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Cecilia Mugnai

Cecilia Mugnai

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
4053
World Ranking
2551
National Ranking
128

Cecilia Mugnai 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 Cecilia Mugnai sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 91 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cecilia Mugnai 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 Cecilia Mugnai sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 29 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cecilia Mugnai is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Animal Science and Zoology. Their research encompasses various subfields including Small Animals, Ecology, Immunology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics related to Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, and Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health. Other areas of emphasis include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Meat and Animal Product Quality, and Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota.

Recent published papers by Cecilia Mugnai highlight various aspects of poultry science and animal production. These include:

  • Productive Performances of Slow-Growing Chicken Breeds and Their Crosses with a Commercial Strain in Conventional and Free-Range Farming Systems, 2023, Animals
  • Carcass Yields and Meat Composition of Male and Female Italian Slow-Growing Chicken Breeds: Bianca di Saluzzo and Bionda Piemontese, 2022, Animals
  • Resiliency of Fast-Growing and Slow-Growing Genotypes of Broiler Chickens Submitted to Different Environmental Temperatures: Growth Performance and Meat Quality, 2023, Poultry Science
  • Effect of Rearing Systems on Immune Status, Stress Parameters, Intestinal Morphology, and Mortality in Conventional and Local Chicken Breeds, 2023, Poultry Science
  • Effect of Genotype and Nutritional and Environmental Challenges on Growth Curve Dynamics of Broiler Chickens, 2024, Poultry Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Cecilia Mugnai include Edoardo Fiorilla, Achille Schiavone, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Stefano Sartore, and Cesare Castellini.

Regarding publication venues, the scientist's work has appeared predominantly in journals such as Animals, Poultry Science, and Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Additional publications are found in Animal Genetics and the Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic production system on broiler carcass and meat quality

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Rearing rabbits on a wire net floor or straw litter: behaviour, growth and meat qualitative traits

    A Dal Bosco;C Castellini;C Mugnai

  • Effect of dietary α-linolenic acid and vitamin E on the fatty acid composition, storage stability and sensory traits of rabbit meat.

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;L. Bianchi;C. Mugnai

  • A multicriteria approach for measuring the sustainability of different poultry production systems

    Cesare Castellini;Antonio Boggia;Carla Cortina;Alessandro Dal Bosco

  • Meat quality of three chicken genotypes reared according to the organic system

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Effect of rearing system and season on the performance and egg characteristics of Ancona laying hens

    Cecilia Mugnai;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cesare Castellini

  • Fatty acid composition of meat and estimated indices of lipid metabolism in different poultry genotypes reared under organic system

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;S. Ruggeri;S. Mattioli

  • Performance and behaviour of chickens with different growing rate reared according to the organic system

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Marcella Bernardini

  • Comparison of two chicken genotypes organically reared: oxidative stability and other qualitative traits of the meat

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Martina Pedrazzoli

  • Effect of genotype and rearing system on chicken behavior and muscle fiber characteristics

    R Branciari;Cecilia Mugnai;R Mammoli;D Miraglia

  • Oregano, rosemary and vitamin E dietary supplementation in growing rabbits: Effect on growth performance, carcass traits, bone development and meat chemical composition

    R Cardinali;M. Cullere;A. Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai

  • Oxidative status and semen characteristics of rabbit buck as affected by dietary

    Cesare Castellini;Paolo Lattaioli;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Alba Minelli

  • Effect of range enrichment on performance, behavior, and forage intake of free-range chickens

    A. Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;A. Rosati;A. Paoletti

  • Effect of dietary supplementation of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) on rabbit meat appearance, oxidative stability and fatty acid profile during retail display

    A. Dal Bosco;Zs. Gerencsér;Zs. Szendrő;C. Mugnai

  • Effects of dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis on laying performance, egg quality, blood biochemistry and immune response of organic laying hens.

    C. Forte;L. Moscati;G. Acuti;C. Mugnai

  • Effect of dietary alfalfa on the fatty acid composition and indexes of lipid metabolism of rabbit meat

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;V. Roscini;S. Mattioli

  • Adaptation to organic rearing system of eight different chicken genotypes: behaviour, welfare and performance

    Cesare Castellini;Cecilia Mugnai;Livia Moscati;Simona Mattioli

  • Comparison of different reproduction protocols for rabbit does: effect of litter size and mating interval

    C. Castellini;A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai

  • Transfer of bioactive compounds from pasture to meat in organic free-range chickens

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;S. Mattioli;A. Rosati

  • The effects of husbandry system on the grass intake and egg nutritive characteristics of laying hens

    Cecilia Mugnai;Evangelia N Sossidou;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Silvia Ruggeri

  • EFFECT OF CONVENTIONAL VERSUS ORGANIC METHOD OF PRODUCTION ON THE BROILER CARCASS AND MEAT QUALITY

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • COMPARISON OF TWO CHICKEN GENOTYPES ORGANICALLY REARED: OXIDATIVE STABILITY AND OTHER QUALITATIVE TRAITS

    C Castellini;A Dal Bosco;C Mugnai;M Pedrazzoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesare Castellini
Cesare Castellini University of Perugia
A. Dal Bosco
A. Dal Bosco University of Perugia
Simona Mattioli
Simona Mattioli University of Perugia
Federico Sirri
Federico Sirri University of Bologna
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Marco Cullere
Marco Cullere University of Padua
Achille Schiavone
Achille Schiavone University of Turin
Adele Meluzzi
Adele Meluzzi University of Bologna
Gerolamo Xiccato
Gerolamo Xiccato University of Padua
Laura Gasco
Laura Gasco University of Turin

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