World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
10977
World Ranking
1130
National Ranking
334

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan 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 Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan sits on this spectrum.

29–33 publications: 1 scientists 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29 publications 442+

This scientist: 187 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan 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 Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan 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: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 2007 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their main research focuses on topics related to meat and animal product quality, with additional work in animal nutrition and physiology, calpain protease function and regulation, pharmacological effects and assays, animal testing and alternatives, biochemical effects in animals, and identification and quantification in food.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Impact of dietary oxidized protein on oxidative status and performance in growing pigs, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Nutritional approaches to slow late finishing pig growth: implications on carcass composition and pork quality, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Investigation of the Sarcoplasmic Proteome Contribution to the Development of Pork Loin Tenderness, 2020, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Contribution of Early-Postmortem Proteome and Metabolome to Ultimate pH and Pork Quality, 2021, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Early postmortem muscle proteome and metabolome of beef longissimus thoracis muscle classified by pH at 6 hours postmortem, 2022, Journal of Proteomics

Frequently publishing in several venues, the scientist's work appears often in:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Iowa State University animal industry report
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Food Science & Nutrition

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Steven M. Lonergan
  • Edward M. Steadham
  • Matthew D. Schulte
  • Logan G Johnson
  • Nicholas K Gabler

The research extends across subfields such as animal science and zoology, molecular biology, small animals, cell biology, and physiology.

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan was recognized with the Meats Research Award by the American Society of Animal Science in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of water-holding capacity of meat: The role of postmortem biochemical and structural changes.

    Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Proteolysis of specific muscle structural proteins by mu-calpain at low pH and temperature is similar to degradation in postmortem bovine muscle.

    Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan;Tomiko Mitsuhashi;Dirk D. Beekman;F. C. Parrish

  • Early postmortem biochemical factors influence tenderness and water-holding capacity of three porcine muscles.

    J. L. Melody;Steven M. Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;Ted W. Huiatt

  • Correlations among selected pork quality traits

    Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Thomas J. Baas;Massoud Malek;Jack C. M. Dekkers

  • Progress in reducing the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) problem in pork and poultry meat

    S. Barbut;A.A. Sosnicki;S.M. Lonergan;T. Knapp

  • A molecular genome scan analysis to identify chromosomal regions influencing economic traits in the pig. II. Meat and muscle composition

    Massoud Malek;Jack C.M. Dekkers;Hakkyo K. Lee;Thomas J. Baas

  • Influence of early postmortem protein oxidation on beef quality.

    L. J. Rowe;K. R. Maddock;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

  • Oxidative environments decrease tenderization of beef steaks through inactivation of μ-calpain

    L. J. Rowe;K. R. Maddock;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

  • High-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging system induces lipid and myoglobin oxidation and protein polymerization.

    Yuan H. Kim;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan;Joseph G. Sebranek;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Effects of postmortem aging time, animal age, and sex on degradation of titin and nebulin in bovine longissimus muscle.

    Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Frederick C. Parrish Jr.;Richard M. Robson

  • Selection for lean growth efficiency in Duroc pigs influences pork quality.

    Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;D. L. Kuhlers

  • Contribution of postmortem changes of integrin, desmin and μ-calpain to variation in water holding capacity of pork.

    W.G. Zhang;Steven M. Lonergan;Matt A. Gardner;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan

  • Rate and extent of pH decline affect proteolysis of cytoskeletal proteins and water-holding capacity in pork.

    Giuseppe Bee;Abbey L. Anderson;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan

  • Understanding postmortem biochemical processes and post-harvest aging factors to develop novel smart-aging strategies.

    Yuan H. Brad Kim;Danyi Ma;Derico Setyabrata;Mustafa M. Farouk

  • The use of vitamin D3 to improve beef tenderness.

    Jayden L. Montgomery;Frederick C. Parrish Jr.;Donald C. Beitz;Ronald L. Horst

  • Influence of lipid content on pork sensory quality within pH classification

    Steven M. Lonergan;Kenneth J Stalder;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Travis J. Knight

  • Effect of pH and ionic strength on μ- and m-calpain inhibition by calpastatin

    K. R. Maddock;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Antioxidant status affects color stability and tenderness of calcium chloride-injected beef.

    S. E. Harris;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Steven M. Lonergan;W. R. Jones

  • Effect of oxidation, pH, and ionic strength on calpastatin inhibition of μ- and m-calpain

    K. R. Maddock Carlin;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blotting comparisons of purified myofibrils and whole muscle preparations for evaluating titin and nebulin in postmortem bovine muscle.

    Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Tomiko Mitsuhashi;Frederick C. Parrish Jr.;Richard M. Robson

  • Effects of available dietary carbohydrate and preslaughter treatment on glycolytic potential, protein degradation, and quality traits of pig muscles

    G. Bee;C. Biolley;G. Guex;W. Herzog

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Lonergan
Steven M. Lonergan Iowa State University
Nicholas K. Gabler
Nicholas K. Gabler Iowa State University
Jack C. M. Dekkers
Jack C. M. Dekkers Iowa State University
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
John F. Patience
John F. Patience Iowa State University
Ronald L. Horst
Ronald L. Horst Heartland Assays, LLC
Joseph G. Sebranek
Joseph G. Sebranek Iowa State University
Max F. Rothschild
Max F. Rothschild Iowa State University
Brian J. Kerr
Brian J. Kerr Agricultural Research Service
Kenneth J. Stalder
Kenneth J. Stalder Iowa State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a degree in Animal Science or Veterinary studies opens doors to diverse and rewarding career opportunities. Many graduates find roles in animal care, research, or conservation. For those seeking high earning potential, exploring high paying jobs with animal science degree can guide your career planning and specialization choices.

Students interested in expanding their scope beyond traditional animal-focused roles might also consider degrees related to health and wellness. For example, an exercise science degree online offers flexible learning paths and can lead to careers in fitness, rehabilitation, or sports therapy.

For those inclined toward leadership and management within sports or wellness fields, career paths such as becoming an athletic director provide promising salary prospects. Learn more about the athletic director salary and the steps needed to enter this profession.

Additionally, individuals interested in behavioral analysis may find value in pursuing BCBA certification. Reviewing bcba programs can help determine the best accredited schools and online options for certification.

Best Scientists Citing Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles