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Françoise Médale publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Françoise Médale sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 177 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Françoise Médale D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Françoise Médale sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Françoise Médale is affiliated with INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) in France. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in aquatic science, physiology, and immunology.

The scientist's works span various aspects of aquaculture nutrition, growth, and reproductive biology, along with disease management and microbiota in aquatic species.

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Animal Testing and Alternatives

Médale has published notable papers including:

  • Review: Quality and authentication of organic animal products in Europe, 2021, animal
  • Putative imbalanced amino acid metabolism in rainbow trout long term fed a plant-based diet as revealed by ¹H-NMR metabolomics, 2021, Journal of Nutritional Science
  • A plant-based diet differentially affects the global hepatic methylome in rainbow trout depending on genetic background, 2022, Epigenetics
  • Why Do Some Rainbow Trout Genotypes Grow Better With a Complete Plant-Based Diet? Transcriptomic and Physiological Analyses on Three Isogenic Lines, 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Qualités des viandes: influences des caractéristiques des animaux et de leurs conditions d'élevage, 2020, INRAE Productions Animales

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Médale include:

  • Florence Lefèvre
  • Généviève Corraze
  • Edwige Quillet
  • Mathilde Dupont-Nivet
  • Jérôme Bugeon

The scientist frequently publishes in these venues:

  • INRAE productions animales
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • NOV AE - Ingénierie et savoir-faire innovants
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • INRAE Productions Animales

Médale has also contributed to books published by Frontiers Media and éditions Quae eBooks. Notable book titles include Feeding a Sustainable Blue Revolution: The Physiological Consequences of Novel Ingredients on Farmed Fish (2023) and L'élevage biologique: conditions et potentiel de développement (2024).

Best Publications

  • Intramuscular fat content in meat-producing animals: development, genetic and nutritional control, and identification of putative markers.

    J. F. Hocquette;F. Gondret;E. Baéza;F. Médale

  • Protein growth performance, amino acid utilisation and somatotropic axis responsiveness to fish meal replacement by plant protein sources in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

    P. Gomez-Requeni;M. Mingarro;J. A. Calduch-Giner;F. Medale

  • Utilisation of dietary carbohydrates in farmed fishes: New insights on influencing factors, biological limitations and future strategies

    Biju Sam Kamalam;Françoise Medale;Stephane Panserat

  • Effect of fish meal replacement by plant protein sources on non-specific defence mechanisms and oxidative stress in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

    A. Sitjà-Bobadilla;S. Peña-Llopis;P. Gómez-Requeni;F. Médale

  • Energy requirements, utilization and dietary supply to salmonids

    S.J. Kaushik;F. Médale

  • Effect of long-term feeding with a plant protein mixture based diet on growth and body/fillet quality traits of large rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Matilde de Francesco;Giuliana Parisi;Françoise Médale;Paola Lupi

  • Hepatic glucokinase is induced by dietary carbohydrates in rainbow trout, gilthead seabream, and common carp

    S. Panserat;F. Médale;C. Blin;J. Brèque

  • Modifications of digestive enzymes in trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) in response to dietary fish meal replacement by plant protein sources

    Ester Santigosa;J. Sánchez;Françoise Médale;Sadasivam Kaushik

  • Effect of dietary carbohydrate levels on growth, body composition and glycaemia in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, reared in seawater

    C. Brauge;F. Medale;G. Corraze

  • Proteomic sensitivity to dietary manipulations in rainbow trout.

    S. A. M. Martin;O. T. Vilhelmsson;F. Medale;P. Watt

  • Regulation of voluntary feed intake in juvenile rainbow trout fed by hand or by self-feeders with diets containing two different protein/energy ratios

    Thierry Boujard;Françoise Médale

  • Effect of digestible carbohydrates on protein/energy utilization and on glucose metabolism in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri R.)

    S.J. Kaushik;F. Medale;B. Fauconneau;D. Blanc

  • Effects of dietary amino acid profile on growth performance, key metabolic enzymes and somatotropic axis responsiveness of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

    P. Gómez-Requeni;M. Mingarro;S. Kirchner;J.A Calduch-Giner

  • Effect of high-level fish meal replacement by plant proteins in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) on growth and body/fillet quality traits

    M. De Francesco;G. Parisi;J. Pérez-Sánchez;P. GÓMEZ-RéQUENI

  • Lack of significant long-term effect of dietary carbohydrates on hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase expression in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    S Panserat;F Médale;J Brèque;E Plagnes-Juan

  • Dietary plant-protein substitution affects hepatic metabolism in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )

    Oddur T Vilhelmsson;Samuel Allen Moore Martin;F. Medale;S. J. Kaushik

  • Liver and muscle metabolic changes induced by dietary energy content and genetic selection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Catherine Ines Kolditz;Mayena Borthaire;Nadege Richard;Genevieve Corraze

  • Differential gene expression after total replacement of dietary fish meal and fish oil by plant products in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver

    S. Panserat;S. Panserat;S. Panserat;G. A. Hortopan;E. Plagnes-Juan;E. Plagnes-Juan;E. Plagnes-Juan;C. Kolditz;C. Kolditz;C. Kolditz

  • Rainbow trout genetically selected for greater muscle fat content display increased activation of liver TOR signaling and lipogenic gene expression

    Sandrine Skiba-Cassy;Marine Lansard;Stéphane Panserat;Françoise Médale

  • Insulin regulates the expression of several metabolism-related genes in the liver and primary hepatocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Elisabeth Plagnes-Juan;Marine Lansard;Iban Seiliez;Françoise Médale

Frequent Co-Authors

Sadasivam Kaushik
Sadasivam Kaushik University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stéphane Panserat
Stéphane Panserat University of Pau and the Adour Region
Geneviève Corraze
Geneviève Corraze University of Pau and the Adour Region
Marc Vandeputte
Marc Vandeputte University of Paris-Saclay
Jaume Pérez-Sánchez
Jaume Pérez-Sánchez Spanish National Research Council
Luisa M.P. Valente
Luisa M.P. Valente University of Porto
Dominic F. Houlihan
Dominic F. Houlihan University of Aberdeen
Johan W. Schrama
Johan W. Schrama Wageningen University & Research
Giuliana Parisi
Giuliana Parisi University of Florence
Jean-François Hocquette
Jean-François Hocquette INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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