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Fabio Napolitano

Fabio Napolitano

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
43
Citations
6878
World Ranking
924
National Ranking
37

Fabio Napolitano 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 Fabio Napolitano sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 205 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fabio Napolitano 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 Fabio Napolitano sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

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

Overview

Fabio Napolitano was affiliated with the University of Basilicata in Italy. Their research spanned fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary science, with a particular focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in Fabio Napolitano's body of work included:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

They published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets included:

  • Animals
  • Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
  • Journal of Buffalo Science
  • Journal of Dairy Research
  • Small Ruminant Research

Fabio Napolitano's research collaborations involved frequent coauthors such as Daniel Mota-Rojas, Ada Braghieri, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, and Adolfo Álvarez-Macías.

Their recent publications featured studies on animal welfare, behavior, and productivity, including:

  • "Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare" (2020) in the Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
  • "Methodological terminology and definitions for research and discussion of cow-calf contact systems" (2020) in the Journal of Dairy Research
  • "Similarities and Differences between River Buffaloes and Cattle: Health, Physiological, Behavioral and Productivity Aspects" (2020) in the Journal of Buffalo Science
  • "Thermal biology in river buffalo in the humid tropics: neurophysiological and behavioral responses assessed by infrared thermography" (2020) in the Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology
  • "The Use of Draught Animals in Rural Labour" (2021) in Animals

Best Publications

  • Effect of information about organic production on beef liking and consumer willingness to pay

    Fabio Napolitano;Ada Braghieri;Edi piasentier;Saida Favotto

  • Measurement of meat color using a computer vision system.

    Antonio Girolami;Fabio Napolitano;Daniela Faraone;Ada Braghieri

  • Consumer liking and willingness to pay for high welfare animal-based products

    Fabio Napolitano;Antonio Girolami;Ada Braghieri

  • Welfare implications of artificial rearing and early weaning in sheep

    Fabio Napolitano;Giuseppe De Rosa;Agostino Sevi

  • Organic label as an identifier of environmentally related quality: A consumer choice experiment on beef in Italy

    Raffaele Zanoli;Riccardo Scarpa;Fabio Napolitano;Edi Piasentier

  • Effect of Information About Animal Welfare on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Yogurt

    F. Napolitano;C. Pacelli;A. Girolami;A. Braghieri

  • Positive indicators of cattle welfare and their applicability to on-farm protocols

    Fabio Napolitano;Ute Knierim;Fernando Grasso;Giuseppe De Rosa

  • Fatty acid profile, cholesterol content and tenderness of meat from Podolian young bulls.

    G.F. Cifuni;F. Napolitano;A.M. Riviezzi;A. Braghieri

  • Effect of artificial rearing on lamb welfare and meat quality.

    F. Napolitano;G.F. Cifuni;C. Pacelli;A.M. Riviezzi

  • Fatty acid profile, cholesterol content and tenderness of ostrich meat as influenced by age at slaughter and muscle type.

    A Girolami;I Marsico;G D'Andrea;A Braghieri

  • Effect of age at slaughter on carcass traits, fatty acid composition and lipid oxidation of Apulian lambs

    G.F Cifuni;F Napolitano;C Pacelli;A.M Riviezzi

  • How Can We Assess Positive Welfare in Ruminants

    Silvana Mattiello;Monica Battini;Giuseppe De Rosa;Fabio Napolitano

  • Genome‐wide analysis of Italian sheep diversity reveals a strong geographic pattern and cryptic relationships between breeds

    E. Ciani;P. Crepaldi;L. Nicoloso;E. Lasagna

  • Influence of artificial rearing on behavioral and immune response of lambs

    F. Napolitano;V. Marino;G. De Rosa;R. Capparelli

  • Environmental impacts of Italian beef production: A comparison between different systems

    Andrea Bragaglio;Fabio Napolitano;Corrado Pacelli;Giacomo Pirlo

  • Effect of information about animal welfare and product nutritional properties on acceptability of meat from Podolian cattle

    F. Napolitano;G. Caporale;A. Carlucci;E. Monteleone

  • The qualitative assessment of responsiveness to environmental challenge in horses and ponies

    Fabio Napolitano;Giuseppe De Rosa;Ada Braghieri;Fernando Grasso

  • Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare.

    Daniel Mota-Rojas;Donald Maurice Broom;Agustín Orihuela;Antonio Velarde

  • Effect of climate on the response to three oestrous synchronisation techniques in lactating dairy cows.

    M. Alnimer;G. De Rosa;F. Grasso;F. Napolitano

  • The use of somatostatin in acute pancreatitis--results of a multicenter trial.

    D D'Amico;G Favia;R Biasiato;M Casaccia

  • Behavioral, adrenal, immune, and productive responses of lactating ewes to regrouping and relocation.

    A Sevi;L Taibi;M Albenzio;A Muscio

  • Lambs prevented from suckling their mothers display behavioral, immune and endocrine disturbances.

    Fabio Napolitano;Giovanni Annicchiarico;Mariangela Caroprese;Giuseppe De Rosa

  • Composition and sensory profiling of probiotic Scamorza ewe milk cheese.

    M. Albenzio;A. Santillo;M. Caroprese;A. Braghieri

  • Monitoring the welfare of sheep in organic and conventional farms using an ANI 35 L derived method

    F. Napolitano;G. De Rosa;V. Ferrante;F. Grasso

  • Sensory evaluation of young goat meat.

    A. Carlucci;A. Girolami;F. Napolitano;E. Monteleone

  • Cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay as affected by information about organic production

    Fabio Napolitano;Ada Braghieri;Edi Piasentier;Saida Favotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Ada Braghieri
Ada Braghieri University of Basilicata
Fernando Grasso
Fernando Grasso University of Naples Federico II
Corrado Pacelli
Corrado Pacelli University of Basilicata
Agostino Sevi
Agostino Sevi University of Foggia
Daniel Mota-Rojas
Daniel Mota-Rojas Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Mariangela Caroprese
Mariangela Caroprese University of Foggia
Agustín Orihuela
Agustín Orihuela Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
Françoise Wemelsfelder
Françoise Wemelsfelder Scotland's Rural College
Matthias Gauly
Matthias Gauly University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christoph Winckler
Christoph Winckler BOKU University

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