and near-infrared methods for assessing coagulation properties of bovine milk

    C. Cipolat-Gotet;A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi;M. Penasa

  • Genetic analysis of the Fourier-transform infrared spectra of bovine milk with emphasis on individual wavelengths related to specific chemical bonds

    G. Bittante;A. Cecchinato

  • Bayesian regression models outperform partial least squares methods for predicting milk components and technological properties using infrared spectral data

    Alessandro Ferragina;G de Los Campos;A. I Vazquez;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict fatty acid composition of Brown Swiss bovine milk.

    M. De Marchi;M. Penasa;A. Cecchinato;M. Mele

  • Effects of β-κ-casein (CSN2-CSN3) haplotypes and β-lactoglobulin (BLG) genotypes on milk production traits and detailed protein composition of individual milk of Simmental cows

    V. Bonfatti;G. Di Martino;A. Cecchinato;D. Vicario

  • Breed of cow and herd productivity affect milk composition and modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis

    G. Stocco;C. Cipolat-Gotet;T. Bobbo;A. Cecchinato

  • Genetic parameters of coagulation properties, milk yield, quality, and acidity estimated using coagulating and noncoagulating milk information in Brown Swiss and Holstein-Friesian cows

    A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa;M. De Marchi;L. Gallo

  • Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation

    F. Tiezzi;C. Maltecca;A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa

  • Use of multivariate factor analysis to define new indicator variables for milk composition and coagulation properties in Brown Swiss cows

    Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta;Alessio Cecchinato;Marcello Mele;Giovanni Bittante

  • Multivariate factor analysis of detailed milk fatty acid profile: Effects of dairy system, feeding, herd, parity, and stage of lactation.

    M. Mele;N. P. P. Macciotta;Alessio Cecchinato;G. Conte

  • Effect of dairy farming system, herd, season, parity, and days in milk on modeling of the coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of bovine milk.

    G. Bittante;C. Cipolat-Gotet;F. Malchiodi;E. Sturaro

  • Genetic analysis of detailed milk protein composition and coagulation properties in Simmental cattle

    Valentina Bonfatti;Alessio Cecchinato;Luigi Gallo;A. Blasco

  • Variation in blood serum proteins and association with somatic cell count in dairy cattle from multi-breed herds

    T. Bobbo;E. Fiore;M. Gianesella;M. Morgante

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet University of Parma
Mauro Penasa
Mauro Penasa University of Padua
Luigi Gallo
Luigi Gallo University of Padua
Paolo Carnier
Paolo Carnier University of Padua
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of Padua
M. De Marchi
M. De Marchi University of Padua
Franco Tagliapietra
Franco Tagliapietra University of Padua
Francesco Tiezzi
Francesco Tiezzi University of Florence
Marcello Mele
Marcello Mele University of Pisa

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