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Fernando López-Gatius

Fernando López-Gatius

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
56
Citations
10368
World Ranking
428
National Ranking
15

Fernando López-Gatius 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 Fernando López-Gatius sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 264 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando López-Gatius 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 Fernando López-Gatius sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Fernando López-Gatius is affiliated with the University of Lleida in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on reproductive physiology in livestock, genetics and phenotypic traits in livestock, and effects of environmental stressors on livestock. Additional topics addressed in their work include animal health and immunology, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, sunflower and safflower cultivation, and vector-borne animal diseases.

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues, with a notable number of works appearing in the Journal of Reproduction and Development and Theriogenology. Other journals where their research has been published include Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Annals of Animal Science, and Animal - science proceedings.

López-Gatius has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as I. García-Ispierto, R. H. F. Hunter, O. Szenci, Ronald H. F. Hunter, and F. De Rensis. These collaborations encompass a range of studies in reproductive biology and related fields.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Treatment with an elevated dose of the GnRH analogue dephereline in the early luteal phase improves pregnancy rates in repeat-breeder dairy cows, 2020, Theriogenology
  • Local cooling of the ovary and its implications for heat stress effects on reproduction, 2020, Theriogenology
  • Ovarian response to prostaglandin F in lactating dairy cows: A clinical update, 2021, Journal of Reproduction and Development
  • Negative photoperiod induces an increase in the number of ovulations in dairy cattle, 2023, Journal of Reproduction and Development
  • Cervix-rectum temperature differential at the time of insemination is correlated with the potential for pregnancy in dairy cows, 2021, Journal of Reproduction and Development

Their research spans multiple fields of study, predominantly in agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields include agronomy and crop science, genetics, animal science and zoology, small animals, and plant science.

Best Publications

  • When is a cow in estrus? Clinical and practical aspects.

    Judith Roelofs;Judith Roelofs;Fernando Lopez-Gatius;R. H. F. Hunter;Ven Eerdenburg

  • Is fertility declining in dairy cattle?: A retrospective study in northeastern Spain

    F. López-Gatius

  • Climate factors affecting conception rate of high producing dairy cows in northeastern Spain.

    I. García-Ispierto;F. López-Gatius;G. Bech-Sabat;P. Santolaria

  • Factors affecting pregnancy loss from gestation Day 38 to 90 in lactating dairy cows from a single herd

    F López-Gatius;P Santolaria;J Yániz;J Rutllant

  • Relationship between heat stress during the peri-implantation period and early fetal loss in dairy cattle.

    I. García-Ispierto;F. López-Gatius;P. Santolaria;J.L. Yániz

  • Seasonal heat stress: Clinical implications and hormone treatments for the fertility of dairy cows

    F. De Rensis;I. Garcia-Ispierto;F. López-Gatius

  • Walking activity at estrus and subsequent fertility in dairy cows

    F. López-Gatius;P. Santolaria;I. Mundet;J.L. Yániz

  • Ovulation failure and double ovulation in dairy cattle: risk factors and effects.

    F. López-Gatius;M. López-Béjar;M. Fenech;R.H.F. Hunter

  • Effects of body condition score and score change on the reproductive performance of dairy cows: a meta-analysis

    F. López-Gatius;J. Yániz;D. Madriles-Helm

  • Risk factors for postpartum ovarian cysts and their spontaneous recovery or persistence in lactating dairy cows

    F López-Gatius;P Santolaria;J Yániz;M Fenech

  • Factors of a noninfectious nature affecting fertility after artificial insemination in lactating dairy cows. A review

    F. López-Gatius

  • Study of the functional anatomy of bovine oviductal mucosa.

    Jesús L. Yániz;Fernando Lopez-Gatius;Pilar Santolaria;K. June Mullins

  • Neospora caninum infection does not affect early pregnancy in dairy cattle

    F López-Gatius;M Pabón;S Almerı́a

  • Screening for high fertility in high-producing dairy cows

    F. López-Gatius;I. García-Ispierto;P. Santolaria;J. Yániz

  • Factors affecting the fertility of high producing dairy herds in northeastern Spain

    I. García-Ispierto;F. López-Gatius;P. Santolaria;J.L. Yániz

  • Clinical use of human chorionic gonadotropin in dairy cows: an update.

    F. De Rensis;F. López-Gatius;I. García-Ispierto;M. Techakumpu

  • Milk production correlates negatively with plasma levels of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) during the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows with live fetuses

    F. López-Gatius;J.M. Garbayo;P. Santolaria;J Yániz

  • Timing of early foetal loss for single and twin pregnancies in dairy cattle.

    F López-Gatius;P Santolaria;J L Yániz;J M Garbayo

  • Protocols for synchronizing estrus and ovulation in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): A review

    F. De Rensis;F. López-Gatius

  • Causes of declining fertility in dairy cows during the warm season

    F. De Rensis;F. Lopez-Gatius;I. García-Ispierto;G. Morini

  • SITE OF SEMEN DEPOSITION IN CATTLE: A REVIEW

    F. López-Gatius

  • Confirmation of estrus rates by palpation per rectum of genital organs in normal repeat dairy cows.

    F. López-Gatius;J. Camóón-Urgel

  • Progesterone supplementation during the early fetal period reduces pregnancy loss in high-yielding dairy cattle

    F. López-Gatius;P. Santolaria;J.L. Yániz;R.H.F. Hunter

  • Ultrastructural and rheological properties of bovine vaginal fluid and its relation to sperm motility and fertilization: a review.

    J Rutllant;M López-Béjar;F López-Gatius

  • Ultrasound and Endocrine Findings that Help to Assess the Risk of Late Embryo/Early Foetal Loss by Non-Infectious Cause in Dairy Cattle

    F López-Gatius;I García-Ispierto

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in non-carnivorous wildlife from Spain.

    S. Almería;D. Vidal;D. Ferrer;M. Pabón

  • Identification of novel pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) expressed by the peri-implantation conceptus of domestic ruminants

    Juana M. Garbayo;Beatriz Serrano;Fernando Lopez-Gatius

  • Persistent ovarian follicles in dairy cows: a therapeutic approach.

    F. López-Gatius;P. Santolaria;J. Yániz;J. Rutlant

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Yániz
Jesús Yániz University of Zaragoza
Sonia Almería
Sonia Almería United States Food and Drug Administration
Pilar Santolaria
Pilar Santolaria University of Zaragoza
Jean-François Beckers
Jean-François Beckers University of Liège
Oscar Cabezón
Oscar Cabezón Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Marta González-Warleta
Marta González-Warleta Xunta de Galicia
Mercedes Mezo
Mercedes Mezo Xunta de Galicia
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha

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