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A.P. Moloney

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
49
Citations
10740
World Ranking
638
National Ranking
12

A.P. Moloney 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 A.P. Moloney sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 265 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

A.P. Moloney 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 A.P. Moloney sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

A.P. Moloney is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with over one hundred publications in this domain. Within this broad field, their work focuses particularly on Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

The primary research topics covered by Moloney include Meat and Animal Product Quality, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Fatty Acid Research and Health, and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Moloney has contributed to several frequently regarded academic journals and publication venues. These include:

  • Animal Production Science
  • Livestock Science
  • Foods
  • Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
  • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Collaboration has been a significant part of Moloney's research output. Frequent co-authors include E.G. O'Riordan, Frank J. Monahan, M. McGee, Mark McGee, and Lara Morán.

Among Moloney's recent papers are the following:

  • Review: Trends for meat, milk and egg consumption for the next decades and the role played by livestock systems in the global production of proteins, 2021, animal
  • Life cycle assessment of pasture-based suckler steer weanling-to-beef production systems: Effect of breed and slaughter age, 2021, animal
  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Alpha Linolenic Acid Improve Cholesterol Homeostasis in Obesity by Modulating Distinct Hepatic Protein Pathways, 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Effect of Pre-Slaughter Practises and Early Post-Mortem Interventions on Sheep Meat Tenderness and Its Impact on Microbial Status, 2022, Foods
  • The simulated environmental impact of incorporating white clover into pasture-based dairy production systems, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

Best Publications

  • Innovations in beef production systems that enhance the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality.

    Nigel Scollan;Jean-François Hocquette;Karin Nuernberg;Dirk Dannenberger

  • Fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid, of intramuscular fat from steers offered grazed grass, grass silage, or concentrate-based diets.

    P French;C Stanton;F Lawless;E G O'Riordan

  • Review: Trends for meat, milk and egg consumption for the next decades and the role played by livestock systems in the global production of proteins.

    M. Henchion;A.P. Moloney;J. Hyland;J. Zimmermann

  • Enhancing the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality

    Nigel D. Scollan;Dirk Dannenberger;Karin Nuernberg;Ian Richardson

  • Meat quality of steers finished on autumn grass, grass silage or concentrate-based diets.

    P French;E.G O'Riordan;F.J Monahan;P.J Caffrey

  • The eating quality of meat of steers fed grass and/or concentrates

    P French;E.G O'Riordan;F.J Monahan;P.J Caffrey

  • The fatty acid composition of muscle fat and subcutaneous adipose tissue of pasture-fed beef heifers: influence of the duration of grazing.

    F. Noci;F. J. Monahan;P. French;A. P. Moloney

  • Forage Legumes for Grazing and Conserving in Ruminant Production Systems

    P. Phelan;A. P. Moloney;E. J. McGeough;J. Humphreys

  • Colour of bovine subcutaneous adipose tissue: A review of contributory factors, associations with carcass and meat quality and its potential utility in authentication of dietary history.

    P.G. Dunne;F.J. Monahan;F.P. O’Mara;A.P. Moloney

  • Nutritive value of forage legumes used for grazing and silage

    Richard J. Dewhurst;Luc Delaby;Aidan P Moloney;T. M. Boland

  • Producing tender and flavoursome beef with enhanced nutritional characteristics.

    A. P. Moloney;M. T. Mooney;J. P. Kerry;D. J. Troy

  • The isotope record of short- and long-term dietary changes in sheep tooth enamel: Implications for quantitative reconstruction of paleodiets

    A. Zazzo;M. Balasse;B.H. Passey;A.P. Moloney

  • The fatty acid composition of muscle fat and subcutaneous adipose tissue of grazing heifers supplemented with plant oil-enriched concentrates.

    F. Noci;P. French;F. J. Monahan;A. P. Moloney

  • Alteration of the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of beef by substitution of grass silage with maize silage.

    Bojlul Bahar;Frank J. Monahan;Aidan P. Moloney;Padraig O'Kiely

  • Sulphur isotopes in animal hair track distance to sea

    A. Zazzo;F. J. Monahan;A. P. Moloney;S. Green

  • Review: Modulating ruminal lipid metabolism to improve the fatty acid composition of meat and milk. Challenges and opportunities.

    P.G. Toral;F.J. Monahan;G. Hervás;P. Frutos

  • An assessment of dietary supplementation with tea catechins and rosemary extract on the quality of fresh beef

    M.N. O’Grady;M. Maher;D.J. Troy;A.P. Moloney

  • Seasonal variation in the C, N and S stable isotope composition of retail organic and conventional Irish beef

    B. Bahar;O. Schmidt;A.P. Moloney;C.M. Scrimgeour

  • Effect of level and duration of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on the transcriptional regulation of Delta9-desaturase in muscle of beef cattle.

    S. M. Waters;J. P. Kelly;P. O'Boyle;A. P. Moloney

  • Methane emissions, feed intake, performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation of finishing beef cattle offered whole-crop wheat silages differing in grain content.

    E. J. Mc Geough;E. J. Mc Geough;P. O'Kiely;K. J. Hart;A. P. Moloney

  • Effect of fish oil on in vitro rumen lipolysis, apparent biohydrogenation of linoleic and linolenic acid and accumulation of biohydrogenation intermediates

    T.T. Chow;V. Fievez;A.P. Moloney;K. Raes

  • A refined sampling strategy for intra-tooth stable isotope analysis of mammalian enamel

    A. Zazzo;R. Bendrey;D. Vella;A.P. Moloney

  • Comparison of supplementary concentrate levels with grass silage, separate or total mixed ration feeding, and duration of finishing in beef steers

    M.G. Keane;M.J. Drennan;A.P. Moloney

  • The effects of fish oil supplementation on rumen metabolism and the biohydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids in beef steers given diets containing sunflower oil

    Michael R. F. Lee;John K. S. Tweed;Adrian P. Moloney;Nigel D. Scollan

  • Grass silage versus maize silage effects on retail packaged beef quality.

    A O'Sullivan;K O'Sullivan;K Galvin;A P Moloney

  • Changes in colour characteristics and pigmentation of subcutaneous adipose tissue and M. longissimus dorsi of heifers fed grass, grass silage or concentrate-based diets.

    P.G. Dunne;P.G. Dunne;F.P. O’Mara;F.J. Monahan;A.P. Moloney

  • Sensory quality of meat from eight different types of cattle in relation with their biochemical characteristics

    M. Gagaoua;E. M.C. Terlouw;D. Micol;J. F. Hocquette

  • Conjugated linoleic acid concentration in M. Longissimus dorsi from heifers offered sunflower oil-based concentrates and conserved forages

    F. Noci;P. O’Kiely;F.J. Monahan;C. Stanton

  • Growth and rumen digestion characteristics of steers grazing autumn grass supplemented with concentrates based on different carbohydrate sources

    P. French;A. P. Moloney;P. O’Kiely;E. G. O’Riordan

  • The nutritive value of concentrate feedstuffs for ruminant animals

    V.B Woods;V.B Woods;F.P O’Mara;A.P Moloney

  • Intake, performance and carcass characteristics of beef cattle offered diets based on whole-crop wheat or forage maize relative to grass silage or ad libitum concentrates

    K. Walsh;K. Walsh;P. O'Kiely;A.P. Moloney;T.M. Boland

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank J. Monahan
Frank J. Monahan University College Dublin
Mark McGee
Mark McGee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt University College Dublin
Padraig O'Kiely
Padraig O'Kiely Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Joseph P. Kerry
Joseph P. Kerry University College Cork
Declan J. Troy
Declan J. Troy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Nigel D. Scollan
Nigel D. Scollan Queen's University Belfast
Brigitte Picard
Brigitte Picard University of Clermont Auvergne
T. M. Boland
T. M. Boland University College Dublin
R. I. Richardson
R. I. Richardson University of Bristol

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