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2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
39
Citations
5386
World Ranking
1302
National Ranking
3

Damian Józefiak 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 Damian Józefiak sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 124 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Damian Józefiak 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 Damian Józefiak sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Poland Leader Award

Overview

Damian Józefiak is affiliated with the University of Life Sciences in Poznań in Poland. Their research predominantly focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant concentration in Animal Science and Zoology, Insect Science, and Social Psychology. Subfields also include Plant Science and Aquatic Science.

Their main research topics cover Insect Utilization and Effects, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Animal and Plant Science Education. Further specialized topics include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Livestock and Poultry Management, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Damian Józefiak has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Black Soldier Fly Full-Fat Larvae Meal as an Alternative to Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Siberian Sturgeon Nutrition: The Effects on Physical Properties of the Feed, Animal Growth Performance, and Feed Acceptance and Utilization (2020, Animals)
  • The Effect of Hydrolyzed Insect Meals in Sea Trout Fingerling (Salmo trutta m. trutta) Diets on Growth Performance, Microbiota and Biochemical Blood Parameters (2020, Animals)
  • Replacement of soybean oil by Hermetia illucens fat in turkey nutrition: effect on performance, digestibility, microbial community, immune and physiological status and final product quality (2020, British Poultry Science)
  • Black Soldier Fly Full-Fat Larvae Meal Is More Profitable Than Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Siberian Sturgeon Farming: The Effects on Aquaculture Sustainability, Economy and Fish GIT Development (2021, Animals)
  • Insect Fat in Animal Nutrition - A Review (2020, Annals of Animal Science)

The frequent venues in which Damian Józefiak publishes include:

  • Animals
  • Annals of Animal Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences
  • animal

Regular collaborators in their research are:

  • Bartosz Kierończyk
  • Mateusz Rawski
  • Zuzanna Mikołajczak
  • Jan Mazurkiewicz
  • Sylwester Świątkiewicz

Damian Józefiak's work contributes to advancing knowledge in animal nutrition, particularly focusing on alternatives to traditional protein and fat sources such as insect meals and fats. Their research intersects with aquaculture and poultry nutrition, examining effects on growth performance, feed utilization, microbial communities, immune and physiological responses, and sustainability aspects.

Best Publications

  • Carbohydrate fermentation in the avian ceca: a review

    D Józefiak;A Rutkowski;S.A Martin

  • Insect meals in fish nutrition

    Silvia Nogales-Mérida;Paola Gobbi;Damian Józefiak;Jan Mazurkiewicz

  • 1. Insects – A Natural Nutrient Source for Poultry – A Review

    Damian Józefiak;Agata Józefiak;Bartosz Kierończyk;Mateusz Rawski

  • The efficacy of organic minerals in poultry nutrition: review and implications of recent studies.

    Sylwester Świątkiewicz;Anna Arczewska-Włosek;Damian Józefiak

  • Chitosan and its oligosaccharide derivatives (chito-oligosaccharides) as feed supplements in poultry and swine nutrition

    S. Swiatkiewicz;M. Swiatkiewicz;A. Arczewska‐Wlosek;D. Jozefiak

  • Effects of dietary inclusion of triticale, rye and wheat and xylanase supplementation on growth performance of broiler chickens and fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract

    D Józefiak;A Rutkowski;Bent Borg Jensen;Ricarda M. Engberg

  • Black Soldier Fly Full-Fat Larvae Meal as an Alternative to Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Siberian Sturgeon Nutrition: The Effects on Physical Properties of the Feed, Animal Growth Performance, and Feed Acceptance and Utilization.

    Mateusz Rawski;Jan Mazurkiewicz;Bartosz Kierończyk;Damian Józefiak

  • The effect of beta-glucanase supplementation of barley- and oat-based diets on growth performance and fermentation in broiler chicken gastrointestinal tract.

    D Józefiak;A Rutkowski;B B Jensen;R M Engberg

  • Phytase modulates ileal microbiota and enhances growth performance of the broiler chickens.

    Anna Ptak;Michael R. Bedford;Sylwester Świątkiewicz;Krzysztof Żyła

  • Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas morio full-fat meals as functional feed additives affect broiler chickens' growth performance and immune system traits.

    A Benzertiha;B Kierończyk;P Kołodziejski;E Pruszyńska-Oszmałek

  • Effects of replacing soybean oil with selected insect fats on broilers

    Bartosz Kierończyk;Mateusz Rawski;Agata Józefiak;Jan Mazurkiewicz

  • Synbiotics for Broiler Chickens—In Vitro Design and Evaluation of the Influence on Host and Selected Microbiota Populations following In Ovo Delivery

    Aleksandra Dunislawska;Anna Slawinska;Katarzyna Stadnicka;Marek Bednarczyk

  • Effect of β -glucanase and xylanase supplementation of barley- and rye-based diets on caecal microbiota of broiler chickens

    D Jozefiak;A Rutkowski;S Kaczmarek;B B Jensen

  • The effect of microbial phytase and myo-inositol on performance and blood biochemistry of broiler chickens fed wheat/corn-based diets

    A J Cowieson;A Ptak;P Mackowiak;M Sassek

  • Insect oil as an alternative to palm oil and poultry fat in broiler chicken nutrition.

    Abdelbasset Benzertiha;Bartosz Kierończyk;Mateusz Rawski;Paweł Kołodziejski

  • Dietary nisin modulates the gastrointestinal microbial ecology and enhances growth performance of the broiler chickens.

    Damian Józefiak;Bartosz Kierończyk;Jerzy Juśkiewicz;Zenon Zduńczyk

  • The use of cottonseed meal as a protein source for poultry: an updated review

    S. Świątkiewicz;A. Arczewska-Włosek;D. Józefiak

  • Avian Crop Function – A Review

    Bartosz Kierończyk;Mateusz Rawski;Jakub Długosz;Sylwester Świątkiewicz

  • Multi-carbohydrase and phytase supplementation improves growth performance and liver insulin receptor sensitivity in broiler chickens fed diets containing full-fat rapeseed.

    D. Józefiak;A. Ptak;S. Kaczmarek;P. Maćkowiak

  • Application of microalgae biomass in poultry nutrition

    S. Świątkiewicz;A. Arczewska-Włosek;D. Józefiak

  • The effects of benzoic acid supplementation on the performance of broiler chickens.

    D. Józefiak;S. Kaczmarek;A. Rutkowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylwester Świątkiewicz
Sylwester Świątkiewicz National Research Institute of Animal Production
Ricarda M. Engberg
Ricarda M. Engberg Aarhus University
Bent Borg Jensen
Bent Borg Jensen Aarhus University
Aaron J. Cowieson
Aaron J. Cowieson DSM (Netherlands)
M. R. Bedford
M. R. Bedford AmeriCorps VISTA
Bogdan A. Slominski
Bogdan A. Slominski University of Manitoba
Birger Svihus
Birger Svihus Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Atanas G. Atanasov
Atanas G. Atanasov Medical University of Vienna

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