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Francesco Tiezzi

Francesco Tiezzi

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 35 1809 1664 80 79 187 3258

Francesco Tiezzi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesco Tiezzi between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesco Tiezzi published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2025. 49 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2025. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 29 publications
2009 2025

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesco Tiezzi: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 2
2011 6
2012 2
2013 5
2014 3
2015 12
2016 11
2017 10
2018 16
2019 12
2020 26
2021 20
2022 21
2023 13
2024 20
2025 29
Total 209
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Francesco Tiezzi 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 Francesco Tiezzi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 184–188 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 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
29–33 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55 187
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Francesco Tiezzi 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 Francesco Tiezzi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134 35
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Francesco Tiezzi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research spans across Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics in their body of work include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Francesco Tiezzi's recent papers demonstrate a focus on livestock genetics, microbiome studies, and animal physiology. Selected publications include:

  • "Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine" (2020), published in Microbiome
  • "Heritability and genome-wide association of swine gut microbiome features with growth and fatness parameters" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Trends in genetic diversity and the effect of inbreeding in American Angus cattle under genomic selection" (2021), published in Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Microbiability of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine" (2020), published in Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • "Potential Use of Gut Microbiota Composition as a Biomarker of Heat Stress in Monogastric Species: A Review" (2021), published in Animals

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Christian Maltecca (69 publications)
  • Luiz F. Brito (20 publications)
  • Jay S Johnson (18 publications)
  • A. P. Schinckel (14 publications)
  • Yijian Huang (13 publications)

The scientist has a history of publishing frequently in notable scientific journals, such as:

  • Journal of Animal Science (29 publications)
  • Journal of Dairy Science (11 publications)
  • Genetics Selection Evolution (8 publications)
  • animal (7 publications)
  • Frontiers in Genetics (6 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Francesco Tiezzi has contributed to academic book publications. One such book, titled "Coordination Models and Languages," is scheduled for publication in 2025 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine

    Matteo Bergamaschi;Francesco Tiezzi;Jeremy Howard;Yi Jian Huang

  • Host contributes to longitudinal diversity of fecal microbiota in swine selected for lean growth

    Duc Lu;Francesco Tiezzi;Constantino Schillebeeckx;Nathan P. McNulty

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study for Clinical Mastitis in First Parity US Holstein Cows Using Single-Step Approach and Genomic Matrix Re-Weighting Procedure

    Francesco Tiezzi;Kristen L. Parker-Gaddis;John B. Cole;John S. Clay

  • Laboratory silo type and inoculation effects on nutritional composition, fermentation, and bacterial and fungal communities of oat silage

    J.J. Romero;Y. Zhao;M.A. Balseca-Paredes;F. Tiezzi

  • Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation

    F. Tiezzi;C. Maltecca;A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa

  • Predicting Growth and Carcass Traits in Swine Using Microbiome Data and Machine Learning Algorithms

    Christian Maltecca;Duc Lu;Constantino Schillebeeckx;Nathan P. McNulty

  • Heritability and genome-wide association of swine gut microbiome features with growth and fatness parameters.

    Matteo Bergamaschi;Christian Maltecca;Constantino Schillebeeckx;Nathan P. McNulty

  • Genotype by environment (climate) interaction improves genomic prediction for production traits in US Holstein cattle

    F. Tiezzi;G. de los Campos;K.L. Parker Gaddis;C. Maltecca

  • Heritability and repeatability of milk coagulation properties predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy during routine data recording, and their relationships with milk yield and quality traits.

    F. Tiezzi;D. Pretto;M. De Marchi;M. Penasa

  • A comparison of the predicted coagulation characteristics and composition of milk from multi-breed herds of Holstein-Friesian, Brown Swiss and Simmental cows

    M. Penasa;F. Tiezzi;A. Sturaro;M. Cassandro

  • Factors affecting the incidence of first-quality wheels of Trentingrana cheese.

    G. Bittante;A. Cecchinato;N. Cologna;M. Penasa

  • Accounting for trait architecture in genomic predictions of US Holstein cattle using a weighted realized relationship matrix

    Francesco Tiezzi;Christian Maltecca

  • Monitoring of sensory attributes used in the quality payment system of Trentingrana cheese.

    G. Bittante;N. Cologna;A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi

  • The interaction between microbiome and pig efficiency: A review.

    Christian Maltecca;Matteo Bergamaschi;Francesco Tiezzi

  • Trends in genetic diversity and the effect of inbreeding in American Angus cattle under genomic selection.

    Emmanuel A. Lozada-Soto;Christian Maltecca;Duc Lu;Stephen Miller

  • Genetic parameters of meat quality, carcass composition, and growth traits in commercial swine

    Piush Khanal;Christian Maltecca;Clint Schwab;Kent Gray

  • Genome-wide association study on legendre random regression coefficients for the growth and feed intake trajectory on Duroc Boars

    Jeremy T. Howard;Shihui Jiao;Francesco Tiezzi;Yijian Huang

  • Microbiability of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine.

    Piush Khanal;Christian Maltecca;Clint Schwab;Justin Fix

  • Genomic characterization of autozygosity and recent inbreeding trends in all major breeds of US dairy cattle.

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  • Association of candidate gene polymorphisms with milk technological traits, yield, composition, and somatic cell score in Italian Holstein-Friesian sires

    E. Viale;F. Tiezzi;F. Maretto;M. De Marchi

  • Variance component estimates for alternative litter size traits in swine.

    A. M. Putz;F. Tiezzi;C. Maltecca;K. A. Gray

  • Symposium review: Exploiting homozygosity in the era of genomics-Selection, inbreeding, and mating programs.

    C. Maltecca;F. Tiezzi;J.B. Cole;C. Baes

  • The relationship between different measures of feed efficiency and feeding behavior traits in Duroc pigs.

    D Lu;S Jiao;Francesco Tiezzi;M Knauer

  • Potential Use of Gut Microbiota Composition as a Biomarker of Heat Stress in Monogastric Species: A Review.

    Yuqing He;Christian Maltecca;Francesco Tiezzi

  • Genetic analysis of fertility in the Italian Brown Swiss population using different models and trait definitions

    F Tiezzi;C Maltecca;Mauro Penasa;Alessio Cecchinato

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Maltecca
Christian Maltecca North Carolina State University
Mauro Penasa
Mauro Penasa University of Padua
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua
Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua
M. De Marchi
M. De Marchi University of Padua
John B. Cole
John B. Cole United States Department of Agriculture
Riccardo Bozzi
Riccardo Bozzi University of Florence
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Stephen P. Miller
Stephen P. Miller University of New England

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