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Francisco Javier Giráldez

Francisco Javier Giráldez

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
35
Citations
5281
World Ranking
1705
National Ranking
86

Francisco Javier Giráldez 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 Francisco Javier Giráldez sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 249 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Javier Giráldez 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 Francisco Javier Giráldez sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Francisco Javier Giráldez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research activities span several interconnected areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on animal science and related subfields.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader categories, their work delves deeply into specialized areas such as Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to livestock and ruminant physiology, including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Frequent co-authors in Francisco Javier Giráldez's work include Sonia Andrés, Javier Mateo, Alba Martín, Irma Caro, and Fabrizio Ceciliani. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers contributing to various facets of animal science and physiology.

Publication venues where the scientist has regularly contributed include:

  • Animals
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • Animal - Science Proceedings
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Francisco Javier Giráldez are:

  • Production Significance of Bovine Respiratory Disease Lesions in Slaughtered Beef Cattle, 2020, Animals
  • Effect of Dietary Crude Protein on Animal Performance, Blood Biochemistry Profile, Ruminal Fermentation Parameters and Carcass and Meat Quality of Heavy Fattening Assaf Lambs, 2020, Animals
  • Effects of Hybrid and Grain Maturity Stage on the Ruminal Degradation and the Nutritive Value of Maize Forage for Silage, 2020, Agriculture
  • Effects of Thymbra capitata essential oil on in vitro fermentation end-products and ruminal bacterial communities, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • The effects of storage and hop extract on aroma and flavour compounds in Balkan-style sausages packed under a CO2-containing anaerobic atmosphere, 2020, Heliyon

Best Publications

  • Review. Tannins and ruminant nutrition

    Pilar Frutos;Gonzalo Hervás;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Manipulation of rumen fermentation and methane production with plant secondary metabolites

    Raúl Bodas;Nuria Prieto;R. García-González;Sonia Andrés

  • Condensed tannin content of several shrub species from a mountain area in northern Spain, and its relationship to various indicators of nutritive value

    Pilar Frutos;Gonzalo Hervás;Graciano Ramos;Francisco Javier Giráldez

  • Effect of different doses of quebracho tannins extract on rumen fermentation in ewes

    Gonzalo Hervás;Pilar Frutos;F Javier Giráldez;Ángel R Mantecón

  • Ability of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to estimate physical parameters of adult steers (oxen) and young cattle meat samples.

    Nuria Prieto;Sonia Andrés;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Potential use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for the estimation of chemical composition of oxen meat samples

    Nuria Prieto;Sonia Andrés;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Intoxication of sheep with quebracho tannin extract.

    Gonzalo Hervás;Valentín Pérez Pérez;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Assessment of nutritive value of cereal and legume straws based on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility

    Secundino López;D. R. Davies;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Francisco Javier Giráldez;M. S. Dhanoa

  • An in vitro study on the ability of polyethylene glycol to inhibit the effect of quebracho tannins and tannic acid on rumen fermentation in sheep, goats, cows, and deer

    Pilar Frutos;Gonzalo Hervás;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Effect of tannic acid on rumen degradation and intestinal digestion of treated soya bean meals in sheep.

    Gonzalo Hervás;Pilar Frutos;Emma Serrano;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Effect of dietary carnosic acid on the fatty acid profile and flavour stability of meat from fattening lambs.

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  • Effect of preservation on fermentative activity of rumen fluid inoculum for in vitro gas production techniques

    Gonzalo Hervás;Pilar Frutos;F. Javier Giráldez;Manuel J. Mora

  • Digestive utilization of quebracho-treated soya bean meals in sheep

    P. Frutos;G. Hervás;F. J. Giráldez;M. Fernández

  • Calidad de la Tithonia diversifolia en una zona del Valle del Cauto

    Danis M Verdecia;Jorge L Ramírez;Ismael Leonard;Yonanis Álvarez

  • Meat texture and antioxidant status are improved when carnosic acid is included in the diet of fattening lambs.

    Unknown

  • Is there any detrimental effect when a chestnut hydrolysable tannin extract is included in the diet of finishing lambs

    Pilar Frutos;Miguel Raso;Miguel Raso;Gonzalo Hervás;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Carcass and meat quality of Assaf milk fed lambs: Effect of rearing system and sex.

    Ana Belén Rodríguez;Roberto Landa;Raúl Bodas;Nuria Prieto

  • Effect of undegradable protein supply on testicular size, spermiogram parameters and sexual behavior of mature Assaf rams.

    M Fernández;F.J Giráldez;P Frutos;P Lavı́n

  • Effect of sex and feeding system on feed intake, growth, and meat and carcass characteristics of fattening Assaf lambs

    Ana Belén Rodríguez;Raúl Bodas;Nuria Prieto;Roberto Landa

  • Effects of malate on diet digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, plasma metabolites, and performance of growing lambs fed a high-concentrate diet.

    M. D. Carro;M. D. Carro;M. J. Ranilla;M. J. Ranilla;F. J. Giráldez;A. R. Mantecón

  • Discrimination of adult steers (oxen) and young cattle ground meat samples by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS).

    Nuria Prieto;Sonia Andrés;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Ángel R. Mantecón;Ángel R. Mantecón

  • Effects of linseed and quercetin added to the diet of fattening lambs on the fatty acid profile and lipid antioxidant status of meat samples

    Sonia Andrés;Lara Morán;Noelia Aldai;María L. Tejido

  • Animal performance and chemical body composition of lambs fed diets with different protein supplements

    Teresa Manso;Ángel R. Mantecón;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Paz Lavín

  • Pathological changes in cattle naturally infected by Calicophoron daubneyi adult flukes

    Miguel Fuertes;Valentín Pérez;Julio Benavides;M. Camino González-Lanza

  • Quercetin dietary supplementation of fattening lambs at 0.2% rate reduces discolouration and microbial growth in meat during refrigerated storage.

    Sonia Andrés;María L. Tejido;Raúl Bodas;Lara Morán

  • Relationship of body condition score and live weight with body composition in mature Churra ewes

    Pilar Frutos;Ángel R. Mantecón;Francisco Javier Giráldez

Frequent Co-Authors

Secundino López
Secundino López University of Leon
Pilar Frutos
Pilar Frutos Spanish National Research Council
Gonzalo Hervás
Gonzalo Hervás Spanish National Research Council
Erminio Trevisi
Erminio Trevisi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
María Dolores Carro
María Dolores Carro Technical University of Madrid
M. J. Ranilla
M. J. Ranilla University of Leon
Luigi Lucini
Luigi Lucini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pablo G. Toral
Pablo G. Toral Spanish National Research Council
Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem
Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem Autonomous University of Mexico State

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